Barbs Wire

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Primedia Digital Editor Barbara Friedman has an unstoppable curiosity for all things weird and quirky and trawls the internet to bring you her daily choice of curated stories - Monday to Thursday at 9.35am #BarbsWire

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Episodes

Barb’s Wire Extended wrap of 2024

Barbara Friedman, Digital editor See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 13, 2024•17 min

Barbs Wire: 'Wanted' posters of healthcare execs pop up in NY City, a man drives through doors of car dealership, and an unusual Scrabble champ

Barbara Friedman See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 12, 2024•13 min

Barbs Wire: Nobel laureates urge US Senate to reject RFK, Baboon court order a big step forward, and Google search trends for 2024

What's trending on socials? Digital editor Barbara Friedman gives us the scoop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 11, 2024•19 min

Barbs Wire: Trump's perfume, NY Times stylish people list, and Pesto the Penguin's first official swim

What's trending on socials? Digital editor Barbara Friedman gives us the scoop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 10, 2024•9 min

Barbs Wire: TikTok may be one step closer to US ban, Wizard of Oz ruby slippers sell on auction for eyewatering amount, and Wisdom the 74 year old Albatross in the wild has laid another egg

What's trending on socials? Digital editor Barbara Friedman gives us the scoop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 09, 2024•12 min

Barbs Wire: A Cape Town video of a vehicle trying to cross the N2 via the pedestrian bridge, CoCT's 'Summer Coastal Dashboard' and a 'kiss from a shark'

What's trending on socials? Digital editor Barbara Friedman gives us the scoop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 05, 2024•10 min

Barbs Wire: South Korea crisis unfolded on social media, a woman finds venomous snake on her leg while driving, and rap legend Eminem's mother has died

What's trending on socials? Digital editor Barbara Friedman gives us the scoop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 04, 2024•8 min

Barbs Wire: Cape Town firefighters become accidental midwives, brain rot is Oxford word of the year, and an AI Jesus in a confessional booth

What's trending on socials? Digital editor Barbara Friedman gives us the scoop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 03, 2024•13 min

Barbs Wire: Lots of reaction to Joe Biden pardoning his son, world's largest electric plane coming in 2025,and CapeTown Festive Lights switch on

What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman give us the scoop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 02, 2024•7 min

Barbs Wire: Study shows most social media influencers don't check facts before sharing, WhatsApp change has got people in a tizz, and the story of Periwinkle the Penguin

What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman give us the scoop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 28, 2024•12 min

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