Polls Apart
Polls Apart pairs Stuff columnists Verity Johnson and Damien Grant, two writers with sharply different political views, as they interview the same New Zealand political figures. Each long-form conversation explores policy and politics from opposing perspectives rather than reinforcing one viewpoint. The show aims to avoid an echo chamber by letting one politician face two very different lines of questioning. It is produced by Stuff Audio and focuses on New Zealand politics.
Episodes
Chlöe Swarbrick
Greens co-leader and Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick is in the Polls Apart hot seat to talk KiwiMart, GDP, tax, flirting with libertarianism and Great Barrier Island.
Chris Bishop
Verity and Damien are joined by the “unexpectedly delightful” Chris Bishop to discuss the RMA, renewable energy, solving the housing crisis – and ham sandwiches.
Qiulae Wong
Verity and Damien are joined by the ‘rebound boyfriend’ of NZ politics, Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong, to discuss coalitions and kingmakers, climate change and the economy, universal basic income, electricity, thinking big – and seaweed.
Winston Peters
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters joins Polls Apart hosts Verity Johnson and Damien Grant to discuss, among other things, politics, longevity, wokeness and trackpants.
Polls Apart with Verity Johnson and Damien Grant
What happens when political opposites interview the same politician?
Stuff columnists Verity Johnson and Damien Grant bring their sharply different world views and personalities to long-form conversations with some of the most interesting political figures in New Zealand.
No echo chamber. Just two very different perspectives, one politician and wide-ranging conversations that can go anywhere.
