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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: Baby monkey melts hearts, Gaudí’s towering milestone and an airport dog’s second chance
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:22 Lonely…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: N2 highway gun chaos, lioness rescue and viral pets on LinkedIn
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:52 Chao…
Barbs WireBarb's Wire: Maximum animal cruelty sentence, Sea Point building collapse, and the viral ‘Epstein files’ job email
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:24 The…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: GPS gone wrong, a gate-climbing granny, and the secret language of heart emojis
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:14 An…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Donkey getaway heist, steakhouse hair scandal, and Cape Town taxi driver saves duck family
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:05 Golf…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Helen Zille’s pothole politics, a TV farewell, and the Gen Z attention fight
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:55 Helen…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Dramatic highway heist, AI cartoon privacy fears, and Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:00 A…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: A bizarre statue heist, a monster jellyfish, and K9 heroes
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:15 A…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Melinda Gates speaks out, a secret biolab, and sinking coastlines
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:22 Melinda…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Jewel heists, doom‑scrolling cinema, and wine under the sea
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:31 Armed…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: AI bot social network, a record beer-coaster fail, and viral island animal jobs
Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:29 AI bots…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Doomsday Clock warning, Sicilian homes teeter on cliff after storm, and the viral 'duck' cleaning test gone too far
Clarence Ford speaks to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Jeffreys Bay drops off the surf tour, a TikTok jingle hits TV, and a crying horse goes viral
Clarence Ford speaks to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: A wanted man at a Constantia gym, snowed-in skies cancel oer 11k flights in the US, and how Amsterdam is rescuing its cats
Clarence Ford speaks to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Chappies MVA videos, China Wall 'slip and slide', and the cutest orphan ellie cuddlies with her carer
Clarence Ford speaks to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Storms batter the Med, why reading rewires your brain, and Jamaica’s Olympic bobsled comeback
Clarence Ford speaks to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Why Macron wore shades indoors, how Ozempic could save airlines millions, and the man who may have cracked Coca-Cola's secret
Clarence speaks to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: From 2016 nostalgia and a tool-using cow to booking a hotel on the Moon
Clarence speaks to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Viral #SardineChallenge, No 10's Larry the Mouser turns 19, and elephant mom saves baby in Kruger floods
Clarence speaks to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Grave robbery horror uncovered, highway hero saves toddlers, and Snoop Dogg steals the Golden Globes spotlight
Clarence speaks to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Another celebrity abuse case, China’s “Are You Dead?” app goes viral, and a deer stops traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge
Clarence speaks to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Viral videos of chemical fire in Montague Gardens, Barbie releases autism doll and Iran internet blackout
Clarence speaks to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire; W Cape Big Cat Sanctuary fire, dam rescue drama, and Broadway crowd clash
Clarence speaks to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Plane lands on moving car, teens get “67” banned, and golden retrievers set a record-breaking takeover
Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman, shared her top three stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk…
Barbs WireTheAfrica Report
Veteran journalist Crystal Orderson joined Clarence Ford on air for an overview of stories from the continent. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Cruise death sparks lawsuit, NYC hits historic homicide-free streak, and a talking dog wins the internet
Barbs Wire: Cruise death sparks lawsuit, NYC hits historic homicide-free streak, and a talking dog wins the internet. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Miss Jamaica injury update, major art theft in São Paulo, and what South Africa googled in 2025
Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman, shared her top three stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Fatal Alpine climb under investigation, Google’s top searches revealed, and Pantone announces its colour of 2026
Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman, shared her top three stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk…
Barbs WireBarbs Wire: Woolies bag timing sparks jokes, Faberge pendant thief swallows the evidence, and Spotify Wrapped exposes our musical age
Digital Content Editor, Barbara Friedman, shared her top three stories trending online. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk…