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Leighton Smith Podcast Episode 92 - November 25th 2020
This week I talk with Britain’s most quoted sociologist, Frank Furedi. He is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent, and a prolifi…
5 years, 4 months ago
Leighton Smith Podcast Episode 91 - November 18th 2020
Education has been a political playground for decades. And so it continues. We talk with Briar Lipson from The New Zealand Initiative , whose report …
5 years, 4 months ago
Leighton Smith Podcast Episode 90 - November 11th 2020
Whatever happened to Rodney Hide? This week I have an in-depth discussion with economist, scientist and ex politician Hide. It has made me realise ho…
5 years, 4 months ago
Leighton Smith Podcast Episode 89 - November 6th 2020
In our second podcast of the week, we look into the US election.
The mainstream pollsters blew it again with their predictions. While not perfect, th…
5 years, 4 months ago
Leighton Smith Podcast Episode 88 - November 2nd 2020
There are going to be two Leighton Smith Podcasts this week. The first is available today, prior to the U.S. election, and the second on Thursday, wh…
5 years, 4 months ago
Leighton Smith Podcast Episode 87 - October 28th 2020
Semi-retired investment banker Jonathon Urlich returns with a global economic update. We discuss the U.S., China, Eurozone and New Zealand.
Then we ha…
5 years, 5 months ago
Leighton Smith Podcast Episode 86 - October 21st 2020
Podcast 86 leads with election analysis from Michael Bassett. He raises some very thought provoking issues.
I talk with Wayne Brown on why New Zealand…
5 years, 5 months ago
Leighton Smith Podcast Episode 85 - October 14th 2020
Patrick Basham is our guest in Podcast 85. We ruminate over the latest Democracy Institute/Sunday Express American presidential polling.
Aaron Ironsid…
5 years, 5 months ago
Leighton Smith Podcast Episode 84 - October 7th 2020
What a week since the last podcast. The U.S. President contracts Covid-19, enters hospital and after 3 days appears to be clear of the virus.
This wee…
5 years, 5 months ago
Leighton Smith Podcast Episode 83 - September 30th 2020
On this week's podcast:
Retired Justice Harriet O'Neill of the Texas Supreme Court is our 83 guest interview. We discuss the Supreme Court nominee Am…
5 years, 6 months ago