Cam Slater finally sits down with legendary political journalist Barry Soper for a wide-ranging, no-holds-barred conversation about Barry’s new book, the 12 prime ministers he’s covered and what politics really looks like from the inside.
Barry opens up about the catastrophic loss of his personal archives (a staff member ‘tidied’ several thousand pages of notes going back to Roger Douglas) and how that forced him to write the book on pure memory. They then dive deep into the characters:
The Good Oil Podcast – Episode 33 – Barry Soper
If you enjoy proper yarns about New Zealand politics with zero filter, this one’s for you.
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