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Kieran interviews David Gerard, author of Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain, who discusses the continuity of grift that saw the crypto bros pivot to AI for their next scam. This forced David to also pivot to AI by starting a blog and youtube channel called “Pivot to AI”.
David is at pains to stress that this is not really a tech story, it is a financial and economic story above all else. Unlike related tech, the LLM technology of the headlining hyperscalers is not a viable industry. The bubble must burst at some point. The grifters are extending the scam to try to flog the worthless equity off before then.
The bubble burst will very likely create more that just a recession. David’s advice is to compost or tax billionaires out of existence. And also to start helping those around you, because we are going to need to look after each other.
pivot-to-ai.com

This episode’s co-hosts
Kieran

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We host Dr Bex Graham to discuss the recent manifesto released by Child Poverty Action Group, particularly in relation to disability. What policies could be implemented to make a difference for communities facing multiple challenges under the current National coalition?

https://www.cpag.org.nz/our-campaigns/a-manifesto-to-reduce-child-poverty-2026
https://www.cpag.org.nz/our-campaigns/enough-2026-campaign

This episode’s co-hosts
Kyle, Pmax

Timestamps
0:00 Opening / Introductions
2:48 Child Poverty Action Trend Changes
6:35 Tracking Changes
9:19 Changes Under Ardern
17:14 Negative Effects
27:32 Labour Failings
33:06 Run On Economic Effects
39:06 Things That Could Be Done
50:54 Brutal Politics
57:24 What’s Happening
1:00:18 Closings

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We discuss the western consensus on genocide, and look particularly at the political environment in Australia, where their Labor government has been one of the worst and most pro-Zionist, despite their PM’s previous alignment with the movement. We talk about what to look out for, what can be done and the need to keep the pressure on regardless of who wins in November 2026
This episode’s co-hosts
Kyle, Simone, Mardi

Timestamps
0:00 Opening / Introductions
4:32 Genocide is a Dirty Word
10:22 Australian Labor Party Switch Up
19:05 Post-Bondi Politics
26:28 Security Forces
33:17 Digital Security
38:29 Signs
41:26 Trumps Friends
47:50 Looking Forward
51:00 Closing

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AI has been rearing it’s head as a policy outcome during the election campaign with both major parties signaling that AI use is a part of NZ’s future. How did we get here, what are the risks and warning signs to look out for and what should we be doing?

This episode’s co-hosts
Kyle, Mark, Ginny, Olivier

Timestamps
0:00 Opening / Introductions
6:54 AI Adoption
16:20 Slopcore
28:04 Shift in Political and Digital Content
47:10 Dismantling Disruption
53:56 Lack of Policies and Planning
59:45 Healthcare
1:12:18 Ontology
1:21:05 What To Do
1:26:00 Closing

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The Migrant Workers Association organised a protest against the rising tide of racist and anti immigrant rhetoric from political parties and leaders as the elections near. Winston Peters' racist tirade against Lawrence Xu-nan in parliament, alongside his party's anti immigrant rhetoric aimed at harnessing votes by dividing the working class and distracting from failures of their policies were key issues that motivated the protest. The protest featured satirical street theater, which evoked a triggered response from Winston Peters. Among other things, we discuss the contradictions within Winston Peters' politics and the history and intent of street theater within protest movements. We’re joined by Anu Kaloti and Joe Carolan.

Recorded 10/08/2026

This episode’s co-hosts
Josephine

Timestamps
0:00 Opening
4:30 Background on the Protest
9:20 The Power of Street Theatre
15:40 Attacking Protesters
20:20 Aftermath
28:20 Caucus Today
35:45 Western Democracy Model
57:45 Closing

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