Author: Ruda Landman
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Podcast: Meet the Hollywood actress who became a knitwit for Madiba
If the name Carolyn Barkhuizen doesn’t immediately ring a bell, in the way that “Charlize Theron” does, it may be because fate works its changes in the strangest of ways. Carolyn, now known as Carolyn Steyn, is an accomplished actress who moved from her hometown of Joburg to find fame and fortune in Hollywood.
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Podcast: Move over Trevor, here come the new Goliaths of comedy
With his engaging manner and down-to-earth, wryly observational humour, Nicholas has turned laughter into a way of making a living and loving what you do. He sat down with Ruda to talk about the Change Moments that have defined and redefined him.
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Podcast: How Brent Lindeque turned a #NeckNomination into #GoodNews domination
Ruda caught up with this rising events management entrepreneur, radio- and social media personality to find out exactly how hungry the world is for good news.
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Podcast: How Giggling Gourmet Jenny Morris put the rude & the nude back into food
“I dream of food every night,” Jenny Morris tells Ruda in this lively, entertaining interview, in which she reveals her recipe for living life to the full, and relishing every moment of change that comes along.
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Podcast: How Amore Bekker trekked her way from sheep shearing to stardom
Hetta Bekker was invited to tell her story about her stint as a sheep shearer on radio, and that led to an audition that she passed with flying colours, even if she later had to change her name to Amore for her big break.
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Podcast: How Slikour, SA’s slickest rap star, grooved his way from the backyard to the front stage
A role-model of cool, calm confidence and home-grown stardom, Slikour – his name comes from his one-time habit off slicking up his hair with gel – sat down with Ruda for an easygoing chat about black pride, the joys of fatherhood, and the ultimate key to survival: “Happiness makes you a find a way to…
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Podcast: On the frontline of Change with Adam Habib, the troublemaker who became a campus leader
At the height of the Fees Must Fall protests that rocked South African campuses in 2015, Professor Adam Habib, Vice-Chancellor of Wits University, was offered a chair to sit on during a mass meeting with students. He declined, and sat down on the floor instead to listen to their grievances. It was a gesture of…
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Podcast: Garth Japhet, heart and soul adventurer, on how stories make us human
A true South African role-model and activist whose ultimate quest is to get us to share our stories and learn from each other. He sat down with Ruda Landman to share the challenges and triumphs of his remarkable journey.
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Podcast: Francois Van Coke, the teenage Punk rebel who shocked his family & made a name for himself
Taking time off from the thrash and grind of his professional duties, Francois sat down with Ruda to tell his fascinating story of teenage rebellion, the challenges and opportunities of a modern musical career, and the joys of suburban life and fatherhood in – where else – his old home dorp of Belville.
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Podcast: How Gina Athans, supermodel, found her purpose & remodelled her life
As a fashion model, she graced the runway and the covers of glossy magazines, married young, divorced young, and decided, still young, that her role in life was to be something more than a model.