The Leighton Smith Podcast

On this week's podcast:Alwyn Poole, from the Villa Education Trust, talks about his absurd battle with the Ministry of Education and the minister. It’s crazy!And we talk with Bob McCoskrie, the national director of Family First. We discuss freedom, education, wokeism, conversion therapy and more.We ruminate over liberty and freedom and delve into the Mailroom with Mrs Producer.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's podcast:We talk with Ted Rule, diplomat, investment banker, sinologist and writer. With a forty-year career behind him, in Asia and specifically in China, it makes a for a very interesting discussion. We ask him who runs China and should we be afraid of the CCP. We touch on the great famine (1958-62) and ask whether Shenzhen might even be the most exciting city in the world. Ted talks about the trials of being a junior diplomat in 1970's Beijing, and of course relations between China and Australasia.We have further comment on climate change and NZ politics, and finally, the Mailroom with Mrs Producer.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's podcast:Semi-retired merchant banker Jonathan Urlich discusses his take on the global economy, the investment environment, Interest rates, equities, housing, the NZ economy, and more.There is further commentary on the growing dissatisfaction in the governance of the country.A story that took place in 1999 has a sequel. It exemplifies the importance of good parenting and values.And the Mailroom with your contributions.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's podcast:We talk to Wolfgang Kasper, economist, historian, linguist and traveller. Born in 1939 Germany, he was educated in London and Paris and finally settled in Australia in the early seventies.In a wide ranging interview we discuss Western Civilisation and does it have a future? The title of an essay he wrote in 2018. His views and opinions are essential listening.We also comment on threats to NZ in the present crisis.And, of course, the Mailroom with Mrs Producer.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's podcast:What is missing in New Zealand politics today?Not difficult to answer, when you listen to Steven Joyce deliberate on the many issues we face (one of the most important being infrastructure).We provide some commentary on hate speech laws, and communication from one of America’s most prolific analysts, Victor Davis Hanson.And, as always, we delve into the Mailroom with Mrs Producer.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's podcast:We talk with journalist, writer and former intelligence analyst Stella Morabito. Highly qualified, with degrees in Russian and Soviet history, Morabito discusses the propagandised ideas that are invading western culture.We also have commentary on the proposed hate speech laws.And, as usual, a full Mailroom. We love your contributions.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's podcast:We entertain two guests, Dr Muriel Newman (New Zealand Centre For Political Research), and consulting engineer Bryan Leyland.They both have plenty to say, according to their fields of expertise and neither hold back.We cover power prices, electric vehicles, the Climate Commission report, free speech (or not), politics and a couple of important court cases.And, thanks to your participation, we have a full Mailroom.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's podcast:Adam Creighton makes his first guest appearance. For three years, he was the economics editor for The Australian. Earlier this year he became the bureau head for the paper in Washington D.C.His column “Covid-19: When Governments Started Lying to Us” earned him a guest spot this week. We talk economics, politics and social matters. There’s also a comment on the Climate Change Commission report and more.As always we see what you have to say in The Mailroom.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's podcast:Rodney Hide makes another appearance. He is the master of a good conversation, one of the cornerstones of podcasting.The State of the Nation is a great place to start. Hide’s opinion may surprise. What follows is enjoyable, informative, certainly opinionated and indulgent. Hopefully you will enjoy it as much as we did.We have further commentary, and the weekly visit to the Mailroom.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's podcast:We have an overdue catch-up with George Friedman from Geopolitical Futures. We discuss Israel/Gaza and the Middle East, followed by China from a number of perspectives. George offers some alternative views from the mainstream media.We present a tribute to James R Flynn, an American professor who came and stayed at the University of Otago. He was also a previous guest on the podcast.We take a look at Amy Brooke’s article on the Fight for New Zealand, and finally, the Mailroom with Mrs Producer.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's podcast:Professor Des Gorman returns to analyse the government’s rebuild of the NZ Health System. He is not happy.We promulgate further discussion of the origin of the Covid-19 virus. Lies, deceit and fake news.And, once again, a great Mailroom. Please feel free to communicate, we very much enjoy the feedback.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's podcast:Dr Kevin Donnelly expounds on the curriculum in New Zealand and Australian schools. Donnelly defines the meaning of the terminology that is confusing a lot of parents, and that he feels is a danger to our children.An American educator warns the world about ’schools gone woke’.And Marxism in the American military… has the world finally gone insane?Lastly the Mailbox, with all of your commentary.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's podcast:“Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What it Doesn’t, and Why it Matters”, is a very important new book by Dr Steven Koonin. The author argues not against current climate science but against the ‘propaganda’ of the media, politicians and activists. Koonin was chief scientist for B.P. before heading the Dept of Energy in the ObamaAdministration. A must listen, whatever your current views.We have further commentary on the madness in education.And, the Mailroom. Thank you for all your contributions.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's podcast:Peter Jennings, Director of The Australian Strategic Policy Institute Executive (ASPI), examines a myriad of issues relating to the Asia Pacific region and beyond.We cover the Australia-New Zealand relationship, growing tensions with China, and connections with the U.S and Europe. He gives his opinion on the chance of hostilities in the South China Sea.We opine on the Internal direction in which NZ seems to be heading - and a little on the Gates divorce.And, of course, your communication in The Mailroom.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's podcast:We talk with journalist and writer Andrew Bolt. An outspoken commentator, he broadcasts five nights a week on Sky News Australia. Topics of discussion range from Five Eyes and NZ foreign policy, and hate speech laws and their inherent dangers. Andrew Bolt has had personal experienceWe also provide commentary on post-truth employment and climate.And, as always, the mailroom. We love your feedback.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richard Prebble has never been fearful of expressing himself. He says what he thinks and believes. He’s a good old-fashioned brawler when necessary.In a lengthy discussion on things that matter, and some light- heartedness as a bonus, Prebble is a must listen in podcast 107.We also make comment on political science, climate, fear and hate speech.And, as always, we love your input with The Mailroom.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

History teacher, author and social commentator Stephen Chavura dissects woketivists and cancel culture. He does it superbly, and explains the antidote.Retailing legend Gerry Harvey, renowned for his outspokenness, wonders whether it’s worth it. A candid interview.We comment too, on Prince Phillip, and Newspeak.And we look into The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we drill down on the knowledge, wisdom and opinion of Des Gorman, Professor of Medicine in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland.Of course, Covid-19, but we talk about many other life-matters that affect us all. We discuss science, philosophy, education, intelligence, the shortcomings of governance, and what binds us together.Share it with your friends.. and the not so friendly.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this weeks podcast, I talk with a leading figure in the field of infectious disease epidemiology. Professor Martin Kulldorff, from the Harvard Medical School, offers some alternative views on Covid-19.Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Tax Payers Union, rips the Climate Change Commission. An essential listen.And The Mailroom, with your much appreciated correspondence.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Why do most Americans not recognise that Leviathan Democracy will be the end of individual liberty?” And why do most of the rest of us also not recognise it?James Bovard, Libertarian, sceptic, author and lecturer, guests on podcast 103. And he’s fun.Also, we address the newest bullying method in academia. And, as always, the mailroom with Mrs Producer.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Muriel Newman offers a critical analysis of the NZ political and social landscape. She accurately targets where we could be heading.We examine the Maori sovereignty movement’s power grab and the forthcoming criminalisation of free speech (based on the Royal Commission’s recommendations for new hate speech laws). And more, is democracy under threat in NZ.And we provide some words on Critical Race Theory. Really? Well, yes..And, as always, the Mailroom.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet Michael Rectenwald, Professor of liberal studies at NYU, retired. Actually, he was cancelled... Under discussion, a series of essays on the Great Reset, including corporate socialism, stakeholder capitalism, capitalism with Chinese characteristics, wokeism, and what it all means for us.We draw attention to Frank Furedi’s words on scepticism.And, as always, the Mailroom..File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brendan O’Neill, editor at Spiked-online.com ponders the future of western civilisation on podcast 100.We talk Marxism (as he was once a Marxist), technocracy, Covid-19, democracy, racism and more. Even the Royals get a mention. This is an interview not to be missed.There is much comment on other matters. And, finally, the Mailroom with Mrs Producer.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guesting on podcast 99 is Penny Tucker. You may be unfamiliar with her but don’t be put off, so was I.Having met quite by chance, I knew I wanted to interview her.An ex-diplomat, she carved out a very successful career in Washington DC. We talk everything from U.S. politics to raising kids. She is opinionated, knowledgeable, and a Kiwi.And, of course, we look at the mail.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's podcast:Podcast 98 sees the much requested return of historian Michael Bassett. Several controversial matters are under discussion; the new history syllabus, local councils and race based wards.Then we speak with NZ meteorologist John Maunder. After a career spanning much of the world, he reflects on the state of the science, or the abuse of it.And, as usual, the Mailroom with Mrs Producer.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On podcast 97, we dissect the Climate Commission report on emission reduction with Matt Burgess, Senior Economist at The New Zealand Initiative. He takes a blowtorch to it actually, and rightly so.Then, we take a look at the new technologies of freedom. And how they will remove government control of our lives. We talk with Professor Sinclair Davidson from the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub.And, of course, The Mailroom with Mrs Producer.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to 2021 and the third season of the Leighton Smith Podcast.Guesting on podcast 96 is Paul Kengor Ph.D, Professor of Political Science and bestselling author. It is a riveting interview. Kengor is prolific in matters Marxist.Leighton has things to say about phonics and the media.And, even during the summer holiday, mail rolled in. We have some of it in the Mailroom with Mrs Producer.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leighton Smith is currently on his summer break, so we're going back and highlighting some of the best guests from the podcast this year.On this week's Best Of: Antony P Mueller is a German economist, teaching in Brazil. We talked technocracy, pandemics, climate change and the great reset.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leighton Smith is currently on his summer break, so we're going back and highlighting some of the best guests from the podcast this year.On this week's Best Of: Aynsley Kellow was a discovery. NZ-born and educated, he is Professor Emeritus of Government at the University of Tasmania. He has written widely on scientific matters.What initially caught Leighton's attention was an article, COVID-19: The Failure of Official Science. He is blessed with a sceptical mind.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leighton Smith is currently on his summer break, so we're going back and highlighting some of the best guests from the podcast this year.On this week's Best Of, we revisit Leighton's long anticipated interview with history professor Geoffrey Parker. A prolific author and collector of many awards, Parker published “Global Crisis: War, Climate Change & Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century” in 2013, which he says it took him almost a century to write! While he and Leighton had some disagreements, this was a ‘diplomatic’ discussion - and enjoyable, as reflected in its length. It is the longest of the podcasts so far. File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leighton Smith is currently on his summer break, so we're going back and highlighting some of the best guests from the podcast this year.On this week's Best Of, we revisit our chat with former Finance Minister Steven Joyce back in April during the heart of lockdown. The fact it rated the most listened to podcast of the year speaks for itself.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leighton Smith is currently on his summer break, so we're going back and highlighting some of the best guests from the podcast this year.On this week's Best Of, Todd Huizinga, who served as US diplomat for 20 years, is the author of “The New Totalitarian Temptation: Global Governance and the Crisis of Democracy in Europe. We had a most interesting discussion around the pending changes in Washington D.C.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leighton Smith is currently on his summer break, so we're going back and highlighting some of the best guests from the podcast this year.On this week's Best Of, Bill Gertz is the national security correspondent for the Washington times. He guested on the April 8 podcast .Gertz’s latest book was ‘Deceiving the Sky: Inside Communist China’s Drive for Global Supremacy.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The big finale for 2020.We engage in a very interesting discussion with Dr Oliver Hartwich from the New Zealand Initiative.We talk citizenship, the Emissions Trading Scheme, China, education, and other matters.Christian Smith gives us an update from a bleak London lockdown.As usual, the Mailroom with Mrs Producer ..and a surprise guest to round out 2020.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australian author and academic Clive Hamilton guests on podcast 94.His recent book “Hidden Hand”, exposes how the Chinese Communist Party is reshaping the world.He believes that New Zealand is in more danger than Australia.Hamilton might be a man of the Left, but he is not in denial of reality.Leighton has further commentary on the CCP, and where the country is being coaxed in regard to free speech versus hate speech. It’s not healthy.And a big mailroom this week.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talk with Michael Kelly, Professor Emeritus of Engineering, from the University of Cambridge. We discuss climate mitigation and why NZ is making a big mistake. It is a stunning listen.We give the happenings of the week the once over, and enter the mailroom with Mrs Producer.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week I talk with Britain’s most quoted sociologist, Frank Furedi. He is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent, and a prolific author. His twenty five books are diverse in content; education, borders, democracy, progressivism and paranoid parenting. We cover it all.And power systems engineer Bryan Leyland is on the podcast again. We discuss emission free electricity - the dream and the reality.And, once again, Mrs Producer joins me with the mailbox.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Education has been a political playground for decades. And so it continues. We talk with Briar Lipson from The New Zealand Initiative , whose report “Education Delusion” has brought conflicting reaction. Have we gone wrong, and if so, where?Do we think Trump is still alive for a second term? Never bet against him is the answer to that.And, finally, we venture into the mailroom with Mrs Producer.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whatever happened to Rodney Hide? This week I have an in-depth discussion with economist, scientist and ex politician Hide. It has made me realise how the political talent pool has shrunk.Unsurprisingly, there is also comment around the American election result.And the mailroom with Mrs Producer.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our second podcast of the week, we look into the US election. The mainstream pollsters blew it again with their predictions. While not perfect, the Democracy Institute/Sunday Express poll was in tune with the outcome of the American Election.Patrick Basham runs the results, such as they are.And I’ve included some great commentary from Victor Davis Hanson and Jonathon Turley.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are going to be two Leighton Smith Podcasts this week. The first is available today, prior to the U.S. election, and the second on Thursday, where we analyse the results and the path from hereon in.We have lots of analysis with Patrick Basham from Democracy Institute, and scrutinise their outlier poll. They used the same methodology in 2016: they accurately picked the winner.File your comments and complaints at [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Semi-retired investment banker Jonathon Urlich returns with a global economic update. We discuss the U.S., China, Eurozone and New Zealand.Then we have an hour with Salvatore Babones. He is Professor of Political Sociology, Author of “The New Authoritarianism: Trump, Populism, and the Tyranny of Experts, and he is brilliant.Mrs Producer is in the mailroom.And next week, to accommodate the U.S. Presidential election, there will be two podcasts: Monday and Thursday.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Podcast 86 leads with election analysis from Michael Bassett. He raises some very thought provoking issues.I talk with Wayne Brown on why New Zealand has so many infrastructure issues and the genius he employs to turn failure into success. It is a revolutionary concept.And I pay tribute to a great climate scientist.As always, Mrs Producer enters the mailroom.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Patrick Basham is our guest in Podcast 85. We ruminate over the latest Democracy Institute/Sunday Express American presidential polling.Aaron Ironside gives us his thoughts on the Cannabis, Legislation and Control Referendum. Aaron is spokesman for Say Nope to Dope.We have some comment on Government debt and waste.And the mailroom with Mrs Producer.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What a week since the last podcast. The U.S. President contracts Covid-19, enters hospital and after 3 days appears to be clear of the virus.This week we get Geopolitical Futures’ George Friedman’s perspective on the US election, and why he doesn’t watch Presidential debates.And we talk with historian Michael Bassett on our own electoral process.We have the mailroom with Mrs Producer, and much more.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's podcast:Retired Justice Harriet O'Neill of the Texas Supreme Court is our 83 guest interview. We discuss the Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, the judicial system, politics and other matters.We also make comment on Military Generals, matters satanic and the importance of freedom.And, of course, the mailroom, and lots of correspondence with Mrs Producer.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we have a timely discussion with Richard Prebble.He shares his thoughts on where the country is at, and what (rightly) concerns him. We address matters financial, social and political. And have a look at the Auckland Council, and more.We include commentary on the leaders' debate , the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and the vacancy on the Supreme Court.And, of course, the mailroom with Mrs Producer.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Anton, author of “The Stakes: America at the Point of No Return”, provides insight that is an antidote to the Trump hatred that dominates the media.It’s an extensive and informative discussion that you won’t find elsewhere.I’ve collated some good local commentary, and, of course, the Mailroom with Mrs Producer.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The sinking of the ship Gulf Transport has caused shipments to be suspended. Is this warranted? We talk about the decision, whether it is political, and what its effects are on the farmers.We talk with Alex Berezow, Doctor of Microbiology. We have had numerous requests for his further comments on C-19. And after 6 months in Poland, you’ll be interested in his thoughts on his return to Seattle.And we insert some balance in the media coverage of the Presidential election (there’s a lot of catchup to do).And Mrs Producer and the Mailroom.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Patrick Basham from Democracy Institute talks to us about political polls. He explains the results of the Institute’slatest presidential poll and how it all works.And we have an interesting philosophical discussion with Andre Van Heerden on leadership and modernity. It’s an intriguing listen.There is some additional commentary on education and activism…and Mrs Producer in the mailroom.File your comments and complaints at [email protected]'t listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide.Listen here on iHeartRadioLeighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.