Reality Check

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

Flight Etiquette & Paralympics

Rich Mulholland is a well-travelled man, so this week feels it important to speak about plane behaviour and how people fail terribly in it. He also talks about the Paralympics and whatever else comes to mind in a power feature that as always gets you thinking, and laughing.

12 Sep 2016 12 min

No Excuses!

Rich Mulholland gets serious about letting go of your excuses in this episode - excuses we make to ourselves. He shares an amusing personal story to illustrate how he found his very own 'give a sh!t'.

5 Sep 2016 7 min

A Peep Inside Rich's Brain

Being incredibly humbled, by being so incredibly full of yourself, what is with people nowadays? Rescue dogs, sharing food with strangers, and the pitfalls of patriotism. Rich is on fire in his latest edition of Reality Check, and as always he is very hard to disagree with on so many…

29 Aug 2016 7 min

Blackheading

Rich Mulholland is being politically incorrect again. He talks about something he calls 'blackheading'. As always this is another genius discussion point from Rich in how we must dig a little deeper in life, otherwise we are idiots.

1 Aug 2016 19 min

Avoid the 'Minocracy'

Rich Mulholland doesn't go with the flow in life. In fact, he is often very much against this flow we call present day life, and during this feature he illustrates why. This week he touches upon parenting and the types of kids this world now has.

25 Jul 2016 15 min

Artificial Intelligence

The machines are taking over. For real! Rich's latest Reality Check addresses the world of artificial intelligence and why we mustn't be too casual about all this new tech coming into our lives. Miss this innovative lesson at your peril.

4 Jul 2016 18 min

Religion & Reasonable Doubt

Rich Mulholland certainly sees the world in a unique way, and is very much in tune with reality. Well, his reality anyway, one that sees religion for what it is and that is the subject of this week's 'enlightenment'. Rich clarifies some parts of the bible, before telling everyone a…

27 Jun 2016 11 min

Life's Throwaways

Rich Mulholland is back, and his return sees throw cushions feeling his full wrath, along with people who value those stupid stickers on those stupid hats. Nobody cuts to the chase like Rich, and whether you love him or hate him, he will entertain you.

20 Jun 2016 13 min