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Barbs Wire
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
Episodes
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Larry the Cat outlasts another PM, Microsoft Teams enters its 'are you really at work?' era and the World Cup sickie economy kicks off
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:32 Larry…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: DR Congo’s statue fan, America’s ranch crisis and Cape Town’s shortest day
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:10 DR…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: FIFA’s tape war, Scotland’s Boston takeover and Mexico’s Christmas-sweater superfan
Saskia Falken, standing in for Clarence Ford, speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Cape Verde’s viral keeper, Google’s flight simulator and the cat that stole Romeo and Juliet show
Saskin Falken, standing in for Clarence Ford, speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Tyla’s Disney role, Madonna gets the internet talking and Bruce the dog rescued
Saskia Falken, standing in for Clarence Ford, speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: China’s ‘Card Master’, a World Cup beer collector and Kuils River’s baby-delivering hero
Saskia Falken, standing in for Clarence Ford, speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Tennis stars’ VIP dogs, a fireworks truck inferno and Tom Ro Haven’s search for a new home may be over
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:07 Tennis…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Uber’s weirdest lost items and Norway goes full Viking
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:03…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Cape Town wind chaos, the world’s first sound museum, and Justin Bieber’s birthday singalong
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:46 Cape…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Hawks officer’s coffee machine campaign and Bafana’s mariachi welcome in Mexico
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:53 Coffee…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Bluetooth panic, indie horror’s box-office bite and a La La Land concert rescue
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:22…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Meta subscriptions, a one-armed driver beats a cellphone fine, and footballer goes viral
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:15 Meta…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Spotify bets on Joburg, tourists go 'nuts' for Istanbul’s vendor, and tiny elephant's mock charge steals hearts
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:18 Spotify…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Ferrari’s EV stumble, humans chase cheese down a cliff, and diving chess makes a splash
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:12…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Claustrophobic cave rescue, soaked graduation chaos, and a brutally honest French Open bathroom break
Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:30 An incredibly claustrophobic six-hour cave rescue 04:53 High school graduation ceremony hit by chaotic weather 06:31 A brutally…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Paraglider survives midair collision, kindergarten graduation brawl, and skateboarder rolls into Cape Town after epic Africa journey
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 04:30…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Swatch launch chaos, Africa slowly splitting apart, and SA sets a pet food world record
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:52 Swatch…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Local robbery takes surprising turn, accidental beach model goes viral, and a giant cat fights doomscrolling
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:26 Local…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Robertson floods, Japanese snacks go monochrome, and Black Coffee turns a Roman arena into a dance floor
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:10…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Storm chaos floods timelines, motorcycle dangles from traffic light, and people recreate their exes with AI
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:18 Cape…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Volcano tragedy, a lion’s traffic cone goes viral, and LEGO rewrites the rules for David Attenborough
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:18 Three…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Garden Route storm chaos, controversial fruit study sparks debate, and the man who invented 24-hour news dies
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Views and News with Clarence Ford is…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: AI wipes company in seconds, Scientology speed-running turns chaotic, and Michael Jackson tops streaming charts again
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:05 AI…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Met Gala spectacle, dramatic plane landing, and baby hippo Bumpy steals hearts
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:28 Met…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Road rage video goes viral, farewell Ask Jeeves, and 1,500 beagles get a second chance
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:50 A…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: 'Michael' turns cinemas into concerts, marathon super shoes, and Elbie the Jack Russell survives a 13-storey scare
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:05 Michael…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Salad man goes viral, World Cup tickets hit $2m, and Chuckles crisis averted
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:48 Man…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Rio tourists trapped, self-medicating monkeys and a crossword catastrophe
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:11 Nearly…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: UK tobacco crackdown, cocaine salmon and Germany’s granny DJs
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:11 The UK…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Cape Town’s safety app, the rise of redheads and Japan’s dating-app subsidy
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:09 City of…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Cape weather goes viral, hot air balloon emergency landing, and Madonna does Coachella 26 years later
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:23…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Toxic fish alert on beaches, SANCCOB’s penguin rescue, and Dubai’s viral husband drop-off lounge
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:13 A toxic…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Trump AI controversy, Hungarian politician's election-night grooves, and the world’s cutest canine astronaut
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:23 Donald…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Gang taunts SANDF, dog rescue mistaken for AI and Parrot explores ocean in DIY submarine
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:14 Gangs…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: India’s mega headcount, a Texas motorcycle fireball and Ireland’s honking dog
Saskia Falken, standing in for Clarence Ford, speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Everest scam, Nutella in orbit and dating by PowerPoint
Saskia Falken, standing in for Clarence Ford, speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Cyclist tragedy on Victoria Road, a shooting on Jakes Gerwel Drive, and Mama Joy's fallout with Gayton
Sara-Jayne Makwala King, standing in for Clarence Ford, speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Moon missions, million-dollar droids, and April Fools falling flat
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:30 NASA…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: SANDF finally deployed in the Cape, Island goes bananas, and a viral dog rescue
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:07 SANDF…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Helen Zille’s pothole pool stunt, priceless art heist in Italy, and petrol madness
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:15 Helen…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Court call gone wrong, a KitKat heist, and a beloved shark’s big release
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:26 A…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Table Mountain helicopter crash, LAX baggage handler backlash and firefighter saves cats
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:10 A…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Stolen dogs escape and trek home, drivers play rock-paper-scissors in traffic, and dancing robot causes chaos
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:21 A tale…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Panthera's tiger returns home, fitness app exposes warship, and Spotify brings music to the afterlife
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:12…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Epstein lookalike goes viral, Zoomers call Boomers, and tributes to Chuck Norris
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:31 A…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: North Korea’s near-perfect vote, a Buddhist robot monk, and pets evacuated to safety
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:45 Kim…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Barbs Wire: Sri Lanka fuel crisis, burning truck and viral monkey Punch finds love
Sara-Jayne Makwala King, standing in for Clarence Ford, speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Flights dodging conflict zones, Pokémon Go feeding AI, and viral nursing home happy hours
Saskia Falken, standing in for Clarence Ford, speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Dunoon park reborn, teen F1 star wins in China, and elderly DoorDash delivery man sparks act of kindness
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:13 Best…
Barbs WireBarb's Wire: Kim Jong Un’s daughter at missile tests, AI animal soapies go viral, and Cape Town swelters in extreme heat
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:17…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Iran women’s football asylum drama, runaway SUV rescue and Paris Fashion Week child star
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:20 The…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: LA Marathon mix-up, airline headphone rules, and a runaway otter in Sea Point
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:22…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Anti-loneliness pub trend, Tokyo bar bans over-39s, and lost dog survives 43 days in the wild
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:29 The…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Curiosity around a missile, a Tesla freeway nap and an urgent call to save Tom Ro Haven
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:28 Images…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Charles Leclerc ties the knot, marathon spectator turned hero, and Barry Manilow charts at 82
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:08 Ferrari…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Brain breakthroughs, $26 million bonus madness and baby turtle rescued in the Cape
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:21 New…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Celebs go viral for unrecognisable looks, canned martinis in school lunchboxes and a WW3 survival list
Sara-Jayne Makwala King, standing in for Clarence Ford, speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Red tide warning, sinkhole shock and an Antarctic seal’s 4,500km Cape Town detour
Sara-Jayne Makwala King, standing in for Clarence Ford, speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Locked-up chocolate, coffee machine chaos and a footballer’s feathered rescue
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:10 Several…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Andrew's Louvre protest photo, new blood test predicts Alzheimer’s, and giant tortoises return to Galapagos after 180 years
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:02…