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Leighton Smith Podcast #247 - July 17th 2024 - Jordan Williams & George Friedman
Estonia is gifted with the world’s most efficient and balanced tax regime.
Co-founder of the New Zealand Taxpayer’s Union, Jordan Williams suggests o…
1 year, 8 months ago
Leighton Smith Podcast #246 - July 10th 2024 - Anthony O’Brien
One of the best and most interesting interviews we’ve done.
Tony O’Brien was born and raised in New Zealand. His life has followed a fascinating path…
1 year, 8 months ago
Leighton Smith Podcast #245 - July 3rd 2024 - James Bovard
James Bovard is a Libertarian Journalist and Author. Thirteen books published. In his first ’The Farm Fiasco’ (1989) he referenced NZ as a world lead…
1 year, 8 months ago
Leighton Smith Podcast - Best Of: Dr Tim Ball - June 26th 2024
Leighton is off this week, so we are highlighting one of his favourite guests from the podcast.
Dr Tim Ball Part 2 on the politics behind the climate…
1 year, 9 months ago
Leighton Smith Podcast #244 - June 19th 2024 - Jodie Bruning
Sociologist Jodie Bruning has produced a paper, ‘Don’t Be Mislead - Judging the Risk From Central Bank Digital Currencies in Isolation is a Rookie Mi…
1 year, 9 months ago
Leighton Smith Podcast #243 - June 12th 2024 - Guy Hatchard
The New York Times, the UK Daily Telegraph and the British Medical Journal are just some (if not the most prominent) publications to adjust their thi…
1 year, 9 months ago
Leighton Smith Podcast #242 - June 5th 2024 - Oliver Hartwitch
Oliver Hartwitch, from The New Zealand Initiative, discusses the 2024 Budget and why it might take fifteen years to get the New Zealand economy to wh…
1 year, 9 months ago
Leighton Smith Podcast #241 - May 29th 2024 - Manisha Granula and A.I.Fabler
Manisha Grazula is not just a primary school principal and teacher. She is extraordinary in that role.
The changes she has wrought in her school in L…
1 year, 10 months ago
Leighton Smith Podcast #240 - May 22nd 2024 - Muriel Newman
Muriel Newman and her organisation NZCPR (New Zealand Centre for Political Research) have a long standing campaign to prevent a tribal takeover of NZ…
1 year, 10 months ago
Leighton Smith Podcast #239 - May 15th 2024 - Jonathan Rauch
A sceptical knowledge-seeking society will always welcome controversy, criticism and inquiry, even about ostensibly long-settled ideas.
And free expr…
1 year, 10 months ago