GenC Podcast
Life-long friends JP Jackson and Rizaan Rose bring you stories 🗣️, with plenty of laughs 😂, the occasional meme-able facial expression 😜 and loads of fun 🥳, Join us as we explore the Culture, Community and Country that is South Africa
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Yaaseen Barnes Is BACK… And His Hot Takes Are Getting Out of Hand! | Episode 161 (opens the original)
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Yaaseen Barnes is back on Gen C! 😂 This time, Yaaseen joins Rizaan and JP for a chaotic conversation about comedy, South African culture, social media, movies, nostalgia and some absolutely questionable hot takes. We kick things off by confronting our phone addictions, with Rizaan getting exposed as a certified WhatsApp Aunty. Yaaseen also talks about his upcoming award-winning comedy show Just Jokes, which earned Bronze at the Makhanda National Arts Festival, and why he believes we need to brin
The REAL Chad Saaiman: Music, Football, Fatherhood, Fame & Starting From Cape Town | Ep160 (opens the original)
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South African R&B icon, broadcaster, and ultimate jack-of-all-trades Chad Saaiman pulls up to the show for an unfiltered conversation packed with local nostalgia, high-stakes career moves, and pure Cape Town storytelling. From rocking dreadlocks at the 2011 Cape Town Jazz Festival to celebrating 20 years of The Black Ties, Chad breaks down his journey through the SA entertainment industry. He reflects on his Athlone roots at Garlandale High, mourning his dream of playing pro football, and how th
There's Hippos in Cape Town?! Why We Need to Reconnect With Nature | Ep159 (opens the original)
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From Hippos in Rondevlei to Caracals in your Backyard — Cape Town's WILD SIDE is closer than you think. 🦛🌿 This week on Gen C Podcast, we sit down with Louise Matschke, Business Lead and spokesperson for Nature Connect, who traded a corporate banking career for a mission to reconnect South Africans with the nature on their doorstep. We unpack why our hippos moved from Ziekoevlei to Rondevlei, how invasive species are quietly reshaping our ecosystems, and why "Nature Deficit Disorder" might be af
The Stories We've Never Heard: Jolene Martin on Reclaiming South Africa's Hidden History!! | EP158 (opens the original)
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Cape Town has always been a place of stories, but whose stories have we forgotten or never even heard of? In this powerful episode of Gen C Podcast, actress, presenter, producer and storyteller Jolene Martin shares an incredible journey that stretches from growing up in Portland, Mitchells Plain, to becoming one of South Africa's leading voices in television, theatre and Indigenous storytelling. Jolene reflects on discovering her passion for performance at just 13 years old, learning to trust Go
Are We Preparing Our Children for a World That Doesn't Exist Yet? | EP157 (opens the original)
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Are South African schools preparing children for the future; or for a world that's already disappearing? We sit down with Fagan and Kim Muller, the founders of BLASC Academic Hub, to explore what education should look like in a rapidly changing world. What started in 2021 with - just four learners around a coffee table - has grown into a thriving educational community built on one simple belief: "be the change you wish to see". Kim shares her journey from studying Psychology at the University of
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