Chris is a current Masters photography student at Elam School of Fine Arts whose past includes having lived through apartheid, and the post-apartheid changeover, as a First Generation South African. Drawing from intense personal experience, Chris's work investigates how relationships between black and white South Africans have changed over the last twenty-five years.
In June this year, the Royal Museum of Central Africa in Brussels will reopen after five years closed for renovation. The re opening marks a shift away from historic colonial era white supremacist exhibits and towards a fairer, more accurate representation of Africa. Conor Knell dives into the history behind the museum and explores the new changes being made
With the suprise dismissal of White House National Security Advisor HR McMaster, and the acension of John Bolton to the role, Neutral Corner contrasts the coverage given by Bolton's former employer, Fox News, and by PressTV, owned by one of the countries the former UN ambassador has labelled as a major enemy of the USA, the Islamic Republic of Iran.
First up Andrew LIttle joins Lachlan for their regular chat where they discuss Maori incarceration rates, drug and alcohol courts, and protesting ANZAC day. Then Neutral Corner returns where we follow up on the Sergei Skripal poisoning case. Our Wire Worry Week is war and monuments and we have Edwina Hughes Peace Movement Aotearoa to discuss white poppies. Dr Hirini Kaa joins Lachlan to discuss Aotearoa’s colonial monuments. Sarah and Talia get the student opinion of ANZAC day. Finally this day in history returns for the 1960 ousting of South Korean President Syngman Rhee
Television extraordinaire Sam Sinnott gives us the lowdown on the highly-anticipated second season of Netflix's Dear White People. Is Mikey a fan? Is PC culture simply taking it too far? There's only one way to find out.
How can we make sense of the Trump Administration? What do the latest revelations from inside the White House mean within the wider context of US politics and political history? Maria Armoudian discusses what is going on with George C. Edwards III, Jeremi Suri, and David Stebenne.
Rob joins Mike in studio, but he's NOT talking Halloween today (you can find the special on last years podcast), and he IS talking random facts, instead. Like, did you know Betty White is older than sliced bread? Woah...
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