RE:Balance with Kamahl Santamaria

Feb 06 2025 11 ep. 15 mins 9

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RE:Balance is hosted by former Al Jazeera and TVNZ presenter Kamahl Santamaria, who now knows a thing or two about 'being the story' and how the quest for clicks and eyeballs can result in a story that doesn't quite match the headline.

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Trump's Gaza takeover, and everything he's ignored

Feb 06 2025 14 mins

THIS WEEK: An occupation of the Gaza Strip by the United States? Well it’s what the President wants - only he calls it ‘ownership’. Donald Trump’s plan for the U.S. to level and then rebuild Gaza, while forcing Palestinians out into Egypt and Jordan, is as outlandish as it sounds. So we’re taking some time to go through Trump’s announcement i

Who's a prisoner and who's a hostage?

Jan 30 2025 10 mins

THIS WEEK: With the ceasefire in Gaza holding, Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners have been released as part of the deal. But what makes the Israelis ‘hostages’, and the Palestinians ‘prisoners’? Plus Donald Trump’s confusion over the two words, in a completely different context.Audio clips courtesy: CBC News, DW, CBS News, The Independent, CNN, N

The TikTok "ban", plus tips for Trump Derangement Syndrome

Jan 23 2025 15 mins

THIS WEEK: the truth behind the TikTok “ban” and the company (i.e. TikTok!) that was in on the whole thing - this was more an orchestrated stunt than any real ban. Plus the second Trump Administration and what you can do to limit your intake - because do you really believe the media won’t still be covering his every word, no matter how outlandish they might be? &nb

RE:boot

Jan 22 2025 9 mins

RE:Balance is back and rebooted!News stories can get big very quickly and take on a life of their own, fuelled by social media and hot takes. So each week, RE:Balance will take those stories and give them context and new perspective - because you don’t have to agree with all sides of a story, but you should understand them.THIS WEEK: Meta’s decision to end fact-checking on Face

Taking action (an end-of-year update)

Dec 23 2023 17 mins

With things winding down for Christmas, Kamahl shares an update on the legal action he's taking against TVNZ at the Employment Relations Authority. The new year is going to be busy (and expensive!) but in this podcast, you'll hear why he's going to such lengths to set the record straight.Included in this podcast is a portion of an interview Kamahl gave to Duncan Garner on his podca

Two wrongs don't make a right

Oct 27 2023 13 mins

This is an audio version of the latest VIDCAST from The Balance, looking at the Israel-Hamas war. This week, we look at the issues of justification, proportionality, and collective punishment - and how, very simply, two wrongs don't make a right. We also pay tribute to the family of Al Jazeera journalist Wael Dahdouh, whose family members were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza

The terminology of war

Oct 11 2023 18 mins

This is an audio version of the latest VIDCAST from The Balance, looking at the Israel-Hamas war. In it we explore how terminology - particularly the word 'terrorist' - is being used politically, and the pressure being put on media to describe Hamas as 'terrorists'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The "Unnamed BBC Presenter"

Jul 15 2023 38 mins

The story of an initially-unnamed BBC presenter - accused of paying a young person thousands of pounds for sexually explicit pictures - took on a life of its own this past week. It was equal parts shocking, unbalanced, engrossing, farcical, and unpleasant. And it raised a lot of questions about privacy, speculation, who knew what and when - and of course who the presenter actually

Mailbag

Jun 14 2023 17 mins

The Balance has been online for 10 days, and what a busy 10 days it's been! There's been plenty of feedback - from the supportive to the mildly abusive to the revelatory - and in this mailbag episode Kamahl shares the good and the bad, and answers questions which readers and listeners have had. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"My name is Kamahl Santamaria..."

Jun 03 2023 18 mins

On the first full episode of RE:Balance, Kamahl Santamaria reintroduces himself - a year after media reports of alleged 'inappropriate behaviour' ended his career. He talks about those allegations, the effect they had, and how the reporting of them has shaped his new venture, The Balance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.