The Leighton Smith Podcast

Welcome to the best interviews of 2019!They were all good, so I’ve assembled a few pairings combining the people I enjoyed talking to, the subjects we loved discussing, and your reactions that made our discussions stronger.For the final Best of 2019 interviews, we’ve got Jacob Shapiro from Geopolitical Futures talking China, expansion, New Zealand, Australia and more. He’s good.
Then, John Scarry, a New Zealand Construction Engineer who has been fighting for better local construction standards. He received a lot of accolades when we broadcast this interview the first time. Click and listen.
Hope you enjoy - new episodes back next week. 
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Welcome to the best interviews of 2019!They were all good, so I’ve assembled a few episodes combining the people I enjoyed talking to, the subjects we loved discussing, and your reactions that made our discussions stronger.In this episode, we have Sir Tim Ball, author of “The Deliberate Corruption of Climate Science”. I think this interview, which runs for an hour, was the most popular podcast this year.
If you are listening to Tim for the first time, I’d love to hear your reaction.
Hope you enjoy and more next week.
 
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Welcome to the best interviews of 2019!They were all good, so I’ve assembled a few pairings combining the people I enjoyed talking to, the subjects we loved discussing, and your reactions that made our discussions stronger.In this episode, I’ve assembled a pair of conversationalists:  Australian journalist Miranda Devine and NZ author Alan Duff. Both were great conversationalists, and the feedback on both was huge.
Hope you enjoy and more next week.
 
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Welcome to the best interviews of 2019!They were all good, so I’ve assembled a few pairings combining the people I enjoyed talking to, the subjects we loved discussing, and your reactions that made our discussions stronger.In this episode we feature James Rickards, author and commentator on matters financial, followed by NZ lawyer, ex-politician and free speech fighter Stephen Franks.Hope you enjoy and more next week.
 
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In the final podcast of 2019 we indulge ourselves in Christmas’s past.
But first a little compulsory commentary, followed by a post-British election discussion with Christian Smith.
Some feedback from you with Mrs Producer.
Due to numerous requests, we reprise some LEIGHTON SMITH SHOW traditions.
The best of THE LEIGHTON SMITH PODCAST will feature during the summer period, where we will be replaying  some of the best interviews of the year. The usual email advice will sent. If you are not on the email list, simply fill out the form available on the NewstalkZB/podcast site.
Thank you for listening to us this year. Merry Christmas and compliments of the season.
Leighton & Carolyn.
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On the podcast this week –
The tragedy of White Island.
The British election and a brief from Kiwi lawyer and journalist Christian Smith. And a comment on a different perspective by Niall Ferguson.
Tough on crime, why it’s nonsense not to be.
A great conversation with Dr Patrick Michaels. He is co author of a new book “Scientocracy; The Tangled Web of Public Science and Public Policy. 
The cover story of the October 19, 1913 Economist magazine  was “How Science Goes Wrong”. Not much has changed. 
Feedback with Mrs Producer. Carolyn, if you prefer.
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On the podcast this week –
Commentary on housing, debt, working mothers, globalisation, banking and the connection between them all.
I talk with social commentator Lindsay Mitchell. We start with the controversial topic of voting for prisoners, but there is much more.
And of course feedback with Mrs Producer.
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The long lasting debate over whether prisoners should be able to vote is enough to drive you nuts. But it’s on again because some people just don’t get it.
More on bushfires in Australia. A commentary from someone who experienced the 2009 fires in Victoria. 173 people died.
And one of the top interviews of the year with Prof. Boaz Ganor. Prof. Ganor is author of “The Counter-Terrorism Puzzle - A Guide for Decision Makers. He is also Exec. Director of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism.
If you’ve read ‘I, Pilgrim or The Afghan etc, you’ll appreciate Boaz Ganor.
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On this week’s podcast:
November 19th is International Men's Day. Do we really need to celebrate it? The same day is also the United Nation’s World Toilet Day. Pure coincidence, of course...
More reference to the fires that are all caused by global warming; only if you follow the fiction and ignore the facts.
This week I chatted with Olivia Pierson, author of “Western Values Defended; A Primer”. It was a very interesting and enjoyable discussion.
And our favourite segment; your feedback with Carolyn, producer of LS Productions since 1988.
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Last week National did the unthinkable. It fell into line with the government and voted for the Zero Carbon Bill. 
So we decided to do things differently, and put together a panel to discuss this asinine move.
On the agenda today —National leadership, education and the abuse of children’s minds by climate propagandists.
I spoke with two National long-time members and one of the best educationalists in the country. 
And there is something to offend almost everyone.
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