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Extraordinary

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 yBC’s “Extraordinary” podcast focusses in on the people making a difference. The podcast pulls together a unique array of people taking on big challenges and doing extraordinary things. People modestly focussing on an issue, cause, challenge or industry that they are passionate about, or simply doing something extraordinary. People making things happen to make a real difference to those around them and those who follow in their footsteps, or inspiring others to live life differently. We share and celebrate their stories, told in their own words, from their perspective and without scripting. Interviewed by Mark Sinclair and produced/published by the team at yBC.tv every other Tuesday.Copyright yBC.tv 2024 - All rights reserved. Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Ep.19: Siouxsie Wiles on bioluminescent superbugs, infectious diseases, sexism, misogyny and reinvention

    Ep.19: Siouxsie Wiles on bioluminescent superbugs, infectious diseases, sexism, misogyny and reinvention
    Nov 29 2025

    An outstanding science communicator who became a household name in New Zealand during the Covid-19 pandemic, but paid a harsh price for her brilliant work. Award winning, energetic Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles talks bioluminescent superbugs, infectious diseases, Covid, sexism, misogyny, menstrual cups and reinvention.

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Ep.18: Mahi and mana: Securing the future of his tribe, and then protecting its past

    Ep.18: Mahi and mana: Securing the future of his tribe, and then protecting its past
    Apr 8 2025

    25 years ago, the people of Ngāi Tahu settled a dispute with the New Zealand government - a settlement which dates back to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 and has sealed the fortunes of the tribe into the future. Tipene O’Regan was the lead negotiator for Ngāi Tahu, and since negotiating the settlement has gone on to lead development of the tribe’s archive, a crucial project to enhance tribal learning and record keeping.
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Ep.17: Awkward conversations: how philosophy can help us navigate mankind’s biggest issues

    Ep.17: Awkward conversations: how philosophy can help us navigate mankind’s biggest issues
    Mar 26 2025

    A conversation with Professor Lisa Ellis: as we face a complex matrix of pressing realities, philosophy provides a vital framework for understanding and addressing them. It challenges us to re-examine our assumptions about many of these issues, and how we consider, discuss and solve them.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
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