Barbs Wire: Track runner hit on the head by opponent, YouTuber breaks records, Crufts 2025
What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 11, 2025•8 min
Barbs Wire
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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Barb’s Wire: car rage, cannabis farms in the UK, Monopoly goes cashless
What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoop. 1. A man in California barrels his car through the front doors of a dealership because he was unhappy with the valuation - 8 people were hurt 2. Teams of fake electricity workers have been digging up cables across the UK to feed cannabis farms - One video shows the cable exploding when spliced by one of the men. 3. Monopoly makes a big cashless change. Wouldn't you miss amassing piles of paper cash during a gam...
Mar 10, 2025•7 min
Barbs Wire: China vows it will go to war, the City Hall iconic turret clock to get a revamp, and a Speckled Pigeon with a dart through its head lives to fly again
What's trending? Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman shares more now See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 06, 2025•8 min
Barbs Wire: Donald Trump’s speech to Congress, icebergs collide and penguin chicks hatch for first time in 10 years at Two Ocean Aquarium
What's trending? Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman shares more now See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 05, 2025•9 min
Barb's Wire: Fastest growing jobs, most expensive strawberry goes viral, Serg has a forever home
Zain Johnson standing in for CapeTalk's Clarence Ford speaks to the Digital Content Editor of Primedia Plus, Barbara Friedman, about trending online stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 04, 2025•12 min
Barbs Wire
CapeTalk Saskia Falken speaks to Barbara Friedman, Digital Content Editor of Primedia Plus, about trending online stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 03, 2025•7 min
Barbs Wire: Study says screen time causing will cause spike in myopia for kids
CapeTalk Clarence Ford speaks to Barbara Friedman, Digital Content Editor of Primedia Plus, about trending online stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 25, 2025•7 min
Barb’s Wire: AI in workplaces, Mosquito wanted, Pokémon shaped Cheeto
CapeTalk Clarence Ford speaks to Barbara Friedman, Digital Content Editor of Primedia Plus, about trending online stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 24, 2025•14 min
Barbs Wire: White House shares chilling 'ASMR' deportation video, sunscreen may be impacting marine life, and a possum cake thief
Clarence Ford speaks to Barbara Friedman, Digital Editor of Primedia+ about trending online stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 20, 2025•9 min
Barbs Wire: Golden Acre shopping centre is being sold, snakes in a toilet & Tyla makes British Vogue cover
Clarence Ford speaks to Barbara Friedman, Digital Editor of Primedia+ about trending online stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 19, 2025•9 min
Barb’s Wire: Delta plane crash, China's planetary defense, 'Father of Nutella' dies
Clarence Ford speaks to Barbara Friedman, Digital Content Editor of Primedia+ about trending online stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 18, 2025•9 min
Barb’s Wire: New Instagram feature, whale swallows man, Jack Russel returns home
Clarence Ford speaks to Barbara Friedman, Digital Content Editor of Primedia+ about trending online stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 17, 2025•11 min
Barb’s Wire: Elon Musk and Donald Trump's PR conference go viral, funny robots & Valentine's Day adoptions
Clarence Ford speaks to Barbara Friedman, Digital Content Editor for Primedia+ about trending online stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 13, 2025•8 min
Barb’s Wire: viral plane crash, panic egg buying and bulls take over a bus in India
Clarence Ford speaks to Barbara Friedman, Digital Editor of Primedia+ about trending online stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 12, 2025•11 min
Barb’s Wire: Luigi Mangione, WhatsApp 'draft' function, Barry the 525-pound bear rescue
Clarence Ford speaks to Barbara Friedman, Primedia Plus Digital Content Editor about trending online stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 11, 2025•11 min
Barbs Wire: South Africans dealing with increasing online polarisation,
Clarence Ford chats to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 10, 2025•14 min
Barbs Wire: US cops trying to crack the great egg heist, a spoonful of plastic may be in our brains, and Bill Nye the Science Guy struts his stuff at New York Fashion Week
Clarence Ford chats to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 06, 2025•11 min
Barbs Wire: Joe Biden signs with a Los Angeles talent agency, lonely 81-year-old Japanese woman chooses jail over loneliness, and its all about the jellyfish haircut
Clarence Ford chats to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 05, 2025•8 min
Barbs Wire: Cart horse pony rescued, internet thinks ballerina dancing in Antarctica is AI, and man does own vasectomy as 'gift for wife'
Clarence Ford chats to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 04, 2025•9 min
Barbs Wire: Khanye West, Bianca Censori Grammy appearance, climate change spiking rat population in cities and the dog who grieved for months after his owner died has been adopted...by a princess
Clarence Ford chats to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 03, 2025•12 min
Barbs Wire: Ottery dog fighting ring bust, New Zealand relaxes digital nomad visa requirements, and Spotify announces amount paid to music industry in 2024
Clarence Ford chats to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 30, 2025•12 min
Barbs Wire: Google Maps will rename Gulf of Mexico, viral video of drone vs robot dog, and Ed Sheeran on performing in Bhutan
Clarence Ford chats to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 29, 2025•10 min
Barbs Wire: Bubbly sales drop as world not feeling very celebratory, video of unhappy passengers stuck in plane on runway and a story about a lonely sunfish
Graeme Raubenheimer chats to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 28, 2025•10 min
Barbs Wire: Stinky 'Corpse' flower draws NY crowds, banned baby names and yes, skinny jeans are back
Graeme Raubenheimer chats to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 27, 2025•7 min
Barbs Wire: Mr Beast says he will bid for TikTok, Animal Welfare SA hits out at cops shooting pets, and Novak Djokovic's adorable reaction to his children being up late to watch his win last night
Clarence Ford chats to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 22, 2025•13 min
Barbs Wire: Melania's hat stole the show, baboon deaths in Constantia
Clarence Ford chats to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 21, 2025•14 min
Barbs Wire: TikTok saga, microplastics in bottled water, and the Trumps new offering
Clarence Ford chats to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 20, 2025•12 min
Barbs Wire: Surreal images of LA covered in pink fire retardant, US TikTok 'refugees' flock to RedNote, and the tone our doggy compnaions best respond to
Clarence Ford chats to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 16, 2025•11 min
Barbs Wire: Stay in Airbnb plane believed to have belonged to Pablo Escobar, study reveals best time to drink coffee, and check out this live Clifton beach cam
Clarence Ford chats to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 15, 2025•9 min
Barbs Wire: Motorcycle delivery driver killed in Camps Bay road accident raises questions, some unique world records set in 2024, and what is the 'No pants Subway Ride' in UK?
Clarence Ford chats to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 14, 2025•15 min
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