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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: 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...

Barbs Wire: Paraglider survives midair collision, kindergarten graduation brawl, and skateboarder rolls into Cape Town after epic Africa journey 25.05.2026 12:56

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 04:30 Paraglider survives midair collision with a plane 07:10 A kindergarten graduation brawl goes viral 09:38 Skateboarder rolls into Cape Town after epic Africa journey   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk....

Barbs Wire: Swatch launch chaos, Africa slowly splitting apart, and SA sets a pet food world record 18.05.2026 10:15

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 01:52 Swatch and Audemars Piguet Royal Pop pocket watch goes viral 05:24 Africa is slowly splitting apart 07:40 South Africa sets a pet food world record Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This three-hour program...

Barbs Wire: Local robbery takes surprising turn, accidental beach model goes viral, and a giant cat fights doomscrolling 14.05.2026 7:35

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:26 Local robbery takes a surprising turn 03:43 Accidental beach model goes viral during Australian Fashion Week 06:02 Chrome extension Cat Gatekeeper gets a giant cat to stop your doomscrolling Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-mornin...

Barbs Wire: Robertson floods, Japanese snacks go monochrome, and Black Coffee turns a Roman arena into a dance floor 13.05.2026 7:32

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:10 Flooding in Robertson goes viral on social media 02:51 Japan’s snacks brand goes monochrome over packing shortages 04:45 Black Coffee turns a Roman arena into a dance floor Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on Ca...

Barbs Wire: Storm chaos floods timelines, motorcycle dangles from traffic light, and people recreate their exes with AI 12.05.2026 7:26

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:18 Cape storm chaos floods social media 03:21 A motorcycle dangles from a traffic light in Canada 04:46 People recreate their exes with AI Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This three-hour programme shares an...

Barbs Wire: Volcano tragedy, a lion’s traffic cone goes viral, and LEGO rewrites the rules for David Attenborough 11.05.2026 8:11

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:18 Three hikers die after Mount Dukono volcano erupts on Indonesian island 03:53 Young lion at Gondwana Game Reserve goes viral for playing with a stolen traffic cone 06:12 LEGO extends age limit in tribute to David Attenborough’s 100th bi...

Barbs Wire: Garden Route storm chaos, controversial fruit study sparks debate, and the man who invented 24-hour news dies 07.05.2026 12:12

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories.   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 Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners f...

Barbs Wire: AI wipes company in seconds, Scientology speed-running turns chaotic, and Michael Jackson tops streaming charts again 06.05.2026 13:41

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:05 AI deletes a company’s entire production database in nine seconds 06:22 Scientology speedrunning and why social media is obsessed with it 09:56 Michael Jackson is back on the streaming charts as biopic smashes box office records  ...

Barbs Wire: Met Gala spectacle, dramatic plane landing, and baby hippo Bumpy steals hearts 05.05.2026 12:34

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:28 Met Gala’s Fashion Is Art goes viral on social media 05:53 Dashcam captures dramatic plane landing 09:14 Meet Bumpy, the orphaned baby hippo stealing hearts   Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. T...

Barbs Wire: Road rage video goes viral, farewell Ask Jeeves, and 1,500 beagles get a second chance 04.05.2026 12:48

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 01:50 A cycling road rage incident in Georgia, US, goes viral 06:30 Ask.com, formerly the iconic Ask Jeeves, officially shut down after 30 years 09:10 Some 1,500 beagles get a second chance after being rescued from a veterinary research facility in...

Barbs Wire: 'Michael' turns cinemas into concerts, marathon super shoes, and Elbie the Jack Russell survives a 13-storey scare 29.04.2026 11:56

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:05 Michael biopic turns cinemas into concerts 05:21 Runners hit sub-two-hour at the London marathon in Adidas ‘super shoes.’ 08:26 Elbie the Jack Russell survives a 13-storey scare      Views and News with Clarence For...

Barbs Wire: Salad man goes viral, World Cup tickets hit $2m, and Chuckles crisis averted 28.04.2026 11:02

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 02:48 Man goes viral for casually eating salad during White House dinner shooting    05:23 Tickets to the World Cup hit $2 million on the FIFA resale site 08:19 Chuckles chocolate crisis averted as manufacturer closes shop   Views an...

Barbs Wire: Rio tourists trapped, self-medicating monkeys and a crossword catastrophe 23.04.2026 7:43

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:11 Nearly 200 tourists trapped in Rio after gunshots ring out near the favela 01:54 Research finds that monkeys self-medicate 05:22 Mini meltdowns following misprint in New York Times magazine crossword puzzle   Views and News with Clarence...

Barbs Wire: UK tobacco crackdown, cocaine salmon and Germany’s granny DJs 22.04.2026 9:43

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps:  00:00 Intro 00:11 The UK government cracks down on long-time tobacco use 04:58 Traces of drugs in the UK rivers have been found, particularly salmon exposed to cocaine 07:42 Germany’s granny DJs go viral    Views and News with Clarence Ford is...