Susty Sussed Podcast

Pheebs and Lizzy kōrero about our upcoming, annual initiative for diverting waste and helping students financially, Drop for Good / Shop for Good. Sharing her insight from researching similar schemes this summer, Pheebs can help if you want to start mahi like this in a different city! 🤗 

Lizzy sits down with our two new wahine, Mae and Phoebe, tackling conversations about slow fashion and how that looks for students at Otago! Mae and Phoebe are new our Tētēkura (Student Leads) for our space - Te Oraka, managing the store, volunteers, events and all the other good stuff happening down there. 

Keen to get involved in things happening around this issue? Join the Te Oraka Social Club here: https://www.toitutetaiao.space/social-club 

Lizzy sits down with two epic changemakers, Ranisha and Sefo to hear what navigating change across equity and diversity in Aotearoa truly looks like. Touching on their own personal experiences, this transparent kōrero is incredibly inspiring and bound to leave you feeling grateful for humans like these two, that contribute to vital progress right here in Aotearoa.

if you haven't already fallen in love with this epic human, join us for part two of this episode, where we unpack how to be a good ally while touching on local elections and the gifts we can find in Te Ao Māori!

We hope you love this kōrero as wonderful as we do.

Find more info about events and the Dunedin Pride community here: https://dunedinpride.org.nz/

Trak is the gift that keeps on giving - in part one of this episode we unpack a bit about Trak and their incredible background, how to be playful in your journey of discovery and find balance in your frontal lobe vs the meat brain! 

we hope you love this kōrero as wonderful as we do. 

Find more info about events and the Dunedin Pride community here: https://dunedinpride.org.nz/ 

Ever wondered who is delivering you these glorious bite sizes of news each day on insta? Luce from Shit You Should Care About joins us in the studio to chat all things social media, mental maintenance and change making while giving us behind the scenes insights to how this epic wahine and her two besties managed to create one of Gen Z's best known news and media platforms right here in Aotearoa. 

Join Lizzy, Elliot and Roz, three incredible Otago students unpack changing attitudes towards climate change. 

This kōrero dives into ways in which we can tackle hard conversations, like climate change and the evidence behind it!

Maddy and Lizzy sit down with a warm cuppa and Jes Triscott, Susty Office Engagement Leader to chat about Climate Anxiety! This very real feeling some of us have when thinking about our future amongst climate disaster. Tune in as we unpack the topic and chat about ways we cope when things feel pretty full on!

This conversation doesn't get into the nitty gritty and is super solutions focused - however, if you feel that conversations about climate anxiety just aren't for you today then come back to this one another day! 

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Join Student Leads Gerry, Lizzy and John unpack what we are dealing with in terms of plastics and catch their tips and tricks for ways to avoid plastics! 

Maddy and Lizzy have a yarn with Ray O'Brien, Head of Sustainability at the University of Otago. This korero dives into the newly released Net Carbon Zero 2030 plan and what kaupapa sits behind it. Be sure to tune into this transparent and honest korero about how we plan to get our campus to Carbon Zero by 2030.

Check out the report here: https://www.otago.ac.nz/sustainability/otago839235.pdf 

Annie and Lizzy sit down with the incredible Sean Prenter, co-president of the Otago Disabled Students Association to chat about disabled inclusion at Otago. Tune in to hear about Sean's lived experience with a non-visible disability as well as taking a deep dive into language and approached allies can use to support their pals in this space. 

This incredible korero touches on injury but remains very safe, however if you feel as though this may trigger you in anyway then tap this one out!

Hey whanau! Welcome to the Sustainability Sussed Podcast where we unpack big topics around sustainability! 

Our giiirls, Lizzy, Maddy and Annie sit around the table to unpack periods and all the niggly situations you people that menstruate can find themselves in. This open korero dives into all things periods and how sustainable alternatives might be a goer if you are tossing up between sussing a new go to!

Editors note: our team have aimed to keep this conversation gender inclusive - if you feel we have missed the mark or want to share some thoughts, please feel free to contact us at sustainability@otago.ac.nz we'd love to hear about how else we can ensure everyone that menstruates feels part of the conversation.

Join our new crew Maddy and Lizzy have a chill kōrero about what the heck is up with fast fashion and throwing out some epic solutions around how to be a pro Op Shopper right here in Dunners. 

Mutu is an epic small business designed and delivered by founder, Toby, a Dunedin lad. Mutu is a like airbnb, but for items. You might have a kayak collecting dust in the shed that you can to lend out to others to make some coin or in need of a kayak for an adventurous weekend away.  

This awesome marketplace app that allows individuals & businesses to rent, lend, hire & share assets & equipment with people in their community. With Mutu accessing the things you need will be cheaper, more flexible and easier on the planet.

Han and Annie were stoked to have this kōrero with Toby - hearing about legends disrupting the system and changing the game in consumerism.

Han and Annie have a kōrero with our pal Matt to unpack ways that we can all be allies across our diverse community. Matt captures concepts of whakawhanaungatanga, the impact of resourcing our Māori communities and what Māori partnership actually needs to look like with the Government. This very chill kōrero will leave you with some simplified ideas around how to be a more inclusive community and support driving change.

Join Han & Annabelle as they chat to Emily and Allie, the brains behind Paddy Patterns. This very lax kōrero touches on the struggles of running a side hustles, the kaupapa of Paddy Patterns and how these masterminds manage to keep up with such high demands. After you give it a listen be sure to give them a follow over on insta! 

Join Han and Annabelle as they dive into this korero with Green Party MP, Chlöe Swarbrick about her journey as an evidently young female entering the political world here in NZ. They deconstruct the preconceived notion of "life experience" and what it actually means to be a youth, not only driving change, but leading it too. You'll also learn a bit about Chlöe and her personal journey as well!

Join AB and Char talking with Dr. Sebastian Gehricke about the global change in sustainable investing. They unpack big issues like the profitability of ethical investment strategies vs traditional approaches, and how students make a huge impact on the planet with just a few simple steps. 

On this weeks podcast Hannah and Annabelle have a yarn about some tips and tricks to get sustainable in Dunedin. 

Join AB and Charlotte talking to Professor Lisa Ellis about some big ideas in sustainability. Do we have any hope? (spoiler, yes we do!) How guilty should we feel about that air travel home? And what can we all do in the fight for our planet? It's all unpacked in 25 minutes of podcasting goodness.  

Join Hannah and Annabelle talking to the team from Haus of Sin. They take a deep dive into issues facing the LGBTQ+ community and how everyone can do their part to be supporters. 

Meet the team as they talk about Susty Week coming up on the 22nd of March.