The Leighton Smith Podcast

The events in Israel on October 7 shocked the world.

The differing reactions from various countries, cultures, races and religions should have shocked just as much.

The lack of historical knowledge and perspective exposed the thin veneer of civilisation.

The similarities and differences of AD 70 to 2023 indicate that while some things change, human nature doesn’t.

Via the writing of Josephus, Simon Sebag Montefiore and Douglas Murray, we can improve perspective.

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Daniel Hannan sat as a Conservative MEP for 21 years.

During that period he made countless speeches, usually berating the European Parliament itself.

He was arguably one of the best members of the European Parliament.

Daniel was keen to discuss matters Covid, the new government in NZ, and the Israeli crisis.

And we finish up in The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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'The Treason of the Experts’, by Thomas Harrington, underscores the need to apply intellectual discernment on all pressing questions in a case-by-case manner.

Tom suggests that having more educational credentials is no guarantee against the danger of believing in stories that seriously distort our understanding of empirical facts.

We visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer, and we conclude with post-election commentary from “a former National MP"

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The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) is the brainchild of Dr Jordan Peterson.

It had its inaugural conference in London at the end of October. There were 1500 attendees from over 100 countries; including the author of “Unsettled”, Professor Steve Kooning, Viveck Ramaswamy, Michael Shellenberger, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and so many more.

Nick Cater was also there, and explains the purpose and ambition of the ARC.

We comment on what appears to be the rapid advance of Central Banks Digital Currencies and what might globalists have in store for us.

And we visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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It’s not just national government that should concern us. Local government should concern us too.

Auckland has spent an inordinate amount of time and money trying to become a world class city.

But still, Auckland's problems seem to grow. From a growing debt issue to expanding bureaucracy and rebellious councillors.

Who’s in charge? Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown opens up on Podcast 220.

We reference a new NZ authored book on Climate, and we visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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Three weeks post election, and we are still no nearer to knowing what the final make up of the government will be.

We speak with Steven Joyce, in what we thought might be a half hour chat. But even after his barking dog was edited from the interview, we still had fifty minutes of discussion on the incompetence that saw Labour outed, and the rectification that is now sorely needed.

We tackle the second segment of Lord Jonathan Sumption; in actual fact, the part that we find the most interesting.

This week, The Mailroom takes a break, but will be back next week.

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In July this year we spoke with Jonathan Sumption, and we catch up with him again during his trip to New Zealand.

In the interim there has been a lot of change that is worthy of his opinion - the Hamas attack, Israel’s response, and the associated reactions provide a hornet’s nest of issues.

We communicate with Patrick Basham in Riyadh, attending the Future Investment Initiative, also known as “Davos of the Desert”.

The consensus of the 6000 attendees is that the FII serves the planet far better than Davos in the Alps.

So it’s a lengthy podcast with Sumption up first and Patrick at around the 30 minute mark

And, of course, we finish with The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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

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Three NZ academics have recently written that NZ’s Tertiary Education Sector is in deep financial crisis, and that our universities are losing their best people.

At the same time a new private institution, the University of Austin, Texas, is prepping for its opening.

We speak with Jacob Howland, Director of the Intellectual Foundation Program from the university, on how ideology has poisoned the West.

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

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With the election over (apart from half a million votes still to be counted), we look at how the country can encourage a more positive approach to economic recovery.

“Commerce beats politics, every time.”

This quote comes from our guest, Earl Rattray, prominent businessman and lifetime participant in the dairy industry.

We look at a different perspective on the Middle East, from Barry Brownstein “Why Civilisation is at Stake”.

And we visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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Is Democracy a failed idea?

How badly has Ardernism damaged the country?

We also discuss the failure of the judicial system with retired judge Anthony Willy, on the eve of the most important election of our lifetime.

Words of warning from Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Israel and beyond, and The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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