In every culture, there are urban legends, spurious truths and superstitions that form part of the canon. Everyone knows a strange tale of something that never happened but that influences seemingly trivial choices we make daily; a story that was told by an uncle or a grandparent when we were children, one that no one can explain. In this episode, we speak to two guests, who illuminate the conversation and help investigate the questions around folktales and superstitions, and where these stories come from?

Why is it so difficult to find love? What makes us change our minds about love? What do we look for when searching for love? In this episode, we speak with Theo Malherbe, a professional matchmaker who has successfully matched singles looking for love for over a decade. Theo unpacks the motivations we share regarding love and romantic relationships.

Many years have passed since the Soweto student uprising of 16 June 1976, but discussions and controversy around Afrikaans as a home language and medium of instruction in many South African schools have not changed. Why is that? 

We open the episode with a clip from popular actress Ayanda Boroto, talking about her frustrations (which many South Africans share) on the subject. Her clip is followed by the opinions of two experts in the field who talk about the winners and losers the system creates and share their perspectives on possible solutions.

Guests (and links): Kagisho Masae, edu-tech entrepreneur; Lia Snijman, project manager at a language services company.

“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone”, - Pablo Picasso.

We've all experienced that nagging feeling reminding us of the project or task we have been putting off for weeks. In this episode we speak to three health and wellness professionals to understand why it is we procrastinate and what steps we can take to help us make better use of our time.

Guests: Reginald Ayer, health and fitness trainer; Pheme Segoe, health and wellness coach; Dr Kelebogile Mojanaga, Clinical Psychologist.

In today's we explore the value of art. Why is that some art pieces are priced more highly than others? Is it because of the material used, the time it took to create it, the emotional sentiment attached to it or the acclaimed reputation of the artist? We chat to two incredible women in the arts to get a better understanding:

Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi - South African-American painter and multi-media artist. Tollmand Award winning visual artist. She holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York. Her work has exhibited in several countries including South Africa, United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Vernice and Portugal.

Sara Hallatt - Founding Director of the Meta Foundation and Managing Director of August House artist studios. In 2011 she took up Directorship of one of SA’s foremost visual arts NGO's, the Fordsburg Artists’ Studios, more fondly known as the Bag Factory. She sits on a number of Boards within the visual arts and the creative sector more generally. Sara has a Bachelor in Dramatic Arts and a post graduate diploma in Business. In 2015 she was awarded the Mandela Washington Fellowship to Northwestern University in Chicago to study business and entrepreneurship

This week's podcast episode explores luxury brands and the psychology behind why we buy pricey designer goods. Have you ever found yourself buying an item that you didn't quite afford, but you did it because it simply made you feel good about yourself? Well it turns out there's a reason behind that, and our two guests will help us get a better understanding of what goes into the luxury brand buying decision process. 

Guests:

Vanessa Shilongo - Marketing Manager for the Richmond Group https://www.richemont.com/ 

Zetu Damane - Brand Strategist who explains the underlying WHY we purchase pricey luxury brands

Links:

We Made a $5,000 Hermes Wallet for $70!" :https://youtu.be/TQF8IkvirbQ 

Baby crying: https://youtu.be/j3glwtXrj0c 

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html#:~:text=From%20the%20bottom%20of%20the,attend%20to%20needs%20higher%20up

Music: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=uHzcZxlFV3A&list=RDAMVMuHzcZxlFV3A

A quick introduction to Why Is That featuring some of our crowdsourced listener's questions from Instagram.