46 - NZ: How We Respond

46 - NZ: How We Respond

A monstrous act of racial violence is followed by a grotesque media release. Which is followed by an egg. A powerful priest is convicted of assaulting two children, then supported by former Prime Ministers and influential media personalities. How do we respond in these divided times? Do we draw a smaller circle to keep the demons out, or do we draw a larger circle and acknowledge the demon inside ourselves? Do we search for a common enemy, or our common humanity? Find us on your favourite podcast app, or listen below.

45 - Does Technology Use Us?

Do we use technology, or does it use us? How worried should we be about our phones spying on us? And what effect does technology have on our young people as they grow up surrounded by it? Find us on your favourite podcast app, or listen below.

44 - Why We Believe

Where Eddie rejoins the Eternity Ward to ask the question: Why do we believe? Do our beliefs shape our lives, or our lives shape our beliefs? Does our biology play a role? Find us on your favourite podcast app, or listen below.

43 - War on Drugs

Should the government provide pill testing, or should individuals take personal responsibility? The War on Drugs has been going on for over a century, with no end on the horizon. But Portugal and Switzerland have blazed a different trail - what is their path and should Australia follow? Find us on your favourite podcast software or app (Apple, Android, or Windows), or listen below.

42 - We Are All Racists

Yumi Stynes made daytime television briefly relevant by claiming Kerri-Anne Kennerley sounded racist. Kris and Nick discuss the fallout, including whether all of us are racists, and if the targets of public shaming should ever be accepted back into the fold. Will we ever be able to have a civil public discourse where we respect each other and reflect on our blind spots? Find us on your favourite podcast software or app (Apple, Android, or Windows), or listen below.