The Gareth Cliff Show

When is the vaccine launch?

23.04.20 Pt 1 - Turns out Damon's mom isn't a scientist, and lemon in hot water isn't a real vaccine for Covid-19. What have you found yourself doing more than ever? Are you getting value for money with the schooling system? Imagine living in lockdown and being a brother, father,…

23 Apr 2020 12AM 57 min

Curves & Karens

22.04.20 Pt 2 - Michael Bublé is in hot water, is he about to get cancelled? Has lockdown actually affected the curve? With all the Covid-19 testing we've done, can we take any hope from early results? Can the ANC lead us to a better economic reality? The lottery isn't…

22 Apr 2020 1AM 49 min

Blacky Chan... paws of death

22.04.20 Pt 1 - If you want to make a lockdown something you can get through, just sing Michael Jackson. Blacky Chan is trying to kill Gord, and he's documenting it. Not that you should, but what would you break lockdown for? And Vincent, a friend of the show, reveals…

22 Apr 2020 12AM 53 min

Men are like bad outfits... disposable

21.04.20 Pt 2 - Are tattletales good for lockdown? How can the ANC wish for banished sales of alcohol when they are the kings of getting raucous? Lorraine Maisel joins us to discuss the role of PR during and after lockdown. She also tells us about her new fiancé, and…

21 Apr 2020 1AM 43 min

The Prince of PR

21.04.20 Pt 1 - Stop saying you are pivoting, everyone is in a pandemic trap as business owners. Bushiri has gone digital... now that's pivoting! Harry, who used to be a Prince, is now managing the emotions of his father-in-law, what a wild ride his life has been. And if…

21 Apr 2020 12AM 54 min

Hair today... gone tomorrow

20.04.20 Pt 2 - When you start to cyberstalk people out of boredom, you know lockdown is getting real. If you go bald, what's the honourable way out... shave or hair piece? If you want to have a virtual meeting with a goat, it's possible. Phoeby Musonda tells us how…

20 Apr 2020 1AM 59 min

Trainspotting vs Cigarettes

20.04.20 Pt 1 - Global Citizens concert, how was that whole thing? Beyonce popped in too... did that make it worse or better? Is being forced to give up your vices too much to ask for people who need to cope with stress? Siya fell asleep during a family call,…

20 Apr 2020 12AM 54 min

We walk straight!

17.04.20 Pt 2 - How would a fabulous human survive in the 16th century? If you had the chance to ask your teachers from school, would you want to know what they thought of you? Leigh-Ann had a gang in school and they had a chilling chant. Craig Hannabus details…

17 Apr 2020 1AM 1 hr 01 min

Netflix & Zuma... no not that guy

17.04.20 Pt 1 - Will people with vices quit those because of lockdown? What is the human equivalent of a rabbit? If you are obese, life would be hard anyway, but during Covid-19 it's terminal. Siya's cigarettes, open now... roll up, roll up! How do you choose what to watch…

17 Apr 2020 12AM 54 min

Divorce saves Khaya

16.04.20 Pt 2 - Khaya Sithole is realising he doesn't need people as much as he thought he did. If your family is filled with divorced people, it reduces the pressure for you to get married to please your elders. The advent of online learning has opened a new sense…

16 Apr 2020 1AM 1 hr 01 min

Nipples on The Grid

16.04.20 Pt 1 - A chef was arrested for delivering food to a client, is this madness or are rules not negotiable? Are police overreaching by hassling 'The Bachelor' about the contents of his shopping bag? Battle Nips is the only thing you need for this lockdown. Wits University is…

16 Apr 2020 12AM 1 hour

Lockdown in Accra... where you Ghana go?

15.04.20 Pt 2 - Covid-19 lockdown is bad enough, but imagine being trapped in a hotel room in an equatorial country which sometimes has temperatures of up to 50 degrees centigrade! The zombies have already been here, chill out people. Emma Sadleir gives some poignant advice about the legal parameters…

15 Apr 2020 1AM 54 min

The meat of Satan

15.04.20 Pt 1 - If you find yourself talking to your neighbour just because you are in lockdown, be careful... it's a slippery slope to being friends with someone who lives next door. Is Gareth a vampire? Cats lick everything, are they actually porn stars? Is Cyril a hero, or…

15 Apr 2020 12AM 57 min

Family, misfortune & fame

14.04.20 Pt 2 - The tragedy of the death of another Kennedy has shocked the world again. Julia Sotirianakos, CEO of Reach For a Dream Foundation, has challenged us to send 'Share Hope' videos for the children which they can no longer embrace due to lockdown. CEO of Fluxmans, Colin…

14 Apr 2020 1AM 1 hour

Calendars are useless these days

14.04.20 Pt 1 - Let's be honest, April was basically a holiday month anyway, it's the perfect time to have a lockdown. Can digital platforms be places of community for all of society? If you are an influencer, how do you know you are influential if social media doesn't tell…

14 Apr 2020 12AM 1 hr 04 min

Kanthan & the Hin-Jew

09.04.20 Pt 2 - Pesach when you are Hindu is an interesting one - especially if one of your children is Jewish. WHO will be shunned by America because it's so China-centric. What you want to be careful about is anyone in political power using creative language. Bernie Sanders was…

9 Apr 2020 1AM 57 min

Obama is ghosting Biden

09.04.20 Pt 1 - Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the race - nobody has told Joe Biden though. Is Obama ghosting Biden? Melania Trump might just be the mother of the year. The secret to being happy is to marry for money, forget love. Quarantine in the Bahamas is…

9 Apr 2020 12AM 58 min

RIP Vinolia Mashego

08.04.20 Pt 2 - Siya is now chomping at the bit to get out of lockdown - in the words of Al Gore, "It's super serious!" South Africa has lost an icon... RIP Vinolia Mashego. Is everyone a yoga teacher now? The people have spoken, CliffCentral at the very least…

8 Apr 2020 1AM 49 min

Squirrel Ramaphosa

08.04.20 Pt 1 - Gareth has learned how to use a knife in lockdown and that's nice to hear. If your immune system is awful, you are at risk with Covid-19. Conspiracy theories are cannon fodder, but they are the opium of the masses... and who doesn't like opium? Are…

8 Apr 2020 12AM 58 min

Ruling an Empire like a Boss!

07.04.20 Pt 2 - Dr Robyn Spring details the challenges of Covid-19 for women who are pregnant or have young babies, and miraculously she has the internet in the Eastern Cape, so that was a nice surprise. What does flattening the curve actually mean, because everyone says it, but what…

7 Apr 2020 1AM 56 min