For Dear Science this week Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted to us about an orangutan treating its own injury, beluga whales changing the shape of their foreheads, and the development of skin burn healing bandages from plant based materials.
Pennie chats 19th century recycling on Fashun. Tom Lark is in the studio to talk about his new single Dumb Luck and his show this week before he heads off to the UK. On Loose Reads, Suri reviews two of the shortlisted poetry collections for the Ockham Awards. We listen to a chat from Rosetta had with Charlotte Day Wilson about her new record, Cyan Blue. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Happy Mondays - Kuff Dam
Hamid Al Shaeri - Ayonha
Amiria Grenell - Burnt Coffee
Caroline Polachek - Starburned and Unkissed
Big Sur - Lands
Lady Shaka - E Tu
Kara Jackson - Right, Wrong or Ready
Chris Cohen - Damage
Funk'n'SloCuts - lazy susan
Phoebe Rings - Mandarin Tree
Emma Russack - Everything is Big
Louisa Nicklin - Thick
Broadcast - Follow The Light
Tom Lark - Brave Star
Tom Lark - Dumb Luck
Sarah Mary Chadwick - Let's Fight
Romare - Rising Sun
Angus and Julia Stone - Cape Forestier
Parsnip - Placeholder
The Local Group - what a time to be alive
P.H.F. - A GIRL WITH SHIT ON HER MIND
Repairs - LYLAS
Kraus - Crystal Motors
Fruit Juice Parade - the more you don't know the less you know
Elliot and Michael of Where's Jai join us for a chat about the band's latest EP 'Avenues', the attention they've gained from the local scene, as well as much more!