Sam and Naisi tackle the issue dominating every doorstep conversation—cost of living—but dig into what politicians usually avoid: who's actually controlling your grocery bill. After Sam's first climate debate on the North Shore, they explore how climate action is a cost-of-living issue most voters don't realise. Then they pull apart New Zealand's supermarket duopoly: how vertical integration works, why Aldi won't enter the market, what the Commerce Commission should be doing, and how small business owners in Auckland Central are being squeezed into irrelevance by monopoly power. Plus, Sam's "Jam for Sam" fundraiser, climate-focused meet-the-candidates events, and why young voters matter more than ever. A conversation about power—who holds it, who abuses it, and what needs to change.
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