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The Great Equalizer

An honest, unfiltered, unapologetic and (at times) irreverent parenting and lifestyle podcast about the realities of being a mom (or dad!) in the 2020s.

Launched in 2018 by journalist Sam Herbst and marketing maven Charlene Armstrong, this podcast aims to debunk the myth of “perfect parenting” through personal (and balanced) accounts of our mothering highs and lows all while tackling a host of relatable lifestyle topics.

And – because we can hardly pretend to have our own sh*t together – our episodes often include interviews with experts who do.

Our mission? A representative and inclusive parenting and lifestyle platform that strikes a realistic balance between celebration, commiseration and education, because motherhood and parenting is a complex beast and we shouldn't pretend otherwise. #nojudgies
Monthly English Explicit South Africa Kids & Family · Relationships Narrated by Production: Autumn Aperture ARGH! Studios Editor: Ray Herbst Sound Stephen Kriel
118 Episodes
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Episode 71 – THAT WAP SONG! With Shana Fife & Karis Topkin

[CONTENT WARNING] This week’s episode of The Great Equalizer is, by nature, explicit (even for us). But there’s a lot here that we feel needs to be addressed so – despite some misgivings – we decided to open the discourse about a topic that has so many women, and mothers,…
21 Sep 2020 1 hr 36 min

Episode 70: FEARLESSLY AUTHENTIC! Living Beyond The Hashtag With Natasha Kisten

Women’s Month, Schwomen’s Month… When it comes to remembering, educating and empowering women, why stick to August when we’ve got September (and October, and November, and December)? So we’re continuing in our quest to showcase some amazing and inspiring women and this week it’s all about Natasha Kisten (AKA Fit…
7 Sep 2020 1 hr 28 min

Episode 69 – EMPOWERING OUR YOUTH! With Despina Senatore

THIS WEEK ON THE GREAT EQUALIZER…. Sam is birthing Bigfoot and Charlene is seeing the light, PLUS... As we round out Women’s Month, we continue in our quest to EDUCATE, UPLIFT and EMPOWER the women in our community, with the help of entrepreneur, personal development coach and author Despina Senatore…
24 Aug 2020 1 hr 19 min

Episode 68: KICKING OFF WOMEN'S MONTH! With Serial Entrepreneur Shaney Vijendranath

KICKING OFF WOMEN’S MONTH with serial entrepreneur Shanéy Vijendranath There is so much to say about Women’s Month. The history behind it, the current plight of women in our country and the many unresolved issues still plaguing South Africa. Without ignoring these issues (rather, in trying to lend voice to…
5 Aug 2020 1 hr 14 min

Episode 66: THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT! With Educational Psychologist Zaakirah Mohamed

This week on The Great Equalizer… Can you ever just be ‘whelmed’? Guys, there have been some important discussions on the boil over the past month (and important ones at that). The fight for representation and diversity in our inherently racist society has been top order over on the ‘Gram,…
8 Jul 2020 1 hr 09 min

Episode 65 BACK TO SCHOOL? Here's What We'll Be Doing And Why...

This week on The Great Equalizer… It’s back to reality for restaurants, hairdressers and beauty salons, but is it back to school for the kiddos? In this episode the TGE ladies discuss whether we’ve decided to send our children back to school (depending on when ECD centres will be up…
22 Jun 2020 1 hr 07 min

Episode 63 – ABOUT TO CRACK? Us Too, Don't Worry

ABOUT TO CRACK? Us too, don’t worry. The latest TGE episode is up (YAY!) and even though it was recorded just one week into Lockdown 1.0 – before the extension and before Oom Cyril gave us all a good giggle with his infamous mask fumble – we’re still feeling all…
24 Apr 2020 1 hr 20 min

Episode 61 – GETTING TO KNOW YOU With AfroDaddy Himself, Terence Mentor

This week on The Great Equalizer, the C-word is off limits. Yep, you heard it here first. Oh wait, did you think we meant... No, no, that one's still cool. I mean it's foul, but it's relevant sometimes. What we're talking about is the other C-word: Think COVID, Corona, anything…
7 Apr 2020 1 hr 11 min

Episode 60: SURVIVING SELF-ISOLATION! Because We Can, And We Will

DO THE NEXT RIGHT THING! Now there’s a little Disney wisdom for ya’ll on this fine Monday. Guys, we don’t really know what the future holds and it’s just not lekker. By tonight (at least) we’ll know if we’re in lockdown or a State of Emergency, but beyond that… Well…
23 Mar 2020 1 hr 06 min

Episode 57: YOU HAVE 24 HOURS! Whatcha Gonna Do?

EP. 57: YOU HAVE 24 HOURS As moms, time is one of our most precious commodities. It’s simply something we can never have enough of, right?. Mostly we just want it to slow down, other times we want to duplicate it (or ourselves). So this week on The Great Equalizer,…
1 Mar 2020 53 min

Episode 56: AM I THE ASSHOLE? The Parenting Edition

This week on The Great Equalizer, Sam takes a step back, Charlene has her own date with destiny and we play a little game of Am I The Asshole... the parenting edition. Here at TGE Headquarters we've been fascinated by the popular subReddit, Am I The Asshole (or AITA), which…
23 Feb 2020 1 hr 03 min

YOUR SEX LIFE, RELOADED! with sexologist Dr Jireh Serfontein

This week on The Great Equalizer, Maintenance Night comes back in a big way as we chat to MD and sexologist Dr Jireh Serfontein. In this episode we explore how our sexual tastes evolve as we get older and we unpack how couples can brave the most awkward and intimate…
16 Feb 2020 59 min

Episode 54 – FEMALE FRIENDSHIPS! because we're celebrating Galentine's Day

LADIES CELEBRATING LADIES! This week on The Great Equalizer, Sam has a date with destiny, Charlene’s deep in the forest, and we chat about female friendships (in the month of LUUUURVE) because this week it's GALENTINE'S DAY. What's Galentine's Day, you ask? It's only the best day of the year!…
9 Feb 2020 49 min
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