# Public Interest A podcast by Public Interest. Making sense of politics, power and the economy in Aotearoa NZ. Independent, accessible, audience-funded. Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/rss ## Latest episodes - [In Brief: Whose supermarket policy is best?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/5124e245d509) (2026-10-27, 71 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/128143093/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-26%2F435068178-44100-2-a13df4e84c97f.mp3 - [In Brief: Are New Zealand hospitals being deliberately understaffed?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/823a9cf5ba17) (2026-10-25, 31 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/128034337/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-25%2F434924994-44100-2-41d57adb67fef.mp3 - [Undercurrents: Can Te Tiriti help us build a different economy? | Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/8aba226f1a43) (2026-10-23, 48 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/127914798/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-22%2F434768335-44100-2-cb256b1493427.mp3 - [Undercurrents: Can Te Tiriti help us build a different economy? | Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/e3e8f1804c15) (2026-10-23, 43 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/127914243/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-23%2F434781989-44100-2-724b15782d1c7.mp3 - [The State of It: Guy and Avi fix the economy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/c3da10e433cb) (2026-10-21, 47 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/127862713/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-21%2F434697331-44100-2-e306bbc7e13cd.mp3 - [In Brief: Can the Alliance bring back socialism?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/e1c56f7c25a4) (2026-10-16, 37 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/127595793/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-16%2F434334761-44100-2-cce341ed55e7e.mp3 - [The State of It: Guy and Avi solve crime](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/b43e4c7040a0) (2026-10-12, 42 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/127365075/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-12%2F434022365-44100-2-1936cf9339b0f.mp3 - [Who Broke My City: What’s behind National’s war on councils?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/bdaf64f63f88) (2026-10-11, 33 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/127280647/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-11%2F433907258-44100-2-01f54d9eecc59.mp3 - [Undercurrents: How do you manufacture a movement? Nicky Hager on Dirty Work](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/33a192a904d1) (2026-10-06, 59 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/126966341/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-6%2F433514686-44100-2-8bb55522e0e76.mp3 - [In Brief: Chlöe Swarbrick on capitalism, democracy and the Greens’ path to power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/c6856a002fe4) (2026-09-30, 36 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/126575347/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-30%2F433016788-44100-2-e65302d5afe9d.mp3 - [Undercurrents: Why did Ardern’s government fall short?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/edb182e8532a) (2026-09-24, 87 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/126233292/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-24%2F432565568-44100-2-3433f1524b4fe.mp3 - [In Brief: Professor Nigel French on bird flu, climate change and the next pandemic](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/0b701842d8ea) (2026-09-15, 24 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/125755591/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-15%2F431918696-44100-2-e73eb64e18e82.mp3 - [Undercurrents: What does the right really want?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/f5a85359749c) (2026-09-11, 50 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/125570591/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-11%2F431666770-44100-2-3c25a5c970d07.mp3 - [In Brief: Bernard Hickey on Labour’s fiscal straitjacket](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/1a28c3c520cb) (2026-09-08, 54 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/125392050/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-8%2F431436956-44100-2-94320e3fa9b5b.mp3 - [In Brief: Qiulae Wong on what Opportunity really stands for](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/ea58be126ec1) (2026-08-28, 45 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/124839090/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-28%2F430685836-44100-2-161688f9daf7b.mp3 - [In Brief: Is it really a renter’s market?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/9f323b2b1676) (2026-08-23, 29 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/124628870/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-23%2F430394224-44100-2-8b7e0258eba3b.mp3 - [Undercurrents: What can New Zealand learn from Mamdani and the DSA?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/634076fcb2f3) (2026-08-18, 63 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/124372217/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-18%2F430045964-44100-2-f62bd89881b12.mp3 - [In Brief: Are Rocket Lab launches helping Israel target Gaza?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/c19112ea5568) (2026-08-12, 22 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/124111483/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-12%2F429688551-44100-2-968717e5bca34.mp3 - [In Brief: Marilyn Waring on pay equity and the value of women’s work](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/f2d9511c8df0) (2026-08-09, 28 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/123969504/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-9%2F429495444-44100-2-a0ab45a3e447b.mp3 - [Undercurrents: Is big agriculture holding New Zealand hostage?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/85e68d5ca2bf) (2026-08-07, 69 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/123885224/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-7%2F429378699-44100-2-5aaaf26727f21.mp3 - [In Brief: Why are we panicking about superannuation?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/912a11e9aab1) (2026-07-31, 25 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/123561718/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-31%2F428943547-44100-2-7e187fafae018.mp3 - [In Brief: Abby Martin on Earth’s Greatest Enemy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/13d7d62d6b59) (2026-07-27, 24 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/123374153/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-27%2F428687511-44100-2-d2e2699589fa2.mp3 - [Undercurrents: Who really pays for inflation? Geoff Bertram Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/080e6e33f8c5) (2026-07-22, 53 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/123150134/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-22%2F428385529-44100-2-826c77b78932c.mp3 - [Undercurrents: Why is New Zealand so expensive? Geoff Bertram Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/1fea9b10c47a) (2026-07-22, 46 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/123150111/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-22%2F428385478-44100-2-99f456f45e84.mp3 - [In Brief: How the media reached crisis point](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/24bdc169b26d) (2026-07-19, 45 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/123024917/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-19%2F428216177-44100-2-bf4b179e87abe.mp3 - [In Brief: Is Christchurch about to privatise its port?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/47a2479432f7) (2026-07-12, 23 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/122718806/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-12%2F427802590-44100-2-f915e60fe6009.mp3 - [Undercurrents: What’s the government’s real education agenda?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/a1987a757eb1) (2026-07-08, 56 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/122532345/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-8%2F427553093-44100-2-a3012bffdda64.mp3 - [In Brief: What’s behind the health and safety reforms nobody wants?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/0f820d56d442) (2026-07-03, 30 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/122334505/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-3%2F427286420-44100-2-f4840d3423331.mp3 - [In Brief: Government backs down on conservation land. Is the fight really over?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/d81ce8fc5915) (2026-06-26, 20 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/122003681/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-25%2F426845030-44100-2-bd7b122350af7.mp3 - [Undercurrents: Are the unions back?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/560ffce4946c) (2026-06-25, 60 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/121969204/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-25%2F426797606-44100-2-7d7224143586a.m4a - [In Brief: What does the Rich List say about New Zealand?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/e3d2d199cdd3) (2026-06-19, 28 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/121692337/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-19%2F426428426-44100-2-5bbf28e1adfe9.mp3 - [In Brief: Max Harris on Labour, Rogernomics and the 2026 election](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/8ea69dc51b19) (2026-06-13, 26 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/121409573/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-13%2F426048300-44100-2-b8009e415cf33.mp3 - [Undercurrents: Who really benefits from tough on crime?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/1e4174ae1ce3) (2026-06-10, 58 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/121307160/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-10%2F425910909-44100-2-c7b3e3162166b.mp3 - [In Brief: A landmark corruption scandal? Bryce Edwards on the climate lobbying cover-up](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/5df511dd0c6a) (2026-06-03, 27 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/120940119/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-3%2F425421603-44100-2-9a146860ab54.mp3 - [In Brief: What the government doesn’t want you to know about Budget 2026](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/a264f7cbef31) (2026-05-29, 17 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/120708771/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-29%2F425112811-44100-2-e1954d009291.mp3 - [Undercurrents: Can the climate movement fight back?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/389cb6c99539) (2026-05-26, 57 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/120545277/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-26%2F424893647-44100-2-d8470bddff7fa.mp3 - [In Brief: Inside the fight over outsourcing in Wellington](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/5871dabc5c28) (2026-05-21, 21 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/120309560/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-21%2F424581906-44100-2-ac609555f1824.mp3 - [In Brief: What the end of fees-free means for NZ’s polytechs and unis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/6bf49d6cd9c7) (2026-05-13, 16 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/119956614/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-13%2F424108607-44100-2-b480ab3779663.mp3 - [Undercurrents: Who broke NZ's health system? Rob Campbell and Justine Sachs talk with Ollie Neas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/20407ff7f861) (2026-05-12, 60 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/119856188/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-12%2F423973612-44100-2-3a85a621e0668.mp3 - [Undercurrents: Who's to blame for the energy crisis?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/04dbc152a205) (2026-04-28, 56 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/119153437/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-28%2F423013777-44100-2-640855be7f489.mp3 - [Undercurrents: Why is Luxon's government so unpopular?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1893832036/f55f01faa5ab) (2026-04-16, 63 min): audio https://anchor.fm/s/111730250/podcast/play/118529127/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-16%2F422166016-44100-2-c08ac19ac435e.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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