In the Loop

Selling sex, intimacy and acceptance, Wellington sex worker Cleo takes Katie Harris and Cheree Kinnear inside their life as a non-binary high-end Wellington escort. On this deep dive episode, we discuss what Cleo's day to day is like, how they got into sex work and how being non-binary helps them support clients discovering their own identity. We found this chat really insightful and hope you do too!

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Today on the show Kansas voters have protected the right to get an abortion in their state, Infowars host Alex Jones finally admits the Sandy Hook massacre happened after falsely claiming it was a hoax and the cost of living payments drop! Later on the show house prices are going down, the largest power plant in Europe is out of control and Queen B is in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. 

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As Covid-19 and flu infections climb, health workers are struggling to keep up with emergency call-outs and growing hospital waiting rooms.  On this episode Auckland paramedic Sarah* speaks to Katie and Cheree about what it's been like during the surge. 

Just a note this is Sarah's experience and may not reflect that of other paramedics. 

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We're all guilty of posting a cheeky throw back on social media. You know the snaps from your girls trip to Bali three years ago that you're still squeezing millage out of? Yeah, those ones. Now it turns out politicians are just like us, except presumably without the 6-bed shared dorm room and the $1 Bintangs on the beach. This week on the show Cheree and Katie discuss the National leader's social media faux-pas, the NRL controversy over pride jerseys, the TVNZ-Santamaria saga continues and why people are angry at Instagram.

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Today on the show Cheree and Katie speak to fellow Herald reporter Julia Gabel about what it was like on the scene of a brutal attack on a police officer. She said witnesses heard the man say words to the effect of "bring it on" before the female officer was punched. 
"She was on the ground, according to the witness, unconscious but moving holding her face, as you imagine." 

Later in the show, journalists Katie and Cheree discuss a rise in gun crime in Auckland, Zuru's legal victory over Glassdoor and to no ones shock, more inflation. 

Also on the episode, the extreme heat hitting Europe and the UK and is Kylie Jenner a "climate criminal"?

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Covid is surging again in New Zealand and even if you haven't gotten it, you will have been impacted by it. Whether it be hospital capacity being pushed to the brink, loved ones passing or staffing shortages closing business doors, the effects of Covid and the flu is hitting Aotearoa hard. This week on the show Katie and Cheree discuss what the Government is doing to slow the virus down and how the public has responded so far. Later, the new tools police can use too combat gang violence, the Uber files and inside the supermarket coming to our shores.

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Last Saturday Kiwis awoke to the shocking news that Roe v Wade had been overturned by the US supreme court. In this weeks episode, journalists Cheree Kinnear and Katie Harris examine how it unfolded in New Zealand, and how Kiwi politicians reacted. Also on the show, Air NZ unveils a new way of flying, there's been a grizzly discovery in Texas, R Kelly has his final day in court and a new drug has left 12 hospitalised in New Zealand. 

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Michaela and Zach Cotogni, who live in the Wellington region, are well-known in the magic mushroom community, and are the minds behind the book Blue Honey, which documents the experience of Kiwis using mushrooms containing psilocybin. On this Deep Dive episode the pair discuss how their lives have been changed by the substance, why they decided to speak about their magic mushroom use and what their hopes are for the law in New Zealand. Just a warning, we do discuss mental health issues, suicidal ideation and drug use in this episode. People currently using prescription medication for a mental illness should seek medical advice if they're planning to make any changes to their prescription. 

Helplines:

•  Suicide Crisis Helpline: 0508 828 865 (0508 TAUTOKO) (available 24/7)
• Depression helpline: 0800 111 757 (available 24/7)
• Helpline: 1737

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A major reshuffle, which was initially characterised as "minor", has gone down in cabinet this week as the prime minister announces two senior politicians are leaving parliament. Today on In the Loop hosts Katie Harris and Cheree Kinnear discuss how the change was received, as well as who's in and who's out. Also on the show, two gangs have called a truce, Monkeypox is getting a name change and an Aussie newspaper digs itself into a hole. 

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Tensions are high after another week of high-profile police and crime incidents across Aotearoa. In the last two weeks 23 drive-by shootings took place in Auckland alone and in Wellington a man was shot and killed by police while he allegedly held a woman at knife point. This week on the In the Loop podcast hosts Cheree Kinnear and Katie Harris delve into the latest recent attacks and speak to former police negotiator Lance Burdett about what's behind the violence. 

Also on the show, the journalists discuss the latest a housing developer that has gone into receivership, the latest court case between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt and a McDonald's worker who was told to use less te reo Māori when talking to customers.

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