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September 08, 2020 Check mates: Do our politicians need fact-checking in a post-truth era?
When there's a serial liar in the White House, a New Zealand prime minister who is difficult to confront, and an Opposition that’s accused of stoking conspiracy theories, how do voters figure out the truth? Journalist and newsroom consultant Peter Bale joins the show to discuss the art of fact-checking in the "post-truth" era.
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29 min
September 04, 2020 The great Kiwi obsession: What the world thinks of us
Associated Press correspondent Nick Perry joins the show to give his unique insight into New Zealand’s obsession with what the world thinks of us and our politics – and how Jacindamania has affected that. And Adam gives Eugene an English lesson … again.
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26 min
September 01, 2020 The subtle – and not-so-subtle – art of political communication
As the election season cranks up again, politicians’ sales pitches to voters are being carefully crafted. And political leaders are busy trying to convince you of their leadership qualities through subtle and not-so-subtle means. Professor Claire Robinson researches political communication and joins the show to tell us what she’s spotting. Adam and Eugene reminisce about an awkward political moment from the past.
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33 min
September 01, 2020 The subtle - and not-so-subtle - art of political communication
As the election season cranks up again, politicians' sales pitches to voters are being carefully crafted. And political leaders are busy trying to convince you of their leadership qualities through subtle and not-so-subtle means. Professor Claire Robinson researches political communication and joins the show to tell us what she's spotting. Adam and Eugene reminisce about an awkward political moment from the past.
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Full Stuff election coverage
Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter
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33 min
August 28, 2020 The things you never knew about elections in NZ
So, there was a false start because of the pandemic delay, but the New Zealand election is coming! In the build-up to the October 17 vote, an army of people are preparing as best they can – coronavirus permitting. Adam and Eugene check in with how preparations are going, what will be different this year, and what YOU need to do. They also find some hidden nuggets in the history vaults, take a detour to the Indian jungle, hear where New Zealand’s most expensive votes are cast, and learn why some people just don’t vote.
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34 min
August 25, 2020 Masks, masks, masks, masks, masks
Who knew there were so many ways to talk about face-coverings? An ethicist comes on the show to help examine the moral choices we’re making when we strap on a mask – or don’t. Meanwhile, Stuff national correspondent Andrea Vance analyses the political ramifications of the latest lockdown extension, and Adam reminisces about past sewing glories.
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35 min
August 21, 2020 Foreign interference and NZ’s 2020 election
Adam and Eugene take a close look at whether New Zealand’s election in 2020 is at risk of foreign interference. Dr Robert Patman of Otago University, and data analyst David Hood have been examining the issue and have come up with some surprising conclusions and interesting discoveries.
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32 min
August 21, 2020 Foreign interference and NZ's 2020 election
Adam and Eugene take a close look at whether New Zealand's election in 2020 is at risk of foreign interference. Dr Robert Patman of Otago University, and data analyst David Hood have been examining the issue and have come up with some surprising conclusions and interesting discoveries.
Click here for every episode of the Tick. Tick. podcast.
Full Stuff election coverage.
Eugene on Twitter; Adam on Twitter.
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32 min
August 19, 2020 Extended interview: David Seymour
In the third of our political party leader interviews Stuff political editor Luke Malpass and senior journalist Andrea Vance sit down with ACT leader David Seymour.
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46 min
August 17, 2020 QAnon and covid conspiracies – what have they got to do with the NZ election?
Investigative journalist and filmmaker David Farrier joins the show to explain where the latest wild conspiracy claims are coming from, and who's propagating them. Meanwhile, Stuff chief political reporter Henry Cooke lays out the repercussions of the election date's shift to October 17. And Adam and Eugene get to grips with the mask debate: which fabric looks best?
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Full Stuff election coverage
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41 min