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The End of HistoryThe End of History - On Aotearoa | New Zealand with Tony SimpsonFor the first 150 years of our existence, historian Tony Simpson argues, New Zealand had no historiography of its own; we were simply lumped together with ’the other red bits’ on the map as part of the British Empire. New Zealand has now begun to explore its own history and identity through the new school history curriculum, which recognises the attempted colonial destruction of Māori. But this is just the beginning, Tony suggests, we need to explore where to go from here based on a revised understanding of where we have been.2025-05-0949 minThe End of HistoryThe End of History - On the Future of Unions in Aotearoa with Erin Polaczuk, Grant Brookes, Jon Pawson, and Sabina Rizos-ShawThis panel of Aotearoa trade unionists will discuss the current state of the labour movement and its prospects for the future. Consisting of CTU secretary Erin Polaczuk, NZNO national executive member and nurse Grant Brookes, E Tū Organiser and Unions Manawatu convenor Jon Pawson, and Unions Wellington convenor and PSA support centre worker Sabina Rizos-Shaw.2025-03-2458 minThe End of HistoryThe End of History - On Left Wing Politics in Aotearoa with Greg Byrnes and Nīkau Wi NeeraIndependent Environment Canterbury councillor Greg Byrnes and Green Wellington City councillor Nīkau Wi Neera (Ngāti Toarangatira, Kāi Tahu) will speak to us about their experiences as left wing politicians in Aotearoa and what they see as the challenges and opportunities of our current political moment.2025-02-2457 minThe End of HistoryThe End of History - On Trade Unionism with Ben PetersonThis episode of The End of History features a recording of one of the sessions from the second annual (2024) Aotearoa | New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies Conference in in Wellington: Breaking the Consensus: The Need for a New Industrial Politics by Ben Peterson. Prevailing trends in left wing politics, Unite Union Organiser Ben Peterson argues, tend to relate to our current crises idealistically: through analysis, critique, and other forms of public discourse, in the hope that these interventions will stir political institutions into action. Instead, Ben argues that we need to focus on rebuilding a class politics and that trade...2025-01-271h 13The End of HistoryThe End of History - On Hyperimperialism with Vijay PrashadThis episode of The End of History features a recording of one of the sessions from theAotearoa | New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies conference in Wellington. Hyperimperialism and the Ensnared World by Vijay Prashad. Why, asks renowned Indian historian and journalist Vijay Prashad, is the United States promoting wars and militarism around the world, when the world’s peoples simply want peace and development? Vijay Vijay’s presence at the conference was controversial given that some on the left accuse him of being a ‘tankie’, or someone who supports militant opposition to capitalism and is thereby uncritical of those political actors w...2024-12-2348 minThe End of HistoryThe End of History - On the 1913 Great Strike with Peter Clayworth and the Aotearoa | New Zealand Federation of Socialist SocietiesIn this episode, Sionainn plays audio captured at the second annual Aotearoa | New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies in Wellington, specifically field audio of a 1913 Great Strike walking tour developed and delivered by historian Peter Clayworth. Featuring music and more!2024-11-271h 25The End of HistoryThe End of History - On the Fight Back Together | Maranga Ake Unions Hui at Addington RacewayIn this episode, Sionainn heads along to the Fight Back Together | Maranga Ake Unions Hui at Addington Raceway in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, where she listens to speeches, interviews attendees, and more!2024-10-2850 minThe End of HistoryThe End of History - On Art and Social Realism with Nigel BrownIn this episode, Sionainn talks to Aotearoa | New Zealand artist Nigel Brown (ONZM) about his life and work, his travels, and his artistic approach to social reality. Featuring music, reviews, and more!2024-09-231h 18The End of HistoryThe End of History - On Mutual Aid with Monica DixIn this episode, Sionainn plays audio recorded at a recent CSS educational event titled Mutual Aid: Fostering Resilience and Solidarity by Monica Dix. Featuring music, reviews, and more!2024-08-261h 00The End of HistoryThe End of History - On the Living Wage with Nathaniel Herz JardineIn this episode, Sionainn talks to Organiser Nathaniel Herz Jardine about the concept of a living wage, his work for the Living Wage Movement Aotearoa, and its opposition to asset sales in Ōtautahi | Christchurch. Featuring music, reviews, and more!2024-07-221h 14The End of HistoryThe End of History - Civic Socialism: The Aotearoa | New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies on The Regrettable CenturyNZFSS members Sionainn Byrnes, Angus Crowe, and Hayden Thomas participate in this special episode of The Regrettable Century in which they discuss the organisation and work of the NZFSS in relation to civic socialism.2024-07-221h 46The End of HistoryThe End of History - On May Day with Residents of and Visitors to BlackballIn this episode, Sionainn and other members of the Canterbury Socialist Society travel to Blackball to celebrate May Day or International Worker’s Day and the opening of an extension to the Blackball Museum of Working Class History. Featuring interviews, music, and more!2024-05-271h 22The End of HistoryThe End of History - On Prison Labour with Jared DavidsonIn this episode, Sionainn talks to archivist and author Jared Davidson about his work at the National Library of New Zealand, his politics, and his most recent publication Blood and Dirt: Prison Labour and the Making of New Zealand. Featuring music, reviews, and more!2024-04-221h 18