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Conscious Caracal

Ernst J. van Zyl
Conscious Caracal
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    Ep. 241 - Orania's groundbreaking philosophy of own labour | Joost Strydom

    2026/03/26 | 1h 28 mins.
    The Head of the Orania Movement, Joost Strydom, joins me again to discuss this Afrikaner town's fundamental philosophy of own labour, recent international visitors to Orania, the new Paul Kruger statue, population growth, who can live in Orania, home ownership, cost of living, and more.
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    Ep. 240 - Rhodesia and the end of empire | Discussion Stream (1 Million Views Special)

    2026/03/18 | 45 mins.
    To celebrate another major milestone, 1 000 000 total views, I read and analyse another one of my favourite essays: 'After Empire' by Theodore Dalrymple (Published in States and Cities).
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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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About Conscious Caracal

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