Lunch with Pippa Hudson

Guest: Professor Pieter Kruger

A few weeks back, we saw tennis star Naomi Osaka withdraw from competition and her mandated media interviews, citing concern about her mental wellbeing.

Last week, U.S gymnast Simone Biles did the same, firstly pulling out of the team event in Tokyo, before withdrawing from the individual event as well, also citing her mental wellbeing as the reason for her doing so.

Also last week, English cricketer, Ben Stokes announced that he'll be taking an indefinite break from the game, to focus on his mental health.

So what toll does competing on a global scale, like the Olympics have on an athlete, and how can a sportsperson's mental state be conditioned to withstand the highs, lows, praise, criticism and expectations that come with the territory of being a star athlete?

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Guest: Kristi Lowe

Kristi Lowe first tasted success in her music career with her debut single "I Need More Time", a collaboration with South African band GoodLuck, which reached the Top 3 on iTunes upon release.

She has forged ahead with re-establishing herself as an artist who believes in the healing power of music.

Just in time for August Women's month, her latest track, titled, Not Here To Please You aims to highlight women’s issues, such as the objectification of women and issues of consent in today’s hookup culture.

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Guest: Ernest Page

Bakkies were made for hard labour. But once the load was off, passengers would feel the bumpy drive even more so than when the vehicle was loaded before. 

But that's not the case for bakkies of today.

Bakkies have become a bit of a status symbol and are not just your everyday ‘workhorse’ anymore.

Bakkies like the Nissan Navara are more of a lifestyle leisure vehicle, as opposed to a workhorse.

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Guest: Angelo D'Ambrosio | Managing Member at IPMT

We start off by talking about DIY invertor installation in your home

With the the country's electricity supply from Eskom becoming increasingly unpredictable, more people are opting to install power invertors in there homes to ensure an uninterrupted electricity supply.

The invertors can be installed by a professional, but it is possible to DO IT YOURSELF.

However, as with any DIY job, you have to ensure that you follow the instructions down to the T, or there's likely to be a big problem.

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Guest: Denise Newman

Well known to local audiences for amongst other her roles in the cop drama Die Byl and as Daleen in 7de Laan, she makes a very welcome return to the stage next week as part of the Artscape’s Women’s Humanity Arts Festival. The hybrid festival will include some live stage performances as well as several virtual events. Denise will be on stage in front of a live audience as she brings back her acclaimed one woman show, “Cold Case – Dulcie September revisited”.

The play deals with the life of the anti-apartheid activist leading up to her assassination while in exile in Paris in 1988.

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Guest: Wendy Knowler | Consumer Journalist

            Michael Bagraim

            'Anna'

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Guests: Emlyn Brown | Lead Explorer  at South Africa National Underwater & Marine Agency (NUMA)

Moss Hills |Entertainer 

Andrew Pike | Leading Maritime lawyer

Nicholas Sloane |Ship salvage expert 

Dr Cleeve Robertson |CEO of the National Sea Rescue Institute 

Chantelle Oosthuizen | Passenger

It came on the night of 3rd August 1991, when the cruise liner the Oceanos began to sink in stormy seas with nearly 580 people on board. What followed in the next 19 hours could have been a story of one of South Africa’s greatest maritime tragedies.  Instead, it is a story of one of our greatest maritime rescues, as not a single life was lost – despite the fact that the bulk of the crew abandoned ship without helping the frightened passengers.

Today, as we mark 30 years since the ship went down and we hear from a number of people who were involved in those memorable events, and whose expert opinion will give us deeper understanding of what happened.  

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Guest: Gigi Lamayne

Today's guest in our music segment is regarded as a pioneer for females in South African hip-hop.

Her real name Genesis Gabriella Tina Manney, but South Africans, and also abroad have come to love Gigi Lamayne.

She recently released her 19-track album called, Mermaids and Stuff, collaborating with some big names in South African music like Sho Madjozi, Mi Casa and Nadia Nakai.

Lamayne says her album is about promoting females in the South African hip-hop industry, a genre most associated and dominated by men.

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Guest: Bonne de Bod

The department of environmental affairs released the latest poaching stats on Saturday as we marked World Ranger Day.

We asked a friend of the show to share the latest stats with us – someone who is intimately acquainted with the war on rhino poaching via her work on the award-winning documentary Stroop – Journey into the Rhino Horn war. Welcome filmmaker and environmentalist Bonne de Bod

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Guest: Dr Jenny Rose

We know that there has been growing concern around the mental health of children as they continue to grapple with the impact of lockdowns, social isolation, interrupted schooling and in some cases, personal loss to Covid-19.

And while some parents may feel quite helpless in the face of these challenges, my guest today wants to encourage them not to throw their hands up in despair – rather, she believes that strong parental relationships can play an absolutely key role in helping children to deal with anxiety, depression and other mental health disorders. 

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