Podcasting is often an intimate, almost solitary experience — earbuds in, voices close, laughter shared privately. But on Saturday night in Johannesburg, ShxtsNGigs proved that some conversations are simply too big to stay behind a microphone.
For the first time ever, the wildly popular UK podcast decided live podcast shows were now a thing. They brought their Daddy’s Home live show to South African soil, transforming a digital phenomenon into a full-scale, in-person cultural event — and marking a first of its kind for local and international audiences.