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The Gareth Cliff Show is a leading, truly independent digital broadcast in South Africa, currently airing live on Fridays (formerly on The Real Network and CliffCentral), hosted by Gareth Cliff alongside regular and guest contributors. The aim is to entertain, inform, inspire and empower local and international audiences with powerful interviews, hot-takes on current affairs, talk about the things nobody else talks about and make people laugh, smile and think.

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  1. #GCSLIVE |ELECTIONS, ODDS & COALITIONS | ASS, CHRIS HART & NICK FRENCH JOIN US PART 2

    PART 2 The Gareth Cliff Show | South African Elections & Coalitions, US Stock Market Loss, Legal Betting with BetMatch | 6 November 2026 Gareth Cliff went live on Friday 6 November 2026 with the South African elections, the US stock market loss, and the odds on how the world’s elections are…

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  2. #GCSLIVE |ELECTIONS, ODDS & COALITIONS | ASS, CHRIS HART & NICK FRENCH JOIN US PART 1

    Part 1 The Gareth Cliff Show | South African Elections & Coalitions, US Stock Market Loss, Legal Betting with BetMatch | 6 November 2026 Gareth Cliff went live on Friday 6 November 2026 with the South African elections, the US stock market loss, and the odds on how the world’s elections are…

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  3. #GCSLIVE |ELECTIONS, ODDS & COALITIONS | ASS, CHRIS HART & NICK FRENCH JOIN US

    The Gareth Cliff Show | South African Elections & Coalitions, US Stock Market Loss, Legal Betting with BetMatch | 6 November 2026 Gareth Cliff went live on Friday 6 November 2026 with the South African elections, the US stock market loss, and the odds on how the world’s elections are going. Leigh...

  4. #GCSLIVE | BENS BACK, BIG GAS & BALLOT BOXES | CORNE MULDER JOINS US PART 3

    PART 3 The Gareth Cliff Show | Ben’s Back, Big Gas & Ballot Boxes, Corne Mulder (Freedom Front Plus), Mankwe Gametrackers | 30 October 2026 Corne Mulder of the Freedom Front Plus joins the show to talk South African politics and the ballot box LINKS & CONTACTS Mankwe Gametrackers:...

  5. #GCSLIVE | BENS BACK, BIG GAS & BALLOT BOXES | CORNE MULDER JOINS US PART 2

    PART 2 The Gareth Cliff Show | Ben’s Back, Big Gas & Ballot Boxes, Corne Mulder (Freedom Front Plus), Mankwe Gametrackers | 30 October 2026 TD Markets trading educators Tshepo Makaodi and Ashley Reeve go through the week’s market headlines, including interest rates and inflation, gold hitting...

  6. #GCSLIVE | BENS BACK, BIG GAS & BALLOT BOXES | CORNE MULDER JOINS US PART 1

    PART 1 The Gareth Cliff Show | Ben’s Back, Big Gas & Ballot Boxes, Corne Mulder (Freedom Front Plus), Mankwe Gametrackers | 30 October 2026 Gareth Cliff went live on Friday 30 October 2026 with Ben back on the mic, a big morning for The Gas Company, Corne Mulder of the Freedom Front Plus on South...

  7. #GCSLIVE | BENS BACK, BIG GAS & BALLOT BOXES | CORNE MULDER JOINS US

    The Gareth Cliff Show | Ben’s Back, Big Gas & Ballot Boxes, Corne Mulder (Freedom Front Plus), Mankwe Gametrackers | 30 October 2026 Gareth Cliff went live on Friday 30 October 2026 with Ben back on the mic, a big morning for The Gas Company, Corne Mulder of the Freedom Front Plus on South…

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  8. #GCSLIVE |DEADLY WATERS, FREE SPEECH & FREE GAS | CALEB SWANEPOEL & DR SARA ANDREOTTI | MARK OPPENHEIMER AND MORE PART 3

    Part 3 The Giving It Gas Award from The Gas Company, TD Markets and the Cohesion X AI series. Help shark conservation: scarshark.com/#donate Free speech: freespeech.org.za | freeexpression.org.za Holidays: travel.co.za | devprom.co.za Markets: tdmarkets.com | Gas: thegascompany.co.za | AI:...

  9. #GCSLIVE |DEADLY WATERS, FREE SPEECH & FREE GAS | CALEB SWANEPOEL & DR SARA ANDREOTTI | MARK OPPENHEIMER AND MORE PART 2

    Part 2 Mark Oppenheimer on UCT, his Washington visit and free speech in South Africa. Help shark conservation: scarshark.com/#donate Free speech: freespeech.org.za | freeexpression.org.za Holidays: travel.co.za | devprom.co.za Markets: tdmarkets.com | Gas: thegascompany.co.za | AI…

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  10. #GCSLIVE |DEADLY WATERS, FREE SPEECH & FREE GAS | CALEB SWANEPOEL & DR SARA ANDREOTTI | MARK OPPENHEIMER AND MORE PART 1

    Part 1 Caleb Swanepoel and Dr Sara Andreotti on shark conservation, anti-shark devices and Caleb’s own shark attack story. They also put the odds of an attack against being struck by lightning, and stress respect for the sea. Plus Tourvest and Development Pro on Hurtigruten cruises to Norway Help...

  11. #GCSLIVE |DEADLY WATERS, FREE SPEECH & FREE GAS | CALEB SWANEPOEL & DR SARA ANDREOTTI | MARK OPPENHEIMER AND MORE

    Caleb Swanepoel and Dr Sara Andreotti on shark conservation, anti-shark devices and Caleb’s own shark attack story. They also put the odds of an attack against being struck by lightning, and stress respect for the sea. Mark Oppenheimer on UCT, his Washington visit and free speech in South Africa....

  12. #GCSLIVE |PUNCHLINES, POWER PLAYS, FREE GAS & STATE OF SA | NINA HASTIE | MZWANELE MANYI | JONATHAN WITT PART 3

    PART 3: Dr Jonathan Witt joins the conversation as we tackle the issues shaping the country, challenge conventional thinking and ask the questions that matter. Plus, we're Giving It Gas with The Gas Company, rewarding the best contributions from our audience, alongside the usual mix of headlines,...

  13. #GCSLIVE |PUNCHLINES, POWER PLAYS, FREE GAS & STATE OF SA | NINA HASTIE | MZWANELE MANYI | JONATHAN WITT PART 2

    PART 2: We turn up the political heat with Mzwanele Manyi, talking power, politics and the state of South Africa. Plus, we're Giving It Gas with The Gas Company, rewarding the best contributions from our audience, alongside the usual mix of headlines, opinions and unpredictable moments. And while...

  14. #GCSLIVE |PUNCHLINES, POWER PLAYS, FREE GAS & STATE OF SA | NINA HASTIE | MZWANELE MANYI | JONATHAN WITT PART 1

    PART 1: Nina Hastie joins Gareth Cliff for a dose of sharp humour, punchlines and unfiltered conversation and weird stumpy fingernails. Plus, we're Giving It Gas with The Gas Company, rewarding the best contributions from our audience, alongside the usual mix of headlines, opinions and...

  15. #GCSLIVE |PUNCHLINES, POWER PLAYS, FREE GAS & STATE OF SA | NINA HASTIE | MZWANELE MANYI | JONATHAN WITT

    Nina Hastie joins Gareth Cliff for a dose of sharp humour, punchlines and unfiltered conversation and weird stumpy fingernails. Then we turn up the political heat with Mzwanele Manyi, talking power, politics and the state of South Africa. Dr Jonathan Witt joins the conversation as we tackle the...

  16. #GCSLIVE | MARKETS| AI SCAMS|THE COMMENTS SECTION |STORIES FROM ASS & WHAT’S THEMBA ROBIN UP TO? PART 3

    Part 3 In this show you get two hours on money, AI scams, the law and some of the strangest stories of the week. The lineup covered the markets, stablecoins, voice-cloning fraud, domestic worker rights and Themba Robin’s latest plans. Themba Robin closes the show with what he’s heading to China…

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  17. #GCSLIVE | MARKETS| AI SCAMS|THE COMMENTS SECTION |STORIES FROM ASS & WHAT’S THEMBA ROBIN UP TO? PART 2

    Part 2 In this show you get two hours on money, AI scams, the law and some of the strangest stories of the week. The lineup covered the markets, stablecoins, voice-cloning fraud, domestic worker rights and Themba Robin’s latest plans. TD Markets trading educators Tshepo Makaodi and Ashley Reeve...

  18. #GCSLIVE | MARKETS| AI SCAMS|THE COMMENTS SECTION |STORIES FROM ASS & WHAT’S THEMBA ROBIN UP TO? PART 1

    Part 1 In this show you get two hours on money, AI scams, the law and some of the strangest stories of the week. The lineup covered the markets, stablecoins, voice-cloning fraud, domestic worker rights and Themba Robin’s latest plans. ASS kicks off the morning with stories including Sweden’s...

  19. #GCSLIVE | MARKETS| AI SCAMS|THE COMMENTS SECTION |STORIES FROM ASS & WHAT’S THEMBA ROBIN UP TO?

    In this show you get two hours on money, AI scams, the law and some of the strangest stories of the week. The lineup covered the markets, stablecoins, voice-cloning fraud, domestic worker rights and Themba Robin’s latest plans. ASS kicks off the morning with stories including Sweden’s “Introvert...

  20. #GCSLIVE | Penny Balfour: Bad People Come In Every Gender | Africa's First Micro-Drama App | Cohesion X

    Gareth Cliff and Ben Karpinski dig into the latest in news and sport, including the bizarre story of Christa Pike, the woman who survived execution twice. Penny Balfour joins the show to tackle one of South Africa's hottest topics, GBV, and why bad people aren't confined to one gender. Andre...

  21. #GCSLIVE| AFTER THE BRAAI, BEFORE THE HANDSHAKE| MASH IS BACK| KANTHAN PILLAY JOINS THE CONVERSATION Part 2

    Part 2 On today's Gareth Cliff Show, political commentator and Capitalist Party founder Kanthan Pillay joins Gareth for a wide-ranging conversation that moves from global politics to home turf — alternate views on South Africa's political landscape and what's really at stake as the country heads...

  22. #GCSLIVE| AFTER THE BRAAI, BEFORE THE HANDSHAKE| MASH IS BACK| KANTHAN PILLAY JOINS THE CONVERSATION Part 1

    Part 1 On today's Gareth Cliff Show, we catch up with Masheane "Mash" Sefuthi on life, love and the little things that matter — from saving hedgehogs and decluttering your space, to breaking old habits and the honest state of everyday life in South Africa right now. Honest, wide-ranging and...

  23. #GCSLIVE| AFTER THE BRAAI, BEFORE THE HANDSHAKE| MASH IS BACK| KANTHAN PILLAY JOINS THE CONVERSATION

    On today's Gareth Cliff Show, we catch up with Masheane "Mash" Sefuthi on life, love and the little things that matter — from saving hedgehogs and decluttering your space, to breaking old habits and the honest state of everyday life in South Africa right now. Then political commentator and...

  24. #GCSLIVE| SCAMMERS BEWARE! AND THE FIGHT FOR THE CAPITAL| LEIGH ANN AND CILLIERS BRINK

    Gareth and Leigh Ann kick off with stories about Damon and Leigh Ann's first meeting with Sam Cowan — plus the comments section weighs in, as always. Then, Jarrett Booysen, founder of SEQFLO, joins the show to talk about how getting scammed out of thousands of rands led him to build a secure...

  25. #GCSLIVE| ISLAND LIFE, BABOONS & 91 YEARS OF STORIES| BEN’S BACK FROM PARADISE | WE CELEBRATE KATE TURKINGTON Part 2

    Part 2 South African travel broadcasting legend Kate Turkington joins the show to celebrate her 92nd birthday — sharing a lifetime of stories about travel, men, dogs, and everything in between.

  26. #GCSLIVE| ISLAND LIFE, BABOONS & 91 YEARS OF STORIES| BEN’S BACK FROM PARADISE | WE CELEBRATE KATE TURKINGTON Part 1

    Part 1 Ben and Gareth kick off with travel talk about the world's most beautiful places — including Mauritius — before Ben gets hilariously specific about saving South Africa's baboons, sparking a comments section pile-on. Anine and Hanna join the conversation to challenge Gareth and the comments...

  27. #GCSLIVE| ISLAND LIFE, BABOONS & 91 YEARS OF STORIES| BEN’S BACK FROM PARADISE | WE CELEBRATE KATE TURKINGTON

    Ben and Gareth kick off with travel talk about the world's most beautiful places — including Mauritius — before Ben gets hilariously specific about saving South Africa's baboons, sparking a comments section pile-on. Anine and Hanna join the conversation to challenge Gareth and the comments…

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  28. Gareth Cliff & Gord Laws | Ayahuasca, Near-Death Stories & Fixing Democracy

    Gareth tells Gord about the time he did ayahuasca, which naturally spirals into a full swap-meet of near-death experiences and "was that God or just my brain running out of oxygen" moments. Somewhere in there, Gord casually mentions he's sitting on a voting system that could fix democracy, as one...

  29. #GCSLIVE| FLYOVERS, PAYWALLS & TUPAC| GARETH FROM MALTA AND BEN FROM HIS COUCH Part 2

    Gareth live from Malta with the incredible Team from Tourvest. We talk to a few of the Tourvest Team and all their exciting plans and what they have been doing in Malta And of course the comments section is on fire.

  30. #GCSLIVE| FLYOVERS, PAYWALLS & TUPAC| GARETH FROM MALTA AND BEN FROM HIS COUCH Part 1

    Part 1 Gareth live from Malta with the incredible Team from Tourvest. He talks to Ben about Flyovers and why Fortune favours the Brave and the conversation gets interesting. And of course the comments section is on fire.

  31. #GCSLIVE| FLYOVERS, PAYWALLS & TUPAC| GARETH FROM MALTA AND BEN FROM HIS COUCH

    Gareth live from Malta with the incredible Team from Tourvest. He talks to Ben about Flyovers and why Fortune favours the Brave and the conversation gets interesting. We talk to a few of the Tourvest Team and all their exciting plans and what they have been doing in Malta And of course the…

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  32. #GCSLIVE |SA POLITICS, LOYAL FANS & DOMESTIC WORKERS| LEIGH ANN MOL | ANDRE FARO | ASK MANDLA Part 3

    Part 3 Also joining the conversation is radio host Andre Faro—find him at @commonsense-SA and @therealandrefaro—for an open, entertaining discussion about South African politics, becoming better people, and everything in between. Expect honest perspectives, big laughs, practical insights, and...

  33. #GCSLIVE |SA POLITICS, LOYAL FANS & DOMESTIC WORKERS| LEIGH ANN MOL | ANDRE FARO | ASK MANDLA Part 2

    Part 2. They’re joined by Peter Adolphs, Co-founder and CEO of AskMandla, to discuss how the platform connects domestic workers and households, why it matters, and how both employers and domestic professionals can benefit. Learn more at askmandla.com.

  34. #GCSLIVE |SA POLITICS, LOYAL FANS & DOMESTIC WORKERS| LEIGH ANN MOL | ANDRE FARO | ASK MANDLA Part 1

    Part 1 In this episode, Gareth and Leigh Ann unpack the Lunar Eclipse, play a lively round of Would You Rather, and pay tribute to the legendary Dolly Parton.

  35. #GCSLIVE |SA POLITICS, LOYAL FANS & DOMESTIC WORKERS| LEIGH ANN MOL | ANDRE FARO | ASK MANDLA

    In this episode, Gareth and Leigh Ann unpack the Lunar Eclipse, play a lively round of Would You Rather, and pay tribute to the legendary Dolly Parton. They’re joined by Peter Adolphs, Co-founder and CEO of AskMandla, to discuss how the platform connects domestic workers and households, why it...

  36. #GCSLIVE |FREE TICKETS, GOSSIP & SEXPONENTIAL | MASH, MOTOGORA & NICKI BRIVIK Part 3

    Part 3 To finish the Friday off, we find out all about how good Sex can and should be! We talk to Nicki Brivik, accredited sex coach, speaker, workplace wellness educator, and founder of AskNicki. She has just written a book called Sexponential: Transform your sex Life. Let's just say, our…

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  37. #GCSLIVE |FREE TICKETS, GOSSIP & SEXPONENTIAL | MASH, MOTOGORA & NICKI BRIVIK Part 2

    Part 2 Getting scammed has been in the news a lot lately, so we chat to Daniel Lambrakis and Matthew Van der Berg from MotoGora. These guys have created a place for you to sell or buy a car safely and they explain exactly how it works.

  38. #GCSLIVE |FREE TICKETS, GOSSIP & SEXPONENTIAL | MASH, MOTOGORA & NICKI BRIVIK Part 1

    Part 1 We catch up with Mash, it's been a while and his Youtube channel is growing and so is his Merch. Also he tells us what his brother has been up too.

  39. #GCSLIVE |FREE TICKETS, GOSSIP & SEXPONENTIAL | MASH, MOTOGORA & NICKI BRIVIK

    We catch up with Mash, it's been a while and his Youtube channel is growing and so is his Merch. Getting scammed has been in the news a lot lately, so we chat to Daniel Lambrakis and Matthew Van der Berg from MotoGora. These guys have created a place for you to sell or buy a car safely and they...

  40. #GCSLIVE |MONEY TALKS, INTEL WALKS/ MUNYA, COLONEL CHRIS WYATT & BEN Part 3

    Part 3. We welcome back a firm favourite, Colonel Chris Wyatt — who somehow pronounces South African town names better than most locals. He's also got a sharp take on the local elections you won't want to miss.

  41. #GCSLIVE |MONEY TALKS, INTEL WALKS/ MUNYA, COLONEL CHRIS WYATT & BEN Part 2

    Part 2. Munya Shumba (@modern_money) breaks down where you should actually be putting your money right now, plus tells us about his upcoming book, called SA's Money System is designed to keep you Broke. Subscribe for it at modern-money.kit.com, and get on his mailing list for deeper financial...

  42. #GCSLIVE |MONEY TALKS, INTEL WALKS/ MUNYA, COLONEL CHRIS WYATT & BEN Part 1

    Part 1. Ben Karpinski takes us to Kimberley and the Big Hole — and somehow the conversation spirals into genuinely unexpected territory from there.

  43. #GCSLIVE |MONEY TALKS, INTEL WALKS/ MUNYA, COLONEL CHRIS WYATT & BEN

    Jammed show! Ben Karpinski takes us to Kimberley and the Big Hole — and somehow the conversation spirals into genuinely unexpected territory from there. Munya Shumba (@modern_money) breaks down where you should actually be putting your money right now, plus tells us about his upcoming book…

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  44. #GCSLIVE | Boerewors, Aliens, Dead Or Alive | Ass for Womans Day & Roger Racks Part 2

    Part 2, Roger Racks tells us what he has been up to and a weird sighting in the JHB skies.

  45. #GCSLIVE | Boerewors, Aliens, Dead Or Alive | Ass for Womans Day & Roger Racks Part 1

    Part 1 We play Who is dead or Alive, The Window Seat this week is all about Norway's Polar Lights

  46. #GCSLIVE | Boerewors, Aliens, Dead Or Alive | Ass for Woman's Day & Roger Racks

    We play Who is dead or Alive, The Window Seat this week is all about Norway's Polar Lights and Roger Racks tells us what he has been up to and a weird sighting in the JHB skies.

  47. #GCSLIVE | Skibidi, Yeet & Everything In Between | Ben's Back & Stephen Gawking Part 2

    Part 2 The we speak to the Incredible Ijay Swanepoel know as Stephan Gawking. Who has a rare Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type 2 disease and He creates art and music and an incredible outlook. find on socials @nuclearlyricist and on streams look for Stephan Gawking

  48. #GCSLIVE | Skibidi, Yeet & Everything In Between | Ben's Back & Stephen Gawking Part 1

    Part 1 Ben's Big Brother Matt surprise visit on the show and some stories of growing up and how to show up. Gareth and James talk about how to talk Gen Z Ben tells us in the Window seat about the BAR Golf trip to Mauritius. Go to ⁠⁠travel.co.za sports packages for golf and more.

  49. #GCSLIVE | Skibidi, Yeet & Everything In Between | Ben's Back & Stephen Gawking

    Ben's Big Brother Matt surprise visit on the show and some stories of growing up and how to show up. Gareth and James talk about how to talk Gen Z Ben tells us in the Window seat about the BAR Golf trip to Mauritius. Go to ⁠⁠travel.co.za sports packages for golf and more. The we speak to the...

  50. #GCSLIVE | Free Money, Dark Skies & Fake Voices | David Block, Giulietta Talevi & Lloyd Matthew Part 3

    Part 3: Lloyd Matthew from Untapped Ai on AI voice agents

About this show

The Gareth Cliff Show is a leading, truly independent digital broadcast in South Africa, currently airing live on Fridays (formerly on The Real Network and CliffCentral), hosted by Gareth Cliff alongside regular and guest contributors. The aim is to entertain, inform, inspire and empower local and international audiences with powerful interviews, hot-takes on current affairs, talk about the things nobody else talks about and make people laugh, smile and think.

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Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does The Gareth Cliff Show have?

The Gareth Cliff Show has 50 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on November 6, 2026.

What is The Gareth Cliff Show about?

The Gareth Cliff Show is a leading, truly independent digital broadcast in South Africa, currently airing live on Fridays (formerly on The Real Network and CliffCentral), hosted by Gareth Cliff alongside regular and guest contributors. The aim is to entertain, inform, inspire and empower local and...

How often does The Gareth Cliff Show release new episodes?

The Gareth Cliff Show publishes a few times a week, based on its 50 episodes since July 2026.

Who hosts The Gareth Cliff Show?

The Gareth Cliff Show is created and hosted by The Gareth Cliff Show.
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