SNAP

Joseph Boon

Each episode tells the story of a political event in New Zealand or world history.

Episodes

  1. 24/02/2021

    Season 2 Episode 1. How a Prime Minister falls

    Every Prime Minister falls. Here's 3 ways from recent history.

    23 min

  2. 24/10/2020

    The basic MP

    What is an MP? What do they do, and how can they screw up? Let's find out!

    16 min

  3. 20/10/2020

    The Leader of the Opposition

    Today I describe the worst job in the country, the Leader of the Opposition. Thankless, stressful, and powerless, but ambitious people will give it a shot in order to win the top job.

    18 min

  4. 19/10/2020

    The Modern NZ Prime Minister

    Being PM sucks, but women Prime Minister's have significant advantages. What is the job like? Can anyone do it? Should anyone want to? I look into these questions.

    18 min

  5. 18/10/2020

    MMP Majority!?

    NZ has just held a general election and the Labour Party won in a landslide. What is the MMP electoral system? Why do we have it, and how does it effect politicians?

    17 min

  6. 17/10/2020

    The Crisis of King Canute

    Today we talk about the foreign exchange crisis after the 1984 election and the constitutional crisis that it generated.

    24 min

  7. 13/10/2020

    Pissed as a Fiddler's cat

    The 1984 snap election. Why did it happen, and how? A maverick female MP, a PM under pressure, and a building economic crisis. Those ingredients would mix and end Sir Robert Muldoon's eight and a half years in power.

    19 min
  • 7 Episodes

About

Each episode tells the story of a political event in New Zealand or world history.

Information

  • Creator
    Joseph Boon
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Joseph Boon
  • Show Website
    SNAP