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1/200 Episode 176 - It's Gorbin' Time

This week Labour flipped on a KiwiSaver GST plan & Luxon flopped to rule out Freedom NZ. In international news we talked the death of Gorbachev. Did Boris Johnson sink a peace deal in Ukraine? Finally, Chile is going to the polls on the 49th anniversary of the election of Salvador Allende, to vote on a historically progressive Constitution.

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1/200 Episode 172 - Dire Straits

We're back with another cheery current events ep to warm the cockles of your heart. The Labour & National Parties are on trial over donations scandals. The cost of living payments are putting the 'mean' in means testing. Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan so now we have to talk about nuclear war again. With Branko, Kyle & Philip.

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1/200 Episode 170 - Suit-able Climate Policy

The 1 of 200 crew survey the wreckage of the last week of takes on the Green Party leadership furor, and find that one week on, the nation's pundits still have no idea what they're talking about. Maybe they should've listened to our last episode. We close by comparing the Labour government's inaction to the good-but-bad climate bill unveiled in the US this week.

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1/200 Episode 168 - Green Means Go

At the Green Party AGM, around 30% of delegates voted to 'Reopen Nominations' rather than give James Shaw another year as co-leader. What does that mean? Two men accused of fraud over donations to the NZ First Foundation have been found not guilty by the High Court.

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1/200 Episode 165 - Boris Gone-son

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.

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1/200 Episode 164 - Never Gonna Give EU Up

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.

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