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What's Cooking w/ Soft Bait: October 26, 2022

What's Cooking w/ Soft Bait: October 26, 2022 What's Cooking w/ Soft Bait: October 26, 2022, 75.87 MB
Wed 26 Oct 2022

Soft Bait select some tracks and chat about thier new album.

Thanks to Auckland Art Gallery

Flicks 'n' That w/ Steve Newall: October 26, 2022

Flicks 'n' That w/ Steve Newall: October 26, 2022 Flicks 'n' That w/ Steve Newall: October 26, 2022, 21.1 MB
Wed 26 Oct 2022

Steve raves about Slow Horses on Apple TV+

Freak the Sheep: October 26, 2022

Freak the Sheep: October 26, 2022 Freak the Sheep: October 26, 2022, 223.08 MB
Wed 26 Oct 2022

Liz Truss' Resignation w/ Dr Oliver Hartwich and Dr Neal Curtis: October 21, 2022

Liz Truss' Resignation w/ Dr Oliver Hartwich and Dr Neal Curtis: October 21, 2022 Liz Truss' Resignation w/ Dr Oliver Hartwich and Dr Neal Curtis: October 21, 2022, 15.62 MB
Tue 25 Oct 2022

Liz Truss has resigned after just six weeks as UK prime minister, following her failed economic policy. 

The Conservative Party, which holds a big majority in parliament will now elect a new leader by October 28.

First News & Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to the Executive Director of The New Zealand Initiative, a public policy think tank in Wellington, Dr Oliver Hartwich about Truss’ 45 tumultuous days as Prime Minister and what happens now. 

Next, she spoke to Associate Professor of Media and Communication at the University of Auckland, Dr Neal Curtis about the current state of UK politics. 

Reviewing Aotearoa's Electoral Law w/ Panel Member Alice Mander: October 25, 2022

Reviewing Aotearoa's Electoral Law w/ Panel Member Alice Mander: October 25, 2022 Reviewing Aotearoa's Electoral Law w/ Panel Member Alice Mander: October 25, 2022 , 5.48 MB
Tue 25 Oct 2022

An independent panel was appointed by the Minister of Justice in May to lead a review of Aotearoa’s electoral law. 

The independent electoral review will look at election rules such as the voting age and overseas voting funding of political parties. 

The panel is looking for people to share their thoughts on what could make our electoral system better before it makes its final recommendations to the Government at the end of 2023.

Host, Jessica spoke to Victoria University student and disability advocate Alice Mander, about what the panel is expected to discuss and who they want to hear from.

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: October 25, 2022

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: October 25, 2022 Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: October 25, 2022, 32.62 MB
Tue 25 Oct 2022

This week on Dear Science Allan Blackman spoke to Casper and Christina about immunity genes for the black death increasing rates of crohn's disease, the smells that make some people mosquito magnets, and the sucess of Nasa's asteroid diversion experiment.

The Wire with Casper: October 25, 2022

The Wire with Casper: October 25, 2022 The Wire with Casper: October 25, 2022, 102.43 MB
Tue 25 Oct 2022

Happy Tuesday! On today's Wire with Christina and Casper. Allan Blackman joined the team live on air to talk Black Plague, mozzies and the DART mission for Dear Science.

Casper spoke to Dr Shane Reti from the National Party for their weekly segment about their proposed social investment fund. He also had a kōrero with Rosemary Penwarden from Restore Passenger Rail about their campaign and recent protest activity on Wellington highways.

Christina spoke to Dr Stephen Noakes, a senior politics lecturer from the University of Auckland, about the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National Congress and Xi Jinping's continued grasp on power. She also reported on Rishi Sunak, who is set to become UK's next Prime Minister in the wake of Liz Truss' resignation last week.

Philanthropic Social Investment w/ Dr. Shane Reti: October 25, 2022

Philanthropic Social Investment w/ Dr. Shane Reti: October 25, 2022 Shane Reti: October 25, 2022, 19 MB
Tue 25 Oct 2022

The National party has proposed creating a social investment fund, in a callback to a signature policy of former leader Bill English.

Social Investment spokesperson Nicola Willis proposed funding the policy in collaboration with philanthropists.

For Casper's weekly catchup with National’s Dr. Shane Reti they discussed this policy, how it differs from the current approach and how exactly funding through donations might play out.

 

Restore Passenger Rail w/ Rosemary Penwarden: October 25, 2022

Restore Passenger Rail w/ Rosemary Penwarden: October 25, 2022 Restore Passenger Rail w/ Rosemary Penwarden: October 25, 2022, 15.02 MB
Tue 25 Oct 2022

Restore Passenger Rail is a environmental protest group which has been garnering headlines for disrupting traffic on Wellington highways and glueing themselves to roads.
Over the past two weeks members of the campaign blocked the Urban motorway, and Transmission Gully tunnel and abseiled down the entrance of Mount Victoria tunnel.

Casper spoke to Restore Passenger Rail spokesperson Rosemary Penwarden about their movement and why they believe it’s so urgent that we have passenger rail brought back across the country.

 

New UK PM Rishi Sunak: October 25, 2022

New UK PM Rishi Sunak: October 25, 2022 New UK PM Rishi Sunak: October 25, 2022, 6.36 MB
Tue 25 Oct 2022

The stage is set for a new UK prime minister after contenders one by one ruled themselves out of the race to become the next leader of the Conservative Party.

Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor, will lead the country in a time of political and economic turmoil in Britain, in the wake of Liz Truss after just 45 days as PM.

Christina Huang reports.