The Gareth Cliff Show

Beyoncé: The Donald Trump of Entertainers

23.04.19 Pt 1 – Fresh off the long weekend, the team have had an eventful couple of days to chat about. Between lunches and more lunches, Gareth also raves about a documentary he got to watch called One Strange Rock. On the other hand of the 'binge-watching scale', Siya shares…

23 Apr 2019 12AM 52 min

#DoYourJob

18.04.19 Pt 2 – The courts and our legal system at large have become the battleground for political struggle. We don’t have to look far before seeing that, especially in the past few weeks with the state capture inquiry taking centre stage in the political landscape. One of South Africa’s…

18 Apr 2019 1AM 1 hr 01 min

Hot Cross Bun Saga Gets Heated

18.04.19 Pt 1 – With the long weekend looming, the team share their Easter family traditions and upcoming plans. Get up-to-date with current affairs in the "Five Things You Need To Know". Rhino poachers get stomped on, as you'll hear in "Said By Siya". Then, did you know your breathalyser…

18 Apr 2019 12AM 47 min

Singing away the Wednesday Blues

17.04.19 Pt 2 – Gord sings a trans song he made up with his nieces, more talk about Notre Dame, a touch of politics as the dodgy ANC billboard is discussed... and the triumphant return of Decimal Dan!

17 Apr 2019 1AM 54 min

Late coming Laws says Up Yours

17.04.19 Pt 1 – You get people achieving in life and those that just want to talk crap about them. The Tiger Woods story gets Gareth talking about this, which leads to hateful narratives in the press that create false realities for political purposes. Your latest news and sport from…

17 Apr 2019 12AM 54 min

Nkosi Sikelel'uKurt Darren

16.04.19 Pt 2 – The team share a laugh over Kurt Darren's performance of the national anthem at a recent rugby match. Following that, they get stuck into some of the day's top stories including singer Zahara's health woes, billionaire Jack Ma's "12 hours a day, six days a week"…

16 Apr 2019 1AM 53 min

Oh, (Notre) Dame!

16.04.19 Pt 1 – The team is still stunned by the Notre Dame fire. Hear all about the Parisian tragic incident and its update here. Gareth has the Five Things You Need To Know, then PigSpotter stops by with the final edition of Smart Driving - this time answering some…

16 Apr 2019 12AM 53 min

R Kelly performs again. Sort of...

15.04.19 Pt 2 – An exotic fugitive is nabbed in Tshwane, a strange man doing strange things on a plane, a nightmare for a naked pilot, there is more to the Sandton City rooftop blowjob, and the usual mix of stories that will make you reassess the world you live…

15 Apr 2019 1AM 42 min

The Game of Who Cares

15.04.19 Pt 1 – Are we all becoming more and more anti-social by nature? Gareth asks the question after watching Ricky Gervais' After Life series, something which continues to receive fantastic reviews. The Game of Thrones return and all the fanfare around it, plus the new Star Wars trailer and…

15 Apr 2019 12AM 1 hr 04 min

Raising Hell!

12.04.19 Pt 2 - Why do celebrities feel the need to share so much about their personal lives? Is this even necessary? Amongst discussing the news, the team get stuck in debating this: Leigh-Ann and Siya agreeing that sharing makes a difference, while Gareth reckons there's no need. Then, want…

12 Apr 2019 1AM 1 hr 01 min

Machines of Gross

12.04.19 Pt 1 - Get your Friday feeling going with the team. No surprise here, but Gareth makes his unpleasant feelings of other humans vocal. Get into the Five Things You Need To Know, before Leigh-Ann gets going on her analysis of the latest episode of The Bachelor SA.

12 Apr 2019 12AM 55 min

Why do you vote for a specific party?

11.04.19 Pt 2 – Another week of crazy politics in SA, but luckily we have Ivo Vegter to help us make sense of it all on The Burning Platform. It's still pretty much all about the elections - electricity, empty promises and what motivates us to vote for certain parties.

11 Apr 2019 1AM 56 min

Desperate set-ups & the GoT countdown

11.04.19 Pt 1 – Gareth and Phumi are excitedly counting down the days to Game of Thrones. Is there a link between atheism and society's ills? Phumi is rewatching Mad Men, which is giving her renewed empathy for the plight of the 60s housewife. Would you set your friends up…

11 Apr 2019 12AM 56 min

Decimal Dan... who the hell is Decimal Dan?

10.04.19 Pt 2 – Gareth refers to Riaz Moola as 'intimidatingly intelligent'. As CEO and Founder of HyperionDev he is doing great things in empowering education which he shares here. Decimal Dan may just change your life with regards to early day currencies, which is confusing as all hell. Historical…

10 Apr 2019 1AM 57 min

The talking points are 'Piling' up here

10.04.19 Pt 1 – What causes piles? The team aren't that sure but they do know you need to avoid them. The joy of podcasts in the information age, especially for adults. Gareth delves into the nuances of modern education before things go full circle with black holes. The top…

10 Apr 2019 12AM 50 min

Somali Pirates, the Unlikely Conservationists

09.04.19 Pt 2 – Poor Rosemarie Bentley - a 99-year-old woman whose body organs are all over the place, literally. AI is meeting the beauty world and creating great innovations. Leigh-Ann shares details about a $12 billion airport in the works. The team meets docu-journalist Adrian Steirn, who has just…

9 Apr 2019 1AM 56 min

Regifting: Yay or Nay?

09.04.19 Pt 1 – The way we live in 2019 is changing: Is owning a house or even paying off a car really worth it? Gareth wonders about this. Where do you draw the line with regifting? The team follows up on yesterday's conversation around the banning of the online…

9 Apr 2019 12AM 55 min

Nobody is playing in this game discussion

08.04.19 Pt 2 – Gareth discusses a controversial new game glorifying rape, with activist Tina Thiart wanting to take a stand against this and all involved. Someone has accidentally invented an always on phone battery, Leigh-Ann talks about ticky boxes, and atheism is now eclipsing religion in the US. Lara…

8 Apr 2019 1AM 50 min

What if happiness is actually all around you?

08.04.19 Pt 1 – In times of doom and gloom, Gareth talks about a beautifully simplistic wedding ceremony he went to, and how happiness may not be so unattainable for us all. Michael Jackson's family fights back with a documentary of their own, Ben celebrates a special anniversary, and a…

8 Apr 2019 12AM 53 min

Critical Leigh-Annylsis of The Bachelor

05.04.19 Pt 2 – A kid that went missing years ago suddenly appears in a very strange story. A Marvel marathon like no other, Ben remembers the great Harambe, Prince Harry says Fortnite should be banned and a woman gets abducted while on safari in Uganda. Leigh-Ann powers into her…

5 Apr 2019 1AM 1 hr 03 min