Rational Standard Podcast

Rational Standard Podcast

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Rational Standard Podcast episodes

  • Policy Debates: Visas, visitors and Gigaba's legacy

    Before the Rational Standard was official, the co-founders of what  became the Rational Standard hosted series of group discussions about  South African news and politics.

    In this episode, Christiaan van Huyssteen, Martin van Staden and Nicholas Woode-Smith discuss South Africa's new visa system, spearheaded by Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba.  Sources and references:  [1] http://www.bdlive.co.za/business/tran...

    [2] http://ineng.co.za/south-africa-is-ha...

    [3] http://www.news24.com/Opinions/New-vi...

    22 min
  • Policy Debates: The Coerciveness of 'Transformation'

    Before the Rational Standard was official, the co-founders of what  became the Rational Standard hosted series of group discussions about  South African news and politics.

    In this episode ,Christiaan van Huyssteen, Martin van Staden and Nicholas Woode-Smith discuss 'Transformation' on South African university campuses.  

    29 min
  • Policy Debates: Economic uncertainty in South Africa

    Before the Rational Standard was official, the co-founders of what  became the Rational Standard hosted series of group discussions about  South African news and politics.

    In this episode, Christiaan van Huyssteen, Martin van Staden and Nicholas Woode-Smith discuss the dismal rating South Africa received on its wealth scorecard from New World Wealth.

    Sources and references:  [1] http://www.fin24.com/Economy/South-Af...

    [2] http://sal.civilrights.org.za/7-reaso...

    [3] Cronje, F. 'A Time Traveller's Guide to Our Next Ten Years'. 2014. Cape Town: Tafelberg. 

    [4] Louw, L. & Kendall, F. 'South Africa: The Solution'. 1989. Bhisho: Amagi Publications.

    42 min
  • Policy Debates: Chinese commies, capital flight and bad liquor policy

    Before the Rational Standard was official, the co-founders of what became the Rational Standard hosted series of group discussions about South African news and politics.

    In this episode, Christiaan van Huyssteen, Martin van Staden and Nicholas Woode-Smith discuss the arrest of several South Africans in PR China; the mass migration of rich South Africans abroad and the government's new liquor policy. During the post production phase of this podcast, we learned that the South Africans in China have been released and are returning home.

    Sources and references:  [1] http://ewn.co.za/2015/07/16/China-arr...[2] http://timeslive.co.za/local/2015/07/...[3] http://moneyweb.co.za/news/internatio...[4] http://youtube.com/watch?v=kSTgv_C5VDM/[5] http://sal.civilrights.org.za/limited...[6] http://food24.com/Drinks/Wine/Restaur...

    29 min

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