AmeriNZ 343 – Autumn begins

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Arthur

Only ten days and another episode! And, it’s the first day of Autumn. Time to update something I talked about two episodes ago, then it’s on to some things in the news that happened since the previous episode. A couple housekeeping things and that’s it.

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Links for this episode
Seasonal climate outlook – March – May 2019 – NIWA
”First Auckland Pride ‘#OURMARCH’ Attracts Estimated 3000 People” – Gay Express
”Working Group For New Auckland Pride Established” – Gay Express
”The Big Gay Out” – Wikipedia
– The Ending HIV website page for the Big GayOut
”Big Gay Out 2013” – My blog post about our trip to the Big Gay Out in 2013
”Remembering Christchurch, eight years since the devastating 6.3 earthquake” – Newshub
”February 22: Christchurch eight years on” – The Spinoff
”Frontline Chch police to stay armed until wanted man found” – Radio New Zealand
The End of Google Plus – My blog post about Google Plus and its looming demise

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AmeriNZ 342 – Year’s mixed start

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Arthur

This year is off to a roaring start—and I’m ahead of schedule, apparently. This episode is about the two main events so far this year: My birthday in January, and the death of our cat Bella last week. I do the sad part first. My birthday celebrations basically lasted a week, which was nice, and I talk about that, as well as why this particular birthday was such a big deal for me. I also have good intentions for what I’ll do about it—or maybe it’s “with it”.

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Links for this episode
Bella’s journey ends – my blog post on the sad news, with links to relevant posts about her health challenge
All my blog posts about Bella are tagged ”Bella”.
Another ‘Big Birthday’ – This year’s annual post for my birthday
A good time was had – My blog post about my birthday party

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AmeriNZ 341 – Providing answers

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Arthur

Last chance to post an episode before the USA’s Thanksgiving holiday, so here I am! I begin talking about the Pike River mine disaster, because we’ve had a major development. Then, it’s a sad and fraught story about division and a huge fight in Auckland’s “rainbow communities”. I also talk about how I’ve had to explain the USA’s recent elections to New Zealanders, which isn’t new, actually. Then I have a question and some comments from the previous episode. Consider this the aural equivalent of a Thanksgiving feast!

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Links for this episode
”Andrew Little confirms Pike River Mine Drift re-entry plan to proceed” – Government media release
”Pike River Mine re-entry: How it will happen” – Radio NZ
”We’re in!” – Stand With Pike Media Release
AmeriNZ 242 – Sudued – The 2010 AmeriNZ Podcast episode where I talked about Pike River
”Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust withdraws support for Auckland Pride Parade after police uniform ban” – One News, TVNZ
”Sound advice: ‘Just don’t go there’” – My blog post I referred to

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Guest Spot: AR1234 Catching Up with Arthur

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Arthur

This is a LONG episode, but it was so much fun to record! One of the first podcasts (other than my own) that I was on was a group show on the original ArcherRadio (his episode 421). That was WAY back in March 2007. Then, he was on my podcast—episode 8—in May 2007. So, we have a long history—and it shows in this chat, I think.

We cover a lot of the LGBT podcasting history we experienced, a bit about where it’s heading, and all sorts of other things. Interestingly, despite our shared passion for politics, we don’t really talk about it much—THIS time! It was fun, but back to normal AmeriNZ episodes soon.

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Link for this episode
ArcherRadio

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AmeriNZ 339 – Winter ills

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Arthur

This is a short episode, mostly to tell you about something special I did today. I’ll be sharing something on this podcast feed in a couple days. I also have some health updates, including that I had two winter colds. There are also a couple updates to what I talked about last time.

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Links for this episode
I was a guest on ArcherRadio!

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AmeriNZ 337 – Resolution

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Arthur

Despite a few obstacles, I’m back. First, though, I give the end of the story I talked about in the previous episode: New Zealand got a government. Mainly, though, I talke about the several obstacles to my being able to podcast (or blog, for that matter).

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Links for this episode
It’s a cruel summer – My blog post on some of the obstacles to blogging and podcasting
”A good end to the year” – My most recent health update blog post
”The Tim Corrimal Show” – Tim told me the podcast site was broken, so go check out his show!

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AmeriNZ 336 – Still waiting

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Arthur

The New Zealand General Election happened, but we don’t have a government yet. That’s my first, and main, topic today. I also talk a bit about a big commemoration of a famous battle in World War One. I have unusual feelings about it.

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Links for this episode
Blue-Green bloom – My blog post on why a National-Greens coalition was impossible
”Green refusal to work with National ‘pathetic’ – Bolger” – New Zealand Herald
“What will he do?” – My blog post on Winston’s options
“We’re still waiting” – My blog post on where we’re at
”First World War by the numbers” – NZ History
”New Zealand’s ‘blackest day’ at Passchendaele – 12 October 1917” – NZ History
”Military history of New Zealand during World War I” – Wikipedia
”Passchendaele: The real reason behind New Zealand’s greatest tragedy” – Newshub
”The Battle of Passchendaele: New Zealand’s military’s darkest day” – Stuff
”Hundreds gather in Wellington to mark centenary of Battle of Passchendaele” – Stuff

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AmeriNZ 335 – Cliffhanger

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Arthur

This is the final podcast I recorded before the New Zealand General Election, and the short version is that the election’s a toss-up. I talk about why that is, some possible scenarios, and some of the things that may change that.

Special Note: To comply with New Zealand Election Law, I will not respond to any comments between the hours of 12am and 7pm NZST Saturday, September 23, 2017. I will attempt to turn on comment moderation, and if I’m successful, all comments will be held in a queue until after 7pm NZST Saturday, September 23, 2017 (maybe even later, because I’ll be watching election result coverage…)

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Links for this episode
Official statistics on Advance Voting turnout
Official Enrolment Statistics
“There may have been a youth-quake” By Bernard Hickey, Newsroom
“Call the police: here’s everything you can’t do on election day” By Madeleine Chapman, The Spinoff
”Adjusting the system” – My blog post on my latest health update

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AmeriNZ 334 – Still more change

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Arthur

Change is continuing in the New Zealand election campaign, so much so that I could almost do a daily podcast on it and not run out of material. A lot has changed since my last podcast episode, and I mainly talk about that today. This episode has 98% less talk about the details of political polls!

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Links for this episode
”Something’s not right” – My detailed blog post on what’s wrong with the reporting on a recent poll
“The support is there” – My blog post on where the Greens’ support went
“Season of change” – My blog post on why a Labour/Greens government may happen
“Labour, Greens and Māori Party ‘could change the world’ – Marama Fox” – Newshub
”Peter Dunne to stand down” – Another major change in the election
”Jacinda Ardern: No surprise at Greens’ Ohariu call” – New Zealand Herald
“Storm erupts over Gareth Morgan’s ‘lipstick on a pig’
tweet” – New Zealand Herald
“Cat fight” – My blog post on Gareth Morgan’s crusade against cats
“AmeriNZ 295 – Waiting” – The 2013 podcast episode where I talked about Gareth Morgan’s crusade against cats
“Opening the books has changed the election campaign trail” – Stuff’s piece on the opening of the financial books
“First Labour Party ad” – My blog post about the first ad (with video)
“New speed limit of 110km/h for some key New Zealand expressways” – New Zealand Herald

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AmeriNZ 333 – One Week

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Arthur

If a week is a long time in politics, we’ve been through a year this past week. This episode is mainly updating all the many changes since last week’s episode. Yes, there’s a lot of detail, but it sets the stage for what will happen in the weeks ahead.

This episode is a re-record, which isn’t unusual. The reason is, though.

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Links for this episode
Polls apart – My detailed blog post on the poll results and what they mean
“Timeline: Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei’s downfall” from Radio NZ

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AmeriNZ 343 – Autumn begins

AmeriNZ 342 – Year’s mixed start

AmeriNZ 341 – Providing answers

Guest Spot: AR1234 Catching Up with Arthur

AmeriNZ 339 – Winter ills

AmeriNZ 337 – Resolution

AmeriNZ 336 – Still waiting

AmeriNZ 335 – Cliffhanger

AmeriNZ 334 – Still more change

AmeriNZ 333 – One Week