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Youth Activism in NZ w/ Dr Carisa Showden: 20 February, 2023

 Youth Activism in NZ w/ Dr Carisa Showden: 20 February, 2023 Youth Activism in NZ w/ Dr Carisa Showden: 20 February, 2023, 12.3 MB
Mon 20 Feb 2023

Doctor Carisa Showden, of University of Auckland’s sociology department, is the editor of a new book on youth activism entitled Fierce Hope. The book has six segments from various youth-led activism organisations ranging in topic from climate change to indigenous rights. In the book young leaders of activism groups, loosely identified as those 18-29, are given the space to write about their journeys in the world of activism. 

Arno started by asking for an overview of the topics contained within the book.

Buried Power Lines w/ Dr. Tim Welch: February 20, 2023

 Buried Power Lines w/ Dr. Tim Welch: February 20, 2023 Tim Welch: February 20, 2023, 11.6 MB
Mon 20 Feb 2023

Spike speaks to Dr. Tim Welch from the University of Auckland about the benefits of burying power lines.

OurActionStation - Arts on Tour Funding w/ Loretta Bush: February 20, 2023

 OurActionStation - Arts on Tour Funding w/ Loretta Bush: February 20, 2023 OurActionStation - Arts on Tour Funding w/ Loretta Bush: February 20, 2023, 9.44 MB
Mon 20 Feb 2023

This week on ActionStation, Spike speaks to Loretta Bush about her petition calling for Creative NZ to restore their Arts on Tour funding. 

https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/immediate-reinstatement-of-arts-on-tour-funding

"What does pride mean to you?" Pride 2023: February 20, 2023

 "What does pride mean to you?" Pride 2023: February 20, 2023 "What does pride mean to you?" Pride 2023: February 20, 2023, 7.03 MB
Mon 20 Feb 2023

Joe, along with Intersex Aotearoa, reports from Auckland Pride 2023 and asks what pride means to people. 

Muriwai landslides exacerbated by weakened soil w/ Associate Professor Martin Brook: February 17, 2023

 Muriwai landslides exacerbated by weakened soil w/ Associate Professor Martin Brook: February 17, 2023 Muriwai landslides exacerbated by weakened soil w/ Associate Professor Martin Brook: February 17, 2023, 8.51 MB
Fri 17 Feb 2023

Two firefighters lost their lives when the house they were called to was brought down by a landslide on Monday night, due to Cyclone Gabriel. However, this is not the first time a fatal landslide has occured. A mother and her teenage daughter died and two houses were destroyed during two huge landslides in Muriwai in 1965. Experts say that the sand and soil was probably already damaged due to the past landslides.

Joe spoke to Associate Professor Martin Brook from the University of Auckland on the matter.

 

Is the soulmate a good image of romantic love? w/ Anthony Milligan: February 17, 2023

 Is the soulmate a good image of romantic love? w/ Anthony Milligan: February 17, 2023 Is the soulmate a good image of romantic love? w/ Anthony Milligan: February 17, 2023, 21.37 MB
Fri 17 Feb 2023

Last Tuesday we celebrated romantic love. But what is romantic love actually? Daniel spoke with Anthony Milligan from Kings College London about one image of romantic love: The idea of finding a soulmate.

Will the US have a wave of imaginary UFO sightings? w/ Robert Bartholomew: February 17, 2023

 Will the US have a wave of imaginary UFO sightings? w/ Robert Bartholomew: February 17, 2023 Will the US have a wave of imaginary UFO sightings? w/ Robert Bartholomew: February 17, 2023, 18.88 MB
Fri 17 Feb 2023

Robert Bartholomew is a sociologist specialised in social panics. He predicted already after the first shooting down of a ‘chinese spy balloon’ there would be a wave of UFO sightings in the US. Daniel spoke with him about the history and psychology of such UFO scares and outbreaks of UFO sightings.

The Wire w/ Joe: February 17, 2023

 The Wire w/ Joe: February 17, 2023 The Wire w/ Joe: February 17, 2023, 91.64 MB
Fri 17 Feb 2023

This week on The Wire for Rāmere Friday!

Joe looks at the Muriwai landslide following Cyclone Gabrielle and how the landscape that the houses were built on was eroded by a landslide in 1965. He spoke to Associate Professor Martin Brook, from the University of Auckland on this matter. Joe also speaks to Claire Breen, a Professor of Law at the University of Waikato about the latest report into the rights of children in Aotearoa from the UN.

Daniel dives into the psychology and history of social panics about UFO’s with Robert Bartholomew. He also speaks to Anthony Milligan from King's College in London about love and soulmates.

Joe speaks to Rebecca Dunlop from the University of Queensland about Humpback Whales switching from singing to fighting to win over the ladies.

That's us for the Friday Wire!

The rights of children in Aotearoa w/ Claire Breen: February 17, 2023

 The rights of children in Aotearoa w/ Claire Breen: February 17, 2023 The rights of children in Aotearoa w/ Claire Breen: February 17, 2023, 13.43 MB
Fri 17 Feb 2023

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has recently published its sixth review into how Aotearoa New Zealand is implementing its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989.

Joe spoke to Claire Breen Professor of Law at the University of Waikato on this matter.

 

Whales switching from singing to brawling w/ Rebecca Dunlop: February 17, 2023

 Whales switching from singing to brawling w/ Rebecca Dunlop: February 17, 2023 Whales switching from singing to brawling w/ Rebecca Dunlop: February 17, 2023, 4.72 MB
Fri 17 Feb 2023

As whale numbers recovered from near extinction, humpback whales off Australia's east coast may have shifted their mating tactics from singing to fighting with other males, in order to win over the ladies. The study looked at data collected between 1997 and 2015, a period in which the population increased from around 3,700 to 27,000 whales.

Joe spoke to Rebecca Dunlop from the University of Queensland on the subject.