The US-brokered peace deal saw Hamas release the Israeli hostages on Monday – an event watched by both Israel’s CE Ambassador Alan Roth down in Wellington, and Leighton up in Auckland.

That evening, they joined up over Zoom to analyse the effects of what had taken place over the previous few days.

On Tuesday morning, Geopolitical Futures’ George Friedman approached the milestone with an historic and militaristic perspective.

The two complementary analyses are packed with knowledge and information and not to be missed.

And as always, we end the programme in the Mailroom with Mrs Producer.

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Patrick Basham, founder of Democracy Institute in Washington DC, returns in Podcast 305 to analyse the New York mayoralty election.

How could the biggest city in a country founded on freedom, be on the verge of electing a marxist muslim as its Mayor?

This is a position that is claimed by some to rank second only to the Presidency.

Zohran Mamdani looks set to take the mayoralty in the November 4 election.

Patrick also discusses other idiocies (of which there are many), in a most enjoyable interview.

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“With the advent of postmodernism, the literal definition of truth itself has changed.

THE truth has been replaced by MY truth and YOUR truth. Truth has become an opinion, no more important than how you like your steak cooked.

In the past, we relied on ethical medical science to lead the way to find THE truth, but is that even possible now?"

With the ‘Gene Technology Bill’ still in the hearing stage, Guy Hatchard provides some direction for the undecided.

And following the Mailroom with Mrs Producer communication that deserves its own segment.

A very good letter from KC Gary Judd in response to our interview with retired barrister Louise Clegg.

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