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2025-09-3059 min2025-07-1257 min
The Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 113: THE LIVE PODCASTThis week, we bring to you the live recording of the Iron Duke Podcast. Jesse, Maddy, and Henry dive into an interactive discussion with a live audience at the Wellington Club, tackling some of today’s big public policy challenges: the New Zealand energy system, social media, and superannuation.Note: Our mics couldn’t catch everything, so some audience questions and comments may be a little faint.
2025-06-2756 minFaith & PurposeJohnny BurbankThis episode was provided courtesy of pastor Zach Terry who interviewed Johnny Burbank on his Podcast, Code RedYou can see and hear Pastor Zach Terry do other great interviews here: www.youtube.com/@CodeRedTalk or find out more at zachterry.org
2025-04-141h 422025-04-021h 46The Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 106: How bad are the school lunches?After a patchy start to the year, the Iron Duke podcasters are back in the studio giving you a run down on the latest in the world of policy and politics. We discuss Luxon’s mighty Investment Summit, the new Government Procurement Rules, school lunches, the wild west of online gambling and the not so flash looking polls for the Nats. See you next week!
2025-03-1439 minThe Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 105: Why is there so much happening at the moment?After an unintended hiatus, Jesse and Henry are back with another episode of the Iron Duke Podcast. Given it seems like so much has happened in the last few weeks, we run you through the latest and greatest with Trump, Germany’s 2025 election, the Cook Islands, Chinese warships and (ex)Minister Andrew Bayly. A big episode today to get you all back on track with what is happening in the world of policy and politics.
2025-03-0237 minThe Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 104: What even is a digital nomad?Happy New Year listeners and welcome back to another season of the Iron Duke Podcast. It’s good to be back. We kick the year off with a download on Trump’s first week back in power, how DeepSeek has taken the AI world by storm, political chat around a potential privatisation of state assets, how the Government’s push to get digital nomads visiting New Zealand, the reversal of speed limits and the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz. The trio also pose a question to listeners around whether there would be interest in a mont...
2025-01-3145 min2025-01-1535 minThe Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 103: A year in review - 2024To wrap up the year, the Iron Duke Studios team unravel all that was the year of 2024.
2024-12-1933 min
Church with Jesse Lee PetersonDid you find God or did He find you? | Church 12/15/24Doug opening: Fear and preference; JLP: Post Office anger; Duke lacrosse case; Did you find God, or He you? Don't condemn the world.Church with Jesse Lee Peterson, Sunday, December 15, 2024“For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” — John 3: 17 ANNOUNCEMENT: Women's Forum third Thurs, Dec 19, 2024, 7 PM at BOND in L.A. https://rebuildingtheman.com/events/ JLP's "Stay With It" tees https://rebuildingtheman.com/stores/ TIMESTAMPS* (0:00:00) Doug here first half-hour!* (0:03:18) Doug: Misery of fear a...
2024-12-152h 22The Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 102: Is the grass really greener across the ditch?A Jesse and Henry special this week while Maddy is abroad. We discuss Luxon’s performance and the changing priorities as the Coalition Government passes their first year in power, the benefits and future of the Healthy Homes programme, how maybe things are not quite as great over in Australia as some of our peers make out, and the latest in Auckland with Brown vs Brown.
2024-12-1025 minFaith & PurposeGigi ButlerGigi Butler is a serial entrepreneur and fascinating personality. Here is a link to Gigi's article on called: There’s so much to be thankful forhttps://heartlandjournal.com/articles/theres-so-much-to-be-thankful-forHere's a link to Gigi's website: https://gigibutler.com/ where you can find her current book and some delicious recipes!!!Gigi can also be found on Facebook and Instagram at: Official Gigi Butler
2024-11-2648 minThe Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 101: THE SECOND ELECTION SPECIALYour Iron Duke trio are joined today by Jamie Miller, a former Executive Director and expert campaigner for the Republican Party in Florida. Jamie is also an author and continues to write on the Reasonable Arguments Substack. We discuss with our first ever international guest what happened in the US election, including on the ground insights from Florida, where Trump succeeded, where the Democrats lost it and what this all means going forward.
2024-11-2235 minThe Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 100: Who cares about data privacy?All three podcasters are back in Iron Duke Studios to discuss the latest in policy and politics from New Zealand and around the world. We discuss our highs of this week including the Government’s formal apology to those abused in state care, the not-so-bad change in the unemployment rate and the rallying US share market. Getting us down include Trump’s clean sweep and potential first policies, the introduction of the Treaty Principles Bill to Parliament and the latest in the IRD data breach.
2024-11-1528 minThe Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 99: Is America Great Again?2024 US PRESIDENTIAL SPECIAL – votes are still being counted, but we have a clear winner. President Donald Trump will become the first to win non-consecutive terms since the 19th century. Jesse and Henry discuss what has happened, how it happened, possible implications going forward for the next four years, and the biggest winners and losers of this outcome. Tune in so you can keep up with all the presidential chat down at the pub on Friday night - no doubt we will be back again next week with some extended details too.
2024-11-0737 min2024-11-041h 01Faith & PurposeBonus Episode - Channel of Peace"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the Peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things." — Philippians 4:6-8 (NKJV)I created this audio meditation in 2014 to help myself and o...
2024-11-0432 minThe Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 97: How cheap can you make a school lunch?Another hefty week in policy and politics in New Zealand and around the world. The Iron Duke Studio trio peaks of the week include the end (hopefully) of the Darleen Tana saga and now Golriz appealing her shoplifting conviction, the US presidential election coming in hot and how the candidates are lining up in the polls, and David Seymour’s controversial potential success over the school lunches reform. Getting us down this week includes Central Government’s failing of promised localism agenda with the WCC intervention and preventing Otago from implementing their own fresh water plan, plus the Minister Andr...
2024-10-2530 minThe Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 96: How oily are Samoan fish these days?After an unintended hiatus, the Iron Duke trio is back in the studio to bring you your weekly recap of all things policy and politics. We discuss the newly appointed and well awaited Public Service Commissioner, the checks and balances of the building and construction reform and the latest polls which are a bit dire for some. Then we end with the never-ending Wellington Councillors debacle with threats of Central Government intervention, Foodstuffs’ latest approach of attacking the methodology used to prove New Zealand has a grocery pricing problem and the sinking of our Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui.
2024-10-2230 minFaith & PurposeBonus Episode - Channel of Peace"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the Peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things." — Philippians 4:6-8 (NKJV)I created this audio meditation in 2014 to help myself and o...
2024-09-3032 minFaith & PurposeKay Griffinjesseduke.netPlease leave a review on your podcast platform to help make this podcast more findable by seekers.
2024-09-291h 01The Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 95: Are you ready to come back to the office?Jesse and Henry carry us through this week alone as Maddy tries out working from home, just as the luxury is being ripped from the hands of public servants across the land. They take us through the state of AI - regulation and its role in education and some classic Jesse Corlett energy chat.
2024-09-2733 minThe Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 94: How many expired gift cards do you have in your undie drawer?This week the team at Iron Duke Studio’s take you through the pushbacks against the Government’s reversal of speed limit reductions, the US election debate and the ever demising poll results for Chris Hipkins. Henry also gives his take on the Government’s loose approach to regulating AI, Jesse is pleased that he will no longer waste those heartfelt expired gift cards, and Maddy gives us a run down on her infatuation of the Polkinghorne case. Enjoy.
2024-09-2036 minThe Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 93: Were our US presidential debate picks correct?Another week, another podcast in Iron Duke Studios. Our peaks this time round include the latest global developments in AI, capital gains tax being back on the table with the opposition as well as the latest riveting ANZ Business Confidence Survey. The pits this week include protests following France’s appointment of the new Prime Minister, our poor podcast timing with the US presidential debate and schools having to send kids home due to teacher shortages.
2024-09-1334 minThe Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 92: Would you let your kids go to an Aussie university?The Iron Duke Studio’s trio take you through some of their ups and downs in New Zealand and around the world from the past week. Our peaks include the new alcohol laws being implemented by Auckland Council, the approach to infrastructure that the country is looking to take and finally someone explains how the mighty Paralympics actually work! But we always have our pits… this week we discuss what is happening with the infamous Let’s Get Wellington Moving project and the Golden Mile, the Treasury’s boss leaving and her last hurrah as well as the 2024 Annual Grocery...
2024-09-0533 minFaith & PurposeAaron HanszPlease subscribe and share this podcast and leave a review to help make it known by more people. Thanks!https://jesseduke.net/
2024-09-0348 min2024-08-1658 minThe Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 89: How hard is year 12 math?The team at Iron Duke Studios runs you through some of their highs and lows from the last seven days in the world of policy and politics. Maddy goes back-to-back with another week of fun Olympic facts, Henry outlines the Government’s new Climate Emissions Tool for manufacturers and Jesse gives us the downlow on Minister Erica Stanford’s new way to teach math to school kids. The lows include the UK riots, tension between MPs, as well as a recap of what’s happening in Venezuela and the New Zealand energy crisis.
2024-08-1131 min2024-08-051h 132024-08-051h 162024-08-051h 15The Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 87: Who will Kamala Harris pick as her running mate?Your weekly policy and politics commentators are back in Iron Duke Studios. The team dive full noise into the IT sector with a debrief on what happened with the global CrowdStrike outage and New Zealand might finally be following suit with open banking. They discuss Kamala Harris taking over from Sleepy Joe, the Tauranga City election, the Health NZ takeover and the dire times of New Zealand’s energy sector. A mighty week of content!
2024-07-2635 min2024-07-251h 07Faith & PurposeLisa Palmerehttp://www.youtube.com/@lisapalmere-workshops1493Here is a link to Lisa's YouTube channel on Christian healing
2024-07-251h 08Faith & PurposeBonus Episode - Channel of PeaceThis is a short audio meditation based on The Prayer of St. Francis from Step Eleven of the Book, "Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions"
2024-07-2529 minThe Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 86: Has Trump just won the presidency?Straight from Iron Duke Studios – Jesse, Maddy and Henry take you through the big news in the US with Trump being shot and his confident selection of JD Vance for VP. We also discuss the latest Emissions Reduction Plan from the Government, the continuation of the Darleen Tana Saga, some interesting speed camera policy and New Zealand’s poor OECD stats.
2024-07-1935 min
Urgent Futures with Jesse DamianiNita Farahany: Neurotech, the Latest Skirmishes in the 'Battle for Your Brain,' and Your Right to Cognitive Liberty | Urgent Futures #15My guest this week is Nita Farahany.Nita Farahany is a pioneering changemaker and leading authority at the intersection of law, ethics, and technology. As the Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law & Philosophy at Duke Law School, and Founding Director of Duke Science & Society, she drives transformative discussions on technology's ethical implications. Her seminal book, The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology (2023), charts a pathway to cognitive freedom in an increasingly interconnected world. A highly sought after speaker, her insights resonate from TED stages to the World...
2024-07-101h 08The Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 84: Can we surf our way to prosperity?Iron Duke Studios is jam packed today with all three of your favourite podcasters covering a grand old week of policy and politics from around the world. The weekly peaks entail Maddy getting excited over the Government’s next quarterly plan, Jesse unpacks PCE Simon Upton’s latest speech on inconvenient truths to an environmentalists, while Henry explores how NZ is going to surf its way to prosperity through a new tourism development in Auckland. Lows of the week are Biden’s big election debate debacle, the new Sports Integrity Commission and the dire times for hospo.
2024-07-0535 minThe Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 83: Which birds should we save?It’s just Jesse and Maddy this week as the colleague with the good hair takes some much needed R&R. They cover off the up coming presidential debate, cash for cancer drugs and ponder if we can really save every bird?
2024-06-2825 min2024-06-1553 minThe Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 81: Should we be paying an MP's mortgage?Buckle up as the IDP trio take you through their ups and downs of this week’s policy and politics. We cover everything from it being the most agricultural time of the year, Jesse gets stuck into the oil and gas ban, more MPs (and now parties too…) getting in trouble, the 2024 India election, the equity around Lotto, plus Maddy and Henry go head-to-head over the MP accommodation allowance.
2024-06-1334 minThe Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 79: The Big Budget Special!It’s the most exciting time of the year – the day you have all been waiting for – Budget 2024! After studying the documentation of the nation’s piggy bank all day, Jesse, Maddy and Henry take you through their peaks and troughs of the budget and outline some of the fiscal funnies that they have come across.
2024-05-3127 min
Another Comic Review - An Energon Universe PodcastAnother Comic Review - Episode 19: Duke & Cobra Commander #5In this episode of Another Comic Review, Jesse and TFG1Mike review Duke and Cobra Commander #5. This is it, the end of each of the mini-series. Was the ride worth it? What comes after this? Tune in to find out!IntroductionsDuke #5 by Joshua Williamson, Tom Reilly, Jordie Bellaire and Rus WootonQuick SynopsisQuick rundownThoughts and review?Cobra Commander #5 by Joshua Williamson, Andrea Milana, Annalisa Leoni and Rus WootonQuick SynopsisQuick rundownClosing ThoughtsPlugsSign offYou can now find this podcast at anothercomicreview.com. You can also find us on Instagram at anothercomicreview. H...
2024-05-2844 min2024-05-1245 min2024-05-081h 10Another Comic Review - An Energon Universe PodcastAnother Comic Review - Episode 16: Duke & Cobra Commander #4In this episode of Another Comic Review, Jesse and TFG1Mike review Duke and Cobra Commander #4. We are nearing the end of both of these series...do we think they'll stick the landing? Tune in to find out!IntroductionsDuke #4 by Joshua Williamson, Tom Reilly, Jordie Bellaire and Rus WootonQuick SynopsisQuick rundownThoughts and review?Cobra Commander #4 by Joshua Williamson, Andrea Milana, Annalisa Leoni and Rus WootonQuick SynopsisQuick rundownTeaser for Issues 5Closing ThoughtsPlugsSign offYou can now find this podcast at anothercomicreview.com. You can also find us on Instagram at anothercomicreview.
2024-05-0246 min2024-04-231h 122024-04-141h 03The Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 73: How much do you hate heritage listings?Another big week in politics! We chat through yet another 100 day plan, the lid being kept on minimum wage, painful heritage listings, the Easter road toll and Jesse pays his respect to policy and psychology hero Daniel Kahneman.
2024-04-0421 minThe Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 71: to vape or not to vape?This week we cover off Jesse and Henry's boys trip to the Taranaki - and all the energetic things they learned along the way. We chat about even more vape restrictions that are in the pipeline, the exit interview of Grant Robertson, rounding it out with a bit of money talk on tax cuts and GDP.
2024-03-2523 minAnother Comic Review - An Energon Universe PodcastAnother Comic Review - Episode 13: Duke & Cobra Commander #3In this episode of Another Comic Review, Jesse and TFG1Mike review Duke and Cobra Commander #3. Who is "Major Budd"? Are the issues full of torture porn? We dive in to find out.IntroductionsDuke #3 by Joshua Williamson, Tom Reilly and Jordie BellaireQuick SynopsisQuick rundownThoughts and review?Cobra Commander #3 by Joshua Williamson, Andrea Milana, Annalisa Quick SynopsisQuick rundownTeaser for Issues 4 & 5Closing ThoughtsPlugsSIgn-offYou can now find this podcast at anothercomicreview.com. You can also find us on Instagram at anothercomicreview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-03-2442 minThe Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 70: Are the police paid enough?It's an episode where the gloves calm on, even the return of Jesse from Dad leave wasn't enough to cool tensions over police pay! We also battle it out over international students, interest deductibility, the speed of India's rise and if we're doing enough to make sure we're on that train, before we try to unpack what on earth is happening in the house of commons.
2024-03-1529 minThe Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 69: hungry kids and leaking classrooms?It’s another Maddy and Henry special as we await the return of the big man, Jesse Corlett. This week we go big on education, discussing the axing of much of the school build programme, as well as the end of free lunches for kids as we know them. We also cover off the million dollar man’s cheeky $52,000 entitled entitlement before saying ma te wa to Newshub.
2024-03-0819 min2024-03-0557 minAnother Comic Review - An Energon Universe PodcastAnother Comic Review - Episode 10: Duke and Cobra Commander #2In this episode of Another Comic Review, Jesse and TFG1Mike dive into Duke and Cobra Commander #2. Duke is on the run and wanted for murder, meanwhile Cobra Commander is trying to avoid alligators in the Florida Everglades. Does Duke get caught? Does Cobra Commander get eaten? Tune in to find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-03-0447 minThe Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 68: What is Grant leaving behind?With Jesse MIA, Maddy and Henry sit down to cover the latest in the Beltway's comings and goings. The big news is Grant Robertson's departure, which Maddy says is an opportunity for Labour to refresh and rejuvenate. With that, we also cover speed cameras, the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and National's welfare stance.
2024-02-2220 min
SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #774 - READALONG: Farnham's Freehold by Robert A. Heinlein
Jesse, Paul Weimer, Maissa Bessada, Trish E. Matson, and Jonathan Weichsel talk about Farnham’s Freehold by Robert A. Heinlein
Talked about on today’s show:
unmuted, you’ve probably read my books, a wonderful novel from July 1964, Worlds Of If, very proud of himself, as a teenager, screenshotted, omigod, adding a new element to the story, explore this idea in the most horrible way, the Baen paperback, spoiler on the cover, the last page of the book is on the cover, what’s going on here, who wrote this, the title gives away the ending...
2024-02-192h 53The Iron Duke PodcastEpisode 67: Brown vs BrownThis week we cover off Trump, debt to income ratios, the cost of skiing, mental health emergency lines, the show down for control in Auckland and how Jesse's parking of the family wagon is about to get a hell of a lot more expensive.
2024-02-1824 min2024-02-171h 082024-02-171h 102024-02-171h 042024-02-171h 14Faith & PurposeKeith ChannellThe guest on this show has had some throat surgeries which may make it hard to understand some of his wordsjesseduke.net
2024-02-171h 142024-02-1746 min2024-02-171h 112024-02-171h 03Another Comic Review - An Energon Universe PodcastAnother Comic Review - Episode 8: Duke and Cobra Commander #1In this episode of Another Comic Review, Jesse and TFG1Mike take a look at Skybounds Duke #1 and Cobra Commander #1. Are they worth reading? Is Duke a hero, or a rogue agent? Is Cobra Commander really a snake? Tune in to find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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