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Alice picks a fight with farmers (Part 2)

In part two of Alice Snedden’s Bad News Saves the World, Alice decides to single-handedly save the world in 20 minutes by confronting farmers.

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Alice picks a fight with farmers (Part 2)

In part two of Alice Snedden’s Bad News Saves the World, Alice decides to single-handedly save the world in 20 minutes by confronting farmers.

The world is ending and nobody cares (Part 1)

In part one of the latest Bad News, Alice Snedden deduces that the world is ending and societal collapse will ensue. So she trains for the worst while looking for possible ways to avoid complete societal destruction.

Coming soon: Alice Snedden’s Bad News Saves the World

You thought it was over but Alice Snedden is back with more Bad News. In a new two-part documentary special coming February 27, Alice grapples with the world ending – and tries to fix it.

Is New Zealand’s rugby culture still toxic?

What is rugby actually doing to be better? Alice meets with bosses, players and experts and encounters a culture of silence that nearly shuts the episode down entirely.

How is it legal to get paid $2 an hour?

Did you know that some New Zealanders work for $2 an hour? Alice Snedden explores the complexities of the minimum wage exemption, and speaks to advocates, politicians and bosses arguing for (and against) reform.

What are the morals of meat-eating?

Is it OK to love your pet while still eating other animals? Comedian Tom Sainsbury, Lord of the Fries’ Bruce Craig and animal welfare scientist Craig Johnson help Alice swallow some hard truths about meat.

Who are prisons actually helping?

We’ve been throwing baddies behind bars in Aotearoa since around 1840 – but what if there was a better alternative? Alice speaks to a prison boss, a prison abolitionist and a former inmate about what needs to change.

Why do we still judge fat people?

Why do we still have such a problem with fat people? Alice speaks to Andrew Little, endocrinologist Robyn Toomath and academic Ashlea Gillon about the stigma of being fat and why BMI is bullshit.

What can we do to shrink the wealth gap?

What does the cost of living even mean and how do we close the wealth gap? Alice speaks to Grant Robertson, Bernard Hickey, Ngarimu Blair and Bubbah about why there hasn’t been a revolution… yet.

Ready for more Bad News? Season three starts September 13

In the third and final season of Bad News, comedian Alice Snedden wrestles with some of the most confounding and contentious issues in Aotearoa today. Made with support from NZ On Air.

Treaty Partnership

Alice is joined by co-host Kura Forrester (Ngāti Porou) to examine just how racist New Zealand is and why Pākehā just can’t seem to get it together and honour the Treaty.

Prisoner Voting Rights

In this episode Alice explores why there still isn’t universal suffrage for people in prison and why a charity single isn’t always the answer.