Barbs Wire

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  • Barbs Wire: YouTube cracking down on AI videos, backpacker survives 12 days in Aussie outback, and little boy climbs into stuffed animal arcade claw machine

    Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman, shared her top three stories trending online 

     

    Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. 

    Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and philosophy. Popular segments include Barbs’ Wire at 9:30am (Mon-Thurs) and The Naked Scientist at 9:30 on Fridays. 

    Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views & News with Clarence Ford 

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 09:00 and 12:00 (SA Time) to Views and News with Clarence Ford broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

    For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2 or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/BdpaXRn 

    Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
     
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    21 min
  • Barbs Wire: 19-year-old South African dead on superyacht in Bahamas, Nvidia becomes the first company to reach $4 tn in market value, and is the earth spinning faster?

    Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman, shared her top three stories trending online.

     

    Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. 

    Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and philosophy. Popular segments include Barbs’ Wire at 9:30am (Mon-Thurs) and The Naked Scientist at 9:30 on Fridays. 

    Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views & News with Clarence Ford 

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 09:00 and 12:00 (SA Time) to Views and News with Clarence Ford broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

    For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2 or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/BdpaXRn 

    Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
     
    Follow us on social media: 
     
    CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk 
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    CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 
    CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk

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    8 min
  • Barbs Wire: Inflatable construction dome to reduce noise and dust pollution, viral video of rat poking his head out of a toilet, and first-ever 2025 International Aerial Photographer of the Year contest winners

    Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman, shared her top three stories trending online.   

    Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. 

    Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and philosophy. Popular segments include Barbs’ Wire at 9:30am (Mon-Thurs) and The Naked Scientist at 9:30 on Fridays. 

    Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views & News with Clarence Ford 

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 09:00 and 12:00 (SA Time) to Views and News with Clarence Ford broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

    For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2 or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/BdpaXRn 

    Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
     
    Follow us on social media: 
     
    CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk 
    CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk 
    CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ 
    CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 
    CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    10 min
  • Barb’s Wire: Australia salon fire, British kids with American accents, SA takes gold in Spain

    Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman, shared her top three stories trending online  

     

    Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. 

    Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and philosophy. Popular segments include Barbs’ Wire at 9:30am (Mon-Thurs) and The Naked Scientist at 9:30 on Fridays. 

    Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views & News with Clarence Ford 

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 09:00 and 12:00 (SA Time) to Views and News with Clarence Ford broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

    For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2 or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/BdpaXRn 

    Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
     
    Follow us on social media: 
     
    CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk 
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    CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ 
    CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 
    CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk

     

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    8 min
  • Barbs Wire: Texas floods, Snoop Dogg dog's gets Instagram, Black Sabbath's final bow

    Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman, shared her top three stories trending online.  

     

    Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. 

    Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and philosophy. Popular segments include Barbs’ Wire at 9:30am (Mon-Thurs) and The Naked Scientist at 9:30 on Fridays. 

    Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views & News with Clarence Ford 

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 09:00 and 12:00 (SA Time) to Views and News with Clarence Ford broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

    For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2 or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/BdpaXRn 

    Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
     
    Follow us on social media: 
     
    CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk 
    CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk 
    CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ 
    CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 
    CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    9 min
  • Barbs Wire: Another brawl on a plane, Outlander star loves Cape Town, and make sure you keep pets and other animals safe during Cape Town rains

     Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman shared her top three stories trending online.

     

    Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. 

    Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and philosophy. Popular segments include Barbs’ Wire at 9:30am (Mon-Thurs) and The Naked Scientist at 9:30 on Fridays. 

    Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views & News with Clarence Ford 

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 09:00 and 12:00 (SA Time) to Views and News with Clarence Ford broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

    For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2 or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/BdpaXRn 

    Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
     
    Follow us on social media: 
     
    CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk 
    CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk 
    CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ 
    CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 
    CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    10 min
  • Barbs Wire: Trump says may consider deporting Elon Musk, France bans smoking in many public areas, and Simons Town's baboon troop faces removals

    Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman shared her top three stories trending online. 

     

    Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. 

    Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and philosophy. Popular segments include Barbs’ Wire at 9:30am (Mon-Thurs) and The Naked Scientist at 9:30 on Fridays. 

    Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views & News with Clarence Ford 

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 09:00 and 12:00 (SA Time) to Views and News with Clarence Ford broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

    For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2 or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/BdpaXRn 

    Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
     
    Follow us on social media: 
     
    CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk 
    CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk 
    CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ 
    CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 
    CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    11 min
  • Barbs Wire: Millions paid to Norwegians in lottery error, Google introducing new AI tool 'AI Mode', and injured wild elephant comes to sanctuary for help

    Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman shared her top three stories trending online.  

     

    Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. 

    Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and philosophy. Popular segments include Barbs’ Wire at 9:30am (Mon-Thurs) and The Naked Scientist at 9:30 on Fridays. 

    Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views & News with Clarence Ford 

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 09:00 and 12:00 (SA Time) to Views and News with Clarence Ford broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

    For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2 or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/BdpaXRn 

    Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
     
    Follow us on social media: 
     
    CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk 
    CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk 
    CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ 
    CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 
    CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    12 min
  • Barbs Wire: Beyoncé suspended car tilts, inside the trashed Ritz Plaza, and Meerkat hugging heater is so South African

    Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman shared her top three stories trending online.  

     

    Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. 

    Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and philosophy. Popular segments include Barbs’ Wire at 9:30am (Mon-Thurs) and The Naked Scientist at 9:30 on Fridays. 

    Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views & News with Clarence Ford 

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 09:00 and 12:00 (SA Time) to Views and News with Clarence Ford broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

    For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2 or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/BdpaXRn 

    Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
     
    Follow us on social media: 
     
    CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk 
    CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk 
    CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ 
    CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 
    CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk100

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    10 min
  • Barb's Wire: Trump & Nato, California police rescue, Animal Welfare Society of SA works in the rain

    Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman shared her top three stories trending online.  

     

    Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. 

    Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and philosophy. Popular segments include Barbs’ Wire at 9:30am (Mon-Thurs) and The Naked Scientist at 9:30 on Fridays. 

    Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views & News with Clarence Ford 

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 09:00 and 12:00 (SA Time) to Views and News with Clarence Ford broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

    For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2 or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/BdpaXRn 

    Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
     
    Follow us on social media: 
     
    CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk 
    CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk 
    CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ 
    CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 
    CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    7 min

About Barbs Wire

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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…