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Context

RNZ
New Zealand
Brain Drain
Parliament
Australia
Chloe Swarbrick
New Zealand Government
Standing Orders
FBI
Robert Muldoon
John Key
Wages
Helen Clark
Kash Patel
China
Five Eyes
ANZUS
Megaupload
Pacific
Democracy

Guyon Espiner & Corin Dann explore the backstory to today’s front page, diving into NZ’s political past and asking, "How did we get here?" But there's a twist: One knows the topic, the other doesn’t.

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 29 ratings
  • Enjoyable listen

    I’ve been enjoying listening to this, it does what it says on the tin. I was born in 92 and this has given me some insight into where we are in New Zealand today. Thanks for making some of the bigger economic subjects easier to understand for those of us that dropped out early 😊 wish we could go back to 1980 and make difference choices

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    O pickled lion
    New Zealanda month ago
  • A dismal reflection

    That this pair of clowns can be described as ‘journalists’ mostly illustrates how low this profession has shrunk in NZ.

    Dann spends most of his time acting as a right-wing press secretary. Speaking truth to power. No, he’s far too busy licking their boots (to put it politely.) leading to speculation that he’s aiming for a nice safe seat as well-paid lobby fodder.

    The presenters would like the audience to think of them as the modern incarnation of Woodward and Bernstein, in reality they wouldn... more

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    ScrapMusic101
    New Zealand2 months ago
  • The dream pub or party conversation

    Love the format of this - it’s like you’ve ended up eves dropping on a well informed, fascinating conversation at the pub or a party.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    IPunk4567899
    New Zealand2 months ago
  • Informative and entertaining

    What more could you want than that?

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Hgft45678fgd
    New Zealand2 months ago
  • Knowledgeable and insightful

    I originally thought, yeah bit mundane, errrrr, how wrong was i. Dan and Guyon are masters of their trade making this poddy totally immersive and thought provoking. A true credit to their skills and experience, well worth a listen, its quite addictive.

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    Ruaphu
    New Zealand3 months ago

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Spies, Allies, and the FBI
Q: What are your thoughts on whether we have been moving closer to the US?
Corin explains that he believes New Zealand has indeed been inching closer to the US, especially due to China's growing influence in the Pacific.
Spies, Allies, and the FBI
Q: What do you reckon would be the most famous case that the FBI has been involved with in New Zealand in recent times?
The hosts discuss the Megaupload case that involved Kim Dotcom and the FBI's significant role in instigating the raid.

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