The Fold
Conversations about the intersections of media, culture and technology in New Zealand, hosted by Duncan Greive, founder of The Spinoff.
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1
Analysing the Grenon Letters – and is Trade Me ...
Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive on the Fold to discuss a torrid few weeks in media ownership, with billionaire Jim Grenon's attempt to install a new board at NZME and revelations that both parts of Stuff are potentially in play.
49 min
2
A Gen X, a Millennial and a Gen Z talk about cu...
Duncan Greive is joined by his colleagues Gabi Lardies and Lyric Waiwiri-Smith to talk about the latest research from Live Nation, using it as a jumping off point to have a wider conversation about generations.
55 min
3
Kevin Chesters says there never was a golden ag...
Media strategist, advisor and author Kevin Chesters joins Duncan Greive for a deep dive into advertising, creativity and the demise of the monoculture ahead of his appearance at AXIS Speaks in Tāmaki Makaurau.
49 min
4
A new world order: big tech and regulation in t...
Duncan Greive is joined by trade specialist Charles Finny and Brainbox's tech regulation expert Tom Barraclough to dive deep into the theoretical and the practical of media regulation in the new era.
58 min
5
Emergency pod: A revolution at NZME?
Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive for an emergency episode of The Fold after an NZX announcement this afternoon.
28 min
6
The Big Three #3: Sky has turned itself around ...
In the third of a three part series analysing the results of the Big Three media companies, Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive to look into an impressive result for Sky.
53 min
7
The Big Three #2: TVNZ has survived a year fro...
In the second of a three part series analysing the results of the Big Three media companies, Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive to look into the results for TVNZ.
31 min
8
The Big Three #1: NZME's plans (and owners) cou...
In the first of a three part series analysing the results of the Big Three media companies, Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive to dig into NZME's 2024 results and some quietly impactful future plans.
33 min
9
The Fold Live in Wellington: will Substack save...
Duncan Greive is joined by two of New Zealand's most successful Substackers in Bernard Hickey (The Kākā) and Lucy Blakiston (Shit You Should Care About) on stage in Wellington as part of the Fringe Festival.
60 min
10
Australia's media lost more than half its value...
Founder, journalist and author Tim Burrowes joins Duncan Greive to discuss a torrid decade in Australian media and whether there are reasons to be optimistic amid the carnage.
46 min
11
Emergency monopod: on the seismic media reforms...
Duncan Greive goes solo to break down a new discussion document with profound implications for local media.
15 min
12
Bonus episode: How the media covers Waitangi
In a special Waitangi edition of The Fold, Ātea editor Liam Rātana and politics reporter Lyric Waiwiri-Smith recap a politically charged few days at Waitangi.
24 min
13
The extremely online weirdness of the Ted Cruz ...
Toby Manhire joins The Fold to discuss a diplomatic incident involving Ted Cruz and the chaotic information space, Madeleine Holden's fiery Substack debut, Sky TV's satellite troubles, and an Auckland Council campaign that nearly took a different turn.
44 min
14
NZME pivots to video in 2025, the problem with ...
Glen Kyne returns to The Fold to discuss NZME’s pivot to video, the issue with TVNZ’s Black Clash and the Chinese LLM upending the AI world.
46 min
15
We’re back! On Meta going MAGA, TikTok’s perilo...
Anna Rawhiti-Connell joins Duncan Greive to recap an epochal month in the geopolitics of social media, Shayne “Media Insider” Currie’s 25 predictions for 2025 and make their own predictions based on his.
54 min
16
Summer reissue: Australia has banned social med...
Hal Crawford returns to The Fold to update Duncan on the latest from the Australian mediascape, including a raft of legislation aimed squarely at big tech.
52 min
17
Summer reissue: Spotify's data alchemist explai...
Former data alchemist for Spotify Glenn McDonald joins Duncan Greive to discuss how Spotify does (and doesn’t) work for artists, and why the music streaming service doesn’t stretch your listening habits.
47 min
18
Summer reissue: NZ on Air's Where are the Audie...
The Spinoff's Ātea editor Liam Rātana joins Duncan Greive to dissect NZ on Air's Where are the Audiences 2024.
34 min
19
Summer reissue: One final Newshub bulletin for ...
Sam Hayes and Mike McRoberts join Duncan Greive on the eve of their final broadcast for Newshub. Together they reflect on the history of 3 News, their own stellar careers at Three, and what the future holds.
52 min
20
Summer reissue: Inside the enormous, invisible ...
Roblox game developer Alec Kieft joins Duncan to dive into the culture, economy and mind-boggling popularity of the Roblox platform.
43 min
21
Looking back on the media horror movie that was...
Glen Kyne returns to join Duncan Greive for an epic year in review, going deep on all the big storylines that defined a year which broke New Zealand's media.
77 min
22
Inside the wild, complex, obscure and incredibl...
Paul McIntyre joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to discuss the shift to "principal media," Australia’s view of New Zealand as a cautionary tale, and what it all means for advertising’s role in funding content.
46 min
23
Big changes at Whakaata Māori reveal complex ch...
The Spinoff Ātea editor Liam Rātana joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to discuss the recent news from Whakaata Māori, and what it means for Māori current affairs more broadly.
41 min
24
Australia has banned social media for under 16s...
Hal Crawford returns to The Fold to update Duncan on the latest from the Australian mediascape, including a raft of legislation aimed squarely at big tech.
52 min
25
A special edition of The Fold: The future of Th...
Duncan Greive is joined by The Spinoff’s editor Madeleine Chapman, head of audience Anna Rawhiti-Connell and CEO Amber Easby to discuss the future of The Spinoff and make a very important announcement.
50 min