We welcome a bald, bearded tattooed man into the studio and live to tell the tale. David Batzofin writes about about travel and ... things ... on his excellent blog, um, Travel & Things (www.travelandthings.co.za). A wide-ranging discussion takes in those themes, the scourge of The Influencer, music both country and Western and what matters when it comes to both parks and recreation. There is literature concerning those who have broken South Africa and those who are fixing it; red-headed strangers and people with the word "white" in their name; moms who matter; and an introduction to the word "imbolc". Which is important.

THE HOOKS:

WATCH - Barely Breathing / Lioness / Parks & Recreation / Workin' Moms

READ - Like Water For Fish by Garth Japhet / 50 People Who F***ed Up South Africa by Alexander Parker and Tim Richman / Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks / Travel & Things by David Batzofin

LISTEN - Willie Nelson / David Kramer / Joe Pisapia / John Paul White