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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Guyon Espiner on NZ's troublesome lobbying laws
Duncan Greive talks to RNZ journalist and producer of Mate, Comrade, Brother Guyon Espiner about his storied career in journalism and why he's taking on the political lobbying sector
55 min
152
Dr. Jim Mather on the founding days of Whakaata...
Duncan Greive talks with RNZ chair Dr. Jim Mather about his years as the chief executive of Māori Television
46 min
153
Mukpuddy on keeping local animation alive for o...
Duncan Greive talks to Mukpuddy's Ryan Cooper and Alex Leighton about their long careers in New Zealand animation
57 min
154
The ABC’s Gaven Morris on fixing public media i...
Duncan Greive talks with the mastermind who turned The ABC's news division into a digital giant.
45 min
155
James Frankham on the evolution of NZ Geographic
Duncan Greive talks with New Zealand Geographic publisher James Frankham about all the challenges the print industry has faced over the last decade
36 min
156
Georgia Rippin on the untapped potential of web...
Duncan talks with Georgia Rippin, CEO of Kold Open, a company that connects web-series creators to the big studios that produce content for streaming services.
31 min
157
Nick Vile on the legacy media form still thrivi...
Duncan talks with Ooh!media general manager Nick Vile about how his company is responding to a rapidly adapting advertising market
32 min
158
Duncan Greive on stepping down as CEO of The Sp...
Duncan Greive on taking The Spinoff from TV blog to respected online magazine and why he's standing down as CEO
48 min
159
Glen Kyne on Warner Bros. Discovery's future in...
Duncan and senior vice president of Warner Bros. Discovery Australia, New Zealand and Japan Glen Kyne discuss the current state of the New Zealand media landscape.
44 min
160
The Shit Show feat. Duncan Greive
Duncan guests hosts on his friend and SYSCA founder Lucy Blakiston's podcast The Shit Show to discuss current events
40 min
161
Madeline Chapman and Toby Manhire on Jacinda Ar...
Duncan talks with Jacinda Ardern biographer Madeline Chapman and Gone By Lunctime's Toby Manhire to dissect Ardern's complicated relationship with media
49 min
162
Justin Flitter on the AI takeover
Founder of AI New Zealand Justin Fritter joins Duncan to talk the inevitable upcoming AI boom.
38 min
163
Mini-pod: The danger of AI to the media industry
Duncan discusses the dangers AI poses on journalists, screenwriters and other creatives within the media industry
14 min
164
Mini-pod: if the RNZ-TVNZ merger gets blown up,...
Duncan discusses what his plans would be if the RNZ-TVNZ merger was to all fall apart.
16 min
165
The Spinoff presents SUPERPOD 2022
SUPERPOD is back for 2022 with its largest cast of hosts yet!
65 min
166
RNZ's Paul Thompson on the future of public med...
Duncan and RNZ CE Paul Thompson discuss the looming public media merger and the importance of a state broadcaster
48 min
167
Mediawatch's Hayden Donnell on the biggest stor...
Duncan and RNZ's Hayden Donnell review the countries biggest media stories from 2022
66 min
168
Amie Mills on NZ on Air’s confronting Gen Z res...
She’s Tumuaki o ngā Take Pūtea at Irirangi te Motu – the head of funding at NZ on Air – but Amie Mills is also one of the most open and curious minds in our media. She joins The Fold to talk about the challenges manifest in the organisation’s new research into the viewing and listening habits of Gen Z, before talking us through the profound changes NZ on Air has had to make in response to the media merger, which has seen its budget slashed.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
57 min
169
Tracey Martin has the hardest job in NZ media
The former NZ First MP is leading the establishment board for ANZPM – the new entity which will run RNZ and TVNZ as they re-merge into a brand new, fit-for-the-future media powerhouse. Because they’re also being given nine figures a year by the government, the merger is causing consternation among private sector media – and Martin is tasked with figuring out how to keep everyone from freaking out.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
46 min
170
Janine Morrell-Gunn on a groundbreaking career ...
She was arrested during the 1981 Springbok tour, not long after being announced as head girl of her high school – whatever she does, Janine Morrell-Gunn does it with her whole heart. Since those early peaks, she set off into the TVNZ newsroom of the 80s, before traversing into her life’s work in kid’s TV. She co-founded Whitebait Media, the iconic Ōtautahi studio behind What Now?, The Erin Simpson Show and many other hits, influencing generations of tamariki. She was just bestowed the NZ TV Legend award, and joined The Fold to look back on a singular screen career.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
49 min
171
Mister Organ has David Farrier hanging by a thread
He’s no stranger to chasing down oddballs on the internet, but Mister Organ saw David Farrier finally meet his match in his second feature length documentary. It began with a story about clamping that became a huge hit saga on The Spinoff, and ended with legal threats flying and some deeply freaky confrontations. Farrier joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to discuss the film, his hit newsletter Webworm and all the fascinating and formally inventive moves he's made over his career.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
42 min
172
Madeleine Chapman on her first year editing The...
She started her career at The Spinoff as a 22-year-old intern in 2016, and became its editor five years later. In between time she wrote two books and became one of the most admired writers of her generation for her wit, intellect and originality. Then she got a job she didn’t even want, becoming one of the youngest editors of a “mainstream” publication ever. Madeleine Chapman sits down with Duncan Greive to reflect on her unconventional path to the role, the early years of The Spinoff and some of her most iconic pieces of writing.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
57 min
173
Jon Duffy on Consumer as the original member-fu...
Consumer has had a big year – driving the conversation around the grocery duopoly in a way which has fundamentally reframed our view of supermarkets. Yet the challenges facing our consumers are big and complex, and the membership base is shrinking. He joins The Fold to explain why Consumer exists, and how it is evolving in the modern media environment.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
45 min
174
Chris Parker is at his peak but still pining
One of the most talented creatives working in Aotearoa today, Chris Parker seems to never have met a medium he can’t master. He joins The Fold to talk about his new book, but we also traverse his comedy, his plays, his Instagram, his felting and his extraordinary reality TV appearances. But the most revelatory part of the conversation concerns why he&nbsp;<em>still</em>&nbsp;can’t get his dreams on screens.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
48 min
175
Rewind | Viva La Dirt League on building a YouT...
10 years ago, Viva La Dirt League started doing musical parodies of gaming logic. Now, three friends have built out a truly unique YouTube channel with over 3m subscribers and revenue which would dwarf all but a handful of NZ media companies. They join the Fold to explain how they did it.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
36 min