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  • Barbs Wire: Kids outsmart social media bans, Cape Town thieves steal a robot and Oom Gert saves the day

    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 9:30 am (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 

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    15 min
  • Barbs Wire: Robot runways, a six-year-old speedcubing genius and 99 days left of 2026

    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 9:30 am (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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    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    11 min
  • Barbs Wire: White House TV promos go retro, a ski resort freezes in time and lemurs hit the high notes

    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 9:30 am (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/@CapeTalk567 

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    12 min
  • Barbs Wire: Cape street-race chaos, New York’s loo countdown and Chihuahuas’ wild DNA

    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 three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives, 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, Clarence covers a range of themes, including relationships, heritage, and philosophy.

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

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 9 am and 12 pm (South African time) on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

    For more from the show and catch-up podcasts, go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2

    Subscribe to the CapeTalk newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
     
    Keep the conversation going online: 
     
    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/@CapeTalk567

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    15 min
  • Barbs Wire: Newsroom tragedy, dictionary glow-ups and a $60 loaf in SoHo

    Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories.

    Timestamps: 

    00:00 Intro

    00:20 News helicopter crashes while covering bus crash

    03:43 Merriam-Webster’s dictionary ‘glow-ups’ adds 1,400 new words

    07:08 A bakery in SoHo, New York, sells a $60 bread loaf

     

    Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk.

    This three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives, 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, Clarence covers a range of themes, including relationships, heritage, and philosophy.

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

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 9 am and 12 pm (South African time) on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

    For more from the show and catch-up podcasts, go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2

    Subscribe to the CapeTalk newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
     
    Keep the conversation going online: 
     
    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/@CapeTalk567

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    11 min
  • Barbs Wire: Fury over women killings grows, Tiger’s Milk backlash and a world record in salt and pepper

    Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories.

    Timestamps: 

    00:00 Intro

    00:10 Fury over the murder of women in Gauteng

    06:32 Tiger’s Milk faces backlash over restroom art

    09:55 Wisconsin woman reclaims world record for largest collection of matching salt and pepper shakers at 754 pairs

     

    Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk.

    This three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives, 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, Clarence covers a range of themes, including relationships, heritage, and philosophy.

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

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 9 am and 12 pm (South African time) on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

    For more from the show and catch-up podcasts, go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2

    Subscribe to the CapeTalk newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
     
    Keep the conversation going online: 
     
    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/@CapeTalk567

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    12 min
  • Barbs Wire: Sydney Sweeney backlash, stronger Champagne and Detective Benson solves the Emmys

    Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories.

    Timestamps: 

    00:00 Intro

    00:15 Sydney Sweeney ‘athlete’ backlash over ad

    06:18 France’s heatwaves have resulted in stronger Champagne

    08:52 Taylor Swift’s cat Olivia Benson makes Emmy’s cameo

     

    Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk.

    This three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives, 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, Clarence covers a range of themes, including relationships, heritage, and philosophy.

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

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 9 am and 12 pm (South African time) on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

    For more from the show and catch-up podcasts, go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2

    Subscribe to the CapeTalk newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
     
    Keep the conversation going online: 
     
    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/@CapeTalk567

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    12 min
  • Barbs Wire: Bok fans pack Baltimore 'home game', HYROX gets messy and Pierce Brosnan clocks 007

    Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories.

    Timestamps: 

    00:00 Intro

    02:00 Springbok fans pack M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore

    07:10 HYROX athlete soils herself during competition

    10:40 Pierce Brosnan clocks 007 at the US Open men’s singles final

     

    Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk.

    This three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives, 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, Clarence covers a range of themes, including relationships, heritage, and philosophy.

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

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 9 am and 12 pm (South African time) on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

    For more from the show and catch-up podcasts, go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2

    Subscribe to the CapeTalk newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
     
    Keep the conversation going online: 
     
    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/@CapeTalk567

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    14 min
  • Barbs Wire: AI warnings, hot-drink risks and 2,977 lights over New York

    Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories.

    Timestamps: 

    00:00 Intro

    00:40 Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon’s AI warnings

    06:40 Study finds that very hot drinks can triple your risk of cancer

    09:00 Commemorative public drone installation to mark 25th anniversary of 9/11

     

    Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk.

    This three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives, 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, Clarence covers a range of themes, including relationships, heritage, and philosophy.

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

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 9 am and 12 pm (South African time) on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

    For more from the show and catch-up podcasts, go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2

    Subscribe to the CapeTalk newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
     
    Keep the conversation going online: 
     
    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/@CapeTalk567

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    12 min
  • Barbs Wire: Boks chase Baltimore bucks, Roselle’s 9/11 heroics and Star Trek turns 60

    Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories.

    Timestamps: 

    00:00 Intro

    00:14 Springboks chasing the money in Baltimore

    06:20 Remembering Roselle, a yellow Labrador guide dog, that saved lives on 9/11

    10:03 Star Trek turns 60

     

    Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk.

    This three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives, 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, Clarence covers a range of themes, including relationships, heritage, and philosophy.

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

    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 9 am and 12 pm (South African time) on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk 

    For more from the show and catch-up podcasts, go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2

    Subscribe to the CapeTalk newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 
     
    Keep the conversation going online: 
     
    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/@CapeTalk567

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    14 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…