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Karmelo Anthony has been found guilty for the murder of Austin Metcalf at a track meet last year. Metcalf was stabbed in the heart by Anthony after asking Anthony to leave his team's tent. This has resulted in critical theory being put on full display. Anthony, the murderer, has somehow been made into the victim. It's a tragedy that has been inflamed by the racism that has followed.

Chloe often misleads with her claims around marijuana and it’s impact on our criminal justice system. Samuel uses both his experience as a police prosecutor and data received from a official information request to test Chloe’s claims on the legal impacts of marijuana in New Zealand. Let’s make sure New Zealand continues to say nope to dope!

75% of boys and 70% of girls have seen pornography by the time they are thirteen. Even many pastors and those in leadership positions are struggling in secret. The panel discuss the exploitation that porn causes as well as how young men and women can get free from it's grip.

In this episode of Political Playback – the Opportunities Party oppose biological truth, but want to be kingmaker – should that be non-binary maker?; the latest poll on attitudes to puberty blockers showing waning support for them in NZ; Labour announce their list, a policy, and a policeman; should a National MP be handing out promotional material in schools to children; Greens are strong on talki...

Bob ‘takes one for the team’ yet again, and reviews the new ActionStation book “The Far-Right Playbook” so that you don’t need to read it – and to see if he gets a mention. He’ll be absolutely gutted if he doesn’t.

In this episode Family Matters, Simon speaks with Iranian-New Zealander activist and writer Forough Amin about the ongoing conflict and upheaval in Iran and what it feels like for Iranians in New Zealand. Forough says the latest round protests began in December 2025 with Tehran Grand Bazaar merchants striking over inflation, rising prices, and currency collapse, then spread nationwide across all 3...

We speak to our US correspondent Glenn Stanton from Focus on the Family in Colorado. Topics include: support for LGBT+ issues and 'pride' month wanes; Florida sues OpenAI alleging ChatGPT is unsafe for children; in an excerpt from his new book, Vice President JD Vance reflects on how the death of Charlie Kirk influenced his family; a YouTube influencer faces massive backlash after aborting baby wi...

Is Henry Novak's murder the death knell for DEI? It’s well known that the UK police force, which treated dying Henry Nowak so inhumanly, had undergone DEI training (aka indoctrination). The StraightTalk panel discuss Henry’s tragic murder, and the grossly inhumane and unjust manner in which it was handled by the police. #familyfirstnz

In this episode of Daybreak – the Greens are having a bad time with petitions, capitalism & speeding; the Women’s Refuge, Grant Robertson and Christchurch City Council need help defining what is a woman; latest political poll that the media don’t want to talk about; but the media are keen to talk about the faaaar right Pauline and Nigel; an apology from 1News and the BBC for making stuff up; t...

In this episode of Family Matters, Simon speaks with Yifat Goddard who has just had her Meta account cancelled because she was talking about antisemitism. Yifat is a New Zealander and also Israeli citizen, and she shares how one morning she found that her Facebook, Instagram and Messenger accounts were fully disabled by Meta after a period of restrictions and vague claims she breached “community s...

Is AI dangerous? Here's latest episode of CounterCulture - a fascinating discussion about AI. Samuel Bilton hosts the show, with panellists Jake Stowers, Ethan Aloiai, and Christian Edwin

In this episode of Solid Ground, Simon shares a story of a 17-year-old New Zealand girl who was told by doctors she wouldn’t make three years – a reminder that a doctor’s prognosis is not always right. He then discusses some of the wider dynamics occurring around gender ideology, noting a UN Special Rapporteur has condemned Australia for silencing a doctor – Jillian Spencer – when she spoke out ag...

Richard Dawkins has spent his life not only studying biology but also arguing that God is a delusion. He sits down with Jack Tame and speaks about the pandemic and how it has affected public trust in science. He also discusses what he hopes one day science will solve, and he gives the examples of the origin of life and the nature of consciousness. One day he might be willing to accept the evidence...

The tradwife movement is making a comeback, because conservative values, getting married, caring for children, going to church – surprise surprise – makes families happy. They're even making bread from scratch! And that is worrying the media. Majorly. Australia’s '60 Minutes' is the latest outlet to panic. We take a watch...

Has there been a surge in interest among Gen Z for spiritual things after the emptiness of materialism? And is the Church ready to meet that need and answer their biggest questions? Samuel, Jake, Ala and Arian dive headfirst into this vital conversation.

In this episode of Political Playback – make submissions on the Definition of Woman and Man Bill; home-schooling U-turn by the Government; a quick review of Budget 2026, IPSOS Survey highlights continued concerns of voters; the Government spends $3.5m telling us to step off the gas; media issues including RNZ’s ratings and Newstalk ZB’s apology; NZ First says no but is Labour still leaving the doo...

We speak to our UK Correspondent Sean Redfearn about proposed conversion therapy laws in the UK, the latest developments around digital ID, the massive rise of Reform UK in the council elections, and the two competing rallies in London over immigration.

In this episode of Solid Ground, Simon talks a big win for the homeschooling community as the Minister of Education removes controversial clauses from an education Bill. Simon explains how the whole situation came to be and finally unfolded. He encourages listeners to check out his latest podcasts with Cynthia Nixon, who is deeply involved in the homeschooling community, so as to get her expert op...

In this episode of Family Matters, Simon O'Connor sits down with Ani O’Brien to discuss what appears the most difficult question facing most politicians these days – ‘what is a woman?’ This very discussion is, according to one New Zealand MP, something that is both “irresponsible” and “hateful”, so clearly this is an important podcast to listen to!

The bill that seeks to legally define a "woman" as "an adult human biological female" and a "man" as "an adult human biological male" is getting lots of pushback from the opposition parties. Labour are calling the bill "irresponsible", while Greens co leader Chloe Swarbrick said 'So what is a woman Mr Speaker? Whatever the hell she wants to be" 🙄 Our StraightTalk panellists Simon O'Connor , Peter...

The years of free fees at university are over. Two billion dollars of taxpayers money later, it's coming to an end. It was quite clear the goals that Jacinda Ardern's government set out to achieve with this policy failed. But while our minds are turned to our universities, should we rethink the whole system while we are at it?

In this episode of StraightTalk, we discuss - a digital drivers licence on your phone, and will you be getting one? Why is the Government targeting homeschoolers and what happened to consultation; and the Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill - which would define "woman" in law as "an adult human biological female", and "man" as "an adult human biological male" – got through it...

In this episode of Family Matters, Simon sits down with Cynthia Hancox to discuss the government looking to give the Ministry of Education huge new powers to impose reporting and assessment requirements on home schooling. Cynthia is the government liaison for the National Council of Home Educators, advises those homeschooling, and has herself homeschooled five children. She shares how the Ministry...

We speak to our US Correspondent Glenn Stanton from Focus on the Family based in Colorado. We discuss Texas Children’s Hospital creating a ‘detransition clinic’ to settle DOJ and state investigation; the Supreme Court has maintained access to the abortion pill mifepristone via mail; Influencer Joseph Hughes is drawing heavy criticism after posting a video of himself in a hospital gown dramatically...

A Bill to define what a Man is and what a Woman is has passed it's first reading. Chloe Swarbrick, David Seymour and Winston Peters give their reactions to the Bill. Samuel also presents the latest data on where the average Kiwi sits on the issue.