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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 Show 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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1,279 Episodes

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Brackenfell school dust up and government has an ambitious new language policy

Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris and Sara Gon discuss the confrontation between parents and the EFF outside Brakenfell High School and Michael and Sara talk about how to ensure all South Africa’s languages are developed.

10 Nov 2020 7AM 30 min

Wrapping up the US election and Patricia de Lille attacks the IRR

Nicholas Lorimer, Gabriel Crouse and Hermann Pretorius chart the course forward for the US now that the election dust is starting to settle and Hermann and Gabriel respond to Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure, Patricia de Lille's attack on the IRR's recommendations on expropriation. If you enjoy the show,…

9 Nov 2020 8AM 32 min

Pension grabbing plans advance, strange news from California and Matric exams are here

Nicholas Lorimer, asks Sara Gon and Terence Corrigan for their views on an announcement by the Presidency that pension funds “are on the table”, surprising news from the U.S. election in California and what to expect from this year’s Covid hit matrics. If you enjoy the show, please share it…

5 Nov 2020 7AM 30 min

Elections, elections....and polls

Marius Roodt, Hermann Pretorius, and Gabriel Crouse talk about (what else) the US election. They look at the numbers in the battleground states in the Rustbelt, which will decide the elections, and ask whether it's time for pollsters to call it a day.

4 Nov 2020 7AM 30 min

America finally goes to the polls, BEE regulations struck down and is electronic voting a good idea in SA?

Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris and Gabriel Crouse look back on the U.S. election campaign of 2020, discuss a victory against BEE in the courts and lastly, whether electronic voting is a good idea for South Africa.

3 Nov 2020 7AM 30 min

DA elects a new leader at its virtual conference and EFF's racial double-think returns

Nicholas Lorimer, Marius Roodt and Terence Corrigan discuss the results of the DA's virtual Federal Congress and the EFF's unusual relationship with non-racialism and white lawyers.

2 Nov 2020 7AM 31 min

Special Vlog: 7 noteworthy unscripted moments in Tito's Budget Speech

Laugh or cry you can't look away from Tito's Medium-term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). Politics is as much about the numbers as it is the theatre, and after taking a deep dive into the numbers and serious implications of the MTBS last night, IRR analyst, Gabriel Crouse, looks to the…

29 Oct 2020 12PM 26 min

Budget speech analysis with Frans Cronje, DA leadership race and 'too many' black netball players

Nicholas Lorimer asks Frans Cronje and Hermann Pretorius for their thoughts on the Finance Minister’s Medium-term Budget Policy Statement, who they think will win the DA leadership contest, and why a netball team was disqualified for having too many black players. If you enjoy the show, we'd like to thank…

29 Oct 2020 8AM 30 min

Special Edition: A future for SA? What Tito's budget means for you

Did Tito Mboweni's Medium-term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) offer South Africans hope for the future? Join Frans Cronje, Anthea Jeffery and Gabriel Crouse as we analyze Tito's speech and what it means for you #InNoUncertainTerms.

28 Oct 2020 3PM 1 hour

World Bank talks stall, DA wins back Tshwane and is early voting in the US a good idea?

Nicholas Lorimer, Terence Corrigan and Sara Gon discuss the talks by government to secure further loans from the World bank to rescue our fiscus, the court victory for the DA which allows them to take back control of Tshwane municipality and we discuss if early voting is a good idea…

28 Oct 2020 8AM 30 min

"Notorious" Amy Coney Barret confirmed and government threatens to take land of black farmers

Nicholas Lorimer asks John Endres and Hermann Pretorius for their view on the confirmation of American supreme court justice Amy Coney Barret, and Herrmann gives an explainer on what the legal doctrine of “originalism” is. The crew also discusses the 700 000 hectors of government land advertised as vacant, but…

27 Oct 2020 8AM 30 min

Should we fear another lockdown? Mmusi writes to white South Africans and PA takes over Jo'burg department

Nicholas Lorimer, Gabriel Crouse and Terence Corrigan discuss the prospect of a 2nd lockdown and how seriously we should take the government’s threats about it. We discuss Mmusi’s letter to white South Africans and the move by the Patriotic Alliance to take over a City of Joburg department. If you…

26 Oct 2020 8AM 31 min

KZN goes Bananas, Lagos in flames and DA demands banks stop bailing out SAA

Michael Morris, Sara Gon and Nicholas Lorimer discuss a resident’s scheme to plant trees in potholes in KZN, the recent shooting of protestors in Nigeria and the DA’s plan to stop banks bailing out SAA. To all our loyal listeners, have a wonderful weekend!

22 Oct 2020 9AM 30 min

Netflix licenses, Ranjeni Munusamy writes budget speech and will Trump or Biden be better for SA?

Nicholas Lorimer asks Hermann Pretorius and Sara Gon for their thoughts on a plan by the SABC to expand the definition of tv licenses, the appearance of former journalist Ranjeni Munusamy in Tito’s budget speech writing team and if Biden or Trump will be better for SA.

21 Oct 2020 8AM 30 min

Millennials reject democracy, Cele at Zondo and is there a 2nd Covid wave coming for SA?

Nicholas Lorimer, Gabriel Crouse and Terence Corrigan discuss a study from Oxford University that shows young people are more disenchanted about democracy than any previous generation. They also discuss whether the fears of a Covid-19 2nd wave in SA is justified and what to make of Bheki Cele being called…

20 Oct 2020 8AM 30 min

Terrorist attack in France, anti-immigrant protest in Limpopo and making the trains run on time

Nicholas Lorimer, Marius Roodt and Sara Gon discuss the beheading of a school teacher in France by an Islamic extremist, an anti-immigrant protest by South Africans in Musina Limpopo and a plan for private-public partnerships in running SA’s trains.

19 Oct 2020 9AM 30 min

Special Edition: What really happened at Senekal & what it means for SA

Hermann Pretorius discusses with Big Daddy Liberty, Gabriel Crouse and Alex Weiss, their experience at Senekal on Friday and the significance of it. #DontBeDribbled

19 Oct 2020 8AM 1 hour

New Zealand votes, yet more corruption and America holds a supreme court hearing

Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon, and Marius Roodt discuss the upcoming New Zealand election, two new corruption stories about diplomats and Eskom and Sara gives some brief criticism of the U.S. supreme court hearings.

15 Oct 2020 8AM 30 min

IRR Campaigns Update: The IRR is going to Senekal

Hermann Pretorius talks about why the IRR is going to Senekal this Friday and the importance of having moderate voices in South Africa.

14 Oct 2020 9AM 15 min

Teacher accused of fraud for using 'wrong race', Agbiz appeases EWC and Facebook bans anti-vax adverts

Nicholas Lorimer, Gabriel Crouse and Sara Gon discuss the curious case of a teacher accused of declaring themselves the ‘wrong’ race, the response of Agricultural Business Chamber to the EWC bill and Facebook’s move to ban adverts for anti-vaccine positions.

14 Oct 2020 8AM 31 min

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