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The Thinking Behind It All (TTBIA) is a podcast for critical media literacy analysis - no story or angle is off limits. We dig deep into media narratives, explore underlying messages and help you think critically about the news.Please share, rate or donate to the podcast? 🙏🏿 We’re independent and would appreciate any support to keep the podcast going:https://www.paypal.me/TTBIA💬 Stay updated and join the conversation:• WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAyUOXJUM2TSie6wT0R• X (Twitter): @TTBIAMedia https://x.com/ttbiamedia?s=21
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The Thinking Behind It All (TTBIA) is hosted by The Thinking Behind It All. The show has published 44 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Green" (8 September 2026, 134 minutes), "Pinky and the Brain (U.S. and Israel)" (5 April 2026, 125 minutes), and "The Genesis" (17 December 2025, 16 minutes).
The Thinking Behind It All (TTBIA) publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 70 minutes across 44 episodes.
Booking probability for The Thinking Behind It All (TTBIA) is 22%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Thinking Behind It All (TTBIA) requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Thinking Behind It All (TTBIA)'s contact route on record: verified email.
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The Thinking Behind It All hosts The Thinking Behind It All (TTBIA), a news podcast with 44 episodes published.
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Episode #4
The people’s podcast returns with another instalment for one and all, with your team intensifying the heat in this 3rd season. This special episode, requested by our listeners, focuses on the climate. Titled Green , we...
Episode #3
<p>The people's podcast returns with a bold and incisive 3rd episode … a richly allegorical, analytically sharp, and urgently timely instalment that continues the season's mission of delivering critical media literacy...
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<p>Bonus Episode: The Genesis (Final Episode of 2025)</p><p> </p><p>The people’s podcast, The Thinking Behind It All, drops a special bonus episode, The Genesis, our final release of 2025.</p><p>This deeply personal...
<p>The people’s podcast returns with an introspective and highly thought-provoking 2nd episode!</p><p>Not to be missed, and certainly not for the faint-hearted, Running His Mouth unpacks the G20 media narrative...
Episode #1
<p>It’s official, Season 3 of the people’s podcast is here!</p><p>We kick things off with “MK Marks the Spot,” diving into the explosive story that’s shaken South Africa since July 2025, when General Lieutenant Nhlanhla...
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<p>The people’s podcast returns with a preseason drop!</p><p>In this bumper bonus episode titled Smoke and Mirrors, we dig into the politics behind South Africa’s so-called ‘Government of National Unity’ (GNU). We...
Episode #5
In the fifth edition, we discuss the media’s coverage of former apartheid president FW De Klerk’s death. This news item had tongues wagging and thumbs thumping. Thus, we are in conversation with an interesting...
Episode #4
In the fourth edition, we discuss the sixth South African local government elections. Joining us is a community member, McDonald Mahlobo, who is in conversation with ordinary persons living in and around Johannesburg...
Episode #3
In the 3rd edition, we discuss whistle-blowing following the tragic passing of South African government official Babita Deokaran. For this discussion, we are joined by anti-corruption and social justice activists...
Episode #2
In the 2nd edition, we unpack the media coverage of Covid19, vaccines and related issues. We are also discussing current affairs with writer, poet and social commentator, Ntsiki Mazwai. It’s a spicy show with all your...
Episode #1
In the 1st edition, we look at the civil unrest that ensued following the imprisonment of former South African President Jacob Zuma. We are joined by media personality, political commentator, author and journalist, Kim...
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We have decided to produce a bonus episode in light of the fact that families and their babies have made headlines in South Africa recently. In this episode, we provide commentary and analysis on the baby formula dad...
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A lot has happened since we last conversed and we have been silent. It so happens that hair and racism are the perfect ingredients for an episode. Therefore, we discuss an explosive event that occurred in South Africa...
Episode #32
In the 32nd edition, we begin the show with the USP (Usual Suspects' Perspective) segment. We discuss the upheaval in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe left by the cyclone Idai. We conclude our show with a discussion...
Episode #31
<p>In the 31st edition, we begin the show with a spicy USP (The Usual Suspects' Perspective) segment. We turn our attention to a bribery scandal that has rocked Universities in the United States of America. We conclude...
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<p> In the 30th edition, the show starts with an exciting USP (Usual Suspects’ Perspective) segment in which we welcome our guest listener. It was a very news intense year with many contentious, light-hearted and tragic...
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In the 29th edition, we kick-off the show with the USP (Usual Suspects’ Perspective) segment. George W. H. Bush’s funeral was held in the United States of America and we look at the media coverage of the late...
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In the 28th edition, we start-off with a USP (Usual Suspects’ Perspective) segment that touches on the Global Citizens concert and South African media violating ethics. We then revisit a story that was talked about in...
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In the 27th edition, we kick-off the show with a very spicy USP (Usual Suspects’ Perspective) segment. We follow up with a discussion on the E Koli breakout in the United States of America. Our final story is of a very...
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In the 26th edition, we dedicate the USP (Usual Suspects’ Perspective) segment to the call on media to boycott US President Trump’s press conferences. Sadly, we find ourselves having to discuss the coverage of yet...
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