True Story https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/true-story-podcast/ en Stuff 2022 © From the makers of Stuff’s smash hit The Commune, comes a new current affairs podcast series. Each episode, Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding take their microphones on the road to bring you a true New Zealand story: sometimes quirky, sometimes serious – always surprising. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/6e5e1880-5416-11ed-9bc2-bf9e2c9013d1/image/podcast-true-story.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress True Story https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/true-story-podcast/ episodic Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding take their microphones on the road to bring you a true New Zealand story: sometimes quirky, sometimes serious – always surprising. Stuff Audio From the makers of Stuff’s smash hit The Commune, comes a new current affairs podcast series. Each episode, Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding take their microphones on the road to bring you a true New Zealand story: sometimes quirky, sometimes serious – always surprising. From the makers of Stuff’s smash hit The Commune, comes a new current affairs podcast series. Each episode, Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding take their microphones on the road to bring you a true New Zealand story: sometimes quirky, sometimes serious – always surprising.

]]> Stuff Audio stuffpodcasts@stuff.co.nz Introducing: QUARANTINE NATION Ep2 https://www.stuff.co.nz/qn INTRODUCING Quarantine Nation Ep2 A lethal virus. A drastic lockdown. A nation turned upside down.  Listen to "Lockdown" – episode 2 of the new eight-part series revisiting the strange days of New Zealand's Covid-19 pandemic, from the makers of True Story. Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham delve into what really happened – and what it taught us about ourselves.  Subscribe to "Quarantine Nation" wherever you get your podcasts. There's a bunch of links to pod players here: https://linktr.ee/quarantinenation. Made with the support of NZ on Air for Stuff by Te Pūrongo Productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:31:00 -0000 Introducing Quarantine Nation (ep2) full Stuff Audio A lethal virus. A drastic lockdown. A nation turned upside down. Try the new series from the makers of True Story. INTRODUCING Quarantine Nation Ep2 A lethal virus. A drastic lockdown. A nation turned upside down.  Listen to "Lockdown" – episode 2 of the new eight-part series revisiting the strange days of New Zealand's Covid-19 pandemic, from the makers of True Story. Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham delve into what really happened – and what it taught us about ourselves.  Subscribe to "Quarantine Nation" wherever you get your podcasts. There's a bunch of links to pod players here: https://linktr.ee/quarantinenation. Made with the support of NZ on Air for Stuff by Te Pūrongo Productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices INTRODUCING Quarantine Nation Ep2

A lethal virus. A drastic lockdown. A nation turned upside down. 

Listen to "Lockdown" – episode 2 of the new eight-part series revisiting the strange days of New Zealand's Covid-19 pandemic, from the makers of True Story.

Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham delve into what really happened – and what it taught us about ourselves.  Subscribe to "Quarantine Nation" wherever you get your podcasts. There's a bunch of links to pod players here: https://linktr.ee/quarantinenation.

Made with the support of NZ on Air for Stuff by Te Pūrongo Productions.

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]]> 2801 no Introducing: QUARANTINE NATION Ep1 https://www.stuff.co.nz/qn INTRODUCING Quarantine Nation. A lethal virus. A drastic lockdown. A nation turned upside down.  Listen to episode 1 of the new eight-part series revisiting the strange days of New Zealand's Covid-19 pandemic, from the makers of True Story. Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham delve into what really happened – and what it taught us about ourselves.  Subscribe to "Quarantine Nation" wherever you get your podcasts, or follow the links on this page: ⁠Quarantine Nation Player Links⁠ Made with the support of NZ on Air for Stuff by Te Pūrongo Productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 03 Mar 2026 03:42:00 -0000 Introducing Quarantine Nation: Contagion bonus Stuff Audio A lethal virus. A drastic lockdown. A nation turned upside down. Try the new series from the makers of True Story. INTRODUCING Quarantine Nation. A lethal virus. A drastic lockdown. A nation turned upside down.  Listen to episode 1 of the new eight-part series revisiting the strange days of New Zealand's Covid-19 pandemic, from the makers of True Story. Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham delve into what really happened – and what it taught us about ourselves.  Subscribe to "Quarantine Nation" wherever you get your podcasts, or follow the links on this page: ⁠Quarantine Nation Player Links⁠ Made with the support of NZ on Air for Stuff by Te Pūrongo Productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices INTRODUCING Quarantine Nation.

A lethal virus. A drastic lockdown. A nation turned upside down. 

Listen to episode 1 of the new eight-part series revisiting the strange days of New Zealand's Covid-19 pandemic, from the makers of True Story.

Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham delve into what really happened – and what it taught us about ourselves.  Subscribe to "Quarantine Nation" wherever you get your podcasts, or follow the links on this page: ⁠Quarantine Nation Player Links⁠

Made with the support of NZ on Air for Stuff by Te Pūrongo Productions.


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]]> 2933 no 6: The Great Macron War https://www.stuff.co.nz/truestory Adam and Eugene put on their war-historian hats to investigate one of the strangest cases from our nation’s internet past: the Great Macron War of 2018. Why did the normally genteel editors of Wikipedia’s New Zealand pages lose their cool – and why did some start to turn on each other?It’s a tale of online scuffles, cultural misunderstandings, robots … and a secret agent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 17 Dec 2022 16:00:00 -0000 The Great Macron War full 6 Stuff Audio Adam and Eugene put on their war-historian hats to investigate one of the strangest cases from our nation’s internet past: the Great Macron War of 2018. Adam and Eugene put on their war-historian hats to investigate one of the strangest cases from our nation’s internet past: the Great Macron War of 2018. Why did the normally genteel editors of Wikipedia’s New Zealand pages lose their cool – and why did some start to turn on each other?It’s a tale of online scuffles, cultural misunderstandings, robots … and a secret agent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Adam and Eugene put on their war-historian hats to investigate one of the strangest cases from our nation’s internet past: the Great Macron War of 2018. Why did the normally genteel editors of Wikipedia’s New Zealand pages lose their cool – and why did some start to turn on each other?It’s a tale of online scuffles, cultural misunderstandings, robots … and a secret agent.

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]]> 3041 no 5: Cheryl Scott versus the people https://www.stuff.co.nz/truestory When Ollie signed the lease for his flat, he also signed up to a bizarre and unforgettable challenge – life as a tenant of landlord Cheryl Scott. It’s a tale of rogue coat hangers, interminable phone calls and unpaid bills. Oh – and some toilet bowl photography. This True Story is written and presented by guest host Ethan Te Ora. For further coverage, see www.stuff.co.nz/national/130628181/vexatious-landlord-cheryl-scott-the-scion-of-a-property-empire-or-a-fantasist To hear more great Stuff podcasts, check out stuff.co.nz/podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 09 Dec 2022 16:00:00 -0000 Cheryl Scott versus the people full 1 5 Stuff Audio When Ollie signed the lease for his flat, he also signed up to a bizarre and unforgettable challenge – life as a tenant of landlord Cheryl Scott. When Ollie signed the lease for his flat, he also signed up to a bizarre and unforgettable challenge – life as a tenant of landlord Cheryl Scott. It’s a tale of rogue coat hangers, interminable phone calls and unpaid bills. Oh – and some toilet bowl photography. This True Story is written and presented by guest host Ethan Te Ora. For further coverage, see www.stuff.co.nz/national/130628181/vexatious-landlord-cheryl-scott-the-scion-of-a-property-empire-or-a-fantasist To hear more great Stuff podcasts, check out stuff.co.nz/podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When Ollie signed the lease for his flat, he also signed up to a bizarre and unforgettable challenge – life as a tenant of landlord Cheryl Scott. It’s a tale of rogue coat hangers, interminable phone calls and unpaid bills. Oh – and some toilet bowl photography.

This True Story is written and presented by guest host Ethan Te Ora.

For further coverage, see www.stuff.co.nz/national/130628181/vexatious-landlord-cheryl-scott-the-scion-of-a-property-empire-or-a-fantasist

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]]> 2946 yes 4: Indefensible https://www.stuff.co.nz/truestory After a nude art session goes embarrassingly wrong, a model finds himself in court on a serious charge. And it’s all downhill from there, when it turns out he’s hired precisely the wrong defence lawyer for the job. Eugene and Adam dig into an outrageous case of courtroom bumbling that some believe is just the tip of a miscarriage-of-justice iceberg. Warning: This True Story refers to suicide and sexual offending and may upset some listeners. WHERE TO GET HELP: 1737, Need to talk? - Free call or text 1737 to talk to a trained counsellor. Victim Support  0800 842 846 Lifeline – 0800 543 354 Parenting Place - Advice on talking to children about trauma. Kidsline – 0800 54 37 54 for people up to 18 years old. Open 24/7. Youthline – 0800 376 633, free text 234, email talk@youthline.co.nz, or find online chat and other support options here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 03 Dec 2022 16:00:00 -0000 Indefensible full 1 4 Stuff Audio Eugene and Adam dig into an outrageous case of courtroom bumbling that some believe is just the tip of a miscarriage-of-justice iceberg. After a nude art session goes embarrassingly wrong, a model finds himself in court on a serious charge. And it’s all downhill from there, when it turns out he’s hired precisely the wrong defence lawyer for the job. Eugene and Adam dig into an outrageous case of courtroom bumbling that some believe is just the tip of a miscarriage-of-justice iceberg. Warning: This True Story refers to suicide and sexual offending and may upset some listeners. WHERE TO GET HELP: 1737, Need to talk? - Free call or text 1737 to talk to a trained counsellor. Victim Support  0800 842 846 Lifeline – 0800 543 354 Parenting Place - Advice on talking to children about trauma. Kidsline – 0800 54 37 54 for people up to 18 years old. Open 24/7. Youthline – 0800 376 633, free text 234, email talk@youthline.co.nz, or find online chat and other support options here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices After a nude art session goes embarrassingly wrong, a model finds himself in court on a serious charge. And it’s all downhill from there, when it turns out he’s hired precisely the wrong defence lawyer for the job. Eugene and Adam dig into an outrageous case of courtroom bumbling that some believe is just the tip of a miscarriage-of-justice iceberg.

Warning: This True Story refers to suicide and sexual offending and may upset some listeners.

WHERE TO GET HELP:

1737, Need to talk? - Free call or text 1737 to talk to a trained counsellor.

Victim Support  0800 842 846

Lifeline – 0800 543 354

Parenting Place - Advice on talking to children about trauma.

Kidsline – 0800 54 37 54 for people up to 18 years old. Open 24/7.

Youthline – 0800 376 633, free text 234, email talk@youthline.co.nz, or find online chat and other support options here.

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]]> 2856 3: Sweet as https://www.stuff.co.nz/truestory Sugar. We can’t get enough because it tastes so damn good, right? Actually, there’s a bit more to it than that. Adam and Eugene delve into the fascinating science and make an intriguing discovery. They also learn what it would take for consumers to kick their sweet habit … and it isn’t what you might expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 26 Nov 2022 16:00:00 -0000 Sweet as full 1 3 Stuff Audio Sugar. We can’t get enough because it tastes so damn good, right? Actually, there’s a bit more to it than that. Sugar. We can’t get enough because it tastes so damn good, right? Actually, there’s a bit more to it than that. Adam and Eugene delve into the fascinating science and make an intriguing discovery. They also learn what it would take for consumers to kick their sweet habit … and it isn’t what you might expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sugar. We can’t get enough because it tastes so damn good, right? Actually, there’s a bit more to it than that. Adam and Eugene delve into the fascinating science and make an intriguing discovery. They also learn what it would take for consumers to kick their sweet habit … and it isn’t what you might expect.

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]]> 2763 2: Bad seeds https://www.stuff.co.nz/truestory When it comes to conservation is it as simple as native = good, exotic = bad? Adam and Eugene head for the hills, where they encounter real life-wallaby hunters and discover an unexpected pest threatening one of the most beautiful parts of the country. Plus, they investigate a heated debate about decolonising the environment centred on Auckland’s maunga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 19 Nov 2022 16:00:00 -0000 Bad seeds full 1 2 Stuff Audio When it comes to conservation is it as simple as native = good, exotic = bad? When it comes to conservation is it as simple as native = good, exotic = bad? Adam and Eugene head for the hills, where they encounter real life-wallaby hunters and discover an unexpected pest threatening one of the most beautiful parts of the country. Plus, they investigate a heated debate about decolonising the environment centred on Auckland’s maunga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When it comes to conservation is it as simple as native = good, exotic = bad? Adam and Eugene head for the hills, where they encounter real life-wallaby hunters and discover an unexpected pest threatening one of the most beautiful parts of the country. Plus, they investigate a heated debate about decolonising the environment centred on Auckland’s maunga.

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]]> 2682 1: My boss is a robot https://www.stuff.co.nz/truestory Eugene and Adam meet workers of the modern gig economy: rideshare drivers whose every move is measured and controlled by an uber-automaton with no conscience and no soul. Hear the inside story of robo-firings, late-night stoushes, and helpdesk horrors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 12 Nov 2022 16:00:00 -0000 My boss is a robot full 1 1 Stuff Audio Eugene and Adam meet workers of the modern gig economy: rideshare drivers whose every move is measured and controlled by an uber-automaton with no conscience and no soul. Hear the inside story of robo-firings, late-night stoushes, and helpdesk horrors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Eugene and Adam meet workers of the modern gig economy: rideshare drivers whose every move is measured and controlled by an uber-automaton with no conscience and no soul. Hear the inside story of robo-firings, late-night stoushes, and helpdesk horrors.

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]]> 2464 Trailer https://www.stuff.co.nz/truestory From the makers of Stuff’s smash hit The Commune, comes a new current affairs podcast series. Each episode, Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding take their microphones on the road to bring you a true New Zealand story: sometimes quirky, sometimes serious – always surprising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 29 Oct 2022 16:00:00 -0000 Trailer trailer 1 Stuff Audio Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding take their microphones on the road to bring you true New Zealand stories: sometimes quirky, sometimes serious – always surprising. From the makers of Stuff’s smash hit The Commune, comes a new current affairs podcast series. Each episode, Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding take their microphones on the road to bring you a true New Zealand story: sometimes quirky, sometimes serious – always surprising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices From the makers of Stuff’s smash hit The Commune, comes a new current affairs podcast series. Each episode, Eugene Bingham and Adam Dudding take their microphones on the road to bring you a true New Zealand story: sometimes quirky, sometimes serious – always surprising.

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