On this week's podcast: State education has been in a void in New Zealand for a number of years. After spending some time as a world leader, the education field has been ploughed with incompetence. In all but a few schools. NCEA has failed, and the restructuring currently being attempted will also fail. Rangitoto Principal, Patrick Gale, explains why the country's largest school is rejecting NCEA Level 1 and creating its own diploma. The number of schools considering the same is uncertain, but is on the increase. From the NZ Initiative think tank, Dr Michael Johnson deals to an incompetent Education Dept. “Not fit for purpose” is his emphatic opinion. And, of course, The Mailroom with Mrs Producer. File your comments and complaints at [email protected] Haven't listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide. Listen here on iHeartRadio Leighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's podcast: He arrived in Australia from London, at age twelve with his parents. They were a poor family. But Maurice Newman graduated from the University of Sydney with a degree in Economics. He spent forty years in stockbroking and related areas. His list of positions included Chairmanships of Banks, a University, the Stock Exchange, and other political and charity achievements. We discussed New Zealand, he loves the place, but he is not happy with the way we are heading. We update matters relating to the WHO, and media coverage. And we visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer. File your comments and complaints at [email protected] Haven't listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide. Listen here on iHeartRadio Leighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's podcast: In a world of lies, scepticism is your friend.David Bell is a Public Health Physician and biotech consultant in global health.What he has to say should be heard by every thinking person in this country, and every other “free” state on the planet.As the World Health Organisation meets to convince countries to endorse changes to it’s original purpose, Dr Bell warns that “the WHO has changed and now it is a threat”.In Podcast 197 we defer to commentary on the state of the country, in possibly the best opinion seen for a while.Is the Woke plague a forecast for the end of civilisation?And we make a visit to The Mailroom, with Mrs Producer. File your comments and complaints at [email protected] Haven't listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide. Listen here on iHeartRadio Leighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's podcast: Patrick Basham, founder of The Democracy Institute in Washington DC, has been in Istanbul during the recent Turkish election.He spoke with us upon his return to Washington about the changes an Erdogan loss would bring to one of the worlds most pivotal countries.We talked about the 2024 race for the U.S. presidency; is Trumps second term inevitable?And, as Patrick is British, his view on the coronation and the future of the monarchy.We broach the subject of AI, and much more in conversation with one of Leighton’s favourite analysts.We have media commentary on Fox and Tucker Carlson. Who’s the loser? It isn’t Tucker.And we visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer. File your comments and complaints at [email protected] Haven't listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide. Listen here on iHeartRadio Leighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's podcast: "Covid-19 was not merely an epidemiological crisis; it was an economic, social and moral crisis that required multidisciplinary expertise to assess and address different facets throughout the pandemic.” Auckland University Professor Ananish Chaudhuri assesses what happened, and how we can be better prepared for the inevitable next pandemic. We are in receipt of another submission from ‘a former National MP’ on the least trustworthy, incompetent government in living memory. And we take a visit to The Mailroom with Mrs Producer. File your comments and complaints at [email protected] Haven't listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide. Listen here on iHeartRadio Leighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.