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Conscious Caracal

Ernst J. van Zyl
Conscious Caracal
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    Ep. 239 - The real reasons why SA-US diplomatic ties are broken | Joshua Meservey

    2026/03/12 | 51 mins.
    I am joined by Joshua Meservey, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute with a focus on great power competition in Africa, African geopolitics and policy, and counterterrorism. We discuss the strained relationship between the South African government and Washington, who is to blame, where the trouble started, AGOA, tariffs, what the future of the relationship looks like, and more.
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    Ep. 238 - The duty of the men amongst the ruins | Dave the Distributist

    2026/02/27 | 1h 18 mins.
    I am joined by American political commentator, writer and podcaster, Dave Greene (The Distributist), to discuss how young men should act and organise in order to deal with the tough, chaotic realities of the 21st century as civilization buckles and shakes around them.
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    Ep. 237 - Is South Africa being used as the model for the United States? | Alex Newman

    2026/02/19 | 1h 1 mins.
    I am joined by author and political analyst Alex Newman to discuss the phenomenon where an increasing amount of left-wing politicians in the United States and other Western countries are taking inspiration from the ANC's policies in South Africa. The most recent example wat the new mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, who said in his swearing in address that he takes inspiration from the ANCs ideological document, the Freedom Charter document.
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    Ep. 236 - The 20th century is dying while the 21st century struggles to be born | Russell Lamberti

    2026/02/18 | 55 mins.
    I'm joined by economist Russell Lamberti to discuss an old world/paradigm/gods dying while new ones struggle to be born. We also discuss who will be the likely winners that will shape the 21st century, how change can be negative, and how adept humans are at normalising decay and chaos.
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    Ep. 235 - Building a new R3.2 billion Afrikaans university | Henk Schalekamp

    2026/02/04 | 1h 2 mins.
    I am joined by Henk Schalekamp, Managing Director at Kanton, a real estate investment company that "partners culture with capital" and that is creating "living spaces for Afrikaans"." Kanton, as part of the Solidarity Movement, is the main company behind the new R3.2 billion Afrikaans, Christian Akademia university campus being built outside of Pretoria.

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Giving my thoughts on politics and culture from southern Africa, as well as interviews with interesting thinkers and doers.
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