Smart Talk
A wide variety of conversations with expert guests recorded in front of audiences around Aotearoa.
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Ever wondered why the heart is associated with love, how it beats relentlessly without thought of mind, or why your physical fitness changes your resting heart rate? Understanding how the body works is "physiology" and Julian Paton is a passionate physiologist who insists "Fizziology is phun".
Is there life out there beyond Earth? And why does it matter? Join former NASA researcher and University of Auckland astrobiologist Professor Kathleen Campbell.
Is there life out there beyond Earth? And why does it matter?
Join former NASA researcher and University of Auckland astrobiologist Professor Kathleen Campbell as she explores the quest for extraterrestrial life in our Solar System, past and present.
She will share the remark...
A hundred years after Katherine Mansfield died at the age of 34, six writers and performers share their personal connections to the New Zealand writer's life and legacy.
A hundred years after Katherine Mansfield died at the age of 34, six writers and performers share their personal connections to the New Zealand writer's life and legacy.
Listen to Miranda Harcourt, Stephanie Johnson, Karl Stead, Charlotte Yates. Paula Morris an...
To engage young people accustomed to visual storytelling, historian Monty Soutar wrote Kāwai: For Such a Time as This as if it were a movie.
To engage young people accustomed to visual storytelling, historian Monty Soutar wrote Kāwai: For Such a Time as This as if it were a movie.
In this 2023 Auckland Writers Festival event, he discusses the book with Stacey Morrison (Te Arawa, Ngāi Tahu).
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A historian with ...
Dr Qu Mai Nguy n Phan's latest novel Dust Child sets out to subvert Hollywood movie stereotypes of Vietnamese women being subservient and passive. She talks to Paula Morris in this highlight of the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival.
Dr Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai's latest novel Dust Child sets out to subvert Hollywood movie stereotypes of Vietnamese women being subservient and passive.
She talks to Paula Morris in this highlight of the 202...
Gaylene's Take is the autobiography of an influential director who created a style of cinema unlike that of male directors of her generation. Dame Gaylene Preston talks about her career at the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival.
Gaylene's Take is the autobiographical memoir of an influential director who created a style of cinema unlike that of male directors of her generation.
Dame Gaylene Preston talks about her career at the 2023...
Richard Fidler speaks with Jack Tame about The Book of Roads and Kingdoms, bringing to life the dazzling cosmopolitan culture of Baghdad during Islam's Golden Age. A highlight of the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival.
Hear Richard Fidler talk to Jack Tame in this highlight of the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival
The Book of Roads and Kingdoms brings to life a dazzling culture of science, literature, philosophy and adventure arising out o...
The world of AI has leapt into focus recently, fuelled by interest in ChatGPT. Prof. Toby Walsh talks to Toby Manhire about its future, in a highlight from the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival.
Hear Toby Walsh in this highlight of the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival
There are approximately three million robots working in factories around the world, and another 30 million in people's homes. Soon robots will outnumber humans. But w...
Three Booker Prize winners, Eleanor Catton, Bernardine Evaristo and Shehan Karunatilaka share their experience of being awarded the world's most esteemed literary prize with Karyn Hay at the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival.
Hear Eleanor Catton, Bernardine Evaristo, Shehan Karunatilaka and Karyn Hay in this highlight of the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival
It's the Oscars of the writing world - winning the Booker Prize supercharg...
Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Colson Whitehead has written The Underground Railroad, The Nickel Boys, and Harlem Shuffle. He talks to Kim Hill at the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival.
Hear Colson Whitehead in this highlight of the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival
In his novel John Henry Days, the author Colson Whitehead includes moments of humour which appeal to Kim Hill. She says, "this is a joke I like: Tiny says, '...
In Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong, Louisa Lim captures the city's untold history, just as it is being erased from the official record. A highlight of the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival.
Hear Louisa Lim in this highlight of the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival
In the opening to Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong, Louisa Lim is torn between journalistic neutrality and her love of Hong Kong ...
MasterChef UK judge and restaurant critic William Sitwell joins Richard Fidler for a conversation about a life in food.. A highlight of the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival.
William Sitwell is a British food and travel writer, MasterChef UK judge and restaurant critic for The Telegraph. Known as much for his love of authentic cuisine as his witty, sometimes provocative and occasionally controversial views, he joins ABC Radio host Rich...
An analysis of racism from Dr Mahdis Azarmandi at the University of Canterbury's Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023.
Hear Dr. Mahdis Azarmandi in this highlight from the University of Canterbury's Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023
What do we mean when we say racism? And how do we fight and challenge it?
Dr. Mahdis Azarmandi discusses why it's difficult to talk about racism and how to make sense of the often-misunderstood ide...
Antibiotic resistance has been creeping up for 70 years. Prof. Jack Heinemann, discusses how its doomsday scenario in this highlight of Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023.
Hear Jack Heinemann in this highlight from the University of Canterbury's Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023
The Doomsday clock of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has been set closer to midnight than ever before in its history because of the risk of nuclear ...
Assoc. Prof. Elsamari Botha looks at how AI, and language models like ChatGPT, have the potential to revolutionise the way businesses operate, at Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023.
Hear Elsamari Botha in this highlight from the University of Canterbury's Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023
AI, and language models like ChatGPT, are increasingly being integrated into business processes to improve efficiency, productivity, and custo...
Is Science making our food safer? Kim Hill talks with a panel of experts at the annual seminar of the New Zealand Food Safety Science & Research Centre
Hear Kim Hill chair this highlight of the annual seminar of the New Zealand Food Safety Science & Research Centre
Is science helping or hindering the seemingly unending challenges with our modern food production systems? Issues such as the emergence of new and deadlier pathogens,...
Professor of Marketing Ekant Veer argues that online 'trolling' need not be a form of bullying, but something playful which is also good for society. From Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023.
Hear Ekant Veer in this highlight from the University of Canterbury's Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023
When we hear the word 'troll' or 'trolling' it usually conjures up negative associations of bullying, misogyny, abus...
Cheryl Brown and Kathryn MacCallum explore the digital landscapes that young people occupy today. A highlight of the University of Canterbury's Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023.
Hear Cheryl Brown and Kathryn MacCallum in this highlight from the University of Canterbury's Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023
Digital tech dominates our world, from the devices we use every day to elements that govern the news we're exposed to,...
What is going on with transport in Aotearoa? Prof. Simon Kingham explores what the evidence tells us about transport now and in the future, at Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023.
Hear Simon Kingham in this highlight from the University of Canterbury's Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023
There are as many questions about transport as there are questioners, and what they ask about can reveal a lot about what is though of as a priori...
Assoc. Prof. Heather Purdie explains why glaciers are the perfect barometer of climate change. A highlight from the University of Canterbury's Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023 series.
Hear Heather Purdie in this highlight from the University of Canterbury's Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023
Are you still uncertain about climate change? Go and visit a glacier - if you can find one.
Glaciers don't lie; their size is directl...
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