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Maxim Institute Podcast

The Maxim Institute Podcast is a chance for you to be a part of the conversations our team have as we do research and analysis of politics and policy in New Zealand. From behind the scenes chats about our research, to in depth discussion with our event speakers and experts from New Zealand and around the world, these podcasts will dig in to the deeper ideas that shape the way we live together.

Marcus Roberts | Hard Lessons From COVID

10 mins; August 11, 2023

Maryanne Spurdle | Getting more bungle and less bang for our buck

12 mins; August 11, 2023

MIC 16 | A War For Your Wallet: The Cost of Living Crisis Election

73 hours 18 mins; August 08, 2023

Maximise: Election 23 | Episode 03

18 mins; August 07, 2023

Maximise: Election 23 | Episode 02

15 mins; July 31, 2023

Maximise: Election 23 | Episode 01

20 mins; July 21, 2023

MIC 15 | AI and Our Elections: Is Democracy Under Threat?

66 hours 36 mins; July 03, 2023

Natasha Baulis | Fishing for Truth

13 mins; June 26, 2023

Natasha Baulis | Coronation

9 mins; June 26, 2023

Natasha Baulis | Hedgehog Diplomacy

8 mins; June 26, 2023

Sisilia Teu | Critical thinking or Censorship?

10 mins; June 12, 2023

Marcus Roberts | Prisoners Voting Rights

10 mins; June 12, 2023

Maryanne Spurdle | Charities

11 mins; June 11, 2023

Jason Heale | Asking the Right Questions of Our Leaders

11 mins; June 11, 2023

Marcus Roberts | The Art of Political Defection

15 mins; June 11, 2023

Marcus Roberts | Policy Bonfires

12 mins; March 30, 2023

Sisilia Teu | TikTok

12 mins; March 30, 2023

'Alapasita Pomelile | Attendance Officers

13 mins; March 29, 2023

Jason Heale | Te Pukenga

11 mins; March 29, 2023

Sisilia Teu | AI in Education

11 mins; March 29, 2023

Marcus Roberts | Foreign Policy

13 mins; February 13, 2023

'Alapasita Pomelile | The crisis crisis

12 mins; January 18, 2023

Josie Pagani and Tim Wilson on The Place We Call Home

41 mins; December 25, 2022

Free Speech with Jacob Mchangama

32 mins; December 19, 2022

Homecoming by Tim Upperton

1 min; December 07, 2022

Door by Tim Upperton

2 mins; December 07, 2022

Grace by Tim Upperton

2 mins; December 07, 2022

Remote Login: Interview with Jane Kennelly

17 mins; December 07, 2022

The Riderless Horses by Tim Upperton

1 min; December 07, 2022

Kieran Madden | Boys Education

9 mins; November 24, 2022

Tim Wilson | Anger is the cake of the internet

11 mins; November 17, 2022

'Alapasita Pomelile | Education

10 mins; November 10, 2022

Jason Heale | Safety

10 mins; October 31, 2022

Marcus Roberts | Mandatory Voting

12 mins; October 25, 2022

Jason Heale | Character Test

10 mins; October 17, 2022

Tim Wilson | Data & Statistics

11 mins; October 06, 2022

The New Economic Normal with Brad Olsen

64 hours 28 mins; September 30, 2022

'Alapasita Teu | Truancy

11 mins; September 21, 2022

Jason Heale | Death Rate

10 mins; September 13, 2022

Marcus Roberts | Policy Debates

11 mins; September 06, 2022

'Alapasita Teu | Online Regulation

11 mins; August 30, 2022

Marcus Roberts | Informal Empire

11 mins; August 23, 2022

MIC COVID and Our Constitution: How A Pandemic Affected Our Body Politic and Culture

63 hours 40 mins; August 19, 2022

Dr Rowan Light on Anzac Day

28 mins; April 24, 2022

Beyond The Shadow of Debt

36 mins; April 21, 2022

22. Josie Pagani and Tim Wilson on "Age is not your identity"

37 mins; December 16, 2021

Book Club 7 | The Quest for Community

29 mins; November 26, 2021

21. The Urgent Case for Accessible Palliative Care

37 mins; November 03, 2021

20. Paul Henderson on Artificial Intelligence - Part One

35 mins; July 28, 2021

Book Club 6 | Breaking Bread with the Dead

36 mins; June 22, 2021

19. Ven Dr Lyndon Drake & Julian Wood on debt, COVID-19 recovery and where to from here?

61 hours 15 mins; April 28, 2021

Book Club 5 | Together

69 hours 34 mins; April 14, 2021

18. Professor Graham Le Gros on vaccines, safety, and COVID-19

40 mins; March 25, 2021

17. Bronwyn Wood & Rowan Light on Education, History, and the NZ school system

44 mins; February 21, 2021

16. Jeremy Waldron | "A Letter from America" (2017)

49 mins; February 21, 2021

15. Ursula Elisara on foster care, trauma and love

54 mins; January 13, 2021

14. Te Karere Scarborough & Tim Wilson on "Repairing the Fabric of the Universe"

35 mins; December 20, 2020

Book Club 4 | Small is Beautiful

48 mins; November 24, 2020

13. Rowan Light & Ryan Donaldson on youth unemployment

46 mins; October 28, 2020

Book Club 3 | Man's Search For Meaning

48 mins; September 30, 2020

12. Julian Wood on the economy, employment and election promises

48 mins; September 23, 2020

11. Dr Stephen Child and Danielle van Dalen on the End of Life Choice Act

77 hours 24 mins; August 10, 2020

Book Club 2 | The Decadent Society

60 hours 34 mins; July 21, 2020

10. Tom Simpson & Richard Ekins on trust

75 hours 21 mins; July 20, 2020

Book Club 1 | Road to Character

57 mins; May 14, 2020

9. Hon Sir Pita Sharples – Woven Together

45 mins; May 14, 2020

8. Rowan Light on the protest and patriotism of ANZAC day

47 mins; April 22, 2020

7. Julian Wood talks PGF, immigration, and what to do with dying towns

60 hours 28 mins; March 17, 2020

6. Alex Penk - An exit interview

45 mins; February 18, 2020

5. Leilani Tamu on the "Pacific workforce challenge"

36 mins; December 10, 2019

4. David Hall and Alex Penk on hate speech and free speech

73 hours 19 mins; November 13, 2019

3. Max Rashbrooke and Kieran Madden on poverty, inequality, and good government

64 hours 37 mins; October 06, 2019

2. Dr Kathryn Mannix on dying, death, and wisdom in an age of denial

28 mins; October 03, 2019

1. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela on injustice and reconciliation

33 mins; September 26, 2019

Introducing the Maxim Institute Podcast

1 min; September 05, 2019

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