Oct 14, 2026 · 48 min · 13 segments
We’re unpacking why so many Kiwis love, and sometimes love to hate, unscripted TV. We look at the disconnection in calling the genre "junk food television" while also tuning in by the hundreds of…
Dylan ReeveHostPhil VineHost
Alex CaseyGuest
Chris ParkerGuestJames MusterpickGuestAndrew SchustermanGuestJuliet PetersonGuestStephen SmithGuest
Diana WichtelGuestAmy MillsGuestVicky KeoghGuestSarah HadfieldGuestJoe CottonGuest
Okay, so after the roundtable last night, Lauren's like, I'm a traitor, and everyone's like, woo, except Mike.
This is me on the third episode of The Traitor's NZ, season one, leading the charge against Mike Puru.
Mike, with the largest number of votes, you have been banished from the game.
Please come and join me.
Before you leave the game forever, please reveal whether you're a faithful or a traitor.
Well, before I leave, I just wanted to say this has been an incredible experience.
You guys are playing the game well.
But not that well.
I am a faithful.
It was all just a game, of course, but I've still felt compelled to apologise to Mike every time I've seen him since.
But despite all that, and the fact that I hate being in front of the camera generally, being offered the chance to be on The Traders was an opportunity I'm glad I didn't pass up.
I got to play a fully immersive social strategy game for more than a week, something I could never have experienced any other way.
That's comedian Chris Parker, and I'm sorry if that was a bit of a spoiler for you, but Chris' season was on air five years ago, so I'm honestly not convinced you were ever going to get around to watching it.
Chris was certainly not unknown when he landed on CTI, as you'd expect for a show with celebrity in the title, but it was a mainstream television appearance that really boosted his profile.
Oh, wait.
What's that? I hear the shovel
Okay, so after the roundtable last night, Lauren's like, I'm a traitor, and everyone's like, woo, except Mike.
This is me on the third episode of The Traitor's NZ, season one, leading the charge against Mike Puru.
Mike, with the largest number of votes, you have been banished from the game.
Please come and join me.
Before you leave the game forever, please reveal whether you're a faithful or a traitor.
Well, before I leave, I just wanted to say this has been an incredible experience.
You guys are playing the game well.
But not that well.
I am a faithful.
It was all just a game, of course, but I've still felt compelled to apologise to Mike every time I've seen him since.
But despite all that, and the fact that I hate being in front of the camera generally, being offered the chance to be on The Traders was an opportunity I'm glad I didn't pass up.
I got to play a fully immersive social strategy game for more than a week, something I could never have experienced any other way.
That's comedian Chris Parker, and I'm sorry if that was a bit of a spoiler for you, but Chris' season was on air five years ago, so I'm honestly not convinced you were ever going to get around to watching it.
Chris was certainly not unknown when he landed on CTI, as you'd expect for a show with celebrity in the title, but it was a mainstream television appearance that really boosted his profile.
Oh, wait.
What's that? I hear the shovel
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