SA Institute of Race Relations 2 Crickets In A Thorn Tree

2 Crickets In A Thorn Tree

Nicholas Lorimer and Gabriel Crouse provide their unique take on everything and anything going on in South Africa and the world at large, with a focus on history, philosophy and current affairs.

Getting away with murder in South Africa, Russian oligarchs, American elections and geopolitical strategy all feature in this unconventional podcast.
Occasionally English South Africa News Commentary · Philosophy
130 Episodes
20 – 40

Changes are in the air

Gabriel and Nick discuss a little more about the Depp and Heard trial, and then move on to talk about the recent by-elections and how they suggest the age of the ANC is drawing to an end. They also discuss the criminal accusations made about President Cyril Ramaphosa and what…
6 Jun 2022 1 hr 54 min

Pox, defamation and drinking

Gabriel and Nick discuss the latest on the Monkeypox outbreak, the Amber and Johnny Trial and the incident at Stellenbosch university. (Warning the later half of the podcast contains some fairly gross stories of urine related university stories.) Recommendation: Nick: Star Trek The original series Gabriel: Professor Katz https://paw.princeton.edu/article/word-freaks https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/23/us/princeton-fires-joshua-katz.html…
28 May 2022 1 hr 15 min

The Centre Folds, Black Stars & Leaky Robes

Gabriel and Nick discuss the latest scientific discovery about our galaxy and then move onto the problems with and consequences of, the leak from the U.S. supreme court regarding its draft opinion on abortion legislation. Recommendations: Nick: Worldle https://worldle.teuteuf.fr/ Tradle https://oec.world/en/tradle/ Gabriel: The Tragedy of Macbeth https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10095582/
16 May 2022 2 hr 13 min

All things French

Nick and Gabriel discuss the weirdness that is French politics and the results of the latest French presidential election. Recommendations: Nick: https://www.youtube.com/c/MarkFeltonProductions/videos Gabriel: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050083/
26 Apr 2022 1 hr 23 min

The Elon-Twitter affair

Gabriel and Nick discuss the Elon Musk's offer to buy Twitter as well as the state of the media world today. They also manage to have a (relatively) short discussion on the situation in the Ukraine, Russia war.
14 Apr 2022 1 hr 53 min

The problem with childhood

Nick and Gabriel discuss the problem with "wet noodle" centerists, a new law in Florida and the latest toxic development in the U.S. culture war. Recommendations: Gabriel: https://www.amazon.com/Childhood-Jesus-J-M-Coetzee/dp/0143125761 Nick: https://dailyfriend.co.za/2022/04/04/race-lessons-from-rwanda/
8 Apr 2022 2 hr 03 min

Comedy, courts and war

Gabriel and Nick discuss the need for new topics for South African Comedy , the nomination of a new American supreme court justice and their thoughts on how the Russo-Ukrainian war is going so far. Nick: Equipment losses of the war https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-equipment.html Gabriel: George Orwell's review of Mein Kampf https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/military-review/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_20160228_art020.pdf
23 Mar 2022 2 hr 19 min

Celebrating a step on the road to peace in South Africa.

Nick and Gabriel chat about the 30 year anniversary of the 1992 whites-only referendum on ending Apartheid. Recommendations: Gabriel: Remember St. Patrick's day is 1992 referendum day Nick: Jim Geraghty from National Review https://www.nationalreview.com/author/jim-geraghty/
18 Mar 2022 1 hr 16 min

How can we escape the nightmare of war?

Nick and Gabriel fail to keep the show short again in a sober reflection on the horror unfolding in Ukraine as war once again breaks out in Europe. Recommendations: Gabriel https://www.yalebooks.co.uk/display.asp?K=9780300259933&%20M.%20E.%27 Nick Life of Boris cooking playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKfmRhfuI8g&list=PLbS0HkS8Xsorrdr3pPk4lP80tUAzfyxP1
1 Mar 2022 2 hr 09 min

Hate speech laws

Gabriel and Nick chat about the Afriforum vs. EFF court case around the chant "shoot the Boer". Recommendations: Gabriel: https://www.politicsweb.co.za/opinion/commandante-lushaba-and-the-fhrer Nick: https://www.pricecheck.co.za/search?search=Steri+Stumpie
21 Feb 2022 2 hr 06 min

What's in a word?

Nick and Gabriel discuss the controversy around Joe Rogan and his use of the 'n-word', they dive into a deeper examination of language, codes of conduct and race. Recommendations: Iran's new missile: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/02/iran-hard-liners-overjoyed-new-missile Moscow times: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/02/09/putins-white-table-in-macron-talks-sparks-endless-memes-a76300
13 Feb 2022 1 hr 46 min

Should bloodlines be borderlines?

Nick and Gabriel talk about Ukraine and Russia again and how the conflict intersects with race and the nation state, this time with more history focus. What was a planned 5-minute segment turns into almost the whole discussion, as fits their style. They also briefly talk about Gabriel’s theory that…
28 Jan 2022 1 hr 51 min

Thought inflation

Gabriel explains to Nick and the world about why he fears "thought inflation"
21 Jan 2022 1 hr 05 min

Good news, Zondo and the inscrutable East

Nick and Gabriel are back with a discussion of the good Covid news, the good Zondo commission news and a long argument with each other over the attitude of Russia and the West to each other.
17 Jan 2022 2 hr 04 min

Slaves, mandates and devolutionary holidays

We suggest you listen to this podcasts in parts because it is really long. Nick and Gabriel stumble into a discussion of slavery and then move onto chatting about vaccine mandates, what connects them and the magic of federalism. Recommendations: Gabriel: www.strongvote.co.za/post/thestrongvote, and Tick tick....Boom the play or the film…
3 Dec 2021 2 hr 18 min

Omicron, SA2 electric Boogaloo

Nick and Gabriel chat about the new Covid-19 variant and then proceed to complain about state of global institutions. Recommendations: Gabriel: The new bond movie No Time to Die Nick: ElectroBoom https://www.youtube.com/c/Electroboom
28 Nov 2021 1 hr 33 min

Modern war: war has changed or have we?

Nick and Gabriel discuss the return of conventional conflict with a modern twist, with a focus on the conflict in Ethiopia and with a dash of the war on the Ukrainian border.
20 Nov 2021 1 hr 01 min

3 Crickets: Discussing de Klerk with Rian Malan

A somewhat less messy, chaotic and distracted version of the now lost episode. Gabriel and Nick chat to Rian Malan about the life of F.W. de Klerk and what his life meant for SA.
15 Nov 2021 1 hr 38 min

The Liberal Slideback

Gabriel and Nick chat about the concepts of the Liberal Slideaway and the the Liberal Slideback
9 Nov 2021 1 hr 34 min
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