AmeriNZ 242 – Subdued

I’m subdued today, and mostly because of my main topic, the Pike River mine disaster. I’m not as boisterous as I usually am, so I thought about not posting this. But then I realised that most people don’t hear shows around holidays, so it almost amounts to the same thing! (j/k). After that, I talk a bit about what’s going on with me and the podcast, play a phone message, talk about a comment, and I’m done.

There’s no live AmeriNZ Podcast this week, but I’ll be back next week with a regular episode (and topics!). My live show will be back in two weeks.

Be sure to listen to Nigel on The Third Colony, Saturday, November 27 at 9pm EST (Americas; 3pm Sunday, November 28 NZDT).

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AmeriNZ 239 – Fifteen

Today is my 15th expataversary and anniversary, so I talk about that first. Then, updates to a couple topics I’ve talked about on the podcast before I move on to the main topic today: Comments. They’ve piled up a bit, so today I clear out the inbox. You’ll see why I NEVER use a written script. Yeah, that’s a good thing. Still, that lets me comment on a bunch of different stuff. Finally, I tell you a bit about the transition to the new Auckland.

Join me for the next AmeriNZ LIVE podcast on Pride 48, scheduled for Thursday, November 4 at 8:00pm EDT Americas (1:00pm Friday, November 5 NZ time). This is subject to change, however.

Splash Home

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AmeriNZ 237 – Lowercase r

Today’s episode is weeks in the making—meaning, I started it innumerable times (you have no idea). I begin with some updates: The local elections, then updates on a couple politicians who have fallen from grace—they’re very different in every way. Next, I move on to some talk about podcasting, Pride 48 and some of the results of last week’s live show. There were some things that came out of that live show that I‘ll be adding. Then it’s on to the main topic, which begins with a lowercase “r”. There’s a lot to that topic, actually.

Join me for the next AmeriNZ LIVE podcast on Pride 48, Thursday, October 21 at 8:00pm EDT (Americas, 1:00pm Friday NZ).

Also, be sure to listen to Nigel LIVE on The Third Colony Saturday, 9-11pm Eastern (in the Americas, 2pm Sunday in New Zealand) on qnation.fm. Go to The Third Colony website for how to listen, or to join the chatroom.

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AmeriNZ 234 – No tarantulas

Today has updates, beginning with the Christchurch earthquake. There are some unusual aspects and an unusual governmental response. I also give a comparison with another earthquake. We had a special event involving food. A few days earlier, I had another adventure involving food. Comments let me provide even more updates.

Join me for the resumption of regular AmeriNZ LIVE podcasts on Pride 48! The first one will be this Thursday at 7:30pm EDT (Americas, 11:30am Friday NZ). These shows will be roughly every other week, with some variation.

Also, be sure to listen to Nigel LIVE on The Third Colony Saturday, 9-11pm Eastern (in the Americas, 1pm Sunday in New Zealand) on qnation.fm. Go to The Third Colony website for how to listen, or to join the chatroom.

Link for this episode
Escaped Christchurch tarantula a ‘rumour’

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AmeriNZ 233 – Distance subdued

The earthquake in Christchurch was a very big deal, but it was kinda weird how I heard about it. Social networks really helped. In some ways, it was all the flipside of an episode I did two years ago.

After that, I have some general life updates, along with a plethora of phone comments—listeners answered the call! My live shows may be close to returning.

Links for this episode
Neither stirred nor shaken – from my blog
AmeriNZ 106 – The Tyranny of Distance (yes, I restored access to this episode)
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AmeriNZ 232 – Surprises

I have a little housekeeping first: An upgrade to my site caused some havoc, killing off links to my podcast files, and that came as a surprise. I’ll fix it, but it’ll take time. Then, it’s on to a couple items in the news, starting with the cost of Kiwi expats. My mini topic today is a talk about some small things that surprised me when I moved to New Zealand. Comments round out the episode, which lets me comment further.

At the end, I play a special promo I made for Nigel’s The Third Colony show this weekend.

Be sure to listen to Nigel LIVE on The Third Colony Saturday, 9-11pm Eastern (in the Americas, 1pm Sunday in New Zealand) on qnation.fm. Go to The Third Colony website for how to listen, or to join the chatroom.

Links for this episode

Expats costing NZ $14k each

Money: Cheques dying a slow death

All about Lamb and mutton

All about Zucchini

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AmeriNZ 230 – Crazed Man Posits

amerinz_podcast_150x150Today’s title is derived from a little Internet fad, which I talk about first. Then, they’ll let any riffraff live in New Zealand. An almost American-style change to the NZ income tax has been proposed. American-style climate change deniers are grandstanding. The liquor laws may yet change. The local elections are coming up fast, and important deadlines fall on Friday of this week. Then after comments I share a little before ending this episode.

Links for this episode
O’Brien’s rocky immigration ride over
Bill aims to let couples split income and cut tax
Main parties eye compulsory KiwiSaver
Court challenge to Niwa ‘stupid’
Key: Drinking law announcement in weeks
Taking a Stand – From my blog

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AmeriNZ 227 – Still Winter

amerinz_podcast_150x150It’s Maori Language Week, but I’ve talked about that twice (see links), so I’m taking this year off. I start today talking about our weekend, which I don’t do all that often. In the news, the government is changing the alcohol limits for those caught drink-driving. I meander through news and history before moving on to comments, where I meander through news and history—um, yeah.

Be sure to listen to Nigel on The Third Colony Saturday, 9-11pm Eastern (in the Americas) on qnation.fm. Go to their website for how to listen, or to join the chatroom.

Today’s closing music is “Crowing” by Glen Phillips.

Link for this episode
Outcry as drink-drive limit is retainedNZ Herald
AmeriNZ 168 – Assorted miscellany (most recent time I’ve talked about Maori Language Week)
AmeriNZ #28 – Language (I talk a lot about it, but the sound was worse then)
Glen Philips – “Crowing” from the Free Glen Phillips Sampler

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AmeriNZ 224 – Onward

amerinz_podcast_150x150Busy again (some things don’t change). There’s been a lot going on, starting with Pride 48 and work, too. I also tell you about Nigel’s new show. An odd story in the news caught my eye. I have lots of comments that let me talk about other things. I may only have one episode next week, too.

Link for this episode
‘Twilight’ death a mystery say police
My Honey Wears Plaid

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AmeriNZ 222 – Busy Week Ahead

amerinz_podcast_150x150I start out today talking about Pride 48, the 48-hour live podcasting marathon. It begins with a kick-off show at 8pm Eastern on Friday, June 25 in the Americas (9pm Saturday, June 26 in New Zealand) and ends 48 hours later. As host of Pride 48 for 2010, I’ll be on the kick-off show and the wrap-up show. My own live show is 5:30am-7am June 26 Eastern time in the Americas (9:30pm to 11pm New Zealand time). I’ll record that show and post it the following week.

I then give yet another update on a story I talked about before. The annual nude rugby game was a bit of harmless silliness. Naturally, far right christianists were apoplectic over TV news reports. New Zealand wants to turn off its analogue television. A new report finds that illegal downloads in New Zealand haven’t hurt the recording industry, despite its claim they have in order to try and get a hard new copyright law in place. The pace of emigration to Australia has picked up, despite the current government’s promise to make people want to stay in New Zealand. That means that things are actually worse since this government took power. The New Zealand All Whites have done well at the FIFA World Cup. Finally, I comment on the abrupt name change for one of my favourite podcasters.

Links for this episode
Nude rugby a hard match in Dunedin (contains nudity) – Video
Govt seeks help to turn off analogue TV
InternetNZ downplays illegal Kiwi file sharing claims
Migration shrinks to just 250 in May, more Kiwis cross Tasman

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