In a special extended episode of our Real Housewives of Auckland podcast, Jane, Duncan and Alex discuss the fallout from Julia’s racist slur, both within the show and in the wider world.

The sixth episode of #RHOAKL was dominated by Julia’s saying “boat n*****” in reference to Michelle, particularly the aftermath, in which she tried and abjectly failed to offer a convincing apology. We do the usual recap, but tack on a second section discussing some of the questions which have been publicly raised about the decision to air, the edit and various conspiracy theories about the placement of the story with The Spinoff and the leak to the Herald on Sunday.

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