Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Conversation: Bus driver contract talks; Skyline
Oʻahu Transit Services is working to reach an agreement with the Teamsters, who represent Oʻahu bus drivers, ahead of the opening of the second segme…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Conversation: Air traffic controllers; Federal workers' pay
U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda meets with Hawaiʻi's air traffic controllers, who are working without pay during the shutdown; Labor leader Randy Perreira resp…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Conversation: Israel-Hamas peace deal; Genetic study in American Samoa
Israel and Hamas agree to the first phase of a ceasefire deal; Research suggests a gene variant carried by people from American Samoa, Tonga, and Haw…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Conversation: Honolulu rail; The history of ʻulu
Another segment of the Honolulu Skyline opens to the public next week; Author Russell Fielding traces the global history of breadfruit
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Conversation: UH enrollment; North Shore Oʻahu lifeguard
Debora Halbert with the University of Hawaiʻi says enrollment is at its highest level in eight years; Oʻahu lifeguard Kerry Atwood offers an inside l…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Conversation: Gov. shutdown; Deep-sea mining
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono talks about efforts to reopen the federal government as the shutdown drags into its second week; Researchers raise alarms abou…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Conversation hana hou: The voices of 'Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!'
Today, the Conversation is sharing interviews with the host and panelists of the popular NPR news quiz show 'Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!' ahead of th…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Conversation: Day 2 of gov. shutdown; Pearl Harbor National Memorial is open
HPR's Ashley Mizuo speaks to Hawaiʻi's congressional delegation about the government shutdown; Jim McCoy with Pacific Historic Parks discusses how th…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Conversation: Federal shutdown; New UH fisheries program
U.S. Rep. Ed Case reacts to the government shutdown, the first since 2019; The University of Hawaiʻi has hired eight new faculty to lead a sustainabl…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Conversation: State Supreme Court chief justice retires; Hawaiian Council
Mark Recktenwald, chief justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court, reflects on his time on the bench as he prepares to step down; Hawaiian Council CEO Kūh…
5 months, 4 weeks ago