Wide Awake Podcast

In this episode of the Wide Awake Podcast I speak to double Great White shark attack survivor, Shannon Ainslie! We talked about the day the attack took place, how he survived, his injuries, another massive shark attack that happened during a shark week episode, the biggest great white shark alive called Deep Blue, Shannon's Orca encounter, surfing in the Arctic and much more!

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In this weeks episode of the Wide Awake Podcast I speak to a homeless soldier called Gavin about a tragic event that happened while he was in Rwanda. This event lead to him spending many years in some of South Africa's most notorious prisons. We also speak about the events that lead to him living on the streets, his struggle with addiction, how he got shot during a fight with a gang member and much more...

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In this episode of the Wide Awake Podcast I speak to a homeless man that has been living on the streets for over 10 years! We talk about his drug addiction, life on the streets, spending time in prison, getting shot during a gang fight and much more...

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In this episode of the Wide Awake Podcast I speak to Nicole Engelbrecht, host of the True Crime South Africa podcast, about the life and crimes of South Africa's most notorious serial killer: Moses Sithole. Moses killed between 37-76 people before being caught. We speak about his life before becoming a killer, his crimes, how he was arrested, his prison sentence and much more...

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In this episode of the Wide Awake Podcast I speak to Kieron Reddy who is a warden at one of the most dangerous prisons in the world, Pollsmoor Prison.

Pollsmoor is a maximum security prison that holds some of South Africa's most dangerous criminals. The prison is known for having horrific living conditions and is the home to one of the most feared gangs in the world, the Numbers Gang. 

The prison was designed with a maximum capacity of 4300 offenders and the current inmate population is over 7000.

In 2007 Pollsmoor was featured in a documentary called Ross Kemp On Gangs where the famous interview with gang leader John Mongrel took place. 

In this interview we discuss how the prison has changed over the years, the interview with John Mongrel, Kieron's experience with gang violence, corrupt prison guards, Notorious gangster Turner Adams, prison rehabilitation and much more...

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In this episode of the Wide Awake Podcast I speak to Edwin from the Youtube channel Edwin's Generation. We dive into Die Antwoord's scandals over the years including the incident with Zheani. The time Die Antwoord attacked Andy Butler at a festival and why Ninja and Yolandi adopted Tokkie. We also talked about their involvement with the Numbers Gang and how their career has been affected by their controversies! 

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In this incredible episode of the Wide Awake Podcast I speak to Siv Ngesi. We talk about boxing Cassper Nyovest, His childhood, his latest movie- The Women King, Kanye West and Andrew Tate, advice for men, his thoughts on women's rights and much more...

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In this weeks episode of the Wide Awake Podcast I speak to Christo Brand. He was a Prison Guard on Robben Island and Pollsmoor Prison during apartheid and during that time he formed a friendship with Nelson Mandela. In this podcast we speak about how he became a prison guard, his friendship with Nelson Mandela, Mandela's life in prison, and a secret that Christo and Mandela had to keep for over 20 years.

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In this wild episode of the Wide Awake Podcast I spoke to Thea Booysen and how she ended up with YouTube superstar Jimmy Donaldson, more commonly known as Mr Beast.

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In this episode of the Wide Awake Podcast I speak to Mmusi Maimane about running for president, growing up in Soweto, Jacob Zuma, Corruption and so much more. During the filming of this episode we also experienced Load Shedding which was unexpected but incredibly funny.

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