The Leighton Smith Podcast

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.

Professor Thomas Borody is most famous for his ground-breaking work developing the triple therapy cure for peptic ulcers in 1987, which has saved hundreds of thousands of lives.In podcast 78, he details his solution for Covid-19.When you hear this interview, you may well agree that New Zealand should be taking his advice.Much to talk about today. And, of course, letters.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.

Hilal Khashan is Professor of Politics at the American University of Beirut. He is also a senior analyst at Geopolitical Futures. We talk Lebanon: history, politics, Hezbollah, Iran, banking and Covid-19.It is a very informative interview, with some surprising insights.Leighton Baker, New Conservative leader, makes his case.We have comment on the future of New York City and the coronavirus; is NZ in lockdown panic?And finally….the mail room 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.

Antony P. Mueller is my kind of economist. He is a German Professor, teaching in Brazil. Our discussion, revolving around the plans of the World Economic Forum for the world, is essential listening,We cover Technocracy, pandemic, climate change, and education; I’ve listened to it twice since we spoke.We also comment on the new lockdown, Biden’s running mate and the NZ climate risk assessment (hint: it’s useless).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.

Aynsley Kellow, Professor Emeritus of Government, University of Tasmania, dominates podcast 75.Here’s why: his latest article is titled, “COVID-19: The Failure of Official Science” . It runs 14 pages and covers both Covid-19 and climate change. The amount of information and knowledge contained therein is reflective of the very best investigative journalism. It leaves you wanting more.As further validation, Kellow was New Zealand born and educated, graduating from the University of Otago. It’s time to reclaim him.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.

Dr Kevin Donnelly, author of “How Political Correctness is Destroying Australia’ and numerous other books, guests on Podcast 74. We discuss political correctness, education, moral cohesion, marxism, the state of the State of Victoria, and more.We take a look at Covid 19, Bernard-Henri Levy and U.S. attorney General William Barr and the Democrats.And some very good correspondence 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 the podcast this week - With the election closing in we deal with three matters of continuing importance. Three different but shorter interviews.Jordan Williams from the Taxpayers Union on Councils.Educationalist Alwyn Poole on education.And power systems professional Bryan Leyland on NZ’s dysfunctional electricity market.Comment also on polar bears, economists and JK Rowling.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 the podcast this week -Dr Oliver Hartwich, CEO of the New Zealand Initiative, guests for a wide ranging discussion. We cover much that is important to New Zealand.Michael Bassett discusses the changing guard at National. He is as sharp-witted as ever.We have commentary on media PC, 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.

Nick Cater, executive director of the Menzies Research Centre, guests on podcast 71.One of his latest missives is titled "Losing the Freedom to Think”. We discuss the competence of Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, who put Melbourne into lockdown a few hours after we spoke.We have commentary on Thomas Sowell, how easy it is to be misled by fake news, and your 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.

He might be the ex-Finance Minister but his profile is on the rise. Steven Joyce updates his April 15 podcast interview. It is a very insightful discussion.Semi- retired investment banker Jonathon Urlich reviews the economic data, timely commentary as the election date looms.We have comment on the possible crisis of the U.S. Supreme Court, and climate change; why you are being duped. This is not to be missed.And Mrs P delivers 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.

Our discussion this week is with author, investor, farmer and commentator, Doug Casey.An adventurer of many talents and accomplishments, Doug dissects the state of the world from every perspective. He has lived in 10 different countries and visited 175. American born and educated, he is a libertarian philosopher. It is a great conversation.We have a look at Bolton’s (hit-job) book, a little climate and more, and finish up with Mrs Producer and your 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.

This week, while the media is full of political correctness and Black Lives Matter, we take a different view.Freedom of speech, particularly academic freedom, is being challenged.Meet William Jacobson, American Law Professor, who doesn’t fit the left's narrative.And don’t think NZ is free of this virus.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 the podcast this week -Muriel Newman, ten years as an MP for Act, now runs NZCPR, The New Zealand Centre for Political Research. We discuss the notion that democracy is under threat.Patrick Basham makes a return, from The Democracy Institute in Washington DC. We talk about presidential election polling and analyse an exclusive poll result.There is much more to say on riots, demonstrations, journalism and Covid 19.And of course, 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.

George Friedman makes another return in this podcast. Who better, when there is so much affecting the world, than the Founder and Chairman of Geopoliticalfutures.com.We spend a lot of time on the U.S. riots, and it appears we don’t all agree. We take a look at China, and New Zealand’s place in developments.We update you on the General Mike Flynn case, and more...And finally, to Mrs Producer and your 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.

On the podcast this week, we talk with New Zealander Dr David Bell.After 20 years in the US as Professor of Marketing at the Wharton Business School, Penn State University, David has ventured into the business world. Highly regarded, highly engaging, we talk marketing, post virus retail and political requirements for success.Historian Michael Bassett casts his critical eye across the political spectrum. His tongue is as sharp as ever.We comment on Todd Muller, and his unsteady start as leader of National.And, as always, Mrs Producer with 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.

On this week's podcast:It’s election year and things are hotting up, both here and in the US.We include a highly critical analysis from a forensic accountant on the present state of play.We talk to Michael Doran, from the Hudson Institute, on the trials and tribulations of General Michael Flynn. He guested on Podcast 12 when he was in the country last year. It is a most fascinating case.And Mrs Producer enjoys a letter writer who has it in for your host.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 thought it would be a good opportunity to talk at length with Barry Soper, Newstalk ZB Political Editor. We had a wide ranging discussion on the government, the opposition, the upcoming election, and of course, the virus.We followed that up with Sir Roger Douglas, who in conjunction with Professor Robert MacCulloch, is producing study papers on the current crisis. “The March Towards Poverty”.We respond to some listener comments. There is some restlessness afoot.And, of course, your 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.

There is much to say this week on central banks, travel, Jacinda in Canberra, the Pulitzer Prize, and the New York Times.My interview is with ’Science Left Behind’ author Alex Berezow.I have an update on the virus and some other interesting matters.And, as always, letters with Mrs P.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’s interview is with Geoffrey Parker. It is lengthy but compelling. His book ‘Global Crisis ; War, Climate Change & Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century' is the foundation for a wide ranging and challenging discussion.We take a look at a non-mainstream opinion on Trump and why the MSM is getting more deranged.As a brief escape from Covid-19, Malcolm Turnbull’s autobiography is worthy of some commentary.Then Mrs Producer rounds out podcast 61 with letters from you.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 this week’s podcast - I have commentary on the global fiscal and economic state, along with more on the coronavirus. There is reaction to last week’s interview with Steven Joyce, and to my QE questioning.Modelling garners some warranted criticism, and why ‘experts’ make so many wrong decisions.This week’s interview is with author, columnist, and speaker Melanie Phillips. I enjoyed it immensely.Melanie’s autobiography explains her political transition from left to right.It also provides a vital explanation as to why the West is at a critical crossroads today.Mrs Producer shares some correspondence, while still in her pyjamas.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.

Ex Cabinet Minister Steven Joyce occupies the major part of this week’s podcast. We talk about the consequences of the virus on everything from GDP to employment, to retail, trade, real estate and tourism.And I ask whether Joyce is interested in returning to politics.I have further commentary on Cardinal George Pell’s acquittal, with some interesting and appalling information on Victoria’s justice system.Some good correspondence with Mrs Producer, and a business person’s take on the virus.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 January, I picked up a book in Australia by American author Bill Gertz. Called DECEIVING THE SKY: INSIDE COMMUNIST CHINA'S DRIVE FOR GLOBAL SUPREMACY, the book makes for a fascinating discussion.I’ve been looking forward to talking to Gertz. Now you can hear it.I have commentary on George Pell’s acquittal and the death of Dr Fred Singer. I briefly address Auckland governance and prime examples of media bias.Carolyn, as expected, appears with correspondence and some cheap shots at your host.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 the podcast this week, I interview two very interesting and informative people.First, Patrick Basham, Director of the Democracy Institute. Patrick assesses the burden of responsibility for the coronavirus pandemic. The World Health Organisation does not rate highly.Then, Todd Huizinga, who was an American diplomat for 20 years. Todd’s 2016 book, "The New Totalitarian Temptation", plus a more recent article, “The Postmodern Pursuit of global Governance”, make for a very interesting discussion.And I analyse the different approaches countries have taken in dealing with the pandemic.To round it all up, I deal with some great correspondence with Carolyn, aka 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:In 2007, I had a call from a semi-retired investment banker by the name of Jonathon. He was keen to talk about the world financial situation. He was most concerned about it, and the fact that coverage was scant.We had a long, informative conversation, and I was impressed. It wasn’t long before his fears were realised. He was the first professional I had spoken to, who had voiced these concerns so eloquently. As we all know, it became known as the GFC.So Jonathon is my guest today with extensive commentary on economic forecasting; where it's at and where it might go.I’ve also included commentary from a former Reserve Bank Governor.And Mrs Producer is in a perky mood with 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.

Two interviews are on the podcast this week.Rosemary Gibson, author of CHINA RX, talks about the ignorance of the west in its dealings with China.China has overwhelmed the West on multiple fronts, but specifically in the field of pharmaceuticals.China could literally shut most of the world’s hospitals by pulling supply.The author says the media has failed in its responsibility.I speak with Ehud Yaari, senior Israeli commentator and journalist, on the Middle East and matters local. Feedback with Carolyn and further commentary you’re unlikely to hear elsewhere.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.

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This week, the whole world is talking Coronavirus. We cannot escape the discussion. I thought I’d heard enough but it is the biggest developing news story and I’m suspecting it will continue.So I have some interesting detail on the scenario that we are facing.On different matters, I talk with Andre Van Heerden about critical thinking. I really enjoyed it. Thinking critically is more important than it has ever been.I look into parallel universes, and much more.And, of course, Mrs Producer with 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.

COVID 19, or the Coronavirus, has dominated headlines this week, and will likely do so for some months to come.This week I talk with science writer and communications consultant Alex Berezow. Also a public speaker, he is known as “The Junk Science Debunker."He is Co-author of ‘Science Left Behind’, ‘The Little Black Book of Junk Science’. He has a PhD in micro-biology and writes for The American Council on Science and Health.There’s more on the virus from various perspectives.And more on the death of one of the world’s greatest scientists, Freeman Dyson. I’ve been referencing Dyson for a number of years. He is a great loss. A physicist and a rebel, he thought “every good scientist should be a sceptic”.And there’s your correspondence with Mrs Producer aka Carolyn.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 the podcast this week:New York Times best selling author George Friedman’s latest book is released today (February 25th U.S).’The Storm Before the Calm’ suggests that America is in for a rough time in the decade beginning 2020. Why this occurs is something you’ve never read before.The reasons for it and the results that follow are fascinating. But, here’s a spoiler, it’s nothing to do with this years election result.George Friedman is my guest in podcast 52.Also, continued analysis of the coronavirus. We still don’t know where it came from or how bad or otherwise it might be. One thing that’s certain is…..opinions aren’t in short supply. Another certainty is that the crisis is causing increasing economic damage.The Democrats are in chaos and Russia again is an election threat. Mrs Producer and feedback and I’m accused of a number of personal faults. Guilty on all counts.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.

He was a New York Times reporter, but don’t hold that against him. He wrote on the pharmaceutical industry, and on cyclone Katrina. He reported on the world of finance and the crimes of Bernie Madoff.Then the Iraqi war, where he went on two separate journalistic missions spread over a number of months. It was in that environment that the idea for John Wells was born. The central character for his first novel ’The Faithful Spy’. He has since penned another eleven.But bestselling author Alex Berenson was in NZ to talk on a different subject. This time it is marijuana and his book ‘ Tell Your Children’.It was a wide ranging and enjoyable discussion.And finally, the compulsory appearance of Mrs Producer and some 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.

Podcast 50, and Leighton is once again attacking political correctness. After many years of calling it for what it is, this week he reveals a new low. And how, from the 1980s, it has all come to this.He touches on Huawei, and a backhander for Mitt Romney, the Senator from Utah.This weeks interview is a must listen. It involves a tragedy in one mans life and how he overcame it.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 year two of THE LEIGHTON SMITH PODCAST, we again turn our attention to rolling news and ruminate on our own particular interests.So, this week it’s coronavirus, Donald Trump’s impeachment trial (except that it’s really the U.S. Constitution on trial), education and the New Zealand election.Leighton’s guest is Chris Trotter; they discuss the 2020 election; leadership, education, hate-speech legislation, media bias, the growing power of the unelected administrative state and more.And some good feedback with Carolyn.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.

Welcome to 2020. The second year of the Leighton Smith Podcast.On the first podcast of the year, Leighton talks about the impeachment, the ex-royal couple, the bushfires, and climate and climate education. Actually, climate indoctrination.This week’s guest is Dr Jennifer Marohasy, an Australian scientist and writer. She talks bushfires, the Great Barrier Reef, universities, and addresses whether sea level rise might in fact be sea level fall.As always, Mrs Producer, with correspondence and a little fun.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.

Welcome to the best interviews of 2019!They were all good, so I’ve assembled a few pairings combining the people I enjoyed talking to, the subjects we loved discussing, and your reactions that made our discussions stronger.For the final Best of 2019 interviews, we’ve got Jacob Shapiro from Geopolitical Futures talking China, expansion, New Zealand, Australia and more. He’s good.Then, John Scarry, a New Zealand Construction Engineer who has been fighting for better local construction standards. He received a lot of accolades when we broadcast this interview the first time. Click and listen.Hope you enjoy - new episodes back next 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.

Welcome to the best interviews of 2019!They were all good, so I’ve assembled a few episodes combining the people I enjoyed talking to, the subjects we loved discussing, and your reactions that made our discussions stronger.In this episode, we have Sir Tim Ball, author of “The Deliberate Corruption of Climate Science”. I think this interview, which runs for an hour, was the most popular podcast this year.If you are listening to Tim for the first time, I’d love to hear your reaction.Hope you enjoy and more next 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.

Welcome to the best interviews of 2019!They were all good, so I’ve assembled a few pairings combining the people I enjoyed talking to, the subjects we loved discussing, and your reactions that made our discussions stronger.In this episode, I’ve assembled a pair of conversationalists: Australian journalist Miranda Devine and NZ author Alan Duff. Both were great conversationalists, and the feedback on both was huge.Hope you enjoy and more next 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.