Best Duncan Grieve Podcasts (2024)

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Inside one of the most unexpected hits in NZ media 33:14

9h ago33:14

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Kristy McGregor was an Australian with no experience in media before founding Shepherdess, a magazine dedicated to the life and experience of rural women. However she proved a total natural, and has developed it into one of the most fascinating and instructive startups in New Zealand media. What started as a print magazine now encompasses a festiva…

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Mass cuts at TVNZ – but are they enough? And NZME's podcast drama, explained 41:03

3d ago41:03

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Glen Kyne returns to The Fold to dissect the 50 proposed redundancies at TVNZ, and the confirmation that news will now be part of content, rather than its own unit. Next, they analyse the extraordinary drama between podcast star Frances Cook and her former employer, NZME – particularly what it says about legacy media's relationship with digital. Fi…

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The non-endorsements, the fate of 1News.co.nz and tremors from small publishers 45:28

10d ago45:28

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Anna Rawhiti-Connell joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to discuss the fallout from Jeff Bezos' decision to halt the practise of endorsements at the Washington Post, and what it says about the swing away from institutional to social media. Next they discuss TVNZ's backtrack on its decision to close the 1news.co.nz site, and a trio of worrying signals …

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How The Spinoff's Top 100 NZ TV shows list was made 34:12

15d ago34:12

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Duncan Greive is joined by his longtime Real Pod co-host Alex Casey to talk through the Top 100 NZ TV shows project, which ran on site last week and climaxes with a Q Theatre live show tonight. She talks about the way the list was assembled, what it says about us as a country, and why this is a particularly poignant moment to do this. Learn more ab…

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What does Sky's big win with Max mean? 41:45

17d ago41:45

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This week Sky announced it had secured the rights to run Max as a channel within Neon, bringing one of the strongest and deepest TV catalogues to its streaming service, and taking a potential competitor off the map (for now, at least). Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive to discuss the implications of the deal, why it's great for Sky now, and what risks …

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An aggressive Substack moves to the heart of the creator economy 53:03

22d ago53:03

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Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie grew up in small town South Island, but is now one of the most influential figures in US media (according to New York magazine). That’s because the platform, which started out with paid newsletters, is now starting to establish itself in social, audio and video. Hamish joins Duncan to discuss its latest moves, it…

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A new character enters the scene at NZ on Air, and what Matt Heath says about ZB's future 47:59

24d ago47:59

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The Spinoff’s editor-at-large Toby Manhire joins Duncan Greive to discuss SXSW and the launch of Auckland FC, and what each says about the vitality of Sydney and Auckland. Duncan toplines the Campaign Brief and Nine drama in Australia, which shows where that country is (still) at, in some ways. Next, they hit SPADA’s warnings about the future of sc…

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Where to now for TVNZ? 39:05

1M ago39:05

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It's a week since TVNZ shocked the media with a proposal to shut down 1news.co.nz and merge news with content. Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to discuss the merits of the approach, what it implies about the future of the business, and other ways it might save $30m and provide a pathway to a sustainable future. Plus – reflections on the d…

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Motion Sickness on their wild journey from Dunedin to Cannes 45:21

1M ago45:21

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Sam Stuchbury founded Motion Sickness as a brand and advertising agency in a flat in Ōtepoti. 10 years on, it has become known for powerful campaigns like 'Proud to be Māori' and 'Rep your Suburb' for Whānau Ora. The company dominated the Axis Awards and picked up silver in the Global Agency of the Year awards in London. Stuchbury and Motion Sickne…

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Google threatens to abandon news in NZ. What comes next? 36:02

1M ago36:02

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On Friday afternoon, Google published a post to its little-read New Zealand blog, one which immediately sent shockwaves through the local news media. It confirmed what had been rumoured – that if the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill passes in its current form, Google will pull news from all its systems and services, and cancel all its agreements w…

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Could live events be the TV commercials of the future? Spark thinks so 38:49

1M ago38:49

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Matt Bain spent a career working across prestige brands in digital contexts before returning to New Zealand to become Data and Marketing Director (CMO in all but name) of the telco-turned-digital services provider that is Spark. It's one of the biggest marketing jobs in the country, with a budget to match – but figuring out what Spark is and how it…

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What the hell happened to traffic? + Stuff's pivots and RNZ's regrets 52:52

1M ago52:52

52:52

Anna Rawhiti-Connell is head of audience for The Spinoff, but spent most of the last decade working in social media for BNZ and the Auckland Theatre Company. She joins Duncan to do a deep dive into the changing nature and shape of social platforms – specifically what happened to links, and therefore traffic. Then they discuss two changes at Stuff –…

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Have advertisers forgotten how to build brands? 50:28

2M ago50:28

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James Hurman is a globally recognised expert in advertising effectiveness – and believes many businesses have become transfixed by generating present day sales through social and search, at the expense of those in the future, generated by brand building on other surfaces. Together they examine what New Zealand's large advertisers and media agencies…

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More cuts at TVNZ, more growth at RNZ – is the future a news merger? 37:27

2M ago37:27

37:27

Glen Kyne returns to join host Duncan Greive to discuss a pair of different stories which seem to head to the same conclusion. The first is Shayne Currie's report on a leaked email from TVNZ CEO Jodi O'Donnell flagging more cuts at the broadcaster, potentially at 1news.co.nz. The second is a Newsroom story about fast-rising ratings at RNZ's website…

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The man in charge of an era-defining rugby rights negotiation 1:08:35

2M ago1:08:35

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Craig Fenton has been boss of NZ Rugby Commercial for a little over six months, but is already in the midst of a crucial deal, one which will shape not just his period in charge, but the whole future of rugby in New Zealand. He joins Duncan Greive to discuss the evolving sports rights landscape in New Zealand, and how Craig sees the All Blacks, Bla…

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Assessing two tough years in screen production and news, and Australian media follows NZ media into a hole 52:38

2M ago52:38

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Tamar Münch joins Duncan Greive to discuss the challenges facing screen and news media – and how they intertwine. They also discuss the resignation of Mike Sneesby at Nine, and the way Australian media is following a bad trail blazed by New Zealand media. Finally, a look at Snapchat's hold on teenagers and an intriguing new BSA survey. Learn more a…

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Did Spark win its big gaming event? Plus Nielsen drama between Stuff and the NZ Herald 32:46

2M ago32:46

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Duncan Greive has a solo podcast this week, talking about the debut of Spark Game Arena Live, a huge new event at Spark Arena. He looks at the upside and downsides of the trend away from sponsorships towards brands creating their own projects. Plus: who's number one? Both NZME and Stuff claimed the title this week – but does it even matter? And fin…

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NZME and TVNZ’s contrasting fortunes and the global challenges of public radio 54:20

3M ago54:20

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One eked out a flat result, the other had a giant loss. Toby Manhire and Duncan Greive discuss what that says about their revenue models. They also discuss the downward trend for RNZ, one mirrored by public media entities around the world. Finally, they look at X’s ban in Brazil and the arrest of Telegram’s founder in France, as a window into the g…

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Spotify's data alchemist explains the mysteries of music streaming 50:59

3M ago50:59

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Glenn McDonald spent over a decade with a very mysterious and specific job title: data alchemist at Spotify. It's possible – even likely – that no one on earth knows as much about music streaming. He is in New Zealand for the Going Global music industry conference, and joins Duncan Greive to talk about how Spotify does and doesn't work for artists,…

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NZ on Air's Where are the Audiences 2024 special: legacy media strikes back 37:18

3M ago37:18

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The 2024 edition of NZ on Air's Where are the Audiences is a bombshell - largely because so little has changed. The past decade has been characterised by a sharp and consistent rise in UGC, social and SVOD platforms, while local media has slid precipitously. This year that slide has arrested – and in some cases reversed. Duncan Greive is joined by …

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A new documentary on the national rugby team due its own breakout era 39:21

3M ago39:21

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The All Blacks were early on the sports doc series train – but the result was widely panned, due to a sense the subjects weren't willing to really open up for it. Robyn Paterson has directed a new series for Sky on the Wheel Blacks, a team she says has far more candour than their more famous counterparts. She joins Duncan Greive to discuss the chan…

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Stuff's CEO is gone, TVNZ eyes a paywall and sports, and the moral complexity of the surging TAB 40:04

3M ago40:04

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Duncan Greive and Glen Kyne discuss the bombshell announcement that Laura Maxwell is leaving Stuff, with owner Sinead Boucher to take over in the interim. What does it say about Stuff's strategy, and who might replace her? Plus signals suggest TVNZ is making a big play into sports and a paywall – what does that mean for the state broadcaster, and f…

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Is the Film Commission / NZ on Air merger now inevitable? Plus a meltdown in pay TV – and an intriguing NZME-Sky tie-up 41:26

3M ago41:26

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Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive to discuss the appointment of Graeme Mason to chair the NZ Film Commission board. The former Screen Australia boss seems the strongest signal yet that the NZFC and NZ on Air are coming together. We run through some worrying signs out of US cable – and ask what they mean for the potential sale of Foxtel, Sky's Australia…

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How NZ film's b-grade outlaw king ended up making one for the whole family 41:57

3M ago41:57

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Ant Timpson has spent much of his life at war with the establishment. With ventures like the Incredibly Strange Film Festival and 48 Hours, he courted controversy and made a home for misfits of film. Now he's a veteran of governance and has directed a family film – albeit one with a killer psychedelic mushrooms sequence. He joins Duncan Greive on T…

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Netflix is in a category of one, ThreeNews wobbles and the NZ Herald holds the centre 33:24

3M ago33:24

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Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive to discuss earnings season in big tech media, with particularly noteworthy results for Meta and Netflix. Locally 1News has opened up a big 25-54 lead over Stuff's ThreeNews – partly using overwhelming force at the Olympics, the NZ Herald debuts an instructive piece of data journalism, and Ant Timpson's Bookworm lends i…

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NEW FORMAT: NZ media news and analysis – with Glen Kyne 42:37

4M ago42:37

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Duncan Greive is joined by recently-departed WBD leader Glen Kyne to pilot a brand new format for The Fold. It features Duncan and Glen analysing new strands in local and international media, along with regular deep dives into different aspects of the business. The first episode features reflections an explainer on why TV advertising fell off a cli…

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Who starts a print magazine during a pandemic? 40:01

4M ago40:01

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Jenn Cheuk is the founder and editor-in-chief of Rat World, "a magazine for the underground" she publishes in Tāmaki Makaurau. Now up to issue seven, it radiates the specific energy of driven, fragile yet urgent creativity across forms ranging from lengthy interviews to comics to photography, covering art, theatre music and more. She joins Duncan G…

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Behind The Story: Reporting on the news within the news 19:17

4M ago19:17

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Spinoff founder Duncan Greive has been writing regularly this year on business, politics and pop culture. But his slightly more niche area of interest is the media itself. This week was a big week for the media with AM and Newshub airing their final episodes and a new lease on life for the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill. If you don’t know what t…

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One final Newshub bulletin for Sam Hayes and Mike McRoberts 55:24

5M ago55:24

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Today marks the end of Newshub, an organisation which has been around for 35 years, and has a strong case as the most original and idiosyncratic newsroom this country has ever known. Sam Hayes and Mike McRoberts have more than 40 years combined experience at Three, and join Duncan Greive on The Fold to look back across the history of 3 News, assess…

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A strange trip through the end of Newshub and the beginning of crypto gaming 52:43

5M ago52:43

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Hal Crawford ran Newshub through a crucial era – but has traveled a strange path since. He joins Duncan Greive to discuss the unique personality of Three News, the prospects of Stuff at 6pm – and his very different career since he returned to Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Mira Rocca - Integrative Marriage & Family Therapist 26:54

5M ago26:54

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Mira Rocca is an integrative licensed marriage and family therapist who is dedicated to helping individuals overcome problems with food, body image, exercise, depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, and familial issues. She helps her clients see that there is a better way to live, and guides them on a path to reach their fullest potential in…

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A powerhouse of NZ film and TV on why the hits are drying up 47:20

5M ago47:20

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As founder of South Pacific Pictures, John Barnett has played a crucial role in the development of screen productions as varied as Shortland St, Whale Rider, Sione's Wedding and Outrageous Fortune. Now operating independently, he remains one of the most powerful – and critical – voices in New Zealand culture. He joins Duncan Greive to assess the cu…

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Toby Manhire on the making of Juggernaut and what we know about Stuff's Three News 40:46

5M ago40:46

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Duncan Greive hosts his friend and colleague Toby Manhire on The Fold, to discuss the back-breaking process of making Juggernaut, his new podcast covering the tumultuous years of the fourth Labour government. Then they switch gears to discuss Goldsmith's first weeks as media minister, the post-Newshub recruiting efforts of major media companies, an…

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Listen Now: episode one of Juggernaut – I Love You, Mr Lange 55:44

5M ago55:44

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We thought you might like a wee taster of our brand new #1 series, Juggernaut: The Story of the Fourth Labour Government, hosted by Toby Manhire. Click here to follow Juggernaut so you get every episode as soon as it's released! 1. I love you, Mr Lange Fuelled by brandy and fury, Sir Rob Muldoon calls a snap election, sparking a 1984 campaign of co…

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A Divine Union of A Course in Miracles & Liberation Breathing with Sondra & Markus Ray 30:52

5M ago30:52

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Applying 30 years of metaphysical study, Sondra Ray has helped thousands of people discover and recognize how negative thought structures, birth trauma, habitual family patterns and the unconscious death urge have affected their life… and how to make lasting changes through LIBERATION BREATHING® to be more free, happy and productive. Conscious conn…

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A South Auckland news junkie on the end of Newshub and a new era at the Pacific Media Network 47:18

5M ago47:18

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William Terite has been fascinated by the news since Barbara Dreaver showed up at his primary school. He started working at Newstalk ZB at 17, and got his dream job at Newshub at just 20. Now a veteran of 23, he has a new role at the revitalised Pacific Media Network, hosting its flagship Pacific Mornings show. He joins Duncan Greive to talk about …

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Emotional Recoding with Carla Sridevi Cohen 34:56

6M ago34:56

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Carla Sridevi Cohen, affectionately named The Emotional Alchemist, is Business Coach and Master Healer who blends Emotional Intelligence with Healing to help women who are struggling with persistent anxiety, stress and pain, to heal patterns that are keeping them stuck or holding them back. Her groundbreaking work focuses on recalibrating our emoti…

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10 years of seismic shifts in public relations 40:00

6M ago40:00

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Chris Henry founded 818 publicity a couple of months before The Spinoff, in June of 2014. He joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to reflect on a radically changed environment for entertainment PR – and the sometimes tense role of pitching stories to editorial outlets when all the ad spend goes to social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me…

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JJ Duncan-Healing Through Story 30:32

6M ago30:32

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JJ Duncan is a storyteller, a lost craft in this fast paced world. As an executive producer & showrunner, JJ has been telling stories for years in the tv & film industry, but these days, the story she shares is the one of her son, Mason, who died of Leukemia in 2020. JJ recently attended our Soul Mamas' event at Big Heart Ranch in Malibu, and share…

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A tumultuous year in the life of Shit You Should Care About 35:47

6M ago35:47

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SYSCA founder Lucy Blakiston returns to the Fold for the first time in a while to talk through a truly singular year. Her business pivoted to being what it was perhaps always meant to be – her, as a solo news-explaining creator, working for her audience primarily. That meant saying goodbye to her two co-founders and taking on the whole load herself…

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What does a near-complete survey of podcasting in New Zealand tell us? 37:39

6M ago37:39

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Lewis Tennant is an energetic guy – an ex-radio presenter who got curious about podcasting about the same time we all did. But instead of stopping at listening or even creating, he turned it into an area of academic teaching and research. He joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to discuss what his research has unearthed, which New Zealand podcasts are d…

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The drums are beating for a big tech levy for NZ – how would it work? 49:59

6M ago49:59

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There's a brand new media minister confronting a longstanding problem: how to handle the relationship between big tech and local media. Former NZ Herald editor Gavin Ellis and SPADA president Irene Gardiner join Duncan Greive on The Fold to discuss a bold new idea: a joint levy to fund journalism and culture. We'd love it if you're able to take a f…

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Mental Health Awareness with Harrison Carhart 26:35

6M ago26:35

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Harrison Carhart is no stranger to trauma. As an EMT, he faced many dire circumstances as a first responder. In this episode, Harry talks about the need to 'bridge the gap' in the mental healthcare system and his take on why mental health support and awareness must be a priority in our country. This is personal. Harry is the older brother of my son…

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Meta might turn off news in Australia. Here's how one publisher is responding 41:57

7M ago41:57

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Sam Koslowski has news in his blood – his father was a senior journalist and he's been in the business for 12 years despite not yet hitting 30. He co-founded The Daily Aus with a bold goal – to create a news brand for young Australians which met them where they lived: on Instagram. Now Meta is threatening to turn off news across all its platforms, …

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Introducing Behind the Story: If you love a dog, you must also love disposing of its sh*t 20:54

7M ago20:54

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The Spinoff has just launched a brand new series called Behind the Story, where site editor Madeleine Chapman sits down with a staff writer or contributor to gain more insight about a big story on The Spinoff from the week. We thought you might like to check out the first episode, and if you enjoy it please follow it wherever you get your podcasts!…

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The brief, inglorious reign of Melissa Lee - and how a more powerful minister might change NZ’s media 44:37

7M ago44:37

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After a series of scattered media appearances, and a concerning lack of any real plan to respond to the collapses in news media, Melissa Lee has been ousted in favour of a more senior and more wonkish minister in Paul Goldsmith. The Spinoff’s editor-at-large Toby Manhire joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to talk about the shock firing, and what it mi…

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How the Stuff deal shuffles the NZ media deck 20:25

7M ago20:25

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Just six days after WBD confirmed the end of Newshub, news broke that Stuff would take over delivery of the 6pm bulletin from July 6th. It's a huge deal, which could vault Stuff to video stardom, or become a huge pain and distraction. Duncan Greive analyses the spiralling implications of what will prove a major sliding doors moment in New Zealand's…

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Metaphysical Curiosity with Colin Reef 31:30

7M ago31:30

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Colin Reef lost his daughter, Kyla, in 2019. When Karen and I met him at Compassionate Friends, we took note of his contribution to the group discussion which always brings a well received wave of spiritual intuition and comfort to the room. His faith and enthusiasm is contagious as are the outstanding books he selflessly gifts to the group. We are…

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How Madison Reidy built a YouTube smash for the NZ Herald 39:55

7M ago39:55

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It's been a bleak start to the year for journalism – but it's worth dwelling on where growth and innovation is still happening. Madison Reidy is just 28, but has already worked at three news organisations and an investment bank. She joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to talk about 100 episodes of Markets with Madison – and one very challenging and vir…

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Another dark day for NZ media, and the plan? Nothing. 27:20

7M ago27:20

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Over the last 30 hours TVNZ and Warner Bros. Discovery have confirmed the closure of some of our most significant news and current affairs programming including Sunday, two 1News bulletins and the total loss of Newshub. Hundreds of journalists will be out of jobs and with nowhere to go, it will be increasingly difficult for New Zealanders to access…

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