Primedia Digital Editor Barbara Friedman has an unstoppable curiosity for all things weird and quirky and trawls the internet to bring you her daily choice of curated stories - Monday to Thursday at 9.35am #BarbsWire
Barbs Wire: Dating app audacity, Beijing tennis chaos and one very vocal church husky
Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman, shared her top three stories trending online.
Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour-long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered.
Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and philosophy. Popular segments include Barbs’ Wire at 9:30 am (Mon-Thurs) and The Naked Scientist at 9:30 on Fridays.
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5 Oct 2026
Barbs Wire: Suspected plague scare, an AI crocodile panic and Siya rolls back into Cape Town
Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman, shared her top three stories trending online.
Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour-long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered.
Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and philosophy. Popular segments include Barbs’ Wire at 9:30 am (Mon-Thurs) and The Naked Scientist at 9:30 on Fridays.
Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views & News with Clarence Ford
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For more from the show, go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2 (https://buff.ly/erjiQj2) or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/BdpaXRn (https://buff.ly/BdpaXRn)
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1 Oct 2026
Barbs Wire: Thrill-jump outrage, a brand-new penguin and an 11-year-old chess history-maker
Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman, shared her top three stories trending online.
Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour-long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered.
Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and philosophy. Popular segments include Barbs’ Wire at 9:30 am (Mon-Thurs) and The Naked Scientist at 9:30 on Fridays.
Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views & News with Clarence Ford
Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 09:00 and 12:00 (SA Time) to Views and News with Clarence Ford broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk (https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk)
For more from the show, go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2 (https://buff.ly/erjiQj2) or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/BdpaXRn (https://buff.ly/BdpaXRn)
Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 (https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5)
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CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ (https://www.instagram.com/)
CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk (https://x.com/CapeTalk)
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Reach and audience
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YouTube views
4,871,689
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Spotify
5.0 / 5
1 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
93
Social presence
0
YouTube
93
Engagement
27
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Barbara Friedman and Clarence Ford host the show. Published by CapeTalk.
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