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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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
2
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
3
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
4
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
5
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
6
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
7
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
8
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
9
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
10
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
11
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
12
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
13
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
14
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
15
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
16
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
17
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
18
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
19
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
20
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
21
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
22
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
23
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
24
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
25
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