Show overview
The Jet Set Breakfast has been publishing since 2013, and across the 13 years since has built a catalogue of 4,997 episodes. That works out to over 1000 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 8 min and 15 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language TV & Film show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 361 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2022, with 769 episodes published. Published by SAfm.
Episodes
4,997
Running
2013–2026 · 13y
Median length
11 min
Cadence
Near-daily
From the publisher
Current Lifestyle Events, Food, Entertainment and Popular Culture by Michelle Constant.
Latest Episodes
View all 4,997 episodesREFLECTIONS:We reflect on how curriculum, language and the teaching of history and culture shape the identities of young South Africans and their understanding of the diverse society they are expected to build. Are you a teacher, or a former teacher? What are your thoughts
Oct 5, 202615 min
PARENTING: Lerato Radebe helps us examine how much responsibility parents carry for shaping children’s eating habits, while recognising the realities of household budgets, convenience, children’s preferences and the food environment.
Oct 5, 202629 min
NEWS ROUNDUP: Nco Dube, blogger, radio political analyst and social commentator, joins us to examine the renewed debate around the death penalty and whether South Africa should first confront the weaknesses, fallibility and inequalities within its criminal justice system before considering an irreversible punishment
Oct 5, 202620 min
ARTS: South African singer-songwriter Langa Mavuso
Oct 5, 202622 min
GARDEN: Landscape designer and indoor stylist Joy Phala joins us to explore how to choose practical plants and herbs for the garden and kitchen, from what grows well in different spaces to how to use greenery to make everyday living more functional and beautiful.
Oct 5, 202619 min
MOTORING: Motoring expert Nico Smit joins The Alternative Breakfast with the latest developments from the motoring world, unpacking current news and trends while responding to listeners’ questions about cars, driving and the rapidly changing automotive landscape
Oct 5, 202619 min
NEWS ROUNDUP: Political analyst Dr Ralph Mathekga joins us to unpack a possible improvement in South Africa’s manufacturing sector and the continuing tensions around long-distance bus operations in Ngcobo, asking what these developments tell us about the economy, public safety and the state’s ability to create a functioning environment for business and citizens.
Oct 5, 202625 min
Thabang Tlaka, author and clinical psychologist, helps us understand what happens to children and families after the violent loss of a mother, and how caregivers can help children process grief while rebuilding a sense of safety and stability.
Sep 28, 202642 min
Nco Dube examines whether the ANC’s commitment to renewal and accountability is tested when misconduct or controversy involves its own ministers, and what that means for political leadership and public trust
Sep 28, 202621 min
Dr Brittany Kesselman and Siwe Ntombela take us back to the foods South Africans ate before maize became dominant, exploring sorghum, millet, indigenous legumes and leafy vegetables, and asking what these older food traditions can teach us about nutrition, culture and a changing climate.
Sep 28, 202620 min
SAMA-nominated artist Mthuthu joins us to unpack his new self-titled album Ntuthuko, a deeply personal seven-track IsiZulu project shaped by resilience, mental health, faith, Zulu heritage and his decision to keep moving through a difficult season
Sep 26, 202615 min
Motoring expert Nico Smit joins The Alternative Breakfast with the latest developments from the motoring world, unpacking current news and trends while responding to listeners’ questions about cars, driving and the rapidly changing automotive landscape.
Sep 26, 202620 min
A conversation with Dr Ralph Mathekga, Political Analyst, examining the latest developments involving senior police leadership, accountability within the criminal justice system, the KwaMakhutha mass shooting, and what these cases reveal about the state’s ability to maintain public order and protect citizens.
Sep 26, 202624 min
Jessica Wilmot, Flyway and Migrants Project Manager at BirdLife South Africa, joins us to unpack the extraordinary journeys of migratory birds, what satellite tracking is revealing about their dependence on South African wetlands and why protecting these birds requires countries across an entire flyway to work together.
Sep 26, 202616 min
Nco Dube examines the growing tension between political leadership and the independence of South Africa’s legislatures, asking what happens to parliamentary accountability when the person presiding over the legislature becomes an active political player.
Sep 20, 202623 min
Dr Brittany Kesselman explores whether the plants we dismiss as “weeds” could actually hold nutritional, ecological and cultural value — and what their disappearance tells us about indigenous food knowledge and the way we have come to define what counts as food.
Sep 20, 202612 min
As National Wills Week encourages South Africans to put their affairs in order, we reflect on what it really means to leave a legacy — and whether a “free” will gives families freedom, protection and clarity or simply begins a more complicated conversation about what happens after we die.
Sep 20, 202614 min
With Ocean L, social media commentator, musician and content creator, we unpack the money behind the platforms we call “free” and ask how social media has evolved into a powerful newsroom where algorithms, creators and users increasingly shape what South Africans see, believe and engage with.
Sep 20, 202615 min
Dr Ralph Mathekga joins The Alternative Breakfast to unpack three developments shaping South Africa’s political landscape: one year of the Madlanga Commission, the government’s response to the escalating GBV crisis, and the unprecedented collapse of COSATU’s national congress.
Sep 20, 202617 min
Seth Naicker, a Heartlines Fathers Matter Facilitator and Gender Justice Activist, joins us to examine the role fathers and other men can play in challenging harmful ideas about masculinity, power and relationships before they become violence.
Sep 20, 202612 min
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