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  • Barbs Wire: Cancer-vaccine hope, plane-etiquette merch and Angélique Kidjo’s Hollywood history

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

    Timestamps: 

    00:00 Intro

    00:26 Breakthrough in a personalised mRNA cancer vaccine

    04:35 The importance of travel etiquette

    07:35 Angélique Kidjo on making Hollywood Walk of Fame history

     

    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

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    10 min
  • Barbs Wire: Rusks meet diplomacy, China embraces terrible animation and a goose saves the barn

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

    Timestamps: 

    00:00 Intro  

    00:22 Japanese ambassador Fumio Shimizu goes viral for dipping rusk in match

    04:35 Chinese animated film ‘Niu Lai’ becomes unlikely box office success

    08:14 Four-month-old pet goose alerts family to a fire in their barn

     

    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.

    11 min
  • Barbs Wire: Album-drop driving danger, pigeon-speed messaging, and Bean’s rescue at sea

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

    Timestamps: 

    00:00 Intro

    00:16 Study links major music releases and increase in car accidents

    05:30 Carry a Pig mobile app allows users to send messages and photos via a virtual pigeon

    07:50 Bean, the dog rescued after being swept out to sea by a rip current

     

    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.

    11 min
  • Barbs Wire: Delivery driver respite, Bumble’s big dating flip and Tyla’s SAMA love letter

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

    Timestamps: 

    00:00 Intro

    00:10 ‘City pods’ providing a safe and welcoming space for delivery drivers to rest, recharge and socialise

    03:15 Popular dating app Bumble scraps ‘women-first-messaging rule

    07:05 South African Music Awards recognises Tyla with AfriPure International Achievement Award

     

    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: Eclipse-mania, emotionally fluent dogs and gamers in the control tower

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

    Timestamps: 

    00:00 Intro

    00:13 The solar eclipse brings the world together

    06:10 A recent study reveals the remarkable abilities of dogs

    09:10 The surprising trend in the US where the Department of Transportation is recruiting gamers to become air traffic controllers

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    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.

    13 min
  • Barbs Wire: Dobby’s grave wins, Mars bars relic shows shrinkflation and SA speaks fluent car lights

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

    Timestamps: 

    00:00 Intro

    00:50 Harry Potter fans convince undersea cable company to reroute their cable project to avoid passing through Dobby’s ‘grave’

    04:20 Cleaner discovers uneaten, unopened Mars bar from 1991 while cleaning a hoarder’s house

    07:50 The unofficial language of flashing headlights on the road

     

    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.

    13 min
  • Barbs Wire: SA snow pics go viral, Colombia quake horror and Edinburgh cheers the fitted-sheet guy

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

    Timestamps: 

    00:00 Intro

    00:20 Snow blankets South Africa’s mountains and hills

    02:47 Devastating earthquake hits Colombia

    05:32 A comedian takes to the streets of Edinburgh to teach people how to fold a fitted sheet

     

    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.

    10 min
  • Barbs Wire: Bathroom politics, allergy-free beagles and Bok jersey fever

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

    Timestamps: 

    00:00 Intro

    00:10 New Zealand politician accidentally joins a city council meeting from her bathroom

    03:01 Gene editing in beagles

    06:11 The Springbok’s new limited-edition jersey ahead of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry

     

    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: Hotel Wi-Fi traps warning, mammoth bones in the Danube and Jamie Oliver’s gum war

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

    Timestamps: 

    00:00 Intro

    00:20 Microsoft warns that hackers are targeting hotel Wi-Fi networks

    03:38 Low water levels in rivers as Europe’s heatwave persists

    06:40 Jamie Oliver’s call for UK municipalities to ban chewing gum in public

     

    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.

    10 min
  • Barbs Wire: LinkedIn fights AI slop, a Baltic swim makes history and Spanish farmers finds donkeys alive after wildfires

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

    Timestamps: 

    00:00 Intro

    00:43 LinkedIn targets AI content on its feed

    07:30 Polish ultra-swimmer Bartłomiej Kubkowski made history by becoming the first person to swim nonstop across the Baltic Sea from Sweden to Poland

    10:06 Spanish farmer shares emotional reunion with her three donkeys that were evacuated in wildfires

       

    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

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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…