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About the show

Both Sides Now was co-founded in 2022 by Eve McCallum and Finn Ross, who could see the increasing polarisation and the decreasing youth engagement in politics. They wanted to show that you could disagree politically and still be great mates. The show interviewed a range of high-profile politicians and journalists from across the political spectrum, including 6 Prime Ministers, 4 party leaders and 2 journalists.  The show is back for election year 2026, and with Finn now being based in the UK, Alex Martin is stepping up to fill the left-leaning co-host role. Not only will the show continue its work to break down political polarisation and increase youth engagement, but it will do so with a new focus on women in politics. Eve and Alex have both seen the unfounded, increased vitriol towards female politicians in recent years, and we want to give them a chance to share their stories and educate and inspire other women to step up and become politicians.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episodes

  • Debates, billionaires, the latest policy drop and strategic voting

    October 10, 2026 · 57 min

    This week on Both Sides Now, we’re breaking down the election debates, the latest policy drops, and whether strategic voting could shake up the election. We kick things off with the debates: did Winston Peters come out on top in the…

  • The Tax Tea Part Two with Shamubeel Eaqub

    October 3, 2026 · 42 min

    We’ve talked tax with Brad Olsen. Now we’re hearing it from a different angle. This time on Both Sides Now, we’re joined by Simplicity economist Shamubeel Eaqub to ask some pretty basic questions that somehow get very complicated very…

  • The Tax Tea Part One with Brad Olsen

    September 30, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    Tax is everywhere in this election — but how much are politicians actually telling us? This week on Both Sides Now, we sit down with economist Brad Olsen to spill The Tax Tea and get into the stuff that tends to get left out of the…

  • What is dirty work and is it really dirty? this weeks policy drop and the last week in parliament

    September 26, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

    We kick things off with the Hager book — the latest political bombshell making waves in Wellington. We get into what’s in it, the reaction it’s sparked, and what it all means with the election just around the corner. To give the book some…

  • Dr Mike Turner demystifies polls, AI in politics and campaigning

    September 23, 2026 · 58 min

    This week on Both Sides Now, we’re joined by Freshwater Strategy's Dr Mike Turner, International pollster and political researcher, for a chat about pretty much everything you could want to know about politics and campaigning. We start…

  • Ed v Mackelmore, more supermarket policy, training wages for u20s, and more!

    September 19, 2026 · 49 min

    This week on Both Sides Now, we kick things off with Ed Sheeran vs Macklemore, has Ed made the right call? Then we get into the big policy stories of the week: National entering the supermarket chat. Labour taking aim at supermarket price…

  • A whistlestop tour of the NINE new policies announced this week

    September 12, 2026 · 52 min

    This week on Both Sides Now, we’re doing a political whistlestop tour because all the parties decided to do a policy dump this week. We start with the Green's KiwiMart. We then run through Labour and ACT's climate change and policies. TPM…

  • Student loans, women's health policy and climate change

    September 5, 2026 · 47 min

    This week on Both Sides Now we kick things off with National’s student loan policy. What is National actually proposing, who stands to benefit, and does it meaningfully change the picture for young New Zealanders trying to get ahead? Then…