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Israel vs South Africa part-decision at the Hague leave both parties not being winners...or losers. But many are making the claim it was a win for Israel. It was not David Seymour's "State of the Nation" speak a complete snore fest and predictable meat for his followers Chloe Swarbrick spoke out this morning on rumours that she was with, Golriz Ghahraman when Ghahraman allegedly shop...

Geopolitical analyst Geoffrey Miller joins us live to talk about NZDF going to the Red Seal and what it says to the world about NZ's position in the Israel/Gaza conflict David Seymour was on breakfast today talking about ACTS referendum on the principles of the Treaty and if he thinks National will support it after select committee Associate Health Minister and NZ First MP Casey Costello is fa...

Prof Robert Patman joins us live to talk about the results out of the New Hampshire GOP primary and what it means for the Republican Party moving forward towards the 2024 Presidential election. Prof Mohan J Dutta joins us to talk about the use in the weekend by David Seymour of the saying "Jai Shree Ram" and how many Indian Muslims find it to be a threat because it is linked to violence,...

Who was T.W. Ratana? Author of Ratana Revisited Keith Newman joins us to explain who T.W. Ratana was as many of us think about it as a place or a celebration but not a person. Alternative Jewish Voices' Marilyn joins us to talk about the news that NZ troops are being sent to the middle East to support the efforts against the Houthi. What does this convey to the world about NZ? What does this m...

There is a sound issue for the first 5mins 43secs then fine. Live at 9pm, Debbie Ngarewa Packer joins us to talk about the National Hui over the weekend. What are her takeaways and where to from here especially in the lead up to Ratana and Waitangi Day National is not following official advice on anything from Fair Pay Agreements, to Regulatory Impact Statements and now to the Treaty referendum, a...

National wants to turn NZ into the Handmaid's Tale Satirist Dave Armstrong on bilingual road signs David Seymour flustered by basic questions

David Seymour tries to convince us that the public should decide what the principles of the treaty are, not Māori, not the courts, not the Waitangi Tribunal. Sean Plunket screams at guests again Simon Wilson on Christopher Luxon's climate change dilemma

National wants gangs to stock up on Natural Glow Kelvin Morgan on the new Emily Steel protest clip and YouTube channel How can National claim Labour is soft on crime?

Lord Sumtions facts are wrong about COVID in NZ, we correct him. National's disinformation about inflation and the good news story about the drop in inflation rates prior to the election What is a woman is such a disingenuous question and we'll show you how easy it is to answer the question.

The fire at Loafers Lodge is a huge tragedy and politicians offering "thoughts and prayers' do nothing to solve the issues for vulnerable people in these kinds of living situations. If we agree that we can judge our society based on how we look after the most vulnerable, then this fire is an indictment on NZ society today. All you need to do is look at the reviews of this building for the...

Dr Fairleigh Gilmour is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Gender Studies at The University of Otago. Fairleigh’s research interests include sex work governance; race, gender and class in media representations of crime; and prison education. Dr Gilmour joins us to talk about the state of crime in NZ, is it as we are being told in the media by the opposition and some in society or not?

Duncan Garner, Matthew Hooton and Chewie are all in agreement on something Free Speech advocates don't seem to want to protect the speech of a poet who also happens to be a brown woman Luxon learn te reo for free then pulls up another ladder

Matthew Hooton on Luxon's leadership and coalition expectations versus reality NZ Herald's David Fisher wrote a piece on Chantelle Baker about her "alternative realities" and we chatted with him about it. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/chantelle-baker-profile-the-conspiracy-influencer-and-the-growth-of-an-alternate-reality-media/TLWHK766AZBTRK4T6KBQNJQ4C4/ We had a chat about how...

Chantelle Baker misrepresent the IPCA report and we correct her. Prior to her coming we wanted to know if she should be banned from NZ. What is a teacher worth? How much does a teacher earn and how much should they be getting paid.

Chantelle Baker misleading exaggeration and lies put on blast for everyone to see National wants your retirement money to help landlords Tucker Carlson's numbers crash and looks like more legal trouble on the way for him

Dietrich Soakai is a Youth Development Worker based in Canterbury and joins us to talk about how to best help youth in at-risk situations. Is the National/ACT idea of ankle bracelets and boot camps the best idea to get what society wants from these young people, and give them the best chance to be fully part of society and living their best lives as well.

The full conversation about Chantelle Baker, the exaggerations, mistruths, mis/disinformation and lies she tells along with the tactics she uses to make herself the expert with absolute knowledge with the problem being her followers lap it up as absolute truth.

Some highlights of the last year or so Director of Auckland Pride, Max Tweedie, joins us to explain how the rainbow community is disappointed and frustrated after being left out of the Government's new proposed hate speech laws.

Chantelle Baker says she doesn't defend actions, then defends them. Is Violent Crime up by 40% as National claims with Simon Wilson? Sean Plunket's misinformation push for the 2023 Census

Byron C Clark How do we address a half truth aspect of a conspiracy David Slack on the retirement of the Prime Minister Poor old Kerre Woodham is all confused why NZers don't trust Christopher Luxon

Some highlights of the last year or so Assoc Prof Grant Duncan joins us to talk last weeks bias in the dissemination of the political Newshub/Reid Research poll and how to critically read opinion polls

Some highlights of the last year or so The Supreme Court has strengthened the claim for a change to the voting age with a declaration that the current age of 18 is unjustified discrimination. Co-Director of Make it 16 joins us to talk about what this means for 16 and 17 year old's in NZ

Some highlights of the last year or so Tracey Barnett has been a contributing commentator and columnist for The New Zealand Herald, The Sunday Star Times, TV3, TVNZ, Newstalk ZB, bFM and Radio Live, among many others. Tracey is passionate about women’s issues, data dignity and the current trainwreck of US politics.

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