Independent politics and media podcast from NZ
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Kyle and Philip chat with Mark about Guy Williams’ ‘interview’ with Leo Molloy, the ability of conspiracist groups to get favourable coverage in establishment media and the new covid ‘response’ changes from Labour. Start - Guy Williams 'interview' with Molloy 24:45 - Nurses For Freedom in the media 39:00 - Labour's 'new' covid measures https://www.patreon.com/1of200...
Just Kyle and Branko this week, blitzing through a parade of major global developments: Abe dead; Johnson finished; Ardern hits Oz. Is the Australia-New Zealand partnership back? Is the government walking back on its drift toward the Washington orbit? And why is the media so damn soft on Luxon? We can't promise we'll give you the answer, but you'll at least enjoy the journey. 1:00 - Assassination of Shinzo Abe 8:25 - Boris Johnson resignation 21:50 - Luxon v Ardern on the world stage 35:00 - NZ/...
The OG 3 (Branko, Kyle & Philip) caught up for a long chat covering a wide spectrum of issues. The Proud Boys have been declared a terrorist organisation. Rating the idea of Health NZ vs District Health Boards. Jacinda in Europe for a trade deal with the EU, speaking at NATO & great power aggression. Track Times 2.30 - Terrorist Proud Boys 21.35 - Health NZ 35.00 - EU NZ trade 45.30 - NATO and geopolitics https://www.patreon.com/1of200...
Kyle, Jan and Rustie discuss the French Parliamentary elections and the by-election in Tauranga with the spectre of the reactionary right looming over both. https://www.patreon.com/1of200
Realism: these days, you either love it or hate it, with the Ukraine war and analysis of its causes and solutions prompting a debate about its merits. To cut through the noise, Danny Bessner joins Branko to explain the history of realism, what we can learn from it, what we should reject, and its stark limits. https://www.patreon.com/1of200
The ILO have dismissed Business NZ on FPAs. The He Waka Eke Noa plan has been released and is far too weak. The National Party are polling better & better under Luxon. https://www.patreon.com/1of200
Kyle hosts Adam and Pedagogy to discuss their experiences of teaching at the chalk-face while the Omicron wave rips through NZ schools. They discuss the challenges for students and staff as an under-resourced, poorly communicated health response from the Ministry flounders as we head into winter. https://www.patreon.com/1of200
An update on Business NZs FPA misinformation campaign (not mad just disappointed). Won't somebody please think of the children; Covid is ripping through our schools. Finally in geopolitics, the NZ government seems to have definitively chosen Team USA. https://www.patreon.com/1of200
If you think Government budgets over the last couple of decades had NZ society pretty much sorted out, you probably liked this budget. But why are you listening to us, are you lost? After the political & media reaction to the 2022 budget, Paul, Kyle & Philip sit down to talk it through. From some specifics on health & welfare, to inflation & fiscal rules, to political narratives & strategies for 2023, the team discuss the budget in long form....
Kyle, Paul and Philip discuss Business NZ’s approach to FPAs, Tauranga by-election candidates and the Emissions Reduction Plan.
CW: Mental health and suicide in the context of health work Kyle and Justine speak with PSA Organiser Will Matthews about the Allied Health Workers strike and the current state of our health service. Sign the petition to support our health workers here Would you like to donate to the hardship fund to support striking allied health workers? You can donate via bank transfer to account number 02-0536-0016596-25. Please include the initial of your first name, your full surname and “APHST” in the cod...
The team discuss the trespass notices for protestors at Parliament, the shifting tides of climate reporting and policy and the recent furore over a wealth tax.
Kyle, Philip and Justine discuss the media and political discourse in the last couple of weeks about Ram Raids and Crime Waves, before a brief overview of Labour's incoming Three Waters restructure and the risks of conflating the issues involved.
Kyle chats with Rustie and Joe about the context of the Australian election campaign, what's happening and the possible results.
Kyle and Jan discuss Ardern's return to the world stage, China and US posturing over the Solomon Islands, a final note before the French election and the killing of Kaoss Price by police earlier in the week.
1/200 tackles the election in France, where an uninspiring, racist centrist is once more the only thing standing between a victory for the Far Right. Branko picks the brain of Jacobin European editor David Broder , before they're joined by a surprise mystery host .
The 1/200 crew has taken a page out of Christopher Luxon's book and cut the crew to just two this week, for efficiency's sake. Philip and Branko discuss Luxon's blundering policy prescriptions and, speaking of things no one's thinking too much about, New Zealand's slow motion embroilment in the war in Ukraine.
Kyle is joined by First Union’s Ed Miller to discuss Fair Pay Agreements and some of the recent campaigns to support workers in NZ. Keep up to date with what’s happening in the union space on the First Union TikTok !
Philip, Paul and Jan discuss numerous issues in the week gone - the latest NZ political polling, the resignation of MoH leadership, housing policy, the IPCC report and finally a hat-tip to the upcoming French elections.
Justine, Philip and Kyle pay tribute to Moana Jackson, discuss the recent April 1 policy changes to NZ’s welfare state, the resignation of Louisa Wall, and whether we’ll see a change in direction from the Greens that will push Labour from the left.
Branko and Kyle chat with Green MP Ricardo Menéndez March about recent 'cost of living’ coverage, what he sees as the fundamental issues, and what the Greens can offer to differentiate themselves electorally.
Kyle and Josephine talk neoliberal politics and ‘bottom feeder’ narratives, the changes to public health measures in NZ, and the lack of independence in NZ’s foreign policy - for both Covid and Ukraine.
It's just Kyle and Branko this week to talk about major events both near and far. The war on Ukraine continues to rage, sending the global economy into chaos, and forcing the Labour government to take some less-than-bold steps to address spiraling inflation. And, of course, former National leader and perennial political punching bag Simon Bridges retires from politics.
Justine, Kyle and Paul talk about recent political polling in NZ, the cost of living crisis and the recent report from the Commerce Commission into NZ’s supermarket industry.
As the war on Ukraine heads into its third week, Kyle, Branko and Josephine discuss possible solutions, the history that brought us here, and competing interpretations of the events, from the perspective of the West and the perspective of the Global South.
Branko and Paul chat with Grace Blakely about the global inflation crisis with a particular eye to the UK and NZ.
Kyle chats with Adam and Ross about the challenges for teachers and parents in the face of Omicron. We discuss government planning, mitigation strategies and try to offer some hope for parents.
Justine and Kyle talk with Dr Siouxsie Wiles about current public health measures, what to expect with Omicron surging in NZ, and what we could be doing better. Join up at https://www.aotearoatogether.org/ to unite and organise our communities.
Branko, Paul and Kyle re-visit discussions about the Wellington protest and analyse current issues with inflation and cost of living on the rise globally.
Justine, Kyle and Branko chat about the current protests at NZ’s Parliament, minimum wage increases and support for our workers in the age of Covid.
