Our Changing World

Dr Claire Concannon, Dr Claire Concannon

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Booking Overview

A science-focused New Zealand program that profiles researchers’ work across fields—from health and climate impacts to conservation and geology—often through direct conversations with scientists and specialists. It’s a strong platform for communicating public-impact research and science funding/innovation in an accessible, audience-friendly way.

Metrics

Episodes: 300

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: New Zealand

YouTube: 224.0k subscribers

Instagram: 172.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Dr Claire Concannon - Dr Claire Concannon follows scientists across New Zealand ("into the bush... over rivers... back to their labs") to cover fascinating research being done in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Academics/researchers (e.g., universities), specialist labs/centres, and senior representatives of major science/conservation programs or institutions.

Required Achievements:

Leading or contributing to applied research with real-world/public impact, Involvement in national-scale initiatives (science prizes, hazard monitoring, predator-free programs)

Recent Guest Discussions

Dr Ian Schipper - Volcano/ash Hazard Research And Active Volcanic Chain Study

Dr Jenni Hopkins - Volcano/ash Hazard Research And Eruption-related Chemical Hazard Assessment

Sally Bain - Predator-free City Implementation Challenges (multi-front Operations)

Chirs Jerram - Predator-free City Implementation Challenges In Zoo/urban Settings

James Wilcocks - Predator-free City Implementation Challenges (project Execution Across Sites)

Recent Topics

Science, Research, Climate, Conservation, Geology

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Our Changing World

Building a nation-wide model of landslide risk

July 06, 2026

Out of all of New Zealand’s natural hazards, landslides have resulted in the greatest loss of life since written records began. Pulling in data from decades of landslide research, a team at Earth Sciences New Zealand are now developing national models of landslide risk for both slow- and fast-moving landslides, to help New Zealand plan for, and respond to, major landslide events. Sign up to the Our Changing World monthly newsletter for episode backstories, science analysis and more.Learn more...

Meet the Prime Minister's science prize winners

June 30, 2026

A team that developed a brain cooling treatment for oxygen-deprived babies, a young scientist who created a helpful backseat driver app, a Māori kaiako encouraging her students to weave traditional design and contemporary materials, a paleobiologist communicating about the issues around de-extinction and a researcher investigating how much climate change contributes to extreme weather events: We meet the 2025 Prime Minister's Science Prize winners! Sign up to the Our Changing World monthly ne...

Analysing ash, and Vanuatu's volcanoes

June 22, 2026

New Zealand is a land formed by volcanoes, including some still active. Claire Concannon meets a researcher analysing ash deposits to determine if a future eruption might have dangerous levels of hazardous chemicals. Plus, she learns about a voyage to Vanuatu and the Solomen Islands to study the gases and ash of an active volcanic chain there. Sign up to the Our Changing World monthly newsletter for episode backstories, science analysis and more.Learn more:Researchers continue to study New Z...

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