19 Best The Spinoff Podcasts

1. The Real Pod
The Spinoff presents a weekly pop culture podcast tackling everything from reality TV to real life here in New Zealand, hosted by Jane Yee with Alex Casey and Duncan Greive. Join The Real Pod community! Go here to join The Real Pod Corner on Faceboo...Show More
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The Spinoff presents SUPERPOD 2023
42:09 | Dec 18th, 2023
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SUPERPOD is back! Hosted by Gone By Lunchtime's Toby Manhire and featuring Jane Yee and Alex Casey from The Real Pod, Duncan Greive from The Fold, Gone By Lunchtime's Annabelle Lee-Mather, Simon Pound...Show More
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2. Business Is Boring
Think business is boring? This podcast proves it's anything but. Join Simon Pound as he talks to everyone from accidental entrepreneurs to industry leaders about their business journeys and what propelled them to where they are today. Made in partner...Show More
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How free meal planning is changing food research
47:26 | Aug 18th
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What started as a way to escape meal planning admin has turned into a powerful tool shaping the future of food. Appetise is a free, recipe-rich meal planning and smart shopping platform loved by tens...Show More
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3. On The Rag
Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A'Court look at, laugh at and question the state of women in pop culture, news and the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Spinoff presents SUPERPOD 2020
1:06:32 | Dec 21st, 2020
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Pour yourself some eggnog and join the hosts of The Spinoff’s podcast network for our annual Superpod round up of the year that was. Representing Gone By Lunchtime, Dietary Requirements, The Real Pod,...Show More
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4. Gone By Lunchtime
A New Zealand politics podcast hosted by The Spinoff's Toby Manhire with Annabelle Lee-Mather and Ben Thomas.
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Summer Reissue: Emergency politics Toddcast - The National Party after Muller
39:22 | Dec 23rd
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Gone By Lunchtime is taking a break over summer. We’ll be back soon with new episodes but, until then, here’s one of our favourites from the vault: At 7.30am, just 53 days after he replaced Simon Bri...Show More
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5. Papercuts
Welcome to Papercuts, the podcast all about books! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The final cut
1:03:06 | Mar 28th, 2021
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Load up your TBR pile with some excellent reading recommendations from the Papercuts team. Books reviewed this episode: KD: The Mirror Book by Charlotte Grimshaw and We Run the Tides by Vendela Vida L...Show More
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6. Waterdeep Mountain High
Waterdeep Mountain High is a comedy Dungeons & Dragons podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dragon burger special
1:47:09 | Sep 15th, 2019
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Welcome back (for a special episode) to Waterdeep Mountain High, a Dungeons & Dragons podcast set in a below average school in the mystical land of Faerun. The gang are back and this time they have to...Show More
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7. Dietary Requirements
The Spinoff presents a fortnightly food podcast hosted by Sophie Gilmour, Alice Neville and Simon Day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Spinoff presents SUPERPOD 2021
1:03:34 | Dec 21st, 2021
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Hosted by Gone By Lunchtime’s Toby Manhire and featuring representatives from The Real Pod, The Fold, Nē? and Dietary Requirements, SUPERPOD 2021 is the crossover podcast event we’ve been waiting all ...Show More
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8. The Good Citizen
The Good Citizen is a complementary podcast to the live talk series of the same name that takes place monthly in the Britomart neighbourhood in downtown Auckland, New Zealand. It features host Jeremy Hansen interviewing a wide range of guests, with a...Show More
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Richard Goldie
35:03 | Nov 17th, 2019
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It glows on the edge of the Waitematā Harbour, an upturned golden bowl seemingly intent on levitation. It’s a stadium or, to be more exact, a dream of one created by architect Richard Goldie and his t...Show More
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9. The Offspin
A New Zealand cricket podcast hosted by Simon Day and Alex Braae, with a squad of sloggers, change bowlers and specialist fielders. Brought to you by The Beer Spot. Theme music by Sam Scott. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...Show More
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2021: A cricket odyssey
36:11 | Dec 15th, 2021
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Alex Braae and Simon Day come out of retirement to record the podcast equivalent of a testimonial match for the year that was. The World Test Championship, the men’s T20 World Cup, Ajaz Patel’s histor...Show More
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10. Actually Interesting
We experience Artificial Intelligence in our lives every day – when Netflix recommends something we might like, Facebook recognises us in a picture, Spotify builds us a playlist or Microsoft's intelligent assistant understands a spoken instruction. A...Show More
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Why we need a culture of accountability around algorithms
17:04 | Mar 26th, 2020
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In the sixth episode of Actually Interesting, The Spinoff’s monthly podcast exploring the effect Artificial Intelligence has on our lives, Russell Brown looks at the draft algorithm charter, the gover...Show More
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11. The Fold
Conversations about the intersections of media, culture and technology in New Zealand, hosted by Duncan Greive, founder of The Spinoff. Brought to you by The Spinoff Podcast Network in partnership with Ooh!media
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2025 in review: The top five global media giants' years, ranked from worst to best
58:23 | Dec 15th
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Glen Kyne and Duncan Greive complete the second part of The Fold’s 2025 finale, this time picking and ranking the five best performing global media players. The podcast was recorded in the immediate a...Show More
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12. The Spinoff Book Out Loud
The Spinoff Book Out Loud is just what it is! We have the best writers from the award winning website of the year to read their stories out loud for you and for all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Spinoff Book podcast: Leonie Hayden on the state of Māori media
10:51 | Jan 10th, 2020
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In the latest from our pop-up podcast, The Spinoff Book Out Loud, Leonie Hayden looks at the 2019 Māori media review and asks 'where's the love for writers?' Listen to Madeleine Chapman on life after ...Show More
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13. Conversations that Count – Ngā Kōrero Whai Take
Produced in collaboration by Massey University and The Spinoff, Conversations that Count – Ngā Kōrero Whai Take offers thought-provoking perspectives on the issues shaping Aotearoa and te aō whānui. Join host Stacey Morrison as she speaks with academ...Show More
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How can education keep te reo alive and thriving?
50:07 | Sep 20th, 2022
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For the the final episode in our third season, Stacey is joined by Massey's Te Rina Krystal Warren and Rawiri Wright, tumuaki of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Mokopuna, for a galvanising kōrero about th...Show More
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14. Rugby Unwrapped with Scotty Stevenson
Rugby Unwrapped with Scotty StevensonIn a wide-ranging four-part series looking at the state of rugby in New Zealand, Scotty Stevenson asks where the sport is at, where is it going and how will we get there? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt...Show More
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The provincial voice?
45:15 | May 22nd, 2020
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Rugby Unwrapped with Scotty StevensonIn a wide-ranging four-part series looking at the state of rugby in New Zealand, Scotty Stevenson asks where the sport is at, where is it going and how will we get...Show More
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15. Coming Home
Aotearoa is experiencing an unprecedented 'brain gain' as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Coming Home talks to some of the highly-skilled New Zealanders who’ve returned in 2020, as well as economists and demographers, to find out who these people ...Show More
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The dawn of a new New Zealand
24:17 | Dec 14th, 2020
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In the final part of Coming Home, hosts Duncan Greive and Jane Yee ask what can be done to keep returning New Zealanders on our shores post-pandemic. Over the first four episodes of Coming Home we’ve ...Show More
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16. Remember When…
Remember when we used dial-up internet and texts cost 20 cents each? Join host Jane Yee and a revolving cast of The Spinoff staff to relive the fads and phenomena that helped shape us across the generations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...Show More
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Telethon
09:46 | Aug 17th, 2021
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Remember when you'd watch literally any old nonsense if it meant you got to stay up late? Tara Ward and Toby Morris join Jane Yee to remember the live-to-air thrill of the Telethon. Hosted on Acast. ...Show More
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17. When the Facts Change
Hosted by journalist Bernard Hickey, When the Facts Change is your essential weekly guide to the intersection of economics, business and politics in Aotearoa New Zealand. Presented by The Spinoff together with Kiwibank. Visit kiwibank.co.nz to find ...Show More
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Going up after digging down
29:04 | Jul 10th
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Billions has been spent on the construction of Auckland’s City Rail Link, largely at the cost of taxpayers and ratepayers. The current Auckland council zoning rules, however, prevent the building of h...Show More
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18. The Spinoff Specials
A special pop-up feed for one-off podcasts from The Spinoff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Interview: Neil Finn with Jonathan Pearce of the Beths
39:45 | Mar 23rd, 2021
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Midway through a major tour of the country, Neil Finn takes time out to talk with Jonathan Pearce, guitarist for the Beths, who are opening for many of the Crowded House shows. They discuss the power ...Show More
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19. FIRST
FIRST is a series where guests answer questions about their first times. Follow The Spinoff on YouTube for video episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Tova O'Brien
08:48 | Oct 26th, 2021
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Newshub political editor Tova O’Brien tells us about her first live cross, breaking the law and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. V...Show More
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