After Hours

The end of the Cold War, a famous book first published, and the death of a princess. James Ball unpacks a few iconic moments from the last week in August.

Mike V heard two songs which sounded weirdly similar, and wondered when creative influence turns into stealing. He contacted Nicole Smalberger, a South African copyright law expert, to get the lowdown on music protection.

A heavy-weight of the underground scene, Una Rams has taken some time to learn more about his craft. Now, he's ready for a return with a spectacular new offering. Mike V gets the lowdown on his forthcoming project.

A political icon's death, the first commercial radio broadcast and Olympic dominance. James Ball, a local historian, delves into global history in the third week of August.

It's that time of year- the whales are back off South Africa's shores, including the KwaZulu-Natal coast. Mike V has been curious about whales since reading about them in a children's book, and after watching a whale breach last week, he needed to find out more. Professor Ken Findlay, a marine expert from CPUT, weighs in on the Humpbacks visiting KZN, and shares the remarkable success story of this species, which was teetering on the edge of extinction a few decades ago. Listen here.

Mike V tried to broaden his culinary horizons by using an online cooking video for super-easy crumpets. Unfortunately, the recipe was a complete disaster, and Mike wanted to find out why.

Bridget Howard, a Durban-based expert, explained that the recipe was a dud, and gave Mike advice for the next time he wanted to take a stab at a delicious breakfast.

One of Durban's most consistent talents, Sketchy Bongo, is back with new music. He's jumped on a Latin-inspired single with Kyle Deutsch called "Melody,"and he unpacks this new single with Mike V on #PlayLocal.

Two weeks ago Durban was rocked by the news that popular comedian Andrew Hughes was the victim of a horrific shooting incident in Wentworth. As pictures of his bullet-ridden vehicle circulated on social media and news sites, we feared the worst. Luckily he survived and he joins Neil Green to tell us about his harrowing ordeal and his newfound zest for life!

The end of World War II, the death of a beloved actor, and the beginning of the Berlin Wall. Historian James Ball unpacks some of the highlights for the second week of August.

Mike has been awestruck by a story of a Western Cape farm that uses 1600 ducks as a method of pest-control, and needed to find out more. How did they convince this many ducks to work as anti-snail army? The answer will blow you away.