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The McKinsey Podcast, our new flagship podcast series, takes you inside our global firm, and features conversations with experts on issues that matter most in business and management. McKinsey & Company is a management-consulting firm that helps businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations realize their most important goals. Topics covered in this series include strategy, technology, leadership, marketing, operations, organization, and the role of business in society.
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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) interviews the world's greatest venture capitalists with prior guests including Sequoia's Doug Leone and Benchmark's Bill Gurley. Once per week, 20VC Host, Harry Stebbings is also joined by one of the great founders of our time with prior founder episodes from Spotify's Daniel Ek, Linkedin's Reid Hoffman, and Snowflake's Frank Slootman. If you would like to see more of The Twenty Minute VC (20VC), head to www.20vc.com for more information on the podcast, show note ...
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An insider’s guide to the laws dictating life within UK and EU financial services, the people influencing their development and policing finance workers’ compliance
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Business Without Bullshit brings candid, no-nonsense conversations about the world of business. Join us as we break the rules, challenge the status quo, and share unfiltered insights with entrepreneurs, leaders, and innovators. This is your space for bold ideas and likeminded conversations - minus the buzzwords. Tune in for refreshing perspectives and real talk every episode, every Wednesday at 7am.
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The definitive business podcast from the BBC. Each week, the BBC's Evan Davis is joined by bosses, entrepreneurs and industry experts, to lift the lid on how their businesses work, and what it’s like to be in charge. They discuss a big issue, a big challenge, or a big question facing their industry. From managing AI to managing millennials, from supermarkets to supercharging a new product. And our guests will share their stories of success and failure along the way. Podcasts are published ev ...
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Welcome to Let's Talk Agri-Tech: Innovations in Agriculture, a podcast from the UK Agri-Tech Centre. Join us as we delve into the dynamic world of agri-tech, innovations and sustainable agriculture, exploring the latest insights and breakthroughs from industry pioneers, researchers and innovators. Our conversations aim to bridge the gap between cutting-edge agricultural technology creators and beneficiaries, fostering relationships among researchers, startups, investors, and farmers. Togethe ...
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Inspiring Legal Minds. Transforming Legal Futures. The Legally Speaking Podcast, sponsored by Clio, inspires, educates and entertains. Think of it as a law library—with better snacks and standout guests. Hosted by Rob Hanna, legal careers expert, LinkedIn Top Voice and Founder, we interview lawyers, law firm leaders, legal tech pioneers, DEI champions, and even Netflix stars. Guests explore legal innovation, career growth, AI, wellbeing and redefining success. New episodes every Monday for t ...
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Zero Ambitions is a consultancy and weekly podcast about sustainability and the built environment. We find interesting and experienced guests who know what they're talking about, usually to discuss how we navigate the complexity of decarbonisation and sustainability in the built environment and its many related sectors. The success of the podcast has seen it grow into a consultancy, Zero Ambitions Partners. The consultancy works with blue chip clients, public sector institutions, and niche-m ...
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Welcome to Science News Daily, brought to you by Brief! Our AI selects the latest stories and top headlines and then delivers them to you each day in less than ten minutes (for more details, visit www.brief.news/how-it-works). Tune in to get your daily news on fascinating topics, including physics, biology, chemistry, astronomy, and more. Whether you're a science enthusiast, researcher, or simply curious about the wonders of the natural world, this podcast is your ultimate source for all thi ...
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A Fly on the Boardroom Wall Weekly, in-depth dialogues with industry titans and top executives. From FTSE and S&P CEOs to C-suite leaders of renowned institutions, 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙠 offers "𝘼 𝙁𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙡" insights into the pressing topics shaping today's business, finance, and technology landscape. The Heads of the world's biggest corporations discuss current and future industry matters with 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙠, providing a unique perspective on the pulse of global commerce. 𝕎𝕖 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝕥 ...
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Welcome to the SAP UK & Ireland podcast. A new show aimed at technology professionals and business leaders. We’ll be lifting the lid on the most interesting stories from the world of IT and business, shining a light on all the extraordinary examples of tech innovation and customer success from across the UK. We’ll also be speaking to thought-leaders and industry champions from the worlds of sustainable business, productivity, experience management, industry 4.0 and many more.
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The Mazars Tech for Leaders podcast delves into the latest technology developments and how business leaders can tackle challenges whilst ensuring they are protected from a risk, security and compliance perspective. Join Mazars Technology and Digital experts as they speak with industry guests, specialist speakers and subject matter experts on all things tech.
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Women in ERP Podcast | A Leading Women in Technology & ERP Podcast The Women in ERP (WERP) Podcast is the only female-led podcast dedicated to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and women in technology. Featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders from SAP, Oracle, IFS, Microsoft Dynamics, and more, WERP explores the evolving ERP landscape, digital transformation, and leadership in tech. With 5,500+ global listeners and 1million social impressions, WERP provides actionable insights, ...
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"Conversations with Carole" is meant to build a community where we can talk about current and historical issues relevant to our times. I've been in the cross culture business for many years and celebrate the past work I've done in radio. It made sense NOW to move the conversation to a podcast format where we can all get involved! ===== As an award-winning keynote speaker, trainer, and global thought leader, since 1987, Carole Copeland Thomas moderates the discussions of critical issues affec ...
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From nine to noon every weekday, Kathryn Ryan talks to the people driving the news - in New Zealand and around the world. Delve beneath the headlines to find out the real story, listen to Nine to Noon's expert commentators and reviewers and catch up with the latest lifestyle trends on this award-winning programme.
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Interarbor Solutions' Briefings Direct: Unique B2B informational podcasts that offer the value of objective perspectives from leading industry analyst Dana Gardner. Briefings Direct delivers actionable knowledge on the latest enterprise IT subjects to those who need to know the most about the business of IT now.
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Just how dangerous is the everyday workplace? What can be done to mitigate risks and avoid hazards? And what trade-offs have to be made between the competing demands of safety, efficiency and wider social responsibility? This album looks at three very different case studies - farming, food manufacturing and urban redevelopment - and explores the varying approaches to risk management within each different sphere. It includes a visit to Fox's Biscuits and Brooksby Agricultural College in the U ...
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iProspect is the UK’s leading performance marketing agency, with more than 20 years’ experience of transforming brands and driving high growth for clients in the digital economy. It is a critical marketing partner for some of the world’s most successful brands, creating and delivering transformative business outcomes to ensure clients win and stay ahead of the competition in today’s rapidly evolving digital economy. While iProspect’s passion is business performance, its reward is knowing it ...
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Education is at the heart of making the world a better place. Education has always needed technology, but the technology landscape is getting more and more complex. Imagine if you had to license pencils or paper to use in schools, or be forced to use specific paper from one company so that they could see everything you wrote. Education technology is too important to rely on profit-driven market dynamics. This podcast shines a light on key people and projects working around the growing field ...
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We are Vermeer Partners, and we’ve created this series to shed light on some of the topics running hot in the investment community today. With insights from industry experts in their own Golden Eras, we reveal some of the issues investors face in today’s often complex, investment world. Whether you are a seasoned industry professional or an enthusiast beginning your investment journey, we hope you gain some valuable insights and enjoy the series along the way. And if you want to find out mor ...
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Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.
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With over 25 years of experience in recruiting leadership teams and boards for advanced science and engineering companies, Chris Reichhelm, CEO of Deep Tech Leaders, offers an insider’s perspective on the pivotal decisions and strategies that shape the success of startups embarking on the lab-to-market journey. This podcast doesn’t just celebrate innovation for its own sake; instead, it highlights what it truly takes to build, scale, and sustain a successful deep tech company. Through conver ...
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Drugs in America often cost more than three times as much as those elsewhere. But Donald Trump’s plan to cut prescription costs and impose tariffs may have unintended consequences for consumers. Inside North Korea’s crypto-heist: from hermit kingdom to hacking kingdom (10:45). And remembering Alvaro Mangino, who survived the 1972 Andes air crash (1…
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FDA Phasing Out Fluoride Products, Bio-Ink Boosts Coral Restoration, Ancient Sea Moth Fossil Disrupts Evolution Theories, New Antibiotic Fights Superbugs, and more...
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11:47(0:10): FDA to Phase Out Ingestible Fluoride Products, Sparking Debate Over Children's Dental Health (2:12): Breakthrough Bio-Ink SNAP-X Boosts Coral Reef Restoration, Could Combat Climate Change Impact (4:28): New 506-Million-Year-Old 'Sea Moth' Fossil Challenges Early Animal Evolution Theories (6:49): New Antibiotic Discovery: Saarvienin A Fights…
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20VC: Tiger Global Saved by OpenAI | Coatue's New Fund: Hype or Substance | Why SBF is the Greatest Investor of the Last 5 Years | Why Big Funds are Investing in Perplexity
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1:14:37Items Mentioned in Today’s Episode: 04:11 Owner’s New $120M Round at $1BN 06:05 Why Series A is F****** Today 14:55 Could Tiger Global Be Saved by OpenAI and Scale 22:43 Why SBF is the Greatest Investor of the Last Decade 31:34 Why No Individuals Should Invest in Venture Funds 36:27 Why Microsoft Laying 3% of Their Workforce Off is not Enough 41:38…
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Screentime: La Cocina, The Four Seasons, Choir Games
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11:19Tamar Munch reviews La Cocina (cinemas) ; The Four Seasons (Netflix) and local series Choir Games (Sky Open/Neon)
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The challenges and triumphs of solo motherhood
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15:26There are a lot of books on parenting, but very few about what happens when you suddenly find yourself doing it on your own. This was the experience of Australian author and podcaster Rachel Maksimovic. She became a solo mum when she was just 20 weeks' pregnant - and among the financial and career challenges it brought - there were a host of other,…
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Tony discusses a recent randsomware attack on an Australian construction firm where 17 GB of corporate data was allegedly taken; the US Justice Department has unsealed indictments against 12 individuals, so called "hackers for hire; and New Zealand has seen a dramatic 68% increase in sextortion cases in the first three months of the year, according…
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Government announces $190 million social investment fund
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6:20Government announces $190 million social investment fund
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Around the motu: Libby Kirkby McLeod in Hamilton
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13:29Kakapo have been heard booming in the North Island for the first time in over a century, plus more with RNZ Waikato Reporter Libby Kirkby-McLeod.
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Ralph McAllister reviews Nobody's Fool by Harlan Coben published by Century
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Construction company Calder Stewart has announced plans to build the country's biggest inland port in the small Otago town of Milburn.
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Erna Walraven : one of the first female zookeepers in Australia
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23:19Erna Walraven became one of Australia's first female zookeepers in the early 1980s.
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UK correspondent Matt Dathan looks at a speech given by Prime Minister Keir Starmer which has drawn comparisons with Enoch Powell's infamous anti-immigration "rivers of blood" speech.
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The UK company that wants to recycle all of Britain's EV batteries
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14:29Batteries for electric vehicles are notoriously difficult to recycle, but growing demand for the rare metals they contain is leading to greater interest in retrieving their contents.
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Are the rules for online alcohol deliveries too loose?
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11:36The ease which alcohol can be ordered online without ID checks and delivered within minutes is causing concern for most New Zealanders.
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BNZ says $2.2 billion coming into mortgage holders pockets
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13:09Falling interest rates will deliver $2.2 billion into the pockets of mortgage holders in the next six months to a year, according to the BNZ's Chief Economist.
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Education to Influence: Kelly Dowling’s Mission to Empower the SAP Community
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28:15In this engaging episode of the Women in ERP podcast, hosted by Abigail Allman, we are joined by Kelly Dowling, the Director of Strategic Topics and Communities at ASUG (the American SAP User Group). Kelly shares her inspiring journey from event coordination at the University of Notre Dame to becoming a pivotal figure in the SAP community. She emph…
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All talk, no sanctions: Trump lifts Syria embargo
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24:25As Donald Trump removes bans on trade with Syria and meets its leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, our correspondent analyses the implications. Two feuding political dynasties in the Philippines use mid-term elections as a proxy battle (10:03). And introducing V-Tubers, creators behind live-streams of cartoon avatars coming to a screen near you (18:42). Listen…
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Cancer Trial Shows 100 Percent Survival, Scientists Solve Water-Wrinkled Fingertips Mystery, MIT Study Reveals Anesthetic Insights, Edible Mycelium Offers Plastic Alternative, and more...
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11:07(0:10): Breakthrough Cancer Trial: 100% Survival with New Olaparib Timing Post-Chemotherapy (2:26): Scientists Uncover Mystery Behind Water-Wrinkled Fingertips, Linking Nerve Function to Grip Enhancement (4:16): MIT Study Unveils How Anesthetics Alter Brain Waves, Offering Safer Surgical Dosing (6:25): Breakthrough: Edible, Tear-Resistant Mycelium …
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To be an architect you need to be much more than an artist
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1:00:38EP 385 - Our guest this week is Fernando Sordo Madaleno, a third generation architect working in the family firm Sordo Madaleno. Originally from Mexico City, Fernando is now based in London, spearheading the firm’s expansion as an international architecture studio. As well as discussing life in the family business we had a fascinating chat around a…
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Personal finance: do you have savings for a rainy day ?
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11:38The Retirement Commission's Money Month theme this year is the importance of Emergency Savings - the idea of having a bit aside for the unexpected.
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From fast-fashion to self-made advocate: designer Tara Viggo
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15:43Kiwi fashion designer Tara Viggo has returned home to Dunedin from a high-flying overseas career to champion slow fashion.
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Around the motu: Logan Savory in Southland
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10:21Invercargill Council has settled on a 7.11% rate increase and has also halted plans for a $5m spend on urban play in the city.
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Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews 1985: A Novel by Dominic Hoey published by Penguin Random House NZ
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Rare endemic New Zealand snail been filmed laying an egg
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10:11The snails are hermaphrodites with genital pores on their necks - which means the snail only needs to peek out of its shell slightly to "do the business".
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Bestselling author on his international mission
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24:02Neal Shusterman is in New Zealand for Verb and the Auckland Writers Festival, with talks specifically for teenagers squeezed into his schedule.
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Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to discuss the makeup of Anthony Albanese's new cabinet and more.
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AI, drones and helicopters being used to manage power lines
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9:43Artificial Intelligence is being trained to assess all the power poles and wires in Auckland to better help lines company Vector with its maintenance.
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MFAT updates US travel advice for New Zealanders
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12:21The Foreign Affairs Ministry has updated its travel advice for New Zealanders travelling to the USA for the first time since Donald Trump became president.
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Are competition laws working when it comes to the electricity
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18:51In the last week, two small players have been swallowed up by big generator/retailers.
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Hunger strikes: Agony in Gaza as Israel blocks aid
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24:50A ceasefire becomes ever more urgent in Gaza as Israel expands military operations and obstructs aid. As Donald Trump arrives in Saudi Arabia, the regional balance of power has shifted since his last term (9:55). Also on the show: introducing series two of “Boss Class”, on how to be a better manager (17:44). And we need your feedback! Please take o…
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GLP-1 Drugs Lower Cancer Risk, XPRIZE Launches Healthspan Challenge, NASA Finds Hidden Ocean on Mars, Breakthrough in Amoebiasis Research, and more...
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12:45(0:10): Study Finds GLP-1 Drugs Cut Obesity-Related Cancer Risk, Beyond Weight Loss Benefits (2:36): XPRIZE Launches $81M Challenge to Boost Healthspan by 20 Years for Aging Population (5:09): NASA Unveils Possible Hidden Ocean Beneath Mars' Surface, Reviving Hopes for Extraterrestrial Life (7:24): Breakthrough in Combating Deadly Amoebiasis: Genet…
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In sport, Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox has won for the first time on the PGA Tour, claiming the Myrtle Beach Classic title in a play-off.
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Dame Valerie Adams on her advocacy for tamariki
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16:56Dame Valerie Adams is on a mission to help thousands of tamariki in South Auckland as winter bites.
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Kiwi companies Sanford, Xero, and Manawa Energy have results coming this week.
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Around the motu: Peter de Graaf in Northland
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10:15Right off the back of a drought, Kaitaia, Kerikeri and Whangarei all had their wettest April in recorded history.
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Book review: The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey
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5:51Kiran Dass reviews The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey published by Te Herenga Waka University Press.
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Kiwisaver figures show more withdrawals for hardship than homes
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7:05The number of financial hardship Kiwisaver withdrawals is now surpassing the number for withdrawals for first-home deposits for the first time.
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Nearly 50 years ago, Jack Hobbs began working on transforming some farmland in Manurewa into what is now Auckland Botanic Gardens.
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In the USA, markets are taking the pause in tariffs with China as an indication of a lasting peace agreement.
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Unlocking the secrets of the "superagers"
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11:04Why do some octogenarians have exceptional memories? Emily Rogalski explains.
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Restoring the fortunes of our struggling wool industry
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11:42An Avondale-based manufacturer has developed a sustainable wool product it hopes could restore the fortunes of the struggling industry.
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Work wanted: the thousands who can't get enough hours
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16:53Hundreds of thousands of people don't have as much paid work as they need - with labour market data showing fewer hours are being worked.
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Rising Young Adult Cancer Rates, MaaT Pharma's ALS Therapy Shows Promise, EVE-Vax Transforms Vaccine Design, Exploring New Immunity Research, and more...
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11:01(0:10): Study Reveals Alarming Rise in Early-Onset Cancers Among Young Adults, Calls for Urgent Action (2:43): MaaT Pharma's ALS Trial Shows Promise with Safe Microbiome Therapy, Slows Disease Progression (5:13): EVE-Vax Revolutionizes Vaccine Design with Synthetic SARS-CoV-2 Spike Proteins (7:14): Exploring Innate Immunity: New Collection Focuses …
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For Season 2, we’re releasing an extended interview alongside each episode. This week: Who needs search engines when chatbots can answer every query for you? That’s the question confronting the head of Search at the world’s most popular website. To listen to the full series, subscribe to Economist Podcasts+. https://subscribenow.economist.com/podca…
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Forget the hammocks and ping-pong tables. Creativity takes work. Managers at Google, Lego and a pair of AI startups share advice on breaking through. To listen to the full series, subscribe to Economist Podcasts+. https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you have full access to all our shows …
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Tariffs against China were the centrepiece of Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” trade plans. Our correspondent explains the significance of a new 90-day hiatus. Will Ukraine and Russia come to the negotiating table this week (7:51)? Why new techniques to compress the contrast between loud and quiet music could be damaging our hearing (15:35). And hel…
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20VC Exclusive: Mercury Founder Launches First $26M Fund | Why Founders Should Take the Highest Price | Why Serial Entrepreneurs are Better | Why AI Is So Overhyped | The Future of Venture Capital with ...
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1:02:21Immad Akhund is the CEO of Mercury. Launched in 2019, Mercury has raised $500M in funding from Sequoia, Coatue, CRV, Andreessen Horowitz and others. He is a former part-time partner at Y Combinator and is an active angel investor, with more than 350 investments in startups including Rippling, AirTable, Rappi, Applied Intuition, and Substack. In Tod…
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Reinventing Intellectual Property: The Blockchain Revolution with the Etched Founders - S9E10
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50:59What if you could immortalise your intellectual property forever? This week, I’m joined by Ben Scott, Joshua Scott and Victor Caddy, the three innovators behind Etched Tech, a platform redefining how we protect creativity and ownership. From blockchain-backed IP management to closing gaps in legal protection, these three bring expertise from sport,…
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Kennedy joins from Adelaide, but keeps the story-telling local. He discusses the recent supposed sightings of moose in Fiordland: two in the space of two months, in approx the same location. Kennedy tells the story of how moose came to NZ, and thoughts on whether these recent sightings could actually be the elusive ungulate.…
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Award winning cheeses out of Hōhepa Hawke's Bay
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12:13In Hawkes Bay, Hōhepa is an organisation which offers supported housing, education and employment to people with intellectual disabilities.
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