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The Principals (Aotearoa | New Zealand)Episode 22: Supporting Maōri ākongaNew Zealand's education system has under-served Māori learners for a long time. As a result, the 97% of Māori learners in English-medium settings collectively experience worse education outcomes than other learners and are less engaged in the education system.
Today we’re going to talk to three principals who have worked to turn around learning and achievement for Māori ākonga in their English-medium schools.
My guests are:
Tom Paekau, principal of Merivale School in Tauranga
Bruce Jepsen, manukura of Te Akatea - Māori Principals
Ngahina Transom, tumuaki of Frimley School in...
2025-02-0428 min
Holy Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastThe Acolyte 1x5 - Night - Review & BreakdownHoly SNOKES Batman! We were not expecting that! PLD & Matty breakdown the violent ballet that was this week's episode of The Acolyte and throw some predictions out there of where we're going! Oh and PLD makes a ton of Dad jokes... #starwarstheacolyte #starwars #acolyte #theacolyte #disneyplus #lucasfilm
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The Big Blue Box with PJ & PLDSpace Babies & The Devil's Chord - Doctor Who Eps 1&2 BreakdownPLD & PJ breakdown the 2 episode drop from The Doctor. How many times can PJ say Space Babies? Who is Susan Twist? Where is Susan Foreman? Jinkx was horrfying! #doctorwho #thedoctor #bbc #disneyplus #ncutigatwa PLD Projects:
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Class ActionThe Nice Guys (2016) vs The Other Guys (2010)The battle between two sets of guys! Ryan Gosling & Russell Crowe or Will Ferrell & Mark Wahlberg!For Volume 1 check out PLD Projects on YouTube!Support the show Get bonus content on Patreon
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reViewV 1x19 - The Return - Review & BreakdownThis is it! The series finale! To be honest, the show is put out of it's misery. Lego and I have one final time to look for any kind of logic here. BUT this is not the end for reView! Upcoming Episodes: - PLD will be reading the unproduced script for 1.20 "The Attack" that was supposed to be the season final - Character Ranking / Episode Rating - J Michael Straczynski's aborted effort to reboot V in the late 1980s. THEN we will go through the 2009 reboot which lasted two seasons.PLD Projects:SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com...
2024-04-181h 28Holy Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastBad Batch 3.10-3.11 - Review & BreakdownPLD shares some Acolyte news as Matty reads...Then after a few more news bits, the duo breakdown the latest two episodes of The Bad Batch. Dark, grimy, dirty, evil. COLD. VERY well crafted!
2024-04-151h 42Holy Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastThe Bad Batch 3.09 Review & Breakdown | The Acolyte InfluencesPLD & Matty are back. Okay, admittedly the beginning of this episode is a bit chaotic and off the rails, but I humbly say our discussion of this week's episode of the Bad Batch and the return of Asajj Ventress are some of our best!!!! #starwars #starwarstheacolyte #lucasfilm #badbatchseason3 #badbatch #starwarsbadbatch #asajjventress
2024-04-141h 22The Big Blue Box with PJ & PLDDoctor Who Season 1 Trailer BreakdownPJ & PLD return for a special episode of The Big Blue Box! The two don't react to the trailer but they do discuss it, break it down and try to figure out what it all means!
2024-04-1337 minThe Big Blue Box with PJ & PLDRanking the Doctor Who Holiday SpecialsA little bit of news and speculation followed by PJ & PLD ranking all the holiday specials since 2005! Some of the most fun episodes of Doctor Who come during Christmas (and New Year's). Where do YOU stack them? Let us know in the comments! #drwho #doctorwho #doctorwhobbc #disneyplus #russelltdavies #ncutigatwa #davidtennant #mattsmith #christophereccleston #petercapaldi #jodiewhittaker
2024-04-132h 12The Big Blue Box with PJ & PLDDoctor Who 2023 Specials 1.03 - The Giggle Full Review & BreakdownWhat a finale. New lore. Deep dives. A soft reboot that works on so many different levels - allowing a fresh start while still retaining the great weight of 60 years of storytelling! PJ & PLD get to talk about the final of 3 specials that is going to lead us to Christmas!#doctorwho #drwho #doctorwho60thanniversary #davidtennant #catherinetate #russelltdavies #ncutigatwa #tardis
2024-04-131h 50The Big Blue Box with PJ & PLDDoctor Who 2023 Specials 1.02 - Wild Blue Yonder Full Review & BreakdownA horror tinged episode did you say? PJ & PLD tackle why despite some fans think otherwise, this is a perfect 60th anniversary episode and more importantly a continuation of a great introduction for new viewers. Spoilers...we loved this one unabashedly.#doctorwho #drwho #doctorwho60thanniversary #davidtennant #catherinetate #russelltdavies #ncutigatwa #tardis
2024-04-131h 32The Big Blue Box with PJ & PLDDoctor Who 2023 Specials 1.01 - Star Beast Full Review & BreakdownPJ & PLD finally get their own Doctor Who podcast...This was a LONG time coming as we breakdown the new 60th Anniversary Special - The Star Beast #drwho #doctorwho #doctorwho60thanniversary #davidtennant #catherinetate #russelltdavies #meep
2024-04-131h 29Holy Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastThe Acolyte Trailer Breakdown | Bad Batch 3.08 Review & BreakdownPLD & Matty are back! PLD breaks down the Acolyte trailer and news articles while Matty reads a book..(Because he's staying blind to anything Acolyte til June 4!). We go through some news about going woke, going broke? Patty Jenkins and Rogue Squadron...back on the menu? Finally we breakdown this week's episode of the Bad Batch! Who was Fennec Shand contacting at the end?!?!?! #starwars #lucasfilm #badbatch #badbatchseason3 #jennifercorbett #bradrau #davefiloni #disneyplus #acolyte #leslyeheadland #pattyjenkins #roguesquadron #georgelucas
2024-04-111h 47Class ActionJohn Carter (2012) vs Prince of Persia:The Sands of Time (2010)#JohnCarter #PrinceofPersia #movie #podcast #filmThe underrated John Carter film takes on the Jake Gyllenhaal led Prince of Persia! PLD takes an episode off but is replaced by the worthy PJ Campbell!
2024-04-111h 30Holy Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastThe Bad Batch 3.06-3.07 Review & Breakdown | More Asajj?PLD and Matty break down the two parter that dropped last night! It was a dark, powerful tale that sets up a big final run for the Batch! #starwars #badbatchseason3 #badbatch #lucasfilm #davefiloni #asajjventress
2024-04-101h 31Holy Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastThe Bad Batch 3.05 Review & Breakdown | Rey Movie | The AcolytePLD & Matty go into the newest Bad Batch episode - The Return and it's another banger folks! We also dive into some movie news with Rey's New Jedi Order and The Mandalorian & Grogu! Then we discuss a bit of The Acolyte!!! #starwars #lucasfilm #thebadbatch #thebadbatchseason3 #starwarsthebadbatch #davefiloni #jennifercorbett #bradrau #newjediorder #theacolyte
2024-04-091h 14Holy Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastBad Batch Odds | Batch Interviews | Empire | Film Schedule - Holy Snokes LIVEIn place of our missing episode earlier in the week, PLD livestreamed a version of it! I discuss the latest film news (Mandalorian & Grogu, Lando, Rey Skywalker), Empire News (Phantom Menace re-release, Prequel Interviews), as well as giving odds/predictions on Season 3 of the Bad Batch and MORE!
2024-04-061h 29Class ActionSoul (2020) vs Inside Out (2015)The final episode of the initial run of Class Action and it's a doozy! PLD and Jarvi put up the most recent Pixar (at that time!) vs one of the better loved! Soul. Inside Out. Which one wins?
2024-04-0549 minHoly Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastThe Best of Tech | Daisy Ridley Comments | AssajPLD & Matty continue the road to Season 3 by paying tribute to the one and only Tech. #Techbros We also talk about the news of the week and continue on Matty's Assaj Ventress speculation!#starwars #lucasfilm #badbatch #badbatchseason3 #asajjventress #davefiloni #bradrau #jennifercorbett #sharmeenobaidchinoy #daisyridley #highrepublic #disneyplus
2024-04-041h 22Holy Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastMando S4 a Movie? | A Disturbance in the Force!PLD & Matty go through the news - Mace Windu novel, Saturn Awards, Mando S4 as a movie, Adam Driver, and more - and then deep dive into the documentary A Disturbance in the Force and the Star Wars Holiday Special!#starwars #macewindu #saturnawards #mandalorianseason4 #disneyplus #lucasfilm #adamdriver #adisturbanceintheforce #holidayspecial #starwarsholidayspecial #georgelucas
2024-04-011h 19Holy Snokes: A Star Wars Podcast2 Series in 2024? Where's Bad Batch? | Sports in Star WarsPLD & Matty tackle the news of the week, PLD reacts to the Podracing Fan Film Trailer and then they pitch their own Star Wars Sports related movies. #starwars #lucasfilm #disneyplus #starwarsthebadbatch #rey
2024-03-301h 01Holy Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastDave Filoni Promoted! | Skeleton Crew to Holidays 2024?An all news episode! PLD and Matty cover the previous two weeks of news! We break it all down!#starwars #lucasfilm #davefiloni #skeletoncrew #kateesackhoff
2024-03-291h 26Holy Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastRise of the Red Blade Review | Taika and Mando NewsMatty and PLD finally talk about Delilah S. Dawson's Star Wars Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade novel...and get up to our usual shenanigans!#starwars #lucasfilm #delilahsdawson #kateesackhoff #pedropascal
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Crown Jewels: A Queen PodcastShe Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilletos) | Sheer Heart Attack (1974)We're ALMOST done with Sheer Heart Attack. PLD details the penultimate song on the album - She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettos)Studio | Sheer Heart Attack | https://youtu.be/i5xBeuB01jcCrown Jewels Podcast Supplemental Google Sheet (Full Crown Jewels Info!): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-JjDvbTWVCFI4KhzhmNLaihYdyiwrMEkeodaaAIMJA8/Spotify Playlists:Queen: Crown Jewels: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IPZrNJ5Pf2kEGH5Vzu7zv?si=7c7d824bd8524d82&nd=1Freddie Mercury: Crown Jewels: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0sxkL19nzPZbhJgHLgfJT2?si=20779faf3c9a4887&nd=1...
2024-03-2611 minHoly Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastUpcoming Projects: The Future of Star WarsPLD is still SOLO! We LIED to you! No...unfortunately Matty's hotel wi-fi was absolute shite so PLD just took the reins again. We will see Matty return next week but this week PLD just went over all the upcoming SW shows and movies, and talked about everything Hondo. He even gave the High Republic some love!
2024-03-251h 00Class ActionA Rebuttal to the Action Guys Film Franchise Rankings (with special guests Danielle Ramirez. and Kelsey Kirkland)Okay. This was a special episode. The Action Guys (Ben Bateman & Andrew Ghai) did a tier ranking of film franchises that was...well...terrible. So PLD brought on special guests Danielle Ramirez and Kelsey Kirkland from the Call to Action Podcast to do a rebuttal!
2024-03-253h 39Holy Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastDel Toro & Levy & NYCC | Ranking the Disney Era of Star WarsPLD goes Solo (not Han). While Matty is away, PLD discusses the latest news including Guillermo Del Toro, Shawn Levy, publishing from the NYCC and then RANKS the Disney Era of Star Wars - Movies and TV TIERS!#starwars #disney #guillermodeltoro #shawnlevy #nycc #forceawakens #lastjedi #riseofskywalker #ahsoka #theclonewars #rebels #obiwankenobi #mandalorian #bookofbobafett #visions #talesofthejedi #forcesofdestiny
2024-03-241h 18Crown Jewels: A Queen PodcastMisfire | Sheer Heart Attack (1974)PLD discusses the first John Deacon written Queen track!Studio | Sheer Heart Attack | https://youtu.be/5eF232ooYT0Crown Jewels Podcast Supplemental Google Sheet (Full Crown Jewels Info!): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-JjDvbTWVCFI4KhzhmNLaihYdyiwrMEkeodaaAIMJA8/Spotify Playlists:Queen: Crown Jewels: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IPZrNJ5Pf2kEGH5Vzu7zv?si=7c7d824bd8524d82&nd=1Freddie Mercury: Crown Jewels: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0sxkL19nzPZbhJgHLgfJT2?si=20779faf3c9a4887&nd=1Get bonus content on Patreon
2024-03-2407 minCrown Jewels: A Queen PodcastDear Friends | Sheer Heart Attack (1974)PLD goes into a short and sweet piano ballad Dear Friends! It's a short song for a short but sweet episode!Studio | Sheer Heart Attack | https://youtu.be/JClvCjSvsa0Crown Jewels Podcast Supplemental Google Sheet (Full Crown Jewels Info!): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...Spotify Playlists:Queen: Crown Jewels: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0IP...Freddie Mercury: Crown Jewels: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0sx...Get bonus content on Patreon
2024-03-2407 minHoly Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastAhsoka 1.07 Review & Breakdown | Dreams & MadnessSetting it up for the grand finale, PLD and Matty breakdown how this week's Ahsoka made us feel. We have a lot to say about the crew, how seeing Threepio was a bittersweet moment, and how we love Eman! FULL SPOILER REVIEW OF AHSOKA 1.07: DREAMS & MADNESS
2024-03-231h 37Holy Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastAhsoka 1. 06 Review & Breakdown | Far Far AwayPLD & Matty talk all about the Blue Man Group, crossing over with TMNT, Ezra recycling his friends.... Okay we break down Far Far Away...an episode that had a lot to followup after last week!A FULL SPOILER REVIEW OF AHSOKA 1.06: FAR FAR AWAY #starwarsahsoka #starwars #ahsoka #ahsokatano #ahsokaseries #sabinewren #ezrabridger #thrawn #grandadmiralthrawn #baylanskoll #shinhati #davefiloni #disneyplus #disney
2024-03-231h 30Holy Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastAhsoka 1.05 Review & Breakdown | Anakin & Ahsoka!PLD & Matty shed so many tears of joy. The return of Ahsoka. The full return of Hayden Christensen as Anakin in a way we've never truly seen. A FULL SPOILER REVIEW of Ahsoka 1.05: "Shadow Warrior"
2024-03-221h 22Holy Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastAhsoka 1.04 Review & Breakdown | He's BACK!PLD & Matty tackle the biggest episode so far! So many battles, so much Ray Stevenson, so much pew pew, SO MUCH REDACTED! SPOILER REVIEW INCOMING!Also our first Patreon segment! Patron Jeremiah Morris joins in the end for some conversation!#starwarsahsoka #starwars #ahsoka #ahsokatano #ahsokaseries #davefiloni #rosariodawson #herasyndulla #maryelizabethwinstead #sabinewren #natashaliubordizzo #chopper #disneyplus
2024-03-211h 47Holy Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastAhsoka 1.03 Review & Breakdown!PLD & Matty breakdown the shorter but sweet third episode of Ahsoka! Mama Bear Hera, Little (REDACTED), Callbacks to A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back. Strong Clone Wars Vibes. Predictions for the future! Who is Marrok? Who is Baylan Skoll's Master? Why is David Tennant the MVP of the show so far?#starwarsahsoka #starwars #ahsoka #ahsokatano #ahsokaseries #davefiloni #rosariodawson #herasyndulla #maryelizabethwinstead #sabinewren #natashaliubordizzo #chopper #disneyplus
2024-03-211h 21Holy Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastAhsoka Series Premiere! Episodes 1.01 & 1.02 ReviewPLD & Matty review the season premiere of Ahsoka! We were both happy to see our favorite genocidal little murder-bot return for episode 2!!! #starwarsahsoka #starwars #ahsoka #ahsokatano #ahsokaseries #davefiloni #rosariodawson #herasyndulla #maryelizabethwinstead #sabinewren #natashaliubordizzo #chopper #disneyplus
2024-03-192h 04Holy Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastAhsoka News| Matthew Wood | ILM | Essential Rebels!Matty goes on a rant, PLD and Matty discuss all the news and dives into what they think the Essential Rebels stories are!#ahsoka #starwarsrebels #davefiloni #jonfavreau #lucasfilm #starwars
2024-03-181h 43Holy Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastBilly Dee Williams | Ahsoka Posters | Essential Ahsoka!PLD & Matty Gunner tackle the recent news and talk Essential Ahsoka storylines as we prepare for the upcoming show!#ahsoka #ahsokatano #davefiloni #youngjediadventures #billydeewilliams #starwars #starwarsahsoka Get bonus content on Patreon
2024-03-181h 26Holy Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastLando by The Glovers | Character confirmed for Ahsoka?On this episode of Holy Snokes, PLD & Matty talk the latest news including the Acolyte, Lando, Ahsoka, and A Certain Point of View! This is a shorter episode because on our YouTube version we reacted to a conversation between Lucas and Nolan from 2011. This doesn't work as an audio podcast so if you'd like to see that jump ship to the YouTube version!Get bonus content on Patreon
2024-03-1639 minHoly Snokes: A Star Wars PodcastIndiana Jones & the Holy Snokes Podcast!PLD & Matty are so excited about Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny that it's invading our Star Wars podcast a bit. But don't worry there is plenty of Star Wars to talk about as well!#starwars #indianajones #indianajonesandthedialofdestiny #jamesmangold #georgelucas #harrisonford #tonygilroy #andor #stellanskarsgård #lucasfilm Get bonus content on Patreon
2024-03-141h 15reViewV 1x17 - War of Illusions - Review & BreakdownCharacter bible? Are you kidding? We are introduced to the one character PLD might hate worse than Robin...who am I kidding...there's no might there. Familiar footage galore - the worst offenders yet! Not a good episode...but a fun conversation!***NOTE - reView now officially is only on its own audio feed! it is no longer on the PLD Projects audio feed.*** reView:SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/6GMIP5cDe4rYkqUnnScnfGAPPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/review/id1730731227SPREAKER: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/review--6088461Under The Su...
2024-03-141h 30Holy Snokes: A Star Wars Podcast2 Films in 2026? | Idris Elba in Star Wars | Lines That Define CharactersPLD & Matty talk about the new news of Star Wars films coming in May and December of 2026 and December of 2027. They also talk about the rumor of Idris Elba being eyed as a villain for the Rey movie. Furthermore they talk about lines of dialogue that define Star Wars characters for us!#starwars #jamesmangold #disney #idriselba #davefiloni #mandoverse #daisyridley #sharmeenobaidchinoy Get bonus content on Patreon
2024-03-141h 43Crown Jewels: A Queen PodcastFunny How Love Is | Queen II (1974)Queen - Funny How Love Is - Queen II (1974)#QueenII #Queen #FreddieMercury #BrianMay #RogerTaylor #JohnDeacon #Music #FunnyHowLoveIsCrown Jewels is a podcast that goes through every track in the Queen (and solo!) catalogue. Every song gets ranked, we discover what our favorite Queen songs are and most importantly, we figure out the Crown Jewel of each song...Queen more often than not will have released several different versions of each song - studio, single edits, remixes, live versions, etc. We decide which one we want on the playlists!PLD takes on the penultimate track from Queen II...
2024-03-1419 min