Local Government and Local Bodies Elections - Kyle Whitfield who previously worked in local government and who is now doing research into youth voter turnout in local government elections.

Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

The Christian Right - I will be talking with Prof Christopher Bellitto Professor of History

Kean University on the Christian right in America

Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Jim Flynn and Ray Mukada - Global Warming and geoengineering and Global Warming

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Predatory Lenders and Credit Firms - Andrew Henderson - Budget Advisory Service - I will be talking with Andrew Henderson Executive Officer Dunedin Budget Advisory Service about protecting vulnerable people from predatory lenders, credit, and loans that the creditor knows that the debtor is unlikely to be able to pay off. I will also be discussing the present government's failure to put forward legislation to put a cap on interest rates

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Refugee Integration - Prof. Alison Phipps

Professor of Languages and Intercultural Studies UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts (Culture, Literacies, Inclusion & Pedagogy) School of Education at the University of Glasgow where she teaches refugee studies,

Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

The Rise of Islamist and Right-wing Extremism - Prof Halim Rane leads the Islam-West Relations field of study at Griffith University. Hi focuses on the Islamic faith and political Islam, narratives and counter-narratives of Islamist extremism, maqasid & contextualisation in Islamic hermeneutics, media reporting on Islam and Muslim communities in the West.. Rane is a co-founder r of the Australian Association of Islamic (AAIMS). In 2015 he was awarded the prestigious Prime Minister’s Award of Australian University Teacher of the Year.

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Volunteering Sector Under Pressure - Alan Shanks Volunteering Otago acting Manager

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Mario Alzugaray Cuban Ambassador to New Zealand - Mario’s experience in New Zealand and the similarities and differences between New Zealand and we also discussed the photographic exhibit Cuba through Kiwi eyes by Kiwis who have visited Cuba. Cuba's relationship with the United States. We talked about how the economy was managing under the US's embargo & Cuba's ability to train doctors in Kiribati and other Pacific islands and how free tertiary education encouraged sense of obligation and solidarity from university graduates in Cuba.

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Climate Change - Dr Tammy Tabe on climate change and migration. We will be discussing Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation, Migration, Climate Change, , Pacific Cultures Diaspora,

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USA’s Foreign & Domestic Policy and the Democratic Parties Politics - Prof Stephen Zunes is an American international relations scholar specializing in the Middle Eastern politics, U.S. foreign policy, and strategic nonviolent action.

Stephen Zunes is a scholar and advocate of nonviolent people power movements, he has also served as a trainer and workshop leader for pro-democracy activists and community organizers in the United States, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.

Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz