Wed 6 Aug 2025. Robot Doctors, Reo Maori, and Winter Spirituality.

From the future of healthcare to retrospective Reo, this episode takes a look at different seasons in Kiwi society and personal faith. Maxim Institute researcher Debora Spiekermann examines the not-too-distant prospect of AI-driven medicine, pinpointing ethical concerns around safety, cost, communication, informed consent, and patient care. Aotearoa first? As the order of our national monicker dances from Maori-first to leading with English on Kiwi passports, historian Dr Samuel Carpenter and Andrew Urquhart take a trip back in time to consider the origins and usage of the name, Aotearoa. And Laidlaw College's Rev. Maja Whitaker invites us to embrace the season of hibernation - she reflects on winter spirituality as an opportunity to rest and renew our prayer life.Text your thoughts to 8168, keyword 'Comments'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.