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Feel The Burn: Sunscreen Fraud
Consume This - December 13, 2021 13:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSunscreen, Sun cream, Teamy Creamy... Whatever you call it, it’s a crucial part of summer. It stops us burning and makes a day at the beach, or on the cricket field that bit more enjoyable. But not all sunscreens are created equal. We know that SPF 50 provides better protection than SPF 30, but ...
What’s In a Present? The Economics of Gift Giving
Consume This - November 29, 2021 13:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAs scary as it sounds, we’re rapidly heading towards Christmas! The holidays can be an exciting time, they’re full of food, friends, family and fun. But they can also be crammed with spending and shopping. One of our biggest expenses, in time and money, is the Christmas present! On this e...
The Not-So-Supermarkets
Consume This - November 15, 2021 13:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe all have a vague sense that groceries are really expensive. If you’ve been around long enough you might even be thinking ‘it never used to be this way’. But are we really being charged too much? According to the Commerce Commission the answer may well be yes. For the last 12 months they’ve be...
Game Over: Can You Afford To Die?
Consume This - November 01, 2021 13:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDeath is one of life’s certainties, but can you afford to die? According to the Ministry of Health the average price of a funeral is $8-10k. While this may not seem like a lot for some people, one in ten New Zealanders have no savings. We examine the funeral industry – can you BYO coffin? Why do...
How Instagram Made Me Buy a Worm Farm
Consume This - October 18, 2021 13:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIs social media encouraging you to buy things you don’t need? According to podcast host Sophie Richardson the answer is no... but then again, she thinks the worm farm subscription Instagram has just sold her is an essential item! On this week's episode we explore how Instagram is changing the w...
Scammed: How I Lost $100k On A Dating App
Consume This - October 04, 2021 13:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhen we think about scamming, we think 'that wouldn't happen to me'. Scams are supposedly reserved for the elderly, hopeless, and those who are totally gullible. Rachel, a tax accountant from Auckland, in her late 30's wouldn't put herself into any of those categories, yet she was swindled out o...
Should You Stop Eating Red Meat?
Consume This - September 20, 2021 14:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNew Zealand has built a mythology around meat and three veg for dinner. We have one of the highest rates of meat consumption per capita in the world, but times are changing... Particularly how much red meat we are stuffing in our faces. According to OECD Food & Agriculture statistics there has b...
My House Earns More Than Me
Consume This - September 06, 2021 15:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIs it harder than ever to buy your first home? To do that we're joined by Habitat for Humanity CEO Alan Thorp & Economist Bernard Hickey. Plus we hear from Wellingtonian Vladimir Zdravkovich on his never ending quest for home ownership. And Whangārei home owner James. Stats NZ’s Housing in Aote...
Can You Buy Sustainable Fast Fashion?
Consume This - September 06, 2021 14:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis week we’re asking the question – is it possible to buy sustainable fast fashion? To answer that we’re joined by sustainable fashion consultant Jacinta FitzGerald and GoodOnYou.eco founder Gordon Renouf. Fashion is a huge business here in Aotearoa. In 2020 we collectively spent $7.8 billion...
Introducing Consume This - 2023 Update
Consume This - August 12, 2021 21:44 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWelcome to Consume This, a podcast discussing the human face of consumption in New Zealand. Hosted by Jon Duffy & Sophie Richardson. We explore the issues that shape our lives. SHARE THE TRAILER - https://kite.link/AZcKXo3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Introducing Consume This
Consume This - August 12, 2021 21:44 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWelcome to Consume This, a podcast discussing the human face of consumption in New Zealand. Hosted by Jon Duffy & Sophie Richardson we'll explore the issues that shape our lives. We'll be bringing you two episodes month kicking off August 31st. Hit subscribe in your podcast app now and you won'...
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