Episodes

  • The one local media form defying gravity

    The one local media form defying gravity
    Aug 18 2025
    Duncan Greive is joined by Phil Eastwood, GM of JCDecaux NZ, and Paul Maher, chair of OOHMAA, to discuss the rise and rise of out-of-home media. Once a backwater of the industry, it’s now the only locally operated sector showing robust growth. Partly a result of digital screens, partly a response to the hyper-saturation of ads in digital contexts, out-of-home has become what Eastwood calls “the last true broadcast medium”. This episode is in partnership with JCDecaux. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • Neil Finn on the broken promise of the internet – and why he won’t give up on it

    Neil Finn on the broken promise of the internet – and why he won’t give up on it
    Aug 12 2025
    A very special episode of The Fold, featuring songwriting immortal Neil Finn talking about his long, singular journey making music on the internet. He gives his views on the utopian promise of its origins, the narrowing of algorithms and how social lost its way. And explains why, despite all that, he’s launching MUFGAL – perhaps his most ambitious attempt yet to hold true to that founding idea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • NZ on Air funds reality TV now?

    NZ on Air funds reality TV now?
    Aug 11 2025
    Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to discuss the shock revelation that NZ on Air will support Celebrity Treasure Island and The Traitors NZ’s return to our screens. They assess the potential moral hazard, the function those shows perform for networks, and the more profound challenges lurking down the road. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • How a new history of NZ pop music reveals media's revolutions

    How a new history of NZ pop music reveals media's revolutions
    Aug 4 2025
    Gareth Shute is a historian of New Zealand music, who realised that there had never been a high level overview of the artists which shaped our pop charts. He’s just published Songs From the Shaky Isles, a book which flies through a century of recorded pop music on these shores. He joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to discuss it, with particular reference to the way the rise of mediums like television, commercial radio and streaming impacted what was made and who got to hear it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • What happened when advertising decided it could save the world?

    What happened when advertising decided it could save the world?
    Jul 28 2025
    Eugene Healey is an academic and brand strategist based in Melbourne, and a sharp critic of clumsy attempts from brands to play social justice activists. He's traveling back to New Zealand to speak at the Comms Council's Media Spotlight event, and joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to discuss the unintended consequences of advertising's woke years, and explain why brands should only show up for a community if they're truly committed to the bit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • Why is Epstein suddenly everywhere, and what does that mean for New Zealand's media and politics?

    Why is Epstein suddenly everywhere, and what does that mean for New Zealand's media and politics?
    Jul 23 2025
    Anna Rawhiti-Connell joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to discuss the way social media conspiracy theories have started to dominate the institutional media in the US, and ask what the local equivalents might be. They also talk about Lucy Blakiston from Shit You Should Care About's signing to venerable Hollywood talent agency WME, and The Spinoff's buzzy new social-first news show Now You Know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 mins
  • Emergency pod! On Sky buying Three – and what it means for TVNZ

    Emergency pod! On Sky buying Three – and what it means for TVNZ
    Jul 22 2025
    Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive on an emergency edition of The Fold to discuss Sky's move to buy the New Zealand assets of Discovery NZ, including Three and ThreeNow. They discuss the price, what it does for Sky, how Three will evolve and how it changes the game for TVNZ. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins
  • Can Netflix's run last forever? Plus Substack's raise and Beacons reflections

    Can Netflix's run last forever? Plus Substack's raise and Beacons reflections
    Jul 21 2025
    Glen Kyne returns to The Fold to dig into another incredible quarter for Netflix – and ask whether its run is over or it has more headroom. They also chat about what's next for Substack after its US$100m raise, the end of the Auckland Transport saga and break down the Beacon Awards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 mins