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Primedia Digital Editor Barbara Friedman has an unstoppable curiosity for all things weird and quirky and trawls the internet to bring you her daily choice of curated stories - Monday to Thursday at 9.35am #BarbsWire

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Barbs Wire: Waymo snitches, Norway’s football sons rise and a flight turns into viral World Cup momentsi class 10.07.2026 10:03

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 motivate...

Barbs Wire: Table Mountain safety fears, World Cup gets half time show, and airline mocks passengers who jump the aisle 09.07.2026 14:14

Barbs Wire: VAR fury, a wobbling NYC tower and Dolly the dog’s happy homecoming 08.07.2026 13:32

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 empowered.  Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relat...

Barbs Wire: Molly Tea’s logo drama, a flipping iceberg and a baby with Bad Bunny rhythm 07.07.2026 12:51

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:12 Logo dispute with Molly Tea 05:16 A viral flipping iceberg in Iceland 09:35 A baby with Bad Bunny rhythm   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad array...

Barbs Wire: 4th July fireworks misfire, Harry Potter keeps hope alive, and Norway's Erling Haaland makes history 06.07.2026 8:07

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:15 Fourth of July fireworks displays go horribly wrong 03:20 Ukrainian Marine keeps hope alive with Harry Potter 05:19 Norway's Erling Haaland makes history   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This three...

Barbs Wire: France swelters, AI calls in the humans and birds building with war cables 03.07.2026 10:05

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 01:08 Europe’s heatwave hits France 02:55 Big companies rehire humans for roles AI previously took over 05:55 Birds in Ukraine are building nests with war cables   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. Th...

Barbs Wire: Bafana returns to World Cup cheers, RIP roadside beers and one very social missing dog 02.07.2026 8:06

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 01:08 Bafana Bafana’s hero’s welcome 03:12 Overturned beer truck goes viral 05: 10 One very social missing dog   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This three-hour programme shares and reflects a...

Barbs Wire: SA’s tense marches, a 96-year-old party queen and Venezuela’s rescue dog hero 01.07.2026 11:27

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 01:18 Anti-immigration protests across South Africa 06:12 A 96-year-old social media party queen goes viral 08:28 Venezuelan earthquakes and the rescue dog hero   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This thre...

Barbs Wire: Bafana make history, Gen Z fake-shops for dopamine and Gracie the giraffe is still on the run in Texas 25.06.2026 11:08

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:11 Bafana Bafana makes history 05:24 South Korean Gen Z’ers are using fake simulated shopping sites to get a dopamine hit 09:08 Gracie the giraffe is still on the run in Texas   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning sho...

Barbs Wire: WhatsApp wants R29, a monkey masters the seesaw and Norway rows into World Cup folklore 24.06.2026 9:12

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:05 WhatsApp launches subscription service in South Africa 03:05 A monkey goes viral for mastering the see saw 05:35 Norway rows into World Cup folklore   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This three-hour...

Barbs Wire: Larry the Cat outlasts another PM, Microsoft Teams enters its 'are you really at work?' era and the World Cup sickie economy kicks off 23.06.2026 12:01

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:32 Larry the Cat outlasts yet another UK Prime Minister 03:23 World Cup sick-leave economy kicks off 08:40 Microsoft Teams enters its 'are you really at work?' era   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. Thi...

Barbs Wire: DR Congo’s statue fan, America’s ranch crisis and Cape Town’s shortest day 22.06.2026 12:53

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 02:10 DR Congo’s famous ‘statue fan’ Michel Nkuka Mboladinga 06:34 The USA’s ranch crisis 09:37 Cape Town’s shortest day   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This three-hour pro...

Barbs Wire: FIFA’s tape war, Scotland’s Boston takeover and Mexico’s Christmas-sweater superfan 18.06.2026 7:59

Saskia Falken, standing in for Clarence Ford, speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:09 FIFA’s branding tape war backfires 03:20 Scotland’s Tartan Army takes over Boston 06:28 Mexico’s Christmas-sweater superfan   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on...

Barbs Wire: Cape Verde’s viral keeper, Google’s flight simulator and the cat that stole Romeo and Juliet show 17.06.2026 7:06

Saskin Falken, standing in for Clarence Ford, speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:20 Cape Verde’s goalkeeper goes viral at the FIFA World Cup 03:32 Google Earth’s free flight simulator 05:00 The viral cat that crashed a Romeo and Juliet performance   Views and News with Clarenc...

Barbs Wire: Tyla’s Disney role, Madonna gets the internet talking and Bruce the dog rescued 11.06.2026 10:34

Saskia Falken, standing in for Clarence Ford, speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:43 Tyla lands mega wins with Disney and the FIFA World Cup 03:20 Madonna goes viral for her wild Confessions II video 06:20 Bruce the dog was rescued after drifting out to sea in an inflatable kayak   Views a...

Barbs Wire: China’s ‘Card Master’, a World Cup beer collector and Kuils River’s baby-delivering hero 10.06.2026 7:36

Saskia Falken, standing in for Clarence Ford, speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:30 China’s ‘card master’ 02:45 The viral World Cup beer collector 05:38 Kuils River’s baby-delivering hero   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This...

Barbs Wire: Tennis stars’ VIP dogs, a fireworks truck inferno and Tom Ro Haven’s search for a new home may be over 09.06.2026 9:07

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:07 Tennis stars and their VIP dogs 04:52 Fireworks truck inferno goes viral 06:47 Tom Ro Haven’s search for a new home may soon be over   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This three-hour programme...

Barbs Wire: Uber’s weirdest lost items and Norway goes full Viking 08.06.2026 7:57

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:03 Uber’s lost and found index 03:40 Norway goes full Viking   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives, inspirational, passiona...

Barbs Wire: Cape Town wind chaos, the world’s first sound museum, and Justin Bieber’s birthday singalong 04.06.2026 8:06

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 01:46 Cape Town’s wind chaos 04:18 The world’s first sound museum 06:15 Justin Bieber’s birthday singalong   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This three-hour programme shares and reflects...

Barbs Wire: Hawks officer’s coffee machine campaign and Bafana’s mariachi welcome in Mexico 03.06.2026 10:54

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 02:53 Coffee machine campaign for a Hawks officer goes viral 07:37 Bafana Bafana’s mariachi welcome in Mexico   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad...

Barbs Wire: Bluetooth panic, indie horror’s box-office bite and a La La Land concert rescue 02.06.2026 8:38

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 01:22 Bluetooth device causes panic on a US flight 03:30 Indie horror movie takes a bite out of the box office 06:23 Theatre patriot steps in to save La La Land performance in Sydney   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show...

Barbs Wire: Meta subscriptions, a one-armed driver beats a cellphone fine, and footballer goes viral 01.06.2026 8:30

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:15 Meta rolls out paid subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp worldwide 03:45 One-armed driver hailed a hero after beating a cell phone fine 06:17 New Zealand footballer becomes overnight viral sensation after social media stun...

Barbs Wire: Spotify bets on Joburg, tourists go 'nuts' for Istanbul’s vendor, and tiny elephant's mock charge steals hearts 28.05.2026 11:51

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:18 Spotify opens its first South African office in Johannesburg 06:46 Tourists go nuts for Turkey's dashing 'man of the year' who’s a corn and chestnut seller 09:37 Baby elephant melts hearts trying to charge at safari visitors   View...

Barbs Wire: Ferrari’s EV stumble, humans chase cheese down a cliff, and diving chess makes a splash 27.05.2026 11:29

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:12 Ferrari’s unveiled its first fully electric car at R10.5 million 06:40 Downhill cheese-chasing competition in Britain goes viral 09:04 Underwater chess world crown makes a splash   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morni...

Barbs Wire: Claustrophobic cave rescue, soaked graduation chaos, and a brutally honest French Open bathroom break 26.05.2026 9:16

Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:30 An incredibly claustrophobic six-hour cave rescue 04:53 High school graduation ceremony hit by chaotic weather 06:31 A brutally honest French Open bathroom break   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives, inspirational, passionate, and positive. Host C...