Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
American investigative journalist Derek VanBuskirk (The Daily Caller) chats to me about his recent visit to South Africa to investigate farm murders, Orania, claims of genocide, President Donald Trump's statements on South Africa and the government, AfriForum, and more.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 216]
Derek VanBuskirk on X: https://x.com/DerekVBK
Derek's articles on South Africa so far:
'Shot In The Face And Robbed Of Nothing: South African Woman Shares Horror Story' - dailycaller.com/2025/06/18/south-africa-woman-story-farm-attack-afrikaner-boer-genocide
'Inside Orania — South Africa’s Whites-Only Town' - dailycaller.com/2025/06/22/orania-south-africa-whites-only-afrikaners
'A Warning: What South Africa Can Teach Americans About Preserving Their Freedom' - dailycaller.com/2025/07/04/south-africa-race-violence-united-states-warning-farm-killings
LINKS
Afrikaanse kanaal: youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Support AfriForum by becoming a member: https://sluit-aan.afriforum.co.za/en?campaign=RoepToepCMO&leadSource=600060509
Twitter/X: twitter.com/ConCaracal
Telegram: https://t.me/ConsciousCaracal
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1bkCIv0ltXtmlMvC7AI2i0
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conscious-caracal/id1533787108
American investigative journalist Derek VanBuskirk (The Daily Caller) chats to me about his recent visit to South Africa to investigate farm murders, Orania, claims of genocide, President Donald Trump's statements on South Africa and the government, AfriForum, and more.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 216]
Derek VanBuskirk on X: https://x.com/DerekVBK
Derek's articles on South Africa so far:
'Shot In The Face And Robbed Of Nothing: South African Woman Shares Horror Story' - dailycaller.com/2025/06/18/south-africa-woman-story-farm-attack-afrikaner-boer-genocide
'Inside Orania — South Africa’s Whites-Only Town' - dailycaller.com/2025/06/22/orania-south-africa-whites-only-afrikaners
'A Warning: What South Africa Can Teach Americans About Preserving Their Freedom' - dailycaller.com/2025/07/04/south-africa-race-violence-united-states-warning-farm-killings
LINKS
Afrikaanse kanaal: youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Support AfriForum by becoming a member: https://sluit-aan.afriforum.co.za/en?campaign=RoepToepCMO&leadSource=600060509
Twitter/X: twitter.com/ConCaracal
Telegram: https://t.me/ConsciousCaracal
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1bkCIv0ltXtmlMvC7AI2i0
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conscious-caracal/id1533787108
![Tucker Carlson: The interview that shook the USA and South Africa | Discussion Stream
I look back and discuss Tucker Carlsons explosive 2018 interview with Ernst Roets of AfriForum about South Africas farm murders/attacks and expropriation without compensation and its reverberations and fallout since then.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 104]
South African Farm Murders and Land Expropriation | Ernst Roets on Tucker Carlson Tonight (2018): https://youtu.be/Se7vAsTLepc
LINKS
Bitvice: https://app.bitvice.io/r/RHE524W25
Telegram: https://t.me/ConsciousCaracal
Afrikaanse kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConCaracal
Gab: https://gab.ai/ConsciousCaracal
Minds: https://www.minds.com/Conscious_Caracal
Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/conscious_caracal/ Tucker Carlson: The interview that shook the USA and South Africa | Discussion Stream](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KNP6S3N0Dxo/mqdefault.jpg)
![Thinking outside the Party Politics box | Koketso Resane
I am joined by Koketso Resane to discuss solutions and guiding principles outside of the party politics paradigm. We attempt to answer the question, If I cant rely on a political party to save me, my family and my community, what can I rely on?
We also discuss harmful misconceptions, falsehoods and/or grand lies that have infected the minds of people in South Africa, role models, the importance of family, the narcissism pandemic, how you can practically contribute towards improving/helping your household and community, and much more.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 117]
Koketso Resane on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KoketsoResane
ManPatria podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/ManPatria
ManPatria website: www.manpatria.com
LINKS
Bitvice: https://app.bitvice.io/r/RHE524W25
Telegram: https://t.me/ConsciousCaracal
Afrikaanse kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConCaracal
Gab: https://gab.ai/ConsciousCaracal
Minds: https://www.minds.com/Conscious_Caracal
Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/conscious_caracal/ Thinking outside the Party Politics box | Koketso Resane](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Kh6TIVkDgCY/mqdefault.jpg)
![The will to Christ? | Chris Waldburger
I am joined by author Chris Walburger, who did his doctorate on the work and philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, to discuss Nietzsche and Christianity, his piece The Will to Christ?, the Wests will to death, Nietzsches idea of the virtues of Western civilisation living on and regaining vitality outside of Europe, and more.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 209]
The Will to Christ? on IM_1776: https://im1776.com/2021/11/09/the-will-to-christ/
Chris Waldburger on Twitter/X: https://x.com/ChrisWaldburger
Chris Waldburgers substack: https://chriswaldburger.substack.com/
LINKS
Afrikaanse kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Support AfriForum by becoming a member: https://sluit-aan.afriforum.co.za/en?campaign=RoepToepCMO&leadSource=600060509
Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ConCaracal
Telegram: https://t.me/ConsciousCaracal
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bkCIv0ltXtmlMvC7AI2i0
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conscious-caracal/id1533787108 The will to Christ? | Chris Waldburger](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ko14U5ZcoHo/mqdefault.jpg)
![Speechcraft: The power of words | Semiogogue
I have a conversation with Semiogogue, a semiotician, studier of language and symbolism, and cultural commentator. We discuss the uses and abuses of speech, how words manipulate reality, propaganda, the weaponization of the dictionary, influencing society through terminology, the power of language, and more.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 132]
Semiogogue on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Semiogogue
Semiogogue on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Semiogogue
LINKS
Telegram: https://t.me/ConsciousCaracal
Afrikaanse kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConCaracal
Gab: https://gab.ai/ConsciousCaracal
Minds: https://www.minds.com/Conscious_Caracal
Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/conscious_caracal/ Speechcraft: The power of words | Semiogogue](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LDFD5fs-PAY/mqdefault.jpg)
![Exiting the rabbit hole | Russell Lamberti
Russell Lamberti, Executive Director of Sakeliga, sits down with me again to discuss a range of topics such as politics as consumer product vs politics as productive exercise, getting stuck in the battle of ideas, restoring and producing order, exiting rabbit holes, transforming theory into action, political nihilism, and much more.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 155]
Russell Lamberti on Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/RussLamberti
Sakeliga website: https://sakeliga.co.za/en/
LINKS
Telegram: https://t.me/ConsciousCaracal
Afrikaanse kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConCaracal
Minds: https://www.minds.com/Conscious_Caracal Exiting the rabbit hole | Russell Lamberti](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Loru4gwTvyw/mqdefault.jpg)
![Orania: From town to city | Gawie Snyman
I am joined by Gawie Snyman, the Orania Town Manager. We discuss the Orania Movements latest City Building Conference, God-given identity rather than state-imposed identity, why it is of critical importance for Orania to grow into a city, housing, electricity supply upgrades, water supply upgrades, sewerage system upgrades, internet and roads, and more.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 158]
Gawie Snyman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Snymansboer
Orania website: https://orania.co.za/
LINKS
Telegram: https://t.me/ConsciousCaracal
Afrikaanse kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConCaracal
Minds: https://www.minds.com/Conscious_Caracal Orania: From town to city | Gawie Snyman](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M1O2KBBcbH4/mqdefault.jpg)
![The ANCs propaganda machine | Jonathan Witt
I am joined by Jonathan Witt to unpack how the ANC responds to attacks, how and why many in the media all seem to be in lock-step support of the governments flawed narrative, as well as what forces push and pull the Overton window in South Africa (acceptable discourse). Lastly, what are the mechanisms of public opinion manipulation at the disposal of the ANC?
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 201]
Jonathan Witt on X: https://x.com/Jonathan_Witt
The Overton Press on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OvertonPress
LINKS
Afrikaanse kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Support AfriForum by becoming a member: https://sluit-aan.afriforum.co.za/en?campaign=RoepToepCMO&leadSource=600060509
Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ConCaracal
Telegram: https://t.me/ConsciousCaracal
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bkCIv0ltXtmlMvC7AI2i0
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conscious-caracal/id1533787108 The ANCs propaganda machine | Jonathan Witt](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/N31dyyWTLfI/mqdefault.jpg)
![You cant take my farm | Dean Chancy (Interview)
I am joined by Dean Chancy, an American country singer from Texas who writes and sings songs about Afrikaners and South Africa. We talk about his newest song about South Africa, You cant take my farm.
Dean is famous for hit songs like It aint easy to kill a Boer and Hes a Boer.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 210]
Dean Chancy website: https://deanssongs.com/home
Dean Chancy on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@itainteasy389
LINKS
Afrikaanse kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Support AfriForum by becoming a member: https://sluit-aan.afriforum.co.za/en?campaign=RoepToepCMO&leadSource=600060509
Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ConCaracal
Telegram: https://t.me/ConsciousCaracal
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bkCIv0ltXtmlMvC7AI2i0
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conscious-caracal/id1533787108 You cant take my farm | Dean Chancy (Interview)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NBoVaQdKJHo/mqdefault.jpg)
![Afrikaners new international reputation | Washington DC feedback
Ernst Roets, Executive Director of the Afrikaner Foundation, and I give feedback on our visit to Washington DC and the National Conservatism conference (NatCon 4).
As representatives of AfriForum and the Afrikaner Foundation (both institutions that form part of the broader Solidarity Movement), respectively, we attended the NatCon 4 conference in Washington DC, USA this week. Ernst Roets was invited to deliver a speech at the conference. Roets emphasized the Solidarity Movements do-it-yourself successes, as well as the rediscovery of the Afrikaners by the West.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 184]
AfriForum website: https://afriforum.co.za/
The Afrikaner Foundation website: https://afrikaner.org/
The Afrikaner Foundation on Twitter/X: https://x.com/AfrikanerFound
Ernst Roets on Twitter/X: https://x.com/ErnstRoets
Ernst Roets on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ErnstRoets
LINKS
Telegram: https://t.me/ConsciousCaracal
Afrikaanse kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConCaracal
Minds: https://www.minds.com/Conscious_Caracal
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bkCIv0ltXtmlMvC7AI2i0
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conscious-caracal/id1533787108 Afrikaners new international reputation | Washington DC feedback](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NJKOE2gkFds/mqdefault.jpg)
![True Believers in the Dark: An IDW retrospective | Benjamin Roberts
I am joined by Benjamin Roberts, an American writer and an Associate Editor at IM-1776, to discuss his 2021 piece True Believers in the Dark. In this article, Roberts explores the rise and stagnation of the Intellectual Dark Web (IDW) - which consists of a range of individuals that include: Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson, Eric and Bret Weinstein, Ben Shapiro, Heather Heying, Sam Harris, Bari Weiss, etcetera. Roberts piece deals with, in particular, matters of identity and ideology, individualism vs tribalism, and to whom the future of Western Civilisation belongs.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 196]
Benjamin Roberts on X: https://x.com/radicalbenjamin
True Believers in the Dark: https://im1776.com/2021/03/16/true-believers-in-the-dark/
LINKS
Telegram: https://t.me/ConsciousCaracal
Afrikaanse kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConCaracal
Minds: https://www.minds.com/Conscious_Caracal
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bkCIv0ltXtmlMvC7AI2i0
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conscious-caracal/id1533787108 True Believers in the Dark: An IDW retrospective | Benjamin Roberts](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NbKLdsqHeOo/mqdefault.jpg)
![A good time to start growing your own food | Brendon Hill
With Spring arriving in the southern hemisphere, I chat to Brendon Hill again, an online green thumb and successful urban farmer living in Johannesburg. We talk about vegetable garden tips for spring, how Brendons winter yields were and the lessons he learned, why its a good time to start growing your own food, and more.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 122]
Brendon Hill on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brendonhillyoga
LINKS
Telegram: https://t.me/ConsciousCaracal
Afrikaanse kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConCaracal
Gab: https://gab.ai/ConsciousCaracal
Minds: https://www.minds.com/Conscious_Caracal
Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/conscious_caracal/ A good time to start growing your own food | Brendon Hill](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NjGqrSL7v1o/mqdefault.jpg)