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Get Me Off This Ride
by Tlholohelo Makatu
Get Me Off This Ride is a little podcast created by TT Makatu, a Born Again South African™ and a lowkey empath. The topics that come to TT vary but there's always one unifying theme: this life thing is not working out like it was promised. Come with TT, being someone who absorbs depressing information so as to not forget them, on her journey of figuring out how to process and still live in spite of it all.
Episodes
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It's My Birthday & I'll Cry If I Want To
Birthday depression is real, y'all. In this long-delayed episode, TT gets vulnerable about her birthday staycation, the time away from home and the emotions it brought up. She also gets into why people might not enjoy their birthdays and how to process this. TW: mentions of sexual assault…
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Great PR, Beautiful PR
The devil works hard, but the spin doctors for these animals work harder! In this week's episode, TT talks about the animals which have better reputations than they deserve and give off the appearance of being cute and wholesome, but are actual monsters. Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter and...
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Caucasian Complications
It could all be so simple... but they'd rather make it hard. In this week's episode of Get Me Off This Ride, TT runs through a few of the things that white people have complicated for no clear and understandable reason. Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram, @GetMeTFasap and...
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I'm Sleeping Because I'm Not Dead (Yet)
Sleep deprivation never looks good on anybody, please. In this week's episode, TT shares an exciting development and recent adjustment in her life, then goes in on hustle/grind culture and how we're all worse for it, and most importantly, speaks on the importance of sleep. Follow the podcast on...
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Scam The Beloved Country IV
Pyramid schemes are like cockroaches - through changing cultures they always prevail and rise to scam once again. In this week's episode, TT talks about the most recent pyramid scheme to take South Africans for a ride: Crowd1. Watch "Unmasking the Pyramid Kings" by BBC Africa Eye on Youtube:...
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When Hye-ri Met Sandile
After watching many a Korean drama, one is bound to start extrapolating. This week, TT lists the things that South Africans and South Koreans have in common, as well as where they differ. Earworm of the Moment: Juanna - Intoxicated (Rothmann Remix) Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter and IG…
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The Episode Designed To Be Deleted. Forever.
In this week's episode, TT talks about an interesting dream, bemoans capitalism (as usual), and most importantly, shares the wildest and weirdest Hinge profile answers she has come across from trying out the dating app. Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter and Instagram, and send an email to…
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#GautrainIsOver 2: Electric Boogaloo
It's the 50th episode, Reluctant Riders! Bringing it full circle, TT revisits the topic of her very first episode: the Gautrain service. She checks what's new with the Gautrain and goes back into her disdain for the transportation service. Listen to the very first episode and a few others of this...
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Hot Girl Sun, Sad Girl Moon
In this week’s episode, TT shares the details of her natal chart, how she decided to get it done, and what she has learned about healing stones, chakras and astrology with the help of the Co – Star app. Stick around until the end of the episode, for a little self-care recommendation – friend to...
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Fine Wine or Rotten Milk: Food Edition
In this week's episode, TT recalls all the foodstuffs she ate as a child and whether she would eat them again as an adult. Content warning: mentions and descriptions of copious amounts of food, death Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap, and Instagram, @getmeoffthisridepodcast. If...
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Killed In The Crib
What's up, Reluctant Riders - this episode was meant to come out last weekend but suffered a late release due to technical issues - sorry about that! Please enjoy the episode and stick around for the regularly scheduled programming this weekend. In this episode, TT lists shows that she feels were...
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The Perfect International Women's Month
It's March and that means it's Women's History Month or International Women's Month. On months like this, companies and brands start to perform their wokeness in the hopes we give them props. In this week's episode, TT lists the action items that companies, service providers and governments…
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I Got A Bad Feeling About This, Scoob
Ever been watching a show or movie and knew that something bad was around the corner, and it made you sick to your gut? Apparently, that's a real thing and you're not just a weirdo. TT talks about that feeling in this week's episode. To read the articles cited in the episode, follow any of these...
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2021 Friendship Application
On this week’s episode, TT is looking for friends. Get into the 13 essential traits of good friends, the personality profile of a Turbulent Mediator, love languages, and if you want to be TT’s friend, there are some things you need to know about her and you must satisfy her humble requirements.…
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Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know
On this week’s episode, TT talks about the fear of missing out (FOMO), what it means, how it has played a major role in her life and how she relates to other people, and how she reminds herself that it does not have to be so deep. Earworm of the Week: KAI – Mmmh Referenced article: Social Media…
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Scam The Beloved Country II
Hey Reluctant Riders, this week's episode is still coming, but how about enjoying an old episode in the meantime? In this old broadcast, TT talks about employment being one of the biggest scams plaguing South Africans, how unscrupulous individuals take advantage of our high unemployment rate and...
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In Defense of Ama2000
Hey Reluctant Riders, this week's episode is still coming, but how about enjoying an old episode in the meantime? In this old broadcast, TT takes up the cause for young people born after 2000, known colloquially in South Africa as "ama2000s", because sometimes they get a lot of unnecessary slack....
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There's Plenty of Sharks In The Sea
Hey Reluctant Riders, this week's episode is still coming, but how about enjoying an old episode in the meantime? In this old broadcast, TT talks about her experiences in dating on the apps and the last relationship she had. Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap, and if you want to...
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Black Girls Deserve More
In this week's episode, TT talks about misogynoir, what it means and how it manifests, because in her eyes - people don't get it. If you are triggered by mentions of assault, femicide, transphobia and sexual abuse, it's okay to sit this one out. But if you're listening in - take a shot for every...
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JTST Rewind: BOOK CLURB II
A rebroadcast of an old episode from when the podcast was called Just The Southernmost Tip (JTST). Follow the Get Me Off This Ride podcast on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap. If you want to send me an email, you can do so at [email protected].
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Weak Wellness Advice
Compliments of the new year, Reluctant Riders! We kick off 2020: The Sequel with some unstructured, backless wellness advice - 5 things to remember as you try and make something of this year. You can watch Naledi Mashishi's interview with the UN on this tweet here:...
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Home Away From Home
Stand up, Reluctant Riders! Here we go with another music episode! This week, TT highlights songs that sound South African or appeal to South Africans, but are not home-grown tunes. You can listen to the songs featured on this episode plus more, on Apple Music at: https://apple.co/2IivyBn Follow...
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Re-Return to Fanfictionlandia
Gather around, children - it's story time! On a rainy night, TT reads a couple of fan fictions based on her two teenage crushes: Corbin Bleu and Daniel Radcliffe, reveling in the bad grammar, lack of logic and sometimes surprisingly good storytelling. You can read the fanfiction featured on this...
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Kids Are Born With Bad Vibes & Other Baseless Opinions
In this week's episode, TT shows her bad side, delivering 45 of her worst opinions - opinions that can be considered unpopular, terrible and sometimes have no basis. Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter and Instagram!
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Why The Girls Love Korean TV
In this week's episode, TT presents a hopefully convincing argument for why Korean TV is giving the rest of the entertainment world a run for its money, and what dramas and variety shows she has been watching through the lockdown. Sources: "A guide to Korean dramas: Everything beginners need to...
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A Guide To Rediscovering Your Blackness
Get Me Off This Ride is back again this weekend, with some much needed knowledge for all the coons and coconuts out there! TT presents the guide to rediscovering your blackness (if you are born black but hate the fact) - identifying the tell-tale signs of coonery and the corrective actions to...
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Lowering The Group Average
In this episode, TT lists the things that she believes are holding the Republic of South Africa back from being achieving greatness - in other words, "lowering the group average". Is it too much to ask to want to be like New Zealand? Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter and Instagram, just…
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Fine Wine or Rotten Milk: Cartoon Edition
The 90s and early 2000s were great eras for cartoons and some of use still remember our favourites fondly and vividly. TT talks a stroll down memory lane, discussing the cartoons she used to watch as a kid, what she loved about them, and whether they would hold up today in their original format....
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The Real Adulting Curriculum
Many of us have reached the start line of our adult years without a full understanding of what we need to make it through, and we end up wishing there were things that were taught to us when we were still in school. In this week's episode, TT lists the things and areas of knowledge that children...
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JTST Rewind: Microsoft Office Penthouse Suite
A re-broadcast of an old episode from when the podcast was under the name 'Just The Southernmost Tip'. We'll be back next week with new content, take care!
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Dance To The Depression (feat. Mum)
In this week's episode, TT explores songs that, at first listen, are very upbeat but once you really listen to the lyrics, you find that there is sadness and sorrow in the music. But we still vibe! To listen to my Dance To The Depression playlist on Apple Music, use this link:...
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The Dreams The Rona Deferred
TT shares the late resolutions she wrote down back in February, before the lockdown, and whether she has made progress with any of them, and also shares the new goals she has for 2020 and beyond. Bonus segment: 'GMOTR Pox Cast' To listen to any of TT's musical quarantine creations and the new...
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A Guide To Reconditioning A Pick-Me
Being a Pick-Me is an affliction that needs to be taken seriously, and there is a way to reverse the harmful effects of thinking that men are the hill to die on. In this episode, TT discusses her own history with being a former, recovered Pick-Me, the different types of Pick-Me's, the elements…
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Pick-Me Anthems Part 2
Part 2 of Pick-Me Anthems
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Pick-Me Anthems
Re-upload of Part 1 of Pick-Me Anthems, where TT brings a non-exhaustive list of songs that encapsulate the spirit of women positioning themselves against other women, solely for male attention.
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I Had You Fooled The Whole Time
Re-upload of an old episode, in which TT talks about something that affects many people, even the ones that seem to have it together: impostor syndrome.
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Scam The Beloved Country III
This is the third instalment of the Scam The Beloved Country, where TT talks about the scams that affect South Africans. This time, the scam is marriage. Marriage has origins in being a means to achieving power and influence, later a product of love, and in recent times, more people are seeing it...
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JTST Rewind: The Industry, The Pits
A rebroadcast of episode 17 from season 1: The Industry, The Pits: A Shoddy Vocal Essay
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JTST Rewind: A Guide To Not Being A Creep
A rebroadcast of episode 12 from season 1: A Guide To Not Being A Creep.
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I Love It When You Sing Foreign
TT shares her favourite songs that are sung in other languages besides English.
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New Rules For A COVID-19 Society
TT outlines the rules all human beings must heed, in the new world that COVID-19 is carving out for us.
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Return to Fanfictionlandia
Because the future is so uncertain at the time, we have chosen to look back on simpler times: the golden age of fanfiction for Millennials.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Get Me Off This Ride is a little podcast created by TT Makatu, a Born Again South African™ and a lowkey empath. The topics that come to TT vary but there's always one unifying theme: this life thing is not working out like it was promised. Come with TT, being someone who absorbs depressing information so as to not forget them, on her journey of figuring out how to process and still live in spite of it all.
HOSTED BY
Tlholohelo Makatu
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Get Me Off This Ride is a little podcast created by TT Makatu, a Born Again South African™ and a lowkey empath. The topics that come to TT vary but there's always one unifying theme: this life thing is not working out like it was promised. Come with TT, being someone who absorbs depressing...
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