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We discuss genocide, tracking the history of the concept and definition into the present day.
This episode’s co-hosts
Kyle, Kieran
Timestamps0:00 Opening
2:29 Raphael Lemkin
10:52 A Process
16:20 Divided Genocidal Actions
18:52 Mass Killing
24:39 Colonialism
28:35 Legal Prohibition
35:30 Charging Genocide Against the US
41:10 The Crime of Crimes
44:53 Prosecution
56:55 Resistance1:02:00 Displacement
1:07:58 Freedom of Movement
1:11:04 Logic of Genocide
1:13:36 An End to Genocide
1:16:58 Closing
Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive
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The media/pol class are finally admitting that Luxon is not fit for purpose, while his coalition partners go from disaster to disaster, and his own Ministers propose wildly destructive policy. Meanwhile, NZ still isn’t anywhere near close to the speed of decline faced by the US.
This episode’s co-hosts
Simone, Pmax, Philip, Kyle
Timestamps0:00 Opening
1:20 Luxons LinkedIn Speak
7:46 School Lunches
12:35 Citizens Arrests
36:31 Woke
42:05 The U.S Empire
1:01:12 Closing
Intro/Outro by The Prophet MotiveSupport us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200
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Last weekend Destiny Church was directed by their leader, Brian Tamaki, to undertake terrorism. They duly complied, storming a library to attack a children’s story event, injuring at least one person and forcing children and caregivers to barricade themselves in a room. We discuss the conditions that led to this and the need for a strong, ongoing response in the face of a political and media climate that, at best, isn’t interested.
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/19/destiny-church-appeasement-doesnt-work-time-to-bring-them-to-heel/This episode’s co-hosts
Kyle, Angela
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
1:15 Destiny Church
14:31 Giving Space to Negative Discourse
21:05 Protesting
28:15 Day of Power
41:00 The ACT Party
45:06 Gay Bashing
47:53 Predictions
56:32 Closings
Intro/Outro by The Prophet MotiveSupport us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200
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We discuss the destruction of public services in Education and Health and the purely extractive nature of neoliberal privatisation. We then peer through time (at the current situation in the US) to understand where these decisions by the National Party coalition government are going to end up.
This episode’s co-hosts
Kyle, Gigi, Ginny, Simone
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
4:04 School Lunches
12:55 Compass
18:57 Health Ministries
29:20 Trans Healthcare
34:48 Difference in Institutions
37:32 People Get Squishy
42:55 Terminology
53:38 Closings
Intro/Outro by The Prophet MotiveSupport us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200
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We weigh in on the accelerating fascist destruction of the administrative state in the US and consider how this impacts NZ, possible steps to take, and the way that media and politics here is being set up in a way to clear the path for rabid extraction and decline, particularly via the ACT Party.
https://mickhall.substack.com/p/natos-strategy-engaging-civil-societyThis episode’s co-hosts
Josephine, Kyle, Oliver
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
0:44 Accelerationism in Power
13:32 Imperialism
24:30 Restructurings
28:01 New Zealand's Standing
34:00 Funneling Ideology
41:36 Non-Career Enders
49:05 Locking Up Journalists
54:00 Guy Williams
59:49 Closings
Intro/Outro by The Prophet MotiveSupport us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200
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We talk education and ECE reforms, the issues with Labour alongside the role of unions, and the news about ex ACT Party President Tim Jago having name suppression lifted after 2.5 years, following his convictions for sexually abusing two teenage boys in the 1990s.
Content warning for sexual abuse, rape (confined to the last 20 minutes)
This episode’s co-hosts
Philip, Simone, Pmax
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
2:01 Education Rant
21:17 Labor Woes
32:02 Failure to Inspire
49:02 Unions
1:01:25 Tim Jago
1:17:15 Closing
Intro/Outro by The Prophet MotiveSupport us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200
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We discuss the current state of western politics, modern day fascism and its roots.
https://ongenocide.com/
Afterword: a couple of extra thoughts from KieranFirstly, I was unduly harsh about Karl Popper’s Open Society and its Enemies. I disagree strongly with the central premise of the book, but I recall thinking that there were some good valid points made by Popper.
Secondly, I regret not expanding more on the simplistic, anti-intellectual and emotive aspect of fascist politics – or at least the public-facing part of fascist politics. Like neoconservatives, fascists like to feed simple narratives to people in a very direct purposive way. This is another reason that the sophistication and simple brute force (in terms of scale and access to resources) of public relations techniques has actually helped create a generalised fascism.
Modern communications techniques show exactly what psychological buttons to push to get the desired results. Not only does the professionalisation of political rhetoric make fascist-style manipulation open to anyone with money, it makes it virtually compulsory among major political parties. Their reliance on oligarchy money and institutional power means that they cannot organically represent democratic wishes, so they must create political backing through such manipulation – hence the culture war.
In the simplistic political discourse thus created, nonsense is more effective than reasoning. Calling concerns over climate change “woke”, for example, is like throwing red meat to the faithful who are conditioned to respond to a very amorphous non-specific notion of what is good and what is bad. This sort of appeal to gut instinct is very characteristic of fascism and it may be the most dangerous thing we now see because the anger that is provoked by a meaningless term cannot be argued with.
This episode’s co-hosts
Kieran, Kyle
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
2:09 The Undercurrent
3:54 Political Binary
14:11 Putting on a Persona
23:59 Tying in the Last Four Years
28:44 The Will to Power
32:35 David Seymour
37:01 Victimhood
44:10 Embedding Journalists
47:50 Scratch A Liberal
55:04 Absurdities
1:02:54 Urgency and Might
1:09:18 Right Wing Fracturing
1:13:18 Meddling With The Numbers
1:19:21 Seymours Love of Liberal Ideology
1:21:33 Closings
Intro/Outro by The Prophet MotiveSupport us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200
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With Trump’s inauguration so close what did the Biden presidency offer the world and what impacts might we see under a president roundly labelled as an outright fascist? Why are all the political parties in “western democracies” so avidly breaking institutional norms for reactionary reasons?
This episode’s co-hosts
Branko, Kyle
Timestamps
0:00 Introductions
1:03 Branko on Biden
7:09 Trump Side Effect
18:34 Lack of Media Pressure
25:20 “Man Removed For Asking Questions”
29:23 Why NZ Should Care About US Politics
31:45 What is Freedom of Press
36:24 A Legacy for Stage Setting Trump
44:08 Overturning Political Norms
50:58 Closings
Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive
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We speak with Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab about the history of Palestine and the work of Palestinians and Palestine advocates in NZ over the last 18 months.
https://www.aljazeera.com/where/palestine/
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/
https://www.ochaopt.org/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bashsoftware.boycott&hl=en_NZ&pli=1
https://bdsmovement.net/This episode’s co-hosts
Kyle, Katrina
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
2:30 Starting Advocacy
8:00 How This Gets Back to the West
16:41 The Wrong Leaderships
21:08 Media Control
25:28 Anti-Semitism
34:56 Benefit of the Doubt
49:33 “Condemning Hamas”
55:14 Lack of Pressure
58:06 Advocacy at the Political Level
1:02:02 Policy Asks
1:06:40 2025 Plans
1:11:59 Gathering Pacific Support
1:20:54 Find Out More
1:22:46 Closings
Intro/Outro by The Prophet MotiveSupport us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200
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What are the early signs of discourse for 2025, and what might they signal in politics and culture for the year ahead?
This episode’s co-hosts
Kyle, Ginny, Simone
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
1:25 Christopher Nolan’s Homer’s Odyssey
12:05 “Historic Western” Content
28:35 Capitalism Art
35:56 SEO Art
39:11 Nosferatu The Movie
44:09 Handing Out Cookies
46:19 Imperialism Come Home
54:11 Ship of Nation State
1:04:00 Winston Peters Prediction
1:07:45 Closings
Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive
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Will the rightwing implode in 2025 or is it all theatre? What’s on the cards for Western and NZ politics as we enter a new year.
This episode’s co-hosts
Simone, Kyle, Ginny
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
1:39 Leopards Eating Blue Checks
11:58 Deindustrialization
22:49 Soldier Worship
29:20 Sinophobic Rhetoric
37:14 Worst Government Since ‘91
48:55 What Can I Do
54:48 Start-Up Investments
1:00:45 Everyone Wants to go Back
1:08:22 Closings
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In the final(??) current events episode for the year we discuss the ways in which western politics, especially on the rightwing, is intentionally creating a policy framework to support fascism. We talk education, criminality, the alignment of capital with the far right, and try to think of some high points.
This episode’s co-hosts
Ginny, Simone, Kyle
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
2:13 Police Charges
6:47 Illiteracy
14:50 Elon Backs AfD
28:00 Te Pati Maori Song
31:02 Greens and Media Outlets
38:53 Israel Sanctions and Embassies
42:19 Simone’s Short Film
45:53 Closing
Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive
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Oliver Neas spent months this year investigating and conducting interviews to reveal what happened behind the scenes before & after the Wellington council debated selling shares in their own airport. We discussed what processes & principles were at play, how the issue connects to local economy governance, and how best to treat these debates in your community.
Before listening, please read all 3 parts of Oliver's investigation here: Part 1: https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/27-11-2024/privatisation-lost-how-the-wellington-airport-saga-split-the-left
Part 2: https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/28-11-2024/privatisation-lost-the-green-party-vs-the-green-party
Part 3: https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/29-11-2024/privatisation-lost-inside-the-final-vote-for-the-future-of-wellington-airport
And for a description of the issue framed by Wellington council staffers: https://wellington.govt.nz/your-council/projects/airport-share-sale
This episode’s co-hosts
Philip, Oliver, Max
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
2:38 Selling the Airport
8:52 Staff Power
14:03 Auckland Privatisation
19:27 Wellington Distinction
22:35 Counsellors
24:58 Broad Positions
28:22 Subservience to a Party
32:27 Flipping Decisions
38:55 Auckland Blocks
43:53 Progressive Privatisation
45:50 Conflict of Interest
50:11 Other Sectors
52:04 Private Insurance
56:55 Closing
Intro/Outro by The Prophet MotiveSupport us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200
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Pmax’s thoughts on students and teachers at the TPB hīkoi.
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The Commerce Commission gets slightly more aggressive as the supermarket duopoly and government lean into failed, repressive carceral policy. The alleged UHC shooter has been caught -what does this mean for populism? TPM’s vote share looks to be on the rise, Māori continue to be the most likely electoral party for driving change. And the spectre of climate change is becoming a very violent poltergeist.
This episode’s co-hosts
Finlay, Kyle, Philip, Simone
Timestamps
0:00 Introductions
2:10 Charging Woolworths
4:43 Facial Recognition
11:47 Te Pati Maori Polling
16:03 Tapped Out Voters
23:34 Produce Season
26:39 Luigi Got Got
36:21 One Point Five Degrees
44:49 Three Strikes
53:52 Closing
Intro/Outro by The Prophet Motive
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We host freelance reporter Glen Johnson and genocide researcher Kieran Kelly to discuss the recent events in Syria and what it might mean for the region.
This episode’s co-hosts
Kyle, Philip, Glen, Kieran
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
1:25 Background on Syria
5:29 US Hegemony in the Region
8:12 Unexpected Pace
11:45 Regime Plausible Deniability
15:20 Regional Politics
19:57 Impact of Rapid Collapse
23:26 Terrorist Designation
28:17 Claiming Land
30:02 Secular Nationalists
32:15 Forecast of Power
36:25 Imperialism
39:43 The Role of Oil
42:35 Building a Regime
45:08 The Role of International Orgs
50:59 Closings
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Join us for the week that was! We talk about the death of the United Health Care CEO, the concept of Social Murder, political issues in South Korea and France and the (willing) appropriation of legacy media as a propaganda network alongside Western government authoritarianism.
https://mickhall.substack.com/p/nzs-foreign-interference-bill-repressiveThis episode’s co-hosts
Kyle, Ginny, Simone
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
1:48 United Healthcare Shooting
10:13 Redacted
14:12 Social Murder
21:04 South Korea
33:34 Shortest Premiership in French History
39:21 Five Eyes Future
49:01 Crime Reporting
53:55 The Propaganda Network
59:12 Closings
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We’re joined by Jathan Sadowski, AI critic and co-host of This Machine Kills to discuss his “ruthless criticism of AI and Capitalism and how it fits into the NZ context.
Jathan is visiting NZ next week and you can register for free here:
https://jathansadowskitour.lilregie.com/booking/attendees/newThis episode’s co-hosts
Ginny, Jathan, Kyle, Mandy, Mark
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
3:52 Dishonesty in AI
5:46 AI is an Imperative
13:57 Making AI a Consumer Product
19:11 Requirements of AI
23:56 Nobody Wants This
28:58 Why Has This Been Successful
36:58 Damages
42:32 Drawing the Line of Intent
45:39 Fighting Back
1:01:27 Making a Wedge
1:15:59 A Bust to a Boom
1:18:18 Closings
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Back with current events after a few midweek episodes! We talk proxy wars, the fascist turn, and the increasing propensity of “centre left” parties in the west to be the ones moving towards authoritarian policy - particularly in regards to immigration and freedom of speech.
This episode’s co-hosts
Kyle, Ginny, Pmax, Simone
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
2:13 Proxy Wars
9:31 Black Friday (Bad)
14:45 Management Consultants
20:58 Overspend
22:58 75% Hitler
29:26 Capacity of People
31:33 Doxxing Offenses
36:25 Arcane is Over and Hamilton is Good
38:16 Riana Te Ngahue
40:21 Winston Peters
47:42 Black Friday (Good)
49:11 China
49:48 Closings
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CW: Suicide
We are joined by PATHA president Jen Shields to discuss the recent government release about puberty blockers, the realities of trans healthcare and the extremely nasty attacks by right-wing parties.
Check out PATHA here: https://patha.nz/Make a submission here: https://postingdad.medium.com/how-to-submit-in-favour-of-gender-affirming-care-d3be265a1349
This episode’s co-hosts
Jen, Kyle, Simone
Timestamps0:00 Introductions
3:05 Puberty Blocker Brief
9:24 The Human Cost
13:25 Weaponizing Language
17:58 Unfair Coverage
19:37 On the Ground vs Media
22:34 Risks of Restrictions
40:22 What Can We Do
48:37 Where To Find Info
49:50 Closings
Intro/Outro by The Prophet MotiveSupport us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200
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