The Gareth Cliff Show

Kubler-Ross & Chill

24.03.20 Pt 1 - Stakeholders made Cyril late. Will South Africans cooperate with #Lockdown2020? Siya is at stage 3 of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ cycle of trauma relief. What are the special skills you could learn in the Covid-19 lockdown? And be warned... if you don’t buy condoms, you might be on…

24 Mar 2020 12AM 56 min

A virgin Bachelor & a return from China

23.03.20 Pt 2 - What will the world look like post-Covid? The Olympics might get cancelled, and that is a sad reality for humans who have trained for four years. There was a virgin bachelor who made the show boring, who has coronavirus now... but he’s not a virgin anymore,…

23 Mar 2020 1AM 58 min

Big foreheads are cool

23.03.20 Pt 1 - The thing about under-reacting in Covid-19 times is that the downside is death, and that doesn’t sound fun. Having said this, should you become friends with anyone in your complex, because what happens when you get healthy? How should you handle being stuck at a wedding…

23 Mar 2020 12AM 51 min

Bats don’t brush their teeth

20.03.20 Pt 2 - Should we laugh at people who claim to have symptoms of Covid-19? There’s a doctor who says sex will save your life in these diseased times. One of the leading sages of our time, Cardi B, says “Coronavirus, this shit is real!” High Rob is taking…

20 Mar 2020 1AM 1 hour

Empty shelves & eating in the bath

20.03.20 Pt 1 - How long is too long to be shopping? Lauren in London says they’re also going bonkers with store shelves being empty. Flying is a germ-filled experience... is it possible to avoid coronavirus on a plane, or are you doomed? Oprah and Siya are both eating like…

20 Mar 2020 12AM 56 min

The healing power of golf

19.03.20 Pt 2 - Certain tribes are just better at cleaning their backside, let’s accept that. Is the rise of technocracies a threat to civil liberty? Is government intelligence run like James Bond runs his operation, or is it just a normal day job? Schabir Shaik - who loves golf…

19 Mar 2020 1AM 1 hr 03 min

Michael Jackson… patient zero

19.03.20 Pt 1 - Is Cyril’s government back in business with all this rule making? How will businesses treat their hiring and firing in these times of austerity? When the chips are down, the best business minds will survive - we explore which industries are doing well. South Africans have…

19 Mar 2020 12AM 56 min

Porn, Pregnancy & Social Distancing

18.03.20 Pt 2 - Big Brother Germany has really created magical television by telling the unsuspecting housemates about Covid-19. There was a seminal moment where for a second it sounded like Gareth was giving Damon a compliment, touching stuff. Mel Brooks’ son has a social distancing video for the ages…

18 Mar 2020 1AM 51 min

Crime doesn’t pay... unless you’re rich

18.03.20 Pt 1 - If it happens it happens. Covid-19 means you should stop talking to shop staff. Damon says he’s lived well and him dying is not a train smash. Blowing your nose can get you kicked out of the shops. Old age homes got locked down too late,…

18 Mar 2020 12AM 51 min

Only Pirates invest in Gold

17.03.20 Pt 2 - Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato are figures who need no introduction. Blind History season 3 is here! In episode one we take a journey back in time to the acropolis of Athens to explore the lives of the fathers of Western Philosophy, and what shaped their outlooks…

17 Mar 2020 1AM 58 min

Put on a shirt Gord!

17.03.20 Pt 1 - If you have a cold, you are dying... just accept that. In times when children have to be off school, au pairs should charge 10 times more than usual, supply and demand. As Covid-19 lockdowns rise, what personal projects will you take on board which you…

17 Mar 2020 12AM 54 min

The Spanish flu trumps Covid-19

16.03.20 Pt 2 - Is less consumption possible for human beings? The Spanish flu killed a lot of humans, we’ve been here before. Germany wants to send money for the Covid-19 test to South Africa… send the tests, we’ll never see that money! Bernie thinks Ebola is back, oh dear…

16 Mar 2020 1AM 1 hr 02 min

Cyril, Carlin & Covid

16.03.20 Pt 1 - Cyril was late for the biggest pandemic address of the nation in… ever! What does Covid-19 actually mean? What’s the most amount of people you should have at your wedding? If you cough and sneeze , we no longer say “bless you”... we just move away…

16 Mar 2020 12AM 57 min

Harvey Whine-stein

13.03.20 Pt 2 - The chickens have come home to roost for Harvey Weinstein, prompting him to whinge and moan about his sentencing. Decades later, the Clintons are still talking about the Monica Lewinsky scandal. What is it like to be quarantined because of the coronavirus? Find out as Gina…

13 Mar 2020 1AM 47 min

Corona-viral

13.03.20 Pt 1 - It's the weekend baby! However, Covid-19 has some nasty outcomes for your toiletry shopping and international travels. When in Rome, you should stay in Rome... Italy is shut down. Trump gives travels from Europe the middle finger, but of course there's always a loophole in the…

13 Mar 2020 12AM 47 min

What do governments spend their money on?

12.03.20 Pt 2 - The NICD is doing great work, let’s not wrap them up in the ANC mess of incompetence. What do governments spend their funds on in general? If you are having any trouble from a report on CNN, take the Donald Trump approach. Measures of austerity at…

12 Mar 2020 1AM 49 min

Tom Hanks married Wilson... Rita Wilson

12.03.20 Pt 1 - Tom Hanks is basically dead, he’s got Covid-19. Saudi Arabia is under internal turmoil, the king is under siege. Vlad Putin is a gentleman, he just has a bad temper. Gareth’s finger is fine, coronavirus has no chance of killing him. If you need advice on…

12 Mar 2020 12AM 56 min

Suggestions from Morons

11.03.20 Pt 2 - Should we give our kids better quality poetry to read, or is that what iPads and YouTube are for? Does being nice matter at all? Donald Trump has just crushed the Democrats on Twitter before going to bed. Our loyal listener Vinnie rocked the show, he…

11 Mar 2020 1AM 1 hr 03 min

Putin & Zombies

11.03.20 Pt 1 - Is death your only salvation, or is touching your penis the only nirvana available on Earth? Are there good reasons to change your mind, or should everything be a good idea? What’s the best case scenario once you kick the bucket? Is language yours, or can…

11 Mar 2020 12AM 51 min

Are Komodo dragons the ultimate feminists?

10.03.20 Pt 2 - How do we deal with race relations when things start to get wonky in the workplace? Komodo dragons are doing it for the sisters. If you wear a nose ring, you are letting everyone know that things are never going to get serious. Amanda Bynes assures…

10 Mar 2020 1AM 52 min