{"podcast":{"title":"The Fold","slug":"the-fold-1199639","podcast_index_feed_id":1199639,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/TSO1066540655","website_url":"http://www.thespinoff.co.nz","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/fa92bb9e-74d7-11ed-bde9-abda5620f32d/image/16f4a891b56ce0756a3f5c374974e343.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Spinoff","episode_count":339,"summary":"Conversations about the intersections of media, culture and technology in New Zealand, hosted by Duncan Greive, founder of The Spinoff.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T08:18:53.035127+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fold-1199639"},"episode":{"title":"Unhappy endings for Maiki Sherman and the BSA, and Seymour’s war with RNZ","slug":"unhappy-endings-for-maiki-sherman-and-the-bsa-and-seymour-s-war-with-rnz","published_at":"2026-05-18T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fold-1199639/unhappy-endings-for-maiki-sherman-and-the-bsa-and-seymour-s-war-with-rnz","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fold-1199639","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/TSO3083107024.mp3?updated=1779143595","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/TSO3083107024.mp3?updated=1779143595","summary":"Media is a fraught place at the moment, less due to persistent economic challenges than external forces acting upon it. Glen Kyne returns to The Fold to discuss the end of Maiki Sherman’s time as political editor at TVNZ, the shutdown of the BSA and David Seymour’s pointed provocations of RNZ. Finally, they talk about the travails of rugby in Auckland, after a weekend that showed the strength of the Auckland FC and Warriors brands, and the comparative flakiness of the Blues (producer Te Aihe joins as Hurricanes correspondent to ensure we acknowledge their part in rugby’s issues in the big smoke). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Media is a fraught place at the moment, less due to persistent economic challenges than external forces acting upon it. Glen Kyne returns to The Fold to d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2332,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-fold-1199639/episodes/unhappy-endings-for-maiki-sherman-and-the-bsa-and-seymour-s-war-with-rnz/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fold-1199639/unhappy-endings-for-maiki-sherman-and-the-bsa-and-seymour-s-war-with-rnz.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}