Good Things Guy [2018 - 2021 episodes]

How one of SA's top tertiary colleges switched to online in just a few days

Since the pre-lockdown closure of its four physical campuses in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban, SACAP (the South African College of Applied Psychology) has now migrated all teaching and learning to its well-established online platform. Although SACAP never experienced any actual cases of COVID-19 on its campuses, the decision…

21 Apr 2020 12 min

On the Frontline - speaking to SA doctors in the field

Brent Lindeque and Mike Sharman talk to doctors on the frontline. Mike has featured on this podcast before but this time joins Brent in chatting to two Doctors in South Africa. Dr Peter Cole, a Pathologist - who heads up a private laboratory - talks about how the testing phase…

14 Apr 2020 26 min

Reach for a dream… even in lockdown!

Many things have changed as we pause our lives to fight the coronavirus. The world is facing an unprecedented time. The virus has to date infected over 1,2 million people globally, resulting in more than 69 000 deaths as of Monday 6 April, leaving more than two billion people around…

7 Apr 2020 12 min

What does the word Moffie mean? (And it's streaming now)

Starting today, MOFFIE , the story of a young conscript who battles to survive compulsory military service in apartheid-South Africa while coming to terms with his sexual orientation, will be available to stream online. Good Things Guy Brent Lindeque chatted to some of the cast before we went into lockdown…

31 Mar 2020 14 min

Coronavirus and South Africa - Brent talks to Graeme Codrington

Graeme Codrington, a South African author, futurist and strategy consultant, has been very vocal about the Coronavirus and what it means for South Africa. He's talked about the elderly, the people with underlying illnesses and the poor. But he has also added a different perspective and ultimately… hope. Graeme joins…

17 Mar 2020 22 min

John Tsenoli – It’s the long road that leads us home

While still riding high on the success of his debut single release 'I’m Just a Boy' -that has already reached over 7 million listeners on South African radio, John Tsenoli has just dropped his next single, Long Road, available across all digital platforms since Friday. The same hit-making team, Ryno…

10 Mar 2020 29 min

Women in Business: Taffia Keight

This week, Brent chats to Taffia Keight - Owner & Director at Whacked Entertainment Management - about the revival of the Cape Town Comedy Festival - and more. Taffia left her senior position at MTN; taking a huge pay cut - to help build her company from a small one-person…

25 Feb 2020 22 min

Infertility; South African medical aids and you

Infertility: One in six couples in South Africa is facing fertility issues, making it a far-reaching issue. In today's podcast, Brent Lindeque talks to four incredible women who've been on the journey of facing fertility challenges. Lucia Oreb, Michelle Borgia Groenewald, Natasha Fagri and Saskia Williams discuss what is happening…

17 Feb 2020 43 min

Being a better man! This is the Mankind Project...

The ManKind Project South Africa is a nonprofit organisation that conducts life-changing programs for men at every stage of life - supporting a global network of peer-facilitated men's groups, where men mentor men through the passages of their lives. They empower and support men so they can make a difference…

10 Feb 2020 28 min

From Limpopo to the International comedy stage!

Tsitsi Chiumya is a young comedian from Lebowakgomo, a small township in Limpopo. He's fast become a talent to be reckoned with, winning admirers across South Africa, the continent and internationally - for his ‘awkwardly relatable stories’. Tsitsi was singled out by South Africa’s greatest comedy export – The Daily…

3 Feb 2020 23 min

Kirsten Landman - on her amazing Dakar (on a bike) experience!

Hard enduro expert Kirsten Landman officially finished the 2020 Dakar in 55th position, while Taye Perry completed the grueling race in 77th position. But both of these talented South Africans have been named as the first women from Africa to ever race and finish the Dakar on motorcycles! The 42nd…

28 Jan 2020 31 min

3,600 South Africans have had their entire mortgage scrapped

Investec have made a contribution to real economic empowerment in South Africa through the distribution of title deeds to homeowners in various townships. It's distributing 3,600 title deeds for houses in 15 different townships around Gauteng. Investec has, at its own cost, cancelled the mortgage bonds registered over the properties…

10 Dec 2019 15 min

From Meth Addiction to Marathons: A SA story of healing

Author Constantinos Carastavrakis, known to his friends as Costa, talks to Brent Lindeque about his life story: growing up Greek and gay in Joburg; suffering trauma and falling into a devastating crystal meth addiction. From Meth Addiction to Marathons: It's a South African story of healing. Costa brings light and…

3 Dec 2019 31 min

Thinking outside the classroom

Valenture Institute is an exciting new global, online education space set to offer South African learners a highly engaging and socially rich learning experience supported by expert tutors and mentors. The Institute’s mission is to evolve what it means to “go” to school by transforming physical limitations into digital opportunities. Robert…

5 Nov 2019 15 min

Rubber Duc and PosDuif break into the Good Things Guy studio

Nick Jordaan and James Boland join the Good Things Guy to chat about their two versions of their band… one in Afrikaans and one in English. It’s a crazy interview that will leave you laughing, and really wondering who actually writes the music!

29 Oct 2019 12 min

72 half marathons in 72 days!

Morne Basson recently finished a crazy event where he ran 72 half marathons on a treadmill in 72 days to better a Guinness World Record while raising awareness for people suffering from Motor Neuron Disease. The passionate athlete opens up to Brent Lindeque about why raising awareness matters so much.

22 Oct 2019 23 min

Forgiveness in the face of a killer

Candice Mama met the Apartheid assassin who brutally took her father's life, but instead of hatred, she felt love and shared the experience in an open letter to SA, encouraging forgiveness. Since then she’s become a Forgiveness Advocate and been named Vogue Magazine's one of 33 Most Inspiring Women alongside…

15 Oct 2019 34 min

They're SA's future leaders, and Brent is blown away!

Over the past decade, the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation has had a remarkable impact on the people and communities in which it works. Through dedication, collaboration and a commitment to creating positive change, the incredible foundation continues to build on previous achievements to create a South Africa we can all be…

8 Oct 2019 25 min

Wendy Knowler, consumer champion

This week, Brent Lindeque sits down to talk with one of South Africa's top consumer journalists, Wendy Knowler. She has weekly radio shows on 702, East Coast Radio and Cape Talk, and also writes weekly print and online columns for TimesLive, Daily Dispatch and Weekend Post. Brent and Wendy talk…

1 Oct 2019 34 min

Cupcakes of HOPE - baking a difference every day

Cupcakes of HOPE is a South African Non-Profit Company who’s aim is to raise awareness and funds for families in need of medical assistance, and they do this all through the love of baking cupcakes. They've several events during the year but their main event is hosting South Africa’s National…

24 Sep 2019 22 min