2 Crickets In A Thorn Tree

SA Institute of Race Relations

Nicholas Lorimer and Gabriel Crouse provide their own unique take on everything and anything going on in South Africa and the world at large, with a focus on history, philosophy and current affairs.

  • 2 hours 37 minutes
    What is journalism ?
    Nick and Gabriel chat about flying cars, the DA's march to Luthuli House and what the definition of journalism is.

    Recommendations:

    Gabriel: https://youtu.be/3vkgROIINEs

    Nick: Greyhound https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6048922/
    20 January 2023, 12:05 pm
  • 2 hours 25 minutes
    Year of the Rabbit
    Gabriel and Nick chat about loadshedding, America at the end of last year, South Africa at the end of last year and if AI is going to destroy us all.
    13 January 2023, 2:46 pm
  • 1 hour 44 minutes
    The wrong impeachment!
    Gabriel tells Nick about why he thinks that Ramaphosa's impeachment case is the wrong one, and why it matters.

    Recommendations:

    Nick Century of Crisis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwXlr4_pGhM

    Gabriel: Supreme Court oral arguments https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2022/21-476
    6 December 2022, 4:40 pm
  • 2 hours 12 minutes
    The tribe, the child, parole and the rule of law
    Nick and Gabriel chat about a U.S. supreme court case involving Native American children, the release of Chris Hani's killer, the ongoing Zuma legal battles and Ramaphosa's visit to the UK.

    Recommendations:

    Nick: Walking Streets of South Sudan https://youtu.be/sNSIhIzr3io

    Gabriel: The Soccer World Cup https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/watch/1abAi3NllBGQ1Q92mXqDWq
    26 November 2022, 9:08 am
  • 2 hours 34 minutes
    The affirmative vote
    Nick and Gabriel discuss the U.S. Supreme Court case on Affirmative Action at Harvard. They then chat about the recent U.S. mid-terms and what they mean for the future of the Republican Party.

    Recommendations:

    Nick: BLOODYWOOD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iKjSCTxke8

    Gabriel: Copenhagen https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0340057/
    11 November 2022, 10:06 am
  • 2 hours 11 minutes
    The terror of gerrymandering
    Nick and Gabriel chat about terror threats and the problem of gerrymandering.

    Recommendations:

    Nick: Pennsylvania Senate Race Full Debate 2022: Dr. Oz vs Fetterman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9wb0423dxs

    Gabriel: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2022/21-1086
    28 October 2022, 1:01 pm
  • 2 hours 26 minutes
    The Puritanical impulse
    Gabriel and Nick discuss the direction of the country and how it could be gravely threatened by the wrong kind of puritanical impulse.

    Recommendations:

    Nick: TikTok Parent ByteDance Planned To Use TikTok To Monitor The Physical Location Of Specific American Citizens: https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-white/2022/10/20/tiktok-bytedance-surveillance-american-user-data/?sh=140674c36c2d

    Gabriel: The Unbearable Peace https://granta.com/the-unbearable-peace/?ref=The+Browser-newsletter
    22 October 2022, 12:27 pm
  • 2 hours 9 minutes
    Frames of reference, Truss and Prince
    Gabriel and Nick discuss the current messy state of British politics, and then head into a winding discussion of some of the cases before the U.S. supreme court, notably on the issue of copyright.

    Recommendations:

    Nick:

    WeBuyCars: https://www.webuycars.co.za/

    BB King: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp0rRff7gWk

    Gabriel:

    Vanity Fair: PURPLE FAME https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1984/11/purple-fame

    FT: Positive feedback: the science of criticism that actually works
    14 October 2022, 3:04 pm
  • 2 hours 1 minute
    A bad week for South Africa
    Gabriel and Nick chat about the difficult week for freedom and prosperity in SA with the retaking of Joburg by the ANC as well as the passage of the land courts and expropriation bill.

    Recommendations:

    Nick: The Dispatch https://thedispatch.com/

    Gabriel: How Nickelback became the most hated band ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFC4OFWIPtw
    30 September 2022, 10:53 pm
  • 2 hours 1 minute
    Rounding out two big weeks
    Nick and Gabriel discuss the latest threats to property rights in SA, the abortion debate, their thoughts on the upcoming U.S. midterms and the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

    Recommendations:

    Nick: "The weakness of Xi Jinping" https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/xi-jinping-china-weakness-hubris-paranoia-threaten-future

    Gabriel:The Antislavery Activist That Time Forgot: Historian Walter Stahr on Salmon P. Chase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yJAJarVmU0&ab_channel=HooverInstitution
    18 September 2022, 3:56 pm
  • 1 hour 41 minutes
    What is incitement anyway?
    Gabriel and Nick chat about the EFF-Afriforum hate speech court case and some of the principles of free speech. They also chat about the Trump-FBI raid.

    Recommendations:

    Nick: https://dailyfriend.co.za/2022/08/26/sorcery-in-samlesbury/

    Gabriel: https://youtu.be/pAeoJVXrZo4
    28 August 2022, 7:14 pm
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