Recovery Room

Wim Steyn is the founder of Idea Candy, the production company behind Devilsdorp, School Ties, Steinheist, The People vs VBS, and some of the most culturally significant documentaries South Africa has ever produced. School Ties earned an International Emmy nomination. In this episode of The Recovery Room, Wim traces the full arc: sitting in MNET's foyer for three days to get his first break on Ido...

Chanley Wong has been consistent in South African entertainment for over a decade. But consistency doesn't mean easy. She was the only Asian girl at every casting. She got her first TV job, then got pulled off air a month in. She went through a heartbreak that left her not wanting to wake up. She spent seven years building herself back up before finally landing her dream: a presenting seat on Expr...

He didn't enter Mr South Africa to wear a perfect suit on a stage. JP Geldenhuys entered two months after his dad died, fresh off a 40-day fast, with no plan and everything to process. Now he's Mr SA 2025 and he wore the sash while his arm was in a sling after tearing his bicep off the bone in three places during finals week. JC and Jennis sit down with JP for one of the most stripped-back convers...

In our first recap episode, JC and Jennis welcome you into the new studio, reflect on the journey so far and waste no time going deep. We watched Netflix's "Into the Manosphere" and it broke our brains so we're talking about it. What does masculinity actually mean? Why does fake bravado sell so well online? And why do influencers keep getting away with saying one thing and living another? We also...

She made it to the Miss South Africa Top 30. Then Twitter came for her when it had nothing to do with anything she actually did. In this episode of the Recovery Room, we sit down with Thulani Ndzotyana: Miss Mamelodi Sundowns, Miss SA Top 30 finalist, BCom Law student, senior talent agent, founder of Stride Institute, Talent-ETC company director and future president of South Africa (2044, mark you...

She's been a kykNET continuity presenter, a Boer Soek 'n Vrou host, an actress, a singer, a voice artist, a wife and a mom — and she'll be the first to tell you she hasn't always juggled it all perfectly. In this episode, Jennis and JC sit down with one of South Africa's most recognisable Afrikaans entertainers, Nadia Beukes, for a conversation that's as honest as it is warm. Nadia opens up about...

Success rarely tells the full story. In the first full episode of Fame, F@ck Ups & Fixing It , Jennis and JC sit down with Sami Hall to unpack the reality behind a public career — the highs, the pressure, and the moments when things don’t go according to plan. Sami opens up about the journey into the spotlight, the challenges that followed, and what it really takes to rebuild when things fall...

In Episode 0.1, meet your hosts — Jennis and JC — as they introduce the show, explain why “The Recovery Room” felt like the right starting point, and set the tone for what’s to come. This is not a highlight reel podcast. It’s about what happens after the applause. After the headlines. After things don’t go according to plan. In the coming episodes, we sit down with creatives, public figures, and i...

Before the stories. Before the success. Before the f@ck ups. We tried to say the tagline. Welcome to Fame, F@ck Ups & Fixing It — a candid, story-driven podcast hosted by Jennis and JC exploring what really happens behind public-facing success. In this teaser, we give you a glimpse of the energy behind the mic… and prove that even saying the line isn’t always easy. Real conversations. Real fai...