https://criticalsignals.nz/podcast/Conversations from Critical Signals — practical and visionary responses to an era of collapses, recorded in Pōneke, Wellington.en-nz© 2026 Critical SignalsHugo -- gohugo.ioWed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +1300Critical SignalsConversations from Critical Signals — practical and visionary responses to an era of collapses, recorded in Pōneke, Wellington.serialfalseebee2695-99ae-55b4-a373-35b7f4ee1803yesCritical Signalscontact@criticalsignals.nzhttps://criticalsignals.nz/podcast/cover.jpghttps://criticalsignals.nz/podcast/https://criticalsignals.nz/podcast/episode-1/Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +1200wildest-signals-e0159:32:001fullfalseKia ora koutou, nau mai haere mai ki te Wildest Streams. Welcome to the podcast that elaborates on dialogues held within and around a community initiative known as Critical Signals. For three months in 2025, Critical Signals temporarily held residence at 115 Taranaki street in Te Whanganui a Tara, during which we held a range of discussions, seminars, workshops, and gatherings dealing with our anthropological world; climate response, community resilience, data sovereignty, food systems, and the creative potential of community response. In this podcast, we reflect on and share some of those dialogues, with me, your host, Clay. Thanks for being here. In this episode, the first in this six-part series, we walk and talk with Ira Bailey along the paths of Matairangi and we’ll listen to kōrero from Dr. Jessica Hutchings; speaking on food systems, holding seeds in the commons, and the natural collectivism of the food communities from her talk in the critical signals space back in July called “Seeding Hope - Rebuilding our broken food system”. “GROWING” What can we see as we look across Te Whanganui-A-Tara from our perch up Tangi Te Keo? The walkways and streets right from the top of Mt Vic (Matairangi) all the way down Courtenay Pl to Manners St, represent a history of growing food. So from a vantage point up high, we’ll sow seeds down thru the innermost gardens and beyond, asking our neighbours about their connections with this land. This walk is a place to connect with local history, and enquire about what it takes to cultivate local resilience and self-determination. Credits “Food Prices” Song by Relator The Real Master Waimapihi Stream Recording by Renee Banks Additional Recordings by Jackson Gittings Hosted by Clay Joy Smith Full Recordings Dr Jessica Hutchings Ira Bailey AcknowledgementsGreat appreciation and thanks to the following sponsors and donors that allow this podcast to be made: Goethe Institute, Te Herenga Waka, Toi Aria, nikau, Monash University, Te Pūnaha Matatini, Mouthfull, Hugo & Blowfish, and all of the generous PledgeMe donors.Kia ora koutou, nau mai haere mai ki te Wildest Streams. Welcome to the podcast that elaborates on dialogues held within and around a community initiative known as Critical Signals. For three months in 2025, Critical Signals temporarily held residence at 115 Taranaki street in Te Whanganui a Tara, during which we held a range of discussions, seminars, workshops, and gatherings dealing with our anthropological world; climate response, community resilience, data sovereignty, food systems, and the creative potential of community response. In this podcast, we reflect on and share some of those dialogues, with me, your host, Clay. Thanks for being here.

In this episode, the first in this six-part series, we walk and talk with Ira Bailey along the paths of Matairangi and we’ll listen to kōrero from Dr. Jessica Hutchings; speaking on food systems, holding seeds in the commons, and the natural collectivism of the food communities from her talk in the critical signals space back in July called “Seeding Hope - Rebuilding our broken food system”.

“GROWING”

What can we see as we look across Te Whanganui-A-Tara from our perch up Tangi Te Keo? The walkways and streets right from the top of Mt Vic (Matairangi) all the way down Courtenay Pl to Manners St, represent a history of growing food. So from a vantage point up high, we’ll sow seeds down thru the innermost gardens and beyond, asking our neighbours about their connections with this land. This walk is a place to connect with local history, and enquire about what it takes to cultivate local resilience and self-determination.

Credits

• “Food Prices” Song by Relator The Real Master
• Waimapihi Stream Recording by Renee Banks
• Additional Recordings by Jackson Gittings
• Hosted by Clay Joy Smith

Full Recordings

• Dr Jessica Hutchings
• Ira Bailey

Acknowledgements

Great appreciation and thanks to the following sponsors and donors that allow this podcast to be made: Goethe Institute, Te Herenga Waka, Toi Aria, nikau, Monash University, Te Pūnaha Matatini, Mouthfull, Hugo & Blowfish, and all of the generous PledgeMe donors.

]]>https://criticalsignals.nz/podcast/episode-2/Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +1300wildest-signals-e0243:28:002fullfalseKia ora koutou, nau mai haere mai ki te Wildest Streams. Welcome to the podcast that elaborates on dialogues held within and around a community initiative known as Critical Signals. For three months in 2025, Critical Signals temporarily held residence at 115 Taranaki street in Te Whanganui a Tara, during which we held a range of discussions, seminars, workshops, and gatherings dealing with our anthropological world; climate response, community resilience, data sovereignty, food systems, and the creative potential of community response. In this podcast, we reflect on and share some of those dialogues, with me, your host, Clay. Thanks for being here. In this episode, the second in our six-part series, we will sit and talk with Finn Illsley-Kemp in the back of the Critical Signals space, talking over our precariously placed city. We walked down from Zealandia to Katherine Mansfeild House to get a measure of what we were talking about in a more embodied way, so you will hear a couple of clips from the walk, along with some interstitial tidbits from Dr Catherine Dyer, and Jonathan Boston from their respective talks on economics and insurance in climate change. “SHOCKS” What disasters are we on the brink of? What change is coming, how do we prepare? Calmly, together, with hope and information. The leaders are out of the building, shmoozing with business and political leaders of other countries. Tinakori aka No Dinner, our cultural identity / social history requires healing so we can build a better future together. Get other there and meet your neighbours. Credits Additional Recordings by Jackson Gittings Hosted by Clay Joy Smith Full Recordings Dr Catherine Dyer Jonathan Boston Finn Illsley-Kemp AcknowledgementsGreat appreciation and thanks to the following sponsors and donors that allow this podcast to be made: Goethe Institute, Te Herenga Waka, Toi Aria, nikau, Monash University, Te Pūnaha Matatini, Mouthfull, Hugo & Blowfish, and all of the generous PledgeMe donors.Kia ora koutou, nau mai haere mai ki te Wildest Streams. Welcome to the podcast that elaborates on dialogues held within and around a community initiative known as Critical Signals. For three months in 2025, Critical Signals temporarily held residence at 115 Taranaki street in Te Whanganui a Tara, during which we held a range of discussions, seminars, workshops, and gatherings dealing with our anthropological world; climate response, community resilience, data sovereignty, food systems, and the creative potential of community response. In this podcast, we reflect on and share some of those dialogues, with me, your host, Clay. Thanks for being here.

In this episode, the second in our six-part series, we will sit and talk with Finn Illsley-Kemp in the back of the Critical Signals space, talking over our precariously placed city. We walked down from Zealandia to Katherine Mansfeild House to get a measure of what we were talking about in a more embodied way, so you will hear a couple of clips from the walk, along with some interstitial tidbits from Dr Catherine Dyer, and Jonathan Boston from their respective talks on economics and insurance in climate change.

“SHOCKS”

What disasters are we on the brink of? What change is coming, how do we prepare? Calmly, together, with hope and information. The leaders are out of the building, shmoozing with business and political leaders of other countries. Tinakori aka No Dinner, our cultural identity / social history requires healing so we can build a better future together. Get other there and meet your neighbours.

Credits

• Additional Recordings by Jackson Gittings
• Hosted by Clay Joy Smith

Full Recordings

• Dr Catherine Dyer
• Jonathan Boston
• Finn Illsley-Kemp

Acknowledgements

Great appreciation and thanks to the following sponsors and donors that allow this podcast to be made: Goethe Institute, Te Herenga Waka, Toi Aria, nikau, Monash University, Te Pūnaha Matatini, Mouthfull, Hugo & Blowfish, and all of the generous PledgeMe donors.

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