First Tuesday post-Beacon Festival! What an exciting and inspirational weekend. This week I play some dance tracks and recent electronic releases from Kahn and Neek, Radiant Records, 100 Gecs and Enayet. Highlights from Beacon Festival were moktar's sunset set on the second day, and Soichi Terada on the first night! Thanks as always to The Tuning Fork and Progear Photographic.
Dr Emma Carroll from the University of Auckland's School of Biological Sciences chats to Rachel about her research on the Tohorā (southern right whale). Whakarongo mai nei!
This week on Dear Science Joel brings the listeners a fungi special, making a better name for fungi than the hit TV series The Last of Us has. From being forest farmers, food sources and carbon soakers, to in our everyday medicines keeping us alive, Joel delves in to the special world of fungi and all they have to offer!
Aotearoa poet and writer Hera Lindsay Bird, author of infamous self-titled poetry book Hera Lindsay Bird, has begun an advice column in online magazine The Spinoff dubbed Help Me Hera.
Beth spoke to Hera about her new column and how it connects to her poetry and her previous works. They also spoke about her creative outlets and pursuits and even dug up some old tweets. Sweet. You can ask for Hera's advice at helpme@thespinoff.co.nz.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its Synthesis Report for the Sixth Assessment Cycle yesterday on the 20th March 2023. With it's main criteria being mitigation and adaptation. Milly spoke to Alister Woodward is professor of medical epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Auckland on the Tuesday Wire, regarding the findings of the reports and what this means for public health.
This week on the Tuesday Wire, Milly spoke to Bianca Ranson from Forest and Bird regarding the recent closure of the Scallop Fishery in the Hauraki Gulf. Overfishing and pollution in the Gulf have led to issues in biodiversity and the collapse of many species, Bianca Ranson explains how and why this has happened. She also informs listeners on some local activism they can get involved with to protect the species in our Gulf.
In her weekly catchup with Dr Shane Reti on the Tuesday Wire, Milly discusses both school teachers and healthcare workers, who are struggling in thier industries. Shane fills us in on what the National Party's views are when it comes to these two vital industries with workers that feel understaffed and undepaid.
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