Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

Would you do this against mosquitoes?

In Lindy's Stat Chat we heard that according to a survey almost 1 in 10 people have a very unique method of dealing with mozzies.

3 Feb 2023 2AM 2 min

Bobby & Lindy go to war with mozzies

Bobby and Lindy recall their worst experiences with mosquitoes. Bobby ended up on the cold floor, while Lindy got a makeover that made her look like the love child of Elton John and Quasimodo.

3 Feb 2023 2AM 2 min

Dr Randall Ortel onSmile Breakfast

Good things come to those who wait. Patience is a virtue and probably even better when you work hard to get what you deserve. Randall Ortel is a doctor from Manenberg who drove taxis to support himself at medical school. Today he works as family medicine specialist at Groote Schuur…

2 Feb 2023 1AM 7 min

Bobby's family secret

The team got thinking about family drama and how everyone has a story that could fit into an episode of Days of Our Lives. Bobby happens to have had a moment when a memorial service revealed a relative's secret family.

31 Jan 2023 11PM 2 min

Your family drama

Listeners shared some of the stories in their family that could be worthy of an episode in a soapie. We heard it all from affairs, funeral fights, and some casual butt grabs to end friendships.

31 Jan 2023 11PM 2 min

The world's most awkward family dinner

We weren't ready for a caller who told us about some family drama that had to be kept secret for years. What could be more awkward than meeting your new partner's parents and realising you already know each other? How about meeting your boyfriend's dad only to be introduced to…

31 Jan 2023 11PM 1 min

The weirdest wedding gifts ever

According to a survey done in The Knot’s annual Wedding Registry Study the average newlywed couple has about 125 items on their registry. It's probably best to ask guests to stick to the registry, especially considering what some of our listeners got given.

31 Jan 2023 12AM 2 min

This mother-in-law's gift was hideous and cheap

One of our listeners called us and told us that not only was her mother-in-law's wedding gift hideous, but it turned out to be a stingy gift too.

31 Jan 2023 12AM 2 min

Lindy was perplexed by this wedding gift

It's wedding season and we're about to enter the month of love. Getting married can be quite an expensive affair. Some people opt to politely ask for money instead of gifts at their wedding. This might offset the cost of marriage but it doesn't always work out that way. In…

30 Jan 2023 11PM 1 min

Formula E Cape Town organiser Ian Banner

Season 9 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship has arrived, with the most powerful, lightest and fastest electric race cars in world motorsport. Ian Banner is the man behind organising the Cape Town leg of the championship.

29 Jan 2023 11PM 4 min

Don't drink and cook

Smile Breakfast had a conversation about kitchen disasters. We heard about various explosions and floods. There was also a particularly fiery incident that we heard about that got a listener kicked out of his rental. Lindy also learned that it's a bad idea to drink and cook.

26 Jan 2023 11PM 3 min

Your kitchen disasters

Bobby nearly burned down his house by forgetting a sweet potato in the microwave. Smile Breakfast listeners got in touch to tell us about how they had some disasters of their own. So it turns out there are a million ways to make an explosive device in the kitchen.

26 Jan 2023 11PM 2 min

A sweet potato nearly burned down Bobby's house

Bobby fancies himself quite the wiz in the kitchen and he's always been a good cook. So how is it that the humble sweet potato managed to almost burn down his house?

26 Jan 2023 11PM 3 min

The technicalities of a home solar panel system

Bobby wanted to unpack some of the more technical details of the city's plans to give money to residents who produce surplus electricity. He spoke to Thomas Garner from the South African Power Producers Association. Thomas explained how the process would work from installation to production to possibly provide some…

26 Jan 2023 1AM 3 min

Geordin Hill-Lewis

Cape Town can officially start paying people for the power they sell back to the city. Smile Breakfast spoke to mayor Geordin-Hill Lewis about the initiative and how residents will be able to make some extra cash if they invest in solar panels.

25 Jan 2023 1AM 3 min

Money savvy or stingy?

The Smile Breakfast team asked our listeners to call in and tell us about the stingiest behaviour they've ever done or witnessed. We were most surprised by some of the ways two of our listeners' husbands were with money

24 Jan 2023 6AM 2 min

Bobby gets more bag out of his trash can

It's no secret that most of us struggle a few days before the next paycheck. We find ourselves getting quite creative to scrape our last pennies together. But when does it go too far? Bobby recons he can double savings on rubbish bags.

24 Jan 2023 6AM 1 min

Lindy's grandfather - a money saving genius

Lindy told us about her grandfather and his antics that made his money go a bit further. Did you know it was possible to get a sneaky 2 for 1 deal out of an optometrist?

24 Jan 2023 6AM 1 min

Bobby laughed at a skelling uncle

You know when someone is angry and they say something that makes you laugh? Bobby found himself in this situation as a youngster and it turns out he was playing with his life. All because of one mispronounced word.

24 Jan 2023 1AM 2 min

Lindy - the queen of malapropism

Malapropism - the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an amusing effect. Lindy seems to fall victim to this quite a bit.

24 Jan 2023 1AM 2 min