Polls Apart

Polls Apart with Verity Johnson and Damien Grant

Polls Apart

Show Notes

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.

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