The Plumbing Industry Registration Board (PIRB) is a trusted professional body, as recognised by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), that works proactively to promote better plumbing practices in South Africa. In these podcast episodes we will have interesting and informative conversations with industry experts, PIRB personnel, and also with other invited guests, with the intent to serve our registered plumbers through yet another exciting and convenient platform. Learn more a ...
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Interesting conversations between plumbing industry experts, aimed at establishing awareness and a better understanding of matters pertaining to the South African plumbing industry.
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Undisciplined is a podcast produced in collaboration with the African and African American Studies program with the University and KUAF Public Radio. Hosted by Dr. Caree Banton, this podcast will push the confines of your traditional academic disciplines and unveil how the objectives of African and African American studies can be found in the everyday if you just look.
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Man in the Van is your regular audio drive time companion, where our aim is, education through a conversation. Through our conversations, we delve deep into all things related to the trades-person contracting community, from news to education to industry “happenings”, helping you do better business while building a better and improved South African tradesmen and women contracting community. Join the Conversation!
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Through our conversations the School of Leadership Africa (SOL Africa) aims to assist our audience in developing skills on how to lead their own life and the life of others. We also have interesting and informative discussions on the twenty one irrefutable leadership laws by Dr. John C Maxwell. The time to make a positive and impactful change in our society is now! Don't waste time, join the conversation!
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FrontLeft Podcast is a society, culture & lifestyle podcast that brings fun and flavour to your ears.The three podcast hosts: Teza, Trey & Josh, are three articulate gentlemen that are un afraid to tackle difficuilt topics. Lending their blend of experiences and knowledge to lead well rounded conversation. that are focused on Liverpool but also focus on the wider Northwest Region.All episodes can be found on either audio or visual media via: Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and many other di ...
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In today's episode, Willem catches up with Craig Miller from Saniflo to discuss what's been happening since their last podcast together, followed by an exciting product demo/showcasing.By Willem Klopper
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Can Summer School Close the Opportunity Gap?: A Case Study of Baylor Freedom Schools
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In this episode, we shift the narrative of summer school from punishment to enrichment. Dr. Lakia Scott, Assistant Provost for Faculty Development & Diversity at Yale University, shares her experience as the Founding Executive Director of the Baylor Freedom Schools Program. This episode explores the program's enrichment impact on students, strategi…
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In this episode, Willem chats with Richard Wiederhold, founder and owner of Advanced Valves, about their new and exciting products. During the show, Richard also does a few quick product demonstrations, showcasing the ingenuity behind their brand.By Willem Klopper
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Unveiling the Roles of Pirates and Black Civil War Communities
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Historian, Angela Sutton, speaks to us about her groundbreaking new book, PIRATES OF THE SLAVE TRADE: THE BATTLE OF CAPE LOPEZ AND THE BIRTH OF AN AMERICAN INSTITUTION, in which she explores how a pivotal battle between the British navy and a notorious pirate crew, led by “Black Bart” Roberts, cleared the way for an explosion of the slave trade, th…
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In this episode, Willem sits down with Stephane Cloud, sales manager of Novopress South Africa, to discuss their brand, its footprint around the globe, and the process of establishing brand awareness in South Africa.By Willem Klopper
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Black Wall Street: The Enduring Legacy of a Race Massacre
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In this episode, we chat with Victor Luckerson, journalist and author of Built From the Fire, recognized as a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, is a multigenerational saga of a family and a community in Tulsa’s Greenwood district, known as “Black Wall Street.” Listeners can look forward to exploring the differences between the mythology …
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Textbooks: Facts Are Not Necessarily Truth
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In this episode of Undisciplined, we explore the complexities, conscientious choices, and cultural considerations that impact the development of textbooks. American Historian, author, and academic Dr. Kathleen DuVal talks with us about how her interests in early American history led to her co-authorship on Give Me Liberty! We put the textbook in co…
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In this episode, Willem sits down with Herman Strauss, Audit Manager at the PIRB, to discuss compliance and insurance in the workplace. In many instances of insurance work, there are pre-existing non-compliances, and neither the insurance or the customer wants to pay for getting the installation compliant. What is the plumber's responsibility in su…
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Black Slavery, Native Nations, and the Path to Reconciliation
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This podcast is based on Roberts' recent book, I've Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land. We explore questions around Black freedom and Native American relationships. The trail of tears runs through NWA and Native Americans moved though the area with their enslaved Africans. Furthermore, with westward expansion onto Native land, th…
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In today's episode, Willem sits down with Rothenberger MD Adler Tuebes to discuss their products, the innovation that goes behind manufacturing these products, as well as what value their products can add to the plumbers out there.By Willem Klopper
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Karynecia, Our new Co-Host: It’s the Storytelling For Me
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In this episode, we get to know Dr. Karynecia Elizabeth Conner, the new Co-host of Undisciplined Podcast! We learn about the twists and turns on Karynecia's life path that has led her to us and the University of Arkansas! You'll learn how she used tragedy to triumph, what makes her so Texas, what her greatest inspirations are, and what the listener…
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Hidden African and African American Treasures in the University Museum
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University of Arkansas Museum’s Laurel Lamb speaks about artifacts and objects available in the University Museum and the new activities available for families, children and the public.By Nenebi Tony, Caree Banton, Leah Grant
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In this episode, we speak to three Black Film makers about conveying Black history through the lens of films. We explore how these different kinds of storytelling are facilitating new kinds of narratives about African Americans and Arkansas as well as helping to transform the single story and stereotypes about African Americans.Caree Banton, @diasp…
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Fayetteville High School Students Articulate their views on Black History and Policies Affecting their Ability to study of it.
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In this episode, Fayetteville High School Students weigh in on a conversation that has largely affected their lives but from which people like them tend to be excluded. These students reflect on Black History and policies and politics Surrounding their Education including the Black History Curriculum, the Learns Act, the banning of AP African Ameri…
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Pan-Africanism from an African Perspective
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Kenneth Tagoe, currently an M.A. History student from Ghana, West Africa is passionate about Pan-Africanism. He grew up idolizing Pan-African icons like Marcus Garvey, Du Bois, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Kwame Nkrumah and the ideas of black consciousness advocated by Frederick Douglass. In this episode, we explore the History of the Bla…
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South Africa faces a leadership bankruptcy. People occupy leadership positions, but are either corrupt or incompetent, or they are not good leaders. They may even be leaders who lead well, but do not lead with good intentions. Leadership may start at the top, at government, but it filters right down through our businesses and into our personal live…
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The Case for Reparations Considered from Different Angles
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This collaborative episode between the R-Word and Undisciplined Podcasts is a discussion of the history of reparations, the views of three members of the Zacchaeus Foundation organization who are involved in community efforts for reparations, and student questions and views on the subject.By Caree Banton, Lowell Taylor, Dustin McGowan, Leah Grant
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PPP103 (Technical) - Taking Technical Initiative
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Taking technical initiative - although it might sound strange, this is something that's really fascinating, and can be explored from many angles. However, "technical" is the word of the day, here. To be a plumber, one needs to be technical. But, what exactly does it mean to take technical initiative? Let's find out!…
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5TH LITTLE GIRL: SURVIVING THE BIRMINGHAM BOMBING
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This episode is an interview with Sarah Collins Rudolph. Sarah Collins Rudolph, often referred to as the "Fifth Little Girl," is a survivor of the 1963 Birmingham church bombing. Born on January 26, 1951, in Birmingham, Alabama, Rudolph lost her sister, Addie Mae Collins, and three other girls in the bombing. She herself sustained severe injuries. …
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PPP102 (Business) Feel Good Story - Plumber
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It’s always nice to hear a success story, even if it is a story that is still in progress. Success stories give us hope, they inspire us, they plant a seed of ambition and a motivation to work toward our own success. In this episode, Willem is joined by Tiro Mokae, founder and MD of Kimberley Handyman.…
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Plumbers know that they get their plumbing supplies from stores that sell them. But what happens behind the scenes. Where do suppliers get their stock from and where do importers and distributors fit into the picture? In this episode I chat with Malcolm Harris of Harscan Distributors, about Harscan having recently been awarded IOPSA’s Importer of t…
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Meet African Griot Bassekou transmitting History Through Music
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We speak to Bassekou Kouyate, a griot (storyteller via music) from Mali, a true masters of the ngoni, an ancient traditional lute found throughout West Africa. He is a virtuoso, innovator, stronghold of tradition all at the same time.*Produced by Matthew MooreBy Caree Banton, Nenebi Tony, Matthew Moore
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African and African American Studies Student Approach from a Medical Perspectives
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We speak to a student who has interest in African and African American Studies from a medicine and health perspective. She explores why being an African and African American Studies major is important especially for those considering medical schoolBy Caree Banton, Nenebi Tony, Leah Grant
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PPP E100 (Business) Becoming a Master Plumber
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It is one thing for a plumber to attain their trade certificate, and another to gain years of experience in the trade, and perhaps starting their own successful plumbing company and creating employment opportunities for others. But is that the ceiling? Is that all that plumbers can be, or is there more that they can achieve? In this episode, Willem…
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S3 E20 - LJR Plumbing Supplies and LJR Pumps
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Isn’t it lekker to walk into your local community plumbing store, and chat to those familiar faces who are knowledgeable and experienced to provide you with technical and theoretical support on all the products you buy from them? We’re all familiar with the larger franchise and group retail supply stores, but we can never forget our independent sto…
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What does someone studying economics have to do with Black studies and Black Life on Campus?
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The podcast host speak with Allan Hatch, an Economics PhD student about work and involvement in advocacy on campus with the Black Graduate Students Association and Graduate Professional Congress.Caree Banton diasporise, the_forgetful_historianNenebi Tony (IG HANDLES: @everyday.NWA)AAST (@uarkaast)Allan Hatch Instagram:@uark_bgsa@uofagpsc…
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African and African American Studies (AAST) partners with Mr. Ron Harris of A Level Up to collect and deliver relief to the victims of the tormado in Little Rock and Wynn, Arkansas. They discuss why the University and community partnership is necessary and valuable.Mr. Ron Harriswww.AlevelUp.orgBy Caree Banton, Nenebi Tony, Leah Grant
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In this episode, Willem is joined by Nomfundo Makhathini to discuss financial management, with specific focus on budget. Proper financial management isn't necessarily such a complex process. You don't need a financial background or qualification to manage your personal, or company's finances. In fact, there are a few simple, basic principles that o…
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When there’s a problem with pipes, you may think that replacement is the only option. Of course, this is an invasive plumbing procedure, that may require excavation that may tear up your customer’s yard. It can also be very costly. But there is another option. In this episode, I chat with my guests, Nevina Govender and Clint Eksteen, about Speciali…
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We explore the intricacies of Southern politics and culture and how it has had an outsized effect on American politics and way of life. Our guest, Angie Maxwell is Director of the Diane Blair Center of Southern Politics and Society at the University of Arkansas and an award-winning author. Her forthcoming book, "The Long Southern Strategy”, unpack …
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PPP EP97 - Technical (How To Improve yourself)
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In this episode, Willem and Richard will discuss the topic of "How To Improve Yourself" from a technical perspective. Richard will touch on his experience as a plumber out in the field, as well as from an auditing experience. Having the right mindset of wanting to improve yourself is what counts the most; it's important not to stagnate in an indust…
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Professor Todd Cleveland currently teaches History of Africa and History of Football at the university of Arkansas. In this episode we explore the complicated relationship between the love of football in Africa, labor and social relations.By Caree Banton, Nenebi Tony
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PPP E96 - Business - Insurance (Liability Cover)
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In this episode we again discuss insurance for your business, but with specific focus on cover for the things that you may legally be held liable for. Joining this episode is Mosidi Shomang, of South African Insurance Association (SAIA).By Willem Klopper
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It’s a brand that has been around for an extensive time and a brand that many an installer may already be familiar with. And, as a result of their above-floor plumbing solutions and constant innovation, this brand had become a market leader and major role player in the plumbing industry. In this episode I chat with my guest, Craig Miller, the techn…
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Bad Medicine (Race and Medicine with Professor Trish Starks)
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Professor Trish Starks currently teaches race and medicine (Bad Medicine Honors course) at the University of Arkansas. This episode will explore how medical abuse has persisted and flourished in the modern era, with a specific focus on black people at the receiving end of such abuses.By Caree Banton, Trish Starks, Nenebi Tony
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PPP E95 - Technical (Dangers of Plumbing)
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In as much as we have discovered over the last few technical episodes, plumbing is a complicated and knowledge-hungry profession. Notwithstanding that, at the end of the day one still needs to get physical and install the hardware. And because of this, plumbing can be a very dangerous profession. And in this episode, Willem and Richard discuss the …
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Dr. Caree Banton, Director of the African and African American Studies Program at the University of Arkansas, returns to host season 5 of Undisciplined. In the first episode of the new season, Dr. Banton introduces some of the concepts she will explore with new co-host Nenebi Tony, a writer and researcher hailing from Ghana, West Africa and a gradu…
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There are many plumbers who start their own businesses or companies, others simply work for themselves. It is imperative that plumbers understand the taxes that apply to businesses, especially VAT. In this episode we will discuss VAT, what it is, why it is, and tips and advice for plumbing business owners to better understand this type of tax.…
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S3 E17 - Supahot (With Shaaz Moosa and Faheem Ally)
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It’s always exciting to hear about a new brand and product that can contribute toward or even improve our trade and industry. In this episode I have a chat with my guests, Mr. Shaaz Moosa, the CEO, and Faheem Ally, National Sales Manager of geyser manufacturer Supahot. We'll be talking about Supahot’s role and impact within the plumbing sector, wit…
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PPP E93 - Technical (Can Women Do Plumbing?)
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In this episode, I’ll have a chat to a couple of lady plumbers. The question is; can women do plumbing? This is a burning question for many people, because not only is plumbing work quite complex and technical, but it also entails much physical labour. Joining me for this conversation is Neo Senne and Dilinde Maselesele, both qualified, registered,…
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PPP E92 - Business (The Professional Body and Your Designation)
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In this episode we’ll be discussing the industry professional body and your designation. Joining me for this conversation is Japie Nel, the Senior Manager: Registration and Recognition at SAQA, and Lea Smith, Chairperson of the Board of the PIRB.By Willem Klopper
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S3 E16 - Champions 4 Charity (With the PIRB)
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It’s that time of the year again when the PIRB hosts its annual Champions 4 Charity boxing event. Although there is much glitz and glamour at this black-tie and action-packed event, there is much deeper intent behind it. In this episode we’re talking about the upcoming C4C event, and the impact of all of those punches that will fly on that eve. Wha…
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PPP E91 - Technical (Minimum Requirements vs Best Practice)
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In this episode we are discussing the difference between Minimum Requirements and Best Practice, and how plumbers are to interpret this and put it into practice on a day-to-day basis?By Willem Klopper
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PPP E90 - Business - Standards and Regulations
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Welcome to another business-orientated episode of the Professional Plumber Podcast. In this episode, we’ll be talking about Standards & Regulations pertaining to plumbing work and the plumbing industry.By Willem Klopper
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In this episode, we’ll be talking about Complaints, with specific focus on complaints received from customers about plumbers or plumbing work done at their premises. Joining me for this conversation is Richard Bailey and Aiden Herbert of the PIRB.By Willem Klopper
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S3 E15 (PART 2) - The Next Generation with Coach UPP
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One of the challenges facing the plumbing industry is the growing gap between those who are retiring from the industry and those who are entering it. We see many second and third-generation plumbers who step into their predecessors’ shoes with slightly more ease than plumbers who are completely new to the industry. To achieve sustainability in the …
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PPP E88 - Business (Managing Expectations)
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In this business-orientated episode, we’ll be talking about Managing Expectations, both your own and your customers’ expectations, with specific focus on invoicing and payments. Joining me for this conversation is Gregg Hopfeldt, the Finance Director at Invoice SA.By Willem Klopper
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S3 E15 (PART 1) - The Next Generation with Coach UPP
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One of the challenges facing the plumbing industry is the growing gap between those who are retiring from the industry and those who are entering it. We see many second and third-generation plumbers who step into their predecessors’ shoes with slightly more ease than plumbers who are completely new to the industry. To achieve sustainability in the …
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