Two Freaks Notice is a podcast of its own genre. Hosted by Andie Reeves and Sitaara Stodel, its episodes will engage you with relatable Cape Town anecdotes, amuse you with pithy observations and act as a light-hearted soundtrack to keep you company when you need it.
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While the earliest use of “podcasting” has been traced to broadcaster and journalist Ben Hammersley who coined the term in February 2004, the world has seen a proliferation of podcast listeners in the past seven years. This boom in podcast audiophiles came hand-in-hand with platforms like Spotify and Apple Podcasts making the listening process so easy – and the selection so diverse.
Topics vary from True Crime deep-dives to celebrity interviews and book recommendations. They offer company for work commutes and provide amusement during mundane chores. They inform and entertain, and some are even designed to help people fall asleep.
Two Freaks Notice podcast: Meet the hosts
The hosts of Two Freaks Notice are Andie Reeves and Sitaara Stodel, two Cape Town-based artists with a first-class flair for combining profound observations with the silly and absurd. It is this blend that makes their podcast so distinctive and addictive.
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With the first episode launching in May 2022, the topics covered in the podcast range from technology to Sitaara and Andie’s personal cocktail reviews and even some amusingly specific stories about their close personal friends.
If you are from or are living in Cape Town it is particularly enjoyable as you can relate to their observations about familiar streets, popular nightlife locations and the eccentric characters that form Cape Town’s myriad of cliques.
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A new episode is released every Monday morning and is one hour long. A unique theme guides each episode, and topics so far have included Self Care, Jobs, Wanderlust, Kloof Street, Cooking, Housemates and more.
Freak-End Special minisodes
In September Two Freaks Notice treated its listeners by introducing weekly minisode specials. Every week Andie and Sitaara record a mini-pod chatting about a TV show they are watching. So far the theme has been this year’s season of The Great British Bake-Off.
Don’t listen before you watch because the hosts recap all the cakes, bakes, handshakes and heartbreaks. This will appeal to all seasoned GBBO fans, the Mary Berry-heads, and the ones whose hearts beat for Paul Hollywood.
Episodes one to seven of the GBBO Freak-End Specials have already been released, so listen and laugh!
Where to listen
You will find the podcast on Spotify and today’s episode is there waiting for you, along with 32 other episodes and minisodes to help you unwind from Monday’s stresses.
Listen here: Two Freaks Notice Spotify
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