The Dan Nicholl Show

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After 16 seasons playing out on DStv across Africa, celebrity talk show The Dan Nicholl Show returns in podcast format, allowing host Dan Nicholl’s signature combination of humour, fun and celebrity guests to play out on a more in-depth and engaged space, with famous faces from South Africa and beyond celebrating the ordinary and the extraordinary in the lives they lead.

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Monday · 31 min
Jacob Lief: The Scam that Worked Out
Having marched for Mandela in London and watched his inauguration as a teenager, American Jacob Lief arrived in South Africa for a job that didn’t exist - and ended up on a train to Zwide that changed his life.
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October 5 · 29 min
Francois van Coke: The Scrum-Half Who Became a Rockstar
As a junior provincial number 10, Francois van Coke harboured the Springbok dreams of many young South Africans - but fate had a different path to success lined up for hugely popular musician
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September 28 · 31 min
Paul Slabolepszy: Ignoring Steven Spielberg
Turning down a weekend with Steven Spielberg, inspiring the ’95 Springboks, and creating theatre on the edge in apartheid South Africa: the extraordinary life of stage veteran Paul Slabolepszy.
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September 21 · 22 min
Ross Learmonth: Life After Prime Circle
What prompts the frontman of one of South Africa’s biggest rock bands to walk away and start over? Ross Learmonth 2.0 looks back on life with Prime Circle, and the new adventure that’s just beginning.
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September 14 · 45 min
Lungi Ngidi: The Protea Who Could Have Been A Bok
Indian stardom, winning the Test World Championship, and chasing that World Cup dream - Lungi Ngidi joins the show this week.
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September 5 · 34 min
Ray Mordt: Everybody Loves Raymond
A hat-trick in the infamous flour bomb Test, swapping African sunshine for the north of England, and the politics of sport: legendary Springbok Ray Mordt relives his rugby journey.
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August 31 · 53 min
Leanne Manas: Waking Up With Leanne Manas
As she marks 25 years lighting up television screens, Morning Live anchor Leanne Manas recounts interviewing Oprah, saying farewell to Madiba, and somehow staying positive in the face of so much depressing news content.
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August 24 · 35 min
Devi Sankaree Govender: The Terrifying Devi Govender
Rising through the ranks at Carte Blanche, giving it all up to start her own project, and the joy of confronting crooks and villains - the fearless Devi Sankaree Govender shares her story this week.
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August 17 · 26 min
Lee Den Hond: Never-Ending Adventure
Summiting Everest, running across the Sahara, and coming back from an encounter in New York that almost cost her her life, Lee Den Hond remains indefatigable, passionate, and incredibly inspiring.
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August 11 · 42 min
Shudu Musida: Conquers The World
What’s next if you win Miss South Africa? For Shudu Musida, it was a masters degree at Barack Obama’s university, starting a podcast that counts Melinda Gates amongst its guests, and looking ahead to an electric future.
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August 3 · 31 min
Celeste Ntuli: The Rise and Rise of Celeste Ntuli
From starting stand-up comedy in a church, to starring in Netflix smash hit The Polygamist (and becoming a radio DJ along the way), Celeste Ntuli’s career is flying - and she’s still one of the funniest people in South Africa.
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July 29 · 41 min
Richelieu Beaunoir: Goodbye IT, Hello Comedy
20 years ago a kid in IT gave stand-up comedy a go; today Richelieu Beaunoir is one of South Africa’s most accomplished comedians - and authorities on sneakers.
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July 21 · 38 min
Marks Maponyane: The Original Maponyane
How a township kid fell in love with football, and went on to become one of South Africa’s greatest ever - Marks Maponyane shares his sporting fairytale.
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July 13 · 28 min
Brandon Fairweather: The hell Inside Our Heads
From open heart surgery at the age of 28, to a mistaken medical diagnosis that turned out to be cancer (along with a lifelong battle with anxiety), Brandon Fairweather’s journey has been a challenging one - now chronicled in a bestselling book.
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July 8 · 41 min
Haydn Porteous: The Unforgiving Game
Haydn Porteous was a junior star, an amateur winner, and a professional champion early in his career - but that's where the fairytale ended.
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June 29 · 40 min
Dave Levinsohn: Comrades debut at 56
From cult travel show Going Nowhere Slowly, to sold out comedy audiences all over the world, Dave Levinsohn has a sparkling CV - that now includes running his first Comrades Marathon at 56.
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June 22 · 26 min
Timothy Swiel: Sacha's Rugby Hero
A fan message from nine-year-old Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu to then Bishops 1st team flyhallf Tim Swiel recently went viral; as his own professional career winds down, Tim reflects on an unconventional rugby journey.
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June 15 · 34 min
Jam Jam: Conquers The World
After an inauspicious start to his comedy career, JamJam was last year’s Breakthrough winner at the Savanna Comedy Awards - but the Eastern Cape comedian is only just getting started.
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June 8 · 24 min
Flip Van De Merwe: Monsieur Flip van der Merwe
The world first new him as a towering lock forward but it’s Flip’s van der Merwe’s more recent sporting journey into IronMan that has captured attention from fans around the world.
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June 1 · 34 min
Michael Mol: The ageless Michael Mol
As iconic television show Top Billing returns, iconic presenter Michael Mol recalls hanging out with Elton John, flying fighter jets in Russia, and how Star Wars almost cost him his marriage.

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