The Daily Friend Show

The Daily Friend Show is a 30-minute current affairs podcast featuring our analysts and writers. It presents a liberal perspective on the political, social and economic issues of the day on Monday and Friday.

The Daily Friend Wrap releases episodes at 17:00 which comment on the news events of the day 4 times a week Monday to Thursday. On Friday we do a live show on YouTube at 13:30.

No topic is taboo, nothing is off-limits. Our team of analysts and writers from South Africa's leading liberal opinion site

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1,212 Episodes

1180 – 1200

Ratings downgrade? China too powerful? Ellen too kind?

Nicholas Lorimer, Hermann Pretorius and Terence Corrigan discuss signs of a ratings downgrade, China's influence on media and Ellen's call for kindness.

9 Oct 2019 9AM 30 min

The bomb squad, things changing in Syria and secret vist to Mmusi

In this Monday episode Terence Corrigan, Gabriel Crouse and Nicholas Lorimer discuss twitter's outrage, Trump's pull back and Tony Leon's "secret" visit to Mmusi.

7 Oct 2019 8AM 38 min

The DA attacks the IRR and income and wealth in South Africa

Nicholas Lorimer, Gabriel Crouse and Hermann Pretorius discuss the Democratic Alliance's attack on the IRR for an article Hermann wrote and Gabriel Crouse discusses South Africa's income to wealth ratio.

2 Oct 2019 10AM 29 min

Special Edition: John Kane-Berman on Tito's economic plan

Big Daddy Liberty Talks to John Kane-Berman about the IRR's submission to Treasury on the finance minister Tito Mboweni's economic plan.

1 Oct 2019 4AM 18 min

Government attempts to stop black farmer owning land, Mmusi's car and the fight for reform

Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan and Hermann Pretorius talk about the government's attempts to stop a black farmer owning his land, Mmusi Maimane's car troubles and Tito's fight to get proper economic reforms.

30 Sep 2019 6AM 25 min

DA in trouble again, banks on strike and decency is dead.

Sara Gon, Nicholas Lorimer and Marius Roodt discuss the latest round of setbacks for the DA in local elections, the planned strike in the banking sector and the dehumanization of a British Prime Minister.

25 Sep 2019 4AM 22 min

The Holiday Edition

Sara Gon and Gabriel Crouse speak on Government banning foreign businesses as well as Heritage Day.

23 Sep 2019 5AM 23 min

Prescribed Assets, tensions between Saudi Arabia & Iran and more...

Welcome to the Monday edition of The Daily Friend Show, where we set out what we think will be the big news items for the week, and what you ought to know. Join ous discussion between Big Daddy Liberty, and IRR analysts, Nic Lorimer and Gabriel Crouse.

16 Sep 2019 10AM 23 min

Ace the race nationalist, Barry Bateman the profane and Moody's the optimistic

Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan and Herman Pretorius discuss Ace Magashule's recent comments on whites, Barry Bateman insulting Malema and ratings agency Moody's call on South Africa's debt.

11 Sep 2019 6AM 27 min

The Brexit mess unpacked and the breakdown in law & order in SA!

Welcome to the Monday edition of The Daily Friend Show, hosted by Big Daddy Liberty. In studio today is Daily Friend Editor, Sara Gon, and IRR analysts, Marius Roodt and Nic Lorimer. We look at the absolute nightmare that is Brexit, and discuss what Prime Minister Boris Johnson can do…

9 Sep 2019 7AM 32 min

NHI - a hiding to nothing

In this special podcast, Sara Gon interviews Paul Theron, CEO of Vestact. Paul has refreshingly outspoken views on the NHI as featured in his recent Business Blunders (ep. 153 and 154). We apologise for the quality of the sound but Paul’s answers are clear and well worth hearing.

6 Sep 2019 5AM 33 min

Xenophobic violence flares up as looting & truck burning!

Welcome to the Monday edition of the show, hosted by Big Daddy Liberty in studio with IRR analyst, Nic Lorimer and Chief Economist, Ian Cruickshanks! We look at the resurgence of xenophobic violence in South Africa. What is behind the looting of foreign-owned shops and the burning of trucks driven…

2 Sep 2019 6AM 16 min

Employment Equity, Ramaphosa in France and Helen goes podcasting

Nicholas Lorimer, Hermann Pretorius and Terrence Corrigan discuss the latest news and analysis.

28 Aug 2019 6AM 27 min

PVD, Brain Drain, New IFP leader and Cyril eyes your pension

Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon and Hermann Pretorius discuss the latest news and happenings in South Africa.

26 Aug 2019 7AM 23 min

Malema down in polls, Mashaba at risk and Hong Kong

Nicholas Lorimer, Herman Pretorius and Terence Corrigan discuss a recent opinion poll regarding our politicians, the Motion of no-confidence in Herman Mashaba and the ongoing protests in Hong Kong.

21 Aug 2019 5AM 22 min

ANC doubles-down on destructive pension & NHI threats and we discuss classical liberalism!

Join this conversation with Big Daddy Liberty, and IRR analysts Terence Corrigan and Marius Roodt, as week look at the weekend developments by the ANC which took aim at using your pensions to fund Eskom, SAA and other debt-ridden SOEs. We talk about how to stop it, and how the…

19 Aug 2019 6AM 24 min

The Economic Report: SA economy has lost R90-billion, and it's looking more grim for retail and mining sectors!

Every Wednesday we'll get the latest economic numbers and data from IRR Chief Economist, Ian Cruickshanks! Join this discussion with Big Daddy Liberty and IRR analyst, Hermann Pretorius,, as we look at what will be the release of the latest retail numbers, and Ian reveals that the South African bond…

14 Aug 2019 7AM 22 min

We talk NHI, threats to academic freedom & rural woman denied property-rights! | The Daily Friend Show

Join Big Daddy Liberty in discussion with Daily Friend Editor-in-Chief, Sara Gon, IRR analysts, Hermann Pretorius & Nicolas Lorimer. We look at the increased attempt at power centralization by politicians, especially in light of the NHI taking away your decision-making ability. We also discuss the peculiar case of UCT of…

12 Aug 2019 6AM 26 min

The SA economy lost another R15-billion last week...is the end near?

Join in on the conversation with IRR Chief Economist, Ian Cruickshanks, and IRR Head of Campaigns,Marius Roodt, as we look at the continuing slide of the SA economy. How close are we to an IMF bailout? How much more bad policy by the Leftist ideologue ANC can our economy take?…

7 Aug 2019 6AM 21 min

We discuss the US mass shootings & the failure by the JSE to criticize bad Leftist policy proposals!

We convey our condolences to the victims of two mass shooting incidents in the United States, one in El Paso (Texas) and Dayton (Ohio). This incidents stress the importance of a liberal democratic government playing its role in protecting citizens, and at the same time not infringing on their rights…

5 Aug 2019 6AM 19 min