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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: Beach landing, influencer degrees and Axel’s Downing Street snub 29.07.2026 10:04

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 02:05 An aircraft’s crazy landing on Maho Beach 05:28 Arizona State University’s decision to offer a degree in becoming an influencer 08:12 UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s dog’s Downing Street snub   Views and News wit...

Barbs Wire: Durban delivery driver hit-and-run, Venezuela’s miracle dog and Fireman’s journey home 28.07.2026 10:05

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 01:46 CCTV footage captures delivery driver hit-and-run in Durban 05:16 Venezuela’s miracle dog survives 29 days in Venezuela 07:20 Fireman the dog’s viral journey home   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on...

Barbs Wire: Tour de france support-car chaos, AI speech awkwardness and Punch turns one 27.07.2026 7:03

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:17 Support car and convoy chaos during the Tour de France 03:30 Canadian politicians AI speech awkwardness 05:10 Punch the viral monkey turns one   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This three-hour progr...

Barbs Wire: AI goes rogue, Hitler’s birthplace gets a badge and Larry the Cat faces a dog dilemma at No.10 23.07.2026 9:43

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:17 Artificial intelligence goes rogue 04:03 Adolf Hitler’s birthplace officially inaugurated as a police station Larry the Cat protects 10 Downing Street from police sniffer dog   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning s...

Barbs Wire: Robbie’s mint defence, coffee’s redemption, and the sax that made Pink Panther purr goes silent 22.07.2026 9:11

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:33 Robbie Williams clears rumours over what fell out of his mouth during his World Cup performance 03:55 Coffee, caffeine and heart health 06:46 Legendary jazz saxophonist Plas Johnson, famous for the iconic tenor solo on Henry ‘The Pink P...

Barbs Wire: World Cup final fury, Erling Haaland’s comment-section era and Uber Rob’s accidental night out 21.07.2026 10:41

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:07 FIFA World Cup final controversy 02:37 Erling Haaland’s chronically online era 08:23 Uber driver goes viral after accepting an invitation from his passengers to ditch his next fare and join their house party   Views and News with C...

Barbs Wire: World Cup final viral moments, a porta-potty rescue and Jimothy the raccoon’s cult following 20.07.2026 9:57

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:16 FIFA World Cup viral moments 05:44 Man rescued after spending eight hours trapped inside porta-potty 07:43 Meet Jimothy, the viral mega meme raccoon   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This three-hour...

Barbs Wire: TV reporter's cockroach composure, sugar in space and Messi’s baby-photo destiny 16.07.2026 9:41

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 02:29 Reporter unfazed by cockroach cameo on live TV 04:47 Astronomers have found ‘raspberry’ sugar lurking in space 07:09 Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal’s viral baby photo   – Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mi...

Barbs wire: Exploding gut, smoking nostalgia and Haaland’s stuffed raccoon 15.07.2026 11:45

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:10 Outbreak of exploding diarrhoea hits 34 US 03:55 Smoking becomes ‘cool’ again 08:40 Erling Haaland’s viral taxidermy raccoon   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This three-hour progr...

Barbs Wire: Russian gun chaos, a Yellowstone bison launch and FIFA’s $450 grass grab 14.07.2026 10:02

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:25 Live-fire exercise goes horribly wrong in Russia 03:55 Yellowstone bison charges at 65-year-old man 06:22 FIFA sells preserved fragments of natural grass from the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, starting at $450   Views and News with Clarence...

Barbs Wire: Guggenheim gets tested for Legionnaires, Norwegian Air wears BA’s colours, and Fireman and his human reunited in Malawi 13.07.2026 13:22

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 02:28 The Guggenheim Museum in New York tested positive for Legionella bacteria 08:21 Norwegian Air temporarily changes its Instagram profile picture to the British Airways logo following England’s victory over Norway in the World Cup quarter...

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...