Media & Shows
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Media & Shows
Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – 2 April 2025
Bob is still away, so Simon O'Connor hosts Solid Ground this morning. From the ongoing turmoil in the Greens to how legacy media are responding, ...
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Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – 1 April 2025
Here’s Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – for 1 April 2025. Simon discusses the topics of the day, including reflections on how mainstream media are ...
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StraightTalk – 31 Mar 2025
Here's StraightTalk for 31 Mar 2025. We cut through the spin and discuss the current issues related to family and society.
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Political Playback – 27 March 2025
Bob and Simon discuss the Green's narrative around defunding the police and taking away police on the beat (despite their benefit); the atheist academic who ...
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Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – 27 March 2025
Here’s Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – for 27 March 2025. Simon discusses the issues of the day and answers your questions.
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McBlog: Media Doxxing Protestors They Disagree With
There’s a subtle trend towards doxxing in New Zealand – by the legacy news media. But it depends on who the person is and what ...
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Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – 25 March 2025
Here’s Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – for Tuesday 25th March 2025. Simon discusses the issues of the day and answers your questions.
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StraightTalk – 24 March 2025
In this episode, we discuss Christopher Luxon’s ‘worshipping’ in India; "WWJVF" – Who Would Jesus Vote For; newspaper cartoonists take a crack at Jesus but ...
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McBlog: MBIE In The Business Of… Wokeness
The government body that promotes business, innovation and employment in NZ (MBIE) is no different to MFAT (New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade) ...
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Political Playback – 20 March 2025
Bob and Simon discuss a Green MP’s TikTok messaging; Te Pati Maori’s violent rhetoric; ACT’s claim to Jesus’ vote; Labour’s selective messaging; Winston’s clash with ...
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McBlog: Heeadsss-Up Warning To Parents
Have you heard of GoodSpace? And also the HEEADSSS Assessment. GoodSpace Schools is presented as a schoolwide support system that “empowers school teams to create ...
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Family Matters – Melinda Tankard Reist
Melinda Tankard Reist from Australia's 'Collective Shout' joins Simon O'Connor to talk about their latest research. Collective Shout, along with Maggie Dent, surveyed over 1,000 ...
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McBlog: The 2007 version of RSE is no better
The legacy news media are on the warpath. They’re angry. That’s because opposition from both parents, teachers and principals has resulted in the 2020 RSE ...
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StraightTalk – 17th March 2025
In this episode we discuss the war on school lunches, the war on woke, the war on Christopher Luxon, did Chris Hipkins just shoot himself ...
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Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – 18 March 2025
Here’s Solid Ground with Simon O’Connor – for Tuesday 18 March 2025. Simon discusses the issues of the day and answers your questions.
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McBlog: It’s time to stop the act, drag queens
State broadcaster TVNZ’s Seven Sharp is desperate to normalise drag queens. But it’s not what they show you that’s the problem. It’s what they don’t ...
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Political Playback – 13 March 2025
Here’s “Political Playback” for 13 March 2025. Simon O’Connor and Bob McCoskrie look back at the week in politics, and there’s always much to discuss. ...
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Family Matters – Lydia from Voice for Life NZ
Voice for Life (VFL) has been one of the key pro life voices in New Zealand for many years. Family First's Simon O'Connor sits down ...
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McBlog: MFAT should be renamed Ministry of LGBTQIA+
The government body that represents NZ to other governments & to negotiate trade agreements has become fully captive to DEI & wokeness. They even have ...
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StraightTalk – 10th March 2025
Here’s StraightTalk for 10th March 2025. Our panellists are Christine Rankin, Alfred Ngaro, Sue Reid and Susan Miller.
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McBlog: Ignore risks of puberty blockers – Human Rights Commission
The Submission made by the Human Rights Commission to the Ministry of Health team considering puberty blockers displays their hostility to families and the welfare ...
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