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Barbs Wire

CapeTalk•www.primediaplus.com
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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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Barbs Wire: Seagull steals the conclave show, survey results show majority polled believe world war is coming, and Disney announces 'a whole new world'

Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman shared her top three stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and ph...

May 08, 2025•10 min

Barb's Wire: SANParks post-fire update, Viral road rage, Kylie Jenner's shoe mishap

Clarence Ford speaks to Barbara Friedman about trending online stories. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and philosophy. Popul...

May 07, 2025•9 min

Barb Wire: Trump wants movies made in America again, influencers overloaded luxury Miami yacht and needed rescuing , and Met Gala photos trending

Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman shared her top three stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and ph...

May 06, 2025•11 min

Barb’s Wire: Cape Town tariffs, emergency landings and a 'pawfect' playdate

Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman shared her top three stories trending online Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and phi...

May 05, 2025•7 min

Barbs Wire: Link found between your anti-anxiety drugs and salmon, student rescued from Mt Fuji twice in one week, and you may be eating chocolate digestive biscuits all wrong

What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoop Salmon become braver and take more risks after accidentally ingesting anti-anxiety medications that pollute waterways. Are we unintentionally drugging our fish? A student was rescued from Mount Fuji twice in one week after returning a second time to search for his cell phone. Are you eating chocolate digestive biscuits incorrectly? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Apr 30, 2025•9 min

Barbs Wire: Fire helicopters, Silvermine devastation, and Valerie the dachshund finally rescued

Clarence speaks to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and philosop...

Apr 29, 2025•13 min

Barbs Wire: YouTube turns 20, Rolls Royce chess set, 5-second rule debunked?

Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman shared her top three stories trending online with Clarence Ford. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationshi...

Apr 24, 2025•10 min

Barbs Wire: Shingles vaccine believed to lower dementia risk, gran and grandkids escape exploding manhole cover, and a smiley glowing moon

Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman shared her top three stories trending online with Clarence Ford. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationshi...

Apr 23, 2025•8 min

Barbs Wire: Naples cable car deaths, new colour discovered, and CoCT seeks comments on Strand Street Quarry redevelopment

Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman shared her top three stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and ph...

Apr 22, 2025•10 min

Barbs Wire: TikTokkers claim European luxury brands' Chinese manufacturing, teens caught with ant colonies, and rare colossal squid filmed

Clarence Ford chats to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and phil...

Apr 17, 2025•12 min

Barb’s Wire: Listening to turtles, 911 call about ice cream

What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoop. From forced removals to returning home: Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis shared a moving video of land in Bishopscourt is being restored to Protea Village’s original residents. Mom ate her 4-year-old's ice cream, so he called 911 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 12, 2025•7 min
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