Lunch with Pippa Hudson
Lunch with Pippa Hudson
Afternoons with Pippa. Time to catch up on what's been happening in the City for both lifestyle and news subjects. Pippa Hudson completed her Honours degree in English at the University of Witwatersrand. Pippa trained in radio news at Johannesburg’s ABC Ulwazi broadcasting school. Her on-air career started in 1998 as a news reporter at Classic FM, and a year later she moved to Cape Town t…Social links:
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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…
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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…
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Music: Nicola McLeod
Saskia Falken, in for Pippa Hudson, speaks to Nicola McLeod about her new song Body and Soul. 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 …
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New play, The Opera Singer, comes to the Baxter Theatre
Saskia Falken, in for Pippa Hudson, speaks to Welsh actor Owain Rhys Davies about the powerful, intimate play called The Opera Singer. It stars the legendary Fiona Ramsay as a once-revered opera diva, and opposite her is Davies, who plays the journalist drawn into her private world. Lunch with Pip…
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Family Matters: WCED on Preparations for 2026 school year
Saskia Falken, in for Pippa Hudson, speaks to Bronagh Hammond, spokesperson for the Western Cape Education Department, about the first day of the new school year. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take the time…
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Wander the World: St Helena Island launches first Adventure Week
Saskia Falken, in for Pippa Hudson, speaks to Jonathan Passaportis, Head of Tourism for St Helena Island, about their first-ever Adventure Week, a two-week celebration of land, sea, and heritage – from guided hikes and marine adventures to open-water swims – all anchored by what’s been dubbed the w…
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On the couch: Bark stripping in Newlands Forest - #UCTSummerSchool
Saskia Falken, in for Pippa Hudson, speaks to Willem Boshoff, the co-founder of the Newlands Forest Conservation Group, who also serves on the Exco of Friends of Table Mountain, about his UCT Summer School lecture that dives into the hidden biodiversity of Newlands Forest. Lunch with Pippa Hudson…
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Music: Emma Temlett
Saskia Falken, in for Pippa Hudson, speaks to rising star, Emma Temlett about her new song Disguise. 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 …
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SPCA teams work to help animals in devastating fires
Saskia Falken, in for Pippa Hudson, speaks to Belinda Abraham from the SPCA about the work they’ve been doing to help animals injured and abandoned the devastating fire in Du Noon. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audienc…
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Legal Talk: Community schemes expert answers your questions
Saskia Falken, in for Pippa Hudson, speaks to Zerlinda van der Merwe who answers your questions around community schemes. She has over twenty years of experience in the field, providing legal advice and training to the industry, including the Community Schemes Ombud Service. Lunch with Pippa Hudso…
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