The Leighton Smith Podcast

During September, London cardiologist Aseem Malhotra toured New Zealand giving talks on matters covid.

Overseas, he has been tagged controversial (controversy has a place in science).

We interviewed Malhotra, so you could have access to his opinions and decide for yourself.

We share another submission from the former National Party MP and we make further comment on the upcoming election.

And we visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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John Banks spent 21 years in Parliament. For many of those years, he held high profile ministerial portfolios.

He was also a two term Mayor of Auckland.

This week, he gives us his stark and honest account of NZ’s current position.

He concludes that the election must provide “the change of direction the country so desperately needs”.

If you agree you’ll enjoy the discussion. If you’re happy with the status quo, you’ll find out why you’ll change your mind.

We comment on Jacinda Ardern and censorship, and Victor Davis Hanson on the “self-induced catastrophe of the U.S. southern border”

And we take you to The Mailroom.

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I first met George Friedman in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1986.

George was then a Professor at the War College.

A few years later he established Stratfor.com and then in 2015, GeopoliticalFutures.com.

He has authored a number of books and is now writing on the future of war in space.

In this podcast, we delve into a plethora of geopolitical issues and crises, including Russia, China, the U.S. and Ukraine.

We look at what might be gained or lost through this country’s declining armed services.

And we ask whether defence should be an election issue?

We reference the wisdom of George Orwell today's woke environment and we visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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Trust has declined at all levels at an increasing rate. Without trust we cannot operate at a successful level.

With the election almost upon us, deciding who we can trust is a challenge for many.

Oxford Associate Professor Thomas W. Simpson works on trust and issues at the intersection of technology and security.

He is in NZ to give the 2023 Sir John Graham Lecture for the Maxim Institute, and we interviewed him a few hours after his arrival on Monday.

We share an article George Freeman wrote on the 22nd Anniversary of 9/11, and we visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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In what many think is the most important election we’ve ever had, there are many issues to consider.

Arguably, freedom is the most important. Without liberty, we are not the masters of our own lives.

New Zealanders have experienced this over the last few years. Therefore party policies that could affect our free choice need thorough examination.

We talk about what is at stake with Guy Hatchard.

We have a few thoughts on Hipkins and co-governance, and some intelligence from Victor Davis Hanson.

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

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Professor James Allan last guested in podcast 160. The subject was He Puapua.

He returns to discuss our election, Jordan Peterson, The Voice, and Trumps legal challenges.

Jim encourages any so-called conservative parties to “fight the culture wars”.

Has any party in New Zealand got the required courage?

Is there “weaponised collusion” between The White House and the DOJ?

And what are the top universities and law schools teaching?

It’s a broad and energetic conversation.

And finally, we visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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Stephen Jennings is a Kiwi expat.

His first job after university was with Treasury in 1984, a noted time of economic and political change.

Jennings life has centred around change ever since. Working in Australia and NZ, followed by London and in 1992, Moscow until 2013.

Now he’s building cities in Africa.

His critique of New Zealand’s ongoing malaise needs to be heard before the election.

We make comment on Wokeinsm, and the meeting of the BRICS countries this week; could they play a role in NZ’s future?

And we visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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Turbo-charged by Covid-19 and a poverty of basic intelligence, common sense and irreparably bad ideas, the New Zealand health care system is in dire straights.

We are in crisis, and, as a result, it is at the forefront of election issues.

Emeritus Professor Des Gorman levels his sights on the issues and how to resolve them; especially the increasing shortage of GP’s.

We pay tribute to a great man Merrill Fernando.

The mailroom delivers a great collection of comment.

And at the back-end of 207, an ex-National MP provides a written assault on the state of politics in NZ. 

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Sir Ian Taylor is having an interesting life.

Born in Northland, raised in what today would be considered poverty, he graduated in law, became a television performer and a singer in a band; today he is a massively successful businessman.

A Labour supporter over 50 years of voting, he is now less than impressed.

And like many countrymen he doesn’t know how he’s going to vote come October 14.

We had a vibrant discussion, even if you might not agree with him.

We visit a lengthy Mailroom with Mrs Producer; the first in a month.

And we finish with commentary from Ramesh Thakur on the debate over the “Voice”.

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London, is it still the Holy Grail for NZ expats?

After 5 years in the “mother city” Christian Smith shares his thoughts and experiences with Leighton (yes, they are closely related).

The cost of living, work, play, travel, advantages and otherwise, post covid and Brexit. A great discussion.

Normal transmission resumes next week when Leighton and Mrs Producer return.

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