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Barbs Wire

Primedia Digital Editor Barbara Friedman has an unstoppable curiosity for all things weird and quirk

Episodes

Total: 190

Barbs Wire: Airbnb's in Cape Town soar, new alphabet song, and shocking attack on baboon troop
2024/8/5

Airbnb listings in Cape Town outstrip some major cities in the world  Pole vaulter goes viral after

Barbs Wire: Viral video of flight attendant yelling at passenger, Olympic knitter a fan fave, and table tennis star making her Olympic debut at 58
2024/8/1

What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the sSee omnystudio.com/l

Barbs Wire: Pommel Horse Guy goes viral, an epic Olympics surf pic, a romantic tale after Olympian loses wedding ring in Seine, and the inventor of a beloved dessert dies
2024/7/31

What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoop See omnystudio.

Barbs Wire: Tatjana Smith wins gold, first mechanical heart implant, and famous Star Wars bikini sold for over R3million
2024/7/30

What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoop See omnystudio.

Barbs Wire: Team SA Olympics uniform mixed reviews, US man gets Irish citizenship based on DNA, and Beacon the Olympics therapy dog goes viral
2024/7/29

What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoop See omnystudio.

Barbs Wire: W Cape residential property prices grow, debunking the Olympic 'anti-sex' beds, and a whale capsizing boat
2024/7/25

What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoopSee omnystudio.c

Barbs Wire: Why were more baboons killed, is main character syndrome is a thing, and how does Paris feed 15,000 Olympians?
2024/7/23

What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoop See omnystudio.

Barbs Wire: Biden goes viral, pricey fashion boots that look like horses hooves, former SA soap star export to US dies at 51
2024/7/22

What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoop See omnystudio.

Barbs Wire; IOL 'apologises' for incorrect unmasking of Goolam on X, latest car crime tracker stats, and SA smart IDS and passport to get upgrade
2024/7/18

What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoop. See omnystudio

Barbs Wire: The lavish Ambani wedding, S Korea's happiness factory, and rarest shark washes up in NZ
2024/7/17

What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoopSee omnystudio.c

Barbs Wire: New Trump shotoer footage, malls SA ranked, and elephant returns to orphange for help
2024/7/16

What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoop. See omnystudio

Cape Storms take grim toll on animals
2024/7/16

The Animal Welfare Society of South Africa have had their hands full trying to rescue & care for

Barbs Wire: Trump shotting, #RIPShannenDoherty, and Wimbledon doubles win for SA's KG Montjane
2024/7/15

Clarence Ford speaks to Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about stories trending online.See omnystudio.

Barbs Wire: Municipality that spends most on residents, Athens mayor on overtourism, and new Samsung wearables may outmanoeuvre AppleApple
2024/7/11

What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoopSee omnystudio.c

Barbs Wire: Gayton clamps down on 'superfans', Honda prelude is back after 25 years, and parrot removed from MP's home due to neglect
2024/7/10

What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoop.See omnystudio.

Barbs Wire: Sars WhatsApp line, Malema's 27k shoes, and donations for W Cape animals during storms
2024/7/9

What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoop See omnystudio.

Barbs Wire: Barcelona protestors spray tourists with water pistols, Tour de France rider fined for kissing wife, and one of the greatest renditions of SA anthem
2024/7/8

What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoop See omnystudio.

Barbs Wire: Gayton's swearing in video goes viral, online clothing battles, and Mick Jagger's 7-year-old son has his dad's moves
2024/7/4

What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoopSee omnystudio.c

Barbs Wire: Japanese Naval vessels off Sea Point, Clifton R175m plot on sale, and first black African rider to win stage of Tour de France
2024/7/3

What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoop See omnystudio.

Barbs Wire: US presidential candidates' wives, latest genetic study on puberty. and benefits of hugging
2024/7/2

What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoop See omnystudio.