S02 E29 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. With Steve McGown Steve McGown holds the record for the longest person ever to have been held captive by Al Qaeda and made it out to tell the story. He has a book out now called 6 Years With Al Qaeda - you can buy it here: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/six-years-with-al-qaeda/ To watch this interview on YouTube click here: https://youtu.be/CeD_X9a_0lM Proudly brought to you by Whiskey Brother (go check their online store) #whatsyourpoisonpodcast ...
Feb 04, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 29
S02 E28 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. With Yvonne Chaka Chaka Yvonne Chaka Chaka is the Princess of Africa, one of SA's true global musical icons. Her career has been unbelievable (i just saw that her track "Umqombothi" has over 1 million streams on Spotify), she has seen and done it all and is still seeing it and doing it more! To watch this interview on YouTube click here: https://youtu.be/HiKNldjRwYM Proudly brought to you by Whiskey Brother (go check their online store) #whatsyourp...
Jan 28, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 28
S02 E26 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. With Don Copley (Hot Water) Hot Water is a phenomenal South African band lead by the soulful Don Copley. We've known each other for years so our conversations can go deeeeeeeeeeep! Check out the incredible performance of "Home" at the end of this podcast :) To watch this interview on YouTube click here: https://youtu.be/KsnIU592j1U Proudly brought to you by Whiskey Brother (go check their online store) #whatsyourpoisonpodcast Support this podcast: ...
Jan 14, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 26
S02 E25 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. With Bongeziwe Mabandla Bongeziwe is truly one of my favourite artists and his latest album, Iimini, is a masterpiece. He's still young but his music career is global and his voice is unlike anyone else's you've ever heard. To watch this interview on YouTube click here: https://youtu.be/DNhT5QLXVGA Proudly brought to you by Whiskey Brother (go check their online store) #whatsyourpoisonpodcast Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jon-savage/suppo...
Jan 07, 2021•53 min•Ep. 25
S02 E24 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. SPECIAL REBROADCAST EDITION with Amanda Palmer. In 2018, world famous American singer, blogger, author & piano-slayer, Amanda Palmer came to South Africa and hosted a special conversation and performance in a small studio in Cape Town with a tiny hand selected audience. She sat down with special guests: Miss Patty Monroe , Lauren Beukes & Mohale Mashigo to talk feminism, living in the ‘rape capital of the world’, music, writing, family and ...
Dec 31, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 24
S02 E23 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. With Jeremy Loops Jeremy Loops has had a sensational global career and is one of the few SA artists to really understand and infiltrate the international music market. On this episode he opens up about how he works, his approach to music and how Ed Sheeren told him that he was a better looper than him! To watch this interview on YouTube click here: https://youtu.be/WkzoLzpSBTQ Proudly brought to you by Whiskey Brother (go check their online store) ...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 23
S02 E22 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast. With Jovi and Kgmotso from BCUC BCUC are one of the most important bands out of South Africa. Before lockdowns of 2020 they toured the world relentlessly and have been marking their mark on the planet on behalf of Africa. I promised you a clip to watch, if you want to see BCUC, check this video out, this is them performing Asazani live at Popsicle Studios: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfZNYGMh-rI To watch this interview on YouTube click here: ht...
Dec 17, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 22
Episode 20 of Season 2 of What's Your Poison with Jon Savage. Moonchild Sanelly is having the career that most artists only dream about. When the biggest stars in the world are calling you trying to get you on their tracks you know you are doing something right. She is enigmatic, powerful and a light shining blindingly bright! Hope you enjoy this episode To watch his this interview on YouTube click here: https://youtu.be/KK657hNOzYw Proudly brought to you by Whiskey Brother (go check their onlin...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 20
S02 Ep19: Whats Your Poison with Jon Savage and J'Something of Mi Casa. J’ Something is like the American dream but for South Africans. He’s got a pure heart, a wide open soul, is crazy (annoyingly) talent, is incredibly successful and is clearly not an asshole. WTF???? ? Check out this conversation about his amazing life story, his view on life, his passion for music and being a father and a husband and his incredible friendship with Hugh Masekela. Also check out the impromptu song-writing sess...
Nov 25, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 19
S02 E18 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast: Theo Crous is the legendary producer behind The Springbok Nude Girls, Kobus, The Parlotones, Prime Circle and so much more. But he's also friends with the Foo Fighters, even though he slept through Dave Grohl's biking birthday party. To watch his this interview on YouTube click here: https://youtu.be/uGy8wPtxkG4 Proudly brought to you by Whiskey Brother (go check their online store) and tonight we are drinking the limited edition ARDNAMURCHAN Scott...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 18
S02 E17 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast: Heavy K is a megastar in the making! His story is inspiring and I particularly admire what he has done for his family and his community. Enjoy this half interview with the big man himself. To watch his this interview on YouTube click here: https://youtu.be/lShMLZjMyHI Proudly brought to you by Whiskey Brother (go check their online store) and tonight we are drinking the limited edition special BRUICHLADDICH. #whatsyourpoisonpodcast Support this pod...
Nov 12, 2020•33 min•Ep. 17
S02 E16 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast: Trevor Gumbi is a monolith of stand up comedy in South Africa. He made it bigger than most people can dream of and then blew his career down the toilet in a haze of partying and drugs and a very public divorce. In this episode, Trevor Gumbi tells you stories of failing, of interventions and of pme one of the most remarkable recoveries you've ever heard - in all it's brutal glory. I hope you enjoy this inspirational chat with one of my favourite com...
Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 16
S02 E15 Jon Savage's Whats Your Poison podcast: This has got to be one of my most special episodes I've ever done. Pops Mohamed is a true African icon and has seen it all (literally) and done it all (also literally). His albums are collectors items and he still has the spirit and the energy of a teenager! To watch his this interview on YouTube click here: https://youtu.be/ZVQd0nJ9L_c Proudly brought to you by Whiskey Brother (go check their online store) and tonight we are drinking the limited e...
Oct 12, 2020•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 15
Episode 14 of Season 2 of What's Your Poison with Jon Savage. Gareth Cliff speaks about leaving 5FM and the days starting up Cliff Central blah blah yadda yadda - whats most interesting is his obsession with learning history and his home chemical lab that he's created to study the universe! To watch his this interview on YouTube click here: https://youtu.be/kp06EU4R1Uo Proudly brought to you by Whiskey Brother (go check their online store) and tonight we are drinking the limited edition special ...
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 14
Episode 13 of Season 2 of What's Your Poison with Jon Savage. Sipho "Hotstix" Mabuse is one of Africa's greatest living legends and is one of my all time hero's. What an honour to be able to steal an hour of his time to find out all about his incredible life! To watch his this interview on YouTube click here: https://youtu.be/AqddFPpZVKw Proudly brought to you by Whiskey Brother (go check their online store) and tonight we are drinking the limited Japanese Whiskey, Santori Whisky, "Toki" which m...
Sep 29, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 13
29 August 2020, The Most Amazing Show returns to the interwebs! Tickets available at Quicket! One half of the memorable team come on to the podcast to chat about what to expect. Does it make sense? Of course not. Check out the YouTube video version of this interview here : https://youtu.be/lsaU_liqZxs #whatsyourpoisonpodcast Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jon-savage/support...
Aug 26, 2020•40 min•Ep. 11
This is a wicked episode of Whats Your Poison! You're so lucky to have not heard it yet. Brandon Auret is an actor's actor, and one of the most successful South African actors of all time! On this episode he opens up about everything - i think we get on because neither of us have any filters :) To watch his Chappie audition tape, scroll to the end of the video episode on YouTube : https://youtu.be/k3YLFcDX-1A Enjoy! #whatsyourpoisonpodcast Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jon-savage/suppo...
Aug 20, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 11
Whats Your Poison with Jon Savage S02E10 Superstar Amanda Black joins me on this weeks episode. She eats chocolate and talks about her break up with Ambitiouz Records, bringing her traditional Xhosa culture to her style and the impact that Brenda Fassie has had on her! Love it! You can watch this episode on our Youtube link https://youtu.be/_NnWTpmyOII Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jon-savage/support...
Aug 05, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 10
Tresor is one of the finest human beings that you'll ever meet, not to mention one of the best musicians! I love chatting to him and finding out how he sees the world and how he thinks about things! Now you can! Right here on Whats Your Poison :) Check out the YouTube video here : https://youtu.be/decRhVoV0Ww #tresor #whatsyourpoisonpodcast #jonsavage Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jon-savage/support
Jul 29, 2020•57 min•Ep. 9
If you ever dreamed of shooting the breeze with Arno Carstens then this is the show for you. We had such a fun chat and went all over the map from why he makes his art expensive, the madness of the nude girls and a whole lot of crazy facts you never knew - you won't believe the random crap that Arno knows. Hope you LOVE this episode as much as i do! Check out the YouTube version here : https://youtu.be/m3dcfH_Hfzk This podcast is in proud partnership with https://www.whiskybrother.com/ - genuine...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 7
I was nervous to interview Kwesta because of the amount of respect I have for this guy! But he really is exactly what it says on the box; just a true artist. We chat about the honesty in his music, about knowing when not to be the smartest guy in the room, about rap battles and about meeting Catherine Grenfell and the impact meeting her had on his career! If you don't love Kwesta already, you will after this interview. And if you want to watch the episode on YouTube go just click here : https://...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 5
Im still reeling from this hysterical and humbling chat. If you've ever wondered who the real Schalk Bezuidenhout is, you'll be happily surprised to find out that he is exactly who you think he is. A truly legendary talent joins Jon Savage on this week's episode of Whats Your Poison. Check out the YouTube of this chat by clicking here. : https://youtu.be/lnfipGYQg8Y This episode is proudly sponsored by Whisky Brother Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jon-savage/support...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 4
Kagiso tells it all, from how Hugh Masekela came up with the Bantu Hour, to his terrible review of Queen Sono in the New York Times. You can watch this episode on YouTube here... https://youtu.be/Z9ND1yy8Nv4 Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jon-savage/support
Jun 09, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 2
What can i say? I got lucky. One of the greatest comedians of all time ever drops in for a impromptu start to the season, Nik Rabinowitz Also if you want to watch the mayhem (as well as the preceding half an hour of me, not at my best, check it out here on Youtube . Season 2 of What's Your Poison is proudly brought to you by WhiskyBrother.com - next day delivery on the best whiskies! Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jon-savage/support...
Jun 05, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 1
Yoav popped in for a very informal chat in between manic touring! This is part of a live radio show on The Eye Radio so we've had to remove the music bits avoid copyright infringements. If you want to listen to the full shows with the music, go to www.theeye.tv Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jon-savage/support
Jun 04, 2020•45 min•Ep. 6
I didn't mean to make Chloe cry but it did happen on this podcast. She's still the best. The music has been removed for licensing reasons but if youd like to hear the full show, go to www.theeeye.tv. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jon-savage/support
Jun 03, 2020•41 min•Ep. 5
It's hard to figure out how to interview someone who is both a hero and a buddy. Simon Dingle is an incredible specimen who rides technological advancements like Kelly Slater. This interview comes from a live broadcast from The Eye Radio, which means that unfortunately all the cool music has been removed to avoid rights issues. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jon-savage/support
Jun 01, 2020•50 min•Ep. 3
Kid Fonque is a beautiful anomaly! Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, the man is prolific and always a true and quite private. Well, until we get a few drinks in him. This show was recorded live on The Eye Radio and so unfortunately, due to rights issues, we've had to remove all the music. Go to www.theeye.tv if youd like to hear the full show Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jon-savage/support
May 25, 2020•41 min•Ep. 2
Emile is a rising star in boxing and is based in Cape Town, South Africa. If you want to know what hard work and dedication sounds like, then listen to this. Comes from a live airing on The Eye Radio so unfortunately for rights reasons, we've removed the music. For the full episode go to www.theeye.tv. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jon-savage/support
May 20, 2020•40 min•Ep. 1
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