The Working Group - NZ’s Best Weekly Political Podcast

The Working Group - NZ’s Best Weekly Political Podcast

Martyn ’Bomber’ Bradbury & Damien Grant join forces for the best weekly political podcast in New Zealand.

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July 16, 2025 62 mins

Musa al-Gharbi is an American sociologist. He is an assistant professor in the School of Communication and Journalism at Stony Brook University. 

Al-Gharbi is the author of the 2024 book We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite, a study of the history and political economy of the knowledge professions from the interwar period through the present, published by Princeton University Press.

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Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury this week is joined by a HEAVYWEIGHT panel comprised of Simon Wilson, Claudette Hauiti, and Prof. Jane Kelsey. Together they tear into the brain fog of a recessionary Kiwi  economy, David Seymour’s dodgy Regulatory Standards Bill, and Winston Peters' Covid Inquiry-for-clicks. With 30,000 New Zealanders fleeing and GDP fla...

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Gravity Credit Management proudly sponsors the Working Group. For more information on Gravity click the link. 

Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Joining me tonight:

  • Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism
  • Matthew Hooton - NZ Herald Columnist

And all of our SPECI...

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Gravity Credit Management proudly sponsors the Working Group. For more information on Gravity click the link. 

Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Joining me tonight:

  • Simon Wilson - Militant cyclist, recreational Jedi and NZ Herald columnist
  • Jordan Williams - Pope of the Taxpayers Union and here to...
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Gravity Credit Management proudly sponsors the Working Group. For more information on Gravity click the link. 

Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Joining me tonight:

  • Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism
  • Gareth Hughes - Labour Party MP for the mighty South Auckland
  • Arena ...
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Gravity Credit Management proudly sponsors the Working Group. For more information on Gravity click the link. 

Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Joining me tonight:

  • Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism.
  • Duncan Garner - New Zealand broadcaster and journalist
  • Willie Jacks...
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Gravity Credit Management proudly sponsors the Working Group. For more information on Gravity click the link. 

Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Joining me tonight:

  • Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism.
  • David Parker - Former Minister of just about everything and Labour ...
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Gravity Credit Management proudly sponsors the Working Group. For more information on Gravity click the link. 

Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Joining me tonight:

  • Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism.
  • Ani O'Brien - Queen of the Terfs and Political Commentator
  • Simon Wi...
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Gravity Credit Management proudly sponsors the Working Group. For more information on Gravity click the link. 

Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Joining me tonight:

  •  Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism.
  • Maria Slade - The burning insight and brilliant oversight of Bussi...
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Gravity Credit Management proudly sponsors the Working Group. For more information on Gravity click the link. 

Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Joining me tonight:

  •  Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism.
  • Max Harris - Political Commentator and strategist
  • Craig Renney - T...
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Gravity Credit Management proudly sponsors the Working Group. For more information on Gravity click the link. 

Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Joining me tonight:

  •  Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism.
  • Shane Te Pou - the last Socialist standing
  • Jordan Williams - The P...
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Gravity Credit Management proudly sponsors the Working Group. For more information on Gravity click the link. 

Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Today is a BIG ONE - The Treaty Debate!

Joining me tonight:

  •  Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism.
  • Helmut Modlik - Ngāti Toa ...
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Gravity Credit Management proudly sponsors the Working Group. For more information on Gravity click the link. 

Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Joining me tonight:
 - Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism.
 - Simon Wilson - NZ Herald columnist
 - Matthew Tukaki - Ne...

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Gravity Credit Management proudly sponsors the Working Group. For more information on Gravity click the link. 

Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Joining me tonight:
 - Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism.
 - Mark Jennings - Former News God at TV3
 - Seeby Woodhouse...

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Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Joining me tonight:
 - Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism.
 - Shane Te Pou - The mighty NZ Herald columnist
 - Ani O'Brien - Political Commentator and Queen of the Terfs 

Tonight's issues:
Issue 1: Latest Polling – Is Chippy in...

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Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Joining me tonight:
 - Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism.
 - Simon Court - ACT Party MP
 - Simon Wilson - NZ Herald columnist

Tonight's issues:
Issue 1 - God hates ACT while Luxon blames MMP for Treaty Principles Referendum

Is...

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Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Joining me tonight:

  • Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism
  • Maria Slade - Business Desk Journalist
  • Matthew Tukaki - Media Tycoon, Businessman, UN Chairperson, New Zealand Māori Council Sledgehammer

Tonight's issues:

  • Issue 1 – Si...
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Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Joining me tonight:

  • Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism.
  • Barbara Edmonds - Labour Party Finance Spokesperson
  • Karen Chhour - The Minister for Children and ACT MP

Tonight's issues:

  1. Orr blinks and slashes the OCR as NZ Economy ...
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Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Joining me tonight:

  • Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism.
  • Greg O'Connor - Former Police Association President and current Labour MP
  • Dr. Oliver Hartwick - Right Wing Think Tank and NZ Initiative Svengali

Tonight's issues:

  1. Will...
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Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Joining me tonight:

  • Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism.
  • Cameron Bagrie -  The People's Economist 
  • Damien O'Connor - Former Cabinet Minister and current Labour MP

Tonight's issues:

  1. Market meltdown as Late Stage Capitalism im...
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