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...

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...

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. This episode’s co-hosts Angela, Jen, John, Kyle Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:06 PATHA 1:58 The Cass Review 12:38 Bell v Tavistock 16:51 Gender...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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. Fast Track bill submissions This episode’s co-hosts Stephanie, Pmax, Kyle Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:10 Cuts, Cuts and More Cuts 5:40 Planned...

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...

Description The 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. This episode’s co-hosts Ginny, Kyle, Mitch, Simon Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:53 “Culture War” 4:08 Destiny Church’s Anti Woke Protesting 8:15 The Insidiousness of Culture War 17:40 NZ Firsts Wokeism...

Description Paul is joined by lawyer and campaigner Max Harris to discuss Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s Long Term Plan proposal, which seeks to entrench his agenda of privatisation, low rates and low spending for years to come. This episode’s co-hosts Paul, Max Timestamps 00:41 - The Long Term Plan and battlegrounds 05:02 - Auckland Future Fund 11:16 - How should we think about public assets? 14:40 - Council fiscal responsibility straight-jacket 22:10 - The right wing economic playbook and...

Description The 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. This episode’s co-hosts Oliver, Simon, Kyle Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 2:19 The Fast Track Bill 13:53 Extractive Industries in NZ 22:46 A Culture of Cruelty  41:09 GCSB Revelations 50:50 Winston Peters Gets Knocked Slightly Back  54:48 Where is the...

Description There 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? This episode’s co-hosts Simon, Kyle Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:37 We’ve Learned Nothing 16:38 National’s 100 days 17:52 No ACAB in Politics 27:01...

Description We 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? This episode’s co-hosts Finlay, Kyle, Lamia Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:15 On Gaza 4:40 NZ Media’s...

Description David 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. This episode’s co-hosts Mark, Kyle, David Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 2:20 Google’s AI Publishing 5:05 Will AI Stick in Publications 7:15 Spam in a New Era 12:05 The Purpose of Media  14:40 The Cost of a...

Description We 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”). This episode’s co-hosts John, Philip, Kyle Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:30 On Gaza 11:04 Western Government Shifts 19:12 ICJ...

Description Coordinated online abuse and disinformation campaigns are nothing new, but in the last few years they’ve accelerated and become far more ubiquitous. We talk with Nicole Skews-Poole about the way that has developed in NZ and what progressive and left institutions and communities can be doing to fight back. This episode’s co-hosts Ginny, Kyle, Nicole Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 2:50 The Rise of Online Disinformation Echo Chambers 7:36 Online Organizing 13:12The...

Description 1/200 discusses the lurch to the reactionary right by the National coalition this week as they escalate the rhetoric about beneficiaries and poor people. At the same time National continues to undermine political norms and run roughshod over process. This episode’s co-hosts Jack, Kyle, Simon Timestamps 0:00 Mihi for Efeso Collins 3:26 Introductions 4:07 Anti-Welfare Government 16:58 The Left’s Failings 23:50 Invisible Social Murder 29:08 Media Complacency  32:01 Learning From...

Description We speak with Mandy Henk and Byron Clark about their recently developed Climate Disinformation Night School, the ways that the information space around climate discourse have developed over time and how different communities might be targeted by groups peddling disinfo.Sign up for the course here! This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Mandy, Byron Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 2:57 The Way Climate Change Disinformation Develops 7:04 Why It Doesn’t Matter 10:12 Facing Away from...

Description 1/200 speaks with Siouxsie Wiles and barrister Peter Kelly to talk about the current state of the pandemic, the effect on schools and workplaces, and what possible legal options might exist to challenge the status quo in lieu of government or institutional action. You can find more advice and details about advocating for Covid action here This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Oliver, Siouxsie, Peter Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 3:58 Where We Are With Covid 11:46 On Long...

Description We update on Gaza alongside the impotency and dilapidation of US leadership. The West is looking in bad shape as multiple governments adopt increasingly fascistic policies in response to their own roles in genocide. In NZ the right-wing continues to push anti-Indigenous rhetoric, this week among the main targets has been Section 27 cultural reports - Oliver and Simon give us the expert rundown on what they are and why this attack is so damaging. This episode’s co-hosts Kyle,...

Description We discuss the creeping attack on the machinery of state - from potential cuts to the Office of the Clerk to frontline cuts in public services to the use of urgency to push repeals unnecessarily alongside removing Regulatory Impact Statements. Is there fire among the smoke here? Is this a considered approach by National and its partners, or brute incompetence? And how does the undermining of Te Tiriti by ACT play into this? This episode’s co-hosts Angela, Kyle,...

Description We assemble a range of co-hosts to discuss National government “woes” and nastiness before checking in on the Greens, with James Shaw announcing his resignation and Chlöe Swarbrick announcing her candidacy for the co-leader role. This episode’s co-hosts Stephanie, Paul, Jack, Kyle Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 1:55 MMP Woes 14:08 Cuts Cuts Cuts 27:55 James Shaw Goneburger 52:014 Greens on the Ground 1:13:21 Closing Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive Support us here:...

Description We speak with Kieran Kelly about genocide and the history of the Genocide Convention then go through the ICJ’s 26 January Order for provisional measures in response to South Africa’s application.https://ongenocide.com/ This episode’s co-hosts Kyle, Kieran Timestamps 0:00 Introductions 3:00 Writing on the Genocide 6:36 South Africa Putting the Application Forward 11:05 The Accountability Archive 13:24 The Concept of Genocide 24:37 The Consequences of the ICJ 26:48 Provisional...