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What Now? With Trevor NoahMeet Khaya Dlanga – One of My Favorite People | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- February 27, 2025
- Duration
- 2h 4m
- Channel
- What Now? With Trevor Noah
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
We’ve got a new type of episode for you. In this premiere “My Favorite People” ep, I chats with my longtime friend (indeed one of my favorite people), Khaya Dlanga. Khaya’s a South African writer, commentator, and Youtube OG. No topic is off limits, and we discuss the world around us, how Khaya manages to be the most online person I knows and at the same time one of the most present, and what makes a great politician. 00:00 Introduction 02:00 Story of a German Uber executive learning English 03:45 Khaya’s experiences as a driver and car accidents 8:00 Discussion on insurance companies and their responsibilities 24:00 Early fascination with American politics 41:00 Return to church after mother's passing 1:22:00 Family history and father's story 01:39:00 Exploration of gambling addiction and social responsibility 01:55:00 Stories about growing up during apartheid 1:51:00 Writing career and storytelling approach If you haven't already.... Subscribe to What Now? here on YouTube! https://bit.ly/SubscribeToWhatNowPodcast Or follow along on your other favourite podcast platforms... Spotify - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnSpotify / Apple Podcasts - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnApplePodcasts More episodes... The Second Coming of Halle Berry https://youtu.be/hW7Mld_WksU RIP… D.E.I. with Ruha Benjamin https://youtu.be/1VRCfuKEGdo No One Told Trevor He Was Hosting the Grammys https://youtu.be/bNEJVTNU8N8 Wringing in the New Year https://youtu.be/Ge_0YMwfTes Is Marques Brownlee the Most Powerful Man in Tech? https://youtu.be/pNDidttHP9M?si=5GDvs3sbehGH5ZZm Why Are All Bosses Idiots? with Simon Sinek https://youtu.be/BooPVxoRmEY?si=IV5bDRKpJj2Z1WHV How To Be The Most Healed Guy with Neal Brennan https://youtu.be/InNbGfVVtJk?si=rKM8EcfC-bGcWEsk If You Ruled the World: Listener Grab Bag https://youtu.be/lRBA74Yd6eo Love on a Timeline with Esther Perel https://youtu.be/wXoi2mcS79c Tight Values, Loose Ideas with Malcolm Gladwell https://youtu.be/0nzREiczBaA?si=FpCq7CQIg8wavN89 What’s In An Accent with Lupita Nyong’o https://youtu.be/OncAEu9sfD8?si=CEM-ZAFKABE9agLx For Kids or Anyone Who’s Ever Been a Kid https://youtu.be/iv3CMDfKM5w?si=_e0aLFDiHBxPutCB Have We Missed The Message? with Ta-Nehisi Coates https://youtu.be/IPbD9PZ5FP4?si=6Jo16ww9qDqjPFIF Kevin Hart Gets the Bubble Guts! https://youtu.be/LxWiLYHEdYI?si=DQfQxsE_qbQU18gc Doctor Roger Federer Will See You Now https://youtu.be/0foth8r3Zbg?si=jLLMfq9DE90rLAZn Welcome To The Julia Louis-Dreyfus Brain Museum https://youtu.be/gIM1aQ9KS1o?si=z6pYIWwtEOfjqspB Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Kicks Off The Podcast! https://youtu.be/gPmBuZbnn0g?si=R2jJLxG5cb-BwF03 Jessica Alba Is Standing in Her Power! https://youtu.be/zY9KZyJ1EiI?si=qGolN-Ga4PI3C-5a Making Bureaucracies Sexier with Yuval Noah Harari https://youtu.be/jO8ZLWYg71M?si=Ihm6QzZEnueJJWr1 Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias and the Art of Mentoring https://youtu.be/_ZeEiE42kNk?si=UNc9HE9NnyQbSVs6 Tripping Past Your Ego with Michael Pollan https://youtu.be/RMXu7Fn_bZc?si=fujRFMjoW0gwtMLu Why AI Won’t Destroy Us with Microsoft’s Brad Smith https://youtu.be/N5qEv-0fyQ4?si=YqEp8HUM5TCvVoZi Sam Altman Speaks Out About What Happened at OpenAI https://youtu.be/dVTxt5K8YZo?si=tNjKcPxtZuj6crVd There’s No I In Trevor Noah https://youtu.be/NZYnFYmn1Q0?si=5mYwzWfs83XoXhLO The Ozempic Obsession with Jia Tolentino https://youtu.be/ZR9QASRetRc?si=FmhMdLFmYKAOtxP8 #KhayaDlanga #TrevorNoah #WhatNowPodcast
SPEAKERS
Trevor Noah
hostComedian and TV host; creator/host of the podcast “What Now? With Trevor Noah.”
Khaya Dlanga
guestSouth African author and storyteller, discussing his books and personal experiences.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of What Now? With Trevor Noah, featuring Trevor Noah and Khaya Dlanga, Meet Khaya Dlanga – One of My Favorite People | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast explores Trevor Noah and Khaya Dlanga on Village Roots, Loss, Faith The conversation opens with Uber-driver anecdotes and Khaya's car accidents, which lead into a critique of how Silicon Valley-style companies and insurers prioritize profit and shareholders over service.
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