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Blowing Bubbles

Blowing Bubbles brings you positive conversations with people in their bubbles around the world. We’re curious about how people are finding new ways of life, being and problem solving. Every Wednesday the Sustainable Lens team of Samuel Mann and Mawera Karetai reach out from our bubbles to chat with interesting and positive people around the world. Bringing joy, connection, kindness and peace in all the days ahead. Made with support from Otago Polytechnic sustainablelens.org

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All Episodes

0:58:55

610 - Troublesome Tim Blows Brilliant Bubbles - Tim...

Blowing Bubbles ·

2026/09/30

Samuel Mann is joined by chef, educator and sustainability researcher Tim Lynch. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

en-nz

0:55:0

609 - Poppy Goes the Bubbles, Poppy Goes the Bubble,...

Blowing Bubbles ·

2026/09/16

609 - Poppy Goes the Bubbles, Poppy Goes the Bubble, Finding Voice at Work - Samuel Mann and Mawera Karetai are joined by Poppy Johns who brings her contribution for Coming Up for Air. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

en-nz

0:49:16

608 - Sneaky Bubbles - Sam and Mawera

Blowing Bubbles ·

2026/09/09

608 - Sneaky Bubbles - Samuel Mann catches Mawera Karetai after she snuck through town. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

en-nz

0:50:19

607 - Catching up Bubbles - Dolly Parton

Blowing Bubbles ·

2026/08/26

Samuel Mann and Mawera Karetai catch up on the world (including the news of Dolly Parton that came through as we started recording). This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

en-nz

0:52:50

606 - Bubbling up many truths - Dr Ian Her Many Horses

Blowing Bubbles ·

2026/08/12

Samuel Mann is joined in Boulde Colorado by Dr Ian Her Many Horses. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

en-nz

0:56:3

605 - Lucky Bubble Poetry - Lucky Hawkins

Blowing Bubbles ·

2026/07/29

605 - Lucky Bubble Poetry - Samuel Mann and Mawera Karetai are joined by Lucky Hawkins who brings her poems of smouldering return. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

en-nz

0:56:11

604 - Deformatted Food Bubbles - Kai Sean Lee and...

Blowing Bubbles ·

2026/07/15

Samuel Mann is joined by Tim Lynch who brings his conversation with Kai-Sean Lee (of University of Tennessee Knoxville) and a cameo from Otago Polytechnic's Adrian Woodhouse. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

en-nz

0:59:52

603 - Sustainably Bubbling Food - Ray O'Brien and...

Blowing Bubbles ·

2026/07/08

Samuel Mann is joined by Tim Lynch who brings his conversation with Ray O'Brien and Craig Cliff. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

en-nz

0:56:12

602 - Bubbling Orange Hope - Tim Lynch and Minamata...

Blowing Bubbles ·

2026/07/01

Samuel Mann is joined by Tim Lynch who on the hunt for hope brings the last of his conversations with the people of Minamata Japan. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

en-nz

0:52:4

601 - Coming Up for Bubbles - Emma and Shiril

Blowing Bubbles ·

2026/06/24

Samuel Mann introduces two more contributions from the Coming Up for Air vault. Emma Sloan talks food waste with Darren Graves, and Shiril David focusses on employee wellbeing with Priya Sambasivam. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

en-nz