



On the Couch: Sports drama, Gloves Off, comes to the Cape Town stage
Pippa Hudson speaks to William Makin, a theatre-maker whose new production is a sports drama called Gloves Off. It’s a story of childhood friends turned bitter rivals in the boxing ring. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the a…

On the Couch: Managing Kidney health in hot weather
Pippa speaks to Stella de Kock, the managing director from Transplant Education for Living Legacies, about the importance of proper hydration for someone suffering from kidney disease. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the …

On the Couch: Champs for Change opens opportunities in the sports industry
Pippa Hudson speaks to Clarisse Machanguana, a former basketball player and co-founder of Champs for Change, which helps young people see there are thousands of behind-the-scenes jobs in the sporting industry, from media and technology to event management, business and hospitality. Lunch with P…

On the couch: CT City Ballet’s Dracula director on bringing it to Artscape
Pippa Hudson speaks to David Nixon, who first created the ballet Dracula in 1999 and who is guiding the Cape Town City Ballet production as choreographer and director. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audience to take the…

On the Couch: Amputee rider takes on the gruelling Absa Cape Epic
Pippa Hudson speaks to Rentia Retief, one of a team of six amputees, who will taking on the gruelling 707km Absa Cape Epic route. 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 r…

On the couch: Jonathan Roxmouth back on stage with his show, Key Change
Saskia Falken, in for Pippa Hudson, speaks to singer and actor Jonathan Roxmouth who’s back at the Theatre on the Bay with his show Key Change.

On the Couch: Parkscape commemorates 10th anniversary of Franziska Blöchliger's death
Pippa Hudson speaks to Nicky Schmidt, the chairperson of Parkscape, about the planned events to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of teenager of Franziska Blöchliger in Tokai Forest. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages t…

On the couch: Prem Ubuntu Foundation feeds Cape Town’s hungry children
Pippa Hudson speaks to Executive Director Brendan McGurk and Facility Manager Colin Barends of the Prem Ubuntu Foundation which runs a food production facility that prepares and distributes meals to thousands of Cape Town schoolchildren each week. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-after…

On the couch: South Africa’s first adult obesity treatment guideline
Pippa Hudson speaks to Professor Andrew Robinson, professor at North West University and Medical Director at PAN South Africa, about South Africa’s first ever national clinical practice guidelines for the management of Obesity in adults. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show.…

On the Couch: Matches on the Map gets new stem cell donors
Pippa Hudson speaks to Robin Lewis, who with his wife is leading "Matches on the Map" a 10-year, 64-country expedition dedicated to raising global awareness for stem cell donation. Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show. This 2-hour respite from hard news encourages the audi…