The Gareth Cliff Show

Old school dropouts

18.04.23 Pt 2 - Kyle and Austin Cassim are in the house! They touch on the life of a modern day DJ, as well as the change in the nightlife in South Africa over the years. Lebang realises that Austin is the only person in studio who completed his degree,…

17 Apr 2023 10PM 53 min

Creepy Culture

18.04.23 Pt 1 - Lebang has woken up with infectious energy today! Gareth is not having any excuses for the Dalai Lama, or cultures that endorse weird behaviour involving kids. He also brings up the latest Bud Light controversy… and JJ Cornish joins for an update from the continent.

17 Apr 2023 9PM 1 hour

The Australian Uncle

17.04.23 Pt 2 - Gareth calls Leigh-Ann’s uncle Mike, after not being able to get hold of her during the first hour of the show. Mum-z finds Leigh-Ann’s story of a woman staying in a cave for 500 days ridiculous - even though he was trapped in Russia for 2…

16 Apr 2023 10PM 53 min

My neck, my back…

17.04.23 Pt 1 - Gareth, Ryan and South African comedian Mum-z discuss Eskom’s latest update about stage 6 loadshedding. What’s the worst place to get a tattoo? Gareth spoke to a tattoo artist over the weekend, and discovered their biggest fear. Dr Hanan joins the conversation and delves into Stockholm…

16 Apr 2023 9PM 56 min

OnlyFeet

14.04.23 Pt 2 - Do you think there is such a thing as good looking feet? Simphiwe asks the team if they would pay money for someone to cuddle them for 90 minutes. George Mienie joins to discuss an email sent in from a listener, and also describes his week-long…

13 Apr 2023 10PM 57 min

Gentlemen’s Game

14.04.23 Pt 1 - Gareth and Producer Ryan discuss Glynnis Breytenbach, and compare her to some of their high school teachers. Ben and Gareth discuss an amazing Diego Maradona Twitter thread that Ben discovered. The team discuss how G4S should handle criminals, and Gareth wants a ‘fight to the death’…

13 Apr 2023 9PM 59 min

Cry the Beloved Country

13.04.23 Pt 2 - Raf Gangat joins The Burning Platform from Jerusalem this week to discuss the state of politics around the world - bringing some essential insight into both sides of the story. Kanthan has a new suspicion growing about state capture, which grabs the attention of both Gareth…

12 Apr 2023 10PM 53 min

Getting Kuningier

13.04.23 Pt 1 - Gareth and Phumi cover a range of topics making headlines this week, including Glynnis Breytenbach grilling G4S, Elon Musk destroying a BBC journalist… and in a continuance of the Kuningi files, Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha - who have just landed back in the country. And…

12 Apr 2023 9PM 58 min

The Historical Time Machine

12.04.23 Pt 2 - British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore joins Gareth in studio for a proper history geek out session. They fantasize about which moment in time they would each go back to, and discuss the process of writing history in the modern age in an effort to understand the…

11 Apr 2023 10PM 50 min

Luh Tuppies

12.04.23 Pt 1 - Ryan encountered some ‘Luh Twizzy’ action over the weekend, and the team discuss South Africa’s way forward with this problem. Mash has a solution for Lebang’s family Tupperware issue… and Gareth has found a new favourite local celeb!

11 Apr 2023 9PM 57 min

The Minister of Menstruation

11.04.23 Pt 2 - Gareth and Lebang discuss dating in the future with advanced AI. Candice Chirwa is the Minister of Menstruation, and she joins the show to educate us about ‘Period Poverty’, stigma and more!

10 Apr 2023 10PM 58 min

Econo-Russians

11.04.23 Pt 1 - Gareth and Lebang have both picked up some horrible flu over the long weekend, but are here to keep the economy going. Gareth delivered a speech at the Pixley ka Isaka Seme Foundation over the weekend, and he reports back after his trip. And Lebang is…

10 Apr 2023 9PM 58 min

Stale vs Fresh Bread

06.04.23 Pt 2 - Mmusi Maimane steps onto The Burning Platform to discuss some of his latest antics in the political space. Gareth is curious how BOSA functions in society, while Phumi asks Mmusi if he is not just the ‘stale bread’ politician building another party to try lead South…

5 Apr 2023 10PM 1 hr 02 min

The Kuningi Files

06.04.23 Pt 1 - Gareth talks about falling out of love with America after the latest Trump fiasco. Tracy Chapman’s debut album turns 35, which leads to a discussion about other classic albums. And Phumi reveals more ‘Kuningi’ stories of the week.

5 Apr 2023 9PM 56 min

Excellence Defined

05.04.23 Pt 2 - Gareth Cliff chats to Troy Ruhanen (President and CEO of TBWA\Worldwide) and Luca Gallarelli (CEO of TBWA\South Africa) about the culture of the company, the future of advertising, managing creatives, and the current state of communication, marketing and technology - looking ahead to 2025.

4 Apr 2023 10PM 39 min

Martian Mash

05.04.23 Pt 1 - Gareth received some sad news about a friend, which leads to a bit of a rant. Mash briefs us on the latest AI tech, while expressing his urge for exploration on Mars. And Ryan shares his review of the stage musical, We Will Rock You.

4 Apr 2023 9PM 59 min

Advertising the African way

04.04.23 Pt 2 - Veli Ngubane, co-founder of Avatar - a 10-year-old agency that has become the largest fully black-owned advertising agency group in South Africa - joins the show to talk about his career in the advertising agency space. Having only ever had one job for 8 months, Veli…

3 Apr 2023 10PM 57 min

Getting Fleeced

04.04.23 Pt 1 - Gareth and Lebang kick off the show complaining about almost everything under the sun. Lebang has an even fuller house of family than normal, and they're setting off alarm bells. Do you believe athiests should be allowed to have their own holidays? Gareth and Lebang battle…

3 Apr 2023 9PM 58 min

Platonic Hot Tubs

03.04.23 Pt 2 - Gareth and Leigh-Ann catch up with Tumisho Masha on a range of topics, including the importance of being a father figure in your child’s life. Did anyone’s sex life improve with a hot tub? Gareth and Leigh-Ann investigate.

2 Apr 2023 10PM 56 min

Caught in the Buff

03.04.23 Pt 1 - Gareth discovers something shocking about Leigh-Ann’s landlord and her renting situation. Derek Watts dropped a bomb on Twitter this weekend… and Dr Hanan joins the show, alongside Tumisho Masha, for some Monday morning therapy.

2 Apr 2023 9PM 58 min