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Hello Listeners, welcome back to the Pink Notice Podcast! The boys are back with a bang! We start off with discussing two shows we’re watching—The White Lotus and Only Murders in the Building—and then embark on our promised deep dive into the Oscar-winning film, Anora. Embedded within that conversation are some of Akha’s dad jokes, our class analysis™, and we also ask the question, “Does having mo...

Hello listeners, welcome back to the Pink Notice podcast! This —or that— week, we talk about Mukisa’s return to the Cape, ruminate on what’s to come, dissect the grindset, try analyse and reorganise society, and play cinephile. As per usual, we hope you enjoyed the episode! Please do let us know if you did—or if you didn’t—and if there’s anything you’d like us to talk about in the future. --- Host...

Hello listeners, welcome back to the Pink Notice podcast! This week, we have a very special episode for you as we host our first guest, Aadila Mahomed! Aadila, an activist and student, has been deeply involved in activism and fighting for Palestinians. In this conversation, we delve into her journey as an activist, explore what activism is and how to participate in it, and whether solidarity is in...

Hello listeners, welcome back to the Pink Notice Podcast! This week we meander our way to talking about separating the art from the artist, and Women For Change ’s petition to stop Chris Brown from performing in Johannesburg . But first, Akha (allegedly) evades an extortionate lost parking card fee and details his brief return to the City of Gold. We then touch on the versions of ourselves out in...

Hello Listeners, welcome back to the Pink Notice for our second season! We took some time off after 10 episodes, and now we’re happy to be back for a fresh series of shows. This week, we delve into our past and what led Mukisa into academia, and Akha down the path of engineering and coding. We explore our journeys and examine the decisions that led us here. We then have a frank discussion on Israe...

Hello listeners, welcome back to the Pink Notice Podcast! This week we reflect on our tenth episode, and talk about the French! In this week’s episode, we touch on French President Macron choosing a right wing Prime Minister, even though a left wing alliance won most of the seats in parliament. This evolves into a broader discussion on conflicting interpretations of Democracy, and whether the will...

Hello listeners, welcome back to the Pink Notice Podcast! This week we talk about some recent goings-on in the US of A! In this week’s episode, we bring you some coverage on the Democratic National Convention, including how Kamala Harris is pretty much more of the same, Obama’s oozing aura, and a discussion on living with (or without) the consequences of “The Empire’s” actions. But first, we talk...

Hello listeners, welcome back to the Pink Notice Podcast! This week, we bring you our lovely rambling discussion on fifty million different things. We talk about painting our nails, believing we look good, gender affirming care, the intersection of the way we view ourselves and how others do, some more school trauma, and—finally—laundry. This is a bit of a fun one and we hope you enjoyed it! Pleas...

Hello listeners, welcome back to the Pink Notice Podcast! This week, we continue our brief introduction to South African politics with part two. At the end of May 2024, South Africa held its seventh democratic general election. With no party winning an outright majority, some parties coalesced to form the “Government of National Unity”. The GNU consists of the ANC, DA, Patriotic Alliance, Inkatha...

Hello listeners, welcome back to the Pink Notice Podcast! This week, we bring you the first part of our brief introduction to South African politics! At the end of May 2024, South Africa held its seventh democratic general election. With no party winning an outright majority, some parties coalesced to form the “Government of National Unity”. The GNU consists of the ANC, DA, Patriotic Alliance, Ink...

Hello listeners, welcome back to the Pink Notice Podcast! This week, we continue our deep dive into the VBS scandal! With the former chairman of the bank—Tshifhiwa Matodzi—entering into a plea deal on 10 July 2024 and the subsequent release of his affidavit, we take a deep dive into portions of the affidavit that reveal the intricacies of the scandal. We explore VBS’ turnaround strategy, Venmont C...

Hello listeners, welcome back to the Pink Notice Podcast! This week, we start our deep dive into the VBS scandal! With the former chairman of the bank—Tshifhiwa Matodzi—entering into a plea deal on 10 July 2024 and the subsequent release of his affidavit, we set the stage with a primer on the scandal and answer: What is VBS? What has happened (as of a 2018 report commissioned by the South African...

Welcome back to The Pink Notice Podcast! On this week’s episode we delve into our journey to where we are now. We've mentioned our position as leftists and how that informs our worldview. In today's episode, we discuss how we got here. Everyone's journey is different, but we ended up in the same place. Maybe you'll find your journey leads here too! Akha starts by taking us back to 2019, delving in...

Welcome back to The Pink Notice Podcast! On this week’s episode we discuss a letter released by a few students who attend our alma mater. This letter discussed the boys’ grievances and objections towards the school flying the pride flag for a grand total of three days during Pride Month. In this episode we read through the letter, discussing point by point (there really aren’t many) why we not-so-...

Welcome to The Pink Notice Podcast! For our Pilot episode, we’re giving a brief introduction into who we are and what we stand for. Socialism, communism, and dialectical materialism are all briefly introduced as themes we’ll engage with in this pod. We also explore some of the minutia plaguing South Africa and discuss the importance of practicing empathy when conversing with people who may not sha...