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Wringing in the New Year | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast

In this week’s episode I’m back home in South Africa. My good friends Anele Mdoda and Sizwe Dhlomo and I have a spirited conversation about the big issues that worry us as we hurtle into 2025.

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Jan 30, 20251h 17mWatch on YouTube

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EPISODE INFO

Released
January 30, 2025
Duration
1h 17m
Channel
What Now? With Trevor Noah
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

In this week’s episode I’m back home in South Africa. My good friends Anele Mdoda and Sizwe Dhlomo and I have a spirited conversation about the big issues that worry us as we hurtle into 2025. We discuss whether the global experiment is failing, revolution as a form of positive societal connection, and how external forces shape us and our children. 00:00 Intro 01:51 Discussion of Happy New Year timing and friendship 03:02 Exploration of "canceling" in modern society 07:00 Sharing personal worries for the future 13:00 Parent's concerns about children's external influences 31:29 The importance of respect and privacy in parenting 42:52 Impact of social media on society 52:20 Economic inequality and resource distribution 01:03:01 Modern parenting challenges in digital age 01:11:59 Importance of real community connections 01:16:00 Final thoughts on revolution and social reset 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... 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 #TrevorNoah #WhatNowPodcast

SPEAKERS

  • Trevor Noah

    host

    Comedian, writer, and former host of The Daily Show who hosts the podcast "What Now? with Trevor Noah".

  • Anele Mdoda

    guest

    South African radio and television presenter and media personality.

  • Sizwe Dhlomo

    guest

    South African media personality and radio host known for commentary and analysis.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of What Now? With Trevor Noah, featuring Trevor Noah and Anele Mdoda, Wringing in the New Year | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast explores Trevor, Anele and Sizwe Trade New Year Worries and Hopes Anele Mdoda worries that her 10-year-old son is starting to look outside the home for role models, and she describes how she tries to keep him confident and respectful while still holding firm discipline.

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