Podcast Episodes

Leighton Smith Podcast #299 - August 27th 2025 - Christian Smith

Two years ago my son Christian and I recorded an interview in London.

Many people commented on it, and many messages requested a repeat. So, under some difficult circumstances we managed it.

We have …

Published on 10 hours ago

Leighton Smith Podcast #298 - August 20th 2025 - Michael Kelly

New Zealand’s Big Climate Mistake. This interview with Prof Michael Kelly is full of logic and rationale.

A kiwi, Kelly is Professor Emeritus at Cambridge University (coincidentally a place we visite…

Published on 1 week ago

Leighton Smith Podcast #297 - August 13th 2025 - Thomas Harrington

Having recently listened to a few extracts from the last interview we had with Tom Harrington, I was reminded by just how good he is.

Tom’s capacity to expose wrong think, and inspire and develop how…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Leighton Smith Podcast #296 - August 6th 2025 - Daniel Hannan

We are on holiday in Europe at the moment. Of course there will be a full account on return.

It was almost two years ago that writer and public speaker Lord Hannan was in NZ, and we recorded an inter…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Leighton Smith Podcast #295 - July 30th 2025 - Alan Eggers

Imagine a company that has been pursuing its goal for fifteen years, with mixed progress, if you could call it that.

The company, Trans Tasman Resources (TTR) has invested over $85 million toward a d…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Leighton Smith Podcast #294 - July 23rd 2025 - Maryanne Spurdle

Maryanne Spurdle from the Maxim Institute has produced a Discussion Paper "INTERROGATING CHOICE: Euthanasia and the ILLUSION OF AUTONOMY."

The UK has announced their intention to lower the voting age…

Published on 1 month ago

Leighton Smith Podcast #293 - July 16th 2025 - David Bell

"July 19 is the last day that Member States of the World Health Organisation can withdraw from the IHR amendments (without entering a multi-year withdrawal process).

By failing to withdraw, they will…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Leighton Smith Podcast #292 - July 9th 2025 - A Tribute to Professor Des Gorman

A Tribute to Professor Des Gorman

After interviewing Des Gorman for Podcast 105, this is what we wrote for the podcast email…

“This week we drill down on the knowledge, wisdom and opinion of of Des G…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Leighton Smith Podcast #291 - July 2nd 2025 - Guy Hatchard

Over the last few years there has been much scientific dispute.

Climate dominated much of the last forty years, followed and outranked by Covid-19. Both remain very much in the headlines.

Science its…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Leighton Smith Podcast #290 - June 25th 2025 - Ramesh Thakur

Ramesh Thakur has a world of history, literally, in international affairs.

He has taught at a number of Universities including Otago and the ANU, Canberra.

But his time spent at the United Nations, c…

Published on 2 months ago