BACKSTAGE PASS WEBINAR: Looking Back at 2025: The Year That Was
In this end-of-year Backstage Pass webinar, take a [...]
HOT TUB WITH PAUL & RODNEY: Shifts, Fractures And Unanswered Questions
Paul Brennan and Rodney Hide reflect on 2025 [...]
MEAGAN’S LIFE IS MENTAL: Dear Santa, Let’s Discuss the NZ Police
Meagan McNamara discusses the erosion of public trust [...]
JODIE BRUNING: Sociologist & Lead Researcher At PSGR: Metabolic Crisis, Missed Science
Paul Brennan is joined by Jodie Bruning, lead researcher at [...]
NICK HUDSON: Chairman of PANDA (Pandemics-Data & Analytics): Behind The Headlines, Beyond The Narrative
Paul Brennan is joined from South Africa by [...]
WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Politics, Power and the Shape of 2025
In the final Weekly Round Up of the [...]
MEAGAN’S MAILBAG: Finding Voice, Strength, and Solidarity
RCR listeners respond strongly to Meagan McNamara’s reflections, particularly [...]
WINSTON PETERS: NZ First Leader & Minister of Foreign Affairs: Puberty Blockers, Border Security And A High-Stakes Election
Paul Brennan speaks with New Zealand First leader [...]
NATALIE’S MAILBAG: Listener Voices, Medical Freedom, and Empowerment
Natalie Cutler-Welsh reflects on listener feedback and recent interviews [...]
DR DAVID BELL: Former WHO Scientist And Health Commentator: Surveillance, Vaccines, and Control
Paul Brennan is joined from Texas by former [...]
KIWI FARM: A Piglet in a Pine Tree
A festive Kiwi twist on The Twelve Days [...]
MEDIA MATTERS: Media Bias, Power and Public Trust
Maree Buscke and Marty Gibson reflect on organisational [...]
RACHEL O’CONNOR: Simon’s Wife: Christmas Traditions, Faith, and Family
Simon O’Connor welcomes his wife Rachel for his [...]
GUY HATCHARD: Food Safety & Natural Medicine Advocate: Health System Strains And Calls For New Leadership
Paul Brennan and Dr Guy Hatchard discuss the upcoming [...]
MAREE’S MAILBAG: Media Scrutiny, Listener Voices And Looking Ahead
Maree Buscke reflects on powerful listener feedback sparked [...]
GREENWASHED: Methane Wars And The Rural-Urban Wake-Up
Don Nicolson and Jaspreet Boparai are joined by [...]
MONEY TALKS: Louis Boulanger: Gold, Silver And The Eroding Trust In Money
Paul Brennan wraps up 2025’s final Money Talk with [...]
MAREE’S MUSINGS: Cherishing Connection & Courage at Year’s End
Maree Buscke reflects on a fast-moving year shaped [...]
CLAIRE BLEAKLEY: GE Free NZ President: Ruakura’s GE Legacy And The Fight To Stay GMO-Free
Paul Brennan speaks with GE Free NZ president [...]
JENNIFER MARGULIS: Award-Winning Science Journalist: Newborn Vaccines, Toxins And Family Tensions
Paul Brennan speaks with US-based science journalist and [...]
TECH TUESDAY: With Steven Sykes: Privacy, Phones And The Price Of Convenience
Paul Brennan and tech analyst Steven Sykes wrap [...]
SIMON COURT: Act Party MP & Parliamentary Undersecretary For Infrastructure: Cutting Red Tape In New Zealand Planning
Paul Brennan talks with ACT MP and RMA [...]
RURAL REPORT: Farmers Push Back On Green Agendas
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson look across Victoria, [...]
THE WILMS REPORT: Bondi Shock, Social Media Crackdown And A Shifting Australia
Paul Brennan and Tim Wilms unpack the mass [...]
DRS SARAH AND RANDALL FARRANT: Co-Founders of Vital Wellbeing: Holiday Health, Stress and Simple Wellness Tips
Dr. Sarah and Randall Farrant and Rodney discuss various [...]
RODNEY’S MAILBAG: Health Questions and Listener Feedback
This week's mailbag centres on listeners taking Rodney’s [...]
RODNEY’S REFLECTION: Gratitude, Community & Hope at Christmas
Rodney Hide reflects on the significance of Christmas [...]
PAUL’S MAILBAG: Fury, Faith And Fault Lines
In Paul's latest mailbag listeners vent fury over [...]
NICK CLARK: New Zealand Initiative: Rethinking New Zealand’s Planning Rules
Paul Brennan talks with Nick Clark from the [...]
KATHRYN ENNIS-CARTER: Governance and Public Management Advisor: Regional Councils and the Future of Local Democracy
Governance and public management advisor Kathryn Ennis-Carter talks [...]
RACHEL MATHEWS: UK Garden Designer Turned Activist and Author: Digital ID, AI Power, And Local Resistance
Former garden designer turned activist and author Rachel [...]
THE BRENNAN BAROMETER: Remembering Victor
Paul Brennan reflects on the death of Victor, [...]
DAVID HARVEY: Retired Judge: Social Media Bans And Regulating The Internet
Paul Brennan talks with retired judge David Harvey about [...]
KIWI FARM: Wee Willy’s Whispers and Woes
Kiwi Farm returns with a sharp political fable [...]
PAUL CONLON: Queensland Engineer & Freedom Advocate: Rethinking Identity, Trust and State Power
Talking to Paul Brennan from Queensland, Paul G. [...]
WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Political Shifts Across the US, UK, and NZ
Dieuwe de Boer and William McGimpsey unpack significant [...]
SHUBZ: Social Media Activist & Commentator: From Chaos to Courage: A Mission to Heal a Nation
A sharp, funny and unfiltered Shubz Live joins [...]
RIC RICHARDSON: Australian Software Inventor: Parental Control Without the Digital ID Creep
Paul Brennan is joined by Ric Richardson [...]
PERIGO’S PERSPECTIVE: With Lindsay Perigo: Parliament Protests And Eroding Freedoms
Paul Brennan and Lindsay Perigo open with protests [...]
GRAHAM HOOD: Former Qantas Pilot & Founder of Club Grubbery: Government Control, Social Media Bans And Public Pushback
Paul Brennan talks with former Qantas pilot and [...]
MEDIA MATTERS: Summer, Screens and a Scandal Brewing
Maree Buscke and Marty Gibson swap stories of [...]
WILLIAM HAPPER: American Physicist: Questioning Methane Cuts And Climate Alarm
Don Nicolson is joined by visiting American [...]
MILES HARRIS: Economist & Commentator: Digital Money And Who’s In Control
Paul Brennan is joined from the UK [...]
LEGAL HUB: Katie Ashby-Koppens: Digital ID, Social Media Bans, And The New Control Grid
Paul Brennan is joined by Katie Ashby-Koppens to [...]
GREENWASHED: Furniture Frenzy, Forests And Climate Backpedalling
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson discuss the chaotic [...]
MONEY TALKS SPECIAL: Baz Howie, Waihihi Bullion Company Director: Open Banking, Bail-Ins And The Push For Control
Paul Brennan talks with Waihihi Bullion’s Baz Howie [...]
KIRRALIE SMITH: Director and Spokesperson for Binary Australia: Speech, Sport And Control
Maree Buscke speaks with Binary Australia founder Kirralie [...]
PSYCHOBABBLE PANEL: With Gerry Pyves, Rene De Monchy & Ros Nealon-Cook: Facing Truths Together
Psychotherapist Rene shares a tender story of bringing his [...]
KIT KNIGHTLY: OffGuardian Editor: UK Justice Crackdown And Digital ID Endgame
Paul Brennan talks with OffGuardian editor Kit Knightley [...]
PETER GILL: Canterbury Contractor & Solo Dad: Bankruptcy Nightmare And The Human Cost Of Bureaucracy
Maree Buscke speaks with Canterbury concreter Peter [...]
RURAL REPORT: Climate Pushback, Station Futures, and Rural Innovation
Don Nicolson is joined by Meagan McNamara [...]
GREG SIMONS: International Media Professor: Geopolitical Fault Lines From Ukraine To Gaza
Paul Brennan speaks with Professor Greg Simons [...]
PAUL’S MAILBAG: Digital Crossroads, Weather Panic And Gene Tech Backlash
Paul’s latest mailbag features listener reactions to interviews [...]
BOB MCCOSKRIE: Family First Director: Reflecting on Family, Faith and Values
Rodney Hide is joined by Bob McCoskrie director [...]
GERALD CELENTE: American Trend Forecaster & Publisher: War, Power, and Global Decline
WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE Paul Brennan speaks with American [...]
ANDREW CROWLEY: Rock the Vote Party Leader: Sovereignty, Overreach, and Rock the Vote NZ
Natalie Cutler-Welsh talks to Andrew Crowley of Rock [...]
ALLISTER ROSE: Managing Director Blue Hope Foundation: Police Mental Wellbeing
Simon speaks with Allister Rose recipient of [...]
THE BRENNAN BAROMETER: Covid Contradictions and Vanishing Stories
Paul’s end-of-week barometer returns to Covid, despite his [...]
BONNIE FLAWS: Independent Journalist: Digital ID Debrief – Part 1 of discussions on the roll out of Digital ID in NZ and globally
Maree Buscke is joined by independent journalist Bonnie [...]
BONNIE FLAWS: Independent Journalist: Digital ID Debrief – Part 2 of discussions on the roll out of Digital ID in NZ and globally
Bonnie Flaws joins Maree Buske to explain how [...]
BONNIE FLAWS: Independent Journalist: Digital ID Debrief – Part 3 of discussions on the roll out of Digital ID in NZ and globally
Maree Buscke and investigative journalist Bonnie Flaws [...]
JOBST LANDGREBE: Entrepreneur and Author: How Hype Shapes Power in the Modern West
Entrepreneur Jobst Landgrebe joins Paul Brennan to [...]
THE FOURTH ESTATE: Legacy Media Under The Microscope
Maree Buscke hosts The Fourth Estate with [...]
WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Immigration, Identity, and Justice Under Review
Dieuwe de Boer and William McGimpsey break down [...]
HOT TUB WITH PAUL & RODNEY: Rethinking Regional Councils
Paul Brennan is joined by RCR host [...]
SIMON’S MAILBAG: Community Voices, Contested Ideas
Simon O’Connor responds to listener feedback on [...]
MAREE’S MAILBAG: Media, Boys, and Politics
Maree Buscke works through a bumper mailbag, starting [...]
DANIEL TYRIE: Founder and Chairman of Canada’s Dominion Society: Canada, Immigration, and the Fight for Identity
Dieuwe de Boer talks to Daniel Tyrie, [...]
KIWI FARM: Rival Agendas Stir Tension
Chippy readies himself to inspire a lively [...]
MICHAEL ARBON: Political Commentator: Australia’s Social Media Ban And The Digital ID Squeeze
Paul Brennan speaks with political adviser Michael Arbon about [...]
MEDIA MATTERS: Navigating Loss, Media Power and Education
Maree Buscke and Marty Gibson reflect on personal [...]
PERIGO’S PERSPECTIVE: With Lindsay Perigo: Madness Mounts in Politics and Public Debate
Paul Brennan and Lindsay Perigo reflect on a [...]
MEAGAN MCNAMARA: Reflections From Segregation Eve
Meagan McNamara recalls the final night before [...]
SUZANNE LEVY: Spokeswoman for Speak Up for Women: Puberty Blocker Ban Puts Evidence And Care In The Spotlight
Paul Brennan speaks with Suzanne Levy from Speak [...]
KIRIHI FISHER: Concerned Parent of Intellectually Disabled Adult Daughter: When Care Fails
Maree Buscke is joined by Kirihi Fisher [...]
GREENWASHED: UK Climate Alarm, Paris Promises And Local Power Games
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson unpack the [...]
MONEY TALKS: Joel Robinson: Bitcoin Battles And New Zealand’s Policy Moment
Paul Brennan is joined by Joel Robinson [...]
GARDENING WITH WALLY: Natural Gardening Know-How
Rodney is joined by gardening expert Wally Richards to [...]
IVOR CUMMINS: Irish Commentator: Media Censorship, Viral Awakening And Global Power Networks
Paul Brennan talks with Irish commentator Ivor [...]
THE WILMS REPORT: Protest Rallies, Rail Tunnels And Political Upheaval
Paul Brennan is joined by Tim Wilms [...]
RODNEY’S MAILBAG: From Police Culture to Personal Growth
Feedback in Rodney's Mailbag explores concerns about [...]
RURAL REPORT: Foreign Farm Sales, Emissions Tech, and Livestock Shocks
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson discuss rising overseas [...]
SUE GREY: Lawyer and NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party Co-Leader: WhatsApp Secrets And Police Power
WhatsApp correspondence between senior police and politicians raises [...]
PAUL’S MAILBAG: Police Trust, COVID Fallout And Union Fightback
Listeners respond to Paul’s latest interviews with [...]
HEALTH HACKS: With Dr Glen Davies: Ultra-Processed Food And The Pre-Diabetes Trap
Paul Brennan talks with Dr Glen Davies from [...]
THE BRENNAN BAROMETER: Breaking – Weather Still Happens
This week on Brennan’s Barometer, Paul cuts [...]
LOUISE BURNSIDE: Veteran Pharmacist: Puberty Blockers Backlash And Medical Silence
Paul Brennan speaks with veteran pharmacist Louise Burnside [...]
NICK COLLINS: Dairy Farmer: Farmers Push Back On Gene Tech Risks
Paul Brennan talks to dairy farmer Nick Collins [...]
JACK HEINEMANN: University of Canterbury Professor, School of Biological Sciences: Regulatory Risks Behind Gene Technology Overhaul
Paul Brennan speaks with University of Canterbury, School [...]
WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Migration, Governance & KiwiSaver
Dieuwe de Boer and William McGimpsey break down [...]
CJ DAFOE: Host of Conversations from the Pink Chair & Founder of Mums4Mums Charitable Trust: Building Community and Strength for Mothers
CJ Dafoe, founder of Mums for Mums Charitable [...]
JODIE BRUNING: Lead Researcher at PSGR: Glyphosate and a Crisis of Trust
Paul Brennan and Jodie Bruning, Lead Researcher [...]
BEN MAI: Manager of Auckland Church Network: Auckland Churches Revive Christmas Nativity Parade
Simon O'Connor is joined by Ben Mai [...]
DEREK GOOD & DAVE LETELE: National Giving Machine Director & Giving Machine Ambassador: The Giving Machine – Changing Lives This Christmas
Simon O'Connor is joined by Derek Good and [...]
RIDING SHOTGUN: With Rachel Stewart: Regional Councils Have Been Failing For Years
Rachel Stewart examines the Government’s plan to replace [...]
MEDIA MATTERS: Politics, Media and Power in the Digital Age
Maree Buscke is joined by independent journalist Nathan [...]
PERIGO’S PERSPECTIVE: With Lindsay Perigo: Burqa Backlash And Political Theatre
Paul Brennan and Lindsay Perigo discuss grade inflation [...]
NATHAN STEWART: Catlins Farmer: Winds of Trouble in the Catlins
Paul Brennan talks with local farmer Nathan Stewart, [...]
KATIE PASITNEY: Universal Ostrich Farms co-owner: Controversial Ostrich Cull aftermath
Universal Ostrich Farms co-owner Katie Pasitney tells Paul [...]
GREENWASHED: Toilets, Towers And Climate Pushback
Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson wrap up COP30 [...]