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A South African podcast that believes you can learn from experience, but that experience doesn’t have to be your own. Conversations with creative South Africans hosted by comedian and music journalist Bob Perfect.

Winner of the 2019 Durban Creative Award for Best Podcast.

https://almostperfect.co.za/category/podcasts/almost-perfect-podcast/
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If that's what makes you feel better about yourself More and more I'm getting over killing time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzuEaXgN7fM It's been emotional. Thank you.
#158 - Angela de Klerk

#158 - Angela de Klerk

2024-02-2301:05:43

Angela de Klerk is a musician. She started singing for Japan and I as a teenager after a successful night of karaoke and hasn't looked back. Since then, she's been a part of the folk-punk collective Rambling Bones and the jazz duo West of the Moon. Oh, and she just got back from a European tour with The Shabs. Unfortunately, being a life-long musician in South Africa isn't exactly a recipe for financial stability, so Angela made the daunting choice of becoming a yacht stewardess in her 30s to supplement her music career. In this episode we discuss the difficulties of trying to sustain a music career through the decline of media, the joys of making music and going on tour with your friends, and finding the balance between having fun and being professional. Enjoy. Keep up with Angela on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alittlehappymess/ Bob's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectbob/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Almost Perfect Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectmedia/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/almostperfect
#157 - Keagan Bennewith

#157 - Keagan Bennewith

2024-02-1601:21:13

Keagan Bennewith is a musician and event organiser. He's the bassist for Poster Boy and one of the guys behind Reverberate. If you're part of the Durban alt scene, you've definitely seen Poster Boy play as they performed about 100 shows in their first year together. You've also probably been to a Reverberate gig as they filled in the gap left after COVID and have put on some of Durban's best gigs in the last few years. In this episode, we chat about the joys and struggles of being in a band in Durban, how a house party lead to an events company, and what it's like to work with legendary producer David Birch. Enjoy. Keep up with Keagan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebigmanooza/ Check out Poster Boy: https://www.instagram.com/posterboyband/ Reverberate: https://www.instagram.com/reverberate.za/ Bob's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectbob/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Almost Perfect Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectmedia/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/almostperfect
#156 - Akhil Maharaj

#156 - Akhil Maharaj

2024-02-0901:34:01

Akhil Maharaj is a comedian. He's sardonic, awkward, and depressive, which makes him a perfect fit for the Not Quite Right Comedy crew. He also drives to Durban from Richards Bay almost every Wednesday for our open mic, which is an unreal level of commitment to the craft. In this episode, we chat about Akhil's love of Norm Macdonald, how he used Reddit to find a vape in India, and his experiences with depression and therapy. Enjoy. Keep up with Akhil on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/akhilmaharaj_/ Bob's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectbob/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Almost Perfect Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectmedia/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/almostperfect
#155 - Catherine Grenfell

#155 - Catherine Grenfell

2024-02-0201:18:40

Catherine Grenfell is a DJ, and executive producer at Audio Militia. You probably know her from her 15 years in radio as a producer and presenter at 5FM. Life these days is quite different from the chaos of her youth, with water shots, pottery, and yoga replacing the hangovers, junk food, and saying "yes" to everything. In this episode, we chat about transitioning from life in the public eye, the importance of making time for hobbies, and what she's learned from being a sober cobra. Enjoy. Keep up with Catherine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cathgrenfell/ Bob's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectbob/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Almost Perfect Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectmedia/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/almostperfect
#154 - Aaron Peters

#154 - Aaron Peters

2024-01-2601:39:16

Aaron Peters is a cultural curator. That's a fancy way of saying he does a whole lot behind the scenes of Cape Town's music community. Aaron has been a pivotal force behind CT's music scene for most of his adult life. He started out as a manager, booking agent, and promoter, leading to him working at Black Major, before starting up The Other Records and The Other Radio. He's also responsible for booking the lineup for the Search Festival, amongst many other projects. In this episode, we get into the hustle of making money from underground music in South Africa, how working at the CT Jazz Festival as a teen laid the foundations for his career, and what it's like to fall asleep with the sounds of Alice Phoebe Lou writing songs next door. Enjoy. Keep up with Aaron on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaronwpeters/ Bob's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectbob/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Almost Perfect Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectmedia/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/almostperfect
Spoek Mathambo/Nthato Mokgata is a musician and filmmaker. He's a master of collaboration, with roots tracing all the way back to the seminal The Fantastic Kill with Watkin Tudor Jones and Sibot, which lead to projects like Sweat.X, Playdoe, Moleke Mbembe, Fantasma, Batuk, and his most recent collaborations with Laliboi. I'm definitely leaving some stuff out, and that's not even to mention his personal catalogue of albums, but the point is that the man has kept himself busy. Not just with making music. In 2014, he worked on a documentary called Future Sound of Mzansi that is, to this day, one of the best explorations of South African electronic music. He's worked on a number of documentaries before and since, and has delved into a number of facets of filmmaking. Most recently, he was a writer and director for the "Surf Sangoma" episode of Disney's Kizazi Moto animated anthology series. We get into all of the above as well as learn about some of the pitfalls of working with international labels, explore the benefits and hurdles of modern music distribution, and discuss why he feels like there are still musical magic tricks from SA music history that haven't been explored fully. Enjoy. Keep up with Spoek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spoekmathambo/ Buy his music on Bandcamp: https://spoekmathambo.bandcamp.com Watch Future Sound of Mzansi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TaFtLHkbxE Bob's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectbob/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Almost Perfect Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectmedia/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/almostperfect
#152 - Kamaney

#152 - Kamaney

2024-01-1202:03:29

Kamaney is a comedian. Growing up, Kamaney didn't know stand-up comedy was an option for her. The only funny women she saw were on sitcoms, so she set out on that path by studying Drama at UKZN. She hated it, but she got a masters degree to not disappoint her mother. Thankfully, it eventually lead to her doing stand-up comedy, which she'll explain on the podcast. In this episode we get into internal motivation vs external validation, her struggles with finding purpose, and some of the hassles of being a woman new to a scene dominated by men. Enjoy. Kamaney doesn't have social media but you can book her: https://notquiterightcomedy.co.za/book-a-comedian-or-mc/kamaney/ Bob's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectbob/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Almost Perfect Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectmedia/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/almostperfect
"Four nails, four cornersFour riders, and four horsesBring me famine, bring me deathBring me war, and pestilenceThrow your fists to the groundBeat by beat as the blows rain downThis is the cold grey world we made for ourselvesThe bed we made is a grave in hell" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoC4lecG53g
"I'm sick of thee sheep, I'm sick of thou shepherd Sick of dressing like a human when I'm feeling like a leopard I'm sick of slow rock, I'm sick of quick quips Sick of holding on to nothing when I just want to hold your hips" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NzECTWzvYc
The living is easy.

The living is easy.

2023-12-0922:42

The Chairman. Kujenga. Your Future Self. Reflections on the year gone by. Enjoy.
#151 - Vincent Joseph

#151 - Vincent Joseph

2023-12-0101:18:49

Vincent Joseph is a comedian and cinematographer. He's also part of the Not Quite Right team, so we've been spending a lot of time together this year. Whether behind the camera or on the stage, Vinnie is infectiously enthusiastic. In this episode we laugh at a lot of dark shit. We also hear about the struggles of starting comedy just before the pandemic, how he got into cinematography despite studying IT, and why he feels restricted by always having to play it safe. Enjoy. Keep up with Vincent on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinnies_vision/ Bob's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectbob/⁠⁠⁠ Almost Perfect Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectmedia/⁠⁠⁠ Support the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/almostperfect
A weekend in Hilton. Continental breakfasts. The most violent wrestling match I've ever seen. And gaining confidence on stage. Enjoy.
#150 - Ambrose Uren

#150 - Ambrose Uren

2023-11-1701:07:18

Ambrose Uren is a comedian although he grew up spinning on his head as a b-boy. It turns out the two artforms have quite a few similarities. We reflect on a youth spent breakdancing, the 11 year journey to being a full-time comedian, and what he learned from doing 4 shows a day at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Keep up with Ambrose on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ambroseuren/ Bob's Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectbob/⁠⁠ Almost Perfect Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectmedia/⁠⁠ Support the podcast: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/almostperfect
Selling Out

Selling Out

2023-11-1018:31

Sold out shows. Imposter syndrome. The ever-changing nature of friendships and relationships. Enjoy. Buy tickets to On The Nose Comedy on the 18th of November: https://notquiterightcomedy.co.za/shows/on-the-nose-comedy-18-november/
Check Your Ego

Check Your Ego

2023-10-2717:21

"Durban comedy needs an HR department" - Robby Collins Liz Lemon: What a week, huh? Jack Donaghy: Lemon, it's Wednesday.
#149 - Candice Chirwa

#149 - Candice Chirwa

2023-10-2001:14:12

Candice Chirwa is the Minister of Menstruation. While not an official government position, Candice is more productive in enacting change than most politicians. Through her NGO, QRATE, Candice educates the youth on menstrual health, and campaigns against period poverty. In this episode, we hear how Candice utilised her academic background to become an activist, and how she's used the power of social media to actually do some good. We discuss the multi-layered issue of period poverty. We also hear how Candice grew into her role as an activist and educator, and discuss the challenges she faces while trying to enact real change. Oh, and we discuss period sex. Enjoy. https://www.instagram.com/candice_chirwa/ https://www.candicechirwa.co.za Bob's Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectbob/⁠ Almost Perfect Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectmedia/⁠ Support the podcast: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/almostperfect
Nice light episode this week. World Mental Health Day. Suicidal ideations. Western media's genocidal propaganda. You know, casual topics.
You had questions but I ain't got the answers. It's a Q&A episode. Enjoy.
"Trevor"

"Trevor"

2023-09-1529:37

I saw Trevor Noah at the ICC on Sunday and have been reading Guy Debord's Society of the Spectacle. This episode tries to marry those two things together. Enjoy.
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