The United Nations tells us that, “For the SDGs to be reached, everyone needs to do their part: governments, the private sector, civil society and people like you." So today we talk about initiatives which use transformative learning through doing (more particularly, learning through play) to encourage people to engage with and live out the SDGs. Guests: James Bishop (Koru (Hong Kong), facilitator of SDG Game), Sophia White (Toitū Envirocare) and Bridget Williams (Bead and Proceed)

What motivates someone to get involved in human rights work? And what motivates them to keep going, decades later? What are some key learnings from their decades of work? The highs and the lows? The advice do they want to share?

We talk with three long-term human rights advocates about their stories: Aroha Reriti-Crofts (Maori and women's rights), David Matas (organ transplant abuse) and Marilyn Garson (social enterprises in developing countries).

15 March 2020 marks one year since the attacks at Christchurch's Al Noor and Linwood Mosques. Knowing that people will find this anniversary very hard, Speak Up-Korerotia issued an open call for contributions, inviting anyone interested to self-record and submit their reflections. The 22 submissions touch on so many themes, acknowledging both the aroha demonstrated after the attacks as well as the toxic undercurrent of racism that enabled such violence to develop.

Whakahaumanutia! Te Reo Māori is classified as an endangered language, yet it's currently experiencing a real boom. What is being done to harness this enthusiasm? How can we work to ensure Te Reo and its associated tikanga survive? Language teachers and advocates Jeanette King (University of Canterbury), Regan Stokes (Hagley Community College) and Anton Matthews (FUSH) share their insights.

We open the news and are confronted by climate disaster: Australia is burning; Indonesia is drowning; one by one, cities around New Zealand are declaring climate emergencies...

If you this news make you feel anxious, scared, horrified or helpless, you are one of millions of people experiencing 'climate anxiety'. Our guests explain and explore the linkages between climate change and psychology, with suggestions on what we can we do about it: Mia Sutherland (School Strike 4 Climate), Michael Apathy (psychotherapist and Extinction Rebellion), Alicia Hall (Millions of Mothers) and Jackie Feather and Brian Dixon (Co-Convenors of NZ Psychology Society's Climate Psychology Taskforce).

We open the news and are confronted by climate disaster: Australia is burning; Indonesia is drowning; one by one, cities around New Zealand are declaring climate emergencies...

If you this news make you feel anxious, scared, horrified or helpless, you are one of millions of people experiencing 'climate anxiety'. Our guests explain and explore the linkages between climate change and psychology, with suggestions on what we can we do about it: Mia Sutherland (School Strike 4 Climate), Michael Apathy (psychotherapist and Extinction Rebellion), Alicia Hall (Millions of Mothers) and Jackie Feather and Brian Dixon (Co-Convenors of NZ Psychology Society's Climate Psychology Taskforce).

Guests Hector Matthews (Executive Director, Māori and Pacific Health, Canterbury District Health Board), Jane Andrews (Jam TV) and Inspector Hirōne Waretini (District Manager, Māori, Pacific and Ethnic Services, New Zealand Police) expand on our September 2019 show on "Unconscious bias," discussing the issue in the context of Aotearoa.

Same-sex couples wanting children will likely face many emotional and legal hurdles as they navigate the complexities of surrogacy, egg or sperm donation, adoption, etc. Same-sex parents Chris Hunter and Sara Epperson, and researcher Nicola Surtees, share their journeys and experiences.

What enables and what challenges young people to 'get involved' in working towards positive change? We hear from three young activists - Allie Zohoori-Dossa and Trixie-Mārie Bull (involved in race unity work) and Lucy Gray (Christchurch Coordinator for School Strike 4 Climate) - as well as Lincoln University lecturer Sylvia Nissen, whose research focuses on youth activism. Prepare to be inspired!

Dr Benjamin Reese Jr of Duke University, USA, shares some of his learnings from almost fifty years working with and teaching about unconscious bias. Guaranteed to get you thinking about your own underlying biases, and what might be done to recognise and address them.