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Samuel Mann
@samuelmann.bsky.social
Geographer and Computer Scientist at Otago Polytechnic. Research: Professional Practice, Computers and Society (VC of ACM SIGCAS), CSEd, Sustainable practice, Decolonising computing, Rural nursing (!). Radio/pod: Blowing Bubbles.
Bagging More Brilliant Bubbles Than Scumbag Candidates - Samuel Mann and Mawera Karetai are joined by Sam Somers from "It's in the Ballot".

Blowing Bubbles episode 568
August 14, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Whakapapa of Hopeful Bubbles - Samuel Mann is joined by Tim Lynch who brings the first part of his conversation with Ihirangi heke.

Blowing Bubbles 569
With a contribution from Tahu Mckenzie (she's back!).
August 14, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Hopefully Tasting Natural Bubbles - Samuel Mann is joined by Tim Lynch who brings us his conversation with Taste Nature's Clinton Chambers.

Blowing Bubbles episode 566
August 14, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Swollen Bubbles - Samuel Mann is joined by Tim Lynch who brings his conversation with Bryce McKenzie.

Blowing Bubbles episode 564
August 14, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Up through the ground came a Bubbling Food

Samuel Mann is joined by Tim Lynch for another episode exploring aspects of hope. Today, he brings his conversation with Kiwi Food Harvest's Deb Manning.

Blowing Bubbles episode 553
August 14, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Bubbles with the Botanicals - Samuel Mann is joined by Tim Lynch who brings us his conversation with Richard Wilson of Sandymount Distillery talking sustainable gin.

Blowing Bubbles episode 522: accessmedia.nz/player?EID=a...
August 14, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Hopefully Blowing in the Wind.

Samuel Mann is joined by Tim Lynch who brings his hopeful conversation with Giacomo Caleffi.

Blowing Bubbles 550: accessmedia.nz/player?EID=6...
August 14, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Bubble-Wrapped Hope - Samuel Mann is joined by Tim Lynch for the first of his series "Bubble-Wrapped Hope". In this episode we journey to Minamata in Japan.

Blowing Bubbles 546: accessmedia.nz/player?EID=3...
August 14, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Pivot of Hopeful Bubbles - Samuel Mann is joined by Tim Lynch to wrap up our discussions on anger and move onto hope.
Blowing Bubbles episode 548
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August 14, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Don't Be Afraid of the Scary Bubbles - Samuel Mann and Mawera Karetai are joined by Maria McKeen and Arana McLachlan who have just completed their community development placement as part of a team of student nurses working with Trearddur Bay in Wales.

Blowing Bubbles episode 567
July 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Bubbling Over With Rangatahi Making Change - Jack Karetai-Barrett joins Samuel Mann and Mawera Karetai to talk about his epic ride in support of Māori wards.

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#BlowingBubbles episode 565
July 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Hey @nytimes.com, are you actively trying to lose your international Wordle player base? Wordle 1,473 5/6

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July 1, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Bubbling Life Forces. Kylie Wright joins Samuel Mann and Mawera Karetai for Blowing Bubbles episode 549.

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June 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Bubbles of Science Communication. Paulina Barry joins Samuel Mann and Mawera Karetai for Blowing Bubbles episode 551

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June 6, 2025 at 4:48 AM
May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.
May 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Identifying barriers and levers for positive system change is vital to any professional practice. We've been looking at "positive-isms". Here are the slides from our presentation at #WILNZ2025.
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Once Upon an Ism: Rewriting the Narrative of Structural Change
Once Upon an Ism: Rewriting the Narrative of Structural Change - Download as a PDF or view online for free
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April 23, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Questions to guide the murky swamps of professional practice research: a presentation and the "tartan canvas". #wilnz2025 #research www.slideshare.net/slideshow/id...
Identifying necessary necessarily insider insights, insights from insightful necessary insiders
Identifying necessary necessarily insider insights, insights from insightful necessary insiders - Download as a PDF or view online for free
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April 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Next up in the engaging professional practice theses just uploaded to OPRES, Jules Tautz's Master of Professional Practice thesis is a series of video podcasts.
"She'll Be Right - Culture change through the lens of redeveloping culinary management and leadership"

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April 8, 2025 at 6:58 AM
If you are looking for something to read, may I recommend Dave Hursthouse's Doctor of Professional Practice thesis "Becoming Tangata Tiriti". I kid you not, it is fascinating, engaging and readable.

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Becoming Tangata Tiriti
Decolonisation is critical to addressing socio-ecological crises driven by colonial beliefs of supremacy and exploitation. The visionary intent of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (1840) created a Relational Edge...
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April 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Te kaupapa mirumiru koa. Blowing Bubbles with Quinn Kingi from the Waitangi waka regatta.

With Samuel Mann, Mawera Karetai, and Tahu Mackenzie.

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February 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Peddling Bubbles - Samuel Mann and Mawera Karetai are joined by Atis Suksingha who brings us his chapter of Coming Up for Air - his conversation with Liam Harrison of Peddles Dunedin. Blowing Bubbles episode 551, with a contribution from Tahu Mackenzie.
January 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Circular Mattress Bubbles - Blowing Bubbles episode 550 sees Samuel Mann and Mawera Karetai joined by Marie Neu who brings us her Coming Up For Air with Michaela Stephen from Matr.

Pod first broadcast on Otago Access Radio, with a contribution from Tahu Mackenzie.
January 23, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Disrupting Chocolate Bubbles - Samuel Mann and @mawera.bsky.social are joined by Thea Gregersen with her episode of Coming Up for Air. With a contribution from Tahu Mackenzie, this is #BlowingBubbles episode 546.
January 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Meating Bubbles - Samuel Mann and Mawera Karetai are joined by Ash Creevey for his episode of Coming Up for Air - his discussion with Anne Gatenby.

With a contribution from Tahu Mackenzie, this is #BlowingBubbles #Podcast 545.
January 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM