The Joyride
Join The Joyride with Nico van der Westhuizen, Nikki van der Linde, Kayla Barker and JayBee Makhalemele weekdays between 15:00 and 18:00.
Weird Wide Web - Aliens Will Land Today!
Aliens will land on earth today in the first stages of an intergalactic war, says 'time traveller from 2714' A person on TikTok is claiming to be from the future, and they say they know that aliens will land on earth during the Perseid meteor shower.
Obsession of the week - Petcube Bits
This is a cool tech gadget for all the pet owners out there. The sleek Petcube Bites 2 camera allows you to keep an eye on your pet while you're not home, and even deploy a treat for them right from your smartphone.
Weird Wide Web - Magic Roundabout
The humble roundabout is apparently feared by learner drivers and American tourists, with one incredible photo of the Magic Circle in Swindon leaving people gobsmacked at its intricacy. It's hard to imagine life without them in the UK, but for many millions of American's, the practice is rather baffling.
Podcast of the week - The One You Feed
Practical Wisdom for a Better Life. Open minded discussions of habits, meditation, wisdom, depression, anxiety, happiness, psychology, philosophy, and motivation.
Weird Wide Web - Martha "Calamity Jane" Canary
In celebration of Women's day, Nikki found a very wonderful YouTube page, the celebrates weird and wonderful women in history. This channel is dedicated to all those weird and wonderful women throughout history who dared to be different! Women who bravely defied society, who bore ridicule and loss in the…
Life Hacks with Nikki
Some tips from the Queen of The Joyride to make life a bit easier.
Weird Wide Web - Typewriter in an Orchestra
When booking a seat to see a symphony orchestra, one would hardly expect a typewriter to have a seat with the violinists, cellist and the rest. But this is exactly what happened.
What's On The Menu - Breakfast for dinner
Chef Maridine gives us one of her breakfast for dinner recipes. For those night when cooking is just out of the question.
Bottomless Coffee on The Joyride
Nico chats to one half of the band Bottomless Coffee Lourens who tells us more about the band and how it was formed.
Weird Wide Web - Bill Gates keeps giving
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has shown his support for scientists researching the male contraceptive pill after giving their work a huge funding boost through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Conspiracy Corner - The Oakville Blobs
In Oakville Washington, in 1994, strange blob like substances fell from the sky. These gelatinous object contained human blood cells along with bacteria found inside of human stomachs. Many people in the town fell sick after coming in contact with this mysterious ooze.
Weird Wide Web - The Simpsons predictions
The secret to The Simpsons' ability to predict the future may be linked to the creators' affinity for mathematics. From the invention of autocorrect and smartwatches, to the presidency of Donald Trump, it would be reasonable to wonder if someone in the writers' room secretly moonlights as a time traveller.
Weekly Obsession - Creativity Lives.
Nico found a website that turns your little one's drawings into real stuffed animals.
Weird Wide Web - Real life Silent Hill
While the environment of Silent Hill seems as though it could only exist in nightmares, it is actually a very real place with a devastating history. The town of Silent Hill, West Virginia is actually Centralia, Pennsylvania. In May 1962, the town ordered to have the local landfill burned in…
Nutrition with Liezl
Our in house dietician Liezl van Zyl is back. Today she explains what Low GI in food actually means. She also gives us the benefits of eating low GI products
Podcast of the week - The Vanished
The Vanished is a true crime podcast that explores the stories of those who have gone missing. The Vanished goes beyond conventional news reports to take a deep dive into the story of a different missing person each week. Host Marissa Jones brings you exclusive interviews with family members, friends,…
Weird Wide Web - James May's Lego Adventure
When he was a boy, James May wanted to build a real house out of Lego. With the help of television stardom, 3.2m plastic bricks and 2,000 members of the public, the Top Gear presenter fulfilled his childhood ambition earlier this summer by constructing a "very modern and funky" Lego…
Weird Wide Web - Innovation needs failure
Museum of Failure is a collection of failed products and services from around the world.
Life Hacks
Life hacks with Nikki
Weird Wide Web - Innovation needs failure
Museum of Failure is a collection of failed products and services from around the world.