People's Media Co · Independent media · Aotearoa

For the culture.
By the people.

People's Media Co is an independent Aotearoa media company. Home of The Morning Shift, and whatever we make next. The stuff a generation actually watches. We don't chase the algorithm. It chases us.

The Morning Shift: Jordan, Brook and Matua Marc
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Ruining
sleep-ins
since 2023.

Three mates, one mic, every weekday from 5am. Started in a garage, now it's the most-listened-to podcast in the country. Culture, sport, the funny stuff, and the yarns a generation's actually having.

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The people behind
the people's media.

FounderJordan Vaha'akolo

Jordan Vaha'akolo

Host · Co-founder

Walked out of corporate radio to build something that actually sounds like home.

FounderBrook Ruscoe

Brook Ruscoe

Host · Co-founder

Says the thing the whole car is already thinking. The everyman of the show.

FounderMatua Marc Peard

Matua Marc Peard

Producer · Co-founder

20 years behind the desk in NZ radio. Turns daily chaos into an actual show.

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Merch that doesn't look like merch. Here's some of it.

TMS Hoodie in cobalt, wordmark on the chest

Cobalt Hoodie

Check On Your People tee in charcoal

Check On Your People Tee

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Orange Hoodie

The full range opens soon at tmspodcast.co.nz.

Picky on purpose.

No fast food. No loans. No gambling. We only stand next to brands the audience can trust, because that trust is the whole business. These crews already back the show:

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