The Wire w/ Andre: 19 April, 2023

Host Andre Fa'aoso chats with Auckland University Students’ Association President Alan Shaker for our monthly catch-up about their campaign to continue half price public transport and other things happening on campus. 

Andre also speaks to Neil Curtis from the University of Auckland about a new label that Twitter is pinning on government-funded media outlets’ accounts in Aotearoa and around the world, and the impact that will have on perceptions of these outlets. 

Producer Alex Bonham speaks to Associate Professor Matthew Bradbury from Unitec about Sponge Cities.

Producer Arno speaks about a new study showing Vaccine Nocebo Effects, the opposite of placebo, w/ Dr Kate MacKrill from the University of Auckland

Arno also speaks about the now-cancelled Feral Cat Hunting Competition w/ Will Appelbe from Save Animals From Exploitation

On The Green Desk, Jack Marshall speaks to Biologist and assistant research historian Dr Alex Boast about how fossilised Kākāpō poo could help the endangered parrot's survival.