AmeriNZ 110 – Poltical Chat: Conventions Begin

The Democratic National Convention began today, so Jason and I are back to chat about politics. We begin by discussing the two main US parties, inspired by a listener question, and talk about how they evolved into the parties they are today—their differences then and now. This sets the stage for discussions about the party conventions (this also gave me a chance to sneak in a little story from my past). We look at the purpose of the conventions. Is the Republican McCain’s campaign doing anything unusual to target the Democrats during their convention? What do we think about Joe Biden? I actually met him once (did you hear who Jason and I met years ago?). We have a phone comment about our last political chat to end today’s episode with. We’ll be back next week, when we’ll go over comments to this episode. I’ll be posting a regular solo episode at the end of this week.

Don’t forget to visit Jason’s blog.

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AmeriNZ Video 01 – My New Zealand


This is my first video, though technically it’s just a kind of slide show. But I wanted to share some of the special places I’ve been in New Zealand, and this seemed like a good way to start doing videos. In future videos I’ll show you more of my New Zealand.

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AmeriNZ 109 – Marriage Equality

Today is all about marriage equality. I start out sharing my thoughts on the topic of marriage equality, then I move on to take on a religious wingnut and his loopy arguments. You may find something useful in all this to combat the bigots you encounter. But I do get a bit stroppy in my rhetoric, so be warned. A comment on another topic lets me tell you something about a tech development in New Zealand.

If you have a strong stomach and want to see the relevant link, see the comments to episode 106.

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AmeriNZ 108 – Media Empire

Today’s episode is mainly about the feedback from Episode 107 (thank you everyone!). First up, though, I give you some personal updates. I got a lot of really good feedback on how to proceed with my blog, podcast and upcoming videos. That also allows me to share some other things. Finally today, I have something about New Zealand to share. The next episode will be about marriage equality, and the next political podcast will probably be on Tuesday 26 Aug rather than Friday 29 Aug.

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AmeriNZ 107 – Directing content

First up today I talk about some of the additional things I want to do, beyond the podcast and blog, and I ask for your feedback. Not everyone wants the same sort of content, so this is your chance to speak up. Also, the Friday episode is moving to Thurday (NZ time), for now, at least.

Comments let me expand on a few topics. Birthday greetings to Wes Stone and Big Fatty. Also, a special hello to listener Alvaro.

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AmeriNZ 106 – The Tyranny of Distance

Today I talk a bit about a car accident that my sister was recently in. It’s a good reminder that people who live a far way from home—or overseas—have to be prepared for this kind of thing. Although many don’t think about it, they should. I’m now planning on talking about comments from only the past two weeks.

Links for this episode:

The blog post I wrote about this, also called “The Tyranny of Distance”

The Democratic Party-sponsored site on possible Republican VP candidates: The Next Cheney

The Democrats’ site where US Citizens living overseas can go to sign up to vote is called VoteFromAbroad.org

The BBC Panorama programme I mentioned on Episode 105 is “Daylight Robery”

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AmeriNZ 105 – Monthly Politics

It’s time again for a political podcast with Jason, but this one starts out with a special announcement. From there, it’s on to talk of Obama’s recent tour and McCain’s reaction to it, Condoleeza Rice in New Zealand and the Pacific, and then on to the vice presidential sweepstakes. We also talk about the scandals at the US Justice Department, and another story in the news that has nothing to do with politics.

Be sure to visit Jason’s blog!

The next political podcast with Jason is tentatively scheduled for posting on Friday, August 29 New Zealand time.

Special thanks to Ryan of The Way We See It podcast for the voicemail that opens today’s episode. I’ll go over all comments next time (this episode was running a bit long).

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