Here's StraightTalk for 25 August 2025. In this episode we discuss: is there a cost of living crisis – or are we simply living beyond our means; David Seymour says that Maori wards should go, and religion and politics don’t mix. Is he right, half right, or totally wrong; the teachers went on strike last week – do the panelists support the action; and there’s two new terms that keep popping up – tradwife and now “mankeeping” – we check with our panelists whether they qualify for either or both of those terms.