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The Talking Sense Podcast

The Common Sense ZA
South Africa
Foot and Mouth Disease
Venture Capital In Africa
United States
United Kingdom
South Africa Crime Statistics
Cuba
The Common Sense
Patrice Motsepe
Iran
Democratic Party
United Kingdom Local Elections
DA Congress
Private Healthcare/vaccination Regulation
Marriage In South Africa
Jacob Zuma
South Africa–united States Relations
New York City
Manufacturing In South Africa
United Kingdom Politics

The Common Sense's main weekly podcast focusing on the state of the world.

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Talking Sense Podcast Gabriel Makin is joined by James Myburgh, Simon Lincoln Reader, Richard Tren, and Frans Cronje for this week's wide-ranging panel discussion covering South African politics and global affairs.This week the panel covers:South Afr... more

The episode opens on Phala Phala and the unanswered questions around the foreign currency found at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm. James explains the official version involving a Sudanese businessman and the alleged purchase of buffalo, while Frans... more

This week the panel starts with Cricket South Africa’s Newlands ticket debacle, where ordinary fans were largely shut out of the England Test while expensive tour packages dominated access. Marius Roodt explains how only about 10 000 of roughly 70 00... more

In this episode the panel begin by revisiting the Shelley Garland affair, where the Deputy Editor of The Common Sense, Marius Roodt, under the pseudonym "Shelley Garland", managed to publish an article in the South African edition of the Huffington P... more

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Frans Cronje
Johannesburg-based analyst, panellist on political topics
The Common Sense
Episode: No Factories, No Votes, No Accountability, South Africa and the West Are Failing the Same Way
Richard Wilkinson
Friend interviewed earlier; contributor to discussion on education and schools
Episode: Talking Sense About Phala Phala, Steenhuisen In Court, AI Data Centers And Andy Burnham
Marius Roodt
Cultural commentator and satirist, guest on the episode
Common Sense (panel guest)
Episode: Talking Sense About Phala Phala, Shelley Garland, Trump In China And The UK Local Elections
Dr. James Mayberg
Director of the Bremen Democracy Research Group; Editor of Politics Web
Bremen Democracy Research Group / Politics Web
Episode: Talking Sense About Geordin Hill-Lewis In The Cabinet, Legacy Media Doom-Mongers And Mandelson
Simon Lincoln-Reeder
Common Sense International and Markets Correspondent, Scholar of SOHO
Common Sense
Episode: Talking Sense About Geordin Hill-Lewis In The Cabinet, Legacy Media Doom-Mongers And Mandelson
Roelf Meyer
Founder of France-Cranier Private Clients, Savant of Santon
France-Cranier Private Clients
Episode: Talking Sense About Geordin Hill-Lewis In The Cabinet, Legacy Media Doom-Mongers And Mandelson
Herman Pretorius
Institute of Race Relations head of strategic communications
Institute of Race Relations
Episode: Talking Sense AboutGeordin Hill-Lewis, IRR Polling Data And South Africa's New Ambassador To The US
James Myberg
Director of the Bremen Democracy Research Group
Bremen Democracy Research Group
Episode: Talking Sense AboutGeordin Hill-Lewis, IRR Polling Data And South Africa's New Ambassador To The US
Richard Tren
Director at Yorktown Foundation for Freedom
Yorktown Foundation for Freedom
Episode: Talking Sense AboutGeordin Hill-Lewis, IRR Polling Data And South Africa's New Ambassador To The US

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Gabriel Macon
Co-host and regular panelist; discusses politics, economics, and media with rotating guests; appears across multiple episodes.

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Talking Sense About Ramaphosa, Mining And BEE, Cricket SA's Failure, US Primaries, Unite The Kingdom
Q: What are the main tensions around SA's mining policy and BEE as discussed in the episode?
The panel argues that BEE, as originally implemented, benefited a narrow ANC-aligned elite and hindered broad-based economic growth; Ramaphosa's defense of the policy is portrayed as protecting entrenched interests, while the Overton window appears to be shifting toward possible reform.
Talking Sense About The DA Congress, Solving SA's Crime Problem, The BBC and Free Speech
Q: What is the core problem with solving South Africa's crime issue according to the panel?
The panel argues that without competent, honest specialized units and a functioning prosecution service, even strong security measures will simply displace crime rather than reduce it, and that deep reforms in policing and judiciary are essential.

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A panel-driven show that blends political analysis, economics, and global affairs with a South Africa–centric lens. Across recent episodes, the discussion spans domestic policy, party dynamics, and the intersection of politics with business, media, and international events. Notable throughlines include how elites, voters, and institutions interact in democracies, debates over policy choices in SA, and the impact of global developments on local realities. The format typically features rotating guests from politics, journalism, academia, and think tanks, anchored by thoughtful hosts who push for data-informed takes and crisp counterpoints. The mix of local and international perspectives, provocative takes, and data-driven commentary is a dist... more

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2. Richard Wilkinson
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7. Herman Pretorius
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