The Gareth Cliff Show

Five Ways to Win an Election

28.03.19 Pt 2 - Phumi amazes Gareth with some electioneering tips from 64 B.C. Then Kanthan Pillay from the ZACP (South African Capitalist Party) joins us to explain their values, plans and people for the upcoming elections. Kanthan has been a contributor to the Burning Platform for a while, and…

28 Mar 2019 1AM 1 hr 11 min

Civil Disobedience & disrupted Flight Plans

28.03.19 Pt 1 - What do the poor people who work at the E-toll kiosks do all day? Gareth and Phumi then get into a deeper discussion about peaceful protest, civil disobedience, and the annoyance of being pushed aside on your commute by blue light brigades. A plane landed in…

28 Mar 2019 12AM 42 min

You better Guetta lawyer

27.03.19 Pt 2 - The power may be back on in SA, but the Eskom woes are still very much a big talking point. Cardi B has attracted some bad press from her stripper days, xenophobia in KZN, and a catch-up on Brexit. Daniel Baron then drops by to talk…

27 Mar 2019 1AM 59 min

You better Guetta lawyer

27.03.19 Pt 2 - The power may be back on in SA, but the Eskom woes are still very much a big talking point. Cardi B has attracted some bad press from her stripper days, xenophobia in KZN, and a catch-up on Brexit. Daniel Baron then drops by to talk…

27 Mar 2019 1AM 56 min

Privilege isn't pretty at all

27.03.19 Pt 1 - Gareth presents a wonderfully colourful segment on privilege, and how it somehow washes away the wrongs of people in with the 'right' mob. The Jussie Smollett incident lies in the middle of this, plus the insanity of the Democrats in America and all who back their…

27 Mar 2019 12AM 55 min

Crazy, dangerous husbands & grannies on sex holidays

26.03.19 Pt 2 - Christall Kay from Real Housewives pops by while Leigh-Ann reveals there’s a new sex paradise for European grandmas right here in Africa. Apple TV+ launches, getting everyone’s excited... and Blind History goes back 3300 years to Ancient Egypt.

26 Mar 2019 1AM 47 min

What smells like that?

26.03.19 Pt 1 - Gareth discovers something unpleasant after the rains last night, Trump deserves an apology, and we check out five things you need to know in the news before PigSpotter and Howard Dembovsky scare the hell out of us with an update on the AARTO act that’s about…

26 Mar 2019 12AM 1 hr 03 min

How many avocados will it take to kill you?

25.03.19 Pt 2 – Barbara Streisand has had to apologise for her defence of Michael Jackson and comments about those claiming abuse. Elian Wiener tries to unpack why South Africa is fast becoming the most 'unhealthy' country in the world on a number of levels. Cruise ship horror, Leigh-Ann is…

25 Mar 2019 1AM 51 min

There's nothing dull about Dullstroom

25.03.19 Pt 1 – The long weekend seems to have invigorated Ben, who went off the grid in Dullstroom. Gareth almost broke his toe on a shopping trolley, but found comfort in vintage Monty Python. A quick update on The Bachelor SA, and how the Aussie version tanked, then a…

25 Mar 2019 12AM 58 min

Going for gold in Boksburg

20.03.19 Pt 2 – New Zealand continue to deal with last week's terror attack, while a local doctor was given a life sentence for sexual predation of minors. Siya has some more from the Leaving Neverland documentary, and an attempted gold heist in Boksburg. Gareth and Gord then discuss his…

20 Mar 2019 1AM 47 min

Discussing Neverland

20.03.19 Pt 1 – Siya decided to put himself through all 4 hours of the Leaving Neverland documentary. He then runs through the best bits with Gareth, Ben and Gord - delving into the dark parts of the story. Then onto the Five Things You Need To Know, Ben on…

20 Mar 2019 12AM 56 min

Ramaphoria Is Over

19.03.19 Pt 2 - Rachel Kolisi, wife of Springbok captain Siya, is in the news for the way she's been ranting on social media around the women who contact her husband. The team discuss the good and bad around her behaviour. It's the Australian leader versus the Egg Boy -…

19 Mar 2019 2AM 1 hr 02 min

The Relationship Help Desk is Open

19.03.19 Pt 1 - Gareth is on the mend, even though he's still feeling a little under the weather. Even in the midst of his ill health, he was still able to mingle with the likes of Trevor Manuel last night. A listener needs some marital advice, and naturally reaches…

19 Mar 2019 12AM 52 min

No more 'cups of brown'

18.03.19 Pt 2 - The team provides a delayed review of the latest from The Bachelor. Siya’s moisturising obsession gets Leigh-Ann talking about skin and ‘inflamaging’. ANC ‘elders’ have asked for the party to clean house, and porn has set up its age verification. Facebook had an interesting idea around…

18 Mar 2019 1AM 48 min

Should we be watching the Christchurch terror attack?

18.03.19 Pt 1 - Gareth comes back from a wonderful week in Europe to a whole bunch of loadshedding. A new political party has announced itself, and it has a very clear objective to end the tyranny of incompetence in South Africa. The latest in news headlines, Ben on the…

18 Mar 2019 12AM 57 min

It's safe to roam in the Karoo again

15.03.19 Pt 2 - Old people should not operate chainsaws and Leigh-Ann has a story to prove this. The Karoo lion is finally caught after being on the loose for a month. Dave Chappelle on racism, a 3D ear, then George Mienie wraps up the week with the latest from…

15 Mar 2019 1AM 55 min

Loadshedding Sabotage

15.03.19 Pt 1 - Ben and Leigh-Ann didn't get to watch The Bachelor last night because of loadshedding, and with that really struggle to find some positive stories for a Friday. Their attempts to do so in the face of so much suffering then unleashes a whole bunch of odd…

15 Mar 2019 12AM 55 min

The Road to the Elections

14.03.19 Pt 2 - It seems the road to 8 May is becoming bumpy and full of twists and turns. Siya, Phumi and Kanthan take a look at the week's biggest and hottest political stories - from IFP's manifesto to President Ramaphosa's trip to Zimbabwe.

14 Mar 2019 1AM 54 min

Where do you find truth in today's news?

14.03.19 Pt 1 - While some of the world was freaking out over Instagram and Facebook being down last night, there were still other serious and tragic things happening - like Gugu Ncube's protest. Where can one begin to find truth in some of the highly-publicised stories that we come…

14 Mar 2019 12AM 50 min

What's a "Hippie Sabotage"?

13.03.19 Pt 2 – Ben visited the hospital yesterday, and it's official - he's an old man. Could an app do more good than police? Siya has the details on that. The team chat to Pauline Solomons from The Children's Hospital Trust, to highlight some of the great work the…

13 Mar 2019 1AM 52 min