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Rana Plaza Building Collapse w/ Associate Professor Mike Lee: 27 April, 2023

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Thu 27 Apr 2023


It has been 10 years since the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh that killed over a thousand garment workers. It was seen as a flashpoint in the fast fashion industry and led to some change. But fast fashion is still popular and workers and the environment are still exploited by the industry. Mike Lee is an associate professor in marketing at Auckland university, and he discussed the Rana Plaza collapse as well as why fast fashion is still popular even though more is now known about the conditions many workers face. Mike began by discussing what happened in Bangladesh in 2013.

 

2024 US Election w/ Associate Professor Stephen Hoadley: April 27, 2023

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Thu 27 Apr 2023

Spike speaks to Associate Professor Stephen Hoadley about Biden's official 2024 campaign announcement, and how the election cycle is currently shaping up.  

Unions in the Long 70s w/ Professor Max Boraman: April 27, 2023

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Thu 27 Apr 2023

Spike speaks to Max Boraman, Professor of Politics at Massey University, about his recent piece on the Aotearoa union movement of the late 60s to 80s, and how they were able to combat a previous cost of living crisis. 

The Wire w/ Spike: April 27, 2023

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Thu 27 Apr 2023

This week on the Rāpare Wire,

Spike speaks to:

- Associate Professor Stephen Hoadley about Biden's campaign announcement yesterday and the outlook for the 2024 US election

- Max Boraman about his recent piece on the Aotearoa union movement of the long 70s

- and Max Rashbrooke about the new IRD report on the effective tax rates of the wealthiest families in Aotearoa

Simon speaks to:

- Manukau Councillor Lotu Fuli about the council budget submission statistics on this week's City Counselling

- Associate Professor Mike Lee on the 10 year anniversary of the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse and the continuation of fast fashion

- and Part 2 of last week's interview with Dr. Simon Wilmot about his documentary covering the story of Muslim ANZACs in WWII    

IRD Ultra Wealthy Tax Report w/ Max Rashbrooke: April 27, 2023

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Thu 27 Apr 2023

Spike speaks to author and inequality researcher Max Rashbrooke about the new IRD report on the effective tax rates of the wealthiest families in Aotearoa. 

Drug checking w/ Emily Hughes: 26 April, 2023

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Wed 26 Apr 2023

In Aotearoa, drug checking is a free, legal, and confidential service that aims to help people find out what is actually in their drugs so they can make informed decisions about if, when, and how they take them

Last week, the NZ Drug Foundation released its 2022 drug checking data report.

Jack Cormack-Neto spoke to Principal Science Advisor, Emily Hughes, about the impact of their drug checking clinics. 

ChatGPT’s Exam Performance w/ Ruth Dimes: 26 April, 2023

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Wed 26 Apr 2023

A massive study has been undertaken involving tens of thousands of accounting questions across hundreds of university campuses. These questions were fed into ChatGPT AI software, and the answers marked by the professors as though they were student’s answers. 

The results were quite astonishing. 

Arno spoke to Ruth Dimes, Business masters programme director at the University of Auckland, to find out more about the study and to see how real humans stack up against our AI counterparts. Arno started by asking about the aims of the study. 

 

Starship Launch w/ Richard Easther: 26 April, 2023

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Wed 26 Apr 2023

The SpaceX Starship rocket launch, which led to a subsequent explosion, can hardly be called a failure. Scientists involved learned a lot about rocket design through the partial launch, and even NASA has lauded the mission as a success. 

Elon Musk has been accused of ignoring advice around the launchpad design that might have led to the failure of the rocket to complete its circumnavigation around the earth, but this remains as conjecture in the astrophysics community. 

Arno spoke to University of Auckland astrophysicist Richard Easther to find out more about the launch: to find out what went wrong, and what went right. Arno started by asking if the launch was expected to fail.

 

AUKUS security-pact w/ Arama Rata: 26 April, 2023

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Wed 26 Apr 2023

AUKUS - a security pact signed between Australia, the UK and the US is a contentious topic for Aotearoa New Zealand. 

Due to its pro-nuclear sentiments, New Zealand has been inherently hesitant to join the pact because of the impact it could have on New Zealand’s diplomatic relations with its Asia-Pacific allies. 

Anti-AUKUS sentiments have dominated the political discourse around the topic, with many academics and politicians past and present against the pact because of the geopolitical tensions it could muster. Former Prime Minister Helen Clark called the AUKUS deal an “entanglement” that New Zealand shouldn’t get itself into. 

To receive more input, Andre Fa'aoso spoke with Doctor Arama Rata, an independent researcher and spokesperson for Te Kuaka, a group that advocates for progressive foreign policy.

The Wire w/ Andre: 26 April, 2023

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Wed 26 Apr 2023

On the Wednesday Wire with Andre:

Host Andre Fa'aoso spoke with Doctor Arama Rata about the domestic tensions around New Zealand joining the AUKUS security-pact. 

Jack Cormack-Neto chatted to Principal Science Advisor at the NZ Drug Foundation, Emily Hughes, about what they found at drug checking during 2022. 

On The Green Desk, Jack Marshall interviewed Marine Ecologist Aaron Egerhe about the economic value of kelp forests.

Producer Alex Bonham spoke to Chief Executive Officer of Ecomatters Environment Trust, Carla Gee and senior organic waste advisor at the Auckland Council Elise O’Brien, about the potential for food scraps to improve soils and avoid tonnes emissions each year. 

Producer Arno spoke to Richard Easther, astrophysicist at the University of Auckland, about the SpaceX Starship launch. 

Arno also spoke with Ruth Dimes, Business masters programme director at the University of Auckland, about a study comparing students performance to ChatGPT AI.