15 NOV 2022 · We speak to Muriel Newman, from the NZ Centre for Political Research, on why New Zealanders need to make their voices heard.We talk separatist government, the water debate (that shouldn’t even be happening), He Puapua (whatever that means), farming, and other damage the Arden government is inflicting on New Zealand.And Patrick Basham, from the Democracy Institute, explains how the American midterm election results deserve a different perspective.As requested, a list of climate books that tell a different story.And, finally, we go to The Mailroom with Mrs Producer. File your comments and complaints at Leighton@newstalkzb.co.nz 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

9 NOV 2022 · On this week's podcast: A champion of free speech guests on this week's podcast. Jacob Mchangama, Danish lawyer and founder of Copenhagen think tank Justitia, talks hate speech, free speech and freedom. Coincidentally, we have been paying some attention to Twitter these past couple of weeks. The reason is obvious, free speech is the bedrock of democracy. We report on Patrick Basham’s final research for the mid-term U.S. elections, and we visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer. File your comments and complaints at Leighton@newstalkzb.co.nz 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

1 NOV 2022 · On this week's podcast: "The Dictatorship of Woke Capital” is the story of how political correctness captured Big Business. Steve Soukup details the connection of European Marxism/Socialism to American progressivism and the development of the Administrative State.We comment on the moves to derail democracy in New Zealand and how that is leading to the increase in independent journalism critiques and opposition groups.And we visit The Mailroom. File your comments and complaints at Leighton@newstalkzb.co.nz 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

1 NOV 2022 · On this week's podcast: "The Dictatorship of Woke Capital” is the story of how political correctness captured Big Business. Steve Soukup details the connection of European Marxism/Socialism to American progressivism and the development of the Administrative State.We comment on the moves to derail democracy in New Zealand and how that is leading to the increase in independent journalism critiques and opposition groups.And we visit The Mailroom. File your comments and complaints at Leighton@newstalkzb.co.nz 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

19 OCT 2022 · On this week's podcast: Michael Every is a Global Strategist at Rabobank. He analyses major developments, contributes to the bank’s publications and is very active in the media. We hit on the future of money, the meta crisis we’re living with, and all that it means. Michael is not a conformist economist and his take on crypto, geopolitics, and missing leadership is compulsive listening. Tony Grey is an author and businessman who was born into Shakespeare. His email to me began “I am shocked. Once again the woke cabal has rung the bell of ignorance”. Find out which world leaders relate to which of Shakespeare’s characters. Just one example of the bard’s counted relevance. And, of course, The Mailroom. File your comments and complaints at Leighton@newstalkzb.co.nz 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

19 OCT 2022 · On this week's podcast: Michael Every is a Global Strategist at Rabobank. He analyses major developments, contributes to the bank’s publications and is very active in the media. We hit on the future of money, the meta crisis we’re living with, and all that it means. Michael is not a conformist economist and his take on crypto, geopolitics, and missing leadership is compulsive listening. Tony Grey is an author and businessman who was born into Shakespeare. His email to me began “I am shocked. Once again the woke cabal has rung the bell of ignorance”. Find out which world leaders relate to which of Shakespeare’s characters. Just one example of the bard’s counted relevance. And, of course, The Mailroom.. File your comments and complaints at Leighton@newstalkzb.co.nz 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

12 OCT 2022 · On this week's podcast: The Social Compact is an implicit understanding between the government and the people.Statistician and author Guy Hatchard suggests that the Social Compact has been broken. We discuss the distortion of public information, increasing control or influence over the media, the age of social engineering, and the lessons to be absorbed from poorly-scienced public health ideas.And is the next pandemic “Anxiety over Life Itself?”We comment on the Government versus farmers and farming in NZ, and we visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer. File your comments and complaints at Leighton@newstalkzb.co.nz 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

5 OCT 2022 · On this week's podcast: For years, New Zealand productivity has been shortchanging the economy and therefore the country.Why is New Zealand outstripped by the rest of the first world countries, in particular Australia?The New Zealand Initiative’s Chief Economist, Dr Eric Crampton gives reasons and suggests solutions.Then, who is Alexander Dugin? And what is Eurasianism? A brilliant analysis from Associate Professor Salvatore Babones, University of Sydney, on the Russian Intellectual Dugin.Is he "Putin’s brain” and does he really want to destroy America?And finally, The Mailroom with your commentary. File your comments and complaints at Leighton@newstalkzb.co.nz 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

27 SEP 2022 · On this week's podcast: Semi-retired Investment Banker Jonathan Urlich discusses his thoughts on the financial world, both in NZ and globally. Jonathan first rang my radio program in 2007, commenting on what was developing. His analysis proved correct during the GFC.We look at George Friedman’s commentary on the Italian election, and high profile Law Professor Jonathan Turley on Jacinda’s call for a global attack on free speech.And we go to The Mailroom with Mrs Producer. File your comments and complaints at Leighton@newstalkzb.co.nz 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

21 SEP 2022 · On this week's podcast: This week we see the return of Michael Rectenwald PhD, Professor of Liberal Studies and Global Liberal Studies at New York University 2008 to 2019.We recount again his departure from NYU and his transition from a Marxist/Communist to Libertarian.Michael is the author of numerous books, and co-founder of American Scholars. Much of our discussion is about NZ. But we also cover Totalitarianism, Ukraine, Biden v Trump, and the challenging times ahead.And, of course, we visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer. File your comments and complaints at Leighton@newstalkzb.co.nz 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