The OI Podcast

Discussion with Jane Malthus on Fashion, Central Otago, iD Fashion Week, Textiles, Who was Who in Dunedin in the 1970s, the Dunedin Look, and all things Couture. Central Otago Couture https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/about/te-papa-press/central-otago-couture-the-eden-hore-collection Eden in Dunedin https://www.toituosm.com/whats-on/exhibitions iD Fashion https://www.idfashion.co.nz/

Not a worm, Not velvet but a super glue shooting, matriarchal predator with ancient origins, Ngaokeoke / Velvet Worm / Peripatus are the 2025 Bug of the Year winners. Join Dr Barb and Trudi as they get the low down on everything Peripatus and bug related with Taylor Gallagher (Ph.D. Candidate), Professor Peter Dearden, Dr Jenny Jandt and On Lee Lau (Tuhura Otago Museum) and the 3D

Cristin Waite from Shop on Carroll joins Dr Barb to discuss Waste Minimisation, slow fashion, and the Runway Revival 2025 - Wear to Care upcycling event. The event consists of 40 local Dunedinites, including Dr Barb, upcycling a bag of second-hand clothes into a wearable runway outfit. Tickets for the Runway Revival 2025 – Wear to Care are available from the Shop on Carroll http

Professor Yoram Barak, Research Scientist and Consultant joins Dr Barb to discuss Dementia, Modifiable Risk factors and successful Aging. This episode contains discussion around dementia and holocaust survivors. Listener discretion is advised. https://www.otago.ac.nz/bms/expertise/profile?id=2591 https://alzheimersotago.org.nz/ This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - h

Metiria Stanton Turei (Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Ātiawa, Āti Haunui a Pāpārangi) is a pukenga matua at Te Kaupeka Tātai Ture, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, Faculty of Law senior lecturer at the University of Otago A vetran of five parliments from 2002 to 2017 and former co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand from 2009 to 2017. Metiria is a Fabulous Artist, Knitter, Lawyer

A HydroGeoChemist on vacation from County Durham (UK) catches up with Dr Barb. Dr Jeremy Dearlove talks about Gold Exploration, finding a place for radioactive waste, the world’s largest Phosphate mine, and Nitrates in the water supply (NE England). This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz

Aotearoa is home to thousands of fascinating insects, spiders, slugs, snails, centipedes, springtails and other “bugs”. Dr Barb and Trudi get the low down on the 2025 ‘Bug of the Year’ Competition from Dr Jenny Jandt. Whose in the running? Have you voted? All donations go to outreach to help the winning “bug”. This year’s 21 nominees represent 3 Phyla (Arthropoda, M

Professor Yoram Barak, Research Scientist and Consultant joins Dr Barb to discuss Dementia. This episode contains discussion around dementia and holocaust survivors. Listener discretion is advised. https://www.otago.ac.nz/bms/expertise/profile?id=2591 https://alzheimersotago.org.nz/ This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz

The Kingdom – animals in the jewellery of Jane Dodd. Jane Dodd chats with Dr Barb about her latest exhibition. Contemporary jewellery with a distinctive style and powerful narratives. Designed like a phylogenetic tree, The Kingdom mirrors evolutionary relationships and invites you to explore the intricate connections between species in the Animal Kingdom. Animal Attic, Tūhura

In Episode II of our Transport Modeshift miniseries. Dr Barb talks with Toitu Museum Curator Peter Reed about the Early European transport and modeshifts. Covering land transport during the late 1800s and early 1900s: Horses, Coaches, Trains, Motocycles, Motorcars, Trams, Trolly Buses, and Roads. “On the Move” a permanent exhibition at Toitu - Otago Settlers Museum has had a