South Africa Sessions: Staring Down Death Twice in One Week ft. Khaya Dlanga

Why do your shoes always fly off in a car accident? Trevor, Eugene, and Khaya chase that question straight into Eugene’s own wild motorbike crash story, involving a T-bone, a second accident two days later, and somehow living to tell the tale. From there, the conversation takes its usual unexpected turns, from South African taxi stickers and quick funerals to a rumor involving Stevie Wonder and Nelson Mandela. And the guys take a moment to remember Dolly Parton, reflecting on the music, humor, and humanity that made her so beloved. Subscribe for more conversations from What Now? with Trevor Noah: http://bit.ly/SubscribeTrevorNoah Or follow the podcast on your other favorite platforms... SiriusXM Apple Podcasts - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnApplePodcasts Spotify - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnSpotify #WhatNow #TrevorNoah #KhayaDlanga 0:00 - Cold Open: Dolly Parton's Funeral Plans 2:00 - South African "Clap Once" Culture 3:30 - Trevor Derails Meetings in America 5:30 - Testifying Before Congress (SA Style) 9:00 - State Capture & The Zondo Commission 12:00 - The Guy Arrested 7 Times (With a Lunch Box) 16:00 - Do South African Commissions Have Teeth? 19:00 - Right to Remain Silent: SA vs USA 21:00 - Why South Africa Needs Juries 25:00 - Legal Twitter & Springbok Pilots 27:00 - The Flyover: Were Those Planes Too Low? 34:00 - Malcolm Gladwell, Hierarchy & Plane Crashes 36:30 - Taxi Stickers: South Africa's First Comedy 43:00 - No Fat People in the Front Seat 45:00 - The Emergency Exit That Said "Kick Here" 48:00 - Why Shoes Come Off in Accidents 55:00 - Eugene's Motorcycle Crash (Somersault x2) 1:03:00 - Two Crashes in Two Days 1:06:00 - Do You Know When You're Dying in Your Sleep? 1:08:00 - Eugene's "Inception" — Vaseline in the Nose 1:12:00 - Funerals in Eswatini vs South Africa 1:18:00 - Trevor's Grandmother's Funeral on Zoom 1:24:00 - The Church Spam-Pam: Trevor's First Instrument 1:32:00 - Prayer Shade: Grannies Throwing Hands in Prayer 1:38:00 - Khaya's Revelation: "I Thought I'd Die at 41" 1:44:00 - Dolly Parton, Black South Africa & Stevie Wonder 1:51:00 - Stevie Wonder Wrote That Song for Mandela?? 1:55:00 - Khaya's New Life: Marriage, Kids & Starting Over 1:58:00 - How Khaya Ends Conversations (Sitcom Style) 2:02:00 - Outro & Stevie Wonder Fact Check

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Sep 3, 20261h 42mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: September 3, 2026
Duration: 1h 42m
Channel: What Now? With Trevor Noah
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Why do your shoes always fly off in a car accident? Trevor, Eugene, and Khaya chase that question straight into Eugene’s own wild motorbike crash story, involving a T-bone, a second accident two days later, and somehow living to tell the tale. From there, the conversation takes its usual unexpected turns, from South African taxi stickers and quick funerals to a rumor involving Stevie Wonder and Nelson Mandela. And the guys take a moment to remember Dolly Parton, reflecting on the music, humor, and humanity that made her so beloved. Subscribe for more conversations from What Now? with Trevor Noah: http://bit.ly/SubscribeTrevorNoah Or follow the podcast on your other favorite platforms... SiriusXM Apple Podcasts - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnApplePodcasts Spotify - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnSpotify #WhatNow #TrevorNoah #KhayaDlanga 0:00 - Cold Open: Dolly Parton's Funeral Plans 2:00 - South African "Clap Once" Culture 3:30 - Trevor Derails Meetings in America 5:30 - Testifying Before Congress (SA Style) 9:00 - State Capture & The Zondo Commission 12:00 - The Guy Arrested 7 Times (With a Lunch Box) 16:00 - Do South African Commissions Have Teeth? 19:00 - Right to Remain Silent: SA vs USA 21:00 - Why South Africa Needs Juries 25:00 - Legal Twitter & Springbok Pilots 27:00 - The Flyover: Were Those Planes Too Low? 34:00 - Malcolm Gladwell, Hierarchy & Plane Crashes 36:30 - Taxi Stickers: South Africa's First Comedy 43:00 - No Fat People in the Front Seat 45:00 - The Emergency Exit That Said "Kick Here" 48:00 - Why Shoes Come Off in Accidents 55:00 - Eugene's Motorcycle Crash (Somersault x2) 1:03:00 - Two Crashes in Two Days 1:06:00 - Do You Know When You're Dying in Your Sleep? 1:08:00 - Eugene's "Inception" — Vaseline in the Nose 1:12:00 - Funerals in Eswatini vs South Africa 1:18:00 - Trevor's Grandmother's Funeral on Zoom 1:24:00 - The Church Spam-Pam: Trevor's First Instrument 1:32:00 - Prayer Shade: Grannies Throwing Hands in Prayer 1:38:00 - Khaya's Revelation: "I Thought I'd Die at 41" 1:44:00 - Dolly Parton, Black South Africa & Stevie Wonder 1:51:00 - Stevie Wonder Wrote That Song for Mandela?? 1:55:00 - Khaya's New Life: Marriage, Kids & Starting Over 1:58:00 - How Khaya Ends Conversations (Sitcom Style) 2:02:00 - Outro & Stevie Wonder Fact Check

SPEAKERS

Trevor Noah
host
Comedian and presenter, host of the podcast "What Now? With Trevor Noah."
Khaya Dlanga
guest
South African writer and commentator (marketing/communications figure) featured as the episode’s guest.
Eugene
host
Co-host on "What Now? With Trevor Noah" who participates in discussion and follow-up questions.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of What Now? With Trevor Noah, featuring Trevor Noah and Khaya Dlanga, South Africa Sessions: Staring Down Death Twice in One Week ft. Khaya Dlanga explores trevor, Khaya, and Eugene on commissions, crashes, funerals, and mortality Trevor Noah and Khaya Dlanga riff on South African cultural cues—especially the iconic “clap once”—and how those cues misfire in American professional settings.

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