Reality Check

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

Damn those Apple Fanboys!

Rich Mulholland takes on the 'Apple fan club’ and questions blind brand loyalty and the judgement he's received since switching back to PC after using a Mac for 20 years. He says these 'fanboys' are like "Crossfit Vegan AfrikaBurners", who don't question anything Apple - even if it's not a…

23 May 2016 19 min

Crowdfunding & Charity

Armed with a unique perspective on things, Rich Mulholland has two topics to tackle this week. First things first, he looks at the other side of the money raised for the bullied Obz Cafe waitress. Also, find out why Rich says he hates people who can't give to charity quietly.

9 May 2016 17 min

"Bruce Springsteen Was Wrong"

Rich Mulholland chats about American musician Bruce Springsteen and why his decision to cancel his North Carolina gig over a 'bathroom law' was wrong.

11 Apr 2016 24 min

'The Aerosmith Principle'

Rich Mulholland is bound to get you thinking as he kicks off the week with another edition of Reality Check. This week he looks at 'The Aerosmith Principle' and awkward 'steekmoer' situations!

4 Apr 2016 10 min

The Thinking Gap

Rich Mulholland is feeling mediocre about social media and is craving comments on his own writing, so he's started blogging again. He explains how we've become so accustomed to filling our 'thinking gap' with other people's thoughts and ideas, because we can't tolerate our own boredom. Rich disagrees with the…

14 Mar 2016 11 min

Generation E(ntitled)

Rich Mulholland's rant looks at how we're raising our kids and whether or not kids should be toughened up as he asks: Are we raising Millennials or Generation E(ntitiled)s?

29 Feb 2016 11 min

Movies

Rich Mulholland's bugbear this week revolves around movies - from people who drop spoilers and those wretched "The book is better than the movie" comments, Rich goes off on his pet peeves.

15 Feb 2016 18 min

Awkward Greetings

Handshakes! Why can't there be just one generic kind of shake? Guys go through awkward situations daily as they try to navigate their way through the complicated hand gestures of different male counterparts when greeting them, you never know whether it's going to be cut and dry or involve thumb…

7 Feb 2016 16 min

SA's Current Affairs

You can always rely on Rich Mulholland to give his unconventional take on current affairs, whether you want to hear it or not! In this dose of Reality Check, he comments on what's happening in SA, what we need for change, how to deal with anger and even how to…

25 Jan 2016 19 min

Rich's 2015 Biggest Gripes

Rich Mulholland stops by for 2015's last dose of 'Reality Check'. He touches on some of his biggest gripes including why he believes cycling can't count as a sport, Movember, pointing out that nobody cares about 3D movies and so much more. Listen in as Rich gets totally unhinged and…

14 Dec 2015 21 min

Twitter Etiquette

Rich Mulholland steps in to discuss this week's Reality Check with Gareth Cliff and the team, this time looking at Twitter etiquette. The conversation gets interesting when they begin to look at what's behind a retweet. In his humorous, unique and insightful way, Rich highlights the point that - "If…

30 Nov 2015 17 min

"God's Work"

Rich Mulholland discusses prayer and what he feels it does during times of need, aptly after the recent Paris attacks. He touches on the belief attached to prayer along with his take on the people who volunteer themselves to do "God's work".

16 Nov 2015 16 min