Podcasts by Dam the River
Dam the River is a podcast series written and presented by James Macbeth Dann, in which he looks at the history of hydroelectric power generation in New Zealand, and the social and political changes that that led to and resulted from these dams.
Further podcasts by James Macbeth Dann
Podcast on the topic Gesellschaft und Kultur
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Episode 5 - All's Well That Croms Well from 2022-01-05T01:18:19
Episode 5 looks at the Clyde Dam - the last big power station built by the state.
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Episode 4: A Man, A Plan, A Dam; Manapouri from 2020-11-20T04:25:39
Episode 4 of Dam the River, looking at the development of the Manapouri Power Scheme, the Tiwai Point Aluminum Smelter, and the rise of the environmental movement in opposition to it.
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Episode 3: Power and Progress from 2018-11-27T04:08:41
In Episode 3, we look at the expansion of the hydro-electric power network in the post-war period, as the growing country came to depend on electricity more and more. Workers moved into houses buil...
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Episode 2: From The Muddy Banks of the Waitaki from 2018-09-12T04:28:10
Episode 2: From The Muddy Banks of the Waitaki.
In this episode we look at the expansion in hydro power projects from the end of the First World War till the end of the second. This cover...
Episode 1: It's Lit from 2018-07-30T03:33:21
Episode 1: It's Lit.
In this series of podcasts, James Macbeth Dann looks into the history of hydro-electric power in New Zealand, how and why the dams were built, and the changes in socie...