Our Forgotten Epidemic
Claim This Podcastby Burnett Foundation Aotearoa (formerly New Zealand AIDS Foundation)
Podcast Overview
<p>Our Forgotten Epidemic is a six-part series about Aotearoa New Zealand's response to HIV and AIDS, and some of the many brave individuals who changed the course of history.</p> <p>Now, you might already be aware of the AIDS epidemic. But this is a version of the story you likely haven't heard — a story of perseverance, tragedy and above all hope.</p> <p>Told through interviews, archival audio, and historical sources, this podcast examines the past 40 years of HIV and AIDS in Aotearoa.</p> <p>Burnett Foundation Aotearoa is proud to share the parts of the story we do have the privilege to tell.</p>
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6/20/2022
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September 26, 2022
Part 6: Our future is our past
<p>There’s a lot to be proud of in the response to HIV and AIDS in Aotearoa. We’ve come a long way since the early 1980s — but the mahi isn’t over just yet. </p> <p>Since the discovery of life-saving treatment, much has happened in the HIV space. Prevention, testing, treatment, combating HIV stigma, and educating the public have never been more important. </p> <p>This is not the end of, or the whole story, but a beginning. In this very short series, we’ve been proud to share parts of this important legacy. Still, we know there are many more stories to tell, many other pieces of work that deserve recognition, and so many more incredible people who should be celebrated. We hope this series can be the start of bringing to light those stories yet to be told.</p> <hr> <p>Thanks for listening to Our Forgotten Epidemic, a show about Aotearoa New Zealand’s response to HIV and AIDS, and some of the many brave individuals who changed the course of history.</p> <p>Burnett Foundation Aotearoa is proud to be able to tell part of this important story from the perspectives of some truly remarkable people. And we want to acknowledge there’s so much more than we can tell in this short series. </p> <ul> <li aria-level="1">Our Forgotten Epidemic was produced by <a href="https://wavelengthcreative.com/">Wavelength Creative</a>, in collaboration with <a href="https://www.burnettfoundation.org.nz/">Burnett Foundation Aotearoa</a>.</li> <li aria-level="1">Written and researched by Alyssa Partington, Matt Bain and Dr Jason Myers.</li> <li aria-level="1">Music composed by Alex Cox | <a href="https://www.alexcoxmusic.com/">alexcoxmusic.com</a></li> <li aria-level="1">Hosted and narrated by Dr Jason Myers.</li> <li aria-level="1">Many of the voices you’ve heard in this episode are from a series of interviews conducted by Dr Cheryl Ware in 2019 for the New Zealand AIDS Foundation Oral History Project.</li> <li aria-level="1">Many thanks to Pride NZ for allowing us to use portions of the interviews with Jane Bruning and Kate Leslie. You can listen to these interviews in full, alongside many others, at <a href="https://www.pridenz.com/">PrideNZ.com</a></li> <li aria-level="1">Thanks to Keith Robinson, Robyn Mihaere and Ian Kaihe-Wetting for allowing us to interview them for this project.</li> <li aria-level="1">The interview with Bruce Richman you heard in this episode was conducted for NZAF in 2018 by Dr Jason Myers.</li> <li aria-level="1">Special thanks to our test listeners including staff living with HIV at Burnett Foundation Aotearoa, Gareth Watkins, the Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand and <a href="https://www.pridenz.com/">PrideNZ.com</a></li> <li aria-level="1">Special thanks also goes to Peter Davis for his excellent book, Intimate Details and Vital Statistics: AIDS, Sexuality and the Social Order in New Zealand.</li> </ul><p><br/> This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit <a href="https://wavelengthcreative.com/?utm_source=show-notes&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=rss-feed-footer">wavelengthcreative.com</a> for more information.</p>
September 12, 2022
Part 5: Do we dare to hope?
<p>In 1995, the New York Times reported that complications from AIDS were the leading cause of death for adults aged 25-44 in the US. Although Aotearoa still had relatively low rates of around 100 cases per year, public perception of HIV and AIDS had shifted.</p> <p>AIDS could no longer be reduced to a ‘gay disease’ or ‘a disease of the Hs’ (homosexuals, heroin users, haemophiliacs, and Haitians). It could affect anyone.</p> <p>Finding effective treatment was a race against the clock, a battle that the world needed to be united in fighting.</p> <hr> <p>Thanks for listening to Our Forgotten Epidemic, a show about Aotearoa New Zealand’s response to HIV and AIDS, and some of the many brave individuals who changed the course of history.</p> <p>Burnett Foundation Aotearoa is proud to be able to tell part of this important story from the perspectives of some truly remarkable people. And we want to acknowledge there’s so much more than we can tell in this short series. </p> <ul> <li aria-level="1">Our Forgotten Epidemic was produced by <a href="https://wavelengthcreative.com/">Wavelength Creative</a>, in collaboration with <a href="https://www.burnettfoundation.org.nz/">Burnett Foundation Aotearoa</a>.</li> <li aria-level="1">Written and researched by Alyssa Partington, Matt Bain and Dr Jason Myers.</li> <li aria-level="1">Music composed by Alex Cox | <a href="https://www.alexcoxmusic.com/">alexcoxmusic.com</a></li> <li aria-level="1">Hosted and narrated by Dr Jason Myers.</li> <li aria-level="1">Many of the voices you’ve heard in this episode are from a series of interviews conducted by Dr Cheryl Ware in 2019 for the New Zealand AIDS Foundation Oral History Project.</li> <li aria-level="1">Many thanks to Pride NZ for allowing us to use portions of an interview with Bruce Kilmister. You can listen to this interview in full, alongside many others, at <a href="https://www.pridenz.com/">PrideNZ.com</a></li> <li aria-level="1">Special thanks to our test listeners including staff living with HIV at Burnett Foundation Aotearoa, Gareth Watkins, the Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand and <a href="https://www.pridenz.com/">PrideNZ.com</a></li> <li aria-level="1">Special thanks also goes to Peter Davis for his excellent book, Intimate Details and Vital Statistics: AIDS, Sexuality and the Social Order in New Zealand.</li> </ul><p><br/> This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit <a href="https://wavelengthcreative.com/?utm_source=show-notes&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=rss-feed-footer">wavelengthcreative.com</a> for more information.</p>
August 29, 2022
Part 4: How we lost so many
<p>By the mid-1980s, knowledge of HIV and AIDS had entered the public consciousness. Safer sex practices and prevention messaging were being promoted by advocacy and support groups, medical organisations and the government.</p> <p>But an HIV diagnosis was still considered by many to be a death sentence. There was no treatment in those years, and, for most, the only support that could be offered was grief counselling and palliative care. </p> <p>Jane Bruning, Bruce Kilmister and Michael Stevens, long-term survivors living with HIV, share their experiences and reflections on the most challenging chapter of the HIV and AIDS response here and across the globe.</p> <hr> <p>Thanks for listening to Our Forgotten Epidemic, a show about Aotearoa New Zealand’s response to HIV and AIDS, and some of the many brave individuals who changed the course of history.</p> <p>Burnett Foundation Aotearoa is proud to be able to tell part of this important story from the perspectives of some truly remarkable people. And we want to acknowledge there’s so much more than we can tell in this short series. </p> <ul> <li aria-level="1">Our Forgotten Epidemic was produced by <a href="https://wavelengthcreative.com/">Wavelength Creative</a>, in collaboration with <a href="https://www.burnettfoundation.org.nz/">Burnett Foundation Aotearoa</a>.</li> <li aria-level="1">Written and researched by Alyssa Partington, Matt Bain and Dr Jason Myers.</li> <li aria-level="1">Music composed by Alex Cox | <a href="https://www.alexcoxmusic.com/">alexcoxmusic.com</a></li> <li aria-level="1">Hosted and narrated by Dr Jason Myers.</li> <li aria-level="1">Many of the voices you’ve heard in this episode are from a series of interviews conducted by Dr Cheryl Ware in 2019 for the New Zealand AIDS Foundation Oral History Project.</li> <li aria-level="1">Many thanks to Pride NZ for allowing us to use portions of an interview with Jane Bruning. You can listen to this interview in full, alongside many others, at <a href="https://www.pridenz.com/">PrideNZ.com</a></li> <li aria-level="1">Thanks to all the NZAF staff members who contributed their voices to the ‘Quilts’ section.</li> <li aria-level="1">Special thanks to our test listeners including staff living with HIV at Burnett Foundation Aotearoa, Gareth Watkins, the Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand and <a href="https://www.pridenz.com/">PrideNZ.com</a></li> <li aria-level="1">Special thanks also goes to Peter Davis for his excellent book, Intimate Details and Vital Statistics: AIDS, Sexuality and the Social Order in New Zealand.</li> </ul><p><br/> This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit <a href="https://wavelengthcreative.com/?utm_source=show-notes&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=rss-feed-footer">wavelengthcreative.com</a> for more information.</p>
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<p>Our Forgotten Epidemic is a six-part series about Aotearoa New Zealand's response to HIV and AIDS, and some of the many brave individuals who changed the course of history.</p> <p>Now, you might already be aware of the AIDS epidemic. But this is a version of the story you likely haven't heard — a story of perseverance, tragedy and above all hope.</p> <p>Told through interviews, archival audio, and historical sources, this podcast examines the past 40 years of HIV and AIDS in Aotearoa.</p> <p>Burnett Foundation Aotearoa is proud to share the parts of the story we do have the privilege to tell.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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