Afternoons With Pippa Hudson

Pippa speaks to lyricist Philip Myburgh about the song he penned called Let Us Sing, which celebrates the spirit of unity that the sport of rugby instills in all of us.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to FoodForward SA, the country’s largest food distribution organisation. It feeds close to a million people every day who are food insecure. Fund Development Manager, Deidre Adams tells us about their Mandela Day food packing events.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to Circular Squared and their vision is to build a circular economy. Part of their ethos is to educate consumers to “want BETTER, not MORE” – but how do we do that in a world increasingly focused on convenience and immediate availability, rather than quality?  Founding members Brad Armitage and Tashma Kritzinger tell us more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to the City of Cape Town’s Biodiversity Manager about the new visitor centre planned for the Bracken Nature Reserve in the Brackenfell area. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to SA rower Christopher Baxter who is in his final preparations to represent the country at the Paris Olympics. If you’d like to support his campaign, you can contribute to his Back-A-Buddy page https://www.backabuddy.co.za/campaign/olympic-games-paris-2024See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to Wendy about the current shortage of 10c and 20c pieces, meaning retailers with large numbers of cash-paying customers are facing challenges of the small change kind. Plus, the National Consumer Commission is targeting retailers selling “expired food”, once again failing to distinguish between foods with Use By dates and those with Best Before dates. The law does not apply equally.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Car Talk Pippa talks to Ernest Page about which Toyota a listener should give to his university student kids. Ernest tells us more about the inaugural Lemons car race he's taking part in next weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to two members of Narcotics Anonymous on International Day against Drug Abuse about their journey back from drug addiction.  Narcotics Anonymous was founded in America in 1953 and offers meetings and support in over 140 countries today. It’s had a presence in South Africa since the 1980s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to a MaxX & Love, a Blues duo, about their upcoming album, These Blues Might Get You Too.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to the Friends of Valkenberg Trust about their plans for Mandela Day and how to get Capetonians more involved in projects at the hospital. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to Dr Lynda Greathead, a chiropractor who only has 2% vision in one eye and none in the other, and has summitted Kilimanjaro. She was part of a group of parents, teachers, and learners who did the climb to celebrate Bishop’s Diocesan College's 175th birthday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to Michael Lutzeyer about the Grootbos Private Nature Reserve near Gansbaai. The reserve was one of the private sponsors who made it possible for South Africa to return to the Chelsea Flower Show earlier this year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to Connor Trembath, who’s known as the Barefoot Carpenter. He runs workshops to teach people how to do woodwork. Contact him on connortrembath@gmail.com to ask about his workshopsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa Hudson speaks to Marcelino V,   a newcomer to the industry who started his singing career after he turned 40.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa Hudson speaks to Jessica Perrins, the general manager at the Stellenbosch branch of the  Animal Welfare Society. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa Hudson speaks to Nicolene Schoeman-Louw, an attorney and the Managing Director of Schoeman-Louw Incorporated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa Hudson speaks to Jason Kosmas, the executive chef of The Pot Luck Club in Woodstock.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's time for our weekly update on restaurant news, and today Paige Errera from the booking platform Dineplan gives us her recommendations… Brookdale in Paarl Mori at Vineyard Hotel in Newlands How’s your Oni in Greenpoint Eat Sleep Drink Franschhoek event until 28 June See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa Hudson speaks to Carte Blanche producer Nicky Troll about last night's episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plan your weekend entertainment, from movies and theatre to podcasts and TV shows. Theatre by critic Robyn Cohen A podcast picked by social media producer Rafiq Wagiet Movie suggestions by Pippa's producer Maxine Peters On TV and streaming services by Pippa Hudson and Rafiq Wagiet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.