Do you listen to podcasts? Two months ago I started a long form interview series called Head2Head because we have a lot of intelligent people in our country who are working at the coalface of the big issues facing us today and listening to them can help us build a better tomorrow.
So far I’ve recorded 12 episodes which you can hear by clicking on the following link. Please copy and share it with your friends and whanau.
Here is the list of free episodes to date.
Episode 1 - Dr Ganesh Nana
Former BERL Research Director and Chair of the now disestablished Productivity Commission about the direction of the NZ Economy.
Episode 2 - Selwyn Manning
An investigative political journalist with over 25 years media experience
who is concerned about talk by the government of privatising State owned Kiwibank.
Episode 3 - Susan St John
Susan St John Bsc, MA, PhD, QSO, CNZM, is an honorary Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Auckland and was a founding member of the Child Poverty Action Group.
Episode 4 - Dr Claire Achmad
Aotearoa/New Zealand Chief Children's Commissioner.
Episode 5 - Dr Mike Joy
Veteran environmentalist separates fact from fiction on the climate change issue and offers his own solutions.
Episode 6 - Mel Smith
Chief Executive CCS Disability Action on government policy and the financial issues facing the disability community.
Episode 7 - Bernard Hickey
Economist, public interest journalist and commentator.
Episode - 8 Bryan Gould CNZM
Former British Labour MP and Vice Chancellor of Waikato University , Oxford Law Don, and writer, on why the Left need to show more courage.
Episode 9 - Dr Nikki Turner
Talks about the state of Child Health in our country. Dr Turner is a General Practitioner who is also a Professor in the Department of General Practice and Primary Care and Medical Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC), at the University of Auckland.
Episode 10 - Dr Bryan Betty ONZM
GP East Porirua and Chair of General Practice NZ pulls no punches about the broken state of our primary care system and what we need to do to fix it.
Episode 11 - Max Harris DPhil
Max describes himself as Public Lawyer. He is a barrister at Thorndon Chambers who also works at ActionStations and is interested in wide range of human rights issues. In this episode he talks about AUKUS, Te Tiriti and Dental Care For All.
Episode 12 - Carl Findlay
National Secretary Maritime Union Of New Zealand on the need to revive coastal shipping and educate young New Zealanders to become Seafarers not just to operate ships but because a new age of offshore wind farms is coming.
More episodes coming soon!
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I really enjoy podcasts I listen as I work in the garden and go on walks, thank you Bryan for what you do.
I have listened to all but one. They are amazing. Thank you. J