With Carvin H Goldstone in the building, we dive into comedy, politics, culture, and the crazy realities of South Africa.

From whether SA comedians are actually the best to how far comedy can go before you get cancelled, we unpack joke writing, celebrity culture, and the messy truths of the entertainment industry. The conversation gets deeper as we tackle poverty, BBBEE, race, government failures, and whether anyone is actually coming to save us.

We also touch on life after apartheid, foreign competition, leadership debates, and even religion and hypocrisy — all with humour, honesty, and zero filters.

00:00 Introduction

03:45 Does SA have the best comedians?

08:33 How far can you take comedy?
12:50 How to write a joke

17:50 Celebrity culture in SA

24:00 Who is the a**hole in the industry?

28:30 Would you let your kids become entertainers?

30:30 How he became a sports journalist

34:20 How is your life after apartheid?

38:00 Does the government give a shit?

43:30 Carvin for President?

47:00 The REAL poverty of South Africa

52:00 BBBEE is a failure

56:00 White people still own SA?

01:00:00 Foreigners in competition with local street sellers

01:03:00 Mugabe prioritised education

01:08:30 Would you leave SA?

01:17:00 Who is the Goldstone?

01:18:30 Learnmore Jonasi

01:22:00 Thabo Mbeki was the best President?

01:30:00 Thomas Sowell and Economics

01:36:00 The Government will not save you

01:40:00 Religious 2 faces

01:49:00 Why are you a humanitarian?

01:55:00 Never say things are bad

Is Shariah banking a divine alternative… or just capitalism in a kufi?

From gold-backed currencies and the Nixon shock…To “War with Allah” verses on riba…To crypto, forex and variable rates.

We asked the common question..Is profit really different from interest?

Are we Shariah compliant or just Shariah convenient?

And why are non-Muslims choosing Islamic banking?

This one might rattle the boardroom and the masjid.Full episode live now.

🎙️Watch before you sign that haraam contract.🎧 Timestamps:00:00 Introduction

04:15 What is Shariah Banking

07:00 Bretenwood & Nixon Shock14:00 When the world stop using gold1

6:00 Organisation of Islamic Countries

19:45 Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI)

25:30 The world is not Shariah compliant

28:45 Quran and Interest (Riba)

34:00 War with Allah

39:40 Interest Vs Profits

46:20 Lack of education on Islamic Finance

49:00 The 4 approved Shariah structures in SA

52:28 How is interest and trade different

01:00:55 The reserve bank

01:09:00 Non muslims choose Shariah Banking

01:14:45 Is crypto currency Shariah compliant?

01:19:00 Is forex trading Shariah compliant?

01:23:00 Shairah compliance in an interest bank?

01:25:00 Variable interest rates

01:34:33 Shariah compliant insurance

01:42:30 Shariah compliance business finance

01:47:00 Summary Sponsored by Standard Bank Shariah

What does “fee sabeelillah” really mean today .

From the discussion around Sunnah vs Arab cultural dress, to how Ramadan sometimes shifts from spiritual discipline to feast culture, we explore how religion, perception, and modern society collide.

We talk about the growing divide between religious and secular knowledge, why many Imams remain underpaid despite carrying enormous responsibility, and the expectations placed on people asked to work “for Allah.”

Do we expect Imams and community workers to serve for free, yet question admin costs when charities try to operate professionally?

We also dive into influencer culture and fundraising: why personalities often attract more trust than institutions, how visibility shapes donations, and what this means for sincerity, accountability, and impact.

Along the way, we confront difficult questions about charity systems, transparency, and the economics behind good intentions before widening the conversation to broader societal controversies shaping public discourse today.

🎙️ Full episode live now.

🎧 Down The Rabbit Hole | Episode 8👉 Subscribe for more 📲 Available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts & all major platforms

00:00 Intro

03:00 Sunnah vs Arab Dress

08:00 Ramadan & Feasting

13:30 Religious & Secular Knowledge

17:30 Imams are underpaid

22 00 Free Sabeelillah

26:00 Influencers & Fundraising

32:30 Admin costs

44:22 Epstein Files

🎙️ Everyone Wants Rights, Nobody Wants ResponsibilityRelationships in the Age of Excuses & JustificationsEveryone wants love.Everyone wants validation.Everyone wants rights.But the moment responsibility shows up?👻 Seen at 02:00, no reply.In this episode, the Mindscaped Podcast crew go all the way in on modern relationships, intimacy, faith, power and ego.From halal intimacy tours to dodgy celebrity shaykhs, from “communication” to miscommunication, and from sincere faith to convenient fatwas… nothing is safe 😅Expect:Honest reflections from the Art of Halal Intimacy SA TourWhy men think they care for women (and why women disagree)How people actually learn Islam today (hint: not always from scholars 👀)When “difference of opinion” becomes a cop-outPower, platforms, and responsibilityAnd the real question:Are we following scholars… or content creators?🎧 Timestamps for the brave:00:00 – Intro02:00 – Habeeb reviews the Art of Halal Intimacy SA Tour07:40 – Men don’t know how to care for women09:00 – What do you actually value?10:45 – Intimacy vs Intercourse13:00 – Nazeer’s SA Tour review15:00 – Shaheen’s SA Tour review17:00 – Difference of opinion (or convenient escape?)19:15 – Where do people learn Islam today?23:00 – Why travelling humbles you27:00 – Qur’an & Sunnah: interpretation vs justification29:00 – Fasting fatwas 🤯33:45 – Nazeer calls out Habeeb & Shaheen36:00 – How spouses should actually communicate38:00 – Performing vs connecting (you’ll get it 👀)43:45 – Dodgy shaykhs, celebrities & groupies49:45 – Power without responsibility01:00:00 – Scholars or content creators?💬 This episode will offend:People who want shortcutsPeople who hate accountabilityPeople who love excuses dressed as spirituality…and that’s exactly the point.👇 Watch. Reflect. Argue respectfully in the comments.Because growth starts where comfort ends.

For centuries, intimacy conversations missed one crucial detail… women 😅So what actually changes when female pleasure isn’t an afterthought, but the starting point?We’re back in studio with Habeeb Akande for a powerful, eye-opening conversation on Kunyaza , an African practice that centres female pleasure and, in doing so, transforms marital intimacy.This isn’t about shock value. It’s about healthier marriages, deeper connection, better communication, and intimacy that actually strengthens relationships. Expect honesty, laughter, a few uncomfortable truths, and plenty of “why didn’t anyone ever tell us this?” moments.⚠️ Warning: This episode may improve your marital sex life and make you rethink everything you thought you knew about intimacy 👀▶️ Watch till the end. Share responsibly.

Is life a joke… or are we just bad at understanding the punchline?In this episode of Mindscaped Podcast, we sit down with Dr Riaad Moosa to have one of the deepest conversations with a comedian.We talk about:Why politics feels like bad stand-up comedy 🗳️Whether AI is replacing purpose, meaning… and maybe humans 🤖How do you raise a family in a world that’s clearly losing the plotWhy comedy exists because reality is unbearableAnd whether laughter is wisdom… or just emotional survivalIt’s a brutally honest conversation about existence, faith, confusion, purpose, and why comedians often sound more sane than politicians.If you’ve ever wondered:What is the point of all this?Why does nothing make sense anymore?Are we laughing because we’re happy… or because we’re coping?Then this episode is for you.👇 Drop a comment:👍 Like📌 Subscribe🔔 Turn on notificationsAvailable on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts & all major platforms.00:00 Introduction04:30 Podcasting during a pandemic08:55 Social media is fire10:00 AI makes you dumb?13:32 Are we in the matrix?16:00 The false idols20:40 Is the phone Dajjal?23:00 Fair rules & corruption31:44 Riaad Moosa AI34:35 What's the point? 37:00 Palestine 40:00 Failure of the 21st century Ummah43::00 Boycotting46:00 Comedy trials51:00 Where do you get content from?53:00 Would he recommend becoming a comedian?55:42 Comedy when the world is in crisis01:07:00 Muslim comedy content01:09:00 Comedy & Politics01:14:00 Young comedians01:16:00 Sudan & Congo01:20:00 Taboo topics01:27:00 Fighting the nafs01:29:00 The end

We unpack December consumerism, sugar daddies and survival economics,why the middle class is quietly collapsing, and how corruption somehow shocks us every year, but never changes.

We go where most conversations stop: race, slavery, poverty in SA, and the uncomfortable truth behind the phrase “charity begins at home.”

If this episode makes you uncomfortable…that’s not a bug, that’s the point.

🎧 Down The Rabbit Hole | Episode 7

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📲 Available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts & all major platforms

00:00 Welcome

01:15 New Studio

02:45 Dezember Consumerism

05:00 Sugar Daddies & Ben10s

07:00 The Middle Class

11:15 Unemployment

14:00 Corruption

16:15 Racism

21:00 Slavery

22:17 Palestinian Refugees in SA

25:00 Sudanese Refugees

30:00 Poverty in SA

32:00 Adopting Syrian children

35:00 Charity begins at home

37:30 Recap of 2025

🔥 THIS EPISODE WILL EXPOSE THE RACISM YOU’VE SPENT YOUR WHOLE LIFE JUSTIFYING.“

You Are Racist: And Here Is Why You Don’t See It” with Habeeb Akande is not just another conversation, it’s a mirror.

A very uncomfortable one.We dive into the things you were taught to ignore, the beliefs you inherited without questioning, the prejudice you swear you don’t have, and the subtle ways you participate in systems you claim to hate.

This episode will shake your identity, challenge your faith, confront your culture, and force you to rethink everything you thought you knew about race, religion, community and yourself.

If you’re ready to grow, this may be the most important conversation you hear this year.If you’re not… this episode will expose exactly why.

⚠️ Watch with ego aside, it might just change your life.
02:04 Welcome
03:10 Racism in Egypt
05:40 Hide my wallet
07:00 Rather marry a black dog than a black Muslim man
08:10 The curse of Ham
10:30 The clarification of hadith on racism
11:45 The many Black Sahaba
15:00 What is the definition of black?
18:30 What makes you African?
20:06 The one-drop rule
21:00 Coloured in South Africa
23:10 Arabs and Black Arabs
26:30 Racism in South Africa
29:30 The K-word & The N-word
33:00 Mixed race
34:30 Racism and politics
35:55 Black people can’t be racist
38:05 Indian caste system is still alive
41:30 Tribalism & Colourism
43:00 Prophet Muhammad (SAW) married a black woman
45:30 Black Imams & Racism
48:00 Stereotyping
49:40 Change is coming?
51:47 Black Imam struggles
54:04 Sudan, Congo and Gaza
01:06:30 The algorithm and information
01:10:30 Charities are responsible to inform
01:15:30 Racism in Brazil
01:18:44 3 ways to break your racism

🔥 “We Don’t Have an Unemployment Crisis — We Have an Unemployability Crisis.”In this powerful and provocative episode of The Mindscaped Podcast, Mohamed Kharwa returns to the studio for a raw, unfiltered conversation about South Africa’s education system, and it’s not pretty. From the shocking reading statistics to the collapse of critical thinking, we dive deep into how an entire generation is being left behind.We unpack why reading culture has died, how schools are producing paper qualifications instead of problem solvers, and why our real issue isn’t unemployment, it’s unemployability. This episode challenges everything we’ve been told about education, opportunity, and youth development in South Africa.
00:00 On this week's episode

02:45 Are books dead?

04:30 How many pupils actually get into University?

08:15 Schools don't have libraries

11:15 We have an unemployability problem in SA

14:30 Unemployability starts at school

18:15 Written is still the main form of learning

21:00 50% of people don't think reading is important

25:00 Do your parents read?

26:45 Libraries don't have actual books?

 32:00 Free state has the most libraries

33:30 Are audio books good for you?

36:00 End

From love and lies to rehab and rebirth, Shabana’s story is a rollercoaster of chaos, courage, and resilience. She was married to a man addicted to drugs, trapped in denial, and caught in a cycle of manipulation until she said, “Enough.” 💥

Now she’s thriving and helping others gain confidence.This one’s not your average sob story, it’s funny, fierce, and painfully real.

00:00 Introduction

02:30 Why she is talking about her life story

03:45 How she found out her husband was on drugs

07:30 Going for Hajj

10:00 He started to change for the better

12:00 Back to drugs

13:25 Is she a mother or a wife?

14:15 Is weed a drug? and is it a gateway to more?

20:30 Did rehab work?

26:00 She knew he was on drugs before marriage?

30:00 You decisions can affect your future

34:30 Go on Jamaat

37:30 Did she enable him?

41:00 She left him

49:00 How do the children feel?

54:00 When is enough enough?

59:00 What is an NLP life coach?

01:05:00 What advice would you give?

01:10:30 Where is he now?

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