AmeriNZ 372 – Talking in whispers

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Arthur

I begin this episode with an overview of New Zealand’s recent local government elections: What message do the voters send? What does it imply for the general election next year? I’ve done a mini-series of posts on my blog (links below) if you’re interested in more detail. The stuff I talk about in this episode leads on to a brief discussion of some fringe political activity.

Then I talk about some of the mini-projects I did recently.

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Links for this episode
”NZ voters send local government a message: ‘Meh.’” – My blog post on NZ’s local elections.
“Hamilton voters shrug” – My blog post on Hamilton and Waikato elections.
“Auckland voters say little” – My blog post on Auckland elections.
“An unexpectedly easy job” – A blog post about moving the VegePod.

Things I saw after I recorded:
”Hundreds of farm vehicles convoy in Manawatū protest against ‘communist’ emissions plan” – Stuff
”Fact check: how do Groundswell’s climate complaints stack up?” – Stuff
“Voices for Freedom hijacks farmers’ protest” – Stuff
“Protesters who glued themselves to busy motorway taking a ‘breather’” – Stuff

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AmeriNZ 371 – Make believe

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Arthur

This episode won’t be for everyone: In response to a voice message, I talk about my grief journey, including how it relates to something I talked about last time. However, I also talk about things I haven’t talked about very much (or at all), and some folk may find it confronting. Look after yourself and skip this episode if you need to.

I’ll be back at the end of the week with an episode about New Zealand’s recent local elections.

There’s a bit of static in parts of this episode, and I thought about re-recording, but decided to just go with it (it wasn’t as bad as one I DID re-record).

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Links for this episode
”Guilt trap” – My blog post on dealing with so much stuff.
“Rewiring the Brain in Grief” – By Sophia Dembling, Psychology Today.

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AmeriNZ 370 – Springing in the rain

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Arthur

This is a general sort of update today, starting with the inspiration for the title of this episode. After that, was last week as bad as I thought it might be?

Today I talk a bit about delays to my projects, one in particular, and why that particular one was so difficult for me to deal with.

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Links for this episode
”The third horrible anniversary” – My blog post on the Sept 20, and the change that happened this year.
”Guilt trap” – My blog post on my turmoil behind the scenes.

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AmeriNZ 369 – Change and Consistency

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Arthur

Things have changed—a lot. That’s the main thing I talk about today.

At the end of the episode, I mention a project I began that’ll become a topic—eventually. Oh, and welcome to Spring!

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Links for this episode
”London Bridge is down” – My blog post on the Queen’s death.
”National transitions” – My blog post on the proclamations of the new king.
”Other big changes in New Zealand” – The changes to the Covid Framework in NZ.
”27 years ago today” – The annual post about the day I first arrived in New Zealand.

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AmeriNZ 368 – Sunshine

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Arthur

Today is the last day of August, and the last day of winter in the Southern Hemisphere, and here I am with another podcast.

I begin today talking about how I took advantage of the sunshine, and then why it’s important. Then, I talk about a small thing kind of big deal thing that I did. After that, it’s talk about another way sunshine is important in New Zealand right now.

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Links for this episode
”Sometimes, deciding is what matters” – My latest Health Journey blog post.
“Fire and Fury” – The Stuff Circuit documentary on the far-right in New Zealand.

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AmeriNZ 367 – Doing things

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Arthur

Back again, after an unplanned break. I start this episode talking about how I got my second Covid Booster. Then I update where I’ve been, literally and figuratively. The unplanned break turned out to be a good thing. I also talk about a small project I took on since I last recorded.

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Links for this episode
”Tentative progress” – My latest Health Journey blog post.
”Welcome back” – My blog post on my break.
”Persuading myself” – My blog post about changing the prescription.
”The Super-secret Project: YOMP2” – One project that I did get finished.

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AmeriNZ 366 – Expected results

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Arthur

I managed to complete an episode in June!!! Well, that’s something.

I give some advice to my fellow Americans in the wake of the Roe decision because I have a very particular perspective. Then, on to light topics. What happened to the project sorting files? Good things. What about that fatigue? More good things. Well, the first 12-months with my solar power system have passed, and the results outshine everything else I talked about. In my opinion.

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Links for this episode
”Was it worth it?” – My blog post on my first 12 months with solar power.

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AmeriNZ 365 – So, anyway…

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Arthur

There are reasons I’ve been away, and I talk about that today. FIrst though, I announce a delay in talking about the results of the first full year of solar power at my house. There’s a reason for that: I forgot something.

I changed the “theme” used on the AmeriNZ Podcast site to one that’s simpler and less cluttered. Hopefully it’ll also fix some of the problems I’ve had in recent months.

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AmeriNZ 364 – Changes all around

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Arthur

This is the first episode of the sixteenth season of the AmeriNZ Podcast—sort of. There have been some changes to New Zealand’s response to Covid 19, and I talk about that first. Then, I talk about some changes closer to home—well, in my home, actually.

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Links for this episode
”New Zealand to stay at Red as vaccine passes and most mandates end” – NZ Government media release
”Update on COVID-19 cases — 8 April 2022” – I referred to these stats.

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AmeriNZ 363 – Fifteen Years

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Arthur

Today is the Fifteenth Anniversary of the AmeriNZ Podcast! I’m as surprised as anyone that this anniversary has arrived.

Today I just talk about the podcast, the things that shaped the way the podcast changed over the years, and some of the challenges I face. I’ve never talked about a lot of this stuff, certainly not all in one place. It was only when I thought back on all this that I realised how much I’ve gone through to get to this point. Kinda proud of myself, to be honest.

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Links for this episode
”Fifteen years of the AmeriNZ Podcast” – My blog post about this anniversary. It has the text I read at the end of this episode.
”A blog version of a ‘haul’ video” – The tongue-in-cheek blog post I mentioned.

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Author Archives: Arthur

AmeriNZ 372 – Talking in whispers

AmeriNZ 371 – Make believe

AmeriNZ 370 – Springing in the rain

AmeriNZ 369 – Change and Consistency

AmeriNZ 368 – Sunshine

AmeriNZ 367 – Doing things

AmeriNZ 366 – Expected results

AmeriNZ 365 – So, anyway…

AmeriNZ 364 – Changes all around

AmeriNZ 363 – Fifteen Years