RE: Balance

With things winding down for Christmas, Kamahl shares an update on the legal action he's taking against TVNZ at the Employment Relations Authority. The new year is going to be busy (and expensive!) but in this podcast, you'll hear why he's going to such lengths to set the record straight.Included in this podcast is a portion of an interview Kamahl gave to Duncan Garner on his podcast Editor-in-Chief. They discuss mental health and the effect that a story and situation like this has on a number of different people.WARNING: the interview includes a frank discussion about suicide. If you are in need of help or just someone to talk to, please visit this link which includes numbers and websites for helplines.OTHER LINKS:Full video interview with Duncan Garner, Editor-in-Chief (Rova/Mediaworks)Statements on legal action against TVNZ (kamahlsantamaria.com)Donate to The Balance (buymeacoffee.com)...

This is an audio version of the latest VIDCAST from The Balance, looking at the Israel-Hamas war. In it we explore how terminology - particularly the word 'terrorist' - is being used politically, and the pressure being put on media to describe Hamas as 'terrorists'.

The story of an initially-unnamed BBC presenter - accused of paying a young person thousands of pounds for sexually explicit pictures - took on a life of its own this past week. It was equal parts shocking, unbalanced, engrossing, farcical, and unpleasant. And it raised a lot of questions about privacy, speculation, who knew what and when - and of course who the presenter actually was. This week on RE:Balance, Kamahl picks apart the facts of the story and the way it was reported, and speaks to Associate Professor of Sociology at Swansea University Dr. Ashley A. Frawley about the behaviour of all involved - from the accused to the accusers, the media, and the public on social media.LINKS:Ashley A. Frawley on twitter'The Carnival of Cancel Culture' by Ashley Frawley, 5 March 2023'Déjà vu, all over again' by Kamahl Santamaria, 13 July 2023Donate to The Balance ...

The Balance has been online for 10 days, and what a busy 10 days it's been! There's been plenty of feedback - from the supportive to the mildly abusive to the revelatory - and in this mailbag episode Kamahl shares the good and the bad, and answers questions which readers and listeners have had.

On the first full episode of RE:Balance, Kamahl Santamaria reintroduces himself - a year after media reports of alleged 'inappropriate behaviour' ended his career. He talks about those allegations, the effect they had, and how the reporting of them has shaped his new venture, The Balance.

Coming soon... RE:Balance, hosted by former Al Jazeera and TVNZ presenter Kamahl Santamaria.