The Wire with Caeden

Spike spoke to the executive director of 350 Aotearoa Alva Feldmeier about their new report on energy company profits, and the conflict between for-profit energy and renewable power sources. 

The Football World Cup kicks off in Qatar at the end of this month.

While this is the first time a Middle Eastern country has hosted such an event, the tournament has been shrouded in controversy with grave examples of human rights abuses being committed. 

David spoke to University of Otago Politics Professor Leon Goldsmith about a nation like Qatar hosting the world’s biggest sporting event.

The United States Midterm Election Results are still unclear, with the states of Nevada, Arizona, and Georgia still counting votes. 

Whilst a major Republican win was expected, President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party surprisingly held their ground and overturned a seat in Pennsylvania.

The major parties are still neck and neck in the House, with a twenty seat lead to the GOP in the senate at time of broadcast. 

The results have been particularly negative for former president Donald Trump, who was planning to begin his 2024 presidential campaign before the underwhelming results came in and made him reportedly livid. 

To learn more, Liam spoke to UoA professor Maria Armoudian.

Stella speaks to University of Canterbury physicist Jenni Adams about the university's involvement with IceCube Collaboration, a project that uses polar ice to research neutrino and multimessenger astronomy.