5 Nights

Ever wondered why you sit with the people you sit with, how you choose your friends, what builds your opinion of other people from just looking at them? The answer is probably your unconscious bias towards certain things, the thing about this phenomena is that often we don’t realise it’s existence within ourselves. Smash was joined earlier by Myan Subrayan -writer, speaker and life coach, he's a S...

Smash Afrika had a sit down with SA deep tech house music duo, Black Motion, and got a listen to their latest album titled 'The Healers - The Last Chapter. The album is a celebration of the last 10 years of them as a duo, and they let us in on whether this project was the last for Blackmotion as we know them.

What will the people say syndrome – The social media edition. How much of what you post on social media is determined by your fears of what you think people will say or how they will react? Are there things you haven’t posted out of fear of criticism from parents or partner or friends? Smash talked about this with a panel of listeners.

Smash Afrika was joined by Nandi Madida chatting about her journey in music, including her work on Beyonce's 'Black Is King', her latest single 'Organic' & her upcoming album.

Some people struggle to show affection in relationships, they find it difficult to be intimate or they are just always off and never really want to share or talk about their feelings. Those people are often described as emotionally unavailable, is this just a personality trait or something that should be fixed? Smash Afrika was joined by show regular Louis from Couple’s Help.

Culture can be such an important part of our lives as social beings as it is used to communicate to others who we are and where we come from. So it makes sense that many of us may get emotional when we feel like we’ve been “touched in our cultural studio”. Cultural appropriation is often a trigger & has seen the rise of many debates over the last few years, we revist this topic again tonight, Smas...

Sexual harassment is rife in our society, often it goes unnoticed because it’s become such a normal part of everyday life. Smash Afrika was joined by Mara Glennie – Founder & Director at the TEARS Foundation. She’ll be guiding us about sexual harassment and the subtle ways in which it manifests.

Gender roles are those things that are expected behaviours of people based on their biological sex. Largely, these are not genetic but learned behaviour created and maintained by the society we exist in. Our society, by and large, identifies deeply with those roles, but do they matter? Smash was joined again by Nolwazi Tusini – Journalist & Gender Rights Activist, as well as, Relebone Rirhandzu eA...

Last week you heard our conversation as we spoke about male/masculine fragility. The conversation continues – now toxic masculinity is birthed by male fragility, but how can we redefine masculinity? Can masculinity be positive? Smash was joined by Nolwazi Tusini - Journalist & Gender Rights Activist, as well as, Relebone Rirhandzu eAfrika - writer & editor

Often when it comes to gender-based violence the focus is on acts of physical assault, however, GBV can also come in the form of emotional abuse. In many cases, an emotionally abused person doesn’t even realise it, as it can be subtle and a lot of the times, thought to be a normal part of a romantic partnership. Smash was joined by a friend of the show Louis from Couples Help to chat about this.

He’s undoubtedly one of South Africa’s great exports and an incredible visual artist. Trevor Stuurman’s work speaks for itself and has seen him fly the flag high across the globe working with some of the world’s biggest stars and brands. He also recently worked with Beyonce on Black Is King. Smash recently got to sit down with him to chat about his career journey.

For our Trending Chats on Live At Night this women’s month, I want to put a spotlight and take a deeper look at how we, men, can change our behaviour to make our society a safe and auspicious environment for women. Terms like toxic masculinity & male fragility keep coming up in the discourse, but what do they mean? And how can they help in pursuit of a gender just society. I’m joined by guests tha...

Consensual sex can be enjoyable for all parties and it’s a natural part of human life. However when it is not consensual, sex will leave a lot of pain and trauma for someone who was an unwitting participant in a sexual act. There’s more to consent than someone, in most cases a woman, saying no, it is a bit crazy that we have to have this conversation, but clearly we need revisit it. Smash spoke to...

Smash caught up with Tebogo Mogola – Founder of Sneaker Exchange – chatting all things sneaker culture in 2020 South Africa. We find out about the business model behind sneaker exchange, and what propels the culture in S.A.

The last few weeks saw rapper, Kanye West, who is known to be bipolar, have a manic episode that exploded on social media. This highlighted the lack of knowledge many of us have when it comes to mental illnesses and even more, how to relate and interact with people who are dealing with mental illnesses. Joining me now is Clinical Psychologist – Maritza Lubbe to educate us on this topic.

The Covid-19 pandemic lead to the shutting down of the economy, which saw many companies shutting down, while others were forced to retrench staff. Because of this, many young people have found themselves needing to move back in with their parents because of their loss of income. Smash had conversation with Registered Counsellor - Kea Mbewe.

Smash had an insightful conversation with internationally renowned South African fine artist - Nelson Makamo.

The minibus taxi industry transports millions of South Africans every day. Whether you use taxi’s or not the industry affects you in one way or the other. There’s been more scruitiny on how the industry operates over the last couple of weeks, on this Live At Night podcast we took a look at the industry – how the money flows, the financial implications of Covid-19 on the industry, as well as, young...

We’re back it at it again, trying to figure out where the minds of young adults in South Africa are when it comes to their love lives, this Youth Month. We call it the Love-ish series here on Live At Night, and on this installment we’re talking vibing, you know, that period where you’re just kinda chatting to someone who you see a level of potential in. Smash was joined by 3 young adults, Register...

Zimbabwean singer and hitmaker Sha Sha, walked away with the Viewers Choice Best New International Act at the 2020 BET awards which held a virtual show this past weekend. We hung out with her on Live AT Night when she dropped her EP Blossom in 2019, she joined Smash to share what the victory means to her.

Our sexuality is a very important part of who we are and we continue to learn about it every single day. Sexual fluidity has been a hot topic for many years now, with many questioning what it means exactly and how it can manifest in our romantic/sexual relationships. Smash was joined by clinical sexologist & psychotherapist Catriona Boffard

African breakout star, Manu WorldStar, has taken the music scene by storm with hits such as Na Lingi, Future Plan and Rent. His debut album Molimo, drops on the 4th of September and will be available for pre-order tomorrow, as he drops the first single off the album titled Choko. Live At Night got and exclusive sneak peek into his album.

We’re back it at it again, trying to figure out where the minds of young adults in South Africa are when it comes to their love lives, this Youth Month. We call it the Love-ish series here on Live At Night, and on this installment, Smash was chatting about social media and it’s effects on the relationships of young adults. He was joined earlier by 3 young adults, Registered Counsellor – Shirley, K...

As we continue to observe and celebrate Pride Month, today we’re amplifying the voice of transgender persons in S.A. Smash was joined by Apryl Tshabalala, who is transgender, and has been working to make our society a better place for transgender people.

One of the listeners on Live At Night, shared their experience of testing postive for covid-19 and their recovery journey.