Heading into the nineteenth week of the US-Iran War, there is still little sign of an upcoming end to the conflict. Despite mentions of a ceasefire, United States President Donald Trump has regularly changed his diplomatic stance between war and peace, and just today launched new strikes and another naval blockade on Iran. Amidst this, the Trump administration has been accused of insider trading and war profiteering, with reports of well-timed stock trades and bets on prediction markets made just minutes before major announcements by Trump. 

I spoke to Van Jackson, Associate Professor in International Relations at Victoria University of Wellington, about the extent of war profiteering in modern warfare, reports of insider trading amongst the Trump administration, and New Zealand's place in this system. 

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Thanks so much for tuning in to today’s show. The usual smörgåsbord of indie, electronica and psych this morning… Highlights: System Olympia, LA Priest and Four Tet. And heaps more! 

We are using a temporary set-up at the minute so please excuse any technical hiccups on my part. Big love and catch you all next week <3

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This week on Dear Science, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, chats with us about the gut biome and radiation treatments, the resilience of native forests, and multitasking.

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On this week's edition of Audio Culture, Martyn Pepperell joins Big J to talk about Jazz in the year 2025, aka Modern Jazz. And a 1, 2, 3, 4....

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Last week, for the first time in years, the OCR was raised by 25 basis points to TWO POINT FIVE percent. This comes as the reserve bank looks to work against inflation as growth is set to continue, in the context of the uncertainty of any ceasefire in Iran.

Last week also saw chatter about the Ocean of Peace Alliance, between Fiji and Australia, and the potential for New Zealand to play a role in that alliance in a pacific focused foreign affairs approach.

And finally, last week saw Transport Minister Chris Bishop highlight and announce changes to what he admitted was an ‘ambitious’ policy with the government’s roads of national significance, introducing a new roadmap and pipeline for the funding to be rolled out overtime.

Host Alex speaks with National Party MP Ryan Hamilton about these topics.

Today on Ready Steady Learn, Rosetta and Milly chat with Dr Maude Loutsch about her research in the importance of legal protections for people's right to housing during extreme weather events and natural disasters. Whakarongo mai nei!

On Saturday 19th of September at 1:00 PM, the March for Nature will take place in Auckland at Aotea Square. This rally, organised by Greenpeace Aotearoa and Forest and Bird, is intended to push back against what they call the coalition government’s “War on Nature”, in particular the recent Conservation Amendment Bill which threatens to make up to 60% of New Zealand’s public conservation land available for sale. 

I spoke with Gen Toop, Senior Campaigner for Greenpeace Aotearoa, about the March for Nature, why it is happening now and what she hopes it can achieve. 

It's Rosetta and Milly's ONE YEAR OF BREAKFAST ANNIVERSARY <3 

To celebrate, they're going back to back choosing favourite songs from a year of radio. Plus Political Commentary with Lara, and Ready Steady Learn thanks to UoA. Whakarongo mai nei!

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Lara chats with Rosetta and Milly about Modi's visit, and Winston Peters' response to China's missile test in the Pacific. Whakarongo mai nei!

This week on the Tuesday Wire...

For Dear Science this week, we chat with our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, about the Gut microbiome and radiation, the resilience of native forest, and multitasking.

For our weekly catchup with the National Party, host Alex speaks with MP Ryan Hamilton about the OCR rate changing, the Ocean of Peace Alliance, and changes to Roads of National Significance.

For Green World this week, producer Liam with Greenpeace Aotearoa's Senior Campaigner Gen Toop about their upcoming March for Nature, which will be held in Auckland on September 19, as well as reflections on the government's policies towards nature and the environment. 

And Liam also talked to Associate Professor Van Jackson from Victoria University of Wellington, about how war profiteering and insider trading has played out in the US-Iran war and other international conflicts, who is benefiting from the current climate of war, and how New Zealand is involved in this system.