Today Mitchell Fuller talks to Sedef Dude Ozyurt who was the leader of the Aotearoa Youth Delegation at the COP 24 conference held in Poland in November last year. They discuss the aim of COP, what its all about, New Zealand's stance, and the role the IPCC report played in the conference. Mitchell begins asking Sedef a bit about how she ended up at COP and the nuts and bolts of it all.
Venezuela is once again at a crossroads. The opposition leader Juan Guaidó has declared himself the interim leader of the country, while calls are growing internationally for President Nicolas Maduro to step aside. But what is the historic context behind the ongoing political polarisation in Venezuela? Maria Armoudian speaks with Daniel Levine, Jennifer McCoy, and David Smilde.
Over the weekend the Green Party announced their new members bill, the Electoral Strengthening Democracy Bill. The bill focuses on a number of measures that will improve democracy in New Zealand. Jemima spoke to Green Party co-leader James Shaw about the new bill and why it is so important.
This week, Sam takes a look at "Rejuvenation" the 1974 album from New Orleans funk band The Meters. The Meters were one of the masters of the southern New Orleans R&B and funk styles that dominated the 1970s.
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