Reality Check

The Irony of Free Speech & Left Sensitivities

CNN interviews someone over free speech, and instantly get offended by him saying he believes in boobs. The irony escaped them of course, but naturally not Rich, who unpacks the problems around free speech and people's double standards around this.

18 Sep 2017 16 min

Making your Future You proud

We all indulge a bit in the winter, but do we get back in shape for summer? Many don't because they are too scared to be around perfect people in a gym. Screw your pride though - that's the big lesson today from Rich. Short term pride is sabotaging the…

28 Aug 2017 6 min

Verbal & non-verbal communication

Ever one to go beyond the surface of a topic, Rich explores the Mehrabian myth and the elements of verbal and non-verbal communication. What we say is still so much more important than how we say things, meaning we really should be questioning people in the spotlight more than ever.

14 Aug 2017 13 min

Creating a worthwhile Morning Ritual

We can all be better. Rich believes in this and has some worthwhile advice on how we can all start operating at a higher level. By developing a worthwhile morning ritual, we can plan better and make sure we stay focused on what is important to us. It also makes…

7 Aug 2017 9 min

Free is Overrated

When you aren't invested in something, your interest is naturally much lower. Rich makes the point how everybody wants things for free, but this means they seldom value it like they should. The freebie culture isn't helping us move forward and this needs to be addressed once and for all.

24 Jul 2017 9 min

Speak Out

After reminiscing about some iconic concerts, Rich poses the concern of the emerging culture of being too concerned about offending people that one doesn't even say anything, stressing the fact too that it's actually okay to be different but how it's not okay to not have equal rights.

17 Jul 2017 17 min

Escape-Goal Gravity

Continuing the conversation from last week, Rich cautions about not getting too wrapped up in accomplishing one specific goal, that you neglect your others in a theory he's termed 'Escape-Goal Gravity'.

3 Jul 2017 10 min

Do you Really have a Bucket List?

Inspired by a Ted Talk called 'Before I Die', Rich got a whole new perspective about what a 'bucket list' really is and how we don't realistically have one. The cancer of procrastination is holding us all back, but with a bit of constructive urgency we can change that. Purpose…

26 Jun 2017 11 min

Marked as Safe

The system of checking into Facebook to show you are safe is getting abused. It is a great tool to deal with major disasters, but has it gone too far? Is this just another cry for attention as people want the world to know they were close to danger in…

12 Jun 2017 14 min

Gallows Humour & Timing

With so much disaster going on in the world right now, humour is sometimes all we have left. But when is it okay to laugh at something? Timing is crucial to this, something that Rich elaborates on in his unique way.

5 Jun 2017 8 min

Ego vs Economy

Rich is back in the country, which means he is back for another episode of the Reality Check. He picks up on the waste of money that is Business Class air travel, and how we all need to start making more rational decisions financially. Ego vs economy, which side are…

22 May 2017 12 min

Care About What Matters To You

Rich is back with some much-needed wisdom following the French elections. Outside of France, those elections don't really matter that much, but online all kinds of people are hugely invested in it. What if we put such energy into our actual immediate concerns? Perspective on a whole new level for…

8 May 2017 8 min

Protest with Purpose

As South Africans prepare for protest action against Jacob Zuma and his wicked ways, Rich asks the valuable question of what the purpose is here? Are we united around a plan of action, or are we just united against one evil while others could well flourish around him.

3 Apr 2017 7 min

A New Perspective on Minibus Taxis

Nothing makes the pulses of South African motorists race more than minibus taxis. They are an integral part of society, but loathed for various reasons. Rich Mulholland's latest reality blows this narrative wide open though, with some perspective that will change how you see them on the roads in future.

13 Mar 2017 6 min

Curiosity Boxes

When people say 'think out out of the box', what is really being said? Rich Mulholland elaborates on this and how one box should never be focused upon, but rather we should have many curiosity boxes. Like all his features, Rich again gets you thinking about stuff that may never…

6 Mar 2017 16 min

Blind Acceptance & the Internet

Rich is back from a lengthy travel break, and is frustrated by the internet and the people making news on it. The Piers Morgan and Jim Jefferies spat revealed a trend where people are taking sides on issues without thinking things through. Moving away from blind acceptance on issues is…

13 Feb 2017 17 min

The Blame Game

Jetsetter Rich Mulholland shares all from his mind-blowing trip to Iceland, before getting into what he does best - telling it like it is. In another unmissable podcast he gives you the bottom line on what you should be blaming when things go wrong in life.

9 Jan 2017 20 min

#FeesMustFall

The problem with the #FeesMustFall movement is that it is actually perpetuating a system that is putting students down. Rich Mulholland has more on this, with perhaps the ultimate solution to something that has created a great deal of controversy and turbulence in South Africa this year.

28 Nov 2016 15 min

Settle Down Everyone!

As the world grapples with Donald Trump being the next US President, Rich Mulholland makes sense of it all. With some rather colourful examples, he breaks down this latest political story and how again things have been completely blown out of proportion and everyone needs to just settle down, and…

14 Nov 2016 18 min

Rich is back!

Rich Mulholland is back! Except instead of our usual dose of reality check, Rich lets us in on some of his travel stories, uncomfortable Thai massages, and what him and his wife get up to behind closed doors.

7 Nov 2016 19 min