Podcasts by Get Me Off This Ride

It's My Birthday&I'll Cry If I Want To from 2021-11-02T10:45:26

Birthday depression is real, y'all. In this long-delayed episode, TT gets vulnerable about her birthday staycation, the time away from home and the emotions it brought up. She also gets into why pe...

Great PR, Beautiful PR from 2021-09-17T22:00:11

The devil works hard, but the spin doctors for these animals work harder! In this week's episode, TT talks about the animals which have better reputations than they deserve and give off the appeara...

Caucasian Complications from 2021-09-12T09:51:35

It could all be so simple... but they'd rather make it hard. In this week's episode of Get Me Off This Ride, TT runs through a few of the things that white people have complicated for no clear and ...

I'm Sleeping Because I'm Not Dead (Yet) from 2021-08-16T10:47:11

Sleep deprivation never looks good on anybody, please. In this week's episode, TT shares an exciting development and recent adjustment in her life, then goes in on hustle/grind culture and how we'r...

Scam The Beloved Country IV from 2021-07-17T10:14:33

Pyramid schemes are like cockroaches - through changing cultures they always prevail and rise to scam once again. In this week's episode, TT talks about the most recent pyramid scheme to take South...

When Hye-ri Met Sandile from 2021-07-10T11:47:39

After watching many a Korean drama, one is bound to start extrapolating. This week, TT lists the things that South Africans and South Koreans have in common, as well as where they differ.
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The Episode Designed To Be Deleted. Forever. from 2021-06-06T14:16:40

In this week's episode, TT talks about an interesting dream, bemoans capitalism (as usual), and most importantly, shares the wildest and weirdest Hinge profile answers she has come across from tryi...

The Episode Designed To Be Deleted. Forever. from 2021-06-06T14:16:40

In this week's episode, TT talks about an interesting dream, bemoans capitalism (as usual), and most importantly, shares the wildest and weirdest Hinge profile answers she has come across from tryi...

#GautrainIsOver 2: Electric Boogaloo from 2021-05-22T14:28:57

It's the 50th episode, Reluctant Riders! Bringing it full circle, TT revisits the topic of her very first episode: the Gautrain service. She checks what's new with the Gautrain and goes back into h...

Hot Girl Sun, Sad Girl Moon from 2021-04-17T09:00:17

In this week’s episode, TT shares the details of her natal chart, how she decided to get it done, and what she has learned about healing stones, chakras and astrology with the help of the Co – Star...

Fine Wine or Rotten Milk: Food Edition from 2021-04-10T14:11:24

In this week's episode, TT recalls all the foodstuffs she ate as a child and whether she would eat them again as an adult.
Content warning: mentions and descriptions of copious amounts of food...

Killed In The Crib from 2021-04-09T10:49:27

What's up, Reluctant Riders - this episode was meant to come out last weekend but suffered a late release due to technical issues - sorry about that! Please enjoy the episode and stick around for t...

The Perfect International Women's Month from 2021-03-27T23:55:49

It's March and that means it's Women's History Month or International Women's Month. On months like this, companies and brands start to perform their wokeness in the hopes we give them props. In th...

I Got A Bad Feeling About This, Scoob from 2021-03-27T23:49:51

Ever been watching a show or movie and knew that something bad was around the corner, and it made you sick to your gut? Apparently, that's a real thing and you're not just a weirdo. TT talks about ...

2021 Friendship Application from 2021-02-27T12:19:42

On this week’s episode, TT is looking for friends. Get into the 13 essential traits of good friends, the personality profile of a Turbulent Mediator, love languages, and if you want to be TT’s frie...

Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know from 2021-02-14T14:15:13

On this week’s episode, TT talks about the fear of missing out (FOMO), what it means, how it has played a major role in her life and how she relates to other people, and how she reminds herself tha...

Scam The Beloved Country II from 2021-02-14T10:50:36

Hey Reluctant Riders, this week's episode is still coming, but how about enjoying an old episode in the meantime? In this old broadcast, TT talks about employment being one of the biggest scams pla...

In Defense of Ama2000 from 2021-02-14T10:32:46

Hey Reluctant Riders, this week's episode is still coming, but how about enjoying an old episode in the meantime? In this old broadcast, TT takes up the cause for young people born after 2000, know...

There's Plenty of Sharks In The Sea from 2021-02-14T10:28:37

Hey Reluctant Riders, this week's episode is still coming, but how about enjoying an old episode in the meantime? In this old broadcast, TT talks about her experiences in dating on the apps and the...

Black Girls Deserve More from 2021-02-08T07:46:17

In this week's episode, TT talks about misogynoir, what it means and how it manifests, because in her eyes - people don't get it.
If you are triggered by mentions of assault, femicide, transph...

JTST Rewind: BOOK CLURB II from 2021-01-30T08:55:14

A rebroadcast of an old episode from when the podcast was called Just The Southernmost Tip (JTST).
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Weak Wellness Advice from 2021-01-30T08:54:57

Compliments of the new year, Reluctant Riders! We kick off 2020: The Sequel with some unstructured, backless wellness advice - 5 things to remember as you try and make something of this year.
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Home Away From Home from 2020-12-06T10:12:36

Stand up, Reluctant Riders! Here we go with another music episode! This week, TT highlights songs that sound South African or appeal to South Africans, but are not home-grown tunes. You can listen ...

Re-Return to Fanfictionlandia from 2020-11-22T09:58:31

Gather around, children - it's story time! On a rainy night, TT reads a couple of fan fictions based on her two teenage crushes: Corbin Bleu and Daniel Radcliffe, reveling in the bad grammar, lack ...

Kids Are Born With Bad Vibes&Other Baseless Opinions from 2020-11-01T11:17:33

In this week's episode, TT shows her bad side, delivering 45 of her worst opinions - opinions that can be considered unpopular, terrible and sometimes have no basis.
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Why The Girls Love Korean TV from 2020-10-25T13:04:38

In this week's episode, TT presents a hopefully convincing argument for why Korean TV is giving the rest of the entertainment world a run for its money, and what dramas and variety shows she has be...

A Guide To Rediscovering Your Blackness from 2020-10-18T09:46:31

Get Me Off This Ride is back again this weekend, with some much needed knowledge for all the coons and coconuts out there! TT presents the guide to rediscovering your blackness (if you are born bla...

Lowering The Group Average from 2020-10-10T21:37:30

In this episode, TT lists the things that she believes are holding the Republic of South Africa back from being achieving greatness - in other words, "lowering the group average". Is it too much to...

Fine Wine or Rotten Milk: Cartoon Edition from 2020-09-26T09:17:34

The 90s and early 2000s were great eras for cartoons and some of use still remember our favourites fondly and vividly. TT talks a stroll down memory lane, discussing the cartoons she used to watch ...

The Real Adulting Curriculum from 2020-08-30T11:51:53

Many of us have reached the start line of our adult years without a full understanding of what we need to make it through, and we end up wishing there were things that were taught to us when we wer...

JTST Rewind: Microsoft Office Penthouse Suite from 2020-08-22T12:49:16

A re-broadcast of an old episode from when the podcast was under the name 'Just The Southernmost Tip'. We'll be back next week with new content, take care!

Dance To The Depression (feat. Mum) from 2020-08-15T12:18:44

In this week's episode, TT explores songs that, at first listen, are very upbeat but once you really listen to the lyrics, you find that there is sadness and sorrow in the music. But we still vibe!...

The Dreams The Rona Deferred from 2020-08-08T10:13:34

TT shares the late resolutions she wrote down back in February, before the lockdown, and whether she has made progress with any of them, and also shares the new goals she has for 2020 and beyond. Listen

The Dreams The Rona Deferred from 2020-08-08T10:13:34

TT shares the late resolutions she wrote down back in February, before the lockdown, and whether she has made progress with any of them, and also shares the new goals she has for 2020 and beyond. Listen

A Guide To Reconditioning A Pick-Me from 2020-08-01T11:05

Being a Pick-Me is an affliction that needs to be taken seriously, and there is a way to reverse the harmful effects of thinking that men are the hill to die on. In this episode, TT discusses her o...

Pick-Me Anthems Part 2 from 2020-07-17T14:17:59

Part 2 of Pick-Me Anthems

Pick-Me Anthems from 2020-07-17T14:17:43

Re-upload of Part 1 of Pick-Me Anthems, where TT brings a non-exhaustive list of songs that encapsulate the spirit of women positioning themselves against other women, solely for male attention.

I Had You Fooled The Whole Time from 2020-07-17T13:48:55

Re-upload of an old episode, in which TT talks about something that affects many people, even the ones that seem to have it together: impostor syndrome.

Say My Name, Say My Name from 2020-07-17T12:40:05

Scam The Beloved Country III from 2020-07-11T00:02:12

This is the third instalment of the Scam The Beloved Country, where TT talks about the scams that affect South Africans. This time, the scam is marriage. Marriage has origins in being a means to ac...

JTST Rewind: The Industry, The Pits from 2020-06-13T11:00

A rebroadcast of episode 17 from season 1: The Industry, The Pits: A Shoddy Vocal Essay

JTST Rewind: A Guide To Not Being A Creep from 2020-06-13T10:00

A rebroadcast of episode 12 from season 1: A Guide To Not Being A Creep.

I Love It When You Sing Foreign from 2020-05-16T13:00

TT shares her favourite songs that are sung in other languages besides English.

New Rules For A COVID-19 Society from 2020-05-02T10:00

TT outlines the rules all human beings must heed, in the new world that COVID-19 is carving out for us.

Return to Fanfictionlandia from 2020-04-11T10:00

Because the future is so uncertain at the time, we have chosen to look back on simpler times: the golden age of fanfiction for Millennials.