At The Drive Thru

About At The Drive Thru

At The Drive Thru (formerly known as The Egonomist); your premier source for rants, raves and arguments on topics from Politics to News to Social Trends, with a focus on New Zealand but with an eye to the world. Each week Dan and Dave will bring you new episodes. Sometimes deep and philosophical, sometimes filth and vitriol, we aim to be a voice of informed malcontent.

Publisher

At The Drive Thru

Category

news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

25 Jun 2017

Latest episode

26 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

115 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Oct 2026

   Season 5 Episode 2: Gang Gang

   Hi! Political parties "gang up" on eachother and themselves. There's supermarkets. The Opportunities Party find the silly in serious centrism. Cocaine? Social media bans. And the mighty Phoenix top the A-League. Bumper music; Blondshell & Bully - Docket Carly Rae Jepsen - Blue Skies New Order - World In Motion Michael League, Pedrito Martinez & Antonio Sánchez - Obbakoso

2. 

   27 Sept 2026

   Season 5 Episode 1: Elite Biathlete

   Hey, how's it going? We look back on a September of notable anniversaries. The relative rise of The Opportunities Party. The rapid disintegration of NZ First inductees. Statesman Luxon, Sheeran and scandal at the Winter Olympics. Bumper music Maseille - This Dream of Mine CZARFACE, Frankie Pulitzer & Method Man - Mad Technology THE BOBBY LEES - New Self

3. 

   3 Aug 2025

   Season 4 Episode 48: Kisscam Kompromat

   Hi! Epstein, Trump, Musk and wetting yourself - it is all go in the USA. NZ gets a new FBI office for some reason. Winston Churchill vs Jacinda Ardern. Local body politics in New York and Zealand. And the perils of concertgoing. Bumper music: Gardna & JayaHadADream - Fine Art The K's - Me and Your Sister YHWH Nailgun - Pain Fountain Squid - Building 650

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

4.3 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

87

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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