Breaking up the supermarkets is hard to do... and a bad idea
In this episode, Oliver talks with Eric Crampton, chief economist at the New Zealand Initiative, about his new paper "Breaking up the supermarkets is hard to do... and a bad idea", which finds the pro...
23 Sep 37min
WEBINAR: Worth Defending: Freedom, prosperity and the case for a stronger New Zealand Defence Force
In this podcast episode, retired Major General John Howard joins Oliver live in a webinar to discuss his new research note "Worth Defending" and why New Zealand needs a stronger, combat-capable Defenc...
17 Sep 59min
Free to Disagree: National's plan to break up Foodstuffs
Here is a full episode of Free to Disagree, our new weekly show with Oliver Hartwich and Damien Grant. National has announced it would split Foodstuffs into separate Pak'nSave and New World chains, i...
16 Sep 41min
Better education requires better teaching
In this episode, Michael talks to Kevin Donnelly, an Australian educator and author who co-chaired the review of Australia's national curriculum. They discuss why schools across the Anglosphere turned...
10 Sep 39min
Nothing routine about the CIA in Moscow
In this episode, Oliver talks to John Howard, senior fellow at the New Zealand Initiative, about the CIA director's public visit to Moscow and what it says about the security of Western Europe. They a...
8 Sep 27min
Free to Disagree: Do celebrity candidates actually win votes?
Here is a full episode of Free to Disagree, our new weekly show with Oliver Hartwich and Damien Grant. Paul Henry is standing for ACT and Taine Randell for New Zealand First. Oliver and Damien ask wh...
7 Sep 46min
Free to Disagree: The social media ban National couldn't sell to its coalition
Here is a full episode of Free to Disagree, our new weekly show with Oliver Hartwich and Damien Grant. National has introduced a bill banning under 16s from social media, and both coalition partners ...
1 Sep 31min
Kiwis putting it on the line for Ukraine
In this episode, Michael talks to Tenby Powell ONZM, former mayor of Tauranga and leader of KiwiKARE, about his team's humanitarian work in Ukraine and how nearly five years of war have transformed th...
25 Aug 30min
