Dr. Panteá Farvid and Tara Pond catch up with Mike about Tara's research around the treatment of the bisexual label and how our society needs to be more inclusive. They discuss the idea of the choosing a side or a team and what that means when we are all just humans. If you identify as a woman and are attracted to many genders, you can take the survey here to join the research!
Mikey catches up with the PM over the pay strikes in Aotearoa for some of those important roles in our society, teachers and midwives. Also talking other new roles, 600 of them in fact, and these new houses, Kiwibuild, who are they for? Mike gets the low down from the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, on all thats new and (hopefully) changing.
Sue Haldane fromMind Over Manner joins Mikey in studio to talk about the importance of change in our society, especially in education around those who think, learn and work differently. Sue specialises in using theatre to help us understanding how to expand our communication and foster creative connections. Head along to these workshops to learn more.
On Dear Science with AUT's Allan Blackman, scientists discover the Universe's first molecule, a more efficient way to produce Ammonia, and we talk about the recent Flat Earth Society conference.
Sam tried to watch Chambers, couldn't get into it, so we're talking The Society. And after 10 hours of binge watching the series in two days, Sam's got some thoughts to share. This teen drama has got the running themes to keep you hooked, but is it worth your time?
What is the celebrity industrial complex? How does it impact our democracies, our culture and our society? Joining Maria Armoudian to discuss the celebrity industrial complex, and the issues that arise from it, are Joshua Gamson, David Gilles, and P. David Marshall.
Is the age of privacy over? What is at stake when we lose our privacy? How does a lack of privacy effect security, democracy, and society? Maria Armoudian speaks with Helen Nissenbaum, Michael Patrick Lynch, Bruce Schneier, and Joshua Fairfield.
Kiran pops up to the studio to talk about the winner of the 2019 International Booker Prize, Celestial Bodies, by Jokha Alharthi. The novel is set in the village of al-Awafi in Oman, where it follows the narratives of three sisters, Mayya, Asma and Khawla. These women and their families witness Oman evolve from a traditional, slave-owning society slowly redefining itself after the colonial era. This book is the first of it's kind to be transalated out of it's original language to English and Kiran adores it.
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