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Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 02:00 Springbok fans pack M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore 07:10 HYROX athlete soils herself during competition 10:40 Pierce Brosnan clocks 007 at the US Open men’s singles final   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning sh...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:40 Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon’s AI warnings 06:40 Study finds that very hot drinks can triple your risk of cancer 09:00 Commemorative public drone installation to mark 25th anniversary of 9/11   Views and News with Clarence Ford...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:14 Springboks chasing the money in Baltimore 06:20 Remembering Roselle, a yellow Labrador guide dog, that saved lives on 9/11 10:03 Star Trek turns 60   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This three-hour...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:15 Social media influencers came under fire for lack of etiquette at the US Open 05:05 Springbok player Cheslin Kolbe recovering well in hospital 06:36 City of Cape Town Cape baboons debacle        Views and News with Clarenc...

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 empower...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:11 Airlink’s flyover of the FNB Stadium pulled 03:15 Enciclopedia Británica theory that 1 September officially marks the beginning of the late 2020’s 05:27 Dale “Grey Beard” Sanders (91) finished the 3, 530 km Appa...

the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:10 Tennis etiquette at the US Open comes under fire 05:47 Dolly Parton gets a new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after the original was vandalised 07:15 Airlink’s viral flyover moment becomes a mobile game – Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This three-hour programme shares and reflec...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:29 Police fatally shoot woman who stabbed two people in New York’s Times Square 04:05 The latest viral TikTok trend of ‘pheromone maxing’ 07:10 Punch the monkey captures global hearts   Views and News with Clarence Ford is...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:10 Airlink’s Cape Town stadium flyover goes viral 06:28 The Vaseline marketing coup 09:30 Trade tensions between the US and Canada hits toilet paper prices   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:15 CCTV footage of flash flood and mudslide in northern Nepal goes viral 03:27 Tributes pour in for Dolly Parton 05:50 Rocky Horror Picture Show’s Tim Carrey’s legacy   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show o...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 01:02 Remembering the great Dolly Parton 02:55 Callaway Golf’s viral marketing campaign slammed 09:06 Volunteers in northern Japan use ropes and rollers to pull 360-tonne historic castle back   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mi...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:20 Breakthrough in genetic testing allowing officials to identify victims from 9/11 03:15 Southern Illinois University working on recipe for protein-rich snacks made from plastic waste 05:03 Amazon’s delivery drone failures – Views a...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 02:30 Study reveals correlation between screen time and improved cognitive processing scores in adolescents 06:20 Crying emoji becomes the most used emoji globally 10:00Erling Haaland goes viral over new haircut   Views and News with Clarence...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:26 Breakthrough in a personalised mRNA cancer vaccine 04:35 The importance of travel etiquette 07:35 Angélique Kidjo on making Hollywood Walk of Fame history   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. Th...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro   00:22 Japanese ambassador Fumio Shimizu goes viral for dipping rusk in match 04:35 Chinese animated film ‘Niu Lai’ becomes unlikely box office success 08:14 Four-month-old pet goose alerts family to a fire in their barn &nbs...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:16 Study links major music releases and increase in car accidents 05:30 Carry a Pig mobile app allows users to send messages and photos via a virtual pigeon 07:50 Bean, the dog rescued after being swept out to sea by a rip current   Views a...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:10 ‘City pods’ providing a safe and welcoming space for delivery drivers to rest, recharge and socialise 03:15 Popular dating app Bumble scraps ‘women-first-messaging rule 07:05 South African Music Awards recognises Tyla with A...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:13 The solar eclipse brings the world together 06:10 A recent study reveals the remarkable abilities of dogs 09:10 The surprising trend in the US where the Department of Transportation is recruiting gamers to become air traffic controllers &ndas...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:50 Harry Potter fans convince undersea cable company to reroute their cable project to avoid passing through Dobby’s ‘grave’ 04:20 Cleaner discovers uneaten, unopened Mars bar from 1991 while cleaning a hoarder’s house 07...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:20 Snow blankets South Africa’s mountains and hills 02:47 Devastating earthquake hits Colombia 05:32 A comedian takes to the streets of Edinburgh to teach people how to fold a fitted sheet   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mi...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:10 New Zealand politician accidentally joins a city council meeting from her bathroom 03:01 Gene editing in beagles 06:11 The Springbok’s new limited-edition jersey ahead of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry   Views and News with Clarenc...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:20 Microsoft warns that hackers are targeting hotel Wi-Fi networks 03:38 Low water levels in rivers as Europe’s heatwave persists 06:40 Jamie Oliver’s call for UK municipalities to ban chewing gum in public   Views and News with...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:43 LinkedIn targets AI content on its feed 07:30 Polish ultra-swimmer Bartłomiej Kubkowski made history by becoming the first person to swim nonstop across the Baltic Sea from Sweden to Poland 10:06 Spanish farmer shares emotional reunion with h...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:12 Study finds Gen Z workers faking productivity 05:31 US police officer dressed as a tree caught 74 people driving distracted 06:45 Fireman the dog and Stephen finally reunite   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on...

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:16 Two Australian pre-schoolers escape from kindergarten 02:30 Cruise ship passenger caught scratching her bare foot with a fork in the dining room 05:06 Meet Avo-zilla, Woolworths’ giant avocado going viral   Views and News with Clar...