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Jon Savage’s ... What’s Your Poison?
by Africa Podcast Network
Jon Savage talks to different humans about their vices, what makes them tick and what are the secrets to their universes. The secret sauce comes later in the show when lips start loosening :)
Episodes
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Whisky Storytime Hour - The Boredsone NFT Debacle !
S03 E64 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison presents the first Whisky Storytime Hour, a new special edition version of this podcast where Jon tells some harrowing tales Jon knew nothing about NFT's. Then suddenly he found himself at the helm of one of the most popular projects on the planet! Listen to...
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Jesse Clegg on losing a dad, being a dad, the mysteries of TikTok & writing songs all over the world
S03 E62 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast; with Jesse Clegg Jesse Clegg is one of SA's most iconic pop stars and has been writing hit songs all over the world and still going strong! To watch on YOUTUBE, click here: https://youtu.be/OArNHVYwXXQ https://linktr.ee/whatsyourpoison...
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Shortstraw on whether or not this is their last album ever and why?
S03 E61 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast; with Shortstraw's Russell Grant. Shortstraw are one of SA's most beloved pop rock bands and I should know, i belove them too! To watch this video on youtube click here: https://youtu.be/6xdLUxYh3fY #whatsyourpoisonpodcast For more info go to...
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Robby Collins on having arthritis, dyslexia and supporting Dave Chappelle
S03 E60 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast; with Robby Collins Robby Collins is one of the most innovative and thoughtful comedians in South Africa. He's toured with Dave Chappelle, is tight with Trevor Noah and has been breaking ground in comedy for over 14 years! What a freaking legend! To...
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Msaki on boarding school, how to make collaborations work and the power of good mentors
S03 E59 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast; with Msaki Msaki is a prolific artist and a pioneering singer/songwriter. Apart from her chart smashing hits and collaborations that range from pop, jazz, Amapiano, house and more, she is a director and recently held an incredible art exhibition of...
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Kurt Schoonraad on fast cars, loose sunglasses and the legacy of the CT Comedy Club
S03 E58 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast; with Kurt Schoonraad Kurt Schoonraad is one of South Africa's most beloved comedians, who has a quirky obsesssion with fast cars and vintage sunglasses and also created the CT Comedy Club, voted one of the top comedy clubs in the world. To listen to...
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Billy Monama (Volume 1) on Maskanda, King Kong, the history of SA music and a LOT more!!!
S02 E57 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast; with Billy Monama Billy Monama is a legendary SA jazz musician and essentially a scholar on the history of South African music! Listen and learn, baby :) To watch this video on youtube click here: https://youtu.be/bRKwTcpuwZY Proudly brought to you…
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Khuli Chana on being broken and making an epic comeback; marriage, mining and missing Jabba.
S02 E56 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast; with Khuli Chana Khuli Chana is one of South Africa's most prolific rappers. He's also one of my favourite humans ! To watch this video on youtube click here: https://youtu.be/iecry55g-uw Proudly brought to you by Whisky Brother...
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Gigi Lamayne on Temptation Island, mermaids, working with Mi Casa and how she’s like her mom
S02 E55 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast; with Gigi Lamayne Gigi Lamayne is one of the bestest and baddest rappers in SA and she's currently spreading her wings and collaborating with artists from all over the world on her new album Mermaids and Stuff. To watch this video on youtube click...
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Loyiso Mkize on his DC comics debut (Batman Urban Legends), Kwezi as South Africa’s first superhero and the legacy of Supa Strikas.
S02 E52 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast; with Loyiso Mkize Loyiso is the creator of Kwezi, South Africa's first superhero comic book series! But that's not all. This year he entered the DC universe drawing for the very latest Batman graphic novel, Urban Legends #4 To watch this video on...
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Steve Louw on his return to music, collaborating with Brian May, the legend of Johnny Clegg, performing with Rodriguez and how guitars have voices.
S02 E51 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast; with Steve Louw Steve Louw is a national treasure, who was behind the legendary band, Big Sky, and has returned with a STELLAR album that is awaiting you on Spotify To watch this video on youtube click here: https://youtu.be/D_Ybx7IlvpA Proudly...
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Matthew Mole on his big major scandal, social media, vaginas and politics (bad idea)
S02 E50 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast; with Matthew Mole Matthew Mole is one of South Africa's most successful singer songwriters who finally reveals his first major international scandal! To watch this video on youtube click here: https://youtu.be/Z5cCHt3rxD4 Proudly brought to you by...
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Steve Kekana. His final interview (incomplete)
S02 E49 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast; with the last ever interview with the legend that is Steve Kekana. Steve Kekana is one of the most iconic and prolific singer songwriters of the past 30 years, who was busy working on his 47th album when he passed away this week :( To watch this…
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David Kramer on 70 years young, the death of theatre, bad Mashlab and how to make Spotify better!
S02 E48 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast; with David Kramer David Kramer is one of South Africa's most iconic artists, who reached stellar heights of fame in the 1980's and has continued his career as a prolific writer, producer and director of musicals around South Africa. He just turned...
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DJ Lag on having beats stolen by Will.I.Am, the birth of Gqom, Beyonce and going to the Grammy’s.
S02 E47 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast; with DJ Lag Lwazi Asanda Gwala, better known as DJ Lag is a South African DJ and record producer. He is regarded as the pioneer of Gqom an 2019, DJ Lag notably collaborated with Tierra Whack, Beyoncé, Moonchild Sanelly, Nija, Yemi Alade, and Busiswa...
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Kevin ”Caveman” Shirley on working with Silverchair, Rush, Led Zepplin, Aerosmith, Iron Maiden, Steve Louw, Springbok Nude Girls and many other great ...
S02 E46 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast; with Kevin "Caveman" Shirley This has got to be one of my favourite interviews of all time, featuring one of the most legendary music producers of all time, Kevin "Caveman" Shirley. Shirley was born in Joburg, He spent his early years producing and...
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Piff The Magic Dragon on touring with Mumford, Vegas & the greatness of Penn Jillette
S02 E45 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast; with Piff The Magic Dragon Piff The Magic Dragon was a runner-up on America's Got Talent, was on Penn & Teller's Fool Us and is one of the greatest magicians alive today, who dresses up as a dragon and has a residency in Vegas! To watch this video…
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Mpumelelo Mtintso on how Book Ibhoni is creating cycle culture in Soweto while helping libraries get much needed books. It’s genius.
S02 E43 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast; with Mpumelelo Mtintso from Book Ibhoni If you haven't heard of Book ibhoni, you really should find them. Book ibhoni is helping get much needed books to libraries around Soweto, while also creating a very real cycle culture. Its good and cool at…
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Berita on claiming back her career, creating more female executives in the music biz and the untold story of Zimbabwe.
S02 E41 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast; with Berita. Gugulethu Khumalo, best known by her stage name Berita, is a Zimbabwean-born singer, songwriter and music producer. She is the owner of the independent record label Assali Music and also the founder of the Women of Music Business…
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Lasizwe on breaking in to the Afrikaans market, losing Mom and best advice from Khanyi Mbau
S02 E40 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. Lasizwe Dambuza Lasizwe is South Arica's YouTube megastar and I love him. His ground breaking current web series, Living with Afrikaans is pushing boundaries everywhere! To watch this video on youtube click here: https://youtu.be/x5vdF7rYLrM Proudly...
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Wian (Magic) on gaining 12 million TikTok followers, disrupting the magic world and Wrestle Mania!
S02 E39 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. Wian Van Den Berg (@wianmagic) The biggest TikTok'er in South Africa by far and one of the biggest on earth. What a guy! You'll get to hear the whole story of how he got there and where he's going. To watch this video on youtube click here:...
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Fix Moeti on leaving 5FM, escaping an abusive relationship and African Affirmations
S02 E38 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. With Fix Moeti Half of the Forbes and Fix show join me on the show to talk about getting the axe from 5FM and some of the bad firing practices, as well as what they are doing RIGHT moving forward. In addition we chat about the incredible work Fix is...
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Abdullah Ibrahim on Duke Ellington, throw-away culture and the connection between Buddha and the San! (REBROADCAST)
S02 E37 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. With Abdullah Ibrahim This is an interview from 2018 with Abdullah Ibrahim when he came to Cape Town for a concert. It comes from the Eye Radio Archives and I stumbled across it and thought it would be a nice treat :) To watch this video on youtube...
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Siv Ngesi on the creation of Sivanna, dealing with trolls and why he is an unstoppable force.
S02 E36 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. With Siv Ngesi Siv's resume is too long to put here because this is only the internet so there isn't enough space. Needless to say Siv is incredible and we love him:) To watch this video on youtube click here: https://youtu.be/lSuFO-pXJ98 Proudly...
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Karen Zoid on working with nerds, drug addiction at 14 and final moments with Johnny Clegg
S02 E35 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. With Karen Zoid The rock and roll queen, creator of Republiek van Zoid Afrika and master of collaboration is on the podcast. To watch this video on youtube click here: https://youtu.be/OjmzRGn4BFQ Proudly brought to you by Whiskey Brother...
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Spoek Mathambo on panic attacks, Isaac Mutant and the lost secrets of hip-hop.
S02 E34 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. With Spoek Mathambo The "Township Tech" king is back with a brand new album! One of South Africa's most interesting and diverse artists, he has played all around the world and has been signed to some of the greatest labels from SUBPOP to BBE! Here…
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Mac G on nearly getting cancelled, radio giants, replacing Trevor Noah and creating a legacy
S02 E33 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. With MacG The podcasting king of South Africa comes on to the show both before and after his controversial episode that nearly got him cancelled! To watch this interview on YouTube click here: https://youtu.be/-klG0SesFbY Proudly brought to you by...
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Ross Learmonth (Prime Circle) on getting kicked in the ribs in Norway, spiking his dad, going solo and playing the Dome while it’s empty.
S02 E32 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. With Ross Learmonth of Prime Circle Probably the most consistent and successful rock band ever out of South Africa, Prime Circle's lead singer joins us to talk about his upcoming show at the Dome this weekend as well as his Scottish roots. To watch...
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Vusi Nova on humble beginnings, being a mommy’s boy, why Somizi and beating crack addiction
S02 E31 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. With Vusi Nova Vusi Nova is a megastar soul singer, whose journey from the crack addiction to superstar is a rags to riches fairytale. His new album Ngumama, a tribute to his mother, is out out now. To watch this interview on YouTube click here:...
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Urban Village on being Maskandi archivists (nerds), the underground Soweto music scene and missing flights.
S02 E30 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. With Cush and Smunga of Urban Village. Urban Village give an incredible history lesson on what Maskandi is and where it came from as well as open up about what bad things they really like! Check out their new incredible album Udondolo out now. To...
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Steve McGown on 6 years in captivity by Al Qaeda, converting to Islam, crying to Abba and re-adjusting to braai’s.
S02 E29 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. With Steve McGown Steve McGown holds the record for the longest person ever to have been held captive by Al Qaeda and made it out to tell the story. He has a book out now called 6 Years With Al Qaeda - you can buy it here:...
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Yvonne Chaka Chaka on dinner with Michael Jackson, becoming a hiker and starting the world’s first woman-only radio station
S02 E28 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. With Yvonne Chaka Chaka Yvonne Chaka Chaka is the Princess of Africa, one of SA's true global musical icons. Her career has been unbelievable (i just saw that her track "Umqombothi" has over 1 million streams on Spotify), she has seen and done it…
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Don Copley on being difficult, finding truth, the Hot Water pipeline and having a Hollywood superstar as a brother.
S02 E26 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. With Don Copley (Hot Water) Hot Water is a phenomenal South African band lead by the soulful Don Copley. We've known each other for years so our conversations can go deeeeeeeeeeep! Check out the incredible performance of "Home" at the end of this...
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Bongeziwe Mabandla on almost becoming an actor, being discovered by 340ml, trying to find love and the impact of broken homes.
S02 E25 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. With Bongeziwe Mabandla Bongeziwe is truly one of my favourite artists and his latest album, Iimini, is a masterpiece. He's still young but his music career is global and his voice is unlike anyone else's you've ever heard. To watch this interview…
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Amanda Palmer’s ”State of the Labia” with special guests Patty Monroe, Lauren Beukes and Mohale Moshiga to talk feminism, living in the ‘rape capital ...
S02 E24 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. SPECIAL REBROADCAST EDITION with Amanda Palmer. In 2018, world famous American singer, blogger, author & piano-slayer, Amanda Palmer came to South Africa and hosted a special conversation and performance in a small studio in Cape Town with a tiny…
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Jeremy Loops on over-micro-dosing, writing with Ed Sheeren and how he’s landed on the German charts.
S02 E23 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. With Jeremy Loops Jeremy Loops has had a sensational global career and is one of the few SA artists to really understand and infiltrate the international music market. On this episode he opens up about how he works, his approach to music and how Ed...
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BCUC on lockdown in Soweto, the pain of becoming a studio band and the saga of unsigned contracts.
S02 E22 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. With Jovi and Kgmotso from BCUC BCUC are one of the most important bands out of South Africa. Before lockdowns of 2020 they toured the world relentlessly and have been marking their mark on the planet on behalf of Africa. I promised you a clip to...
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Moonchild Sanelly on working with Gorillaz, Beyonce & Diplo, having sex toys confiscated how to you need to Google your way to success.
Episode 20 of Season 2 of What's Your Poison with Jon Savage. Moonchild Sanelly is having the career that most artists only dream about. When the biggest stars in the world are calling you trying to get you on their tracks you know you are doing something right. She is enigmatic, powerful and a...
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J’Something on how he writes songs, why he’s not an a-hole, a new secret project and his incredible unlikely friendship with Hugh Masekela
S02 Ep19: Whats Your Poison with Jon Savage and J'Something of Mi Casa. J’ Something is like the American dream but for South Africans. He’s got a pure heart, a wide open soul, is crazy (annoyingly) talent, is incredibly successful and is clearly not an asshole. WTF???? ? Check out this...
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Theo Crous on playing with Nirvana, creativity, writing with Arno, and why relationships are better than drugs.
S02 E18 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast: Theo Crous is the legendary producer behind The Springbok Nude Girls, Kobus, The Parlotones, Prime Circle and so much more. But he's also friends with the Foo Fighters, even though he slept through Dave Grohl's biking birthday party. To watch his…
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Heavy K on going from broke to millionaire in 6 months, being told he should never play music and never having regrets.
S02 E17 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast: Heavy K is a megastar in the making! His story is inspiring and I particularly admire what he has done for his family and his community. Enjoy this half interview with the big man himself. To watch his this interview on YouTube click here:...
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Trevor Gumbi on why you should inject heroin under your toe nail, his personal child abuse, Scientologist rehab and how to stay funny despite everythi...
S02 E16 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast: Trevor Gumbi is a monolith of stand up comedy in South Africa. He made it bigger than most people can dream of and then blew his career down the toilet in a haze of partying and drugs and a very public divorce. In this episode, Trevor Gumbi tells…
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Pops Mohamed put African music on the world map, has a secret archive worth more than gold and is still pioneering new industries at age 71! Prepare t...
S02 E15 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast: This has got to be one of my most special episodes I've ever done. Pops Mohamed is a true African icon and has seen it all (literally) and done it all (also literally). His albums are collectors items and he still has the spirit and the energy of a...
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Gareth Cliff is obsessed with chemicals, history, keeping it real and how this helped to build Cliff Central
Episode 14 of Season 2 of What's Your Poison with Jon Savage. Gareth Cliff speaks about leaving 5FM and the days starting up Cliff Central blah blah yadda yadda - whats most interesting is his obsession with learning history and his home chemical lab that he's created to study the universe! To...
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Sipho ”Hotstix” Mabuse talks about his million pound deal with Virgin, the incredible Peter Gallo, how Harari changed culture and Burn Out!
Episode 13 of Season 2 of What's Your Poison with Jon Savage. Sipho "Hotstix" Mabuse is one of Africa's greatest living legends and is one of my all time hero's. What an honour to be able to steal an hour of his time to find out all about his incredible life! To watch his this interview on…
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Twakkie from The Most Amazing Show talks about their new Amazing comeback!
29 August 2020, The Most Amazing Show returns to the interwebs! Tickets available at Quicket! One half of the memorable team come on to the podcast to chat about what to expect. Does it make sense? Of course not. Check out the YouTube video version of this interview here :...
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Brandon Auret on growing a marijuana industry, calling Matt Damon a p$#s, why Die Antwoord suck at acting and auditioning for Chappie!
This is a wicked episode of Whats Your Poison! You're so lucky to have not heard it yet. Brandon Auret is an actor's actor, and one of the most successful South African actors of all time! On this episode he opens up about everything - i think we get on because neither of us have any filters :)…
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Amanda Black proved everyone wrong, brought Xhosa culture to rock stardom and loves Brenda Fassie
Whats Your Poison with Jon Savage S02E10 Superstar Amanda Black joins me on this weeks episode. She eats chocolate and talks about her break up with Ambitiouz Records, bringing her traditional Xhosa culture to her style and the impact that Brenda Fassie has had on her! Love it! You can watch this...
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Tresor had to cross a river of crocodiles to get to SA, was mentored by Hugh Masekela and is changing how the world sees refugees.
Tresor is one of the finest human beings that you'll ever meet, not to mention one of the best musicians! I love chatting to him and finding out how he sees the world and how he thinks about things! Now you can! Right here on Whats Your Poison :) Check out the YouTube video here :...
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Arno Carstens, paints with guns, nude girls survivor, random fact nerd, conspiracy theory lover and makes a hell of a tree!
If you ever dreamed of shooting the breeze with Arno Carstens then this is the show for you. We had such a fun chat and went all over the map from why he makes his art expensive, the madness of the nude girls and a whole lot of crazy facts you never knew - you won't believe the random crap that...
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Jon Savage talks to different humans about their vices, what makes them tick and what are the secrets to their universes. The secret sauce comes later in the show when lips start loosening :)
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