Get Me Off This Ride
Get Me Off This Ride is a little podcast created by TT Makatu, a Born Again South African™ and a lowkey empath. The topics that come to TT vary but there's always one unifying theme: this life thing is not working out like it was promised. Come with TT, being someone who absorbs depressing information so as to not forget them, on her journey of figuring out how to process and still live in spite of it all.
Episodes
November 2, 2021 • 106 mins
Birthday depression is real, y'all. In this long-delayed episode, TT gets vulnerable about her birthday staycation, the time away from home and the emotions it brought up. She also gets into why people might not enjoy their birthdays and how to process this.
TW: mentions of sexual assault, alcohol use and depression
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TW: mentions of sexual assault, alcohol use and depression
Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter and Instagram - @getmetfasap and @getmeoffthisridepodcast. If you want to send a...
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September 17, 2021 • 105 mins
The devil works hard, but the spin doctors for these animals work harder! In this week's episode, TT talks about the animals which have better reputations than they deserve and give off the appearance of being cute and wholesome, but are actual monsters.
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September 12, 2021 • 89 mins
It could all be so simple... but they'd rather make it hard. In this week's episode of Get Me Off This Ride, TT runs through a few of the things that white people have complicated for no clear and understandable reason.
Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram, @GetMeTFasap and @getmeoffthisridepodcast respectively. Follow your host, TT, on Instagram, @tlho_tlho. If you want to write into the show, you can do so at ttmakatu@gmai...
Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram, @GetMeTFasap and @getmeoffthisridepodcast respectively. Follow your host, TT, on Instagram, @tlho_tlho. If you want to write into the show, you can do so at ttmakatu@gmai...
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August 16, 2021 • 91 mins
Sleep deprivation never looks good on anybody, please. In this week's episode, TT shares an exciting development and recent adjustment in her life, then goes in on hustle/grind culture and how we're all worse for it, and most importantly, speaks on the importance of sleep.
Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram, follow TT's personal account on Instagram (@tlho_tlho), and write into the show at ttmakatu@gmail.com.
Follow the podcast on Twitter and Instagram, follow TT's personal account on Instagram (@tlho_tlho), and write into the show at ttmakatu@gmail.com.
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July 17, 2021 • 111 mins
Pyramid schemes are like cockroaches - through changing cultures they always prevail and rise to scam once again. In this week's episode, TT talks about the most recent pyramid scheme to take South Africans for a ride: Crowd1.
Watch "Unmasking the Pyramid Kings" by BBC Africa Eye on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0EjjArvzXA
Earworm(s) of the Moment: "Right To Kill" and "Riddim Machine Broke" by Viperactive
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Watch "Unmasking the Pyramid Kings" by BBC Africa Eye on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0EjjArvzXA
Earworm(s) of the Moment: "Right To Kill" and "Riddim Machine Broke" by Viperactive
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July 10, 2021 • 102 mins
After watching many a Korean drama, one is bound to start extrapolating. This week, TT lists the things that South Africans and South Koreans have in common, as well as where they differ.
Earworm of the Moment: Juanna - Intoxicated (Rothmann Remix)
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Earworm of the Moment: Juanna - Intoxicated (Rothmann Remix)
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June 6, 2021 • 68 mins
In this week's episode, TT talks about an interesting dream, bemoans capitalism (as usual), and most importantly, shares the wildest and weirdest Hinge profile answers she has come across from trying out the dating app.
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May 22, 2021 • 94 mins
It's the 50th episode, Reluctant Riders! Bringing it full circle, TT revisits the topic of her very first episode: the Gautrain service. She checks what's new with the Gautrain and goes back into her disdain for the transportation service.
Listen to the very first episode and a few others of this podcast, when it was under a different name, at https://soundcloud.com/just-the-southernmost-tip.
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Listen to the very first episode and a few others of this podcast, when it was under a different name, at https://soundcloud.com/just-the-southernmost-tip.
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April 17, 2021 • 95 mins
In this week’s episode, TT shares the details of her natal chart, how she decided to get it done, and what she has learned about healing stones, chakras and astrology with the help of the Co – Star app. Stick around until the end of the episode, for a little self-care recommendation – friend to friend.
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April 10, 2021 • 104 mins
In this week's episode, TT recalls all the foodstuffs she ate as a child and whether she would eat them again as an adult.
Content warning: mentions and descriptions of copious amounts of food, death
Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap, and Instagram, @getmeoffthisridepodcast. If you want to send an email to the show, you can do so at ttmakatu@gmail.com.
Content warning: mentions and descriptions of copious amounts of food, death
Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap, and Instagram, @getmeoffthisridepodcast. If you want to send an email to the show, you can do so at ttmakatu@gmail.com.
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April 9, 2021 • 121 mins
What's up, Reluctant Riders - this episode was meant to come out last weekend but suffered a late release due to technical issues - sorry about that! Please enjoy the episode and stick around for the regularly scheduled programming this weekend.
In this episode, TT lists shows that she feels were cancelled before they had the chance to really take off or could have done with an extra season to continue the story.
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In this episode, TT lists shows that she feels were cancelled before they had the chance to really take off or could have done with an extra season to continue the story.
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March 27, 2021 • 32 mins
It's March and that means it's Women's History Month or International Women's Month. On months like this, companies and brands start to perform their wokeness in the hopes we give them props. In this week's episode, TT lists the action items that companies, service providers and governments should do if they really want to celebrate women and claim that they value women.
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March 27, 2021 • 70 mins
Ever been watching a show or movie and knew that something bad was around the corner, and it made you sick to your gut? Apparently, that's a real thing and you're not just a weirdo. TT talks about that feeling in this week's episode.
To read the articles cited in the episode, follow any of these links:
https://www.thenerddaily.com/when-television-shows-make-you-uncomfortable/
https://www.health.com/condition/anxiety/tv-triggers-anxiet...
To read the articles cited in the episode, follow any of these links:
https://www.thenerddaily.com/when-television-shows-make-you-uncomfortable/
https://www.health.com/condition/anxiety/tv-triggers-anxiet...
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February 27, 2021 • 58 mins
On this week’s episode, TT is looking for friends. Get into the 13 essential traits of good friends, the personality profile of a Turbulent Mediator, love languages, and if you want to be TT’s friend, there are some things you need to know about her and you must satisfy her humble requirements.
The 13 Essential Traits of Good Friends - https://www.psychologytoday.com/za/blog/lifetime-connections/201503/the-13-essential-traits-good-f...
The 13 Essential Traits of Good Friends - https://www.psychologytoday.com/za/blog/lifetime-connections/201503/the-13-essential-traits-good-f...
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February 14, 2021 • 103 mins
On this week’s episode, TT talks about the fear of missing out (FOMO), what it means, how it has played a major role in her life and how she relates to other people, and how she reminds herself that it does not have to be so deep.
Earworm of the Week: KAI – Mmmh
Referenced article: Social Media and the Fear of Missing Out: Scale Development and Assessment – JP Abel, CL Buff & SA Burr (2016) –
https://sci-hub.do/https://www.clutejourn...
Earworm of the Week: KAI – Mmmh
Referenced article: Social Media and the Fear of Missing Out: Scale Development and Assessment – JP Abel, CL Buff & SA Burr (2016) –
https://sci-hub.do/https://www.clutejourn...
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February 14, 2021 • 54 mins
Hey Reluctant Riders, this week's episode is still coming, but how about enjoying an old episode in the meantime? In this old broadcast, TT talks about employment being one of the biggest scams plaguing South Africans, how unscrupulous individuals take advantage of our high unemployment rate and desperate people to make money and how you can prevent yourself from falling for the bottom barrel job scams.
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February 14, 2021 • 50 mins
Hey Reluctant Riders, this week's episode is still coming, but how about enjoying an old episode in the meantime? In this old broadcast, TT takes up the cause for young people born after 2000, known colloquially in South Africa as "ama2000s", because sometimes they get a lot of unnecessary slack.
Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap, and if you want to send an email to the show, you can ttmakatu@gmail.com.
Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap, and if you want to send an email to the show, you can ttmakatu@gmail.com.
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February 14, 2021 • 55 mins
Hey Reluctant Riders, this week's episode is still coming, but how about enjoying an old episode in the meantime? In this old broadcast, TT talks about her experiences in dating on the apps and the last relationship she had.
Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap, and if you want to send an email to the show, you can at ttmakatu@gmail.com.
Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap, and if you want to send an email to the show, you can at ttmakatu@gmail.com.
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February 8, 2021 • 94 mins
In this week's episode, TT talks about misogynoir, what it means and how it manifests, because in her eyes - people don't get it.
If you are triggered by mentions of assault, femicide, transphobia and sexual abuse, it's okay to sit this one out.
But if you're listening in - take a shot for every time I say "it's weird"!
Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap, and if you want to communicate with the show, you can send an ...
If you are triggered by mentions of assault, femicide, transphobia and sexual abuse, it's okay to sit this one out.
But if you're listening in - take a shot for every time I say "it's weird"!
Follow Get Me Off This Ride on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap, and if you want to communicate with the show, you can send an ...
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January 30, 2021 • 49 mins
A rebroadcast of an old episode from when the podcast was called Just The Southernmost Tip (JTST).
Follow the Get Me Off This Ride podcast on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap. If you want to send me an email, you can do so at ttmakatu@gmail.com.
Follow the Get Me Off This Ride podcast on Twitter, @GetMeTFasap. If you want to send me an email, you can do so at ttmakatu@gmail.com.
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