1,719
Episodes
146
Transcribed
413
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2019
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Publisher
RNZ
Category
news
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
2 Oct 2019
Latest episode
6 Nov 2026

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  1. 6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    International jostling for the job of UN Secretary-General

  2. 5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    When your electorate tells you to go

  3. 4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Broken promises and empty shelves

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International jostling for the job of UN Secretary-General

Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Every Secretary General who's been campaigning, every candidate for the last 30 years has talked about, maybe longer, talked about the need to reform the United Nations. And while I admire your optimism and also want to be optimistic myself, do you think that the UN, this big bear moth, is actually capable of change? […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.8 / 5
24 ratings
Spotify
4.7 / 5
389 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100

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YouTube
0
Engagement
98

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