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The Gareth Cliff Show

A live podcast show, that’s like a morning radio show, just much better. Live from 6h00-8h00 Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Clever, funny, outrageous and sometimes very silly. Come for the guests, stay for the laughter. Also check out our other shows on The Real Network for more entertainment.
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5,930 Episodes
4036 – 4056

#GCS 23.2.17 Pt1

The budget speech predictably disappoints, so Gareth and the team pick up on some key elements. The Gupta ministers make themselves more known in parliament... then on the more positive side, the courts decline the call to withdraw from the ICC. A guy called Tucker Carlson chats to an anti-Trump…
22 Feb 2017 11PM 1 hour

#GCS 22.2.17 Pt3

Losing a loved one is never easy in life, but in the case of Letshego Zulu, it was beyond life changing. She shares the tragic story of losing her husband Gugu with Gareth, and what the whole experience has meant for her. In life and even death he was larger…
22 Feb 2017 1AM 56 min

#GCS 22.2.17 Pt2

The music selections are back, with Siya getting the first run of the week. His song choice ignites a rather involved discussion on Steve Perry, and the vocal ranges of the best singers of times gone by. The youngest member of SA's parliament inspires with a speech, a strange voice…
22 Feb 2017 12AM 48 min

#GCS 22.2.17 Pt1

The magic of sleep finally visits Gareth, and he is on a real high as a result. Ben decides that it is time to follow his true destiny, and the budget speech comes into question as South Africans brace for more taxes. Mabz's news dishes up the latest in your…
21 Feb 2017 11PM 56 min

#GCS 21.2.17 Pt3

Ariana Grande's amazing voice gets delivered raw, and it's amazing. Gareth then plays some other not so amazing alternatives. The facts behind the amazing show QI get shared, and then Kholiswa Khoba from EduSciMat drops by to talk about the importance of maths and science, and how her organisation is…
21 Feb 2017 1AM 36 min

#GCS 21.2.17 Pt2

Marijuana is back in the mix politically, and it is looking good on getting some increased medicinal use. The immortal Robert Mugabe is 93 today, but age is not important for someone who will rule even in death according to his wife. Silica packets, what are they all about? Justin…
21 Feb 2017 12AM 59 min

#GCS 21.2.17 Pt1

Gareth is having sleep problems and it is starting to worry him. All factors considered, the team comes to the conclusion that the early mornings are essentially going to kill them. Alarm clocks then come into play, with Siya offering up his vocal talents to a TLC song. Pravin Gordhan's…
20 Feb 2017 11PM 53 min

#GCS 20.2.17 Pt3

Gareth doesn't remember too many Idols contestants, but Lize Mynhardt is a talented musician who thankfully doesn't fit into that category. Blessed with perfect pitch and a hugely mature outlook on life, the Capetonian performs live in studio and discusses all manner of things with Gareth, from cover bands to…
20 Feb 2017 1AM 46 min

#GCS 20.2.17 Pt2

A listener believes the 'moral compass' comments in parliament were a piss take from the FF+. Feedback comes in on the 'masturbating in the workplace' topic, Matthews Posa speaks out against Zuma, Kim Jong Nam's death mystery, and the concept of putting your life in a box. Winnie Mandela and…
20 Feb 2017 12AM 53 min

#GCS 20.2.17 Pt1

American Mark Bland gets the show off to an interesting start. He and Gareth discuss his homeland right now, and a controversial turn that just took place in his career. Siya is still beaming in his year of 'yes'ness', a media update gets released on CliffCentral, the team talks time…
19 Feb 2017 11PM 1 hr 01 min

#GCS 17.2.17 Pt3

Lord Peter Hain served in the governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, but it is South Africa where his heart has always beaten loudest. Growing up during a turbulent time in the country, his parents were anti-Apartheid activists who were jailed and forced into exile in 1966. Gareth chats…
17 Feb 2017 1AM 53 min

#GCS 17.2.17 Pt2

Gareth plays some funny news clips, then tries to get through a listener email that may or may not make any sense. What has the worst bite on earth? All kinds of scary things get discussed and then the team talks masturbation in the workplace. The best places to work…
17 Feb 2017 12AM 53 min

#GCS 17.2.17 Pt1

Siya watched that freaky horror movie that everyone has been talking about, and now wants to seek therapy. A radio DJ gets pranked on a troll level never seen before. Social media flashbacks, should we have to deal with them or delete them? News, sport and finance from there.
16 Feb 2017 11PM 58 min

#GCS 16.2.17 Pt3

Harmony Mothibe and Kresen Pillay come to studio to talk Chatbots and how Artificial Intelligence has the ability to solve many problems in Africa right now. Then staying with innovations, Flaming Alan Ford shares a sexual experience that was very interesting... yet somewhat unflattering.
16 Feb 2017 1AM 44 min

#GCS 16.2.17 Pt2

The banking collusion allegations are making big news right now, and it is something that Justice Malala starts with on the Burning Platform - brought to you by Nando's. A Nokia icon is set to return, so too will nudity to Playboy, and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition is steamier…
16 Feb 2017 12AM 55 min

#GCS 16.2.17 Pt1

Gareth starts the show by describing what an upper-decker is. Some delicious English is then dished up in Parliament, SONA responses come into play - despite the EFF being suspended, and fast food politicians also return into the spotlight. Then it's the latest from the news, sport and finance.
15 Feb 2017 11PM 58 min

#GCS 15.2.17 Pt3

The extraordinary story of Lucky Du Plessis is a must-listen affair. People talk about a diverse and contrasting society in South Africa, but nobody symbolises this quite like Lucky, a man with more than just a story to tell. From not knowing who his biological mother was, to the interesting…
15 Feb 2017 1AM 55 min

#GCS 15.2.17 Pt2

Are we finally getting closer to fully functional passenger drones? Could this hasten the rise of the machines though? Gun law amendments in the US are causing controversy. The DA's chief whip has his say about Zuma's SONA speech, Helen Zille documents how bad it was too, and a cucumber…
15 Feb 2017 12AM 59 min

#GCS 15.2.17 Pt1

Gareth is back in studio and talks about the value of selfishness, and how we shouldn't knock being alone. He may also have discovered how to make domestic air travel more enjoyable. A listener shares a story of a tragic illness she contracted. A juicy father and son soapie conflict…
14 Feb 2017 11PM 54 min

#GCS 14.2.17 Pt3

The Valentine's love continues as Ben talks about how the day is celebrated around the world, and which countries actually ban it. Siya's celebrity crush is revealed in an odd poem. Great TV ideas surface again, 16 things all couples should do at least once, more Fabio, and a saucy…
14 Feb 2017 2AM 58 min
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