The Gareth Cliff Show
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About this podcast
The Gareth Cliff Show is a leading, truly independent digital broadcast in South Africa, currently airing live on Fridays (formerly on The Real Network and CliffCentral), hosted by Gareth Cliff alongside regular and guest contributors. The aim is to entertain, inform, inspire and empower local and international audiences with powerful interviews, hot-takes on current affairs, talk about the things nobody else talks about and make people laugh, smile and think.
Episodes
- #GCSLIVE |POWER PLAYS, POLITICS & THE TRUTH | BEN, DONALD BROWN AND MORE PART 2 · 1 h 2 minPart 2 Friday 13 November 2026: Gareth Cliff and the team cover power plays, politics and the truth behind the week's biggest stories. Heine Herholdt, CEO of The Herholdt's…
- #GCSLIVE |POWER PLAYS, POLITICS & THE TRUTH | BEN, DONALD BROWN AND MORE PART 1 · 1 h 9 minPart 1 Friday 13 November 2026: Gareth Cliff and the team cover power plays, politics and the truth behind the week's biggest stories. Ben starts with an honest look at sporting…
- #GCSLIVE |POWER PLAYS, POLITICS & THE TRUTH | BEN, DONALD BROWN AND MORE · 2 h 11 minFriday 13 November 2026: Gareth Cliff and the team cover power plays, politics and the truth behind the week's biggest stories. Ben starts with an honest look at sporting dreams…
- #GCSLIVE |ELECTIONS, ODDS & COALITIONS | ASS, CHRIS HART & NICK FRENCH JOIN US PART 2 · 1 h 14 minPART 2 The Gareth Cliff Show | South African Elections & Coalitions, US Stock Market Loss, Legal Betting with BetMatch | 6 November 2026 Gareth Cliff went live on Friday 6…
- #GCSLIVE |ELECTIONS, ODDS & COALITIONS | ASS, CHRIS HART & NICK FRENCH JOIN US PART 1 · 1 h 3 minPart 1 The Gareth Cliff Show | South African Elections & Coalitions, US Stock Market Loss, Legal Betting with BetMatch | 6 November 2026 Gareth Cliff went live on Friday 6…
- #GCSLIVE |ELECTIONS, ODDS & COALITIONS | ASS, CHRIS HART & NICK FRENCH JOIN US · 2 h 17 minThe Gareth Cliff Show | South African Elections & Coalitions, US Stock Market Loss, Legal Betting with BetMatch | 6 November 2026 Gareth Cliff went live on Friday 6 November…
- #GCSLIVE | BENS BACK, BIG GAS & BALLOT BOXES | CORNE MULDER JOINS US PART 3 · 53 minPART 3 The Gareth Cliff Show | Ben’s Back, Big Gas & Ballot Boxes, Corne Mulder (Freedom Front Plus), Mankwe Gametrackers | 30 October 2026 Corne Mulder of the Freedom Front…
- #GCSLIVE | BENS BACK, BIG GAS & BALLOT BOXES | CORNE MULDER JOINS US PART 2 · 44 minPART 2 The Gareth Cliff Show | Ben’s Back, Big Gas & Ballot Boxes, Corne Mulder (Freedom Front Plus), Mankwe Gametrackers | 30 October 2026 TD Markets trading educators Tshepo…
- #GCSLIVE | BENS BACK, BIG GAS & BALLOT BOXES | CORNE MULDER JOINS US PART 1 · 53 minPART 1 The Gareth Cliff Show | Ben’s Back, Big Gas & Ballot Boxes, Corne Mulder (Freedom Front Plus), Mankwe Gametrackers | 30 October 2026 Gareth Cliff went live on Friday 30…
- #GCSLIVE | BENS BACK, BIG GAS & BALLOT BOXES | CORNE MULDER JOINS US · 2 h 30 minThe Gareth Cliff Show | Ben’s Back, Big Gas & Ballot Boxes, Corne Mulder (Freedom Front Plus), Mankwe Gametrackers | 30 October 2026 Gareth Cliff went live on Friday 30 October…
- #GCSLIVE |DEADLY WATERS, FREE SPEECH & FREE GAS | CALEB SWANEPOEL & DR SARA ANDREOTTI | MARK OPPENHEIMER AND MORE PART 3 · 31 minPart 3 The Giving It Gas Award from The Gas Company, TD Markets and the Cohesion X AI series. Help shark conservation: scarshark.com/#donate Free speech: freespeech.org.za |…
- #GCSLIVE |DEADLY WATERS, FREE SPEECH & FREE GAS | CALEB SWANEPOEL & DR SARA ANDREOTTI | MARK OPPENHEIMER AND MORE PART 2 · 1 h 3 minPart 2 Mark Oppenheimer on UCT, his Washington visit and free speech in South Africa. Help shark conservation: scarshark.com/#donate Free speech: freespeech.org.za |…
- #GCSLIVE |DEADLY WATERS, FREE SPEECH & FREE GAS | CALEB SWANEPOEL & DR SARA ANDREOTTI | MARK OPPENHEIMER AND MORE PART 1 · 1 h 1 minPart 1 Caleb Swanepoel and Dr Sara Andreotti on shark conservation, anti-shark devices and Caleb’s own shark attack story. They also put the odds of an attack against being…
- #GCSLIVE |DEADLY WATERS, FREE SPEECH & FREE GAS | CALEB SWANEPOEL & DR SARA ANDREOTTI | MARK OPPENHEIMER AND MORE · 2 h 36 minCaleb Swanepoel and Dr Sara Andreotti on shark conservation, anti-shark devices and Caleb’s own shark attack story. They also put the odds of an attack against being struck by…
- #GCSLIVE |PUNCHLINES, POWER PLAYS, FREE GAS & STATE OF SA | NINA HASTIE | MZWANELE MANYI | JONATHAN WITT PART 3 · 1 h 13 minPART 3: Dr Jonathan Witt joins the conversation as we tackle the issues shaping the country, challenge conventional thinking and ask the questions that matter. Plus, we're…
- #GCSLIVE |PUNCHLINES, POWER PLAYS, FREE GAS & STATE OF SA | NINA HASTIE | MZWANELE MANYI | JONATHAN WITT PART 2 · 32 minPART 2: We turn up the political heat with Mzwanele Manyi, talking power, politics and the state of South Africa. Plus, we're Giving It Gas with The Gas Company, rewarding the…
- #GCSLIVE |PUNCHLINES, POWER PLAYS, FREE GAS & STATE OF SA | NINA HASTIE | MZWANELE MANYI | JONATHAN WITT PART 1 · 52 minPART 1: Nina Hastie joins Gareth Cliff for a dose of sharp humour, punchlines and unfiltered conversation and weird stumpy fingernails. Plus, we're Giving It Gas with The Gas…
- #GCSLIVE |PUNCHLINES, POWER PLAYS, FREE GAS & STATE OF SA | NINA HASTIE | MZWANELE MANYI | JONATHAN WITT · 2 h 36 minNina Hastie joins Gareth Cliff for a dose of sharp humour, punchlines and unfiltered conversation and weird stumpy fingernails. Then we turn up the political heat with Mzwanele…
- #GCSLIVE | MARKETS| AI SCAMS|THE COMMENTS SECTION |STORIES FROM ASS & WHAT’S THEMBA ROBIN UP TO? PART 3 · 1 h 6 minPart 3 In this show you get two hours on money, AI scams, the law and some of the strangest stories of the week. The lineup covered the markets, stablecoins, voice-cloning fraud…
- #GCSLIVE | MARKETS| AI SCAMS|THE COMMENTS SECTION |STORIES FROM ASS & WHAT’S THEMBA ROBIN UP TO? PART 2 · 39 minPart 2 In this show you get two hours on money, AI scams, the law and some of the strangest stories of the week. The lineup covered the markets, stablecoins, voice-cloning…
- #GCSLIVE | MARKETS| AI SCAMS|THE COMMENTS SECTION |STORIES FROM ASS & WHAT’S THEMBA ROBIN UP TO? PART 1 · 50 minPart 1 In this show you get two hours on money, AI scams, the law and some of the strangest stories of the week. The lineup covered the markets, stablecoins, voice-cloning…
- #GCSLIVE | MARKETS| AI SCAMS|THE COMMENTS SECTION |STORIES FROM ASS & WHAT’S THEMBA ROBIN UP TO? · 2 h 35 minIn this show you get two hours on money, AI scams, the law and some of the strangest stories of the week. The lineup covered the markets, stablecoins, voice-cloning fraud…
- #GCSLIVE | Penny Balfour: Bad People Come In Every Gender | Africa's First Micro-Drama App | Cohesion X · 2 h 11 minGareth Cliff and Ben Karpinski dig into the latest in news and sport, including the bizarre story of Christa Pike, the woman who survived execution twice. Penny Balfour joins…
- #GCSLIVE| AFTER THE BRAAI, BEFORE THE HANDSHAKE| MASH IS BACK| KANTHAN PILLAY JOINS THE CONVERSATION Part 2 · 1 h 15 minPart 2 On today's Gareth Cliff Show, political commentator and Capitalist Party founder Kanthan Pillay joins Gareth for a wide-ranging conversation that moves from global…
- #GCSLIVE| AFTER THE BRAAI, BEFORE THE HANDSHAKE| MASH IS BACK| KANTHAN PILLAY JOINS THE CONVERSATION Part 1 · 1 h 1 minPart 1 On today's Gareth Cliff Show, we catch up with Masheane "Mash" Sefuthi on life, love and the little things that matter — from saving hedgehogs and decluttering your space…
- #GCSLIVE| AFTER THE BRAAI, BEFORE THE HANDSHAKE| MASH IS BACK| KANTHAN PILLAY JOINS THE CONVERSATION · 2 h 16 minOn today's Gareth Cliff Show, we catch up with Masheane "Mash" Sefuthi on life, love and the little things that matter — from saving hedgehogs and decluttering your space, to…
- #GCSLIVE| SCAMMERS BEWARE! AND THE FIGHT FOR THE CAPITAL| LEIGH ANN AND CILLIERS BRINK · 1 h 50 minGareth and Leigh Ann kick off with stories about Damon and Leigh Ann's first meeting with Sam Cowan — plus the comments section weighs in, as always. Then, Jarrett Booysen…
- #GCSLIVE| ISLAND LIFE, BABOONS & 91 YEARS OF STORIES| BEN’S BACK FROM PARADISE | WE CELEBRATE KATE TURKINGTON Part 2 · 58 minPart 2 South African travel broadcasting legend Kate Turkington joins the show to celebrate her 92nd birthday — sharing a lifetime of stories about travel, men, dogs, and…
- #GCSLIVE| ISLAND LIFE, BABOONS & 91 YEARS OF STORIES| BEN’S BACK FROM PARADISE | WE CELEBRATE KATE TURKINGTON Part 1 · 1 h 6 minPart 1 Ben and Gareth kick off with travel talk about the world's most beautiful places — including Mauritius — before Ben gets hilariously specific about saving South Africa's…
- #GCSLIVE| ISLAND LIFE, BABOONS & 91 YEARS OF STORIES| BEN’S BACK FROM PARADISE | WE CELEBRATE KATE TURKINGTON · 2 h 4 minBen and Gareth kick off with travel talk about the world's most beautiful places — including Mauritius — before Ben gets hilariously specific about saving South Africa's baboons…
- Gareth Cliff & Gord Laws | Ayahuasca, Near-Death Stories & Fixing Democracy · 2 h 11 minGareth tells Gord about the time he did ayahuasca, which naturally spirals into a full swap-meet of near-death experiences and "was that God or just my brain running out of…
- #GCSLIVE| FLYOVERS, PAYWALLS & TUPAC| GARETH FROM MALTA AND BEN FROM HIS COUCH Part 2 · 1 h 3 minGareth live from Malta with the incredible Team from Tourvest. We talk to a few of the Tourvest Team and all their exciting plans and what they have been doing in Malta And of…
- #GCSLIVE| FLYOVERS, PAYWALLS & TUPAC| GARETH FROM MALTA AND BEN FROM HIS COUCH Part 1 · 55 minPart 1 Gareth live from Malta with the incredible Team from Tourvest. He talks to Ben about Flyovers and why Fortune favours the Brave and the conversation gets interesting…
- #GCSLIVE| FLYOVERS, PAYWALLS & TUPAC| GARETH FROM MALTA AND BEN FROM HIS COUCH · 1 h 58 minGareth live from Malta with the incredible Team from Tourvest. He talks to Ben about Flyovers and why Fortune favours the Brave and the conversation gets interesting. We talk…
- #GCSLIVE |SA POLITICS, LOYAL FANS & DOMESTIC WORKERS| LEIGH ANN MOL | ANDRE FARO | ASK MANDLA Part 3 · 1 h 6 minPart 3 Also joining the conversation is radio host Andre Faro—find him at @commonsense-SA and @therealandrefaro—for an open, entertaining discussion about South African politics…
- #GCSLIVE |SA POLITICS, LOYAL FANS & DOMESTIC WORKERS| LEIGH ANN MOL | ANDRE FARO | ASK MANDLA Part 2 · 35 minPart 2. They’re joined by Peter Adolphs, Co-founder and CEO of AskMandla, to discuss how the platform connects domestic workers and households, why it matters, and how both…
- #GCSLIVE |SA POLITICS, LOYAL FANS & DOMESTIC WORKERS| LEIGH ANN MOL | ANDRE FARO | ASK MANDLA Part 1 · 42 minPart 1 In this episode, Gareth and Leigh Ann unpack the Lunar Eclipse, play a lively round of Would You Rather, and pay tribute to the legendary Dolly Parton.
- #GCSLIVE |SA POLITICS, LOYAL FANS & DOMESTIC WORKERS| LEIGH ANN MOL | ANDRE FARO | ASK MANDLA · 2 h 23 minIn this episode, Gareth and Leigh Ann unpack the Lunar Eclipse, play a lively round of Would You Rather, and pay tribute to the legendary Dolly Parton. They’re joined by Peter…
- #GCSLIVE |FREE TICKETS, GOSSIP & SEXPONENTIAL | MASH, MOTOGORA & NICKI BRIVIK Part 3 · 1 h 1 minPart 3 To finish the Friday off, we find out all about how good Sex can and should be! We talk to Nicki Brivik, accredited sex coach, speaker, workplace wellness educator, and…
- #GCSLIVE |FREE TICKETS, GOSSIP & SEXPONENTIAL | MASH, MOTOGORA & NICKI BRIVIK Part 2 · 31 minPart 2 Getting scammed has been in the news a lot lately, so we chat to Daniel Lambrakis and Matthew Van der Berg from MotoGora. These guys have created a place for you to sell…
- #GCSLIVE |FREE TICKETS, GOSSIP & SEXPONENTIAL | MASH, MOTOGORA & NICKI BRIVIK Part 1 · 49 minPart 1 We catch up with Mash, it's been a while and his Youtube channel is growing and so is his Merch. Also he tells us what his brother has been up too.
- #GCSLIVE |FREE TICKETS, GOSSIP & SEXPONENTIAL | MASH, MOTOGORA & NICKI BRIVIK · 2 h 21 minWe catch up with Mash, it's been a while and his Youtube channel is growing and so is his Merch. Getting scammed has been in the news a lot lately, so we chat to Daniel Lambrakis…
- #GCSLIVE |MONEY TALKS, INTEL WALKS/ MUNYA, COLONEL CHRIS WYATT & BEN Part 3 · 52 minPart 3. We welcome back a firm favourite, Colonel Chris Wyatt — who somehow pronounces South African town names better than most locals. He's also got a sharp take on the local…
- #GCSLIVE |MONEY TALKS, INTEL WALKS/ MUNYA, COLONEL CHRIS WYATT & BEN Part 2 · 38 minPart 2. Munya Shumba (@modern_money) breaks down where you should actually be putting your money right now, plus tells us about his upcoming book, called SA's Money System is…
- #GCSLIVE |MONEY TALKS, INTEL WALKS/ MUNYA, COLONEL CHRIS WYATT & BEN Part 1 · 46 minPart 1. Ben Karpinski takes us to Kimberley and the Big Hole — and somehow the conversation spirals into genuinely unexpected territory from there.
- #GCSLIVE |MONEY TALKS, INTEL WALKS/ MUNYA, COLONEL CHRIS WYATT & BEN · 2 h 15 minJammed show! Ben Karpinski takes us to Kimberley and the Big Hole — and somehow the conversation spirals into genuinely unexpected territory from there. Munya Shumba…
- #GCSLIVE | Boerewors, Aliens, Dead Or Alive | Ass for Womans Day & Roger Racks Part 2 · 43 minPart 2, Roger Racks tells us what he has been up to and a weird sighting in the JHB skies.
- #GCSLIVE | Boerewors, Aliens, Dead Or Alive | Ass for Womans Day & Roger Racks Part 1 · 1 h 13 minPart 1 We play Who is dead or Alive, The Window Seat this week is all about Norway's Polar Lights
- #GCSLIVE | Boerewors, Aliens, Dead Or Alive | Ass for Woman's Day & Roger Racks · 1 h 56 minWe play Who is dead or Alive, The Window Seat this week is all about Norway's Polar Lights and Roger Racks tells us what he has been up to and a weird sighting in the JHB skies.
- #GCSLIVE | Skibidi, Yeet & Everything In Between | Ben's Back & Stephen Gawking Part 2 · 25 minPart 2 The we speak to the Incredible Ijay Swanepoel know as Stephan Gawking. Who has a rare Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type 2 disease and He creates art and music and an…
