SNAP

By Joseph Boon

Each episode tells the story of a political event in New Zealand or world history.... more

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How many episodes does SNAP have?

The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.

SNAP episodes:

February 24, 2021 Season 2 Episode 1. How a Prime Minister falls
Every Prime Minister falls. Here's 3 ways from recent history.
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23min
October 24, 2020 The basic MP
What is an MP? What do they do, and how can they screw up? Let's find out!
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16min
October 20, 2020 The Leader of the Opposition
Today I describe the worst job in the country, the Leader of the Opposition. Thankless, stressful, and powerless, but ambitious people will give it a shot in order to win the top job.
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19min
October 19, 2020 The Modern NZ Prime Minister
Being PM sucks, but women Prime Minister's have significant advantages. What is the job like? Can anyone do it? Should anyone want to? I look into these questions.
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18min
October 18, 2020 MMP Majority!?
NZ has just held a general election and the Labour Party won in a landslide. What is the MMP electoral system? Why do we have it, and how does it effect politicians?
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17min
October 17, 2020 The Crisis of King Canute
Today we talk about the foreign exchange crisis after the 1984 election and the constitutional crisis that it generated.
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25min
October 13, 2020 Pissed as a Fiddler's cat
The 1984 snap election. Why did it happen, and how? A maverick female MP, a PM under pressure, and a building economic crisis. Those ingredients would mix and end Sir Robert Muldoon's eight and a half years in power.
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20min

FAQs about SNAP:

How many episodes does SNAP have?

The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.