Globalisation
Joseph Nye: Covid-19 might not change the world
No one knows exactly how the world will look in 10 years from now, but Harvard University Professor and author Joseph Nye argues that pandemics like Covid-19 are not always transformative events that… Audio
Top economists back trans-Tasman bubble concept
International economist and author Steve Keen and former Reserve Bank economist Michael Reddell join the show to discuss the post-Covid-19 economic prospects for New Zealand and the trans-Tasman… Audio
'New Zealand's biggest danger is being swamped by China'
Professor Tyler Cowen is a big supporter of immigration -- when it's done right -- but warns the New Zealand government needs to continue with its policy of not allowing China to get too much… Audio
Yes, wisdom and happiness really do come with age
Dilip Jeste is a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at UC San Diego and director of the UCSD Center for Healthy Aging, and he's challenging people to take another look at their perceptions of… Audio
Globalisation, and what it'll mean for you and your job
Globalisation is a bit of a buzzword these days, but a lot of the time it has an annoyingly vague, ivory tower sort of ring to it. Audio
Paul Mason: a post-capitalist world
Economics journalist Paul Mason says globalisation has created a whole new class of working people and the world is on the verge of a post-capitalism where work is being reinvented. Audio
How Hybrid? (Part 1) - Introduction
Megan Collins introduces her series How Hybrid? Global Music Mixtures with a programme looking at the globalisation of five instruments. Audio
Calls for leaders' summit to tackle inequality
Outspoken - NZ's economy is one of the best-performing among developed countries but there are nagging problems under the headlines. Audio
Tim Jackson: prosperity without growth
Kim Hill talks to Tim Jackson, Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of Surrey, Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity, author of Prosperity Without… Audio
Ngaire Woods: global governance
Professor Ngaire Woods led the creation of the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, and is the School's inaugural Dean. Her research focuses on global economic governance, the… Audio
How global economic forces increase disparity
In her new book, Expulsions, Columbia University sociology professor Saskia Sassen offers a chilling analysis of the dynamics shaping the global economy, including their effects of income inequality… Audio
Big Data: From Space to Place
The first discussion panel of the Big Data series considers the questions: what makes a place? How is place imbued with personal and communal meaning? How do urbanisation and globalisation affect… Audio
Economics Of Happiness
Helena Norberg-Hodges directed the documentary 'The Economics of Happiness', which explores issues of "globalisation versus localisation". Audio
Collecting Worlds
Kamila Shamsie and Ilija Trojanow explore from their positions on the margins of their adopted cultures what it means to write for, and about, a globalised world. John Newton is in the chair. Audio
