The Good Stuff

Brent Lindeque, the good news guy, has been spreading positivity since his South African Random Act of Kindness #neknomination went viral. Showcasing all things positive, 'The Good Stuff' aims to put a smile on people's dials and provide a welcome relief from the daily grind. With compelling and inspirational interviews and a healthy dose of humour, Brent searches for good news stories from around the world every week.
Weekly English South Africa Society & Culture
153 Episodes
64 – 84

The Good Stuff - Spinal Cord Injury Awareness

Brent and Kerri chat to some of the incredible athletes who ran from Cape Town to Johannesburg to raise awareness around spinal cord injuries… plus Kelly McGillivray from ‘Night of 1000 Drawings’ pops in to talk about her amazing annual event that uses art to raise money and awareness. There’s…
24 May 2016 48 min

The Good Stuff - Red Cross Foundation

Roxy and Cadi from the Red Cross Foundation, and Cheryl who's raising funds for South Africa’s homeless women and children pop in to chat. There's also a catch-up with the CEO Sympathy Sleepout to see who’s signed up... plus more about blanket collections!
17 May 2016 50 min

The Good Stuff - Sympathy Sleepout & Rhino Run UK

Brent Lindeque and Kerri Stein report on all the news that really matters while focusing on the top 5 trending good news stories in the world. Adam Cracker, CEO of IQ Business, pops in to chat about the CEO Sleepout, and more specifically the Sympathy Sleepout - plus Duncan from…
10 May 2016 50 min

The Good Stuff - CEO SleepOut Trust

Rabbi Ricki Seeff from King David Victory Park talks about their Guinness World Record attempt before Darren Olivier from The CEO SleepOut Trust pops around to chat about this fantastic initiative.
3 May 2016 50 min

The Good Stuff - Sunflower Fund, FNB's Steve & The Blanket Drive

Takalani from the Sunflower Fund chats about the amazing work they are doing. Then, do you remember Steve from FNB? Well, the cat's out of the bag and you get to meet the real life person who owned that character for so many years. Paige and Kirst end the show…
26 Apr 2016 51 min

The Good Stuff - Wings For Life World Run

Hlubi Mboya and Gugu Zulu from Redbull Wings of life talk about the world’s most unique running and fundraising race which takes place globally in 35 international locations at the same time. Then, Ella Bella from Miss Earth talks about this fantastic initiative and what’s in store for the next…
19 Apr 2016 51 min

The Good Stuff - ‘Celltone Celebrate & Donate’

Tanja from ‘Celltone Celebrate & Donate’ talks about this initiative that asks people to donate at their celebrations and events (so instead of getting gifts that you might not use on your birthday, you choose to let your friends donate to a worthy cause instead). Then, Derryn Campbell, author of…
12 Apr 2016 50 min

The Good Stuff - Stroke Survivors Organisation

Brent Lindeque and Kerri Stein kick off the show with their regular catch up, reporting on all the news that really matters while focusing on the top 5 trending good news stories in the world. They then interview George Scola, an incredible South African who started the non-government funded Stroke…
5 Apr 2016 51 min

The Good Stuff — Using Sport for Good

On this episode it’s all about using sport to do good things. Representatives from the CANSA Get Your Pink On Challenge talk about how the Bulls are kicking it off. We also hear about the Beast Challenge as well as the amazing projects that Sanofi are up to.
29 Mar 2016 50 min

The Good Stuff - Toyi-Toyi for Happiness

From Africa Tikkun, Catherine Van Schoor talks about their amazing Toyi-Toyi for Happiness campaign before Natalie Tanyeli who recently launched an IT academy for youth in need talks about her amazing initiative. All of this along with your regular dose of good news stories from around the world. Be inspired…
22 Mar 2016 53 min

The Good Stuff - The Khudu Wave

Brent Lindeque and Kerri Stein catch you up on all the good stuff by reporting the news that really matters and focusing on the top five trending good news stories in the world. Then, Dr Dirk Koekemoer, Kelly Du Plessis and Mark Sham stop by to tell us about their…
15 Mar 2016 53 min

The Good Stuff - International Education Campaign

Nobuhle from UWC pops past to tell us about their amazing international education campaign and then Stan Andrews provides an update on the life changing projects that he is busy with. Also don't miss Brent Lindeque and Kerri Stein giving you the rundown of all the good news stories happening…
8 Mar 2016 48 min

The Good Stuff - Brain Awareness Campaign

AJ Swanepoel from Headway Tshwane pops past to talk about their Brain Awareness Campaign. Brent Lindeque also catches you up on all the latest good news stories from South Africa and across the world.
1 Mar 2016 49 min

The Good Stuff - Free People’s Liberation Library

Arlene Mulder from 'We Think Code' pops by with some of her students. She was on the show before, but now the doors of the free coding university have officially opened so she's gives an update. Brent Lindeque then chats to Roy Blumenthal about his Free People’s Liberation Library.
23 Feb 2016 54 min

The Good Stuff - Cancer Awareness Campaign

The team is joined by Sammy, an entrepreneur who was raised in Tembisa. Sammy always had a passion for creation and innovation which led him to invent the Skyrule Twyst as a concept. We also hear from Fallon Kotze who’s heading a Cancer Awareness Campaign through the Tasha's restaurant branches…
16 Feb 2016 51 min

The Good Stuff - Goodbye Malaria

Besides reporting on all the good news stories that really matter, Brent Lindeque and Kerri Stein also speak to the team from Goodbye Malaria about the amazing work they do and also find out about their Valentine’s Day campaign.
9 Feb 2016 49 min

The Good Stuff - Global Youth Education Ambassador

The team catch you up on all the good stuff, reporting on all the news that really matters and focusing on the top 5 trending good news stories in the world, as well as top social media trends! They speak to Global Youth Education Ambassador, Dennis Ngango, before getting some…
2 Feb 2016 47 min

The Good Stuff - Rhythm City & Daredevil Run

Together with co-host Kerri Stein, Brent Lindeque catches you up on all the good news stories making headlines before speaking to Fiona Nay from Rhythm City as well as Mike Sharman and Lucy Balona from Daredevil Run.
26 Jan 2016 51 min

The Good Stuff - MAD2Run

Brent Lindeque speaks to Andrew from MAD2Run, he is one of 11 youngsters who will be running from Jo’burg to Cape Town in March 2016 to raise funds for Francois Pienaar's Making A Difference Leadership Foundation. Also, listen out for awesome, easy and practical ideas to make a real and…
19 Jan 2016 49 min

The Good Stuff - Initiatives That Inspire

Together with co-host Kerry Stein, Brent speaks to inspiring South Africans who are making a real difference. From Catherine Constantinides of Lead SA, to Vanessa Von Broembsen of the Water Project and Cheryl Meyer and Vuyokazi Xapa of Kellogg's Breakfast for Better Days initiative, Brent brings you a truly inspirational…
12 Jan 2016 52 min
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