Sean Plunket is platforming himself
8 Feb 2022 After abruptly leaving Magic Talk last year, veteran broadcaster Sean Plunket did something unusual: he started his own radio station. He joins Duncan Greive on The Fold this week to talk about why, and what we can expect from The Platform.
Dallas Gurney on how Today FM will be different
31 Jan 2022 The MediaWorks director of news and talk tells Duncan Greive about scrapping Magic Talk, the long-term vision behind its replacement Today FM and the contentious ERA decision keeping Tova O’Brien off the air until mid-March.
Summer reissue: Emma Espiner on Getting Better
24 Jan 2022 Writer, podcaster and doctor Emma Espiner talks with Duncan Greive about making her award-winning podcast series Getting Better, the way the media interacts with healthcare and how it’s been starting out as a junior doctor in 2021.
Summer reissue: Lucy Blakiston on building SYSCA
10 Jan 2022 Lucy Blakiston is one of three young New Zealand women behind Shit You Should Care About, a media company built around an Instagram account which was started in 2018 to break down the barriers of entry to news and issues.
Summer reissue: Derek Cheng would rather be climbing
27 Dec 2021 While most press gallery journalists go to sleep and dream of politics, NZ Herald’s Derek Cheng has another true love: climbing. He tells The Fold about a serious injury that brought him back to New Zealand and why Covid-19 was such a fascinating time to be in the Beehive.
The Spinoff presents SUPERPOD 2021
22 Dec 2021 Hosted by Gone By Lunchtime’s Toby Manhire and featuring representatives from The Real Pod, The Fold, Nē? and Dietary Requirements, SUPERPOD 2021 is the crossover podcast event we’ve been waiting all year for. Join us as we relive the highs and lows and heroes and villains of the longest, shortest year.
The year in Aotearoa media
13 Dec 2021 In the final episode for 2021, The Fold enters monopod formation as Duncan Greive attempts to summarise the last 12 months in the New Zealand media industry. What were the biggest stories, strongest themes and most significant changes, how have all the big players been performing and what does it all mean?