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AmeriNZ 203 – Autumn begins

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amerinz_podcast_150x150The AmeriNZ Podcast’s Anniversary Month continues! Each recorded audio podcast this month will have at least one question and answer. All you have to do is write down the question number and the correct answer. Once you have five correct questions/answers, send them to me by the end of the month. Every correct entry will go in the draw to win a Kiwi Prize Pack including things from New Zealand. You can enter as often as you like, but each entry must have five different correct questions/answers. I also mix it up a bit, so be on the lookout for extra questions.

First, I have a special announcement about next week (well, two, actually—the other’s near the end). Then, it’s Autumn now, though technically it doesn’t start for a couple days yet, but the weather is already changing. I have a story from the news, then another that actually related to last week’s topic. And there’s a competition question, of course.

Archerr will be doing a live group show on Pride 48 starting at 8:00pm Eastern North American time on Thursday, March 18 (1:00pm Friday, March 19 New Zealand time). You can also join other listeners in the chatroom, where you can also ask questions or make comments as the show is streamed. I’ll be back hosting the live show the following week.

Links for this episode

Spy base verdict lets protesters go free – NZ Herald

Anti-gay political party throws in the towel – GayNZ

The Hollow Men: A Study in the Politics of Deception by Nicky Hager (the story of the 2005 NZ election)

Making Peoples: A History of the New Zealanders, from Polynesian Settlement to the End of the Nineteenth Century by James Belich

The Penguin History of New Zealand by Michael King

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AmeriNZ 202 – From the headlines

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amerinz_podcast_150x150Recorded live and presented mostly unedited (be warned): Joining me for today’s Live Chat on Pride48.com were Archerr, Daniel Brewer, Larken and Wes Stone.

In this episode, we talk about some stuff in the news, starting with the Mississippi high school that cancelled its prom rather than allow a lesbian to attend with her female date. We also talk about a crazy poll, the California State Senator who was outed when he was arrested with another man, some “tenther” laws and other serious stuff. But we also talk about some internet and tech stuff—the Apple iPad, the Pride 48 podcasting marathon, Twitter as a customer service tool (really!), and a New Zealander caught up in the a craze. All kinds of stuff this week.

Archerr frequently does group shows like this (and he’ll be doing a group show next week) and you know what? It’s much easier than what I was trying to do. To me, it seemed like it flowed more smoothly and was more fast-paced. What do you think?

The next live AmeriNZ podcast on Pride48.com will be starting at 8:00pm Eastern North American time on Thursday, March 25 (1:00pm Friday, March 26 New Zealand time—new time due to change in US clocks). Join us! You can also join other listeners in the chatroom, where you can ask questions or make comments as the show is streamed.

Links for this episode

Live it Up! The Podcast – Wes’ podcast

The Gay Trucker – he’s on Pride 48 on Saturdays.

WOWcohol – Coming soon

Archerr’s Podcast – He’s on Pride 48 next week!

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AmeriNZ 201 – Religion, podcasts and more

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amerinz_podcast_150x150It’s the second episode if the AmeriNZ Podcast’s Anniversary Month! Remember, each recorded audio podcast will have at least one question and answer. All you have to do is write down the question number and the correct answer. Once you have five correct questions/answers, send them to me by the end of the month and every correct entry will go in the draw to win a Kiwi Prize Pack including things from New Zealand. You can enter as often as you like, but each entry must have five different correct questions/answers.

My first topic today is updates on me, sort of. After that, it’s on to the main topic: Religion. It starts with a discussion of a fundamentalist church that’s been in the news for over a week. Then, I talk about religion in New Zealand more generally, citing some of the stats about it.

Finally, podcasts: I’m making major changes to the live podcast starting in April, when they’ll will return to the same format as in the first live episode, last September (AmeriNZ 174 – Live Chat Premier). That is, in the first segment I’ll have a chat with someone about political issues affecting GLBT people, and then the second segment will be a group chat on the subject, similar to the way the chats have been. Also, they’ll be every other week—I’ll be alternating with Archerr from Archerr.com, who’ll revive his group shows. And finally, the live shows will have their own name, not technically part of AmeriNZ, but I don’t have a name yet. Have any ideas?

The Pride 48 marathon will return! It will begin on Friday evening, June 25 and run through Sunday evening, June 27 (all times Eastern America). I’m taking on the role of being the “public face” of the Pride 48 event—encouraging podcasters to participate, helping promote the event, those sorts of things. You’ll hear more about that soon.

Join us on for the next live podcast on Pride48.com for a lively, wide-ranging discussion. The next live chat starts at 8:00pm (changed time) Eastern North American time on Thursday, March 11 (2:00pm Friday, March 12 New Zealand time). You can also join other listeners in the chatroom, where you can also ask questions or make comments as the show is streamed.

Links for this episode
Brian Rudman: Tamaki merely one more empty prophet
From the 2006 NZ Census: QuickStats About Culture and Identity (PDF)

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AmeriNZ 200 – A Month of It

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amerinz_podcast_150x150Here we are—it’s the start of the AmeriNZ Podcast’s Anniversary Month! That means the Anniversary Competition also starts: Each recorded audio podcast will have at least one question and answer. All you have to do is write down the question number and the correct answer. Once you have five correct questions/answers, send them to me by the end of the month and every correct entry will go in the draw to win a Kiwi Prize Pack including things from New Zealand. You can enter as often as you like, but each entry must have five different correct questions/answers.

My first topic today is me: I wasn’t feeling well and went to the doctor. Time for old person tests. After that, it’s on to the news: It’s raining fish in Australia, and New Zealand is changing its road rules. Comments round out this episode.

There will be NO Live Podcast this week because I probably can’t make it home in time. The next live podcast on Pride48.com will be at 8:30pm (NEW start time!) Eastern North American time on Thursday, March 11 (2:30pm Friday, March 12 New Zealand time).

Links for this episode
Desert town baffled as fish fall from sky

Right hand road rule gets thumbs down

Give-way rules set to change – Govt

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AmeriNZ 199 – Turning point

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Recorded live and presented mostly unedited (be warned): Joining me for today’s Live Chat on Pride48.com were Daniel Brewer, LurryDean and Larken.

In this episode, we start out talking about the announced the topic, about the violent rhetoric of rightwing christianists. We look at whether this is a turning point, where the right wing finally starts to be defeated, or is this merely the start of something far, far worse?

The end of this podcast was something to which I could not get (that’ll make sense if you get that far).

Join us on for the next live podcast on Pride48.com for a lively, wide-ranging discussion of this and possibly other topics. The live chat starts at 8:30pm (NEW start time!) Eastern North American time on Thursday, March 11 (2:30pm Friday, March 12 New Zealand time). You can also join other listeners in the chatroom, where you can ask questions or make comments as the show is streamed.

Links for this episode

Ackbar for Ole Miss Mascot
Skeptics Guide to the Universe
WTF with Marc Maron
WOWcohol

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AmeriNZ 198 – Whew!

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amerinz_podcast_150x150We’ve been VERY busy lately—two big birthdays in the family, both with surprise parties. I tell you about that, which is a big part of what we’ve been up to. That lets me talk some about Kiwi customs. I talk a little bit about the news, then a novelty phone message introduces comments. But I start out today giving more details about my anniversary contest.

Join us for the next live podcast on Pride48.com for a lively, wide-ranging discussion. The next live chat starts at 8:30pm (NEW start time!) Eastern North American time on Thursday, February 25 (2:30pm Friday, February 26 New Zealand time). You can also join other listeners in the chatroom, where you can ask questions or make comments as the show is streamed.

Link for this episode
Mentioned in the comments: A Separate Creation: The Search for the Biological Origins of Sexual Orientation by Chandler Burr

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AmeriNZ 197 – Does it matter?

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amerinz_podcast_150x150Recorded live and presented mostly unedited (be warned): Joining me for today’s Live Chat on Pride48.com were Steven, Brother Cinaedus and Larken. There are sound issues, I know, and I’ll work to fix them.

In a recent commentary at Adovacte.com, Chandler Burr suggested the way to win GLBT rights is to point out that being gay is an inborn characteristic, not—as our religious opponents put it—a “lifestyle choice” (as if they evaluated the options and “chose” to be heterosexual). When people believe being gay is not a “choice”, they support us overwhelmingy.

Yet many GLBT people hate describing sexuality as an inborn characteristic. The argue that sexuality, and even gender, is fluid and in any case, saying “we’re born this way” means we’re claiming to be helpless victims. Our rights ought to be ours regardless of how or why we’re GLB or T. Some even reject “labels”, like, for example, gay singers who say they’re “singers who happen to be gay”.

Does it matter if we’re “born or made”? Is rejecting use of the word “gay” a form of internalised homophobia? And if we’re all just humans who vary, how do we take on our religious opponents who think we’ve “chosen” our sexuality?

Join us on for the next live podcast on Pride48.com for a lively, wide-ranging discussion. The next live chat starts at 8:30pm (NEW start time!) Eastern North American time on Thursday, February 25 (2:30pm Friday, February 26 New Zealand time). You can also join other listeners in the chatroom, where you can ask questions or make comments as the show is streamed.

Links for this episode
Betraying the Cause? by Chandler Burr at Advocate.com

Eric Heiden on Wikipedia

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AmeriNZ 196 – What’s the topic?

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amerinz_podcast_150x150Recorded live and presented unedited (be warned): Joining me for today’s Live Chat on Pride48.com were Archerr, Daniel Brewer and Brother Cinaedus.

This was the resumption of the live AmeriNZ Podcasts, and was meant to have a topic—The State of the Gays. We did discuss it a little, and other political stuff, but it was a free-for-all discussion of all sorts of stuff. We’re kind of out of practice for these podcasts, so I don’t really mind.

After the closing theme music, is a bonus: The pre-show (all seven minutes of it).

Join us on for the next live podcast on Pride48.com for a lively, wide-ranging discussion. The next live chat starts at 8:30pm (NEW start time!) Eastern North American time on Thursday, February 18 (2:30pm Friday, February 19 New Zealand time). You can also join other listeners in the chatroom, where you can ask questions or make comments as the show is streamed.

Links for this episode
Friendly Fascism: The New Face of Power in America
archerr.com (Archerr’s site)

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AmeriNZ 195 – Summer simmer

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amerinz_podcast_150x150It’s HOT in Auckland! I was also completely busy last week, partly because of a public holiday. Actually we had two public holidays last week, which leads me to talk a bit about public holidays generally. This year, Waitangi Day touched off discussion on changing the New Zealand flag. I talk a bit about that, and even about flag burning, of all things. New Zealand news updates this episode are about a singer who died, an update to something I talked about last time, and also the Prime Ministers speech to Parliament today.

Before comments, I have some updates about this podcast. A lot is going on!

The LIVE AmeriNZ Podcasts are scheduled to resume Friday, February 12, 2010 at 2pm-ish (Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 8pm-ish eastern North American time). The topic with be: “State of the Gays”. Check back here or on the podcast Twitter feed, http://twitter.com/AmeriNZPodcast.

Link for this episode
nzflag.com wants to change the New Zealand flag.
Apparently, the pirate flag WAS real.
Pauly Fuemana mourned.
Is TVNZ homophobic? from my blog.

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AmeriNZ 193 – Recovery Mode

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amerinz_podcast_150x150This year’s birthday has come and gone, but due to a last-minute schedule change, I’ve giving the present: A second AmeriNZ Podcast this week! I talk a little about the birthday first, some NZ news, then on to comments.

I hope to resume the live podcasts soon. Check back here or on the podcast Twitter feed, http://twitter.com/AmeriNZPodcast.

Link for this episode
Dole up 13% in December.
Multi-billion takeover puts sharks in with our chocolate fish.
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