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Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news. A new edition of StandUp!Business midweek, every week.
Stand Up! Business
English, Finance, 2 seasons, 50 episodes, 16 hours, 24 minutes
Stand Up! Business
English, Finance, 2 seasons, 50 episodes, 16 hours, 24 minutes
The Sona snore, appropriate punishment and aging politicians
2/13/2024 • 19 minutes, 49 seconds
Another BRICS in the wall, Phala Phala excused by the Reserve Bank, and real/fake diamonds
Production and Editing by Tevya Turok Shapiro.
Music & Design by Bernard Kotze.
Created by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen, Bernard Kotze & Branko Brkic.
8/23/2023 • 20 minutes, 45 seconds
Rapping it up, new EV battery inventions, and the Karpowership scandal
Production and Editing by Tevya Turok Shapiro.
Music & Design by Bernard Kotze.
Created by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen, Bernard Kotze & Branko Brkic.
8/16/2023 • 19 minutes, 18 seconds
The joy of womens' sport, government's cash crunch and fixing the taxi wars
Production and Editing by Tevya Turok Shapiro.
Music & Design by Bernard Kotze.
Created by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen, Bernard Kotze & Branko Brkic.
8/8/2023 • 19 minutes, 30 seconds
Malema and the boers, business and the government, and the global bounce
Production and Editing by Tevya Turok Shapiro.
Music & Design by Bernard Kotze.
Created by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen, Bernard Kotze & Branko Brkic.
8/2/2023 • 18 minutes, 40 seconds
The silver linings playbook and the economics of Taylor Swift
Production and Editing by Tevya Turok Shapiro.
Music & Design by Bernard Kotze.
Created by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen, Bernard Kotze & Branko Brkic.
7/27/2023 • 21 minutes, 31 seconds
The Zuma/Putin prisoner swap deal, global population shifts and the lessons from tennis and rugby
Production and Editing by Tevya Turok Shapiro.
Music & Design by Bernard Kotze.
Created by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen, Bernard Kotze & Branko Brkic.
7/19/2023 • 20 minutes, 13 seconds
Snow and climate change, the Post Office in business rescue, and whether the JSE is in fact a chocolate box
Production and Editing by Tevya Turok Shapiro.
Music & Design by Bernard Kotze.
Created by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen, Bernard Kotze & Branko Brkic.
7/12/2023 • 18 minutes, 31 seconds
The ecstasy of cricket, being uncompetitive, and huge executive payouts
Production and Editing by Tevya Turok Shapiro.
Music & Design by Bernard Kotze.
Created by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen, Bernard Kotze & Branko Brkic.
7/4/2023 • 23 minutes, 19 seconds
Rushing around Russia, SA's undervalued stocks and Unisa's poor report card
Production and Editing by Tevya Turok Shapiro.
Music & Design by Bernard Kotze.
Created by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen, Bernard Kotze & Branko Brkic.
6/27/2023 • 20 minutes, 19 seconds
The Mauritian miracle, the Poland debacle and the National Health Insurance debate
Production and Editing by Tevya Turok Shapiro.
Music & Design by Bernard Kotze.
Created by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen, Bernard Kotze & Branko Brkic.
6/20/2023 • 19 minutes, 6 seconds
The Ace of baseness, AI and the surprising S&P500 bull run, tremors and crocodiles
Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news.
Produced by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen & Tevya Turok Shapiro.
Edited by Tevya Turok Shapiro.
Music & Design by Bernard Kotze.
Created by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen, Bernard Kotze & Branko Brkic.
6/14/2023 • 20 minutes, 57 seconds
Homo naledi, the joy of pilchards, and getting stuck in lifts
Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news.
Produced by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen & Tevya Turok Shapiro.
Edited by Tevya Turok Shapiro.
Music & Design by Bernard Kotze.
Created by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen, Bernard Kotze & Branko Brkic.
6/7/2023 • 17 minutes, 15 seconds
The loading of fokol debate, interest rates, and the efficacy of cardboard box incubators
Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news.
Produced by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen & Tevya Turok Shapiro.
Edited by Tevya Turok Shapiro.
Music & Design by Bernard Kotze.
Created by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen, Bernard Kotze & Branko Brkic.
5/30/2023 • 16 minutes, 17 seconds
Cholera outbreak, grumpy business, and SA’s attempt to to educate its children to become more ignorant
Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news.
Produced by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen & Tevya Turok Shapiro.
Edited by Tevya Turok Shapiro.
Music & Design by Bernard Kotze.
Created by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen, Bernard Kotze & Branko Brkic.
5/24/2023 • 20 minutes, 20 seconds
Russian ship debacle, Eskom book debacle, and looking good in court.
Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news.
Produced by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen & Tevya Turok Shapiro.
Edited by Tevya Turok Shapiro.
Music & Design by Bernard Kotze.
Created by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen, Bernard Kotze & Branko Brkic.
5/16/2023 • 18 minutes, 12 seconds
The amazing Berkshire duo, real intelligence, and the chances of a food crisis. And bad jokes.
Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news. A new edition of StandUp!Business midweek, every week.
5/9/2023 • 20 minutes, 25 seconds
The stability and efficacy of banks, bodyguards, and the British royals
Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news. A new edition of StandUp!Business midweek, every week.
5/2/2023 • 24 minutes, 13 seconds
Freedom, age and politics, Starlink disconnect, and animal stories
Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news. A new edition of StandUp!Business midweek, every week.
Production and Editing by Tevya Turok Shapiro.
Music & Design by Bernard Kotze.
Created by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen, Bernard Kotze & Branko Brkic.
4/25/2023 • 20 minutes, 26 seconds
Delayed rocket transportation, fixing Eskom and the Post Office and branding potholes
Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news.
4/19/2023 • 21 minutes, 51 seconds
Johannesburg mayor's dodgy loan, the Post Office's woes, Pentagon leaks and struggling golfers
Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news.
4/11/2023 • 18 minutes, 13 seconds
The Trump arraignment, the Eskom exemption, and other black holes
Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news.
4/5/2023 • 20 minutes, 46 seconds
Arresting Putin, SA's political ructions, and woolly mammoth meatballs.
Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news.
3/28/2023 • 18 minutes, 5 seconds
The go-away stay-away, boring banks (not), buying your degree and the future of marriage.
Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news.
3/21/2023 • 19 minutes, 24 seconds
The economy, the banks, and should Johannesburg have an emergency number for noisy fridge complaints?
Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news.
3/14/2023 • 18 minutes, 24 seconds
The cabinet reshuffle, ChatGPT and Liverpool’s rugby expertise
Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news. This week: The cabinet reshuffle, ChatGPT and Liverpool’s rugby expertise.
3/7/2023 • 21 minutes, 49 seconds
The curious recurrence of anniversaries
This week, anniversaries, Eskom (obvs), middle management, promoting South Africa, and Roald Dahl.
2/28/2023 • 19 minutes, 19 seconds
The budget, Cape Town property prices, and the stylistic utility of corduroy
This week's big topics are poetry involving water, the budget, housing prices in Cape Town, and the stylistic quirks of corduroy.
2/21/2023 • 20 minutes, 49 seconds
SONA, Electricity and Chinese Spy Balloons
The big topic this week is Sona, and we discuss the electricity crisis, the Post Office and, of course ... balloons.
2/14/2023 • 21 minutes, 34 seconds