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StraightTalk – 4th Nov 2024
Here’s the StraightTalk livestream for 4th Nov 2024. The Straight Talk panel discuss and debate the key issues without any constraints. StraightTalk gets straight to ...
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McBlog: NZ media’s “propagandisation” of the US Election
The NZ news media think you're idiots and that you'll fall for anything. The real question is - will you. And if they’re propagandising coverage ...
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McBLOG: We speak to Vice-President Kamala Harris… sort of
We speak to Estee Palti aka Vice-President Kamala Harris
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McBlog: Revealed! Puberty blocker research being suppressed
Trans allies ask parents of transgender identifying youth the shocking question, “Would you rather have a living son than a dead daughter?” It has no ...
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Political Playback – 31st Oct 2024
Here’s Political Playback for 31st October 2024. Simon O’Connor and Bob McCoskrie look back at the week in politics, and there's always much to discuss.
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PulsePoint – 31st Oct 2024
Welcome to PulsePoint with James Williams for 31 October 2024 - the latest media stories and research related to family and society that you need ...
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McBog: Washington Post owner admits the bias
The owner of one of the most prestigious newspapers has admitted that what we’re all thinking is correct - "Most people believe the media is ...
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McBLOG: New Zealand – capital of the world for herpes
Sir Ashley Bloomfield, Sir Graham Henry & Sir Buck Shelford have fronted a campaign for the NZ Herpes Foundation to help fight the stigma associated ...
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Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – 29th Oct 2024
Here’s Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – for Tuesday 29th Oct 2024. Simon discusses the issues of the day.
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Family Matters: The Reality of Euthanasia in Canada
Canada's embrace of euthanasia is a warning to the likes of New Zealand. Family First's Simon O'Connor talks with Rebecca Vachon from Cardus - a ...
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McBLOG: White extremist center closed… due to white extremism
The government has pulled funding from the country's flagship research centre into violent extremism. But just white extremism. What the media didn’t tell you – ...
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Political Playback – 24th Oct 2024
Here’s “Political Playback” for 24th October 2024. Simon O’Connor and Bob McCoskrie look back at the week in politics.
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PulsePoint – 24th Oct 2024
Welcome to PulsePoint with James Williams for 24 Oct 2024 - the latest media stories and research related to family and society that you need ...
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FAMILY MATTERS: Paivi Rasanen on religious freedom
An extraordinary interview with a Finnish MP who is being taken to court for simply quoting the Bible. Family First's Simon O'Connor talks with Paivi ...
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Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – 22nd Oct 2024
Here’s Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – for Tuesday 22nd Oct 2024. Simon discusses the issues of the day.
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StraightTalk – 21st Oct 2024
Here’s the StraightTalk livestream for 21st Oct 2024. The Straight Talk panel discuss and debate the key issues without any constraints. StraightTalk gets straight to ...
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Political Playback – 17th Oct 2024
Here’s “Political Playback” for 17th October 2024. Simon O’Connor and Bob McCoskrie look back at the week in politics.
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McBlog: NZ media’s Trump Derangement Syndrome – A case study
Trump Derangement Syndrome is defined as a mental condition in which a person has been driven effectively insane due to their dislike of Donald Trump, ...
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McBlog: Supreme Court’s activism is called out
A new paper released this week and written by the chairman of the think-tank The NZ Initiative, Roger Partridge, argues that the NZ Supreme Court ...
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PulsePoint – 17th Oct 2024
Welcome to PulsePoint with James Williams - the latest media stories and research related to family and society that you need to know about – ...
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McBlog: We’re also AVOIDING the news
More bad news for the news media in New Zealand. We have some of the highest rates of news avoidance in the world. We not ...
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McBlog: We speak to President Trump… sort of
Check this one out. We speak to President Trump... sort of. It's the amazing Shawn Farash! Close your eyes. You’ll be sold.
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Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – 15th Oct 2024
Here’s Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – for Tuesday 15th Oct 2024. Simon discusses the issues of the day and takes your questions.
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FAMILY MATTERS: Andrea Mrozek on Marriage and Family
Andrea Mrozek is a Senior Fellow at Cardus, an independent think thank in Canada. She studies the importance of family and marriage, and argues that ...
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StraightTalk – 14th Oct 2024
Here’s the StraightTalk livestream for 14th Oct 2024. The Straight Talk panel discuss and debate the key issues without any constraints. StraightTalk gets straight to ...
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McBlog: Euthanasia’s ‘safeguards’ up in smoke
When the euthanasia law was introduced to New Zealand by ACT leader David Seymour and Brooke van Velden and other euthanasia activists, we were told ...
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McBlog: My Eulogy for the Disinformation Project
Break open the knitting, Pinterest, home cooking and trad wives. Let out your red head children. The Disinformation Project which has specialised in churning out ...
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Political Playback – 10th Oct 2024
Here’s “Political Playback” for 10th October 2024. Simon O’Connor and Bob McCoskrie look back at the week in politics.
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Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – 8th Oct 2024
Here’s Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – for Tuesday 8th Oct 2024. Join Simon as he discusses the issues of the day and takes your ...
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FAMILY MATTERS: John Anderson on where the West is going
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia - Hon. John Anderson AO FTSE - joins Simon to discuss why the West has lost confidence in itself, ...
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StraightTalk – 7th Oct 2024
Here’s the StraightTalk livestream for 7th Oct 2024. The Straight Talk panel discuss and debate the key issues without any constraints. StraightTalk gets straight to ...
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McBLOG: Update from Israel one year on …
One year ago today, Hamas launched a land, sea, and air assault on Israel from the Gaza Strip. The The October 7 attack resulted in ...
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McBLOG: Stats NZ’s LGBT data disaster
There was a ‘dump’ of 2023 census data yesterday by government agency Stats NZ. It should be based on biological reality and observable data - ...
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Political Playback – 3rd Oct 2024
Here’s “Political Playback” for 3rd October 2024. Simon O’Connor and Bob McCoskrie look back at the week in politics.
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McBLOG: Trump is the only option when the alternative is Kamala
With the influence that the President and vice-President can have on the direction of our culture and the values that we hold as a society, ...
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FAMILY MATTERS: Katy Faust talks surrogacy and children’s rights
Surrogacy is returning as an issue here in New Zealand, with Parliament considering new legislation. Simon O'Connor from Family First talks with Katy Faust, the ...
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McBLOG: “Male teachers who were pregnant” – PPTA
The PPTA Te Wehengarua Annual Conference 2024 is happening this week. And as expected, there’s some wacky things being suggested – especially around identity politics ...
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Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – 1st Oct 2024
Here’s Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – for Tuesday 1st Oct 2024. Join Simon as he discusses the issues of the day and takes your ...
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StraightTalk 30th Sep 2024
Here’s the StraightTalk livestream for 30th Sept 2024. The Straight Talk panel discuss and debate the key issues without any constraints. StraightTalk gets straight to ...
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McBLOG: RECAP – Who is Kamala Harris?
With the influence that the President and vice-President can have on the direction of our culture and the values that we hold as a society, ...
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McBLOG: RECAP – Who is Tim Walz?
With the influence that the President and vice-President can have on the direction of our culture and the values that we hold as a society, ...
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McBLOG: More woke research to ignore
Recently we have been responding to some woke research and surveys. One was a survey from Massey University about whether Principals were indoctrinating their children ...
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Political Playback – 26th Sep 2024
Here’s the latest episode of our new live show “Political Playback” with Simon O’Connor and Bob McCoskrie – looking back at the week in politics.
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PulsePoint – 26th Sep 2024
Welcome to PulsePoint for 26th September - the latest media stories and research related to family and society that you need to know about.
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FAMILY MATTERS: Brendan Malone on technocracy and the rising managerial class
Family First’s Simon O’Connor chats with cultural commentator, Brendan Malone, about the rise of 'technocracy' and the 'managerial class' here in New Zealand and around ...
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