Shows
Let’s Talk, ManDrugs, recreational and non recreationalDr Suhayl Essa is joined by Dr Brendon Matthews and Dr Nassim Sherif to talk about drugs (both recreational and non recreational). Drugs you can get over the counter and "under" the counter. The Real Network2024-11-041h 01
On The BounceBuilding the sport bodyBen and Sandile are joined by Dr Suhayl Essa and Timothy Fester in this behind the scenes episode. They chat cricket, athlete career longevity, and how how body builders use their understanding of the body to better themselves. The Real Network2024-10-1740 min
WAW! What A Week with DJ FreshSuhayl Essa, Da Muziqal Chef & DJ PHEvery week is more WAW!!! than the one before.DJ Fresh talks to comedians, sports stars, celebrities, know-it-alls and human beings about what went down this week.AUDIO version available on Spotify and all other platforms.For media enquiries, contact waw@africapodcastnetwork.comFor sales, contact advertising@africapodcastnetwork.com
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Africa CallingS2, EP14: South Africa's comics try to bounce back; breaking stereotypes in Gambia; Malawi's farmers deal with climate crisisThis week, Africa Calling podcast brings you audio-rich stories and voices from the African continent with our African correspondents. In South Africa, as comedy clubs reopen comedians are juggling between their live audience and their online one; from Gambia, young women are training to install solar panels to help other women; and in Malawi, farmers are trying to deal with the climate crisis by diversifying crops.
For this week’s podcast, South Africa correspondent Kagiso Mnisi talks to Gavin Kelly, resident host and co-organiser of Monday Night Comedy sessions at Cocktail on Six comedy club, comics Suhayl Essa and Loyiso Gol...2022-03-1826 min
Thick & Thin | Noni Khumalo PodcastContraceptives with Dr Suhayl EssaIn this episode we speak about contraceptives, in simpler terms - the prevention of pregnancy. From condoms to the pill, we get straight into it with Dr Suhayl Essa as he spills the beans.2020-08-0120 min
The Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl EssaThe Daily Dose - Should we end the Lockdown?As many politicians and radio personalities weigh in on what they believe the citizens of South Africa feel about a gradual reopening of the country versus ending the lockdown immediately, Dr Essa gives his opinion on the matter.2020-05-1824 minThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl EssaThe Daily Episode 17 - Ramadan and RamaphosaWith the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan amidst a nationwide lockdown, tensions are expected to rise within the muslim community when it comes practicing their faith. Around the globe during this month muslims refrain from eating, drinking or any sexual activity with their partners as well as congregate in prayer and charity. This becomes difficult under our current restrictions. A group of congregants were recently arrested sparking a war on social media. Dr Essa shares his opinion. 2020-05-0727 minThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl EssaThe Daily Dose with Dr Suhayl Essa - Dononvan Goliath talks Covid-19 Content CreationAt a time when live entertainment is restricted comedians have turned to social media to engage with their audience. As a comedian himself Dr Essa is intrigued by Donovan Goliath's crisp, eye-catching content that aims to spread laughter and awareness about Covid-19 disease. During these uncertain times, as an entertainer, Donovan advises us all to adapt to an emerging form of entertainment and allow our creativity to run wild at a time when we are unable to do so physically.2020-04-2824 minThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl EssaThe Daily Dose with Dr Suhayl Essa - Living with Covid-19Dr Ashlyn Job, a medical officer with an interest in Paediatrics, tested positive for Covid-19 only two weeks after the first positive case in South Africa. She describes her experience falling ill, initially being in denial, testing for Covid-19 and subsequently self-isolating in her bedroom for 14 days whilst treating herself. This provides us all with insight into living with the disease, staying positive and remaining hopeful in the fight.
2020-04-2425 minThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl EssaThe Daily Dose with Dr Suhayl Essa - Getting tested for Covid-19After falling ill Dr Essa gets tested for Covid-19 and provides not only his experience but also the criteria for being tested as well as what to expect. The results may surprise you.2020-04-2319 minThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl EssaThe Daily Dose with Dr Suhayl Essa- Carvin Goldstone and Covid-19In this episode listeners get an inside scoop from an ex-journalist turned stand-up comedian on Covid-19 in South Africa and what we can expect. Carvin Goldstone discusses strategies for income generation for comedians and after stacks of data analysis he gives us predictions on what's to come. Being a fellow stand-up comedian you can expect some hearty laughs with this one. 2020-04-2357 minThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl EssaThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl Essa - VaccinesOn this prescription the following dosage will be served;
Preventative measures and vaccines for Covi-19 were broken down by Dr Suhayl. He also discusses the term ' Herd Immunity ' which means; the resistance to the spread of a contagious disease within a population that results if a sufficiently high proportion of individuals are immune to the disease, especially through vaccination. 2020-04-2218 minThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl EssaThe Daily Dose with Dr Suhayl Essa - Lockdown ExtensionThe lockdown has been extended for another 2 weeks. Dr Essa discusses what to expect and how we can make sure it's effective. Is it a good idea to keep this going?2020-04-2114 minThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl EssaThe Daily Dose- Fitness and the FrontlineDr Nhlanhla Vilakazi: a pro-bodybuilder, Family Medicine Physician Registrar and close friend of Dr Essa discusses his fitness routine and maintaining a regular, healthy diet under the lockdown whilst fighting on the frontline in the public healthcare sector.2020-04-2127 minThick & Thin | Noni Khumalo PodcastOver The Counter with Dr Suhayl EssaDr Suhayl Essa is a medical doctor and comedian. He joins our team as the medical contributor who will dissect student related issues on a lighter note. In this episode we get to know the doctor and his decision to chase his dream - comedy.2020-04-2016 minThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl EssaThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl Essa - Politics and the PoliciesIn this prescription the following dosage will be served;
Dr Suhayl Essa was joined in studio by Fasiha Hassan who is currently the youngest member of the Provincial Legislature in Gauteng. They were discussing the lockdown and policies within. Some of the other topics that were touched how the government had put a lot of consideration on how to the lockdown into effect, and what measures were put into place to assist those who will be most affected by the lockdown. 2020-04-1836 minThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl EssaThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl Essa - Effectiveness Of The LockdownIn this prescription the following dosage will be served;
Under the current lockdown a proportion of our citizens are still not convinced that this is something they will never be affected by. Restrictions are being violated for practical and impractical reason. But are these measures going to be enough to flatten the curve and curb the spread of this disease? In this episode Dr. Essa explains why he thinks the lockdown hasn't been entirely effective. We could possibly see a rise in the number of people who have contracted with the virus in the near future.
2020-04-0822 minThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl EssaThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl Essa - The Origins Of The CoronaVirusThe prescription will consist of the following;
Dr Essa spent time doing research on finding out where the coronavirus originates from and in doing so he found an article that focuses on the origin and the spread of the virus on a genetic level. The study was conducted by two clinical microbiologist who specialized in virology.
The main purposes of the research was to find exactly which animal or host the virus originates from and track the DNA of that virus and also track the DNA of the coronavirus. The studies have shown that there...2020-04-0712 minThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl EssaThe Daily Dose WIth Dr Suhayl Essa - SpiritualityOn this prescription you will need the following dosage;
The battle between science and religion continues, and in this episode we focus on both of them from a different perspective. Nature was created to be self sustaining and in science there is a term called " Carrying Capacity " which refers to the maximum population size of the species that the environment can sustain, given the food, habitat, water and other necessities available in the environment. The advancement of science and medicine enables us to live longer and in doing so puts a strain on The Earth which...2020-04-0621 minThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl EssaThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl Essa - Social DistancingOn this prescription you'll need the following dosage;
The question is what is social distancing; well it is a set of non-pharmaceutical interventions or measures taken to prevent the spread of a contagious disease by maintaining a physical distance between people and reducing the number of times people come into close contact with each other. Social distancing in real life entails keeping a distance of 2 meters between each other which is also equivalent to the space of 1 person between two people.
Measures such as; The banning of mass gathers, closure of schools, companies working from...2020-04-0414 minThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl EssaThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl Essa - Treatment for Covid19The prescription will consist of the following;
The biggest question on everyone's lips: is there a cure for the virus? Research has been conducted and currently there is no cure. However, a few theories have been going around about the virus not thriving under hot temperatures and that you can “prevent” yourself from getting Covid19 by indulging in hot beverages or home made influenza remedies. A number of other drugs have been put into test in the pharmaceutical field. The drugs that have been put to trial on animal studies have been completely unsuccessful.
ARV’s have...2020-04-0217 minThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl EssaThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl Essa - Testing For Covid-19The prescription will consist of the following;
There are multiple reasons and ways of testing for the virus. Dr Essa identifies some of the possible reasons such as tracking of the disease, contact tracing, medical statistics, and flattening the curve.
The story of " Patient 31 " who was a young lady that was tracked in South Korea because of her travelling history who was then found positive for CoVid-19 and was also held responsible for 60% of the spread of the virus in South Korea. The Corona virus is a RNA virus (Ribonucleic virus) and the test is...2020-04-0114 minThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl EssaThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl Essa - Protection- On this prescription will be discussing the measures you should take to protection yourself during this pandemic that we are currently being faced with.
- And why people take stock-pilling as a survival tactic 2020-03-3015 minThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl EssaThe Daily Dose With Suhayl Essa - Is Cyril doing the right thing?Based on what's currently happening in the country has the President Cyril Ramaphosa done the right thing by implementing a 21 days shutdown ?2020-03-2938 min
The Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl EssaThe Daily Dose With Dr Suhayl Essa- IntroductionA prescribed dosage of what Doctor and Comedian Suhayl Essa has for us during Quarantine 2020-03-2701 min
The JUSTNOW Comedy PodcastThe Gas Comedy Podcast - Culture with a KGold teeth, golden bananas and sushi. This was our most culturally enriched show to date. We delved into Suhayl Essa's original slave history, and then went South to find out about Nkosinathi Maki's theory on domestic workers' double lives. And murderous family members! As usual Dave butts in mostly and we didn't get to any kind of resolution... and we had Breakfast Beer!2016-09-3056 minThe JUSTNOW Comedy PodcastThe Gas Comedy Podcast - Five Years of Digital ComedyComedy Central Channel 122 arrived in SA almost 5 years ago. We take for granted that a 24-hour comedy channel exists now, but what was their initial plan in SA? And did they achieve their goals? Dave chats to outgoing Comedy Central Vice President Evert van der Veer about his adventures in South Africa as a Dutch visitor... and asks what the future plans are as he makes his way to greener pastures. Suhayl Essa and Rabin Harduth also join the discussion.2016-09-2358 min