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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Summer reissue: NZ on Air's Where are the Audie...
The Spinoff's Ātea editor Liam Rātana joins Duncan Greive to dissect NZ on Air's Where are the Audiences 2024.
34 min
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Summer reissue: One final Newshub bulletin for ...
Sam Hayes and Mike McRoberts join Duncan Greive on the eve of their final broadcast for Newshub. Together they reflect on the history of 3 News, their own stellar careers at Three, and what the future holds.
52 min
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Summer reissue: Inside the enormous, invisible ...
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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Looking back on the media horror movie that was...
Glen Kyne returns to join Duncan Greive for an epic year in review, going deep on all the big storylines that defined a year which broke New Zealand's media.
77 min
44
Inside the wild, complex, obscure and incredibl...
Paul McIntyre joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to discuss the shift to "principal media," Australia’s view of New Zealand as a cautionary tale, and what it all means for advertising’s role in funding content.
46 min
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Big changes at Whakaata Māori reveal complex ch...
The Spinoff Ātea editor Liam Rātana joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to discuss the recent news from Whakaata Māori, and what it means for Māori current affairs more broadly.
41 min
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Australia has banned social media for under 16s...
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
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A special edition of The Fold: The future of Th...
Duncan Greive is joined by The Spinoff’s editor Madeleine Chapman, head of audience Anna Rawhiti-Connell and CEO Amber Easby to discuss the future of The Spinoff and make a very important announcement.
50 min
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A mini-episode about that NZ Herald story – and...
Duncan Greive gives some context to this week's Media Insider story about The Spinoff, and how the latest NZ on Air funding results are related.
6 min
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One man stares into the abyss
Duncan Greive goes solo to reflect on the present and likely future of institutional media in Aotearoa, and why the political response to a year of cataclysmic events in the media space has been so feeble.
27 min
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Inside one of the most unexpected hits in NZ media
Shepherdess founder Kristy McGregor joins Duncan Greive to delve into Shepherdess' evolution from a rural women’s magazine to a multi-platform media venture, exploring how it fosters community and creativity while navigating the challenges of independent media.
28 min