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I'm David Farrier, a New Zealander who got accidentally marooned in America. And I want to figure

out what makes this country tick. Now I've been saying that introductory line since May of 2021 when

we started this podcast. I'd found myself stranded in America when New Zealand closed as borders

to keep COVID-19 out. I want to acknowledge that in no time in New Zealand's history has a power

like this been used. Thanks to that strong response, thousands of lives were saved in New Zealand.

But it also meant my short trip to America suddenly saw me stranded here like Matt Damon

stranded on that ice planet in Interstellar. But I knew that if I just pressed a button and

somebody would come and save me. Fuckin' cows. Unlike Matt Damon, I wasn't a coward. I used my time

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