As you celebrate the Easter holidays with family this year, while you eat chocolate and tell stories about bunnies... do you ever stop and wonder... "Why are we doing this?" 

Welcome to "Afraid to Ask", and this week we're talking to Associate Professor Lorna Piatti-Farnell about EASTER. Why do we eat chocolate? What does it have to do with Jesus? What does the word 'Easter' even mean?

Let us know what you think, and don’t forget to submit your question at #askAUT

Music: Go Cart - Loop Mix Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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As you&nbsp;celebrate the Easter holidays with family this year, while you eat chocolate and tell stories about bunnies... do you ever stop and wonder... "Why are we doing this?"&nbsp;
Welcome to "Afraid to Ask", and this week we're talking to Associate Professor Lorna Piatti-Farnell about EASTER. Why do we eat chocolate? What does it have to do with Jesus? What does the word 'Easter' even mean?
Let us know what you think, and don&rsquo;t forget to submit your question at #askAUT
Music:&nbsp;Go Cart - Loop Mix Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Let us answer all the questions you're afraid to ask. Each episode we ask experts the embarrassing questions you've been thinking about your whole life. What does the Queen even do? Why do triangle sandwiches taste better? What happens if you put hand cream on your face? They say there's no such thing as a stupid question, so it's time to put that theory to the test.

Afraid to Ask is brought to you by the Auckland University of Technology (AUT)

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#3. What do Eggs and Bunnies have to do with Jesus?

On this episode of Afraid to Ask we’re talking to AUT Culture and Society Professor Nigel Hemmington, International Operations Manager Joanne Chrystal, and Vietnamese AUT business student Quynh Nguyen about international students, and why we need their opinions, influences and perspectives to advance the society of New Zealand.

Let us know what you think, and don’t forget to submit your question at #askAUT

Music: Go Cart - Loop Mix Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses

On this episode of Afraid to Ask we&rsquo;re talking to AUT Culture and Society Professor Nigel Hemmington, International Operations Manager Joanne Chrystal, and Vietnamese AUT business student Quynh Nguyen about international students, and why we need their opinions, influences and perspectives to advance the society of New Zealand.
Let us know what you think, and don&rsquo;t forget to submit your question at #askAUT
Music: Go Cart - Loop Mix Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses

#23. Do We Need International Students?

In today's tumultuous political climate, it can be hard to distinguish between free speech and hate speech. To clear things up, we had a chat to AUT Professor of History, Paul Moon and Professor of Law, Kris Gledhill about what we can and cannot say.

Let us know what you think, and don’t forget to submit your question at #askAUT

Music: Go Cart - Loop Mix Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses

In today's tumultuous political climate, it can be hard to distinguish between free speech and hate speech. To clear things up, we had a chat to AUT Professor of History, Paul Moon and Professor of Law, Kris Gledhill about what we can and cannot say.
Let us know what you think, and don&rsquo;t forget to submit your question at #askAUT
Music: Go Cart - Loop Mix Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses

#22. When Does Freedom of Speech Become Hate Speech?

While Diwali is a sacred cultural festival for many, for others it seems to just be an excuse to party. Has the significance of the holiday been lost in its commercialisation?

Today on Afraid to Ask we're talking with AUT Event Management programme leader Dr Alison Booth and Balamohan Shingade from AUT’s School of Art and Design about the festival of lights and the consequences of festivalisation.

Let us know what you think, and don’t forget to submit your question at #askAUT

Music: Go Cart - Loop Mix Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses

While Diwali is a sacred cultural festival for many, for others it seems to just be an excuse to party. Has the significance of the holiday been lost in its commercialisation?
Today on Afraid to Ask we're talking with&nbsp;AUT Event Management programme leader Dr Alison Booth and Balamohan Shingade from AUT&rsquo;s School of Art and Design about the festival of lights and the consequences of festivalisation.
Let us know what you think, and don&rsquo;t forget to submit your question at #askAUT
Music: Go Cart - Loop Mix Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses

#3. What do Eggs and Bunnies have to do with Jesus?

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