

Entertainment: Events/Theatre/Movies/TV
Plan your weekend entertainment, from events, movies and theatre to tv shows. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take the time to explore, taste, read and reflect. The show - presented by former journalist, bake…

Health & Wellness: Weight-loss coach Mandy Meyer on her new book, 40kgs Lighter
Pippa Hudsonspeaks to Mandy Meyer, a weight loss and wellness coach, about her new book “40kgs lighter”. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take the time to explore, taste, read and reflect. The show - presented…

TV Club: Streaming services preview their upcoming 2026 shows
Pippa Hudsongives you a rundown of what the major streaming platforms have in store for 2026. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take the time to explore, taste, read and reflect. The show - presented by former …

On the couch: Adapting Jane Austen #UCTSummerSchool
Pippa Hudson speaks to Lesley Marx, an Emerita Associate Professor of UCT’s Centre for Film and Media Studies, about her series of lectures at UCT Summer School looking at 3 of Jane Austen’s novels and how they’ve been adapted over the years. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon sho…

Life Hacks: Housekeeping Queen Mbali Nhlapo’s tips for a clean kitchen
Pippa Hudson speaks to housekeeping guru Mbali Nhlapo about cleaning tips to keep your kitchen in tip-top shape. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take the time to explore, taste, read and reflect. The show - p…

Gardening: Using landscaping to beautify your garden
Pippa Hudson, speaks to Timothy Snyders, a landscape architect about the concept of landscaping and share some tips on how to transform your outdoor spaces from haphazard attempts at beautification to well-planned functional and sustainable spaces. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-aftern…

On the couch: Honeybee intelligence #UCTSummerSchool
Pippa Hudson speaks to Chris Nicklin an apiarist and documentary filmmaker about Cape Honeybees and the crucial role they play in our ecology, as well as some of the new discoveries around bee intelligence which are providing insight into how hives function and adapt to changing environments. He wi…

Consumer Talk: Getting the best out of a kitchen renovation
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about how to get the best out of your kitchen renovation and which pitfalls to avoid. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take the time to explore, taste, …

Car Talk with Ernest Page: Ford Everest Sport
Pippa Hudson speaks to motoring journalist Ernest Page. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take the time to explore, taste, read, and reflect. The show - presented by former journalist, baker and water sports en…

On the couch: The Science of Pain #UCTSummerSchool
Pippa Hudson speaks to Tory Madden, who is part of the African Pain Research Initiative at UCT, about her upcoming UCT Summer School lecture focused on the subject of pain. It’s called Why Does That Hurt? What we know and don’t know about how pain emerges and persists. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is…