Barbs Wire
Primedia Digital Editor Barbara Friedman has an unstoppable curiosity for all things weird and quirky and trawls the internet to bring you her daily choice of curated stories - Monday to Thursday at 9.35am #BarbsWire
Latest Episode
Barbs Wire: From 2016 nostalgia and a tool-using cow to booking a hotel on the Moon (20.01.2026)
Previous Episodes
- Barbs Wire: Viral #SardineChallenge, No 10's Larry the Mouser turns 19, and elephant mom saves baby in Kruger floods
- Barbs Wire: Grave robbery horror uncovered, highway hero saves toddlers, and Snoop Dogg steals the Golden Globes spotlight
- Barbs Wire: Another celebrity abuse case, China’s “Are You Dead?” app goes viral, and a deer stops traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge
- Barbs Wire: Viral videos of chemical fire in Montague Gardens, Barbie releases autism doll and Iran internet blackout
- Barbs Wire; W Cape Big Cat Sanctuary fire, dam rescue drama, and Broadway crowd clash
- Barbs Wire: Plane lands on moving car, teens get “67” banned, and golden retrievers set a record-breaking takeover
- TheAfrica Report
- Barbs Wire: Cruise death sparks lawsuit, NYC hits historic homicide-free streak, and a talking dog wins the internet
- Barbs Wire: Miss Jamaica injury update, major art theft in São Paulo, and what South Africa googled in 2025
- Barbs Wire: Fatal Alpine climb under investigation, Google’s top searches revealed, and Pantone announces its colour of 2026
- Barbs Wire: Woolies bag timing sparks jokes, Faberge pendant thief swallows the evidence, and Spotify Wrapped exposes our musical age
- Barbs Wire: Etzebeth disciplinary delay, raccoon break-in goes viral, and the last supermoon of 2025 lights up December
- Barbs Wire: Marking six years since Covid began, truck overturns on the road to Durban, and Oxford picks its Word of the Year
- Barbs Wire: Easter Island statues spark clan rivalry theories, Middle- and lower-income shoppers now fuel luxury spending, and tiny therapy horse scoops world record
- Barbs Wire: Miss Universe owner in court over serious charges, bed bugs join the crime squad, and a rescue flight for a baby giraffe
- Barbs Wire: Five brain development epochs uncovered, 13-year flower hunt ends in tears, and the Whitney Houston drum challenge goes viral again
- Barbs Wire: Volcano awakens after thousands of years, a woman moves in her coffin, and Spain finally gives pets family status
- Barbs Wire: Superman comic breaks records, New Yorkers show up for viral smoke session, and the Pope gives a rave his blessing
- Barb's Wire: Gold toilet sells for $10 million, US first-time home buyers' age rises to 40, and rainy Las Vegas braces for Formula One this weekend
- Barbs Wire: A $236 million Klimt, Gen Alpha’s no-keyboard future, and 'Tall Tour' across US goes viral
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