5 Breakfast

It's Bloem vs Durban and there is everything to win.

5 Breakfast brings you the biggest general knowledge quiz in the country. Each city will represent themselves in a winner takes all quiz spanning everything in general knowledge, current affairs, sports, arts & culture and history you name it. Our elected cities are: Pretoria Middleburg Cape Town Gqeberha Johannesburg Durban Bloemfontein  Stellenbosch

Dan chats with Associate Professor Shamil Jeppie from the Historical Studies Department at UCT. He explains the historical context of the Taliban in Afghanistan, America's involvement in the country and the Taliban's complete takeover of the country in just 10 days after the US pulled it's forces after 20 years of occupation.

The team introduces a brand new feature called The Massive Music Mashup Challenge. We play a mashup clip of 5 songs and ask the listeners to guess it. If they get all of them correct they get to announce the next rack live on air for the nation.

Dan and the team introduce a brand new feature called 'The Best Thing I learned In A Varisty Lecture'

Dan and the team chat with Accredited Clinical Sexologist and psychotherapist Catriona Boffard. She explains the importance of knowing your body and ones sexual health.

Dan is taken completely by surprise by another proud red head, Danielle who asks to play the '5 Breakfast Ginger Intro' as she walks down the isle at her wedding. 

Dan and the team chat with Dr Mpume Zande who helps to explain a couple essentials that all women need to know about their reproductive health. 

Dan chats with Athambile Masola, a literary historian at the UCT Historical Studies Department. She talks us through the significance of South Africa's unique Women's Day and the story of the 20 000 strong march led by Lillian Ngoyi ,  Helen Joseph ,  Rahima Moosa  and  Sophia Williams in 1956.

Dan chats with South Africa's next super star producer, Kooldrink. He was handpicked by Ed Sheeren himself to work his hit single Bad Habits into an Amapiano remix. Kooldrink talks about how massive it felt when the record executives stepped into his house and played the song for him the first time. He knew his life was changing right then and there.

The Breakfast team challenges the whole country to whistle '36' for as long as they can. Can you beat Jacques from Cape Town's record

What does your favourite chip flavour say about your personality. The team has a massive laugh about Potato Chip Star Signs.  

Never Count Yourself Out For A Miracle: Dan and Xoli chat with Silver Medal Winning Olympic Surfer Bianca Buitendag on her return from Tokyo. 

The Melkbosstrand High-School Choir sings their own version of the 'Get Vaccinated' Song.

Dan chats with Breast Cancer survivor Sam Steward who was diagnosed at the early age of 27. She describes the impact of being so young and being given 6 months to live while the rest of her friends were just trying to cope with their first jobs. She also encourages all women, no matter how young, to go have themselves checked as it can really help to save lives.

Dan gets an urgent call from Andre the creative producer of 5FM who tells him he needs a haircut desperately for an important meeting after the show. The only person who can do it is Nic Erasmus, the only thing is Nic has never cut hair before, the results aren't pretty.

The team have a laugh at some of the ridiculous things that women have heard men ask or say about women's health with the hope of creating a conversation around women's health that is no longer taboo.

Dan chats with multi-award-winning SA Dance Pop artist Holly Rey. She talks about losing some of her performance fitness and the excitement of getting vaccinated and a return to live shows.

Dan chats with International pop sensation Betta Lemme who's latest track is aims to put queer love in the mainstream. Her new single 'Girls' galvanises women and all people regardless of their gender or orientation to live their lives and love who they love.

Stephanie Baartman and Marlee Van Der Merwe perform their incredible swing version of the 'Get Vaccinated' Parody song.

Dan chats with Clinical Psychologist Emily Knott about what draws people to conspiracy theories. Among other things it is based on a need for information, a need for safety and a need to connect.

Dan chats with our Anonymous Olympian who was at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. He sheds some light on athletes using Tinder in the Olympic Village as well as house parties and Gold Medal Mojo.