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: Digger thieves steal ATM, bars go phone-free, and farewell to Sybil Fawlty (29.10.2025)
Previous Episodes
- Barbs Wire: Gmail passwords, China requires influencers to hold a degree, Sydney patient receives heart via robotic surgery
- Barbs Wire: Louvre heist, 10,000 steps debunked, viral music-loving dog
- Barbs Wire: Record-breaking drones show, AI toilets that analyse your poop, and an incredible puppy rescue
- Barbs Wire: AI web browser, music meets medicine, beauty pageant moment goes viral
- Barbs Wire: WhatsApp usernames, 2 year-old Snooker sensation, SPCA inspector punched in the face
- Barbs Wire: Lithium battery fire forces plane landing, Taylor Swift's t-shirt boosts otter donations, and the ‘forever’ toilet roll that lasts a month
- Barbs Wire: Dramatic tram rescue in Turkey, a prehistoric discovery in Oxfordshire, and sumo’s grand return to London
- Barbs Wire: Insta PG-13 teen accounts, 90-year-old great gran graduates uni, and Bafana Bafana off to the World Cup
- Barbs Wire: Man urinates on altar at St Peters, World Porridge making champ, and most southern baboons discovered
- Barbs Wire: Diane Keaton tribute, robot technology helps paraplegic walk, Drifter the dog gets saved
- Barbs Wire: Zelda Williams and MLK Jr.’s daughter call to stop AI videos of their late fathers, Dolly Paton video reassures fans, and eating pudding with a fork trend
- Barbs Wire: Nobel laureate unreachable on hike, wounded jaguar rescued, clever library ad goes viral
- Barbs Wire: Kitsurfer cause of death, Instagram Ring awards, and first Supermoon of 2025
- Barbs Wire: South Africans spend the most time on internet, buried treasure uncovered, and an innovative dating idea
- Barbs Wire: UK new junkfood law, Jane Goodall dies, and orcas sighted in Kalk Bay
- Barbs Wire: AI actress beef, plane arguments, Thunderbirds still fly high
- Barbs Wire: Bone glue, Egyptian breaks new world record, fat bear week
- Barbs Wire: Mount Everest climb, aggressive squirrel, The Swedish Prescription
- Barbs Wire: New Gmail feature, boozy chimps, and Chuck Norris climbs peak at 85
- Barbs Wire: Human composting in New Jersey legal, eyewatering prices of iPhone 17, and UK's oldest woman tells King Charles 'the girls all loved you'
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