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
TVNZ turns to sport – will it turn away from Sh...
Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive to recap the big takeaways from a new interview with TVNZ CEO Jodie O’Donnell.
40 min
2
Why festivals are failing as live music is boom...
Campbell Smith joins Duncan Greive to discuss the current state of live music, while explaining his decision to wind down his management career, and his involvement with the campaign to turn Western Springs into a permanent music venue.
54 min
3
Bauer, five years after part II: The Listener a...
Are's NZ GM Stuart Dick and The Listener's editor Kirsty Cameron join Duncan Greive on The Fold to talk about bringing those magazines back to life, and how Cameron revived a title which had lost its way at times in the Bauer years. The second of a two part series looking at the independent publications.
41 min
4
Bauer, five years after part I: Ensemble, Here ...
Duncan Greive is joined by Rebecca Wadey and Zoe Walker Ahwa, founders of Ensemble to discuss lifestyle media and first joining then leaving Stuff. The first of a two part series looking at the independent publications.
59 min
5
Emergency Pod, part II: Inside the final showdo...
Duncan Greive sits down with Anna Rawhiti-Connell immediately after attending the NZME ASM in central Auckland, where he witnessed the conclusion to an epic three month saga involving Canadian billionaire Jim Grenon.
35 min
6
Emergency pod: Trade Me buys 50% of Stuff Digit...
Glen Kyne joins Duncan Grieve to discuss today's announcement that Trade Me has purchased a 50% stake in Stuff Digital.
30 min
7
On the budget, radio ratings – and NZME loses a...
Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive to discuss the budget, radio ratings, and a review of the first show from the Herald’s new channel fronted by Ryan Bridge.
48 min
8
Voyagers debrief, the NZME saga seems over and ...
Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to recap the Voyager Media Awards, the final developments in the NZME saga, a big financial boost for movies, and The Spinoff’s own major editorial news.
36 min
9
Why are there suddenly two country music statio...
Veteran broadcaster Mike Puru and NZME chief audio officer Jason Winstanley join Duncan Greive to talk about the rise of country, and the current state of digital audio in Aotearoa.
56 min
10
Emergency podcast: Trump’s tariffs go to the mo...
In an emergency edition of The Fold, Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive to unpack Donald Trump’s bombshell announcement of 100% tariffs on all foreign-made films and explore what it could mean for the global film industry and New Zealand’s screen sector.
30 min
11
What really matters in the battle to save NZ TV?
Dylan Reeve joins Duncan Greive to question whether New Zealand’s current screen funding institutions like NZ On Air and the Screen Production Rebate are truly serving the industry’s needs, and to explore what a bold alternative might look like.
42 min
12
If not advertising, then what?
Duncan Greive returns alongside Glen Kyne for a deep-dive look into the traditional funding models behind our media industry, and how that picture might change in the near future.
56 min
13
The big job ahead for TVNZ’s news and content c...
Glen Kyne joins Anna Rawhiti-Connell to discuss the enormity of the task ahead for TVNZ’s new chief news and content officer, analyse the case laid out by Philip Crump on Monday for a Jim Grenon-led board at NZME and reflect on the recent anti-trust rulings against Google in the US.
43 min
14
Are print magazines really making a comeback, o...
Five years after Bauer closed in New Zealand, Henry Oliver, editor of Metro, joins Anna Rawhiti-Connell to discuss whether print magazines are really “back” again, the impact of social media on criticism and social satire and how Metro stays relevant as a guide and tastemaker in a constantly changing city.
59 min
15
What Trump’s tariffs could mean for media and t...
Glen Kyne joins Anna Rawhiti-Connell to analyse Trump’s tariff announcement and its potential impact on the media here and overseas. They also recap the latest on NZME and the news that MediaWorks has been acquired by its majority shareholder.
44 min
16
Careless People, Adolescence and where Meta is at
Anna Rawhiti-Connell joins Duncan Greive to analyse two of the most-discussed cultural artefacts of the year so far: ‘Careless People’, the memoir by Sarah Wynn-Williams, and the Netflix series ‘Adolescence’.
58 min
17
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
18
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
19
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
20
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
21
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
22
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
23
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
24
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
25
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