The College Project

Don Brash is a well known name in the recent history of Aotearoa New Zealand. An almost prime minister, the previous leader of the ACT and National Party he is a force to be reckoned with. Outspoken throughout his many years (he is very old) on Maori rights, economic issues, freedom of speech and the media among other controversial topics. In this hard-hitting, hilarious humdinger of an episode of The College Project we dig up some dirt on Don and put some of his past problematic quotesto him. We talk to him about life right now, reflect on his momentous career and try and clarify his stances. Kiwifruit. Boomfa. Baguette. PS. we <3 Kim Hill.

We sat down with ACT leader, David Seymour, for lunch at one of his favourite establishments, Wendy's.

Unreal chat in this one ranging all the way from actual act policy, critique on other party campaigns, election result predictions and even a cheeky live guitar performance from the man getting the whole restaurant lit.

Everyone knows Samantha Hayes from her prime time newsreading on Newshub at 6pm but in today's episode we sit down with her to really find out some more about one of the biggest names in Aotearoa media. Find out about her first big international scoop interviewing a metal band, her antarctic trips, passion for climbing mountains, growing up watching TV3, working in the industry through covid and much much more. Samantha is an absolute legend and this great yarn with her is one you definitely don't want to miss!

After months and months of anticipation and chasing this man we finally managed to get a full interview with the one and only comedian and host of New Zealand Today, Guy Williams! This is an absolutely legendary interview with one of the top comedians of the country and everything is on the table. Chat ranges all the way from why Helen Clark has blocked him on twitter, his disappointment at Eric Andre, milk, accidental racism, the rigmarole of working on TV, what his future looks like and everything in between! Definitely one of the biggest interviews we've done till date and it would be a literal felony to miss this one!

Geoff Simmons is the leader of The Opportunities Party which is making waves to be taken seriously under his leadership succeeding Gareth Morgan. This week we sat down with Geoff to talk about the upcoming election, his view on the referendums, the history of TOP, his life in improvised comedy, books which he has co-authored, his relationship with previous party leader Gareth and everything else in between. Among an absolutely legendary chat with the man an impromptu comedy monologue about legalisation of cannabis is also sprinkled into this episode which would be a crime to miss!

James Shaw, the co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa and minister for Statistics and Climate Change, is shaping up to be a key figure in this upcoming general election. Our korero with James in the beehive involved a deep dive into Green Party policy, upcoming referendums, his own podcast, what parliament is like, his career path, what he gets up to in his free time and so much more! James has been keenly interested in politics since his time in high school and this episode is a must-listen as we talk about why he believes the Green Party boasts such strong Youth Engagement.

Jessica Mutch-McKay is one of the biggest names in political reporting in Aotearoa. We sat down with her to talk about her time broadcasting, how she got into it, parliament, top moments, advice for interviews and so much more. The 2020 election is coming up and Jessica knows just about everything! We hear some predictions and speculation about the election among some discussion about why Covid has decreased the amount of hype around this election and much more in this packed chat. You all know her from the 6pm news so tune in to learn a little bit more about one of the nations favourite political editors!

The long awaited round 2 with David Seymour is finally here! Ben Pownall, our executive political correspondent, takes a deep dive into act policy, what they stand for and what they stand against in this packed interview that gets heated at times. No side backs down as Ben challenges act policy to give way to some thought-provoking political chat where you are sure to learn something new. Debate over policy is key in the lead up this year's election and we make sure to cover it all from referendums, education, housing, climate action and much much more. It would be a crime to miss this episode!

Trevor Mallard is the right honourable speaker of the house and one of the longest serving NZ politicians still in the game. Placed in the top three most important people in New Zealand, it's fair to say that this is one of the biggest interviews we've done to date! We sat down with him in Wellington to talk about his hobbies, the upcoming election, political icons of Aotearoa, the controversial slide build, the time he broke his tooth on a mintie, reading, and so so much more! An interview packed with insightful advice and legendary chat makes this an absolute must listen!

Leighton Baker is the leader of New Zealand's New Conservative Party. This week he joined us on the podcast for a packed political chat ranging all the way from our current government, New Conservative stances, cannabis legalisation, rights in society, the impacts of euthanasia, current events, his background as a builder and so so much more! This very dense episode of political perspectives is sure to keep you entertained for a short 35 minutes so be sure to give it a listen!