Gaza an unacceptable humanitarian crisis - Stephen Zunes - Professor of international relations at the University of San Francisco specializing in the Middle Eastern politics, U.S. foreign policy, and strategic nonviolent action. We speculated on whether Israel's overwhelmingly disproportionate response to Hamas sneak terroristic attack on Israe citizens amounted to genocide. We also talked about President Biden's support of Israel going well beyond international lawl and its political implications for the American election. We also talked about the possible future of Palestine and Israel. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

This is budget sacrificing the future - Craig Renney Economist and Director of Policy at New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. Craig and I talked about how this budget is sacrificing future generations for Apparent political gain. We also talked about the tax savings going to those like landlords who needed at least while those who need the most financial help got the least help. We also talked about how the revenue and taxation system had to be reformed if New Zealand physical and social infrastructure was not going to crash. We also wondered if fast fast track they legislation wouldn't cause more distrust of the government ! Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

NZ + AuKus - Prof Prof Robert Patman is a leading New Zealand University Otago academic in the field of international relations. He Received the accolade; the 2024 Critic and Conscience of Society Award, given by Universities New Zealand’s Gama Foundation.. We talked about Aukus and it's impact on nuclear free Pacific as in the treaty of Rarotonga and New Zealand's foreign policy in the Pacific and Asia. We also discussed the importance of an international rules based order for small and medium size countries such as New Zealand. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Funding Crisis in Healthcare Impact on Nursing - Anne Daniels President NZ) urses Organisation NZNO Anne Daniel 14th May 2024 Early in her nursing journey Anne’s strong sense of justice led her to become an NZNO delegate, then Convenor for Thames Hospital/Hauraki Plains NZNO members, leading nurses through strikes and restructuring. She worked with the Thames Hospital Clinical Director, a local Councillor and the community to fight the reduction of many health services under the National Government. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Neoliberalism A conspiracy? - Charles Pigden Professor of Philosophy at Otago University He is Burtrude Russell scholar'. More interestingly Pigden also an expert on the Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories, being the first to revive the issue after Popper’s denunciations of conspiracy theorizing in the fifties. We will be discussing the case for Neoliberalism as a conspiracy. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Importance of the public media to Democracy in NZ - Peter Thompson Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Unions and Work Safety - Craig Renney Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Gun Control or Gun Massacres - Kevin Clements is the former director and was the Foundation Chair of Peace and Conflict Studies, Founding Director of the New Zealand National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (NCPACS) at Otago, &Sec. Gen. of the International Peace Research Association. Kevin Clements, is the new Director Toda Peace Institute is an independent, nonpartisan institute committed to advancing a more just and peaceful world through policy-oriented peace research and practice. We will be discussing I need to keep and indeed strengthen New Zealand's gain control regulations! Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Otago Central Environmental Society - Phil Murray and Matthew Sole. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

War on Gaza - Robert Patman. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz