Different Matters by Damien Grant

Nov 14 2024 34 ep. 65 mins 17

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I have been incredibly fortunate, and also incredibly reckless, over my nearly six decades.

For reasons that are unclear to me a number of wonderful New Zealander’s have been willing to give up an hour of their time to talk to me.

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Professor Nigel Biggar on Different Matters and Colonialism

Nov 14 2024 66 mins

Nigel Biggar CBE is Emeritus Regius Professor of Moral Theology at the University of Oxford and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Pusey House, Oxford.In his recent book, Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning Nigel Biggar addresses the crucial questions in eight chapters: Was the British Empire driven primarily by greed and the lust to dominate? Should we speak of ‘colonialism and sl

Roger Partridge on Different Matters and his report on 'Reining in the Supreme Court'

Oct 23 2024 67 mins

Roger Partridge is chairman and a co-founder of The New Zealand Initiative and is a senior member of its research team. He led law firm Bell Gully as executive chairman from 2007 to 2014, after 16 years as a commercial litigation partner. Roger recently published a report titled, Who Makes the Law? Reining in the Supreme Court, in which he warns of a looming constitutional crisis i

Martin van Beynen on Different Matters, and the Bain Family Murders

Sep 25 2024 75 mins

Martin van Beynen was born in Christchurch, and lived in West Auckland from the age of 11, where he attended St Peter's College. He later graduated from University of Auckland where he studied law and wrote for Craccum.He also completed a Diploma in Journalism at the University of Canterbury in 1989, and began working with the Otago Daily Times in Dunedin and joined The Press in Ch

Deborah Hart on Different Matters, and her mother, Inge Woolf

Sep 16 2024 67 mins

The book Resilience, written by the late Inge Woolf, covers her remarkable life story. Born in Vienna before the war, her story tells of fleeing from Nazi oppression and genocide, establishing a tenuous life in England, her arrival in New Zealand, marriage, tragedy and children. Join me Damien Grant, as I talk to lawyer, director, adviser, independent reviewer, chief executive, adv

Dr Oliver Hartwich on Different Matters

Sep 03 2024 61 mins

Dr Oliver Hartwich is the Executive Director of the NZ Initiative; New Zealand’s premier free-market think tank.Before joining the Initiative, he was a Research Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies in Sydney, the Chief Economist at Policy Exchange in London, and an advisor in the UK House of Lords. Oliver holds a Master’s degree in Economics and Business administration

Dr Eric Crampton on Different Matters

Aug 20 2024 59 mins

Dr Eric Crampton is the chief economist at The New Zealand Initiative, New Zealand's leading private think-tank. He previously served for over a decade as lecturer and senior lecturer in economics at the University of Canterbury. In this second interview with Dr Eric Crampton we discuss Paul H. Ruben's book, Darwinian Politics: The Evolutionary Origin of Freedom.Join me, Damien Gra

Marilyn Waring on Different Matters

Aug 11 2024 85 mins

Marilyn Waring is a New Zealand feminist, former politician, author of multiple books, academic, and activist for female human rights and environmental issues.She is best known for her 1988 book If Women Counted, and she obtained a D.Phil in political economy in 1989. Through her research and writing she is known as the principal founder of the discipline of feminist economics.Join

Toby Young on Different Matters - Free speech and redemption from cancel culture

Jun 20 2024 73 mins

Toby Young is a British social commentator and the founder and director of the Free Speech Union in the United Kingdom, an associate editor of The Spectator, and a former associate editor at Quillette. Toby recently visited New Zealand on invitation from the NZ Free Speech Union. In this Episode we talk about his book, How to lose friends and alienate people, his magnificently chao

Professor Paul Moon on Different Matters - Ans Westra's Life

Jun 10 2024 63 mins

Evan Paul Moon is a New Zealand historian, a professor and author of New Zealand history and biography. Moon is widely recognised for his study of the Treaty of Waitangi, and has published two books on the topic. More recently he published Ans Westra: A Life in Photography, the story of the photographer Ans Westra, who died in 2023.Join me, Damien Grant as he interviews Dr Paul Moo

Jonathan Rauch on Different Matters

May 16 2024 59 mins

Jonathan Rauch is an American journalist, philosopher and author of eight books and many articles on public policy, culture, and government.He has also written on topics as widely varied as adultery, agriculture, economics, gay marriage, height discrimination, biological rhythms, number inflation, and animal rights.Join Damien Grant as he interviews Jonathan Rauch, who is currently