On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for Thursday the 8th of October 2026, the guys look at Chris Hipkins' commitment to scrap the mandated hour of reading, writing and maths in schools, but even 10-year-old Cayden isn't convinced this is the way forward.

Then our Afternoons duo talked on proposed drug testing of job seeker beneficiaries by National.

Plus following the release of the research note; Understanding the Power Struggle from Maxim Institute, they had a Q+A with its researcher and author Thomas Scrimgeour.

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