Western media continues to be complicit even as Israeli atrocities get slightly more coverage. In NZ more details come out about the FBI office - who is leading the country when security details are actively hidden from the PM? And there are serious questions to be asked about what’s happening at the Reserve Bank. This episode’s co-hosts Philip, Kyle Timestamps 0:00 Opening 2:10 Israeli Atrocities and Western Media 20:42 FBI Office 29:48 Lost Optics 34:54 Failing to Appeal 38:46 The Reserve Bank...
Aug 31, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 156
This week we discussed austerity and attacks on the public sector. This government has declared war on teachers and healthcare workers, alongside renters, young people and the working class in general. Now even the big business community is noticing. On top of that, establishment media is isolating issues and blaming young people for not having enough kids. This episode’s co-hosts Philip, Simone, Stephanie & Pmax Timestamps 0:00 Opening 1:57 News Priority 11:00 Self Destructive Austerity 14:...
Aug 24, 2025•49 min•Season 2Ep. 155
We speak with Mardi O’Connor about her time working with ISM as a ‘protective presence’ in Masafer Yatta, the West Bank. This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Mardi Timestamps 0:00 Opening 1:01 Background 4:19 Protective Presence 8:15 Sanctions and Boycotts 10:39 Zealotry 14:11 Day to Day 21:39 Settler Youth 26:05 Giving Cover to Settlers 28:32 Media Presence 32:06 State Land 37:59 Western Coverage 44:40 Deported 56:29 Australian Union Movement 59:36 Cracking Down 1:07:11 Closings Intro/Outro by The Pro...
Aug 21, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 154
Greens coleader Chlöe Swarbrick was kicked out of the house this week for speaking against the genocide in Gaza. Meanwhile NZ media aligns itself against teachers and healthcare workers to support the lies of the National coalition government in increasingly overt ways. This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Philip Timestamps 0:00 Opening 1:44 Spineless 15:10 Media Bias 25:38 Palestinian Journalists 28:40 Royal Commission 38:55 Teacher Payrates 42:55 Losing Money Over Text 48:18 ACT Lead Government 1:00:...
Aug 16, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 153
Uh oh! The dads are away and the children will play! A heavily edited version of 1/200 for you this weekend (at least 293 libelous bits cut) that covers this weeks current events from NCEA changes to a brief stint on Tim Jago reporting, or lack thereof This episode’s co-hosts Simone, Pmax Timestamps 0:00 Opening 2:29 - NCEA 30:05- Māori reader 42:20 Tim Jago 50:25 Closings Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive Support us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200...
Aug 10, 2025
Voter Suppression, RNZ failing to report on genocide and the FBI have popped their horrid little head up in NZ’s Parliament. Things aren’t looking good as NZ’s right-wing government hurtles towards overt vassal status. https://johnnyfilmo.substack.com/p/the-arc-of-history-is-long-does-it This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Simone, Pmax, Johnny Timestamps 0:00 Opening 2:35 Voter Suppression 28:44 RNZ Can’t Say Genocide 46:09 FBI in NZ 1:09:27 Closings Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive Support us here: ...
Aug 03, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 151
Climate Liberation Aotearoa are currently leading a direct action in Denniston Plateau on the west coast of the South Island where two activists are stopping the mining operation by literally putting their bodies on the line - they are dangling on coal buckets above the pristine forests of the West Coast. We speak with Rosemary Penwarden about what’s happening. Details here: https://www.climateactionaotearoa.co.nz/ This episode’s co-hosts Josephine, Rosemary Timestamps 0:00 Opening 3:27 Stockton...
Aug 01, 2025•52 min•Season 2Ep. 150
We host Jen Shields and Alice Soper to discuss the sudden Ministerial direction to Sport NZ to remove transgender inclusion guidelines. We discuss the impact of this for trans people against a media backdrop that has failed to either adequately challenge anti-trans proponents or platform experts. Jen’s complaint to NZME: https://jenniferkshields.nz/newsletter/formal-complaint-to-nzme-re-herald-now-interview/ This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Jen, Alice Timestamps 0:00 Opening 3:19 Sports NZ Removing...
Jul 27, 2025•56 min•Season 2Ep. 149
Local Govt NZ had their conference and it's becoming clear that central government only likes local democracy when it's convenient. Cost of living and homelessness increases for everyone except the elite. The Epstein and McSkimming cases in the news prompt a discussion about power, broader political risks and perverse incentives in a hierarchy. This episode’s co-hosts Philip, Simone, Pmax Timestamps 0:00 Opening 2:16 Local Government Conference 5:32 “Local Government is…” 20:05 “Why Have Local G...
Jul 20, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 148
We discuss the filthiness of right-wing discourse and strategy, particularly the latest targeting and smears by Ray Chung in Wellington. The ACT Party is moving openly further right, pulling NZ pol along with the aid of media. And across the West the “centre left” parties continue to accelerate rightwards themselves, could new parties and messaging ameliorate this? This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Philip, Stephanie Timestamps 0:00 Opening 1:17 Ray Chung Claims 8:57 Voting for Something 14:35 Misogy...
Jul 13, 2025•1 hr 19 min
We connect changes to early childhood regulations and criminal laws. The school to prison pipeline is being strengthened, with tragic effects. Finally, we briefly debate the story of New Zealanders being referred to the ICC. Mick Hall's story: https://open.substack.com/pub/mickhall/p/new-zealands-pm-3-cabinet-ministers?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=r6zr3 This episode’s co-hosts Philip, Pmax, Ginny, Simone Timestamps 0:00 Opening 2:42 Early Childhood Education 16:24 Inauthenticity...
Jul 06, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 146
Political communication, media and the divide in reality between the left and right of politics. We discuss Mamdani’s NYC Dem primary win, David Seymour’s attacks on public figures, the horrific behaviour by RNZ in their reporting on the death of a young transman and the transformation of the western elite into weird slop. This episode’s co-hosts Stephanie, Simone, Kyle, Ginny Timestamps 0:00 Opening 1:46 Zohran Mamdani 5:09 New Zealand Progressive Comms 10:33 Global Signal 18:59 Looking to 2026...
Jun 28, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 145
We interview Kieran Kelly about his recent trip to Egypt for the Global March to Gaza. The story of thousands of activists descending on Egypt tells us something about Israel's need to keep the international community on side. Then we discuss Gaza, the American Empire and Iran. How is the Israel/ USA/ Iran dynamic playing out? Where to next? Follow Kieran's blog at ongenocide.com NB this was recorded on 25/06/25, and events are moving quickly. This episode’s co-hosts Philip, Kieran Timestamps 0:...
Jun 26, 2025•57 min•Season 2Ep. 144
Covering domestic and international politics this week, we look at the way in which existing power structures, and even accountability measures, predominantly protect the status quo and the accelerating radicalism of capital. NZ is chucking out the census, ACT is becoming more brazen in its attacks on public figures, and the West gets ever twitchier about encroachments on “their turf”. This episode’s co-hosts Ginny, Simone, Kyle Timestamps 0:00 Opening 1:20 Census 18:35 ACTs Public Attacks 35:50...
Jun 21, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 143
We host Jeremy Moses to talk about the events following Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran, the complicity of Western powers and the historical imperialism that led us here. This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Simone, Josephine, Jeremy Timestamps 0:00 Opening 2:42 Watching The World 8:22 Divided 11:12 Iran 18:37 Right to Protect 40:24 Rules Based International Order 1:06:42 Closings Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive Support us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200...
Jun 15, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 142
We catch up on the week’s political news. We look at the updates on the suspension of Te Pāti Māori MPs and the ways in which it is radicalising voters, the Michael Forbes case and the urgent need for an update to NZ legislation and the apparent battle between Musk and Trump. This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Philip Timestamps 0:00 Opening 1:17 Te Pāti Māori Suspensions 13:59 Radicalising Liberal Voters 21:33 Michael Forbes 31:10 Abuse of Power 36:44 Musk v Trump 45:01 Closings Intro/Outro by The Pr...
Jun 08, 2025•47 min•Season 2Ep. 141
We host Malcom Harris to discuss his new book “What’s Left: Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis” This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Mark Timestamps 0:00 Opening 1:37 The Driving Factor of the Book 3:23 Three Different Paths 8:05 Meeting People Where They Are 9:17 Three Paths Meeting 13:49 Actionable Climate Crisis Solutions 20:26 Stepping Out of Western Centric Solutions 30:22 Infrastructure for Change 36:10 International Market Disconnect 41:05 Common Problem 46:55 Radicalization of Power 53:18...
Jun 04, 2025•56 min•Season 2Ep. 140
We discuss personality politics in NZ. Chris Bishop had an outburst at the AMAs. Our Deputy Prime Minister has passed the baton. Jacinda Ardern's book is out. Usually we try to avoid focusing on personalities in politics, but this week we ask... what if they matter? with Philip, Stephanie, Simone Stephanie's fundraiser: https://www.sweatwithpride.com/fundraisers/stephanierodgers/swp/ This episode’s co-hosts Philip, Simone, Stephanie Timestamps 0:00 Opening 2:29 Chris Bishop 14:12 Competency 22:2...
Jun 01, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 139
We discuss Budget 2025 and how god awful it is alongside the media coverage and analysis. This episode’s co-hosts Simone, Philip, Kyle Timestamps 0:00 Opening 2:08 Trickle Down Transfer 26:45 Two Judges 31:00 Whats a cut 38:20 Cutting Broadcasting 46:35 Iain Rennie 49:28 Infrastructure 58:80 Carceral Spending 1:02:38 Closings Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive Support us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200...
May 25, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 138
We discuss the multitude of ways in which the establishment, both political and media, is aligning against opposition from progressive groups. From the suspension of Te Pāti Māori MPs to the full press against the Green’s alternative budget, it has never been clearer that these institutions are acting in class solidarity with the powerful. This episode’s co-hosts Ginny, Kyle, Pmax, Simone Timestamps 0:00 Opening 1:13 Te Pāti Māori Suspension 9:34 Regulatory Standards Bill 14:11 Andrew Little 22:...
May 18, 2025•45 min•Season 2Ep. 137
We extensively discuss the newly announced changes to pay equity legislation and processes. Who is being affected? What does it mean for society, the Government, political parties and factions? What opportunities does this provide to fight back? Link to Stephanie's fundraiser: https://www.sweatwithpride.com/fundraisers/stephanierodgers This episode’s co-hosts Philip, Simone, Stephanie Timestamps 0:00 Opening 2:29 Pay Equity 6:05 How Can Saving Billions Be Bad 16:48 Political Memory 22:25 How to ...
May 11, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 136
As the US hurtles into fascism under Trump we look at the mechanisms being used to accelerate this and the historical precedents that got us here, including the slower moves towards this scenario under successive Republican and Democratic presidents. This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Kieran Timestamps 0:00 Opening 1:24 The Ascendency of Fascism 30:15 Modern Fascism 49:54 Tariffs 58:57 Historic Rhetoric 1:23:06 A History of Oil 1:31:40 The Overton Shift 1:37:50 Military Power 1:42:26 Summary 1:48:38 ...
May 07, 2025•1 hr 52 min•Season 2Ep. 135
CW: Discussion of sexual violence from ~32:05 Fascism accelerates in the US with ICE running rampant, and NZ’s own rightwing parties are hellbent on introducing the same kind of political extremism here, aided and abetted by our media institutions. This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Angela, Simone Timestamps 0:00 Opening 1:35 The Pope 7:11 Roadmap of Facism 13:48 Liberal Scolding 24:38 Scratch a Liberal 32:05 What Happens if the Trans Bill Passes 51:25 Systematizing Bigotry 58:15 ICE 1:03:30 Closings...
Apr 27, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 134
1 /200 doesn't usually get former US State Department officers as guests, but Dr. Annelle Sheline is no ordinary former State Department officer. Having famously quit her job in protest at the Biden administration's unequivocal backing for Israel's war on Gaza, she recently sat down with Branko Marcetic to talk about how a US foreign policy that puts military power over human rights hurts everyone - including the United States itself. https://quincyinst.org/research/under-primacy-weapons-sales-w...
Apr 19, 2025•51 min•Season 2Ep. 133
We discuss the failed Treaty Principles Bill and potential for a geopolitical restructuring in the political economy instigated by Trump's tariffs. Where to from here? How can we make the most of the moment? This episode’s co-hosts Philip, Ginny, Simone Timestamps 0:00 Opening 1:41 David Losing the People 9:24 Global Discourse of Treaty Principles 23:44 Tariffs 37:21 Pacific Partnership 50:20 Closings Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive Support us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200...
Apr 13, 2025•55 min•Season 2Ep. 132
We guest Paris Marx for thoughts about the upcoming Canadian Election with parallels to the electoral situations across the rest of the west. Paris is in NZ and talking on April 10!: https://digitalsovereignty.lilregie.com/booking/attendees/new This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Philip, Paris Timestamps 0:00 Opening 0:53 Canadian Polling 5:44 Mark Carney 10:00 Chris Hipkins 16:00 Worries of Carney 21:15 Center Left in the West 25:22 Pierre Poilievre 32:20 Similarities of NZ and Canada 36:42 NDP 40:53...
Apr 09, 2025•56 min•Season 131Ep. 2
We discuss the continuing atrocities in Gaza, the blackbagging of activists across the west and declining US hegemony accelerated by an absurd tariffs regime. Closer to home we touch on the Treaty Bill submissions and the horrific hit job on a Green MP by far right muckrakers and politicians. This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Simone, Pmax, Josephine Timestamps 0:00 Opening 1:58 On Gaza 9:36 “Condemn Hamas” 21:54 Legal Corner 27:15 Hegemony 49:50 Treaty Submissions 1:00:07 Benjamin Doyle 1:08:50 Stoc...
Apr 06, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 130
We spoke with Kate from Justice for Palestine and Lulu from Stop Arming Israel about the ongoing genocide and apartheid in Palestine. They took us through the strategy and purpose of their current BDS Divestment campaign targeting ASB Bank for its investments in Motorola. https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/don-t-bank-on-apartheid-asb-kiwisaver-divest-from-illegal-israeli-settlements-or-we-switch Lobbying to Win webinar with Chlöe Swarbrick, 9 April 7pm https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/reg...
Apr 04, 2025•54 min•Season 2Ep. 129
FROM THE ARCHIVES! This episode was originally published on our old platform, and alongside many others didn’t survive the migration. But with RocketLab and US military concerns again on the agenda, we’ve decided to republish. In a flashback episode from season 1, this is an interview with Philip and Branko spoke with Oliver Neas in 2019 about RocketLab launches and the precedents being set for NZ-US surveillance and military co-operation. This episode’s co-hosts Philip, Branko, Oliver Neas Intr...
Mar 31, 2025•52 min
Waning trust in media alongside a failure to uphold standards and whitewashed investigations has NZ outlets in a bad spot. We discuss the examples of negative framing for Tamatha Paul’s comments about police, and the direct engagement between media leadership and far-right astro-turf groups. When will NZ political and media leadership pull in line with the electorate and reject the accelerating fascism in the US under Trump? This episode’s co-hosts Simone, Oliver, Kyle, Ginny Timestamps 0:00 Ope...
Mar 29, 2025•55 min•Season 2Ep. 128
