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Episodes

Full Show Podcast: 03 August 2026

Mike's Minute: We get a lot of reports from people with no power or influence

Dame Noeline Taurua: Silver Ferns coach on winning gold at Commonwealth Games

Christopher Luxon: Prime Minister on Rotorua comments and NZ First's baby policy

Jeffery Pryce: John Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute Fellow says Trump calling off Iran strikes feels like groundhog day

Paul Spoonley: Massey University Sociologist says NZ First's policy won't tackle falling birth rates

Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on suspected hacking attack from Iran to seize control of US water infrastructure

Andrew King: President of Rural Schools Leadership Association welcomes funding changes from Education Minister

Mike's Minute: Is the Comm Games still seen as elite?

Mark the Week: Parental leave was the political misstep of the week

Mike's Minute: The housing developments and fast-track conundrum

Wrapping the Week with Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson: Political polls, Northern Expressway, Supermarket promotions, and Mike and Kate's fountain

Willie Poching: Sky Sport Rugby League Analyst on the Warriors performance, upcoming Titans clash

Full Show Podcast: 31 July 2026

David Seymour: Regulation Minister on the report recommending legalising plug-in solar power units

Leeann Watson: Business Canterbury CEO on business leaders' call to back the South Island as a driver of New Zealand's growth

Reuben Davidson: Labour MP on National's U-16 social media ban and the difficulty of getting access to the details

Chris Bishop: Transport Minister on the Government signing a $3.6 billion deal to begin work on the Northland Expressway

Sir Lockwood Smith: Former Speaker of the House and International Trade Minister on Winston Peters' derogatory comments to Laurence Xu-Nan

Mike's Minute: I think Elon Musk is wrong