Different Matters by Damien Grant
by Damien Grant
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Craig Renney on Different Matters, deficits and The Good Economy
Craig Renney on Different Matters, deficits and The Good Economy
About this podcast
I have been incredibly fortunate, and also incredibly reckless, over my nearly six decades.
For reasons that are unclear to me a number of wonderful New Zealander’s have been willing to give up an hour of their time to talk to me.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 56 episodes
- Craig Renney on Different Matters, deficits and The Good Economy · 1 h 0 min · Season 4 Episode 7Craig Renney is a New Zealand economist and politician. He is the Labour Party candidate in Wellington Bays for the 2026 New Zealand general election. In his recenty published…
- Julie Glamuzina on Different Matters, Hjilmar Dannevill, Lies and Spies · 1 h 20 min · Season 4 Episode 6Julie Glamuzina is the author of Perfectly Natural, Out Front: Lesbian Political Activity in Aotearoa 1962-85, and co-author of Parker and Hulme: A Lesbian View. She has also…
- Daniel Kalderimis on Different Matters, Zest, depression and Philosophy · 1 h 0 min · Season 4 Episode 5Daniel is a leading barrister who lives with his family in Wellington. He has lived in New York and London, taught at Columbio University, and practises internationally. With…
- Nevil Gibson on Different Mattters, the business of Ron Brierley · 58 min · Season 4 Episode 4Nevil Gibson on Different Mattters, the business of Ron Brierley
- Sarah McLaughlin on Different Matters and Authoritarians in the Academy · 1 h 1 min · Season 4 Episode 3Sarah McLaughlin on Different Matters and Authoritarians in the Academy
- Dr Hartwich on Different Matters, world order, risks to democracy & Donald Trump's role in it. · 1 h 14 min · Season 4 Episode 2Dr Hartwich and Damien discuss the Acceleration in decline of world order, risks to democracy, and the Dimise of the Liberal world order, which may or may not be attributed to…
- Dr Matthew Hooten on Different Matters, conservatism, its principles and conservatists in government · 1 h 32 min · Season 4 Episode 1Dr Matthew Hooten on Different Matters, conservatism, its principles and conservatists in government
- David Cohen on Different Matters, Jacinda and The Untold Stories · 1 h 14 min · Season 3 Episode 14David Cohen is a Wellington writer and the author of eight books. In 2025 he released his political biography, Jacinda: The Untold Stories, co-authored by Rebecca Keillor, in…
- Stephen Rowe on Different Matters, liberterianism, AI in politics and AI in Porn · 1 h 5 min · Season 3 Episode 13Stephen Rowe is full-stack digital strategist by profession, innovator by passion, and a storyteller at heart. With over a decade of experience under his belt, he has mastered…
- Helen Joyce on Different Matters, the trans movement and why it is uniquely poisonous · 56 min · Season 3 Episode 12Helen Janeith Joyce is an Irish journalist and gender critical activist. She studied as a mathematician and worked in academia before becoming a journalist. Joyce began working…
- Bariz Shah on Different Matters, Beyond Hope, and Islam · 1 h 45 min · Season 3 Episode 11Bariz Shah, originally from Afghanistan, grew up in New Zealand in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, grappling with a sense of identity shaped by the tension between his…
- Dr James Kierstead on Different Matters, Grade Inflation and its links · 1 h 1 min · Season 3 Episode 10Dr James Kierstead is a Research Fellow at The New Zealand Initiative focusing on higher education policy, including academic freedom. James holds a BA in Classics from Oxford…
- Mike McRoberts on Different Matters, reflections in the water, Te Reo Maori and Speaking my Language · 1 h 2 min · Season 3 Episode 9Damien Grant interviews Mike McRoberts about his book, Speaking My Language.
- Dr Oliver Hartwich on Different Matters, Leonardo da Vinci, the enlightened world and where it's headed. · 1 h 0 min · Season 3 Episode 8Oliver is the Executive Director of The New Zealand Initiative. Before joining the Initiative, he was a Research Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies in Sydney, the Chief…
- Benedict Collins on Different Matters, Meth, and how New Zealand got hooked. · 55 min · Season 3 Episode 7Benedict Collins on Different Matters, Meth, and how New Zealand got hooked.
- Barbera Oakley on Different Matters, psychopaths, sociopaths, Machiavellianism and the evil genes behind them · 1 h 1 min · Season 3 Episode 6Damien Grant interviews Barbera Oakley on Different Matters, psychopaths, sociopaths, Machiavellianism and the evil genes behind them
- Musa al-Gharbi on Different Matters, the origins of woke ideology, symbolic capitalism and the new "woke" elite · 1 h 2 min · Season 3 Episode 5Musa al-Gharbi is an American sociologist. He is an assistant professor in the School of Communication and Journalism at Stony Brook University. Al-Gharbi is the author of the…
- Dr Paul Wood on Different Matters, Cowboy, and How to Escape from Prison · 1 h 3 min · Season 3 Episode 4Wood left high school early, associating with drugs and violence, committing crimes to maintain his habit. At 18 years old, he went to prison in Paremoremo Prison for murdering…
- Detective Sergeant David "Chook" Henwood on Different Matters, Unmasked Monsters and Teina Pora · 1 h 5 min · Season 3 Episode 3David "Chook" Henwood is one of the country's most decorated and respected police officers, who served for 37 years in South Auckland before retiring in 2007. He held the rank of…
- Jonathan Ayling on on Different Matters and free speech · 60 min · Season 3 Episode 2Jonathan Ayling, Chief Executive of the Free Speech Union (New Zealand) has worked in Wellington for 8 years across roles as a Beehive staffer, senior political advisor, and in…
