Both Sides Now

Both Sides Now

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Both Sides Now episodes

  • Shane Jones on leaving Labour, New Zealand first and Co Governance
    Shane Jones was the most straight up interview we had. This made for one of the easiest conversations of the series. Shane talked to us about his time in both the Labour Party and New Zealand First. He provided an insight into New Zealand First and his thoughts on the liberal movement that is becoming increasingly intertwined with New Zealand Politics. 

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    43 min
  • Dame Jenny Shipley discusses women in leadership, the Treaty and making decisions
    We were privileged to get to speak with Dame Jenny Shipley, New Zealand's first female Prime Minister. She talked openly with us about the challenges faced with being a woman in politics in the 90s. What was also of particular interest was her ability to make decisions. When asked about her decision to cut benefits in 1991 as Minister of Social Development, she unequivocally said that she got that decision right. 

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    1 hr 5 min
  • Hon Chris Hipkins on Labour, Democracy and Big Brother
    The Hon Chris Hipkins was our first current politician, we met him in the beehive for an awesome interview. As Minister for Education, Police and Covid Response Chris is one of the most influential politicians of our time and we thoroughly enjoyed this conversation. Chris exemplified what we are trying to achieve at Both Sides Now by having a book case full of political books from both the right and left of the political spectrum. He also highlighted to us that robust disagreement, exchange of ideas and dissent are the lifeblood of democracy, something that both of us are worried we are losing to polarisation.

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    40 min
  • Sir John Key Speed Round
    At the end of most of the episodes, we recorded a speed round where we asked the politicians 20 yes/no/short answer questions. Sir John gave us a few surprise answers in his, including a controversial opinion on Trump! 

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    3 min
  • Sir John Key
    This was one of the most epic conversations both Eve and I have had. We could have talked to John for hours, we both came away with hundreds more questions we wanted to ask and a even more respect for John and his legacy. Finn got a chance to debate with John on tax and inequality and Eve was able to pull to the surface the polices John wished he had been able to get across. This was one of the interviews where we wished we had he camera rolling before and after as John was super open with us about his views on current politicians around the world. It was great to hear about John’s respect for Jacinda. John really encapsulated a lot of what we are trying to do with the podcast around being great mates with the other side of the political spectrum, e.g. playing plenty of golf with Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and being good friends with both of them but being open about the fact he wouldn’t vote for them. Tune in for this conversation with one of New Zealand's greatest leaders!  

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    50 min
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    2 min

About Both Sides Now

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Both Sides Now was co-founded in 2022 by Eve McCallum and Finn Ross, who could see the increasing polarisation and the decreasing youth engagement in politics. They wanted to show that you could…