Season 18, Ep. 13—our year-ender. We unpack a muddy but memorable Lesotho festival weekend: sound issues, rain, vendor wins, cash/airtime drama, and why Bushfire sets a high bar. Then we zoom out—on BE & fronting, corruption incentives, community vs. individual duty, “black tax,” child work vs. responsibility, and what a rite of passage really means today.
00:00 – Cold open & season wrap (“The Dojo”)
00:21 – Why this is the last drop of the year
01:01 – Missed last week & early drop talk
02:05 – Lesotho trip: the good, the rain, the reset
02:56 – Sound engineering & “be ready on Day 1”
03:49 – Stage setup, luggage chaos & planning gaps
04:57 – Rain plans, shelters & the beer garden problem
05:32 – Vendors were the MVPs
06:20 – Headline sponsors, screens & first impressions
06:52 – Pricing vs. Bushfire experience
08:56 – Performing in the rain; unfair to artists
10:25 – Party stage & creating your own vibe
12:20 – Cashless vs. cash-only: airtime, ATMs, and sponsors
15:45 – Why we’ll still go back (and how to fix it)
17:00 – Camping gear, showers & what actually worked
20:30 – Safety, screens outside camps, & network as “core product”
24:50 – Local participation: singers, crews, and fairness
28:55 – Packages & scams—what to verify
33:05 – Politics pivot: testimony, tenders & “nature of the game”
41:00 – BE vs. fronting: the messy middle
49:40 – Who really benefits? Supply chains & ownership
56:00 – “Black tax” reframed: conveyor belt of service
1:04:30 – Child work vs. responsibility: context matters
1:12:40 – Retirement, dignity, and consumerism creep
1:21:50 – Personhood: West vs. African communal lens
1:34:00 – Dual lives, values bleed, and community norms
1:45:30 – Ancestral home and why “opting out” isn’t simple
1:53:00 – Rites, leadership, and accepting the cookies
1:54:10 – Outro
From the cost (and joy) of weddings to the fine line between “nice and light” and drunk, the crew gets candid. Then it’s a hard pivot into geopolitics and culture: the G20 no-show saga, America’s brash confidence, guns, the military, capitalism vs. our social leanings, Sun City vs. Vegas, crime, tenderpreneurship, and why SA athletes’ money doesn’t stretch like the NBA’s.
Chapters
00:00 – Cold open: Dojo vibes, lunch banter
01:10 – Wedding season: fun, costs, travel, outfits
03:20 – Why some love weddings (and some don’t)
05:55 – Drinking talk: chasing tipsy vs. getting drunk
09:45 – Day drinking strategies that (sometimes) work
11:18 – Vodka, tequila, Jäger: what still “agrees” with us
14:56 – Dry January, regret hangovers, resetting in the new year
16:50 – All-white day parties, mature crowd, summer groove
17:57 – Second location rule: why nothing good happens there
20:58 – Current affairs pivot: G20 in SA, U.S. boycott claims
22:40 – Diplomatic jabs, visas, and protocol spats
24:30 – Has the U.S. lost its shine? Social media reality check
27:20 – Public schools, ignorance online, and the “American dream”
30:10 – Blue-collar comfort vs. SA grind; food stamps chat
33:35 – Homelessness contrasts: U.S. winter vs. SA street reality
35:24 – Audacity as a national culture (Reagan, Trump, celebs to leaders)
41:50 – Guns, bravado, and the Marines mindset
46:10 – Why SA can’t (and shouldn’t) mirror U.S. extremes
49:30 – Vegas built by the mob; Sun City’s inspiration
52:55 – Illicit routes to wealth then vs. tendering now
56:40 – SA football salaries vs. U.S. guaranteed mega-contracts
1:02:20 – Capitalism, ceilings, and why America defends it
1:06:45 – Arts & culture as export; what SA should double down on
Highlights
Real talk on enjoying the event but hating the admin and spend.
The science of stopping at “pleasantly tipsy” (and why it fails).
A blunt look at G20 optics and U.S.–SA tensions.
Audacity, scale, and safety nets: why the U.S. plays a different game.
SA realities: social leanings, tender culture, and athlete finances.
From self-discipline and the “ice boy” debate to guest/host etiquette, we get real about showing up the right way—at home, with friends, and in public. We also unpack South Africa’s purple-avatar moment and planned national action against GBV, the noise around Gaza arrivals and humanitarian visas, and a messy round of WhatsApp leaks that tested loyalties.
We cut through viral numbers, migration myths, and street-level economics, then end with practical, old-school advice: regulate yourself, respect people’s homes, and mean what you say. Subscribe, share, and tell a friend who needs this.
00:00 Intro & house rules
01:30 Self-regulation: “good boy” vs “ice boy”
12:45 Being present in relationships
22:10 Guest/host etiquette
31:05 Purple avatars & GBV action
44:20 Gaza arrivals & visas
53:15 WhatsAppGate fallout
1:02:10 Viral stats & “body-count”
1:14:30 Migration & informal economy
1:25:40 Borders & money flows
1:34:00 Pop-culture pit stop
1:43:30 Friendship & manipulation
1:52:10 Takeaways for men
2:01:00 Outro
We get straight into the Brown “hit” conspiracy talk, the SAPS mess and who is likely to face real time, the MK Party soap opera that made Des van Rooyen chief whip for a day, and why the ANC keeps winning even when everyone is mad. We unpack the Vodacom Please Call Me settlement and what Nkosana Makate might actually walk away with, plus the hard reality of HIV and STIs today vs the Manto era, testing vs prevention, and how “intersections” still trap the middle class. We close with Big Sean and Jhené Aiko’s split and the uncomfortable truth about marriage timing, honeymoon expectations, and what men and women won’t say out loud. #TheDojoPodcast #SouthAfrica #SApolitics #SAPS #Hawks #MkhwanaziEnquiry #MKParty #DesVanRooyen #Zuma #ANC #Elections #PleaseCallMe #Vodacom #NkosanaMakate #HIV #STIs #ARVs #Intersexions #BigSean #JheneAiko
No filters, no fluff. The crew debates the DA’s plan to replace BEE with an “Economic Inclusion” bill, real reform or political theatre? Then we unpack the Milnerton High bullying scandal and the darker side of initiation culture. From nuclear war paranoia and survivalist talk to South Africa’s cultural dominance, this one covers it all. Plus, the team weighs in on the new HIV-prevention jab, tribal jokes, and why Mzansi might just be the coolest country on the planet.
In this episode:
• DA’s “Economic Inclusion” Bill vs BEE — policy shift or political spin?
• Milnerton High bullying scandal — when “tradition” crosses into violence. • Luthuli and Biko inquests — truth, justice, and rewriting South African history.
• The new HIV jab — can it finally end the epidemic?
• Why SA culture rules the world — Amapiano, Black Coffee, Uncle Waffles and more.
• Nuclear war fears, survivalist talk, and why Africa might be the safest place when it all goes down.
Join the conversation: Should BEE evolve or be replaced? Are initiation rituals still relevant? Would you take the HIV jab? Drop your thoughts in the comments — let’s unpack Mzansi’s madness together.
#TheDojoPodcast #SouthAfrica #SAPolitics #BEE #DA #EconomicInclusion #Milnerton #Bullying #SteveBiko #AlbertLuthuli #HIVJab #Amapiano #BlackCoffee #UncleWaffles #SouthAfricanCulture
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