In this episode of Family Matters, how is it that euthanasia advocates always talk about autonomy and yet, at the same time, want to force doctors, nurses, and hospices to be part of something they strongly reject? Simon welcomes back Wesley J. Smith from the Discovery Institute to examine what they call an accelerating “culture of death” and the erosion of medical conscience rights. Wesley talks about a recent New York assisted-suicide law that will require the likes of Catholic nuns to be part of the process – something they are deeply opposed to.

In this episode of StraightTalk, we discuss: the Paris climate deal – should we stay or should we go; have the panelists made up their mind as to how they’re going to vote, and what would make them change their mind; which political party slogans are hitting the mark, and do they make any difference anyway; Bill Gates warns AI could lead to mass unemployment & cyberattacks, so which should we be more concerned about – AI or social media, or both; the state of Florida has become the first state to block welfare cash for tattoos, vapes theme park tickets, video games & pornography – should New Zealand do likewise; and is strategic voting in the election manipulating MMP or is it fair game.

Gentle parenting has become one of the biggest trends in modern parenting—but is it actually working? In this video, Samuel reacts to Katharine Birbalsingh's views on the controversial parenting style. Children need love, patience and understanding—but they also need boundaries, discipline and consequences. Are we raising a generation of children who struggle to deal with disappointment, authority and being told “no”?

We all know that we need to call our grandma because older people can get lonely, especially as they enter a stage of life when they can be more isolated than they should be. But studies show that Gen Z is actually the loneliest generation in the world right now. The panel discusses why that is and what we can do to change it.

In this episode of Family Matters, Simon O'Connor speaks with Australian campaigner Kirralie Smith from www.binary.org.au. She updates viewers about her legal case relating to her having reposted public-domain information and questioned why males were playing in female sport. In what can only be described as extraordinary for simply pointing out the obvious, Kirralie was summoned to court and has faced a two-year apprehended violence order and a vilification finding, including an order to pay $95,000 to two male athletes 😡 Even more absurdly, she has been told to pin a public “confession” across her online pages acknowledging these biological men as being women 😤

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In this episode of Solid Ground, Simon shares good news coming out of Missouri (USA) around babies born alive; a UN representative calling Australia out for its gender madness and surrogacy laws; and new research showing that cannabis use harms young people.

He then turns to discuss the recently announced U-16 social media ban, highlighting just some of the issues that need consideration as the debate heats up again.

Simon finishes by sharing news that New Zealand's courts are going to compel people to use a person's preferred pronouns, leading to the absurd situation where victims and others will have to indulge the delusion of alleged perpetrators. Simon gives a easy solution though - do not comply!

In this episode of StraightTalk, we discuss in depth the announcement by the National-led Government of the proposed social media ban for under-16s; the pros and the cons; is the ban working in Australia; is this part of a bigger agenda; and are there better solutions.

In this episode of Daybreak – the latest political poll and will the media be calling for a leadership coup against Hipkins; new warning labels on alcohol; cannabis linked to early psychosis (but we already knew that); Sall Grover in Sydney with Bob; how’s Stuff going on their DEI; 1News fails to tell viewers a key fact in their political coverage; report reveals just how preventable the Mt Maunganui tragedy was – but will there be any accountability; Chris Penk spills the beans on the failed coup – sort of; is National removing the cap on the charitable donation rebate – who knows; nine new taxes; Melbourne airport knows the definition of male & female when convenient; Courts of NZ place ‘personal pronouns’ above truth; 2Degrees campaigns for women in sports; UK Home Office reminds asylum seekers that rape and female genital mutilation aren’t legal; and we check out some modern art!

Te Pāti Māori are even worse on criminal justice than the Greens — if that were possible. In this episode, we hear from Rawiri Waititi on whether Māori are worse off when it comes to criminal justice under the current Government, as well as his long-term vision for shutting down New Zealand’s prisons altogether.

In this episode of Daybreak – Stuff announce their election campaign; the tragedy at Mount had all the warning signs which seemed to be ignored; the Greens want to take over the role of parenting; a poll suggests majority support for restricting voting to citizens; another flawed poll from Stuff which fails to ask the important question; $100m required for hospital security rather than cancer treatment, nurses, doctors & ambulances; number of teenagers potentially harmed by 2nd vaccine injection revealed; do kiwis really understand what Opportunity Party are really about; who is really responsible for the cost of living; Gore District Council are offended by the G word; Helen Clark continues to be on auto-dial with the media; Meta face their Big Tobacco moment; why does anyone listen to Candace’s “thinks”; and another woke church to avoid this weekend.