The Thinking Behind It All (TTBIA)

In the 19th edition, we start the show in our USP (Usual Suspects’ Perspective) segment with a discussion on what womanhood means to a couple of the TTBIA ladies. We weigh in on the banning of Alex Jones’s content by several prominent internet platforms. Following this, we discuss a number of issues emanating from Women’s Day events in South Africa –including the South African President’s and oppo...

In the 18th edition, we highlight that it is Women’s Month in South Africa and thus marks our first of several shows dedicated to women issues among other trending news. In the Usual Suspects’ Perspective (USP) segment, the team members share the significance of women’s roles in their lives. We focus on the racial incident wherein a white man, Jeffrey Whitman, harassed Charles Lovett, an African-A...

In the 17th edition, the show opens with the Usual Suspects’ Perspective (USP) and, in this segment, we note other news items that were of interest to the crew during this past week. Farida Bembe slammed South Africa’s treatment of foreign nationals in a blog that she wrote which went viral -- we look at the issues emanating from her criticism. We then turn our focus to the uproar following Nomzam...

In the 16th edition, we devote the opening segment, The Usual Suspects’ Perspective (USP), to the 16th Mandela Lecture by former US President Barack Obama. We then turn our attention to US President Donald Trump’s diplomatic missions in Europe. We conclude the show by focusing on the French government’s outrage to the remarks made by Trevor Noah that some of the players are of African descent.

In the 15th edition, we open the show with our regular feature, the Usual Suspects’ Perspective (USP) –Beyoncé loyalists, please forgive the anchor for his insolence when talking about your queen. We turn our attention to Brett Kavanaugh’s nominee to the Supreme Court in the United States. Finally, we discuss the spotlight that was on Duduzane Zuma during this past week.

In the 14th addition, we speak about a variety of stories in the Usual Suspects' Perspective(USP) segment. We then turn our attention to the political drama that has occurred in Ethiopia. We look at the meaning behind America's Independence Day which was recently celebrated. Finally, we talk about the emotive land issue in South Africa.

In the 13th edition, we open the show with the Usual Suspects’ Perspective (USP) and we look at a few issues that were of interest to the team. We turn our attention to Terry Crews’ allegation of sexual assault. Maxine Waters has made a call for social action against people serving in President Trumps’ cabinet –we speak about the reactions to this call. Finally, we close-off the show with a look a...

In the 12th edition, the newbie, Busi, takes over the Usual Suspects’ Perspective (USP) to discuss the Cartres’ new album. We then turn our attention to International Refugee Day and we follow this up with a look at what transpired in the USA with President Trump’s flip-flopping regarding the treatment of illegal immigrants. We close-off the show by revisiting the Windrush Generation story because...

In our 11th edition, we start the show with the USP (Usual Suspects Perspective). We talk mental health and what this means for the Pan-African in the diaspora. We also have a look at the latest developments on BREXIT (the UK's move to leave the European Union) and gauge the ordinary Joe's reaction. Finally, we consider the current state of affairs in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) followi...

In our 10th edition, we kick-off the show with our anchor taking over the USP segment (acting like Ismail Momaniat). We talk about the arrest of a 10-year old child, in Chicago, USA. We then discuss the potential protest action by the Public Service Administration (PSA) and we conclude the show with a discussion on how the new dawn is showing the poor flames as the petrol price increases.

In our 9th edition, we kick-off the show with the Usual Suspects Perspective (USP), citing other news that interested the team. We turned our focus to the appointment of Siya Kolisi (as the first black captain of the South African rugby team). We also discuss the controversial tweet by actress/comedian Roseanne Barr and the implications thereof. Finally, we consider the third legal victory for the...

In this 8th edition, we began the show with the Usual Suspects' Perspective (USP) a segment noting other news that peaked our team's interest. SA president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has 100 days and hundreds of powerful fans, yet we are still hungry (we unpack it all). The american National Football League (NFL) resolves, though be it bizarrely, the protesting of football players during the singing of the...

In this 7th edition, we started the show with the Usual Suspects Perspective (USP) reviewing other news that peaked the teams' interest. In the UK, we turned our eye on the Grenfell tower disaster, in the US. We looked at the Fresh Kitchen video that went viral and sparked a language debate. Finally, in SA, we look at the opening ceremony of the new US embassy in Jerusalem and South Africa's respo...

In our 6th edition, we open the show with the Usual Suspects' Perspective (USP), then we talked nuclear deal disaster, the profiling of black people, Caster Semenya and the IAAF, as well as the political twins (Supra Mahumapelo and Patricia de Lille).

In our 5th edition, our introduction considered other news events that peaked the interest of our team members ("the usual suspects" perspective). We then looked at SA's exclusion from steel and aluminium import duty taxes by the USA. We contemplated SA's national minimum wage proposed Bill and the criticisms from major trade unions. We had a look at Amber Rudd's resignation and the appointment of...

In our 4th edition, we discuss the misappropriation of the Black struggle. We looked the opening of a memorial site for the victims of lynchings in Alabama, USA. We catch up on the latest regarding the Windrush generation. We discuss the outcome of a legal case regarding a child who died in a pit latrine. Finally we speculate the Democratic Alliance (DA) ridding itself of Patricia de Lille.

In our 3rd edition, we consider what racism means for our podcast. We looked at the South African president's, Cyril Ramaphosa, economic excursion, the ill-treatment of the Windrush generation in the UK, the Starbucks debacle and the aftermath of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's funeral.

In our 2nd edition, we contemplate what it means to be Pro-black. We looked at the latest revelations regarding Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and STRATCOM, the Facebook Cambridge-Analytica scandal and the composition of the Democratic Alliance's (the official opposition in SA) leadership following their elective congress.

In our 1st edition, we looked at the passing of an iconic figure (Winnie Madikizela-Mandela) in South African Politics. We also covered Racism in universities, the deportation of African migrants in Israel, women's reproductive rights and the appearance of former South African president, Jacob Zuma, in court.