The Gareth Cliff Show

#GCSLIVE| SCAMMERS BEWARE! AND THE FIGHT FOR THE CAPITAL| LEIGH ANN AND CILLIERS BRINK Sep 18, 2026 1:50:22 Gareth 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, founder of SEQFLO, joins the show to talk about how getting scammed out of thousands of rands led him to build a secure digital trust platform for private online transactions. Finally, Cilliers Brink of the DA returns to the

#GCSLIVE| ISLAND LIFE, BABOONS & 91 YEARS OF STORIES| BEN’S BACK FROM PARADISE | WE CELEBRATE KATE TURKINGTON Part 2 Sep 11, 2026 57:35 Part 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 everything in between.

#GCSLIVE| ISLAND LIFE, BABOONS & 91 YEARS OF STORIES| BEN’S BACK FROM PARADISE | WE CELEBRATE KATE TURKINGTON Part 1 Sep 11, 2026 1:06:33 Part 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 baboons, sparking a comments section pile-on. Anine and Hanna join the conversation to challenge Gareth and the comments section on baboon conservation, landing on an uncomfortable but fair conclusion: maybe people are the

#GCSLIVE| ISLAND LIFE, BABOONS & 91 YEARS OF STORIES| BEN’S BACK FROM PARADISE | WE CELEBRATE KATE TURKINGTON Sep 11, 2026 2:04:38 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 baboons, sparking a comments section pile-on. Anine and Hanna join the conversation to challenge Gareth and the comments section on baboon conservation, landing on an uncomfortable but fair conclusion: maybe people are the real p

Gareth Cliff & Gord Laws | Ayahuasca, Near-Death Stories & Fixing Democracy Sep 9, 2026 2:11:36 Gareth 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 oxygen" moments. Somewhere in there, Gord casually mentions he's sitting on a voting system that could fix democracy, as one does. Then it gets properly philosophical: what happiness actually is, why intelligence and love make

#GCSLIVE| FLYOVERS, PAYWALLS & TUPAC| GARETH FROM MALTA AND BEN FROM HIS COUCH Part 2 Sep 4, 2026 1:03:00 Gareth 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 course the comments section is on fire.

#GCSLIVE| FLYOVERS, PAYWALLS & TUPAC| GARETH FROM MALTA AND BEN FROM HIS COUCH Part 1 Sep 4, 2026 55:24 Part 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. And of course the comments section is on fire.

#GCSLIVE| FLYOVERS, PAYWALLS & TUPAC| GARETH FROM MALTA AND BEN FROM HIS COUCH Sep 4, 2026 1:58:20 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. We talk to a few of the Tourvest Team and all their exciting plans and what they have been doing in Malta And of course the comments section is on fire.

#GCSLIVE |SA POLITICS, LOYAL FANS & DOMESTIC WORKERS| LEIGH ANN MOL | ANDRE FARO | ASK MANDLA Part 3 Aug 28, 2026 1:06:51 Part 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, becoming better people, and everything in between. Expect honest perspectives, big laughs, practical insights, and meaningful conversations on current affairs, community, personal growth, and life in South Africa.

#GCSLIVE |SA POLITICS, LOYAL FANS & DOMESTIC WORKERS| LEIGH ANN MOL | ANDRE FARO | ASK MANDLA Part 2 Aug 28, 2026 34:35 Part 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 employers and domestic professionals can benefit. Learn more at askmandla.com.

#GCSLIVE |SA POLITICS, LOYAL FANS & DOMESTIC WORKERS| LEIGH ANN MOL | ANDRE FARO | ASK MANDLA Part 1 Aug 28, 2026 42:29 Part 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 Aug 28, 2026 2:23:53 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. 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 employers and domestic professionals can benefit. Learn more at askmandla.com. Al

#GCSLIVE |FREE TICKETS, GOSSIP & SEXPONENTIAL | MASH, MOTOGORA & NICKI BRIVIK Part 3 Aug 21, 2026 1:01:12 Part 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 founder of AskNicki. She has just written a book called Sexponential: Transform your sex Life. Let's just say, our comments "sextion" was on fire.

#GCSLIVE |FREE TICKETS, GOSSIP & SEXPONENTIAL | MASH, MOTOGORA & NICKI BRIVIK Part 2 Aug 21, 2026 31:28 Part 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 or buy a car safely and they explain exactly how it works.

#GCSLIVE |FREE TICKETS, GOSSIP & SEXPONENTIAL | MASH, MOTOGORA & NICKI BRIVIK Part 1 Aug 21, 2026 49:20 Part 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 Aug 21, 2026 2:21:54 We 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 and Matthew Van der Berg from MotoGora. These guys have created a place for you to sell or buy a car safely and they explain exactly how it works. To finish the Friday off, we find out all about how good Sex can and sho

#GCSLIVE |MONEY TALKS, INTEL WALKS/ MUNYA, COLONEL CHRIS WYATT & BEN Part 3 Aug 14, 2026 52:02 Part 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 elections you won't want to miss.

#GCSLIVE |MONEY TALKS, INTEL WALKS/ MUNYA, COLONEL CHRIS WYATT & BEN Part 2 Aug 14, 2026 38:17 Part 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 designed to keep you Broke. Subscribe for it at modern-money.kit.com, and get on his mailing list for deeper financial insights straight to your inbox.

#GCSLIVE |MONEY TALKS, INTEL WALKS/ MUNYA, COLONEL CHRIS WYATT & BEN Part 1 Aug 14, 2026 45:41 Part 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 Aug 14, 2026 2:15:54 Jammed show! Ben Karpinski takes us to Kimberley and the Big Hole — and somehow the conversation spirals into genuinely unexpected territory from there. 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 designed to keep you Broke. Subscribe for it at modern-money.kit.com, and get

#GCSLIVE | Boerewors, Aliens, Dead Or Alive | Ass for Womans Day & Roger Racks Part 2 Aug 7, 2026 43:10 Part 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 Aug 7, 2026 1:13:42 Part 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 Aug 7, 2026 1:56:46 We 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 Jul 31, 2026 25:09 Part 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 incredible outlook. find on socials @nuclearlyricist and on streams look for Stephan Gawking

#GCSLIVE | Skibidi, Yeet & Everything In Between | Ben's Back & Stephen Gawking Part 1 Jul 31, 2026 1:26:44 Part 1 Ben's Big Brother Matt surprise visit on the show and some stories of growing up and how to show up. Gareth and James talk about how to talk Gen Z Ben tells us in the Window seat about the BAR Golf trip to Mauritius. Go to ⁠⁠travel.co.za sports packages for golf and more.

#GCSLIVE | Skibidi, Yeet & Everything In Between | Ben's Back & Stephen Gawking Jul 31, 2026 1:53:22 Ben's Big Brother Matt surprise visit on the show and some stories of growing up and how to show up. Gareth and James talk about how to talk Gen Z Ben tells us in the Window seat about the BAR Golf trip to Mauritius. Go to ⁠⁠travel.co.za sports packages for golf and more. The we speak to the Incredible Ijay Swanepoel know as Stephan Gawking. Who has a rare Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type 2

#GCSLIVE | Free Money, Dark Skies & Fake Voices | David Block, Giulietta Talevi & Lloyd Matthew Part 3 Jul 24, 2026 40:40 Part 3: Lloyd Matthew from Untapped Ai on AI voice agents

#GCSLIVE | Free Money, Dark Skies & Fake Voices | David Block, Giulietta Talevi & Lloyd Matthew Part 2 Jul 24, 2026 33:26 Part 2: Giulietta Talevi, talks money and Trump Baby Accounts

#GCSLIVE | Free Money, Dark Skies & Fake Voices | David Block, Giulietta Talevi & Lloyd Matthew Part 1 Jul 24, 2026 54:32 Part 1: Prof David Block talks to us about looking up and everything we should know about the upcoming Solar Eclipse.

#GCSLIVE | Free Money, Dark Skies & Fake Voices | David Block, Giulietta Talevi & Lloyd Matthew Jul 24, 2026 2:08:30 Prof David Block talks to us about looking up and everything we should know about the upcoming Solar Eclipse. Giulietta Talevi, talks money and Trump Baby Accounts, as well as Lloyd Matthew on AI voice agents

#GCSLIVE | Jabs, Upsets & Giving Back Through Music | Leigh Ann, Dr Ray & Maps Maponyane Part 3 Jul 17, 2026 46:29 Maps Maponyane, everyone's favourite Guy. Stories from being at the World Cup, takes a bet with Gareth on who the Winner of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be. What he is up to lately and stories of the High jump at school.

#GCSLIVE | Jabs, Upsets & Giving Back Through Music | Leigh Ann, Dr Ray & Maps Maponyane Part 2 Jul 17, 2026 36:03 Dr Ray Addinall, flashed his dimples, impressed us with his stories of being in Emergency medicine and gave some great insights into Peptides and benefits. You can find him and the rest of the team here https://www.wellnest.gold/

#GCSLIVE | Jabs, Upsets & Giving Back Through Music | Leigh Ann, Dr Ray & Maps Maponyane Part 1 Jul 17, 2026 46:55 Leigh tells us all about her life, menopause, and love for words and everything else in between.

#GCSLIVE | Jabs, Upsets & Giving Back Through Music | Leigh Ann, Dr Ray & Maps Maponyane Jul 17, 2026 2:09:15 Leigh Ann's in menopause, and today's guests weren't helping matters. Dr Ray Addinall and Maps Maponyane both joined with dimples for days — the group chat was a flutter before anyone even said hello. Once things calmed down (slightly), Dr Ray cuts through the GLP-1 and peptide noise everyone's talking about, and Maps recaps the wildest week yet at the World Cup — friendly Mexicans, glorious food

#GCS | No Stars, Almost No Messi | Alex Caige, Tall Ass Mo & Is SA Arguing With Itself Part 2 Jul 10, 2026 1:16:45 Catching up with Alex Caige, tourism tips and how to identify genders in Bangkok Tall Ass Mo, tells us how much he loves Learnmore Jonasi and nostalgic chats about old arcade games. Which you can buy - details below Email: momotamgaming@gmail.com Phone/WhatsApp: +27 66 149 6810

#GCS | No Stars, Almost No Messi | Alex Caige,Tall Ass Mo & Is SA Arguing With Itself Part 1 Jul 10, 2026 59:20 Catching up with Alex Caige, tourism tips and how to identify genders in Bangkok Tall Ass Mo, tells us how much he loves Learnmore Jonasi and nostalgic chats about old arcade games. Which you can buy - details below Email: momotamgaming@gmail.com Phone/WhatsApp: +27 66 149 6810

#GCS | War, Serenades & Revoked Visas | The World Cup's Dirty Secrets, Ben Karpinski & Roman Cabanac Unfiltered Part 2 Jul 3, 2026 1:13:34 Part 2 Why you can't marry your sister Better incentives for people creating jobs in South Africa and What flavour pie does John Steenhuisen enjoy?

#GCS | War, Serenades & Revoked Visas | The World Cup's Dirty Secrets, Ben Karpinski & Roman Cabanac Unfilter Part 1 Jul 3, 2026 1:07:06 Part 1 Why you can't marry your sister Better incentives for people creating jobs in South Africa and What flavour pie does John Steenhuisen enjoy?

#GCSLIVE | It’s THE WEEKEND Baby! Bafana Are Through | Leigh-Ann Mol, Nina Hastie & the XX Factor Take Over Jun 26, 2026 2:39:17 The Ladies talking Korean Skin Care, Pet Health Insurance advise from a Loyal Listner and why Ladies wish they could Pee Standing up. If you comment regularly and you want to be on the Gareth Cliff Show, email j9@garethcliff.com

#GCS | Where the F@k is Czechia? | James’ engagement | Mike Sham, the GNU & Why SA Can't Have Nice Things Jun 19, 2026 2:21:26 The team gets into the growing conversation around weight loss and whether the obsession with getting thin has gone too far. Plus, big personal news as James announces his engagement — congratulations are in order! The highlight of the show is a sharp, no-holds-barred conversation with political analyst and State of the Nation podcast host Mike Sham, who joins Gareth to unpack why BEE isn't delive

16 Years. Mexico. Again. | Bafana's Night, Winnie's Trial & SA's Unfinished Business Jun 12, 2026 2:09:29 Bafana's World Cup opener ends in red cards and heartbreak — Gareth and Ben pick through the pieces. Then Deidre Broodryk-Ward's Window Seat takes us to the Kruger (and a few escapes closer to Joburg), before Ivor Ichikowitz, Executive Producer of Netflix's The Trials of Winnie Mandela, joins for a compelling chat about the docuseries and the legacy it explores. Football, bushveld and history — al

Psychedelics, Politics & Penalties. Only SA Can Do A Week Like This Jun 5, 2026 2:07:16 What happens when a South African businessman loses everything, falls into suicidal depression — and a mushroom ceremony changes his life forever? Moshe Reuven Schneider joins Gareth to share one of the most extraordinary personal journeys you'll hear this year. From Joburg boardrooms to the Amazon rainforest, apprenticing under the Huni Kuin — one of the most respected indigenous tribes in

Genius' and Lunatic's Live on the Same Street May 29, 2026 2:14:27 Personal brand or just an influencer with a ring light? Gareth and Ben kick off the Friday with a real conversation about whether building a personal brand actually matters, and where the line is between genuine influence and just performing for the algorithm. They also take a look at the Enhanced Games, which promised to rewrite the record books and largely didn't, and ask a spicy question: is as

Gym Bathrooms, Temu Cars & Bok Dreams May 22, 2026 1:52:22 Gareth and Mash kick off Friday with a rant about people who feel the need to be loud all the time… especially in places like the gym bathroom. That spirals into a debate about the absolute worst places to take a phone call — and yes, the gym remains high on the list. Ben joins the show fresh off his club’s Premier League title win, bringing all the humility you’d expect. The guys also unpack Chin

Let Them Eat Cupcakes & How Our Money Is Changing May 15, 2026 1:56:39 Leigh-Ann Mol is back and the team wastes no time diving into the big debates. Why do women love flowers, and why can't men see the value in them? And is being a short king actually an underrated advantage, or is height still the ultimate flex? The crew unpacks both. The team also speak on the latest findings around the Ramaphosa Phala Phala situation. Then, Jonathan Fine and Lourens Reichert join

Back, Bothered & Motivated | ft. Simon Phillips May 8, 2026 2:09:44 The team is back and the world didn't exactly slow down while they were gone. Gareth and Ben catch up on everything that's been happening, including yet another assassination attempt on Donald Trump. They also turn their attention closer to home — or at least, closer to the couch — as they unpack the growing Gen Z trend of grieving the end of a weekend. Is it a mental health conversation worth ha

Begging for Coachella & Fixing South Africa Apr 24, 2026 2:02:37 Gareth and Ben kick off Friday by taking aim at influencers who are willing to literally beg for brand deals just to make it to Coachella — but are influencers even influential anymore? The conversation then shifts to the surprising return of old-school dating trends that feel straight out of the early 1900s. Mash jumps in to stir things up with a take on “looksmaxxing” and body image, before DA D

Influencers, Idiots & A Stray Tissue Apr 17, 2026 2:00:23 Gareth and Ben kick off their Friday unpacking the latest drama from the Madlanga Commission — including a mysterious stray tissue that’s got people talking. They dive into the bizarre world of looksmaxxing after its so-called leader, Clavicular, nearly overdoses, raising serious questions about the trend. The Comments Section LIVE returns with Bitcoin Boet… who’s baking bread? Yes, really. Plus,

Body Cams, Bad Decisions & Broken Roads Apr 10, 2026 2:22:48 Gareth and Ben unpack our strange obsession with celebrity downfalls — especially those raw DUI body cam moments that go viral. They also break down rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and why it matters globally. Tumi Morake brings humour and perspective, from her joke about coming back as a butch lesbian to the impact of a new game she’s worked on that’s shining a light on African talent.

AI Slop, Gender Myths & Podcast Control Mar 27, 2026 1:47:30 Gareth Cliff is back, unpacking the rise of AI-generated “slop” and asking where real content disappeared to. Dr Hanan breaks down the Greater Male Variability Hypothesis (and why women aren’t actually “crazy”), while Jonathan Warncke from the SA Podcasters Guild weighs in on potential government regulation—and what it means for authenticity in podcasting.

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