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  • Blurred Lines: Consent, Regret & The Collapse Of Campus Morality

    October 13, 2026 · 15 min

    ~Content warning, discretion advised~ A disturbing university sexual assault trial (details deliberately left vague) is redefining how we view predators and victims. LifeNet director and podcaster Brendan Malone unpacks the gender-based…

  • France Burns: Revolution, Debt & Social Fracture

    October 12, 2026 · 12 min

    Public theologian Dr Craig Heilman joins Andrew Urquhart to unpack the unrest sweeping French cities, where protests over crumbling schools and spiralling public debt have spilled into street violence. Dr Heilman warns France's debt, now…

  • Ukraine: Church Grows Amid Kyiv's Darkest Bombing Yet

    October 9, 2026 · 13 min

    Matt Perry, executive director of the Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC), updates Andrew Curtis on the deepening crisis in Ukraine as the war enters its fifth year. He reveals that FEBC's roughly forty Kyiv-based staff are now being…

  • October 7th: Two Years On, No End In Sight

    October 7, 2026 · 11 min

    Thu 8 Oct ~ Geopolitical analyst Dr Jeffrey Miller, editor of Gulf States Insight, reflects with host Andrew Curtis on the two years since Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel, which killed around 1200 people and took 250 hostages before…

  • Retirement Reckoning: Super, KiwiSaver & Euthanasia Risk

    October 7, 2026 · 10 min

    Simon O'Connor of Family First joins host Davina to discuss New Zealand's retirement income landscape, covering the rising cost of superannuation, proposed KiwiSaver hikes, and the five-year anniversary of the End of Life Choice Act. He…

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  • Ukraine War: Stalemate, Drones & Why NZ Has A Stake

    October 2, 2026 · 17 min

    Professor Robert Patman, Professor of International Relations at the University of Otago, joins Andrew Urquhart to assess the state of the Ukraine war as it heads into another winter. He describes the Donbas front as bordering on…

  • Nicky Hager's Book: Journalism or Election Ambush?

    September 29, 2026 · 11 min

    Commentator Brendan Malone joins Andrew Urquhart to dissect the media storm around Nicky Hager's latest election-season book, questioning whether it represents genuine investigative journalism or a recurring pattern of politically timed…

  • Parliament's Term Report: Does National Deserve a B?

    September 29, 2026 · 13 min

    Nathan Seiuli, founding head of civil liberties group Pillar, reviews the outgoing Parliament's three-year term as politicians head into campaign mode. He grades the National-led coalition a "B at best", crediting them for shrinking a…

  • Preventative Medicine, Politics and Big Pharma Debate

    September 23, 2026 · 9 min

    Andrew Urquhart speaks with Professor Grant Schofield, an expert in preventative medicine, about New Zealand First's health policy which draws on work from the Make New Zealand Healthy trust. Schofield explains he was part of a scientific…

  • Rubberstamp Bias: Who Do Public Servants Really Serve?

    September 21, 2026 · 16 min

    TUE 15 SEP ~ Are political bias, bureaucratic stalling and buried incompetencies the hallmark traits of the civil service? Arian Tashakkori from civil liberties group PILLAR joined Andrew Urquhart to discuss recent examples of clashing…

  • KiwiSaver Battle Between Labour & National

    September 14, 2026 · 12 min

    Has Kiwisaver become a bit of a political football? Or is it more a tug-of-war? With the original author Labour on one side, and on the other, National's developments for the superannuation scheme, Pillar CEO Nathan Seiuli questions…

  • Winner Winner Cheaper Dinner - Will 'Kiwimart' Whet Voters' Appetite?

    September 14, 2026 · 14 min

    "This is a cost-of-living election," observes a political analyst; and the Green Party may have just found their meal ticket. Dr Bryce Edwards of the Democracy Project unpacks the Greens' proposal that's banking on the people to break New…

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About the show

Thoughts & Comments brings social commentary to current issues and a faith perspective to the latest news. Hosted by Andrew Urquhart, a seasoned broadcaster with over three decades of experience. In each episode, Andrew chats with a wide range of guests and experts who bring their wisdom and insight to a huge variety of topics, including politics, psychology, societal trends, theology, geopolitical analysis, social policy, and spirituality. We’ll give you something worth thinking about! Thoughts & Comments with Andrew Urquhart, wherever you get your Podcasts.