Daybreak – 20 August 2025

In this episode: the scary notion of ‘tradwife’ earns a definition in the Cambridge dictionary; NZ’s disturbing fertility rate; wealth keeps a pedophile’s identity secret; Australia struggles with the definition of ‘woman’; the UK wants to muzzle a pro-life grandmother; are the media campaigning for Nicola Willis to replace Luxon despite her struggles as Minister of Finance; alcohol consumption is dropping – yet the alcohol industry is still influencing public policy in NZ according to official documents; a patient being euthanised may not have been sedated properly – and what does ‘sedation’ actually even mean; Australian PM Anthony Albanese gets a serve from Netenyahu; and we destroy a super-dumb claim in a Radio NZ article about marriage.

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  1. **New Dictionary Words:** Cambridge Dictionary introduces new words like ‘delulu’ and ‘Trad wife,’ with Bob criticising the latter’s definition and its portrayal of traditional housewives.
  2. **New Zealand’s Low Fertility Rates:** Bob suggests promoting marriage and stability to address New Zealand’s low fertility rates, comparing it to successful family policies in Hungary.
  3. **Court Case on Abuse Imagery:** Bob discusses a disturbing case involving abuse imagery, criticising the lenient sentencing and speculating on the lack of media coverage due to possible connections.
  4. **Free Speech and Abortion Laws in the UK:** Bob highlights free speech issues and buffer zone laws, emphasising a case in Glasgow involving a 75-year-old woman arrested for holding a sign offering support to women who may be being coerced to have an abortion.
  5. **Inclusion of Men in Women’s Sports:** Bob discusses the controversy of men competing in women’s sports teams in Australia, and the Victoria Liberal party holding a function especially for women after suspending an MP who attended the Speak Up For Women event two years ago
  6. **Nicola Willis as Potential Prime Minister?:** Bob expresses skepticism towards Nicola Willis potentially becoming PM, citing her spending habits and performance as Finance Minister as a major concern.
  7. **Alcohol Lobby Influence:** He examines the influence of alcohol lobbyists on New Zealand’s health policies, contrasting it with declining alcohol consumption patterns in the US and NZ.
  8. **Assisted Dying Sedation Case:** Bob talks about a euthanasia case in New Zealand where improper sedation was administered, also tying it to an upcoming Family Matters episode on euthanasia drugs.
  9. **Debunking Anti-Marriage Claims:** Bob criticizes a Radio NZ article claiming marriage is dangerous for women, providing data to show that married households are actually the safest for women and children.
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