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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Exclusive: How Mike Minogue partnered with TVNZ...
Mike Minogue, actor, radio host and founder of talent management agency Frank, joins Duncan Greive to discuss a landmark deal to bring podcasts to TVNZ+.
42 min
2
The story of the 21st century is all about the ...
Acumen chief executive Adelle Keely joins Duncan Greive to discuss the 2026 trust barometer, what it tells us about trust in institutions here in Aotearoa and what can be done about it.
35 min
3
The BSA chooses to face its existential dilemma...
Spinoff editor-at-large Toby Manhire joins Duncan Greive to break down the latest chapter in the ongoing stoush between the BSA and The Platform.
26 min
4
First t-shirts, then podcasts, now the world: t...
Joe Webb, founder of YOUKNOW Clothing, joins Duncan Greive to talk about the challenges of running the streetwear brand alongside a burgeoning media company.
35 min
5
The Spotify paradox: why hundreds of fans can b...
Music supervisor Joel Gouveia joins Duncan Greive from Toronto to discuss a series of Substack posts he authored that have struck a chord in the music industry.
41 min
6
This journalist says we’re thinking about AI al...
Splice Media co-founder Alan Soon joins Duncan Greive to explain what he thinks journalists are missing in the era of rapid AI advancement.
53 min
7
Listener mailbag! We answer your media questions
Duncan Greive and Glen Kyne dive into over 20 listener-submitted questions for our first ever mailbag episode.
61 min
8
A deep dive into Sky’s huge week, plus NZME’s e...
Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive to discuss a big week for Sky.
47 min
9
The long strange trip of MediaWorks
Glen Kyne takes Duncan Greive through the various eras of MediaWorks, the perennial underdog of Aotearoa’s big media companies, as it finds itself debt-free and up for sale.
49 min
10
Social media’s “big tobacco moment”, and the gr...
Anna Rawhiti-Connell joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to discuss three huge stories impacting the social media and platform world.
48 min
11
The Warehouse's big, brave ad bet + Mediaworks'...
Glen Kyne and Duncan Greive discuss a flood of major media stories, led by breaking news: The Warehouse Group's shock decision to pause all advertising
51 min
12
Many musicians hate Spotify. Eddie Johnston has...
Musician Eddie Johnston (AKA Lontalius) joins Duncan Greive ahead of his performance at Laneway 2026, for a fascinating conversation about the technology, business and potential futures of the music industry.
53 min
13
On Davos, the end of of the rules based order, ...
Duncan Greive hosts his friend David Brain on The Fold, to discuss Davos, the gathering of political, business and media elites, all in the shadow of Trump.
45 min
14
Seven questions which will define 2026 in NZ media
Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to discuss the biggest questions facing New Zealand's media in 2026.
57 min
15
Summer Reissue: Charlie Kirk and Tom Phillips s...
Anna Rawhiti-Connell joins Duncan Greive to discuss the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk and the swirl of rumours surrounding Tom Phillips, the Marokopa father who died after three years on the run with his children.
48 min
16
Summer Reissue: Sky CEO Sophie Moloney on the N...
Sky CEO Sophie Moloney joins Duncan Greive to discuss the immense challenges of her last five years in charge, and why things are finally looking up.
53 min
17
Summer Reissue: How Auckland FC aced (almost) e...
Nick Becker joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to talk about the decision to let a documentary crew film Auckland FC’s first season, how to build fan engagement and delve into the complexities of reach versus reward in sports rights.
39 min
18
2025 in review: The top five global media giant...
Glen Kyne and Duncan Greive look abroad to rank the top five global media companies in 2025.
55 min
19
2025 in review: NZ’s major media companies’ yea...
Glen Kyne and Duncan Greive cast their minds back to rank the performances of New Zealand’s major media companies in 2025.
62 min
20
The Australian big tech revolution rolls on
Publisher and writer Tim Burrowes returns to The Fold to update Duncan Greive on the profound change taking place in Australian media’s regulatory landscape.
39 min
21
The deals that defined the year in local media ...
Live from The Spinoff HQ in Morningside, Duncan Greive hosts a panel conversation with PHD New Zealand’s Helen Brown, Rachel Bayfield and James Davidson. Together they review the year in local media, before casting their predictions for 2026.
51 min
22
Monopod: some stray takes on the 2025 NZ Screen...
Duncan Greive goes solo to deliver a quick response to the NZ Screen Awards.
17 min
23
An explosive media week: scandals at the BBC an...
49 min
24
The story of a long, strange decade in media + ...
The Spinoff’s head of audience Anna Rawhiti-Connell joins Duncan Greive to discuss the latest piece of NZ on Air’s Where Are the Audiences research focused on children’s media in Aotearoa.
49 min
25
Notes on an epic journalistic blunder – and suc...
Toby Manhire joins Duncan Greive to discuss a very unfortunate case of journalistic mistaken identity.
48 min