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A series of panel discussions recorded at Auckland Museum.

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Smart Talk: Hermes – Communication

Chaired by Russell Brown, this discussion about what communication means today begins with the Greek god Hermes. It features the blogger Rosabel Tan, Judge David Harvey, and Troy Rawhiti-Forbes, Social Media Editor for the New Zealand Herald, all exploring the implications of the buzzing, constant, real-time world in which we now live.

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Smart Talk: Zeus and Hera – Family and Marriage

The first of a series of panel discussions from the Auckland Museum on the theme of Gods and Men features Dita De Boni, Conrad Reyners and Dr Susan Morton. With Zeus and Hera in mind Noelle McCarthy explores what family and marriage means in 21st century Aotearoa, a place where the only thing nuclear about the family is the way that it has exploded. In a wide-ranging discussion, the group considers the impact of the Marriage Equality Bill.

Smart Talk: Zeus and Hera – Family and Marriage

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Smart Talk: Greed

Finlay Macdonald analyses contemporary manifestations of greed with academics Phoebe Fletcher, Dr Campbell Jones, and the leading financial journalist Bernard Hickey.

Smart Talk: Greed

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Smart Talk: Sloth

Comedians Ben Hurley, Irene Pink and Chris Brain along with political and social commentator Martyn (Bomber) Bradbury provide a light-hearted look at laziness in New Zealand society.

Smart Talk: Sloth

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Smart Talk: Lust

Russell Brown discusses what’s possibly the best-known of the seven deadly sins with prominent journalist David Farrier, author and blogger Emma Hart and adult shop owner Ema Lyon.

Smart Talk: Lust

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Smart Talk: Gluttony

Richard Pamatatau explores our relationship with food with the Prime Minister’s science advisor Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, weight loss industry-critic Dr Andrew Dickson from Massey University and one of New Zealand’s best known authorities on local cuisine, Ray McVinnie.

Smart Talk: Gluttony

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Smart Talk: Pride

Wallace Chapman looks at tall poppies and humble heroes with Independent Maori Statutory Board chief executive Brandi Hudson, journalist Gordon McLauchlan and the religious historian Dr Peter Lineham.

Smart Talk: Pride

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Smart Talk: Wrath

Finlay McDonald explores with psychologist Professor Michael Corballis, mental health expert Dr Janet Fanslow and composer Ruia Aperahama whether New Zealand is an angry society and if so, why?

Smart Talk: Wrath

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2012 Smart Talk

Kicking off a series of lively panel discussions on the Seven Deadly Sins, theologian Sir Lloyd Geering, designer Denise L'Estrange Corbet and artist Reuben Paterson consider Envy with moderator Wallace Chapman.

2012 Smart Talk

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Smart Talk: Envy

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Smart Talk: Water Crisis

This final edition of Smart Talk from the Auckland Museum, recorded in front of an audience last year, focuses on the issue of water sustainability and how we use our country's waterways. The panel of experts from the University of Auckland include Professor John Montgomery, the Chair of Marine Science; the ecologist Dr Marjorie van Roon; and Dr Alys Longley, a lecturer in Dance Studies. Oliver Driver is in the chair.

Smart Talk: Water Crisis

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Smart Talk: Food Crisis

The renowned Australian author, journalist and science communicator Professor Julian Cribb in conversation with Finlay Macdonald about how we are to feed ourselves in the coming years and decades.

Smart Talk: Food Crisis

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Smart Talk: Life on the Margins

How changes to New Zealand society can be traced by considering the current place of those who were once on the margins. Russell Brown chairs a session which involves comedian and diversity consultant Philip Patston; journalist and author David Cohen; Ella Henry, an academic and former human rights commissioner; and Jacinda Ardern, the Labour Party's Youth Affairs spokesperson.

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Smart Talk: Rugby and the New Zealand sense of identity

A spirited discussion recorded at the Auckland Museum. Chaired by Maggie Barrie, it features a panel of experts on the subject: historian Jock Phillips, political scientist Dr Jennifer Curtin and rugby legend and former All Black Grant Fox.

Smart Talk: Rugby and the New Zealand sense of identity

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Smart Talk: Matariki

The place of Matariki and its traditions in today's culture is discussed by Haare Williams, director of Maori Partnerships at Auckland Museum; musician Whirimako Black; composer and researcher Te Ahukaramu Charles Royal; and historian, storyteller and orator Pita Turei. Kirk Torrance is in the chair.

Smart Talk: Matariki

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Smart Talk: Innovation and Crime

Professor Greg Newbold, Sam Chapman, and Professor Warren rookbanks discuss the state of our criminal justice system with Finlay Macdonald.

Smart Talk: Innovation and Crime

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Smart Talk: Innovation and Cultural Institutions

Angelina Russo, John Barnett and Aidan Lang explored the challenges of attracting and engaging new audiences with Finlay Macdonald.

Smart Talk: Innovation and Cultural Institutions

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Smart Talk: Innovation and Faith

A conversation between Finlay Macdonald and theologian Sir Lloyd Geering, aged 92, who is still encouraging people to re-think the idea of religious belief.