In the new weekly political podcast, The Bradbury Group, last night presenter Martyn Bradbury talked with visiting Palestinian journalist Dr Yousef Aljamal.

They assess the current situation in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and what New Zealand should be doing.

As Bradbury, publisher of The Daily Blog, notes, “Fourth Estate public broadcasting is dying — The Bradbury Group will fight back.”

Gaza crisis and Iran tensions.     Video: The Bradbury Group/Radio Waatea

Also in last night’s programme was featured a View From A Far Podcast Special Middle East Report with former intelligence analyst Dr Paul Buchanan and international affairs commentator Selwyn Manning on what will happen next in Iran.

Political Panel:
Māori Party president John Tamihere,
NZ Herald columnist Simon Wilson
NZCTU economist Craig Renney

Topics:
– The Legacy of Tarsh Kemp
– New coward punch and first responder assault laws — virtue signalling or meaningful policy?
– Cost of living crisis and the failing economy

Article by AsiaPacificReport.nz

In the new weekly political podcast, The Bradbury Group, last night presenter Martyn Bradbury talked with visiting Palestinian journalist Dr Yousef Aljamal.

They assess the current situation in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and what New Zealand should be doing.

As Bradbury, publisher of The Daily Blog, notes, “Fourth Estate public broadcasting is dying — The Bradbury Group will fight back.”

Gaza crisis and Iran tensions.     Video: The Bradbury Group/Radio Waatea

Also in last night’s programme was featured a View From A Far Podcast Special Middle East Report with former intelligence analyst Dr Paul Buchanan and international affairs commentator Selwyn Manning on what will happen next in Iran.

Political Panel:
Māori Party president John Tamihere,
NZ Herald columnist Simon Wilson
NZCTU economist Craig Renney

Topics:
– The Legacy of Tarsh Kemp
– New coward punch and first responder assault laws — virtue signalling or meaningful policy?
– Cost of living crisis and the failing economy

Article by AsiaPacificReport.nz

Martyn needs no introduction to New Zealanders. Under his handle ‘Bomber’ he’s been at the forefront of political debate, especially from a left perspective, for decades.

What is particularly refreshing about this latest broadcasting initiative is that Martyn has been unleashed from the constraints of his previous show, The Working Group, and its funders. You can read all about that over on TheDailyBlog.co.nz which is Martyn’s own blog site.

He launched the first episode of The Bradbury Group with a cracking line up. First up was Labour leader Chris Hipkins for 10 minutes, where Martyn put a number of concerns to Hipkins – including issues which concern many among the left of centre on Labour and where it is positioning itself under Hipkins’ leadership.

Then followed a panel discussion which included; Ti Pati Maori president John Tamahere, CTU chief economist Craig Rennie, and centre-right commentator and columnist Matthew Hooton.

Also, The Bradbury Group has already been the subject of New Zealand Parliamentary debate with the National-led coalition Government finance minister Nicola Willis citing it in her attacks on the leader of the opposition, Labour’s Chris Hipkins. Willis probably doesn’t realise it, but by raising The Bradbury Group in Parliament she gave the new programme a huge lift – that’s a promotion that advertising money can’t buy!

You can subscribe and follow The Bradbury Group on Youtube, TheDailyBlog.co.nz, Waatea Radio, and you can watch it live on PodTalk.live here.