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Text on a grey background. Text reads, "Alice Snedden's Bad News".

13m

Docu-comedy series that wrestles with some of the most confusing and contentious political & social issues confronting Aotearoa in 2020.

Made possible by the RNZ/NZ On Air Innovation Fund

8 episodes

Migrant Sex Workers

Sex work is decriminalised in New Zealand, unless you’re a migrant worker. Alice asks why this discriminatory law hasn't been changed.
Episode 1
13m

TERFs

What is a TERF and why are they ruining feminism? In this episode, Alice heads to Wellington to find out.
Episode 2
12m

Healthcare Inequity

Why do Māori live seven years less than Pākehā? Alice delves into the health system and asks if more money should be spent on Māori health.
Episode 3
12m

Churches and Charity

Should God pay tax? Alice asks this and many more hard-hitting questions as she attempts to finally separate church and state.
Episode 4
12m

Women's Bodies

Why are we so scared of breasts? In this episode, Alice attempts to change the minds of viewers while living out her soap opera fantasies.
Episode 5
13m

Euthanasia

Should we have the right to choose the circumstances of our death, or is it just too complicated to sort out?
Episode 6
15m

Prisoner Voting Rights

Alice explores why there still isn’t universal suffrage for people in prison, and why a charity single isn’t always the answer.
Episode 7
14m

Treaty Partnership

Alice is joined by co-host Kura Forrester. They examine just how racist New Zealand is.
Episode 8
15m

Trailers & bonus video

Trailer

Alice Snedden’s Bad News is an eight-part docu-comedy series that wrestles with some of the most confusing and contentious political and social issues confronting Aotearoa in 2020.
1m

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Made possible by the

RNZ/NZ On Air Joint Innovation Fund

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