On this week's podcast:

"Covid-19 was not merely an epidemiological crisis; it was an economic, social and moral crisis that required multidisciplinary expertise to assess and address different facets throughout the pandemic.”

Auckland University Professor Ananish Chaudhuri assesses what happened, and how we can be better prepared for the inevitable next pandemic.

We are in receipt of another submission from ‘a former National MP’ on the least trustworthy, incompetent government in living memory.

And we take a visit to The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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Deception of the unaware is a great partnership in the hands of the dishonest.

Think AI and modern technology.

Executive Director of the Maxim Institute, Tim Wilson, analyses the ability of AI to both entertain and deceive.

“With a general election imminent, we need to think seriously about the effects of AI and digital manipulation in New Zealand. Democracy, to operate well, requires accurate information."

We have comment from lawyer Donald Dobson on government maladministration and stupidity.

And we go to The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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On this week's podcast:

Long time educationalist, Alwyn Poole, pulls no punches discussing the downside of New Zealand education.

While wanting New Zealand youth to experience the pinnacle of standards, he recognises the challenges and impediments confronting that achievement.

This is an interview that all New Zealand parents should hear, share it wide.

Where did every new education and social fad begin? America, pretty much.

We share a George Friedman commentary on the tumultuous state of that country. It will get worse before it gets better.

And, as always, The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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On this week's podcast:

Science is in trouble.

Facts have taken a back seat to ideology, and political activism masquerades as scholarship. We live in an age of increasing unreason. Can science be saved?

John Staddon, Professor of Biology and Psychology and “battle-scarred” by decades of experience, urges scientists to resist the demands for their unconditional surrender.

We take a look at the Biden "Ten Step Plan to Create Global Chaos”. It is maybe the only area he’s actually succeeding in.

It’s been three weeks since the last podcast, and we explain why.

And we look into The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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On this week's podcast:

AUKUS - the joint project by the US, the UK and Australia, to provide nuclear powered submarines to the Australian navy.

Undersea security is increasingly important, think Nordstream.

Alessio Patalano, Professor of War and Strategy in East Asia, Kings College, London, guests with personal insight, and we begin with what’s in it for New Zealand.

And, of course, The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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On this week's podcast:

New Zealand is confronted with numerous serious issues; economic, financial, social, governance, and more.

From the New Zealand Initiative, Executive Director Oliver Hartwich analyses what’s wrong and what needs to be done. Starting with the Public Service and Education.

We make comment on woke banking stupidity, and brainwashing versus critical thinking.

And we take you to The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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An independent writer, statistician, scientist, consultant and author of EVERYTHING YOU BELIEVE IS WRONG.

A PhD in Mathematical Statistics: now an Uncertainty Philosopher, Epistemologist, Probability Puzzler, and Unmasker of Over-Certainty. An MS in Atmospheric Physics, and Bachelors in Meteorology & Maths.

Meet William M Briggs, who spent time with me discussing things that matter; climate, coronavirus, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and much more.

We make comment on 15 minute cities and the Net Zero nonsense.

And we sift through your correspondence in The Mailroom.

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On this week's podcast:

“The last three years has been a wonderful time, because it has brought everything into perspective”.

Rodney Hide in todays podcast.

That statement has a very broad perspective, and we target some of the most important issues confronting New Zealand today.

We have a response to a letter in last weeks Mailroom from the former National Party MP, as requested.

Ian Wishart queries NIWA's missing storm data and its impact on extreme climate claims.

And we visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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"Dystopian artificial intelligence is not near, it is already here.

"In November 2022, the release of an artificial intelligence on-line chatting programme, named ChatGPT, shocked the world."

In 2014 Elon Musk warned that with AI "we are summoning the demon".

Expat Kiwi Jonathan Robinson, PHD, has been at the coal face of AI and ML for many years. We talk with him about the relevance of AI.

We also discuss education, and the ETS.

And we visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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On this week's podcast:

AGAINST THE GREAT RESET; 18 THESES CONTRA THE NEW WORLD ORDER…

In one of the most informative and enjoyable interviews, we talk with editor and contributor Michael Walsh.

He and sixteen eminent writers contributed a total of eighteen chapters on the World Economic Forum.

Each author wrote on a different aspect; for example, the socialist history of woke capitalism, big tech and government censorship, and the WEF’s ideas for a fourth industrial revolution with Chinas commitment to being a leader of a post western world.

We do an analysis on the impossibility of long range weather predictions, and we visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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