JacPod Good Things Guy [2018 - 2021 episodes]

Good Things Guy [2018 - 2021 episodes]

The Good Things Guy is on a mission to change what the world pays attention to. Brent Lindeque believes there's good news all around us & the 100's of stories he receives every day are his proof. Brent spends his time hunting down & reporting on the best Good News stories from South Africa, and the world. In Good Things Guy, you'll meet these everyday heroes & hear their incredible stories!
Weekly English South Africa Society & Culture · Personal Journals
120 Episodes
12 – 32

World Environment Day and Being a Force for Good!

Today, people are rethinking their relationship with nature. As the effects of climate change ravage many parts of the world and we experience some of the most extreme weather events on record, we must urgently think of innovative ways to inspire collective action to address climate change. The latest sustainability…
3 Jun 2021 16 min

South African movie makes list of World’s Top 10 on Netflix!

Hlubi Mboya sits down with Brent Lindeque to chat about her new movie, COVID-19 and what's next for the South African actress. Human trafficking is an extremely tough subject to bring to life on film, but Hlubi Mboya does the role justice in "I Am All Girls", and the international…
27 May 2021 17 min

50,000 bags of trash collected for his 50th birthday

It took just six months for Joburger Sean Williams and his team to collect and recycle over 50,000 bags of trash to celebrate his 50th birthday! But the story behind Sean and his incredible clean-up initiative, started with Lovemore Robson, is also one of friendship, determination and good things. The…
11 May 2021 21 min

Quadruple amputee Shan Visser launches inspiring talk show

Shan Visser’s story is both heartbreaking and incredibly powerful. A mongoose bit the South African, and after having four limbs amputated and over 65 operations to save her life, the local survivor and warrior has just launched The Shan Show! Shan has joined Good Things Guy Brent Lindeque today to…
4 May 2021 22 min

The South African app that pays you to recycle

Imagined Earth is a revolutionary company which has introduced reverse vending machines into South Africa which effectively pay you to recycle! The world generates at least 3.5 million tons of plastic and other solid waste a day, 10 times the amount it did a century ago. Fortunately, there's a growing…
19 Apr 2021 25 min

Thuli Madonsela sits down with the Good Things Guy

We’ve just marked a year of the lockdown in South Africa and what a year it's been. What we have been through - and are still going through is absolutely tragic. This thing can feel so overwhelming and incredibly traumatic. The last year has been filled with so much grief…
30 Mar 2021 27 min

Leroy Merlin - Creating Jobs in a Global Pandemic

If you have always had a love for DIY projects or you developed a love during the lockdown, you will agree that walking into a store dedicated to DIY projects is like being a kid in a candy store. The pandemic inspired so many people to take up projects in…
24 Mar 2021 11 min

Mindset & Optimism: How do we stay positive when life throws the unexpected?

Clive Vanderwagen-Julicher and Brent Lindeque chat about Mental Wellness and why our mindsets matter so much, especially right now! Clive is trained in Transactional Analysis (TA) and is also a member of the South African Transactional Analysis Association. TA is like an operating system for how humans interact, and this…
9 Mar 2021 44 min

Food Selfies, Gordon Ramsey and doing good!

Christy Strever, has been crowned the “Food Selfie Queen” of South Africa, and we are absolutely in love! Strever’s story is both interesting and unique and something that South Africa should all be celebrating. Her photos are absolutely incredible - and that’s not just our opinion, Gordon Ramsey thinks so…
2 Mar 2021 18 min

Purpose vs Profit: How has business changed in our 'new normal'?

For the past 50 years, the primary role of business in society has been to maximise shareholder return, a consequence of Milton Friedman's seminal article in the New York Times in 1970 in which he stated that "any other use of shareholders money was irresponsible". Given the current state of…
23 Feb 2021 28 min

Driving Hope during COVID-19

#DriveHope was created from a desperate cry for help in a post on Facebook. When Karen Denny, Divisional Executive for Liberty’s Digital Marketing team, first read it, her heart sank. An elderly woman had anonymously poured her heart out, searching for help after she was sexually assaulted by a relative…
16 Feb 2021 22 min

A look back: Some Good Things in 2020!

2020 has been filled with so much trauma. We've lost loved ones, businesses, incomes, health, faith in our leaders and every ounce of what we used to call normal. COVID-19 - caused by a virus with unprecedented deadliness and voracious contagion - brought the world to a standstill. As we…
29 Dec 2020 18 min

Forget about Black Friday - Giving Tuesday is a WAY better global trend!

#GivingTuesdaySA is a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. Following the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, this year’s #GivingTuesdaySA will take place on Dec 1, 2020 and will kick off…
24 Nov 2020 11 min

Mandy Wiener and the Whistle Blowers

Mandy Wiener is one of the country’s best known and most credible journalists and authors; she’s worked as a multi award-winning reporter with EWN; appeared on all sorts of radio stations and she’s been crowned as The CNN African Radio Journalist of the Year. Mandy Wiener has also earned a…
17 Nov 2020 19 min

Rozanne McKenzie on life, love and lockdown!

Johannesburg-based news anchor, presenter, MC, actress, voice over artist, wife and mom, Rozanne McKenzie recently started a media company called Rozanne McKenzie Media and is currently producing her first TV show about good things! The entire show is based around the Jacaranda FM’s Good Morning Angels, which is featured on…
10 Nov 2020 20 min

Meet Jo Black - a South African hipster with the biggest heart!

Meet Jo Black… a South African Afrikaans hipster who sings; who stands up at schools to talk about beating bullying and who's found a love for aquariums during lockdown. Oh, he also started a show with Danny Painter! Jo Black has grown to become a household name as far as…
20 Oct 2020 19 min

Catherine Constantinides opens up about the night she thought was going to die

Catherine Constantinides* is a prominent South African thought leader and environmentalist - focused on climate change, food & water security and waste management. She's a social entrepreneur, social justice activist and human rights defender. The inspirational South African joins Brent Lindeque to talk about her near death experience with COVID-19;…
13 Oct 2020 26 min

Mark Sham on angry government rants and why happiness matters!

Mark Sham is a passionate entrepreneur who speaks to audiences around the globe about a variety of topics. He's also the founder and CEO of Suits & Sneakers. Mark believes that the internet has fundamentally changed the world and as a result, we can now learn about almost anything, at…
6 Oct 2020 25 min

A Karoo cowboy, a rock star and a guitar-shaped braai grid

In 2018 Bert Lintvelt, a Klein Karoo cowboy from Ladismith, forged rocker Willim Welsyn a unique birthday gift: a guitar-shaped braai grid. After boasting on social media with his Braaikaaster all of Willim’s fans wanted one. Without consulting Bert, Willim and his sister Zazzie B van Rooyen took 10 orders…
24 Sep 2020 23 min

We, the People, can turn it around - & Brent’s inspired

Hugh Masekela’s Thuma Mina (Send Me) – the People’s Version was released on Friday in honour of Heritage month. Thuma Mina is a call to the people of South Africa to stand up collectively for change. In the song, Hugh Masekela pens the lyrics “I wanna be there when the…
15 Sep 2020 19 min
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