This week on the Wire, Dear Science's Marcus Jones tells Bronwyn about the Ig Nobel Prize winners, genetic discoveries about Vikings and IBM’s 1000-quibit quantum computer.
Bronwyn speaks to NZFirst’s Tracey Martin about the Māori Party’s proposal for a new, independent 'Mokopuna Māori Entity' to replace Oranga-Tamariki.
Election coverage this week is health and the referenda, so Bronwyn also speak to Minister Martin about the end of life choice bill and recreational cannabis.
Then, Felix speaks to Lukas Marek, a researcher at the University of Canterbury, about childhood immunisation.
Lastly, Bronwyn speaks to lawyer Catherine Marks who fact-checks some of the claims made about the End of Life Choice Bill by anti-assisted dying campaign group ‘votesafe’.
This week on the Tuesday Wire, Jemima speaks to University of Waikato politics lecturer Justin Phillips about some of the issues surrounding the upcoming Presidential Election in the United States. They discuss the risk of violence following the announcement of the results, the impact of social media echo chambers, and the possibility of a swing to the left.
Jemima talks to past MP and leader of the United Future Party, Peter Dunne, about how the National Party might rebrand following its defeat this election and whether anti-Labour politics will ever work again for National.
Jade looks into how Covid-19 has impacted the creative industry and the mental health of creatives. She speaks to full-time musician Amelia Thurlow about her pandemic experience and the event “Let’s Talk About It”, which encourages young performers to speak about mental health.
Jade also chats to Kat Vlasova, a recent NYU graduate and creative technology freelancer, about her experience as a creative worker during the Covid-19 era in the United States.
Huzzah! James and Aneeka are back for another week with another interesting show.
As always, Wednesday starts of with Dear Science, this time with Allan Blackman. James and Aneeka talk with him about statistics, physics and Yuri Gagarin.
Aneeka brings us the third installment of 'What's the Buzz' where she talks to Kali Mercier from the NZ drug foundation about roadside drug testing.
The show finishes off with James' weekly chat with Brooke van Velden, this week they talk about anti-terrorism legislation and grassroot organisations being using for political agendas.
In Australia last week, the New South Wales government condemned a Sydney primary school whose students made Black Lives Matter and anti police violence posters for their classrooms. NSW government officials have said that any teachers found politicising their classrooms will face disciplinary action and a full review will be made into the incident.
The NSW Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning says that "politics has no place in the classroom". 95bFM News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston questioned this sentiment and set out to explore where Aotearoa stands on the inclusion of political discourse in education.
Jemima begins by explaining what happened in New South Wales last week. She speaks to Jason Wong, the President of the Lindfield Learning Village Parents & Citizens Association, who describes the 'political' task set for the students and the following backlash by the NSW government and the media.
Jemima then goes on to ask New Zealand education experts whether politics has a place in New Zealand classrooms. She speaks to Victoria University of Wellington Senior Lecturer in Education Bronwyn Wood, NZEI Te Riu Roa President Liam Rutherford and the New Zealand Principals Federation. They discuss the inherently political nature of the classroom, dealing with teachers' biases, and the relevance of the NSW story stemming from a reflection exercise on recent indigenous histories.
This week James and Aneeka keep thinks alive with a few live interviews and a couple other pieces to get you through the middle of the day.
As always, Wednesday started off with Dear Science, this week with Allan Blackman. This week they discuss anti-matter start and plastics with enzymes built into them.
James chats to Brooke van Velden from the ACT party live over the phone this week, with firearm licences, local government and China on th agenda.
Aneeka talks to Sarah Helm and Emily Hughes from the NZ Drug Foundation for What's the buzz, where they discuss ketamine.
James talks to Dr. Tom Baker from the University of Auckland about a study which looks at crowdfunding and biases.
This week on the Tuesday Wire, Trishil Dahya had his first go at producing!
Jemima Huston has her regular catch up with Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. They discuss the progress of the party’s call for anti-Māori violence taskforce, the Dawn Raids apology and petition, as well as the number of prisoners no longer having access to alcohol and drug programmes.
Trishil chats with Victoria McArthur from MATES in Construction to discuss how the organisation has set out to open up the mental health conversation in the construction industry, with the goal of preventing suicide through a support network.
Jemima speaks to Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero about the Ministry of Justice’s latest statistics on violence against disabled people.
Finally, Jemima talks to University of Otago Faculty of Law Professor, Bridgette Toy-Cronin, about her call for New Zealand’s legal system to move to a more comprehensive online system.
Cannabis has been on the World Anti Doping Agency's list of banned substances for sportspeople since 2004.
Following US Track and Field Sprinter Sha’carri Richardson’s one month suspension for testing positive for Cannabis, there has been much debate over whether this rule is fair.
Jessica Hopkins spoke to both Nick Paterson, the Chief Executive of Drugfree Sport NZ, and then Sarah Helm the Executive Director of the NZ Drug Foundation about the issue.
Science groups are wanting a more open approach when it comes to involving animals in their science research after many years of feeling reluctant to do so.
First off, Zazi talks to Animal Welfare Officer and University Veterinarian at the University of Auckland, Dr. Jodi Salinsky, about the Openness Agreement on Animal Research and Teaching in New Zealand. She speaks on why she thinks it is important to be transparent about animal research and if we will ever move away from animal testing altogether.
Zazi then briefly chats to the Executive Director of the New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society (NZAVS), Tara Jackson, about her thoughts on the Openness agreement and whether she agrees with Dr. Salinsky's view that the agreement is a step in right direction for animal research.
Joe Wickins covers the rallies held in Tahiti and at AUT to commemorate the anniversary of the French nuclear testing in the Pacific. He talks to Ena Manuireva, Tahitian Language and Culture expert from AUT and anti-nuclear activist, about the protests.
Jemima Huston speaks to Dr Binoy Kampmark, a senior lecturer in the school of global urban studies at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, about greenwashing at the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games this year.
Finally, Elizabeth Macpherson, Associate Professor at University of Canterbury’s Law School, chats to Jemima about her study into how ecosystem based management (EBM) could make a significant difference to the way New Zealand regulates oceans.
Dr Sue Bagshaw, an expert in youth health, came onto the show for a live interview, discussing how puberty blockers work for young people transitioning gender. Noah Ferguson-Dudding spoke to her about the National's Party concern that recent anti-conversion therapy laws would prevent parents from giving their children advice while transitioning, and how puberty blockers actually work in practice.
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