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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1
Why is Epstein suddenly everywhere, and what do...
Anna Rawhiti-Connell joins Duncan Greive to discuss the way social media conspiracy theories have started to dominate the institutional media in the US, and ask what the local equivalents might be.
36 min
2
Emergency pod! On Sky buying Three – and what i...
Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive on an emergency edition of The Fold to discuss Sky's move to buy the New Zealand assets of Discovery NZ, including Three and ThreeNow.
27 min
3
Can Netflix's run last forever? Plus Substack's...
Duncan Greive and Glen Kyne dig into another incredible quarter for Netflix, what’s next for Substack and the end of the Auckland Transport saga.
42 min
4
How Auckland FC aced (almost) everything – incl...
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.
38 min
5
The biggest media stories no one is talking about
Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to discuss a clutch of curiously under-covered stories which suggest major changes coming to streaming entertainment and news publishing.
45 min
6
The double radio life of BrianFM's mysterious o...
BrianFM founder Andrew Jeffries joins Duncan Greive to share how BrianFM has grown into a fan favourite station, despite breaking all the rules of commercial radio.
47 min
7
TVNZ turns to sport – will it turn away from Sh...
Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive to recap the big takeaways from a new interview with TVNZ CEO Jodie O’Donnell.
40 min
8
Why festivals are failing as live music is boom...
Campbell Smith joins Duncan Greive to discuss the current state of live music, while explaining his decision to wind down his management career, and his involvement with the campaign to turn Western Springs into a permanent music venue.
54 min
9
Bauer, five years after part II: The Listener a...
Are's NZ GM Stuart Dick and The Listener's editor Kirsty Cameron join Duncan Greive on The Fold to talk about bringing those magazines back to life, and how Cameron revived a title which had lost its way at times in the Bauer years. The second of a two part series looking at the independent publications.
41 min
10
Bauer, five years after part I: Ensemble, Here ...
Duncan Greive is joined by Rebecca Wadey and Zoe Walker Ahwa, founders of Ensemble to discuss lifestyle media and first joining then leaving Stuff. The first of a two part series looking at the independent publications.
59 min
11
Emergency Pod, part II: Inside the final showdo...
Duncan Greive sits down with Anna Rawhiti-Connell immediately after attending the NZME ASM in central Auckland, where he witnessed the conclusion to an epic three month saga involving Canadian billionaire Jim Grenon.
35 min
12
Emergency pod: Trade Me buys 50% of Stuff Digit...
Glen Kyne joins Duncan Grieve to discuss today's announcement that Trade Me has purchased a 50% stake in Stuff Digital.
30 min
13
On the budget, radio ratings – and NZME loses a...
Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive to discuss the budget, radio ratings, and a review of the first show from the Herald’s new channel fronted by Ryan Bridge.
48 min
14
Voyagers debrief, the NZME saga seems over and ...
Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to recap the Voyager Media Awards, the final developments in the NZME saga, a big financial boost for movies, and The Spinoff’s own major editorial news.
36 min
15
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
16
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
17
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
18
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
19
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
20
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
21
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
22
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
23
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
24
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
25
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