The Bottom of the Week with Tyrone Fisher: The new standard for Americans and Europeans visiting South Africa

About this episode

Tyrone Fisher discusses various topics including a skateboard trip to Cape Town and the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas.

This week’s The Bottom of the Week with Tyrone Fisher takes a look at the inspirational skateboard trip to Cape Town from Uganda by Jason Vanporppal, who had previously skated across the USA and Japan, and said that coming to Africa was like a calling; Tyrone then had a few things to say about the Enhanced Games held in Las Vegas and whether is was just a big Silicon Valley marketing campaign; then shared his observation that Cape Town looks like it is under constant construction. Tyrone speaks to Lester Kiewit about the week’s biggest stories, blending satire, social commentary and everyday South African frustrations.   Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show.  This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking. Don’t miss the popular World View feature at 7:45am daily.  Listen out for #LesterInYourLounge which is an outside broadcast – from the home of a listener in a different…

People in this episode

Host: Lester Kiewit

Guest: Tyrone Fisher

Topics covered

• skateboarding
• travel
• construction
• social commentary
• current events

Keywords

• skateboard trip
• Cape Town
• Enhanced Games
• social commentary
• construction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CapeTalk

Places: Cape Town, Uganda, Las Vegas, Silicon Valley, USA, Japan

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