John Sanei is a trend specialist, entrepreneur and speaker. A fair few lay claim to these professional attributes, but John is well and truly defined by them. His passion for change and doing things better has seen him become an accomplished author in recent times, with his latest book entitled Magnetiize. He and Gareth talk about the motivation around it, and the need to forget the chase and focus more on the purpose of our lives.
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As head writer for the 2018 Comics' Choice Awards, Lazola Gola shows that there is more than one star in his family. He and Gareth talk about his rise to fame in comedy, his obsession with PJ Powers, Grahamstown being a bit of a dump, and how he messed up online relationship-wise according to Poppy.
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Being one of the lead maintainers of the monero cryptocurrency project, and co-creating the new consortium that’s building an open-source blockchain protocol for digital assets called Tari is work that fuels Riccardo Spagni. The curious mind and astute businessman is blazing new trails in the world of cryptocurrencies. From 3D printing, his hobbies and the future of money, Gareth covers a wide variety of topics with him here.
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Neil Harbisson raises many eyebrows around the world, just by being himself - the Catalan-raised, Northern Irish-born artist is best known for being the first person in the world with an antenna surgically implanted in his skull and for being legally recognised as a cyborg by a government.
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South African comedian Marc Lottering has been through a lot recently but trust the famed artist to retell the recent events in his life in a sidesplitting way as he catches up with Gareth. From a nun who greeted him with an 'Aweh!", going gluten free, his colonoscopy experience all the way to WhatsApp group politics. Marc is on fine form in this conversation as he leads up to his new one-man show, “Lottering at the Lyric”.
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Two years ago Katy Katopodis was in studio talking to Gareth about her new book on balancing motherhood and her career. That career is about to take a big change as the hugely respected news editor-in-chief is leaving Primedia and EWN after 21 years at the helm. She and Gareth look back on some of the big moments that made her an icon of the industry, the future of news and how we interact with it, plus some of the lesser known parts of her life that only Gareth can get her to open up about.
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The Kruger National Park (KNP) has a hidden history, "with warthogs and all". From its establishment in 1898 as the humble Sabi Reserve, through the 50-year stewardship of its first warden and champion (a stubborn Scotsman named James Stevenson-Hamilton), to its re-birth as the Kruger National Park, and beyond; the story of the KNP is filled with adventure, adversity and more than a few surprises.
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Accomplished businessman and author, Marnus Broodryk has a fascinating life story that many of us can learn from. He shares with Gareth how he moved to Johannesburg and became a self-made millionaire at 24, after a very tough childhood in Harrismith. Find out how he maintains his trajectory of success, how he defines innovation, his daily routine and his future ambitions here.
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Nandi Madida is a multi-talented powerhouse who has achieved great heights of success in music, fashion and TV, most recently by presenting and co-producing her new BET show 'Made In Africa'. Gareth gets to know the artist as she continues shining as an entrepreneur, new mother and wife to Zakes Bantwini. Hear her opinion on the necessity of objectivity for progress, her definition of black excellence, the #MeToo movement, how her childhood in Durban moulded her, and even her take on topical issues like Kanye West's latest rants.
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Moeletsi Mbeki
"South Africa doesn't have a land problem, the ANC has a political problem." Author and academic Moeletsi Mbeki joins Gareth to talk about some tough topics facing the country right now, including the land. Always one to fearlessly cut to the chase and reveal what's really happening socially and economically, Moeletsi provides a great deal of food for thought heading into the 2019 elections.
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