We’re joined by special guest Bevan Holloway to discuss his report on the Ministerial Advisory Group hijacking review processes to drastically change the curriculum while ignoring expert advice, process and institutional norms. We discuss the issues, the details and the implications alongside the broader rightwing strategy to subvert democracy in favour of ideologues. bevanholloway.com/2024/08/28/how-a-special-interest-group-took-over-the-refresh-of-the-new-zealand-curriculum/ This episode’s co-...
Sep 07, 2024•52 min•Ep 95•Transcript available on Metacast System Change Aotearoa have kindly provided us the audio from their 20 August 2024 public meeting about a radical left party in NZ. Enjoy! Do we need a new party of the radical left? This is a crucial question facing anticapitalists in Aotearoa today. We live in an era of extreme inequality. The threat of climate breakdown looms over everything. Yet governments around the world sit idly by as the rich get richer and the climate crisis worsens. On the left, we see a clear explanation for this: th...
Sep 03, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep 94•Transcript available on Metacast This week we talk about the clear lack of shift in the US genocide policy, including the recent escalation by IOF in the West Bank and VP Harris continuing Biden’s platform. In NZ the right-wing National coalition continues to break norms while passing anti-democratic policy without a mandate or giving the public an opportunity to make submissions - we discuss the last minute change to “gang laws” and the hijacking of the curriculum review. Bevan Holloway’s Curriculum Investigation This episode’...
Sep 01, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep 93•Transcript available on Metacast Here's some RAW and UNFILTERED commentary from the chalkface. @PedagogyMaxima takes you through his perspective of the education sector - from ECE to Tertiary. https://www.treasury.govt.nz/sites/default/files/2024-05/pc-inq-fcfa-sub-082-douglas-g-higgins.pdf
Aug 27, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast The DNC Convention showcased the best of entertainment propaganda to run cover for US genocide complicity but they still couldn’t help themselves but reiterate their thirst for bloodshed. Closer to home lobbying and corruption accelerate in NZ under one of the most regressive governments we’ve ever had. This episode’s co-hosts Stephanie, Kyle, Josephine, Ginny Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 2:00 DNC 19:43 Lobbying and Corruption 35:32 Education Curriculum Review 45:56 Incrementalism 1...
Aug 24, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep 92•Transcript available on Metacast We discuss the incredibly punitive changes to MSD social welfare systems, the introduction of new RSE rules and the open war being waged in NZ by the capital class on the most vulnerable workers. This episode’s co-hosts Philip, Josephine, Simon, Kyle Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 2:17 Benefit Changes 31:24 RSE Changes 55:58 Closings Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive Support us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200...
Aug 17, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep 91•Transcript available on Metacast We talk with University of Canterbury’s Jeremy Moses about BDS actions at UoC, countries boycotting Nagasaki commemorations and the shift of NZ towards integration with US military interests. https://mickhall.substack.com/p/nz-not-attending-nagasaki-event-insists https://x.com/jeremy_moses/status/1821777442694140009 This episode’s co-hosts Ginny, Jeremy, Kyle Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 2:28 Actual Good News From University of Canterbury 7:29 Feeling of Paralysis 12:31 States Standing with Isr...
Aug 10, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep 90•Transcript available on Metacast The National coalition government continues to decimate NZ’s public service and enact disastrous policy even as evidence and public opinion mount against them - we discuss the anti-democratic attack on Health services and the recently released Abuse in State Care report. Over in the US their genocide complicity has a new coat of paint in Kamala Harris, and liberals are flocking to the new campaign. This episode’s co-hosts Kieran , Kyle, Philip Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:05 Health Funding Ch...
Jul 27, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep 89•Transcript available on Metacast We’re joined by Kieran Kelly and Jeremy Rose to go over the ICJ Advisory Opinion of 19 July 2024 - “Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem”. We talk about the details of the case, the rulings and implications and touch on how NZ should respond. Executive Summary of the Opinion This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Kieran , Jeremy Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 4:51 The ICJ vs The ICC 10:15 History of the Ruling ...
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep 88•Transcript available on Metacast The ICJ has ruled the Israeli occupation of Palestine illegal. Donald Trump was shot at - what does this mean for the campaign and US politics. And what does a Trump/Vance ticket look like alongside increasingly misanthropic legislation - we look at the immense increase in anti-trans legislative attempts over the last few years. This episode’s co-hosts Gigi , Ginny , Kyle, Simon Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 2:56 ICJ Ruling 8:30 Trump Shot At 24:52 Perpetrated Political Violence 29:33 “Ple...
Jul 20, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep 87•Transcript available on Metacast UK Labour have won the 2024 General Election and we break down what happened, why and what this means for Labour and the left. What opportunities and risks does UK politics present over the next four years? And in the US the crisis of leadership continues as rumblings within the DNC about Biden increase, while his core supporters double-down on his run. This episode’s co-hosts Branko, John, Kyle, Oliver Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:09 Democrat Panic 11:22 Campaign Expectations 19:15 UK Labor ...
Jul 06, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep 86•Transcript available on Metacast Back for another week of current events we kick it off with the US Presidential debate then descend into Israel’s seeming insistence on turning their genocide into a war on multiple fronts. Julian Assange is free, but Kanaky Independence leaders have been taken prisoner and shipped to France. And in NZ the National coalition is increasingly cruel and unfettered by evidence or reality. This episode’s co-hosts Simon, Kyle, Ginny, Finlay Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:23 US Presidential Debates&nb...
Jun 30, 2024•58 min•Ep 85•Transcript available on Metacast Another current events episode, another week where there’s too much happening. We talk NZ infrastructure failures, Ministers who seem to be the antithesis of their roles, Luxon gaffes, Sinophobia and US disinfo, and the continuing genocide in Gaza. This episode’s co-hosts Oliver, Kyle Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 0:53 Northland Pylon 3:35 Beached Interislander 5:02 Disability Top Up Removed 7:42 The Cost Benefit Analysis of Animal Extinction 12:52 Mining Interests 15:32 Scandals Hav...
Jun 23, 2024•48 min•Ep 84•Transcript available on Metacast We chat with Rowan Wernham, director of upcoming documentary Pistachio Wars , about water privatisation in California and the impact that billionaire agriculture has on the environment, local populations and global politics. This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Rowan Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 4:06 Film Overview 14:44 Climate Backlash 18:54 Water Crisis 21:53 Growing Pistachios 30:32 The Human Cost 40:08 Power Dynamics 49:03 Parallels with New Zealand and Three Waters 55:35 Iranian Lobby...
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep 83•Transcript available on Metacast Another week with too many big events - we cover a bunch of them with as much depth as we can cram into an hour and a half. We discuss Israeli atrocities in the Nuseirat Massacre, the mid-week EU elections, the politics of NZ infrastructure, and the destitute state of NZ media when it attempts reportage on China. This episode’s co-hosts Ginny , Josephine , Kyle, Mark , Simon Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 2:59 Nuseirat Massacre 14:53 EU Elections 25:32 Infrastructure Politics 47:17 A New Rise in ...
Jun 15, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep 82•Transcript available on Metacast We host James Harris co-founder of Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage to talk about his time in the West Bank and his belief that challenging Christian Zionism is a key factor to stopping the genocide. This episode’s co-hosts James, Mitch, Kyle Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 4:24 Christian Zionism 12:37 Christian Nationalism in the USA 14:40 Time in Gaza 22:58 The Direct Impact of Christian Zionism 31:37 Clash of Civilizations 36:30 Travelling Through a Settlement 46:35 What's the Solution 51:41 Rig...
Jun 11, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep 81•Transcript available on Metacast We discuss the train wreck of UK politics and how it’s indicative of right-wing reactionary drift in western democracies. The US is playing the same game as it continues supporting a genocide and implementing Trump-era policy under a Democratic president. And things aren’t much better here in Aotearoa, either. This episode’s co-hosts Ginny , John , Kyle, Philip , Simon Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:57 UK Election News 3:56 Luke Akehurst 9:20 UK Labour Election Approach 20:34 Tory Polling ...
Jun 09, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep 80•Transcript available on Metacast We speak with Joe Xulue about the history of Kanaky (New Caledonia) and the context for the current crisis caused by France’s National Assembly passing a bill that removed electoral restrictions protecting the demographic status of the nation’s indigenous Kanaky people on May 14 2024. Joe’s explainer in the SpinOff This episode’s co-hosts Joe, Josephine, Kyle Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 2:40 What’s Happening in Kanaky 6:19 The Missing Voices of Discourse 8:42 Independance vs Decolonization&nbs...
Jun 06, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep 79•Transcript available on Metacast CW: Sexual Assault/Rape as pertaining to US Presidents We discuss Trump’s guilty charges and what effect that will have on US politics, NZ’s “Budget Week’ and National’s broken promises to cancer patients, alongside the failure of Labour to capitalise on National Party inadequacy and rally the electorate. Meanwhile Te Pāti Māori have begun protest actions this week - how does that operate and why aren’t more people supporting them on the left? And how corrupt can National be before it comes back...
Jun 02, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep 78•Transcript available on Metacast We try to fit as much of the week’s topics into a single episode, and fail miserably. Iran’s president died, John Key named in a civil suit, the bs being pushed by National about Kāinga Ora, Kanaky protests, the ICC and ICJ took action and the UK announced a snap election. This episode’s co-hosts Simon , Kyle, Ginny Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:57 Ebrahim Raisi 7:47 John Key Named 15:16 Kāinga Ora “Not Profitable” 29:16 Prison Privatisation 31:54 Scale of Corruption 35:59 Kanaky 42:58 I...
May 25, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep 76•Transcript available on Metacast This week we have somewhat an Education Policy special as the National coalition government continues using ACT as it’s proxy to push through destructive changes to the public service. We talk charter schools, unions, school funding, lunches, and “truancy”. This episode’s co-hosts Andrew , John , Kyle, Stephanie Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:34 Charter Schools 8:54 The Cost of Charter Schools 11:35 The School of Brian Tamaki 14:01 The Why of Charter Schools 16:30 Teacher Unions Power 20:16 Sel...
May 18, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep 76•Transcript available on Metacast Whirlwind podcast trying to cover as much horrible stuff as possible - the National coalition’s war on kids continues with school lunch cuts, Luxon is swiftly coming unstuck as his coalition partners put him in bad situations, the US politics of genocide is horrific as always and why does the left have to stay so goddamn civil while our opponents lose their minds? This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Lamia , Oliver Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:34 Nightmare Blunt Rotation 6:50 Minimal Criticism ...
May 11, 2024•Transcript available on Metacast We talk US college campuses and crackdowns on protest, the complicity of University administrations in authoritarian actions and how this looks in the NZ context. Josephine is recently back from India where national elections are just getting underway, we discuss democracy in the Global South. And Winston Peters is making a joke of NZ again with his recent comments about an Australian politician and AUKUS. (The title refers to NYPD finding a copy of the so-titled textbook and attempting to use i...
May 04, 2024•58 min•Ep 74•Transcript available on Metacast We’re joined by co-hosts Angela and John to speak with Jen Shields, the President of PATHA (Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa). We discuss the recent Cass Review in the UK, what impact it has had overseas, and what we’re likely to see happen in NZ as we approach the release date for a report into healthcare here. John’s recent article on this can be found here . This episode’s co-hosts Angela, Jen, John, Kyle Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:06 PATHA 1:58 The Cass Review 12...
Apr 30, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep 73•Transcript available on Metacast Lots to discuss in domestic NZ politics this week, but we start with the discovery of mass graves in Gaza and the response to that on US university campuses. In NZ the National coalition is going after the gangs and few people are speaking out for human rights for fear of the association. Two ministers are demoted within 6 months and a third has been summonsed by the Waitangi Tribunal - where are the narratives about chaos and instability? This episode’s co-hosts Jack , Kyle, Simon Timestamps 0:...
Apr 28, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep 72•Transcript available on Metacast We host Marco de Jong to discuss AUKUS, how NZ is approaching it, the changes in position between this government and the last and what it threatens for the future of the Pacific. This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Marco Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 3:16 AUKUS Pillar 2 6:35 Implications of AUKUS 13:19 Non-Partisian 16:02 Concerns With the US 21:08 The Report 22:24 US Industrial Complex in ANZ 29:09 Military in the Pacific 31:28 Distant Collateral Damage 32:15 NZs Potential Involvement 38:34 Ho...
Apr 20, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep 71•Transcript available on Metacast We’re joined by genocide researcher, educator and survivor Arnesa Buljušmić-Kustura to discuss the genocide Israel is committing in Palestine, how the warning signs have been there for decades, and the complicity of the West. This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Arnesa Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 2:30 A Disproportionate Response 4:24 Why Is It Hard to Get the Message Out 10:04 Israeli Propaganda 13:25 It's Not Just Rhetoric 18:21 Israeli Hubris 22:21 Consequences of Unchecked Nationalism 30:44 ...
Apr 16, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep 70•Transcript available on Metacast Description Lots in the news on the news this week with major decisions being made for both Newshub and TVNZ. Is Murdoch eyeing up NZ shores? We discuss the cynicism and nastiness of the Cass Report and the stitch up between political and media classes to attack trans healthcare. And government corruption is at a premium as the Fast Track process gathers momentum. TransActual Briefing on Cass Report This episode’s co-hosts Finlay , Ginny , Kyle, Simon Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:58 The Gutti...
Apr 13, 2024•53 min•Ep 69•Transcript available on Metacast Description We discuss the continued cuts under the National coalition, the attacks on Māori wards and the new history curriculum and the ways in which right-wing politicians are more than happy to be “indoctrinating children” so long as it’s them doing it. Finally we shout out to SS4C and wonder about the future of electoral politics. Charter Schools Report Fast Track bill submissions This episode’s co-hosts Stephanie , Pmax , Kyle Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:10 Cuts, Cuts and More Cuts 5:4...
Apr 06, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep 68•Transcript available on Metacast Description We discuss the current situation in Gaza, the inability and lack of desire by the international community to stop a genocide, and how it’s being responded to in western settler colonial states including NZ. Kieran’s article on the history and intent can be found here This episode’s co-hosts Dylan , Tameem , Kieran , Kyle Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:32 Updated on Gaza Since Last Time 3:17 Scale of Atrocity 7:16 IDF Lies 8:23 Controlling the Narrative 10:53 Failings of Leadership 1...
Apr 03, 2024•46 min•Ep 67•Transcript available on Metacast 
