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: Camps Bay supercars parked in a row, St Lucia hippos evening stroll through town, and bagpipe playing record broken to rendition of AC/DC track (13.11.2025)
Previous Episodes
- Barbs Wire: Googly eyes on Australia’s “Blue Blob” artwork, flying cars take off, and the discovery of a horned ‘Lucifer bee’
- Barbs Wire: From a menopause milestone to Qantas’s 20-hour flight, and space food made from astronaut pee
- Barbs Wire: A killer nurse, a giant spider city, and a death-metal diva breaking the mould at Miss World Chile
- Barbs Wire; Miss Universe walk-out, Louvre’s laughable password, and the upcoming Boks vs France game drama
- Barbs Wire: From a Cape Town jaywalking fine to Sir David Beckham and a surprise home intruder with antlers
- Barbs Wire: 13th-century Roman tower collapse, ChatGPT’s new medical and legal advice limits, and a whipped-cream heist in Canada
- Barbs Wire: SANParks' K9 unit, museum heists, a thrilling Halloween in NYC
- Barbs Wire: Fake hurricane video goes viral, ‘67’ crowned word of the year, and Proteas Women through to Cricket World Cup final
- Barbs Wire: Digger thieves steal ATM, bars go phone-free, and farewell to Sybil Fawlty
- 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
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