The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking about the week’s news with:

* Robert Patman on the US Presidential elections, Israel vs Gaza/Iran/Lebanon, Ukraine/Nato vs Russia/North Korea and whether NZ now joins AUKUS;

* Special guest Helen Clark on the issues above, plus dramas in the UN, the hikoi this week, the media and politics and her own experience with Foreshore & Seabed.

* Special guest Susan St John on the letter from 15 economists calling on the Government to suspend its austerity programme, and whether the NZ Super Fund should have to pay tax.

The Hoon’s podcast version above was recorded on Thursday night during a live webinar for over 200 paying subscribers and was produced by Simon Josey.

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Ngā mihi nui.

Bernard

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