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"Honestly, the instantaneous belly laughs were priceless." - Rachel Stewart Could facing death more openly actually make us laugh more, worry less and appreciate life differently? 🎥 Watch here: https://rcr.media/episodes/riding-shotgun-with-rachel-stewart-wecroak-is-the-perfect-app #RCRMedia #RidingShotgun

"You're getting hit with a pretty hefty tax bill for any disposal if you had the foresight to invest a fair bit in a digital asset a while ago." - Joel Robinson, Radical Investment Could ACT's proposed capital gains exemption for crypto held over a year be a game changer for investors facing hefty IRD bills? 🎥 Watch here: https://rcr.media/episodes/money-talks-with-joel-robinson-bitcoins-cascading-liquidations-and-acts-new-digital-asset-policy #RCRMedia #MoneyTalks

"Because I was questioning procurements and finances and looking at it through an affordability lens, what was in the best interest of the ratepayers and how we were going to curb our expenses, I voted against some things." - Davina Smolders, Far North District Councillor Should challenging council spending be protected as part of an elected councillor's job - even when those questions upset powerful interests? 🎥 Watch here: https://rcr.media/episodes/davina-smolders-far-north-district-councillor-bay-of-islands-whangaroa-general-ward-councillor-challenges-iwi-influence-at-far-north-council #RCRMedia

"The global reserve is going to be so low that at some stage it's going to hit the market. And when it's going to do that, that's going to be really, really abrupt." - Freddie Ponton, Global Affairs Associate Editor 21st Century Wire Could the Strait of Hormuz crisis turn into a fuel, food and economic crisis much faster than people realise? 🎥 Watch here: https://rcr.media/episodes/freddie-ponton-21st-century-wire-associate-editor-who-really-controls-the-strait-of-hormuz #RCRMedia

What about breastfed infants? "You've got central nervous system haemorrhages. You have cerebrovascular accidents (which means stroke) in infants who had not been vaccinated themselves. It was the mothers who had been vaccinated." - Sonia Elijah, British Investigative Journalist Sonia says these events appeared in safety reports involving breastfed infants. Were these reports properly investigated, and how much of that scrutiny was ever made visible to the public? 🎥 Watch here: https://rcr.media/episodes/sonia-elijah-british-investigative-journalist-what-fauci-pfizer-knew-about-pregnancy-risks #RCRMedia

"The anticipation is that the US is kicked out of West Asia, so there's going to be a power vacuum." - Prof Greg Simons, International Media Professor If America really is being pushed out, who fills the vacuum - and what does that mean for the global balance of power? 🎥 Watch here: https://rcr.media/episodes/prof-greg-simons-international-media-professor-reordering-power-from-ukraine-to-iran #RCRMedia

TONIGHT AT 8PM! Join RCR Host Natalie Cutler-Welsh and Wendy V, Health & Wellness Expert, for a practical look at five powerful truths about health, wellbeing and resilience. From ice baths to infrared saunas, Wendy will share practical health hacks and simple strategies to help boost energy, support resilience and optimise your wellbeing. 5 truths about health that will change how you feel. 👉 Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3117884868721/WN_9xuoX_8YSp6gCqKKw47lJw Come along, learn some practical health tips and join the conversation! We look forward to seeing you there! #RCRMedia

🇦🇺 "One of the biggest drawbacks of that philosophy is that you feel selfish. You know, I'm looking after number one. Well, you kind of have to." - Graham 'Hoody' Hood Have we confused looking after ourselves with selfishness, when sometimes it's exactly what allows us to be there for everyone else? 🎥 Watch here: https://rcr.media/episodes/under-the-hood-with-graham-hoody-hood-fit-your-own-mask-first #RCRMedia #UnderTheHood

"Well, Maree, you mentioned Todd Stephenson's Members Bill, which will remove the ability for professional bodies to police speech, enforce tikanga and other cultural training obligations that are unrelated to the profession." - Simon Court, ACT Energy and Resources Spokesperson Should a professional regulator be able to dictate what you believe or what cultural training you must accept to keep your licence? 🎥 Watch here: https://rcr.media/episodes/simon-court-acts-energy-and-resources-spokesperson-could-new-zealand-walk-away-from-the-paris-agreement #RCRMedia

🇦🇺 "A lot of parents aren't aware of how much our education system has become infected with this woke ideology." - Dr Kevin Donnelly, Director of the Education Standards Institute 🇦🇺 How closely do you know what your children are being taught at school - and should parents be checking the curriculum more carefully? 🎥 Watch here: https://rcr.media/episodes/dr-kevin-donnelly-director-of-the-education-standards-institute-australias-education-system-and-the-rise-of-school-choice #RCRMedia

🇦🇺 "If they think you know someone who's up to something, they can force you - compel you - to answer questions, otherwise you go to jail for five years." - Tim Wilms from The Unshackled Imagine being dragged before ASIO simply because they think you might know someone. Is that a necessary security power, or a dangerous expansion of state power? 🎥 Watch here: https://rcr.media/episodes/the-wilms-report-with-tim-wilms-australias-migration-muddle-free-speech-and-political-turmoil #RCRMedia #TheWilmsReport

"And all these anti-Semites come out of the cracks and feel empowered, and feel energised, because their side is winning." - Mark Regev, Former Israeli Ambassador to the UK Simon speaks with former Israeli ambassador Mark Regev about the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, Israel’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, growing ties between Israel and Arab nations and the prospects for change in Iran. Regev also addresses criticism of Israel, rising antisemitism and declining international support for the country. 🎥 Watch here: https://rcr.media/episodes/dr-kevin-donnelly-director-of-the-education-standards-institute-australias-education-system-and-the-rise-of-school-choice #RCRMedia

"If we fined Twitter something like 10% of their annual revenue, for a country of 5 million people, what is the interest in Twitter to have that liability? It's zero. They're like: 'We can just drop these 5 million people like that.'" - Joshua Riley, Sovereign Leader If the potential fines dwarf the value of the NZ market, why would X or Facebook take the risk? Could regulation designed to control Big Tech instead convince Big Tech to simply drop New Zealand? 🎥 Watch here: https://rcr.media/episodes/a-political-agenda-with-maree-buscke-sandra-goudie-joshua-riley-are-nzs-laws-putting-rights-and-freedoms-at-risk #RCRMedia #APoliticalAgenda

"Theoretical concern about the cytokine storm and fever after the second dose, which could be associated with miscarriage in the first trimester." - Sonia Elijah, quoting Anthony Fauci’s January 2021 text If officials were privately discussing theoretical miscarriage concerns in early 2021, what should the public have been told before recommendations for pregnant women intensified? 🎥 Watch here: https://rcr.media/episodes/sonia-elijah-british-investigative-journalist-what-fauci-pfizer-knew-about-pregnancy-risks #RCRMedia

"I think this year makes those pandemic years of 2021 look like walks in the park, don't you?" - Maree Buscke, Both Barrels Remember the lockdowns, restrictions and constant warnings? If this really feels worse to people, why isn't the response remotely similar? Rachel Stewart and Maree Buscke discuss on this episode of Both Barrels. 🎥 Watch here: https://rcr.media/episodes/both-barrels-with-maree-buscke-and-rachel-stewart-severe-flu-season-raises-questions #RCRMedia #BothBarrels

"If you'd said that: 'Look, maybe it's not safe for this group', then people would be thinking: Well, is it safe for my group? Is it safe for all these other people?” - Dr Alison Goodwin, GP and Patient Rights Advocate If officials were afraid that warning 12 to 17-year-olds would make everyone else question the safety of the vaccines, was protecting the rollout more important than protecting the people being vaccinated? 🎥 Watch here: https://rcr.media/episodes/dr-alison-goodwin-gp-and-patient-rights-advocate-myocarditis-a-deep-dive-into-covid-era-heart-damage #RCRMedia

🇦🇺 "So, if it's one phrase, if you like, it's this idea of mediocrity, the lowest common denominator." - Dr Kevin Donnelly, Director of the Education Standards Institute 🇦🇺 Has education sacrificed academic excellence in the pursuit of making sure nobody feels left behind? 🎥 Watch here: https://rcr.media/episodes/dr-kevin-donnelly-director-of-the-education-standards-institute-australias-education-system-and-the-rise-of-school-choice #RCRMedia

"Anytime you make any sort of disposal for any reason, even if it's using it as money, you're having to essentially work out the price you paid for that Bitcoin, what the value of it was in New Zealand dollar terms when you bought that $5 coffee, and then work out what the gain is, and include that in your tax return." - Joel Robinson ACT's proposed $10,000 annual de minimis could change that. Is it time to stop treating every Bitcoin coffee like a tax event? 🎥 Watch here: https://rcr.media/episodes/money-talks-with-joel-robinson-bitcoins-cascading-liquidations-and-acts-new-digital-asset-policy #RCRMedia #MoneyTalks

"They're stripping us from any democracy practically. And that's what people need to learn." - Madeleine Hunt, Heritage Party General Secretary and civic accountability advocate. Are councils becoming more centralised at the very moment communities need more direct influence over what happens in their own neighbourhoods? 🎥 Watch here: https://rcr.media/episodes/rachel-mathews-madeleine-hunt-council-watch-uk-and-nz-councils-centralising-power #RCRMedia

"One of them developed their own religion." - Tauriq Barron, AI commentator This happened after AI bots were put together on their own social network. Is this harmless experimentation, or a glimpse of something we should be paying much closer attention to? 🎥 Watch here: https://rcr.media/episodes/two-blokes-a-bot-with-tauriq-barron-ai-gets-smarter-safety-concerns-grow #RCRMedia #TwoBlokesAndABot