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What do you call someone who has a way with words and uses them to entertain and elucidate; someone who refuses to be boxed into uniformity of style or thought, but prefers to define a character that stands out from the herd? Some would say 'ingenious', 'original', 'inspired' or 'resourceful'. Critics would say 'non-conformist' or 'provocative'. Daryl's been called all these; and more...
One thing ace broadcaster and columnist Daryl Ilbury is not though, is predictable. Here you will find out a bit more about Daryl, including what makes him so successful as a radio man, as well as testimonials from leaders in the radio industry. You can also hear excerpts from his radio shows and tap into that legendary British wit. You can also learn how to become a better radio professional through his regularly updated tips on attaining 'the edge'.
If you want to know more about the man behind the words, check out 'Who the...', if you want to hear airchecks of his radio work, click on 'Hear the...'; if you're a radio professional you need to go to 'The Edge'; and if you want to know where you can comment on his work or contact him click on 'Where the...'
If you're looking for warm and fuzzy - buy a kitten. There's no chicken soup here, unless it's for the chicken! But if you're willing to open your mind to a different view on life around us and be entertained in the process...read on...listen...and learn
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| Sunday 07 June, 2009 |
What recession blues?
As the recession takes a big chunk out of what we have, there's a way of saving our dignity from its teeth.
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If the doom-and-gloomers are to be believed the recession is here, so you might as well cash in your chips, cut your losses, put your head between your legs and kiss your proverbial goodbye. However, if there’s something that that has never sat too well with South Africans, it’s the concept of...
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| Monday 01 June, 2009 |
You'll cry - it'll be fun!"
There's a savagery in every one of us, that emerges once a year.
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Pieter van Vuuren awoke to savage bright lights and the sound of someone screaming. He glanced at his watch – it was 4 a.m. He looked at the source of the noise: an angry, thickset man with a square jaw and steel-grey eyes. Amongst the flecks of spittle he was hurling in Pieter’s face was a stream...
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| Sunday 03 May, 2009 |
May May Day be a work day
Perhaps this is the best way to celebrate Workers' Day...
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There’s a way that we can really salute the achievements of the labour movement here in South Africa; a way we can have a day for the workers that will finally be recognised as the day it should be. Of course, the workers are not going to like it.
Friday past was May 1st - Workers Day - a day...
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| Friday 01 May, 2009 |
Fear not the handbag
There's something at the airport that's more frightening than a woman's handbag.
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My wife said something the other day that struck fear into my heart. I was looking for a receipt for something that she had paid for, and when I asked her if she knew where it was, she said, “It’s in my handbag somewhere”.
I stood transfixed for what seemed an eternity as the full impact of her...
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| Sunday 05 April, 2009 |
Dear ANC supporter...
This is an open letter to ANC supporters asking them not to vote for the party of their choice.
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Dear ANC supporter,
There are only a couple of weeks left until the elections, so I thought this would be an opportune moment to address you before you place your X where I expect it will go on April 22nd. I approach you not with cap in hand but with respect, and with the hope that you will...
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| Sunday 01 March, 2009 |
The worst job in the world
So you think you may have the worst job in the world. Think again.
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As a former long-time student of clinical psychology I am still intrigued by how people address the complexities hidden within seemingly simple sounding questions, such as: what is the worst job in the world?
The reason this is such a deeply layered question is because (a) there is no...
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| Sunday 08 February, 2009 |
The digestive tract of love
"Love you with all my heart"? A scientific impossibility, I'm afraid
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One of the downfalls of being brought up in a home that embraced the pursuit of knowledge through robust and empirical scientific process, is that I find this time of the year really gets up my nose. And I’m not talking about hay fever.
My father was, during the 1960s, one of Europe’s leading...
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| Sunday 07 December, 2008 |
No Ho, Ho, Ho
The real sign that we're going through an economic meltdown will be in your office...'round about now.
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The news surfaced from the computers scattered around the office with all the grace and effect of a rabid water buffalo in a pottery display cabinet. It was 8 a.m., and as the staff arrived one by one, logged on and glanced at the internal memo, the impact of the words rippled throughout the...
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| Sunday 02 November, 2008 |
Is it we who are chicken?
Are those fleeing the country just scared? It seems they're not. Ask the vets.
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We’ve seen the figures, heard the stories, shaken our heads in disbelief over its immensity and even toyed with the idea ourselves; but the scale and impact of the emigration of talented people from this country only really hits home when you speak to veterinarians. It’s only then you realise that...
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| Sunday 05 October, 2008 |
Let's not forget Babi Yar
...and if you're asking 'Who's Babi Yar?", you really do need to read this...
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A critical anniversary slipped under the radar this past week. Come to think of it, I’m not surprised really. It commemorated an event that happened over 60 years ago, thousands of kilometres away and involved people totally disconnected from most South Africans. And yet it has a frightening...
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