Saskia Falken, standing in for Pippa Hudson, speaks to Michelle du Plessis, Managing Director of the Field Guides Association of Southern Africa, and Sarah Barratt, the newly crowned Safari Guide of the Year 2026, about the competition and what it takes to be a world-class safari guide.

Lunch with Pippa Hudson is your respite from hard news, a space to explore, taste, read, and reflect.

Hosted by former journalist Pippa Hudson, the show embraces lifestyle in all its forms, guided by her adventurous spirit.

Each week also covers consumer issues, plus conversations on health, wealth and the environment.

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Saskia Falken, standing in for Pippa Hudson, speaks to Michelle du Plessis, Managing Director of the Field Guides Association of Southern Africa, and Sarah Barratt, the newly crowned Safari Guide of the Year 2026, about the competition and what it takes to be a world-class safari guide.
Lunch with Pippa Hudson is your respite from hard news, a space to explore, taste, read, and reflect.
Hosted by former journalist Pippa Hudson, the show embraces lifestyle in all its forms, guided by her adventurous spirit.
Each week also covers consumer issues, plus conversations on health, wealth and the environment.
Thank you for listening.
Catch the show live on Primedia+ weekdays from 1 pm to 3 pm (South African time) <a href="https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk">https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk</a>
Find more from the show, and all catch‑up podcasts on Primedia+ <a href="https://buff.ly/xGkqLbT">https://buff.ly/xGkqLbT</a>
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Lunch with Pippa Hudson. Time to catch up on what's been happening in the City for both lifestyle and news subjects.

Lunch with Pippa Hudson. Time to catch up on what's been happening in the City for both lifestyle and news subjects.

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 to join a commercial radio station where she was later promoted first to News Editor and then to Station Manager in 2003.

Wander the World: Safari Guide of the Year is crowned

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