NZ PM's leadership struggle, and the Weintraubs Syncopators' sad end
About this episode
The episode discusses New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon's leadership challenges and the decline of the 1930s jazz band The Weintraubs' Syncopators.
New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon survives a no confidence vote, but how long can he hang on to the leadership? Plus why the Musician's Union of Australia put an end to the career of popular 1930's Jewish jazz band, The Weintraubs' Syncopators. Guests: Henry Cooke, Deputy political editor, The Post, based in Wellington Albrecht Duemling, historian and author of From Berlin to Sydney: The Weintraubs Syncopators’ Jazz Legacy (1924–1940)
People in this episode
Guests: Henry Cooke, Albrecht Duemling
Topics covered
- New Zealand politics
- leadership struggle
- jazz history
- Musician's Union
- no confidence vote
Keywords
- Christopher Luxon
- no confidence vote
- Weintraubs Syncopators
- jazz band
- Musician's Union
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Musician's Union of Australia, The Post, The Weintraubs' Syncopators
Books & works: From Berlin to Sydney: The Weintraubs Syncopators’ Jazz Legacy (1924–1940)
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