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Since inception, the Rational Standard has been bringing news and opinion to South Africa and the world with an unashamed bias to freedom, individual liberty and all things that make a nation prosper.... more
FAQs about Rational Standard Podcast:How many episodes does Rational Standard Podcast have?The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.
August 01, 2019Lo Ming Hin: What are Hong Kong's protest all about?In this episode, we talk to former Hong Kong Students for Liberty head Lo Ming Hin. We discuss the history of Hong Kong, why rent is such a problem and what exactly is going on behind the recent protests. Lo Ming Hin is the founder of Hong Kong Students for liberty and previously worked at Hong Kong's free-market think tank The Lion Rock Institute....more51minPlay
July 26, 2019John Steenhuisen: SOEs, Parliament and how the DA can ImproveIn this episode, we talk with Chief Whip of the Democratic Alliance caucus in the National Assembly John Steenhuisen. We discuss a variety of issues included how SOEs are taking up bigger and bigger chunks of the budget, how the chaos in parliament has had both benefits and drawbacks and how the DA and can improve in their next election....more36minPlay
February 13, 2019The RS Writers: Some Outlooks on 2019This episode features host Nicholas Babaya, Christiaan van Huysteen, Nicholas Woode-Smith and Christiaan Hugo. In this discussion, we talk about what the year 2019 holds holds for South Africa, air our thoughts on the upcoming election and debate about who we'll vote for....more1hPlay
January 05, 2019Mark Oppenheimer: EWC, The Constitution and International LawIn this episode, we speak with attorney and member of the Johannesburg Bar Mark Oppenheimer. We speak about the implication of international law on South Africa and its government's will to expropriate property, the schools of thought behind the constitution to a few possible legal objections to expropriation without compensation....more34minPlay
November 19, 2018Eardley Rudman: Game Farming and Hunting in South AfricaIn this episode, we talk with game farmer and professional hunter Eardley Rudman about the state of game farming in South Africa, why hunting makes economic sense for conservation and the problems with animal rights activists influencing policies on the international trade of trophies....more45minPlay
November 05, 2018Conscious Caracal: The media, the DA and the electionIn this episode, we talk to YouTuber Conscious Caracal. We discuss the state of a South Africa media, why the DA desperately needs a course-correction and what lies ahead in the upcoming election.Remember to subscribe and give us a 5-star rating....more37minPlay
October 15, 2018Diagonal Views with Nicholas Woode-Smith and Nicholas BabayaNicholas Woode-Smith and Nicholas Babaya discuss a range of current affairs, politics and economics in the first episode of Diagonal Views, a current affairs segment of the Rational Standard Podcast....more1h 16minPlay
October 04, 2018Michael Cardo: The DA on Liberalism and LandIn this episode we talk with Democratic Alliance Member of Parliament Michael Cardo. We talk about liberalism and why it's still at the core the DA's ideology - even if there is a wide range of interpretations of that liberalism - as well as the land issue in South Africa and where the DA stands....more36minPlay
September 27, 2018Christopher Wilson: A South African's Guide to Canadian PoliticsOn this episode, we talk with Christopher Wilson, a former journalist at The Rebel Media. We talk about the political situation in Canada, what the prospects are for the next election for the Conservative Party and Liberals as well discussing a few issues regarding South Africa....more57minPlay
September 04, 2018Marius Roodt: How "Shelley Garland" was published on Huffington Post SAIn this episode, we talk to Marius Roodt. Marius works at the Institute of Race Relations. He is probably best known as being the author the infamous "Shelley Garland" article publish by HuffPostSA. On the show, he gives us an inside view of why he did it and what went down....more39minPlay
FAQs about Rational Standard Podcast:How many episodes does Rational Standard Podcast have?The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.