# The Hoon

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Official site: https://thekaka.substack.com/s/hoons
Author: Bernard Hickey
Episodes: 217

## Resource

Bernard Hickey's discussions about the political economy in Aotearoa-NZ and in geo-politics, including issues around housing affordability, climate change inaction and child poverty reduction.

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## Episodes
- [The Weekly Hoon: Luxon's (un)popularity; Middle Powers debate; Another Climate funding fudge](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-luxon-s-un-popularity-middle-powers-debate-another-climate-funding-fudge) — 2026-07-16T18:00:00+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: Downplaying climate scenarios; China's sabre-rattling & Chris Bishop's RONS U-turn](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-downplaying-climate-scenarios-china-s-sabre-rattling-chris-bishop-s-rons-u-turn) — 2026-07-09T17:57:30+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: Homelessness, Foreign Policy, the Reality of Everything & the gutting of safety reforms](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-homelessness-foreign-policy-the-reality-of-everything-the-gutting-of-safety-reforms) — 2026-07-02T18:00:00+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: Climate, housing, Iran and the revival of the Alliance Party](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-climate-housing-iran-and-the-revival-of-the-alliance-party) — 2026-06-25T22:41:07+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: Calling for a new RONS' suspension; Golden Mile decision; Religion's role in the Ukraine war;](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-calling-for-a-new-rons-suspension-golden-mile-decision-religion-s-role-in-the-ukraine-war) — 2026-06-18T18:05:15+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: An amazing SpaceX IPO; NZ's $6.5b emissions credits bill; Auckland's de-intensification & Labour's fare cap policy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-an-amazing-spacex-ipo-nz-s-6-5b-emissions-credits-bill-auckland-s-de-intensification-labour-s-fare-cap-policy) — 2026-06-11T18:00:00+00:00
- [Protest growing against Govt's disability cost-cutting bill](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/protest-growing-against-govt-s-disability-cost-cutting-bill) — 2026-06-09T06:15:35+00:00
- [Accepting 57,000 homeless mums with 33,000 homeless kids 'tells us who we are as a society'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/accepting-57-000-homeless-mums-with-33-000-homeless-kids-tells-us-who-we-are-as-a-society) — 2026-06-08T05:35:30+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: Johan Rockstrom's 'saturation point'; Data centre footprints; Trump vs Netanyahu; China vs four NZ MPs; Exports of forced labour](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-johan-rockstrom-s-saturation-point-data-centre-footprints-trump-vs-netanyahu-china-vs-four-nz-mps-exports-of-forced-labour) — 2026-06-04T18:06:10+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: Budget 2026, a climate scandal, Saudi Arabia & Iran & disinformation flooding NZ's political debates](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-budget-2026-a-climate-scandal-saudi-arabia-iran-disinformation-flooding-nz-s-political-debates) — 2026-05-28T18:00:00+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: Govt housing & job cuts; Iran vs Trump; Competition & banking](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-govt-housing-job-cuts-iran-vs-trump-competition-banking) — 2026-05-21T21:04:46+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: Trump in China & posting late at night; Luxon on migration & more climate laws rewritten](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-trump-in-china-posting-late-at-night-luxon-on-migration-more-climate-laws-rewritten) — 2026-05-14T17:58:29+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: The fuel & climate crises, plus deliberative democracy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-the-fuel-climate-crises-plus-deliberative-democracy) — 2026-05-07T18:00:00+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: The Middle East fuel crisis & more](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-the-middle-east-fuel-crisis-more) — 2026-04-30T18:00:00+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: The Middle East fuel crisis & more](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-the-middle-east-fuel-crisis-more-2) — 2026-04-23T18:00:00+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: The Middle East fuel crisis & more](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-the-middle-east-fuel-crisis-more-3) — 2026-04-16T18:00:00+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: The Middle East fuel crisis & more](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-the-middle-east-fuel-crisis-more-4) — 2026-04-09T19:02:38+00:00
- [Mini-Hoon with Bernard Hickey and Anna Fifield](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/mini-hoon-with-bernard-hickey-and-anna-fifield) — 2026-04-08T00:44:55+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: The Middle East fuel crisis & more](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-the-middle-east-fuel-crisis-more-5) — 2026-04-02T17:00:00+00:00
- [Mini-Hoon Live with Bernard Hickey, Catherine Knight & Mike Joy on the Reality of Everything & Food](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/mini-hoon-live-with-bernard-hickey-catherine-knight-mike-joy-on-the-reality-of-everything-food) — 2026-04-02T16:59:01+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: The escalating Middle East fuel crisis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-the-escalating-middle-east-fuel-crisis) — 2026-03-27T20:58:23+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: The Middle East fuel crisis & how NZ is handling it](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-the-middle-east-fuel-crisis-how-nz-is-handling-it) — 2026-03-19T19:58:41+00:00
- [A Hoon on The Reality of Everything Symposium, interconnected crises & Climate Change](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/a-hoon-on-the-reality-of-everything-symposium-interconnected-crises-climate-change) — 2026-03-18T04:27:48+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: Middle East fuel crisis; accelerating climate warming & NZ's health system problems](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-middle-east-fuel-crisis-accelerating-climate-warming-nz-s-health-system-problems) — 2026-03-12T17:30:00+00:00
- [A Mini-Hoon with Chloe Swarbrick about fossil fuels, housing and fiscal strategy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/a-mini-hoon-with-chloe-swarbrick-about-fossil-fuels-housing-and-fiscal-strategy) — 2026-03-12T17:00:00+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: Middle East in crisis; NZ economy stagnant; Peters at odds with Luxon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-middle-east-in-crisis-nz-economy-stagnant-peters-at-odds-with-luxon) — 2026-03-05T17:00:00+00:00
- [A Hoon on The Reality of Everything Symposium, interconnected crises & Public Health](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/a-hoon-on-the-reality-of-everything-symposium-interconnected-crises-public-health) — 2026-03-03T03:45:18+00:00
- [A Mini-Hoon with Ben Reid on Citrini's report about AI that unnerved global stocks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/a-mini-hoon-with-ben-reid-on-citrini-s-report-about-ai-that-unnerved-global-stocks) — 2026-02-27T02:09:31+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: Good climate policy better for economy & affordability; Housing the homeless better than hiding them](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-good-climate-policy-better-for-economy-affordability-housing-the-homeless-better-than-hiding-them) — 2026-02-26T20:27:57+00:00
- [A Mini-Hoon with David Skilling on productivity](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/a-mini-hoon-with-david-skilling-on-productivity) — 2026-02-26T04:31:53+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: An intensification U-Turn in Auckland & Trump's coercive diplomacy in Iran](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-an-intensification-u-turn-in-auckland-trump-s-coercive-diplomacy-in-iran) — 2026-02-19T19:19:32+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: RBNZ Inquiry; Ukraine missile strikes; Solar or LNG?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-rbnz-inquiry-ukraine-missile-strikes-solar-or-lng) — 2026-02-12T20:38:01+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: Insurance retreat; Gugong deaths; NZ becoming a 7th Australian state & critical minerals](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-insurance-retreat-gugong-deaths-nz-becoming-a-7th-australian-state-critical-minerals) — 2026-02-05T17:00:00+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: Winston's Trumpism; Climate solutions, Trump's Armada & Iran's tragedy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-winston-s-trumpism-climate-solutions-trump-s-armada-iran-s-tragedy) — 2026-01-29T17:14:41+00:00
- [The Weekly Hoon: A rupturing world order, a changing climate & an election](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-weekly-hoon-a-rupturing-world-order-a-changing-climate-an-election) — 2026-01-22T20:11:45+00:00
- [The first Hoon of 2026: Breman vs Peters; Trump vs everyone; Elections vs us](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hoon-6684157/the-first-hoon-of-2026-breman-vs-peters-trump-vs-everyone-elections-vs-us) — 2026-01-15T17:00:00+00:00

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