Just The Southernmost Tip

Birthday depression is real, y'all. In this long-delayed episode, TT gets vulnerable about her birthday staycation, the time away from home and the emotions it brought up. She also gets into why people might not enjoy their birthdays and how to process this.TW: mentions of sexual assault, alcohol use and depressionFollow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter and Instagram - @getmetfasap and @getmeoffthisridepodcast. If you want to send an email to the show, you can send one to ttmakatu@gmail.com.

The devil works hard, but the spin doctors for these animals work harder! In this week's episode, TT talks about the animals which have better reputations than they deserve and give off the appearance of being cute and wholesome, but are actual monsters.Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter and Instagram, @GetMeTFasap and @getmeoffthisridepodcast. Follow TT on her personal IG, @tlho_tlho. If you want to write in to the show, do so at ttmakatu@gmail.com.

It could all be so simple... but they'd rather make it hard. In this week's episode of Get Me Off This Ride, TT runs through a few of the things that white people have complicated for no clear and understandable reason. Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram, @GetMeTFasap and @getmeoffthisridepodcast respectively. Follow your host, TT, on Instagram, @tlho_tlho. If you want to write into the show, you can do so at ttmakatu@gmail.com.

Sleep deprivation never looks good on anybody, please. In this week's episode, TT shares an exciting development and recent adjustment in her life, then goes in on hustle/grind culture and how we're all worse for it, and most importantly, speaks on the importance of sleep.Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram, follow TT's personal account on Instagram (@tlho_tlho), and write into the show at ttmakatu@gmail.com.

Pyramid schemes are like cockroaches - through changing cultures they always prevail and rise to scam once again. In this week's episode, TT talks about the most recent pyramid scheme to take South Africans for a ride: Crowd1.Watch "Unmasking the Pyramid Kings" by BBC Africa Eye on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0EjjArvzXAEarworm(s) of the Moment: "Right To Kill" and "Riddim Machine Broke" by ViperactiveFollow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter and Instagram, and follow TT on Instagram, @tlho_tlho.Thanks for listening and enjoy the show!

After watching many a Korean drama, one is bound to start extrapolating. This week, TT lists the things that South Africans and South Koreans have in common, as well as where they differ.Earworm of the Moment: Juanna - Intoxicated (Rothmann Remix)Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter and IG, and follow TT, @tlho_tlho, on IG.

In this week's episode, TT talks about an interesting dream, bemons capitalism (as usual), and most importantly, shares the wildest and weirdest Hinge profile answers she has come across from trying out the dating app.Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter and Instagram, and send an email to the show at ttmakatu@gmail.com.

It's the 50th episode, Reluctant Riders! Bringing it full circle, TT revisits the topic of her very first episode: the Gautrain service. She checks what's new with the Gautrain and goes back into her disdain for the transportation service.Listen to the very first episode and a few others of this podcast, when it was under a different name, at https://soundcloud.com/just-the-southernmost-tip.Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Instagram, @getmeoffthisridepodcast, and Twitter, @GetMeTFasap. If you want to send an email, you can do so to ttmakatu@gmail.com.

In this week’s episode, TT shares the details of her natal chart, how she decided to get it done, and what she has learned about healing stones, chakras and astrology with the help of the Co – Star app. Stick around until the end of the episode, for a little self-care recommendation – friend to friend.Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Instagram, @getmeoffthisridepodcast, and Twitter, @GetMeTFasap. If you want to send an email to the show, you can do so at ttmakatu@gmail.com.

In this week's episode, TT recalls all the foodstuffs she ate as a child and whether she would eat them again as an adult.Content warning: mentions and descriptions of copious amounts of food, deathFollow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap, and Instagram, @getmeoffthisridepodcast. If you want to send an email to the show, you can do so at ttmakatu@gmail.com.

What's up, Reluctant Riders - this episode was meant to come out last weekend but suffered a late release due to technical issues - sorry about that! Please enjoy the episode and stick around for the regularly scheduled programming this weekend.In this episode, TT lists shows that she feels were cancelled before they had the chance to really take off or could have done with an extra season to continue the story.Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap, and Instagram, @getmeoffthisridepodcast. If you want to send an email to the show, you can do so at ttmakatu@gmail.com.

It's March and that means it's Women's History Month or International Women's Month. On months like this, companies and brands start to perform their wokeness in the hopes we give them props. In this week's episode, TT lists the action items that companies, service providers and governments should do if they really want to celebrate women and claim that they value women.Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap, and on Instagram @getmeoffthisridepodcast, and if you'd like to send an email to the show, you can do so at ttmakatu@gmail.com.

Ever been watching a show or movie and knew that something bad was around the corner, and it made you sick to your gut? Apparently, that's a real thing and you're not just a weirdo. TT talks about that feeling in this week's episode.To read the articles cited in the episode, follow any of these links:https://www.thenerddaily.com/when-television-shows-make-you-uncomfortable/https://www.health.com/condition/anxiety/tv-triggers-anxiety-depressionhttps://www.cracked.com/blog/5-ways-anxiety-can-ruin-virtually-every-movie-you-watch/https://www.vice.com/en/article/a3wdzk/why-some-anxious-people-find-comfort-in-horror-moviesFollow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap, and on Instagram @getmeoffthisridepodcast, and if you'd like to send an email to the show, you can do so at ttmakatu@gmail.com.

On this week’s episode, TT is looking for friends. Get into the 13 essential traits of good friends, the personality profile of a Turbulent Mediator, love languages, and if you want to be TT’s friend, there are some things you need to know about her and you must satisfy her humble requirements.The 13 Essential Traits of Good Friends - https://www.psychologytoday.com/za/blog/lifetime-connections/201503/the-13-essential-traits-good-friendsFollow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap, and if you want to shoot your friendship shot, send an email to ttmakatu@gmail.com.

On this week’s episode, TT talks about the fear of missing out (FOMO), what it means, how it has played a major role in her life and how she relates to other people, and how she reminds herself that it does not have to be so deep.Earworm of the Week: KAI – MmmhReferenced article: Social Media and the Fear of Missing Out: Scale Development and Assessment – JP Abel, CL Buff & SA Burr (2016) – https://sci-hub.do/https://www.clutejournals.com/index.php/JBER/article/view/9554Don’t forget to follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap. If you want to send an email in to the show, you can do so to ttmakatu@gmail.com.

Hey Reluctant Riders, this week's episode is still coming, but how about enjoying an old episode in the meantime? In this old broadcast, TT talks about employment being one of the biggest scams plaguing South Africans, how unscrupulous individuals take advantage of our high unemployment rate and desperate people to make money and how you can prevent yourself from falling for the bottom barrel job scams.Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap, and if you want to send an email to the show, you can at ttmakatu@gmail.com.

Hey Reluctant Riders, this week's episode is still coming, but how about enjoying an old episode in the meantime? In this old broadcast, TT takes up the cause for young people born after 2000, known colloquially in South Africa as "ama2000s", because sometimes they get a lot of unnecessary slack.Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap, and if you want to send an email to the show, you can ttmakatu@gmail.com.

Hey Reluctant Riders, this week's episode is still coming, but how about enjoying an old episode in the meantime? In this old broadcast, TT talks about her experiences in dating on the apps and the last relationship she had.Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap, and if you want to send an email to the show, you can at ttmakatu@gmail.com.

In this week's episode, TT talks about misogynoir, what it means and how it manifests, because in her eyes - people don't get it.If you are triggered by mentions of assault, femicide, transphobia and sexual abuse, it's okay to sit this one out.But if you're listening in - take a shot for every time I say "it's weird"!Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap, and if you want to communicate with the show, you can send an email to ttmakatu@gmail.com.

A rebroadcast of an old episode from when the podcast was called Just The Southernmost Tip (JTST).Follow the Get Me Off This Ride podcast on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap. If you want to send me an email, you can do so at ttmakatu@gmail.com.

Compliments of the new year, Reluctant Riders! We kick off 2020: The Sequel with some unstructured, backless wellness advice - 5 things to remember as you try and make something of this year.You can watch Naledi Mashishi's interview with the UN on this tweet here: https://twitter.com/UN/status/1326389943229325312?s=19Don't forget to follow the podcast on Twitter @GetMeTFasap, and if you want to send an email through to me, you can at ttmakatu@gmail.com

Re-broadcast of an old episode from back when the podcast was called Just The Southernmost Tip.Follow the podcast (basically, me) on Twitter @GetMeTFasap, and if you want to send me an email, you can do so at ttmakatu@gmail.com.

Stand up, Reluctant Riders! Here we go with another music episode! This week, TT highlights songs that sound South African or appeal to South Africans, but are not home-grown tunes. You can listen to the songs featured on this episode plus more, on Apple Music at: https://apple.co/2IivyBnFollow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter and Instagram.

Gather around, children - it's story time! On a rainy night, TT reads a couple of fan fictions based on her two teenage crushes: Corbin Bleu and Daniel Radcliffe, reveling in the bad grammar, lack of logic and sometimes surprisingly good storytelling.You can read the fanfiction featured on this episode by visiting the following links:https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3355317/4/Sky-of-Hope-Sea-of-Dreams-Corbin-Bleu-and-Youhttps://www.wattpad.com/278289264-adopted-by-daniel-radcliffe-season-1-am-i-dreaminghttps://www.wattpad.com/624151316-look-into-my-eyes-daniel-radcliffe-love-story-thehttps://www.fanfiction.net/s/4486882/2/He-Could-Be-A-Corbin-Bleu-FanfictionFollow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter mostly - might be leaving Instagram, it's boring over there now.

In this week's episode, TT shows her bad side, delivering 45 of her worst opinions - opinions that can be considered unpopular, terrible and sometimes have no basis.Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter and Instagram!

In this week's episode, TT presents a hopefully convincing argument for why Korean TV is giving the rest of the entertainment world a run for its money, and what dramas and variety shows she has been watching through the lockdown.Sources:"A guide to Korean dramas: Everything beginners need to know" by Sara Casaus for Film Daily - https://filmdaily.co/news/korean-drama-beginners-guide/"Why Korean Dramas Are Popular" by Candace Bacon for Reel Rundown - https://reelrundown.com/movies/Korean-Wave-Why-Are-Korean-Dramas-Popular"Korean variety show", Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_variety_showFollow Get Me Off This Ride on Instagram and Twitter - just type the show name in the search bar and it will come right up!

Get Me Off This Ride is back again this weekend, with some much needed knowledge for all the coons and coconuts out there! TT presents the guide to rediscovering your blackness (if you are born black but hate the fact) - identifying the tell-tale signs of coonery and the corrective actions to mitigate them.Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter and Instagram - just type the show name in the search bar and it will be there!

In this episode, TT lists the things that she believes are holding the Republic of South Africa back from being achieving greatness - in other words, "lowering the group average". Is it too much to ask to want to be like New Zealand?Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter and Instagram, just search the show name and it should come right up!

The 90s and early 2000s were great eras for cartoons and some of use still remember our favourites fondly and vividly. TT talks a stroll down memory lane, discussing the cartoons she used to watch as a kid, what she loved about them, and whether they would hold up today in their original format.Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter (@GetMeTFasap) and Instagram (@getmeoffthisridepodcast).

Many of us have reached the start line of our adult years without a full understanding of what we need to make it through, and we end up wishing there were things that were taught to us when we were still in school. In this week's episode, TT lists the things and areas of knowledge that children should be taught in school before they're let out on the world, just to help their transition into adulthood a lot less traumatic.To read more of the article I wrote about Life Orientation on Medium, visit this link: https://medium.com/@ttmakatu/what-is-life-orientation-b433f58c00cfAs usual, follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter (@GetMeTFasap) and IG (@getmeoffthisridepodcast).

A re-broadcast of an old episode from when the podcast was under the name 'Just The Southernmost Tip'. We'll be back next week with new content, take care!

In this week's episode, TT explores songs that, at first listen, are very upbeat but once you really listen to the lyrics, you find that there is sadness and sorrow in the music. But we still vibe!To listen to my Dance To The Depression playlist on Apple Music, use this link: https://apple.co/3kKooEl

TT shares the late resolutions she wrote down back in February, before the lockdown, and whether she has made progress with any of them, and also shares the new goals she has for 2020 and beyond.Bonus segment: 'GMOTR Pox Cast'To listen to any of TT's musical quarantine creations and the new opening theme in full, visit https://www.soundtrap.com/ttmakatu.Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter (@GetMeTFasap) and Instagram (@getmeoffthisridepodcast)!

Being a Pick-Me is an affliction that needs to be taken seriously, and there is a way to reverse the harmful effects of thinking that men are the hill to die on. In this episode, TT discusses her own history with being a former, recovered Pick-Me, the different types of Pick-Me's, the elements and root causes of Pick-Meism, the steps to take to recondition a Pick-Me, and 12 things that a recovering a Pick-Me can say to herself every day, to remain grounded.

Part 2 of Pick-Me Anthems

Re-upload of Part 1 of Pick-Me Anthems, where TT brings a non-exhaustive list of songs that encapsulate the spirit of women positioning themselves against other women, solely for male attention.

Re-upload of an old episode, in which TT talks about something that affects many people, even the ones that seem to have it together: impostor syndrome.

This is the third instalment of the Scam The Beloved Country, where TT talks about the scams that affect South Africans. This time, the scam is marriage. Marriage has origins in being a means to achieving power and influence, later a product of love, and in recent times, more people are seeing it for what it is: a scam that does not fare well for women.Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Instagram and Twitter, just type the show's name in the search bar and it will come right up!If you're into cannabis infused tings, check out I Canna... for the teas, honeys, oils, tinctures, and soothing muffins and loaves! https://twitter.com/icanna_

This is a rebroadcasting of an old episode that aired when the podcast was still called 'Just The Southernmost Tip'. If you didn't catch it then, here's your chance now. Enjoy and thank you for your patience, I'll be back with new content soon. Love, TT

This is a rebroadcasting of an earlier episode when the podcast was still named Just The Southernmost Tip. Thank you for your patience and for holding out in these past silent weeks. I will be back soon! Love, TT

Here comes another music episode! TT shares the songs which she's grown to love over the years, and they all have this in common: they're sung in another language besides English.TT reads the translated lyrics, analyses what the words could mean and the feelings that each song invokes.If you have Apple Music and want to listen to the songs I discuss here plus more which are not in English, follow this link to the playlist and enjoy! - https://music.apple.com/za/playlist/i-love-it-when-you-sing-foreign/pl.u-9N9L24pT1Gzkaro

The coronavirus has her foot firmly on the world's neck and is only applying more pressure with every day. A lot of the things that we cared about and took seriously before now have fallen away and are meaningless now. In the spirit of this rebranding, TT discusses the new rules of life in our COVID-19 society, and life long after COVID-19 passes (and hopefully it passes).Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter (@GetMeOTRpod) and Instagram (@getmeoffthisridepodcast). Stay warm, stay safe, and stay your ass at home!

Because these times we're living in are so uncertain, TT has decided to look back on simpler times of her youth, specifically the time when she used to have serious crushes on famous people and consumed the fanfiction made about them.In this episode, TT reads excerpts from 4 fanfics that came out around the times when she had crushes on Daniel Radcliffe and Corbin Bleu, respectively.If you are interested in reading more of these fanfics (2 of them appear to be fully coompleted), then you can by visiting these links:https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2872222/1/A-Step-Out-of-Timehttps://www.fanfiction.net/s/2913205/1/I-Met-Him-At-Publixhttps://www.fanfiction.net/s/3355317/1/Sky-of-Hope-Sea-of-Dreams-Corbin-Bleu-and-Youhttps://www.fanfiction.net/s/4623047/1/Pain-Fire-and-HopeFollow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter and Instagram - TT's more active on Twitter than Instagram, unfortunately but will seek to change that!

Being black/African has many perks - rich culture and popping melanin. There are also pitfalls that come with it, asides the obvious ones. One is having your name mispronounced, and it does more harm than people care to think, and TT discusses these effects.You can follow the show on Instagram (@getmeoffthisridepodcast) and Twitter (@GetMeOTRpod).

Welcome to the podcast formerly known as Just The Southernmost Tip!From now on, we're going by a new name, to perfectly encapsulate our feelings about where the world is, at this moment in time: GET ME OFF THIS RIDE. It's time again for Book Clurb, where TT talks about a book which she has read recently or in the past that has impacted her, whether for the better or the worse. You can follow the show on Instagram (@getmeoffthisridepodcast) and Twitter (@GetMeOTRpod).