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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: Court call gone wrong, a KitKat heist, and a beloved shark’s big release 30.03.2026 7:13

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:26 A virtual court call goes wrong when a defendant joins proceedings while driving 01:26 Over 400,000 KitKats stolen as the delivery van goes missing 03:32 Beloved shark Blue released from the Two Oceans Aquarium after eight years   ...

Barbs Wire: Table Mountain helicopter crash, LAX baggage handler backlash and firefighter saves cats 26.03.2026 8:15

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:10 A helicopter crash on Table Mountain goes viral 02:35 Video of a LAX baggage handler throwing around a guitar case gets social media talking   05:24 Firefighter revives cats after a retirement complex fire   Views and News with Clar...

Barbs Wire: Stolen dogs escape and trek home, drivers play rock-paper-scissors in traffic, and dancing robot causes chaos 25.03.2026 8:12

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:21 A tale of seven stolen dogs who reportedly escaped from a van of dog meat traders 03:48 Two drivers play rock-paper-scissors in traffic in Boksburg 06:30 A dancing humanoid robot causes chaos in a restaurant   Views and News with Clarenc...

Barbs Wire: Panthera's tiger returns home, fitness app exposes warship, and Spotify brings music to the afterlife 24.03.2026 8:40

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:12 Arabella, a beautiful tigress, has returned to the Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary after a devastating fire 02:08 A warship’s location in international is revealed by an officer’s Strava fitness app 05:10 Spotify brings music to...

Barbs Wire: Epstein lookalike goes viral, Zoomers call Boomers, and tributes to Chuck Norris 23.03.2026 8:41

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:31 A Jeffrey Epstein lookalike goes viral on social media 03:03 A new social experiment wants to get college students and boomers talking 06:07 The world pays tribute to the late Chuck Norris      Views and News with Clarence Ford...

Barbs Wire: North Korea’s near-perfect vote, a Buddhist robot monk, and pets evacuated to safety 19.03.2026 7:12

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:45 Kim Jong Un wins near perfect 99.93% vote in the parliamentary election 03:32 A Japanese university has developed an AI Buddhist robot monk 05:01 Viral videos show pets evacuated with families from conflict zones     Views and News...

Barbs Wire: Barbs Wire: Sri Lanka fuel crisis, burning truck and viral monkey Punch finds love 18.03.2026 10:06

Sara-Jayne Makwala King, 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 00:49 Fuel shortages have forced a weekly holiday in Sri Lanka 05:58 A sweet potato vendor driver drives his burning truck to the fire station 08:02 Viral monkey, Punch, finds love in the Japanese zoo &nbsp...

Barbs Wire: Flights dodging conflict zones, Pokémon Go feeding AI, and viral nursing home happy hours 17.03.2026 9:28

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 00:21 Incredible air traffic controllers guide flights around conflict zones 03:30 Pokémon Go fans unwittingly map the real world for AI 07:10 A campaign for nursing home happy hours goes viral   Views an...

Barbs Wire: Dunoon park reborn, teen F1 star wins in China, and elderly DoorDash delivery man sparks act of kindness 16.03.2026 7:02

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:13 Best and after transformation of Dunoon Park goes viral 02:01 Teen sensation Kimi Antonelli becomes the youngest to win a grand prix 03:56 An elderly DoorDash deliveryman sparks over $900,000 act of kindness   Views and News with Clarenc...

Barb's Wire: Kim Jong Un’s daughter at missile tests, AI animal soapies go viral, and Cape Town swelters in extreme heat 12.03.2026 10:38

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:17 Pictures of Kim Jong Un’s teenage daughter watching military missile testing go viral 02:39 AI-generated animal soap operas take over Chinese social media 05:14 Capetonians swelter in extreme record-breaking heat   Views and News w...

Barbs Wire: Iran women’s football asylum drama, runaway SUV rescue and Paris Fashion Week child star 11.03.2026 8:29

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:20 The Iranian women’s football team embroiled in asylum drama in Australia 04:34 Motorists stop a runaway SUV on the freeway after the driver loses consciousness 06:35 A 10-year-old becomes the youngest designer to showcase at Paris Fashi...

Barbs Wire: LA Marathon mix-up, airline headphone rules, and a runaway otter in Sea Point 10.03.2026 8:45

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:22 Confusion and drama at the Los Angeles Marathon finish 03:03 American Airlines implements strict headphones rules after passenger scrolls loudly 05:52 A cape clawless runaway otter stole the show in Sea Point   Views and News with Claren...

Barbs Wire: Anti-loneliness pub trend, Tokyo bar bans over-39s, and lost dog survives 43 days in the wild 09.03.2026 8:44

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:29 The anti-loneliness pub trend has gone worldwide 03:44 A bar chain in Tokyo has banned patriots over the age of 39 05:56 A dog survived 43 days on its own in the wilderness   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on C...

Barbs Wire: Curiosity around a missile, a Tesla freeway nap and an urgent call to save Tom Ro Haven 05.03.2026 8:50

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:28 Images of children playing around an unexploded missile go viral 02:53 Woman caught on camera taking a nap behind the wheel in a self-driving Tesla 05:49 The non-profit Tom Ro Haven is urgently appealing for assistance   Views and News w...

Barbs Wire: Charles Leclerc ties the knot, marathon spectator turned hero, and Barry Manilow charts at 82 04.03.2026 10:17

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 01:08 Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc tied the knot ahead of the 2026 season 03:40 A Berlin marathon spectator gave his shoes to a runner whose shoes had fallen apart mid-race  05:44 Barry Manilow has landed in the top 10 of the adult...

Barbs Wire: Brain breakthroughs, $26 million bonus madness and baby turtle rescued in the Cape 03.03.2026 11:06

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:21 New study sheds light on brain ageing, shares encouraging breakthroughs 05:27 Chinese company’s end-of-year party goes viral with massive banquet with $26 million in cash up for grabs 08:06 A baby turtle was rescued in the Cape by the T...

Barbs Wire: Celebs go viral for unrecognisable looks, canned martinis in school lunchboxes and a WW3 survival list 02.03.2026 11:01

Sara-Jayne Makwala King, 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 00:40 Demi Moore, Kelly and Sharon Osbourne, and Jim Carrey, have gone viral for being almost unrecognisable 06:57 Canned martini found in school kids’ lunchboxes 09:19 The internet is putting togethe...

Barbs Wire: Red tide warning, sinkhole shock and an Antarctic seal’s 4,500km Cape Town detour 26.02.2026 12:27

Sara-Jayne Makwala King, 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 00:35 A red-tide warning was issued for the West Coast after rock lobster and other marine life washed ashore in large numbers 04:16 Sinkhole swallows two cars in Nebraska in the USA 06:16 An Antarctic seal...

Barbs Wire: Locked-up chocolate, coffee machine chaos and a footballer’s feathered rescue 25.02.2026 8:10

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:10 Several UK grocery stores have chocolate in lock boxes to combat a spike in theft 03:00 Influencer faces backlash after washing underwear in a hotel coffee machine 05:53 A seagull is injured during a football match and resuscitated by the tea...

Barbs Wire: Andrew's Louvre protest photo, new blood test predicts Alzheimer’s, and giant tortoises return to Galapagos after 180 years 24.02.2026 10:11

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:02 Activists hung a photo in the Louvre of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (formerly Prince Andrew) being driven from a police station after his arrest. 02:41 A new blood test can accurately predict the onset of Alzheimer's symptoms and detect brain...

Barbs Wire: Baby monkey melts hearts, Gaudí’s towering milestone and an airport dog’s second chance 23.02.2026 10:34

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:22 Lonely baby monkey Punch has been adopted by the internet 03:51 Antoni Gaudí’s spectacular Sagrada Familia has reached the full height of 172.5 meters, 144 years later 06:43 A dog abandoned at the check-in counter of an airport h...

Barbs Wire: N2 highway gun chaos, lioness rescue and viral pets on LinkedIn 19.02.2026 13:42

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:52 Chao erupted on the N2 in Cape Town as armed men pointed guns at passing cars 08:02 Sheldrick Trust’s life-saving mission to rescue a lioness from a septic tank 09:45 Pet owners are creating hilarious LinkedIn profiles for their fur bab...

Barb's Wire: Maximum animal cruelty sentence, Sea Point building collapse, and the viral ‘Epstein files’ job email 18.02.2026 10:23

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:24 The first maximum sentence permitted by law was handed down in Cape Town in an animal cruelty case 03:33 A construction building has collapsed in Sea Point 07:08 A job seeker’s email has gone viral with a ‘Your name is in the Epst...

Barbs Wire: GPS gone wrong, a gate-climbing granny, and the secret language of heart emojis 17.02.2026 8:39

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:14 An Amazon delivery driver was rescued after a GPS sent him into the mudflats 04:17 A 92-year-old woman has gone viral for climbing a gate at a nursing home in China 06:22 The secret language behind the heart emojis   Views and News with...

Barbs Wire: Donkey getaway heist, steakhouse hair scandal, and Cape Town taxi driver saves duck family 16.02.2026 10:01

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 01:05 Golf thief escapes on a getaway donkey in Turkey 04:18 Australian restaurant accused family of planting armpit hair to avoid $600 bill 06:47 Cape Town taxi driver stops traffic to help a family of ducks cross the road   Views and News wi...