Yesterday, the ACT Party held their annual rally, being called the “Free and Equal Rally”.
Notably, US author, James Lindsay, was a keynote speaker at the event.
Lindsay is the author of ‘Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything About Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody’ - among other titles, such as ‘Race Marxism: The Truth About Critical Race Theory and Praxis’ and ‘The Queering of the American Child: How a New School Religious Cult Poisons the Minds and Bodies of Normal Kids’.
Party Leader, David Seymour, says Lindsay is a “prominent advocate for free speech”. Prior to the event, a spokesperson for the party said Lindsay would discuss “reclaiming liberalism in an age of extremes”.
For our weekly catch up, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke to the ACT Party’s Simon Court about the rally, why the party chose Lindsay as a keynote speaker, and we address some of the concerns with Lindsay’s previous comments.
They also discussed the first public hearings into the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the former government’s Covid-19 response, and what to expect heading into the next hearings in Wellington next month.
But first, they discussed ACT’s 2025 “Free and Equal” Rally.
It's Rosetta and Milly's first show as 95bFM Breakfast co-hosts! They're super excited, and had an awesome first show - complete with Fashun with Penelope Noir, and Loose Reads with Suri!
The Swap Meet are rolling live from the Takapuna Surf Club 4-5pm, and then sitation normal. Turn it up!
Playlist
The Swap Meet are rolling live from the Takapuna Surf Club 4-5pm, and then sitation normal. Turn it up!
The Meters - Love Slip Upon Ya
The Meters - Fire on the Bayou
LeRoy Hutson - Lucky Fellow
Michal Martyniuk, Nathan Haines - Without Love
Aw-Sum - This Love Is Right
Gold Coast, Spunk - Crazy Me
The Seed Band - Freak On The Dance Floor
Jarren - Jam
Blackway - New Life
The Best Of Both Worlds - Invisible Flowers
The Diasonics - Oriole
Laurie Miller - True Love
Lionmilk - fantasy
岡本舞子 ファッシネイション
Almir Ricardi - São Paulo High Society
Splashband - Last Chance
Antonio Adolfo, A Brazuca - Transamazônica
The Medium Wave Band - Games (Instrumental)
Yuji Toriyama - Donna
Klymaxx - Love Bandit
Charna - Choose One Or Lose One
A Vision of Panorama, Eiko Hara - Unconditional (Instrumental)
Beautiful Swimmers - Give It All You Got
Psychic Mirrors - Charlene II
Bravuda - 1984
Oneness - Watching You (Version)
Della Reese - It Was a Very Good Year
Jeff Lorber - Ooh La La
Chillhop Music Ft. Sugi.wa - Almost Home (Chillhop Live Session)
Babadu - I Love Music
Jussi Halme - Funny Funk
Strike One - Guilty Pleasure
Jussi Halme - Manhattan Club
Caron - Dancing In The Night
Sherrick - Just Call (Hot Line Mix)
Mary Love Comer - I Can't Wait
Vanilla Brinson - What's It Going To Take
Raja-Nee’ - Love In A Groove
David Bendeth - Breakdown
David Blazer - Reasons
Bob James Ft. DJ Jazzy Jeff & Kaidi Tatham - That Bop
Daniel David - Devotion
P.P. Arnold - Hold on to Your Dreams
Carl Hudson - Lunar Footprint
Incognito - 1993
Billy Hinton Ft. Maxine Gardiner - A Challenge
At the top of the show, CCTV's Sean speaks with Karyn about the upcoming Behold, Music gig next Sunday at Whammy Bar for Your Gig Is Showing. Later, Em is back for part II of Demo Gods with Finn Johannson.
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