Best Connor Goldsmith Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 10: Big Guy; Pants Okay 1:55:15

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Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out weekly on all platforms! This episode: Getting hit on at Trader Joe's! Keith Urban yet again forcing us to be aware he exists! Harvest mites, and their extremely unfortunate name in America! Nicki Minaj's new ca…

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Episode 9: Urchinistas 1:52:00

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Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out weekly on all platforms! This episode: The Miss Piggy movie of our gay dreams! Jennifer Lawrence's entirely reasonable opinions on reality television! MrBeast's entirely unacceptable Saudi amusement park! Sydney…

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Episode 8: A Bitch of Big Voice Experience 2:06:52

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Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out weekly on all platforms! This episode: NEW YORK IS SO FUCKING BACK! (Debra Messing: get the fuck outta here!) The death of Dick Cheney! Kayla Nicole's genius Halloween costume! Demi Lovato finally embracing Poot…

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Episode 7: Fear of a Masc Jordan 1:51:40

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Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out WEEKLY on all platforms! This episode: A mysterious illness transforms Jordan into a stud! A PSA to vote for Zohran in NYC and Prop 50 in LA or get the fuck outta here! Lily Allen's killer divorce album! A grim …

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Episode 6: The Horrors Continue 2:05:33

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Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out WEEKLY on all platforms! This episode: Werewolves: they fuck! Celebrating Miss Nap (the act of taking a nap)! Diane von Furstenberg's blissful lavender marriage! Tyra Banks is captivating as ever with a mysterio…

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Episode 123: Quentin Quire (feat. Scott Platton) — Part Two: You Were Never My Age 4:20:58

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In Episode 123 of CEREBRO, Connor and lawyer Scott Platton (a.k.a. cosplayer and podcaster Scott Free) disrespect their elders with Quentin Quire, the cavalier Kid Omega! Created by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, Quentin is one of the most iconic figures from Morrison's then-polarizing and now-legendary run on New X-Men — Charles Xavier's young …

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Episode 5: Two Sick Bitches 1:52:14

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Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out WEEKLY on all platforms! This episode: The common cold is back, and she's pissed! An ode to the late D'Angelo! The Hollywood Walk of Fame is kind of goofy EXCEPT when it's honoring Naomi Watts! Bennifer remains …

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Episode 4: The Nexus of All Bisexual Realities 1:33:51

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Welcome back to The Kibitz, the WEEKLY show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out EVERY WEEK on all platforms! This episode: An important PSA about bisexual men! Pedro Pascal and Russell Tovey bond over being versatile! Alexander Skarsgård yanks us right into Locktober! A malediction f…

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Episode 3: T4T Kingdom 1:51:54

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Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out on all platforms! This episode: Jordan attends Doja Cat's chic album release party! Connor is confronted by the restless machine ghost of Stan Lee! The announcement of an exciting new side series! Prayers for Ni…

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Episode 123: Quentin Quire (feat. Scott Platton) — Part One: The Rats & The Children 4:14:08

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In Episode 123 of CEREBRO, Connor and lawyer Scott Platton (a.k.a. cosplayer and podcaster Scott Free) disrespect their elders with Quentin Quire, the cavalier Kid Omega! Created by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, Quentin is one of the most iconic figures from Morrison's then-polarizing and now-legendary run on New X-Men — Charles Xavier's young …

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Episode 2: That's Enough Cocaine For You 1:29:50

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Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out on all platforms! This episode: Somebody's in mummy's pumps! A straggot-off on the film festival circuit! Gaylors in crisis! Jordan still can't abide Drake! (And why should she?!) Lab rats blowing fat rails for …

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Episode 1: Things Are Happening That Have Never Happened Before 2:15:19

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Welcome to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out on all platforms! This episode: The public relaunch of The Kibitz! Unpacking Pedro Pascal's horniest project yet! Bags are fumbled at the Love Island reunion, but Olandria still deserves the world! Celebrity romance …

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Episode 122: Gatecrasher & Technet (feat. Jadzia Axelrod) 4:40:25

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In Episode 122 of CEREBRO, Connor and DC writer Jadzia Axelrod (Hawkgirl, Galaxy) traverse the multiverse with the gregarious Gatecrasher and her temperamental Technet! Created by Jamie Delano and Alan Davis, this interdimensional, time-traveling cadre of bounty hunters are best known as foes — and sometime friends — of Captain Britain and Excalibu…

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Episode 121: Mariko Yashida (feat. Justin Park) — Part Two: Honor, Duty, and Whatnot 4:35:47

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In Episode 121 of CEREBRO, Connor and returning guest Justin Park consult the ancestors with Mariko Yashida, the stoic Scarlet Samurai! Created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, inspired by the character Mariko Toda from James Clavell's 1975 historical novel Shōgun, Mariko is the daughter of an ancient Japanese noble house who becomes the great lo…

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ICYMI: Going nuclear - ‘We are entering an era of a new global arms race’ 24:46

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A year ago this week, Tova talked to James Acton, co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C. Amid wars in Europe and the Middle East, she wanted to assess the chances of a nuclear war breaking out and how it could start, play out and affect New Zealand. Safe to say the world's not…

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Episode 121: Mariko Yashida (feat. Justin Park) — Part One: Wolverine no Baka 4:09:52

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In Episode 121 of CEREBRO, Connor and returning guest Justin Park consult the ancestors with Mariko Yashida, the stoic Scarlet Samurai! Created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, inspired by the character Mariko Toda from James Clavell's 1975 historical novel Shōgun, Mariko is the daughter of an ancient Japanese noble house who becomes the great lo…

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Bonus Episode: Giant-Size X-Men 2025 (feat. Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly) 1:03:29

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Hey there, Zalagang! Today I'm joined by returning guests Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing to discuss their new miniseries Giant-Size X-Men, a 50th anniversary celebration of the iconic 1975 Len Wein and Dave Cockrum classic. Spinning out of their recently-concluded title NYX, this series of one-shots follows Kamala Khan on a wild time-bending ride…

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Episode 120: Pete Wisdom (feat. Dan Grote) 4:23:34

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In Episode 120 of CEREBRO, Connor and ComicsXF publisher Dan Grote light one up with the willful Pete Wisdom! Created by Warren Ellis and Ken Lashley, the cantankerous, chain-smoking Wisdom — a British secret agent and mutant assassin — was introduced as the unlikely new love interest for Kitty Pryde, whose time in Excalibur had seen her grow from …

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Episode 119: Idie Okonkwo (feat. Murewa Ayodele) 2:48:14

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In Episode 119 of CEREBRO, Connor and Marvel writer Murewa Ayodele (Storm, I Am Iron Man) heat things up with the inimitable Idie Okonkwo! Created by Matt Fraction, Kieron Gillen, and Whilce Portacio for the series Generation Hope, Idie — best known by the codename Oya — was one of the first post-Decimation mutants to manifest following the messian…

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Episode 118: Lilandra Neramani (feat. Josh Trujillo) 5:38:02

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In Episode 118 of CEREBRO, Connor and Marvel/DC writer Josh Trujillo (What If? Gambit, Blue Beetle, Wiccan and Hulkling) play a game of thrones with the liberal Lilandra Neramani, Majestrix Shi'ar! Created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum as the primary love interest for Charles Xavier, alien princess (and sometime empress) Lilandra became a maj…

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Episode 117: Yuriko Oyama (feat. Jordan Blok) — Part Two: Heavy Metal & Reflective 4:49:36

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In Episode 117 of CEREBRO, Connor and fan favorite guest Jordan Blok go under the knife with Yuriko Oyama, the diabolical Lady Deathstrike! Created by Denny O'Neill and William Johnson as a brief love interest for Daredevil, the character was heavily reimagined by later writers as the ultimate woman of war, a key nemesis of the X-Man Wolverine and …

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Episode 117: Yuriko Oyama (feat. Jordan Blok) — Part One: A Lady Deathstrike Christmas 4:04:24

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In Episode 117 of CEREBRO, Connor and fan favorite guest Jordan Blok go under the knife with Yuriko Oyama, the diabolical Lady Deathstrike! Created by Denny O'Neil and William Johnson as a brief love interest for Daredevil, the character was heavily reimagined by other writers (particularly Chris Claremont) as the ultimate woman of war, a key nemes…

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CEREBRO Appendix: Astra (feat. Holly Raymond) 2:25:18

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Hey there, Zalagang! Some scheduling issues have delayed the next episode of CEREBRO, but it should be in your ears for the holidays. Since it's been a minute — and a mysterious shadow early in the current run of Jed McKay's X-Men certainly looked like this beautiful weirdo — I've decided to release a CEREBRO Appendix episode publicly. This episode…

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Episode 116: Victor Borkowski (feat. Jay Jurden) 3:12:19

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In Episode 116 of CEREBRO, Connor and returning guest comedian Jay Jurden refuse to blend in with Victor Borkowski, the aggravating Anole! Created by Nunzio DeFillipis, Christina Weir, and Keron Grant, Victor is one of the more enduring characters from the Academy X generation. Devised for an 'issue story' about gay teen suicide that was ultimately…

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Bonus Episode: Iron Man #1 (feat. Spencer Ackerman) 1:27:37

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Hey there, Zalagang! Today I'm joined by beloved friend of the pod Spencer Ackerman for a very special bonus episode: a discussion of his new ongoing title Iron Man! The first arc of this new run picks up from Gerry Duggan's finale, following Tony Stark as he struggles to recover from a catastrophic injury — while also fending off a hostile takeove…

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Bonus Episode: Storm #1 (feat. Murewa Ayodele) 1:18:16

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Hey there, Zalagang! Today I'm joined by Marvel writer Murewa Ayodele (I Am Iron Man) to discuss his new title Storm, which debuts today as part of the From the Ashes relaunch! This new solo series follows Ororo Munroe as she attempts to establish herself as a local superheroine in Atlanta, Georgia, while juggling her obligations to both mutantkind…

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Episode 115: Jeanne-Marie Beaubier (feat. Sara Century) 6:06:42

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In Episode 115 of CEREBRO, Connor and returning fan favorite guest Sara Century double their fun(?) with Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, the audacious Aurora! Created by John Byrne and Chris Claremont, but primarily developed by Byrne, Aurora is the twin sister of her Alpha Flight teammate Northstar, from whom she was separated at birth. Unfortunately, her …

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Introducing: TFN - The F#$%ing News with Paddy Gower 0:40

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The F#$%ing News flips the script on the news - short, upbeat, inspirational and f%$#ing good fun journalism with the nation’s favourite everyman reporter, Paddy Gower. TFN sees Paddy talking to Kiwis who are the good, the great and the brains of our nation. This podcast is hosted by Paddy Gower and Executive Produced by Jon Bridges. It's made in p…

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Politicising the Police: an interview with “wokester” Police Commissioner Andrew Coster 52:47

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National once called him the “wokester” commissioner, now they’ve secured him a plum new job heading up the government’s new social investment agency. Police Commissioner Andrew Coster is leaving the job of top cop early and joins us to discuss gangs, guns, police pay and being called names by politicians. Plus, it’s the hot topic of the week thank…

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Goldsmith on gangs 53:11

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As the Government ramps up its war on crime, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith joins us to talk anti-gang laws and why the Attorney-General made no “specific statements” on whether late changes to them further breach human rights. Also on the agenda, the possible unintended consequences of tougher sentences, boot camps and keeping coalition promises …

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Episode 114: Namor McKenzie (feat. Spencer Ackerman) 4:57:54

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In Episode 114 of CEREBRO, Connor and returning fan favorite guest Spencer Ackerman live the life aquatic with Namor McKenzie, the studly Sub-Mariner! Created by Bill Everett in 1939, Namor is among Marvel's earliest characters, one of only a handful to be carried over from predecessor imprint Timely Comics. Arguably the first antihero in the super…

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Democratic or dangerous: What you need to know about developments with the Treaty Principles Bill 1:12:19

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ACT’s push for a Treaty Principles Bill was a lightning rod throughout last year’s election campaign and has never been far from the headlines since. This week has seen significant developments - the principles released with changed wording, the select committee ‘debate’ period set for six months and official advice criticising the plan revealed. B…

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Talking tax - and the rest - with Labour leader Chris Hipkins 1:14:53

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Chris Hipkins was our very first guest one year ago. He was Prime Minister then - a lot’s changed. After leading Labour to electoral defeat, he and the party have regrouped and started formulating the platform they hope will return them to the Beehive. On his birthday (as well as ours), Hipkins joined us for a candid interview. We talked policy, po…

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SOS - Save Our Stores: Behemoths of fashion, retail and hospo join forces to solve the sectors in crisis 53:06

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Retail spending is lower than during the GFC. Retailers are going to the wall more than any other business and Retail NZ’s latest survey shows 43% of businesses are unsure they’ll survive another year. In hospo, a swathe of high-profile restaurants have shuttered and last year - for the first time in two decades - the number of cafes and restaurant…

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Champion or showman: An extended interview with Shane Jones 51:27

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New Zealand First's de facto deputy is a self-proclaimed champion of the regions and unashamedly pro-mining, fishing and forestry. His hobbies include waging war on supermarkets, banks and - this week in particular - energy companies. We wanted to speak to him after the fiery showdown at Tūrangawaewae Marae, where the Government was accused of thro…

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Teaser: CEREBRO Live! at FlameCon 2024 (feat. Anthony Oliveira) 6:52

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Surprise! After some technical difficulties last year, last weekend for the third annual CEREBRO live show at FlameCon we did manage to pull the audio from the sound board. There are a few little hiccups, but overall I am really happy with the sound quality. Here is a quick six-minute teaser of the full live episode, which has a runtime of 1:16:26 …

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Sir Ashley Bloomfield on the health of our health service 1:04:58

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In an exclusive interview, perhaps the most famous health figure in Aotearoa takes aim at talk of a failing system and bloated bureaucracy - but doesn’t dispute that both staff and patients are at risk. He talks hospitals without doctors, how the reforms have been handled, funding, patient equity - and has strong words about the tobacco industry an…

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Can he fix it? How new health kingpin plans to resuscitate a system in crisis 1:08:35

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After losing confidence in the leadership and financial acumen of Health New Zealand-Te Whatu Ora, the Government has parachuted in an all-powerful specialist to fix the broken service. Health Commissioner Lester Levy has his work cut out - long waiting lists, budget woes, staff shortages, protests, doctorless hospitals, ramping ambulances, police …

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‘These questions are revolting’ - an interview with Children’s Minister Karen Chhour 52:59

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The welfare of children, particularly the at-risk and vulnerable, is rarely far from the headlines. The Royal Commission report on abuse in care, the opening of the Government’s pilot youth justice facility (AKA military-style academy) ((AKA bootcamp)), cuts to Oranga Tamariki community providers … we had a lot to ask the Children’s Minister. We ra…

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Money, morale and mobsters: An extended interview with Police Minister Mark Mitchell 1:10:30

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As the fallout from an acrimonious pay dispute continues, frontline cops told the Tova pod this week that the Government had “destroyed morale”. The minister responsible fronts to talk about rebuilding the relationship, how the gang unit is shaping up, delivering 500 extra cops and who’ll attend mental health callouts if not the police. Plus, in th…

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Bonus opinion: 'This is the worst of us' 2:46

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Tova offers her thoughts on the outcome of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into abuse in care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Stuff Audio

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Bonus Episode: NYX (feat. Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly) 2:05:50

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Hey there, Zalagang! Today I'm joined by Marvel writers Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing to discuss their new title NYX, which debuts today as part of the From the Ashes relaunch! This new volume of NYX follows a cast of young mutants, including Kamala Khan, Sophie of the Stepford Cuckoos, David Alleyne, Victor Borkowski, and Laura Kinney, as they …

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Despatch from D.C. - a game-changing fortnight in US politics 44:49

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Wow. They say a week is a long time in politics. In the United States, the last two have seen the political landscape change perhaps forever. Bullets, conventions and nominations on the Republican side; presidential gaffes, Covid and calls for a new leader in the Democrat corner. Rolling Stone magazine political reporter Nikki McCann Ramirez joins …

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Episode 113: Hope Summers (feat. Kieron Gillen) 4:10:21

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In Episode 113 of CEREBRO, Connor and returning guest Kieron Gillen meet their maker with the mutant messiah, Hope Summers! Created as an infant by Mike Carey and Chris Bachalo, then developed extensively by writer Duane Swierczynski, baby Hope was the first mutant somehow born after the Decimation eradicated the future potential of the x-gene, and…

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Red, White and Bruised. The diabolical debate. 35:33

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The first US presidential debate of 2024 was at once historic, agonising, painful and deeply troubling. Have your toes unfurled? Your stomach un-knotted? Your wince de-winced? Joe Biden and Donald Trump putting the fear of god into the free world in what was a truly tough watch with, unfortunately, such incredibly high stakes. To discuss what on ea…

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An extended interview with Chloe Swarbrick 41:04

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2024 has been tough for the Greens. Multiple MPs - Golriz Ghahraman, Darleen Tana, Julie Anne Genter - have been making headlines for the wrong reasons and there have been heartbreaking challenges, including the death of Fa'anānā Efeso Collins and Marama Davidson’s breast cancer diagnosis. On her birthdfay, co-leader Chloe Swarbrick makes time for …

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Going nuclear: Weapons, war and whether to debate our nuke-free stance 1:08:50

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The battle lines are being (re)drawn in the world of geopolitics: wars in Europe and the Middle East, tension over Taiwan, Putin visiting North Korea. So, more than three decades after the Cold War ended, what are the chances of a nuclear war? How could it start, play out - and how would New Zealand be affected? And, with Aussie politicians procuri…

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Episode 112: Gloria Dolores Muñoz (feat. Alex Segura) 4:09:14

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In Episode 112 of CEREBRO, Connor and returning guest Alex Segura get down to business with Gloria Dolores Muñoz, the ravishing Risque! Created by Jeph Loeb and Luciano Lima in X-Force, Gloria is a half-Cuban half-Seminole mutant mercenary and thief from Miami, Florida, with the power to condense and implode inorganic matter. When she's assigned to…

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Scams, fraud and deception: Are we tough enough on white collar crime? 1:22:13

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No one knows exactly how much fraud costs New Zealand each year, but it runs into the billions. Yet significantly fewer people are being convicted than two decades ago. Why? And is the system - an alphabet soup of agencies with a range of responsibilities - fit for purpose? In a specially extended investigation, victims share stories of devastating…

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Big Budget Special 38:46

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Happy Budget Day! The Tova pod takes you behind the scenes at Parliament as Nicola Willis unveils the Government's first bash at the books. We bring you expert reaction from inside the lock-up, the zingers and stingers from the debate, reaction from our panel of everyday Kiwis and, in an interview with Stuff, the Finance Minister explains how she g…