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This was one of the trickiest of the projects that we worked on with NLP and ChatGPT, searching for a piece of software that could really interpret voices was unsuccesful and we landed up using a TTS plugin that managed to voice the part of ChatGPT.

One of the interesting aspects about asking questions of a "robot" is trying to pull the emotion out of the enquiry. It has become apparent that bringing emotion into a question is a very human thing. It really twists your brain when trying to consider what to ask.

Art for this episode was created in conjunction with Pixlr

#NLP #AI #ChatGPT #OpenAI #NaturalLanguageProcessing #SAGAFTRAstrike #MachineLearning #DeepLearning #ComputationalLinguistics, #LanguageProcessing

In the first podcast in the beauty series we spoke to Plastic Surgeon and all round good guy Dr Leslie Berkowitz. We highly recommend going back and listening to that pod, but its not essential to listen to before todays episode in which we spoke to  Dr Jan Nel, better known as Cape Town Doctor. 

Dr Nel is a GP and Aesthetician who works with non-invasive procedures. 

These procedures have in many ways replaced plastic surgery, and aestheticians offer a rapid same day treatment which can address some concerns you may have about how you look. 

We spoke to the Doctor about his experiences in his field, his response to the ethics of beauty in a Social Media age, as well as the holistic importance of his work.

Check out @thisisin__ on IG for more fascinating content surrounding Beauty.

For our weekly observation mailer SNACKS, subscribe at www.haveyouheard.co.za/snacks #Beauty #BeautyPhilosophy #Selflove #InnerBeauty #BeautyInDiversity #Trends #Plasticsurgery #Aesthetics #Aesthetician

Dr Leslie Berkowitz qualified as a plastic surgeon in the 70's and has seen and experienced it all, seeing tech and trends change over time. We spoke to the doctor in this podcast to find out more about beauty and plastic surgeries role in its perceptions, as well as the ethics of his delicate work over time.

Check out @thisisin__ on IG for more fascinating content surrounding Beauty.

For our weekly observation mailer SNACKS, subscribe at www.haveyouheard.co.za/snacks #Beauty #BeautyPhilosophy #Selflove #InnerBeauty #BeautyInDiversity #Trends #Plasticsurgery #Aesthetics #Aesthetician

Nikolaos Kirkinis' love for South African football began as a youngster, as his conscious father encouraged his engagement with the country that he lives in, rather than football from foreign climates like most other white South African kids. His bond with SA football has resulted in a successful career as a football writer with fans of his own. Go buy and read his books, he wrote them specifically with the non-football fan in mind. These are South African stories of tragedy, romance, comedy and action told through the lens of football.

Check out @thisisin__ on IG for more fascinating content surrounding fans.

#fans #fan #stan #stans #support #superfan #tattoos #fanpower #DTS #BTS #PSL 

Gqom legend Que took the time to chat with us, and we could barely contain our excitement. Que is an OG legend in the industry and to get his insights into the world of Gqom and his history in it, is an absolute privilege.  #music #location #loxion #culture #Kulcha #capetown #johannesburg #Durban #Qherbeha #spitori #kwaito #gqom #amapiano #xhosawave

In today's podcast, we spoke with Shaun the Don and MenziGee from the Immortal Killers Crew, IMK.  

We met Shaun when we were reporting on Cloudy Deliveries a few months back, we were taken by his ambition and confidence so knew that we wanted to get him and IMK on this show. Unfortunately, we weren't able to get the whole crew, but we are so grateful to Shaun the Don and MenziGee for taking the time to talk to us.  IMK are a young crew utilising as many aspects of creativity as they can to elevate their name.   There is an easter egg (is it an easter egg if we tell you about it?) at the end of today's show.   

With gratitude to the entire IMK crew, peace.  

@immortalkillersIMK @playswagimk   @shaunthedon_imk @blck.jesusimk @mj_imk @manneyimk @menziizulu  IMK Homies:  @sentlelehoko_ @siya_kwezi

#music #location #loxion #culture #Kulcha #capetown #johannesburg #Durban #Qherbeha #spitori #kwaito #gqom #amapiano #xhosawave   

Last week's podcast was with James Preston from Global Crypto TV who gave us a journalistic insight into cryptocurrency, and today we talk to Marius Rietz who is deep in the business of crypto, as the general manager for Africa at Luno.  |

Luno is one of the most well-known crypto exchanges in South Africa and getting Marius’ understanding from that perspective is incredibly valuable. He talks about how an exchange works, the ethical responsibilities that Luno feels are important for an exchange, as well as the shift in gender norms that crypto has brought to trading and investing.

#crypto #blockchain #cryptocurrency #btc #buythedip #tech #NFT #trading #future #money #economics #investing  Disclaimer:  

This podcast references an opinion and is for information purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a licensed professional for investment advice

Disclaimer:  This podcast references an opinion and is for information purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a licensed professional for investment advice

Seriously, get advice before investing any money.

Cryptocurrency is changing the world. It's changing the way we think about money and value, how governments think about tax, how vendors on a global scale think about payment. It has opened up the world of investing and trading to the everyday person, anyone who has never had the opportunity to invest or trade now can. With as little as R10, an ID book, a smartphone, and a desire to learn, anyone can trade in Cryptocurrency.

A word to the wise though: Cryptocurrency is fickle and volatile and regardless of the investor skills and education is somewhat of a gamble.

In today's podcast, we chatted with James Preston, the head of Global Crypto TV to talk about cryptocurrency. James is thoughtful and generous with his knowledge and he makes understanding crypto that much easier.

His company’s goals are to become the leading provider of credible news and information in the crypto-asset industry. Part of that is offering a community that provides insights on a daily basis through their telegram channels, which he'll talk more about near the end of the episode.

As a progressionist, James believes that cryptocurrency is another step in the evolution that will take us to a more positive future. Let's hope he’s right…

#crypto  #blockchain #cryptocurrency #future #money #economics #finances #investing #investment

In today's podcast, we wanted to speak to someone with deep knowledge and respect for psychedelics and so we found Megan.

Megan is a medicine woman who uses her knowledge of psychology in conjunction with the use of psychedelics to help those who come to her for help. In this podcast, we cover how and what psychedelics do, and why we should approach them with respect and what a medicine woman does.   

This is the longest podcast that we have done for in_ and we consider it one of the most compelling, even though it is illegal, the use of psychedelics is growing as people seek out more ways to manage our health and mental health. Talking to Megan helped to open up the doors of inquiry into the mysterious and hidden world of psychedelic healing.   

#Psychedelics #medicine #psychedelicmedicine #soma #microdose #psilocybin #psilocybinmushrooms #mycology #peyote #ayahuasca #kambo #magicmushrooms #tobacco

When Colin Mkhosi was tired of commercial non-delivery in Langa his solution was to make an opportunity out of it, providing a platform to uplift himself as well as others.   “I am a young person who is passionate about creating projects that add value to my community.”   

At the back end of 2019 with his law studies overwhelming and being unable to even spend a couple of minutes going to the shops, an idea came to him. Colin put together his plan, and with a donation of some second hand bicycles and a collection of young men he began the process of creating something special … Cloudy Deliveries.   

Cloudy Deliveries is a delivery service which provides, for now, the 3km² area of Langa and its 80 000 residents on 11 bicycles. The team of boys manually collect money from their customers; they then go off and collect whatever is needed, from restaurant meals to groceries and books, returning with change, less the R9 fee that they charge per local delivery.   

In todays podcast, Colin explains how he created Cloudy Deliveries and we chat about hte importance of entrepreneurship in South Africa. Colin is a remarkable young man, if you have any way of assisting him in his ventures, please find him on instagram @cloudy_deliveries.    

#entrepreneurs #bicyclecourier #Langa #SouthAfrica #Uber #Bolt #Dash #Woolworths #Sixty60 #business #youngentrepreneur

Hair goes beyond just being a tough protein that grows from the follicles of the dermis. Hair, whether you have it or not, can be one of the most defining characteristics of a person. Hair is multi-billion dollar industry, communities and cultures have been and shaped around it. Hair shows the good the bad and ugly about society.

Fezeka Mehlomakhulu joins us to talk about Hair in general and specifically natural hair of which Fezeka is an advocate of, so much so that she is starting her own range of natural beauty products this December. Follow @thebantubeauty to find out more about the launch.

One of the stand out insights that we got from her was that “if you are not a black woman, do not comment on black women's hair" click the link in the bio to listen to the podcast and hear more from Fezeka.

#hair #follices #hairpolitics #donttouchmyhair #politics #hairculture #culture #weaves #naturalhair #protectivestyles

Dr Valentino Alily is an author, researcher, graphic novel creator, business-development and relationship-sustainability expert, as well as the CEO and co-founder of Vanimax Comix.

He has been through the [everlasting] process of decolonisation in Nigeria and now lives in South Africa where he continues to write a multitude of books. We spoke about the delicacies of the subject of Decolonisation and how misunderstood the word is. 

For more from Dr Alily you can see his many books on Amazon and also check out @vanimaxcomix 

Its taken us a very long time to come to terms with the fact that colonisation has had a detrimental impact on nations and cultures that have been affected. Its taken us even longer to realise that decolonisation is not a dirty word but rather an opportunity for all of us to grow and develop as artists, philosophers, parents, educators, scientists, politicians and most of all as human beings.   Colonisation cant be removed but cultures will evolve and be re-established as we incorporate indigenous structures and knowledge into it.  Africa and South Africa has been under colonial rule for so long that insitutions, learnings, religion, science, politics, family dynamics, history and more have washed over our own understandings, learnings and philosophies. Colonial systems were so deeply ingrained that we couldn't even see that they are not our own.   The conversation about addressing that has now begun, with historians revising our understandings of historical events and peoples. People are reclaiming their personal ancestral identities, stories, triumphs and knowledge. Artists are speaking directly to colonialist practices and norms, finding a way to speak out against colonial structures.

#decolonisation #colonisation #colony #culture #kindness #knowledge #indigenous #IKS #academia #nigeria 

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In this conversation with conspiracy thinking fan James de Rothschild we spoke about the way of thinking that goes into conspiratorial thought.

On one hand conspiracy thinking is an essential tool, it helps to be critical about information that you get … but then you have to be critical about all the information.

On the other hand conspiracy thinking makes generalisation and groupings of people into “the others” or “Them”  even more common, and dangerous, creating an "us and them" when really we absolutely cannot generalise about any groups of people.

You can find more on conspiracies and other interesting things @thisisin__ on instagram

#conspiracy #conspiracytheory #conspiracytheories #illuminati #newworldorder #nwo #covid #flatearth #5G #qanon #flatearther #davidicke #LizardPeople #Fakenews #aliens #chemtrails #roswell

In today's podcast we’re interviewing El Chucho, a comic book illustrator and in his words a truth seeker.   

I heard about El Chucho’s graphic novel which talks about a flat earth, so I wanted to chat with him, not about the flat earth in particular but about being a person who is categorised as a conspiracy theorist.   

Something that comes up strongly in our conversation, as well as being a sneaky the metaphor at the back of his graphic novel Tao’s Horizon, is that when you start believing in conspiracy theories it can be a kind of death, as you have people who will cut you off if you believe such things.  

In this podcast, you won’t hear us try and debate each other regarding the validity of flat earth claims but rather we speak about what its like to live as a conspiracy theorist.  

We don’t always agree, but we agree to listen to each other which is perhaps one of the most important things to do on a divided planet.  

For more amazing content on Conspiracies and more follow @thisisin__ on Instagram.

Follow El Chucho on his instagram at https://www.instagram.com/elchucho_themutt/   

#conspiracy #conspiracytheory #conspiracytheories #illuminati #newworldorder #nwo #covid #flatearth #5G #qanon #flatearther #davidicke #LizardPeople #Fakenews #aliens #chemtrails #roswell

Much of what we have seen over the last few months, and in some respects years, is action against the tides of hateful rhetoric that have plagued us at a growing rate, making the world a nicer place to be and perhaps finding a different route to contentment.

While politicians, social commentators sow division and social media giants manipulate us many are taking this moment of global connection to change that attitude and to be kinder to each other and themselves.

In a first for in_ we did a dual podcast with Brent Lindeque from Good Things Guy.

Good Things Guy has been one of the most inspiring voices in South Africa, creating a space for positive news to thrive in a country that seems to be under a constant weight of negativity. In today’s podcast, we discussed how, through kindness, it’s possible to change the world for the better.

We hope you agree.

Anthropologist and celebrated Author Lebohang Masango is today’s podcast guest. She has dedicated her studies to seek out the nuances of, what she calls “Compensatory Relationships”. She did not simply follow the media/mob mentality of “blessers and blessees” roles being Predator/Vixen/Victim, and has opened the conversation to be more about the choices people make, and why they make them.

Note: Podcast host Brett, erroneously referenced a politician from Jordan. The person referenced is from Lebanon.

#blesser #blessee #sugarmommy #sugardaddy #sugarbaby #sugar #transactionalrelationships #money #love

Blessees, blessers, sugar mommy’s and daddy’s, these are some of the terms used now to describe people in transactional or “mutually beneficial” relationships. Through millennia of demonisation, transactional relationships have become taboo, but this was not always the case. Until the 1930’s “love matches” were virtually unheard of, with families “using” their children as pawns in economic and social games of advancement. Transactional relationships are not simple cases of *Money for Sex* whilst there are those who take advantage of economic/romantic power, there are many out there where this type of relationship is their way of being able to connect human to human.

Farah Fortune is a powerful voice both as a businessperson and as a thinker. In this episode we discuss transactional relationships, whether it’s even appropriate to have opinions on how people live their lives is another topic entirely, however, during our talk we unravel some misconceptions about transactional relationships with a pragmatic mind.

#blesser #blessee #sugarmommy #sugardaddy #sugarbaby #sugar #transactionalrelationships #money #love

From the original online experiment by “Dotcoza” to Amazon having an impact on global affairs, online shopping has annihilated all doubters. A distant cousin to mail order catalogues, online shopping took a chore like shopping and removed that “chore”, in some cases making it therapeutic.

Single parents rejoiced when their time was freed up, so too did spotty faced teens who no longer had to stand perspiring in corner store queues with an adult magazine in their clammy hands.

In today's podcast I spoke with Vincent Viviers one of the founders of the Bottles App, who talks to me about the incredible pivot that the app did going into lockdown, not only did they prevent business failure... they expanded!

#blackfriday #onlineshopping #ecommerce #amazon #superbalist #whatsapp #takealot #money #economy #sale

From the original online experiment by “Dotcoza” to Amazon having an impact on global affairs, online shopping has annihilated all doubters. A distant cousin to mail-order catalogues, online shopping took a chore like shopping and removed that “chore”, in some cases making it therapeutic.

Single parents rejoiced when their time was freed up, so too did spotty faced teens who no longer had to stand perspiring in corner store queues with an adult magazine in their clammy hands.

The impact has not all been positive, with the facilitation for shopping addiction, and the demise of brick and mortar stores. Workers rights too have been a subject of scrutiny as big online retailers flex their powers over their staff.

In today's podcast we spoke with Rafeeqah Larney who, aside from being a brilliant person is a Pro-Shoppper. 

#blackfriday #onlineshopping #ecommerce #amazon #superbalist #whatsapp #takealot #money #economy #sale

Making has become a major force in the world, bringing us closer to actual creation rather than digital creation. Making brings joy, helps your brain and maybe you make something really cool, but that is almost the least important element of making.

In today’s podcast we spoke with Felix Holm, founder member at Maker Station amongst many other Maker businesses. He speaks about how you must look at your passions to see what it is you want to Make, and he also goes into how Makers are helping the Red Cross Memorial Hospital with PPE equipment all made by makers around the country.

go to www.zamakers.co.za to contribute and to @thisisin__ on instagram to see more of our beautiful content

#making #crafting #art #hobby #craft #fun #woodwork #leather #glass #fashion #design #kintsugi #music #pleasure

Junior legal professional currently teaching, growing and travelling in Mainland China. She was only a short time into her Chinese stay when Covid-19 emerged not 500km’s from her location. We chatted to Silindile to get her unique perspective on the pandemic.

For more of our beautiful content follow in_ on Instagram @thisisin__ 

#pandemic #covid19 #corona #global #conversation #disease #isolation #socialdistancing #kindness #generosity #bekind #stayathome #stayhome  

We got in touch with psychologist Eleen Polson who explores with us how to manage something that, almost, no one has experienced before.  Many will go through the normal phases of change, some will really battle during this time and others will flourish.

To see more of our content go to @thisisin__ on instagram

#pandemic #covid19 #corona #global #conversation #disease #isolation #socialdistancing #kindness #generosity #bekind #stayathome #stayhome