The Human Theatre

Hello Humans! Welcome to the 34th Show housed in “The Human Theatre”. Today’s episode is pretty special! Behind the scenes, I’ve been in a deep and comprehensive preparation for presenting on the TEDxCapeTown and TEDxYouthCapeTown’s red carpet, at their upcoming main event happening on the 28th January 2023 (if you are listening to this episode when it airs, that’s literally in three days!). It ha...

Hello Humans! Welcome to the 33rd show housed in “The Human Theatre”. In speaking with some colleagues and close friends, and also feeling it personally, there is a bit of angst, stress and overwhelm being felt right now. And to be honest, I don’t blame us. The world is a bit crazy right now. It’s not like it hasn’t been crazy before, because it sure has…but things are legitimately heightened and...

Hello Humans! Welcome to the 32nd show housed in “The Human Theatre”. Happy Happy New Year! May it be a year in greater health, consciousness, authenticity and inner-peace - you deserve it all! I have NO idea what the future holds, but I know it’s going to be exciting…and I am so honoured to be right here here, with you! We have some very exciting guests coming on the show, and I cannot wait to sh...

Hello Humans! Welcome to the 31st Show - the final Show of 2022 - housed in “The Human Theatre”. The end of the year is usually a time of deep reflection and goal setting. A time of evaluating things that have worked, and things that may need tweaking. A time of letting go and moving forward. My hope is that after this episode, you will have some more food for thought to carry with you. As 2022 co...

Hello Humans! Welcome to the 30th show housed in “The Human Theatre”. Our guest today is Josh Snyman - a self-taught photographer/filmmaker, content creator and fitness enthusiast based in Cape Town. This is actually our third interview together, however, the first interview on “The Human Theatre” Podcast. And also, as you will hear, the first time where the roles are reversed, and instead of Josh...

Hello Humans! Welcome to the 29th Show housed in “The Human Theatre”. Our guest today is Ante Strika. Ante Strika is the visionary and founder of Primal Move™. A TEDx speaker, best-selling author, and podcast host, Ante shares his wisdom on how to live a healthy and happy life based on world renowned expertise in holistic health and the science of living well. Ante and I geek out every aspect of h...

Hello Humans! Welcome to the 28th Show housed in "The Human Theatre".  Did you know that 'Hydration' does not mean ONLY drinking water? Yes, plain water is necessary to stay Hydrated, but gulping down litres of plain water may backfire by way of creating fluid, electrolyte and mineral imbalances. Water is only one piece of the puzzle. The other pieces are electrolytes.  Today, we dive de...

Hello Humans! Welcome to the 27th show housed in “The Human Theatre”. Today we are honoured to have the #4 Best Guitarist in the World, Dan Patlansky, come on the show! With 9 studio albums to his name and for the last ten years receiving legendary status as globally respected purveyor of the blues, guitarist, singer/songwriter, Dan Patlansky, is one of the world’s finest blues-based storytellers...

Hello Humans! Welcome to the 26th Show housed in “The Human Theatre”. Today’s guest is Christopher Dudgeon. Chris is a South African Musical Theatre Performer, Playwright, Theatre-maker and Theatre-owner. In our final year, we were lucky enough to have Chris come and share his story and how he has navigated his way through the Theatre & Performing Arts Industry in South Africa and abroad. I wa...

“We are not born to lose weight”. Hello Humans, and welcome to the 25th show housed in “The Human Theatre”. Today’s solo-cast is all about the power of reframing, specifically reframing the emotional attachment to the word “gain”. “Gain” is a common word that triggers a lot of people who have ever struggled with an eating disorder or disordered eating. Also, in a world where weight loss is glorifi...

Hello Humans! Welcome to the 24th show housed in “The Human Theatre”. Today, I was honoured to have Benjamin Nivison, the assistant director on Baba Yaya (formerly called Indoni), come on the show. Benjamin and I dive deep into the power of the performing arts to empower people, raise awareness and critical thinking, and evoke change on an individualistic and societal level, how the arts can be us...

Hello Humans! Welcome to the 23rd show housed in “The Human Theatre”. Today, I am honoured to share with you one of my biggest influences, who has helped me, indirectly, in navigating my way through anxiety, anorexia, and the medical complications involved with the latter. Ben Azadi, FDN-P, is one of the world’s leading experts on the ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting. He is the author of fo...

Hello Humans! Welcome to the 22nd show housed in “The Human Theatre”. Today, we are absolutely honoured to have one of music’s and broadcasting’s most iconic Humans come on the show; the one and only, David Gresham. David Gresham, born in Mbabane, Swaziland, is an independent record producer, publisher, promoter and radio & television personality. His career, beginning in the 1960s, has spanne...

Hello Humans! Welcome to the 21st show housed in “The Human Theatre”. Today we have special guest, Gavin Buchalter. Gavin Buchalter is a South African Optometrist and Contact Lens Practitioner, who has been in private practice for 33 years. He also has qualifications from the College of Optometry in the U.K and the New England College of Optometry in Boston, USA. He has also completed coursework i...

Hello Humans! Welcome to the 20th show housed in “The Human Theatre”. Today we have special guest, Andrea Osvart, share her insights, wisdom and experiences as a well-established actress-now-coach. Andrea Osvart is a multi-award-winning European actress for about 25 years, with over 50 credits, starring opposite movie stars like Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, Heath Ledger, Clive Owen, and J.K. Simmons...

Hello Humans, and welcome to the 19th show housed in “The Human Theatre”! Today, I had the honour of interviewing Brian Sanders. Brian Sanders is the filmmaker behind the  Food Lies documentary, host of the top 5 nutrition podcast Peak Human, and an international speaker. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He works as a Health Coach at  Evolve Healthcare &nbs...

Hello Humans, and welcome to the 18th show housed in "The Human Theatre".  Our guest today is Björn Krondorfer. “Björn Krondorfer is Regents’ Professor and the Director of the Martin-Springer Institute at Northern Arizona University. As Endowed Professor of Religious Studies, he also teaches in the Department of Comparative Cultural Studies. He received his Ph. D. at Temple University, Philad...

Hello Humans, and welcome to the 17th Show housed in “The Human Theatre”. Today’s guest is the one and only, Dylan Sage! Dylan Sage, a South Africa Professional Rugby player, has played for the South African Springbok 7’s and Blue Bulls Rugby teams, and played for the French Montabaun and RCHCC teams. He’s a 2x World Series champion, in 2016, Dylan received a Bronze Medal at the Rio Olympic Games,...

Hello Humans! Welcome to the 16th Show housed in “The Human Theatre”. Today, I had the privilege of talking with one of South Africa’s leading entertainment icons: David Kramer. David Kramer is a singer songwriter, playwright and director notable for his musicals about the Cape Coloured communities and for his early opposition to apartheid. He is an internationally acclaimed creative, and has both...

Hello Humans, and welcome to the 15th show housed in “The Human Theatre”. Today’s guest is Dr Olivia Lesslar. Dr Olivia Lesslar is a medical doctor with an interest in Psychoneuroimmunology and Preventative medicine. Her qualifications include: a medical degree (MBBS) from Bond University in Queensland Australia, an undergraduate degree in International Relations with a triple major including Fren...

Hello Humans! Welcome to the 14th Show housed in “The Human Theatre”. I was recently asked to give a presentation at a local conference, and for today’s show, I thought I would replicate the presentation I did. Against the backdrop of our modern world, and all that comes with being alive, it is even more important to be able to be who you are, and live it with conviction. You can be stripped of EV...

Hello Humans! Welcome to the 13th Show housed in “The Human Theatre”. Today’s guest is someone working in the trenches of helping people reach optimal mental and physical health, and her name is Natalie E West. Natalie is a Clinical Psychotherapist with over 16 years’ experience. Natalie specialises in Self-Image and Nutritional Psychology. Natalie provides proven long-term strategies to help her...

Hello Humans, and welcome to the 12th Show housed in “The Human Theatre”. Today I got to sit down with an academically, sports and musically-talented individual who, by day, does the things a Software Developer does (I still don’t know exactly what it is he does), and by night, turns into a Rock G-d, and I am lucky enough to call him my Older brother. Josh Buchalter did his honours in Computer Sci...

Hello Humans! Welcome to the 11th show housed in “The Human Theatre”. Today’s guest is Ryan Mitchel Brown. Eight years ago, Ryan suffered from Anorexia and Orthorexia. He went through the “standard of care”, or as he calls it in the episode: weight restoration, but developed binge-eating disorder, however, because he was at a “normal” weight (according to BMI…which, you know how I feel about BMI a...

Hello Humans! Welcome to the 10th Show housed in “The Human Theatre”. Today’s guest is milliner extraordinaire, Crystal Birch. She is a leading lady in the sartorial landscape of South Africa - and when it comes to hats or anything adorning the head, she is the go-to for the countries’ most creative characters. Crystal turned her degree from the Elizabeth Galloway Academy of Fashion on its head (e...