Lunch with Pippa Hudson

Pippa speaks to multi-instrumentalist Guy Buttery about his new album Orchestrations and the first track off the album, Two Chords and the Truth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to Gail Darling from Lions Club Tokai who are asking for donations of second-hand books to fill the new media centre at Heathfield Primary school. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to Managing Director of Schoeman Law Inc, Nicolene Schoeman-Louw about surname changes after marriage, especially when husbands are seeking to take their wives’ surnames. Also Martin Slabbert-Capper who was not able to change his name to take his wife's surname after getting married. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to a local baker who is making tummies rumble with her delicious range of gourmet treats. Andriette Georgiou, the baking queen from season 4 of Masterchef South Africa, has launched her own brand, Mondvol Cookies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to Dr Hayley Tomes who is with UCT’s Neuroscience Institute. She is going to be leading two discussions at Summer School, one focused on the use of mushrooms in the treatment of mental health disorders, and the other looking at the use of ketamine in treating depression. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plan your weekend entertainment, from movies and theatre to TV shows. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A look at what’s on in Cape Town this weekend: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to artistic swimmers Jessica Hayes-Hill and Laura Strugnell who are taking on Swimming South Africa after they were sent home from a major competition after a disciplinary hearing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to Nikki Bower about her book Memoirs of a Bipolar Bear. It’s a work of non-fiction which offers a warts and all insight into what it’s like to live with bipolar disorder. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to Professor John Higgins about his upcoming series of talks at UCT Summer School, on famous spy novels and how their imperial or post-imperial contexts influenced their structure and narrative. He is an emeritus professor at UCT, the former Arderne chair of literature, and a current senior research scholar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to singer Tom Mitchell about his new song, U & Me. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to the principal of Nolungile Primary School, Vuyiswa Somagaca, about her school winning the Standard Bank Matific Maths Olympiad for a third time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to Zach Oster, whose family business Totem Bags sells school bags specifically designed for the developing torso. He gives tips on what to look for in a school bag and how to pack it properly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to Cherise Viljoen of Cherish Plants, who has a Master's degree in Horticulture and over 2 decades’ experience in both the botanical garden and nursery environments and is particularly knowledgeable on our indigenous plants. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to SANCCOB’s research manager Dr. Katta Ludynia who will be doing a lecture at UCT Summer School about the main threats to our penguins, and the current efforts to protect them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about your rights when you get bumped off an overbooked flight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to motoring journalist Ernest Page about his experience with the Ford Everest over the summer holiday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks Dr JP van Niekerk, who has supported DignitySA in its court challenge to try and decriminalize medically assisted dying in this country. He is an Emeritus Professor and former Dean of the UCT health sciences faculty, and is also a former chair and current patron of the Hospice Palliative Care Association South Africa. He will be speaking at UCT Summer School on Fri 24 January. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to Mieke Chapman about her new song, When I Come Home. The song - https://open.spotify.com/track/1UwA9QbU1xH8BF4Nfa8OUO See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa speaks to the founder of Green Degree, Anne Henderson, about how they’re turning discarded parachute wings into crocheted beach bags. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.