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.
Read MoreWe 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 to bite them?
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreThis 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”.
Read MoreWhirlwind 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?
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreWe’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.
Read MoreLots 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?
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreWe’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.
Read MoreLots 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.
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreThe National coalition government has lost control of it’s partner parties as they continue descending into attacks on minority groups. We discuss the problems with the term “culture war” and what the framing and strategy of the extreme right is hoping to achieve.
Read MoreThe National coalition government continues to move at horrible, incompetent pace with cuts and punitive policy. We talk Fast Track Bill, public service cuts, foreign spying and Peters making a fool of himself, again.
Read MoreThere are once again too many things happening in the world, and the National Party coalition is using that to their advantage to continue ramming through deeply destructive policy. We talk cops, school lunches and protests. But what’s up with opposition parties being unable to capitalise on these clearly unpopular decisions?
Read MoreWe cover the week’s events once again! Gaza and reporting in the west continues to be a major issue, the US continues to be complicit. Journalism is struggling, particularly in NZ, how much is it a marketing and structural failing? The National coalition is cutting everything and attacking the vulnerable while also criminalising - why are they bringing back bootcamps?
Read MoreDavid Farrier joins us to discuss the advent of AI in the media space, recent lay-offs and the funding structures that led us here. We go into broader detail about the forces driving these issues, particularly in the tech industry, and what hope there is for journalism.
Read MoreWe cover the latest atrocities in Gaza and the response in the West. In NZ we continue under onslaught by a right-wing government passing as much regressive policy under urgency as possible, and need to reckon with a shrinking media environment as Newshub announces it’s wrapping up. John joins the cast to update us on the UK (“it’s bad”).
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