In wake of David Seymour's comments calling sushi a "woke food", the boys attempted to discover what an "un-woke" food could be... As well as counting down this weeks top 10.
On What's Up with Marama Davidson, Rachel speaks to the co-leader of the Green Party about recent polling, AUKUS discussions, and goings on in the education sector. The Bard of Bollix chats orangutans and Roman dodecahedrons on The Mind Trench. We listen to a conversation with Blonde Redhead about their upcoming show in Aotearoa. Joseph Harper of the What Now team is dialling in to chat about Lil Gigs,the segment with wonderful Aotearoa musicians performing in kids spaces for New Zealand Music Month. Justine Sachs helps the listeners wade through employment relations and union queries on Red Dead Redemption. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Daisy Rickman - Howl
Jessica Pratt - Empires Never Know
Gregory Uhlmann - Apple Head
Marina Allen - Swinging Doors
Family Band - Shib's Disco
Voom - Martin Phillipps
Mercury Rev - Holes
Angus and Julia Stone - Cape Forestier
Kraus - Crystal Motors
Carlotte Day Wilson - Walk With Me
Earth Tongue - Grave Pressure
Pulp - Common People
Disciple Pati - The Boy Who Cried Woman
Shonnon Lay - Mirrors
P.H.F. - ENJOY
Blonde Redhead - Snowman
Mount Kimbie - A Figure In The Surf
CC:DISCO - Magic (Is In Tempo) - Midnight Mix feat. Jennifer Loveless
Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes - SWEET FIRE
christoph el' truento - Pīwari (Gumboot Joe Version)
Erny Belle - Tutira Mai
Vera Ellen - You Are My Sunshine
Hovvdy - Clean
Pachyman - Goldline
Teenage Fanclub - Neil Jung
Awning - Benevolent
The Cat's Miaow - Make A Wish
Folk Implosion - Natural One
King Loser - Troubled Land
Elliot and Vincent - Buffalo [Live at Whammy for Fancy New Band 2023]
Earlier this week, the government announced a plan to invest $1.9 Billion dollars into corrections facilities across Aotearoa, which would be used to recruit and train staff, provide rehabilitation for inmates on remand, and the expansion of 810 new beds at Waikeria prison, which had previously been damaged during a prison riot in 2020.
For their weekly chat, Oto spoke to the Green Party’s Ricardo Menendez March to discuss the party’s take on the corrections investment. We also talked about the central bank’s recent Financial Stability report, as well as the Remuneration authorities decision to increase pay for MPs.
Dim makes a return to Second Guessing, taking out this week's win. On Isthmus'n That with Desley Simpson, Rachel speaks to the Deputy Mayor about Watercare's separation from Auckland Council and reduction of public bins around the city. Anna Coddington is in the studio to have a korero about her new single Kātuarehe from her forthcoming album, out in June. Robbie Nicol and Rhiannon McCall are on Stage Direction to talk about their respective Comedy Festival shows. On Ready Steady Learn, Kate Kersey from the School of Population Health is in to talk about her research into alcohol consumption demographics. Whakarongo mai nei!
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.
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