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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The brief, inglorious reign of Melissa Lee - an...
The Spinoff's editor-at-large Toby Manhire joins Duncan to discuss the shock firing of Melissa Lee, and what it might mean for the ministerial media portfolio going forward.
42 min
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How the Stuff deal shuffles the NZ media deck
Duncan Greive gives his analysis on the big news this week that Stuff will be taking over delivery of Three's 6pm news bulletin from July 6th.
17 min
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How Madison Reidy built a YouTube smash for the...
The finance journalist joins Duncan Greive to talk about 100 episodes of Markets with Madison – and one very challenging and viral interview with Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr.
37 min
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Another dark day for NZ media, and the plan? No...
Duncan Greive reacts to the week's devastating NZ media closures, asking how is it we are all just sitting here letting this pillar of democracy cave in?
24 min
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Is what's happening to news all advertisers' fa...
D3 co-founders Alex Radford and Richard Thompson join Duncan to break down the role of media agencies in NZ, how media buying works and how the social platform giants are dominating the industry.
46 min
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After a lifetime on stages and screens, a new M...
Actor and director Rachel House joins Duncan to discuss her directorial feature film debut The Mountain; how she built community with local iwi before filming, the joy of working with a young cast and the current landscape of NZ film.
41 min
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The startup helping small media get a bigger sh...
Scroll Media founder Jane Ormsby joins Duncan to discuss the nuts and bolts of advertising in NZ's digital media space, and what the future might hold for an industry in a state of flux.
43 min
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The NZ film legends behind Once Were Warriors a...
Film industry veterans Lee Tamahori and Robin Scholes join Duncan to discuss the unintentional political resonance of The Convert and the financial challenges facing film productions in NZ.
39 min
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How big data and AI are transforming out-of-hom...
Duncan Greive is joined by David Owen (nationwide out-of-home media group oOh!media) and Tori Colebourne (Black Pearl Group) to discuss the huge impact - and future potential - of data and AI in media and comms.
43 min
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On the redundancies at TVNZ, and the awful end ...
Duncan Greive reacts to the shock news from TVNZ regarding proposed cancellations across its slate of current affairs products.
15 min
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There's more Bad News from Leon Wadham
Actor, writer and director Leon Wadham joins Duncan to discuss his career in television, film and theatre - from humble origins to directing the recently released Alice Snedden's Bad News Saves the World.
38 min
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Deep inside the past, present and possible futu...
Newsroom co-editor Mark Jennings, formerly head of news at Three, joins Duncan for a deep dive into the past, present and possible future of the beleaguered channel.
50 min
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On the sudden, shocking end to Newshub and Thre...
Duncan Greive reacts to the devastating news from Warner Bros Discovery regarding the future of Three.
24 min
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The quiet genius who connects Havoc and Jeremy ...
Long-serving television producer Bill Kerton joins Duncan for a conversation spanning his origins in the media industry, the heyday of bFM with Mikey Havoc and Greenstone TV's 30th birthday.
51 min
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How an anonymous Substacker rose to oversee the...
Editor of Newstalk ZB Plus Philip Crump joins Duncan to detail his journey from prolific tweeter, to popular Substack author, to the head of ZB's fledgling digital hub.
35 min
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How to sell red meat in the age of climate change
Beef + Lamb NZ CEO Kit Arkwright joins Duncan to discuss the complex challenge of advocating for red meat in our modern era.
48 min
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Inside the enormous, invisible Roblox economy
Roblox game developer Alec Kieft joins Duncan to dive into the culture, economy and mind-boggling popularity of the Roblox platform.
43 min
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How Laneway gets it so right, so often
Laneway's Danny Rogers and Julian Carswell join Duncan to chat the past, present and future of the ever-popular music festival.
38 min
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The present and future of social and the creato...
Born Bred Talent's Clare Winterbourn joins Duncan to discuss the emergence of TikTok, Instagram and YouTube as the most powerful media forces of the 21st century.
38 min
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Summer reissue: Noelle McCarthy on the glory da...
Iconic broadcaster Noelle McCarthy details her career, and her recent collaboration with The Spinoff.
47 min
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Summer reissue: No one gets the internet quite ...
The Fold is taking a break over summer. We'll be back soon with new episodes but, until then, here's one of our favourites from 2023.
51 min
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Summer reissue: The D*List is media for – not a...
The Fold is taking a break over summer. We'll be back soon with new episodes but, until then, here's one of our favourites from 2023.
43 min
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Summer reissue: The ABC’s Gaven Morris on fixin...
The Fold is taking a break over summer. We'll be back soon with new episodes but, until then, here's one of our favourites from 2023.
47 min
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The Spinoff presents SUPERPOD 2023
SUPERPOD is back to reflect on the highs and lows of a rollercoaster year.
39 min
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Claire Mabey on why books are thriving in the i...
The Spinoff Books editor Claire Mabey on the impact of the internet on the publishing industry.
44 min