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Finally, Rāmere is here! On The Breakfast Buffet we chat to Maggie from RadioActive about Cyclone Gabrielle and the people who have been affected from the Hawke's Bay region. Rachel explores anti nuclear music with with Dr. Kirsten Zemke in Travelling Tunes, Revulva's Phoebe Johnson dials in to talk about their latest music ahead of their gig tonight, and on Viewmaster Sam Sinnott talks about the chaos that ensues in the second season of 'Hunters'. Last but not least, Mac from Juno Is came in and had a chat with Rachel about their music and creative process. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
The Fuzzy Robes - I Will Lie Down/Lord It Is Night
Caroline Polachek - Smoke
Princess Chelsea - In Heaven
Gemini - Take A Chance
Surf Friends - Dreaming
KÉDU CARLÖ - Endless
Str8breetha - Without a Paddle
Whitney - For A While
Vicky Tafoya - The Moment
Fazerdaze - Break!
Herbs - French Letter
Yaeji - For Granted
Masahiro Takahashi - Cloud Boat
Wurld Series - Grey Men
Revulva - This Town
Dean Blunt - Flaxen
Mainline Magic Orchestra - Tranchera
Ezra Collective & Fela Kuti - Lady (Ezra Collective Version)
It's almost Rāmere in this exceptionally long week, and we have a packed show for you today! On Political Commentary with Dr Lara Greaves, we chat about the happenings of the week, and co-governance post-Waitangi. Rachel chats to Princess Chelsea about her new album, her shows in Tāmaki Makaurau, and her tour around Europe. And on Breakfast Food, Delaney Mes talks kai! Whakarongo mai nei!
Kia ora whanau! This Rāapa, we have What's Up with Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson, where Rachel chats with her about Cyclone Gabrielle's impacts. As always, Rob Bollix leads us through The Mind Trench, Amelia D'Screte serves us some delicious Word Salad for the very last time. Whakarongo mai nei!
For an eventful start of the week with Cyclone Gabrielle knocking on Auckland's door, Rachel talks to Jenna Todd about Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton for Loose Reads, Justine speaks to us over the phone for our regular segmant of Red Dead Redemption focusing on the recent wet weather, We have Guy Montgomery beam in via the internet to talk about his project, Guy Montgomery Guy Mont Spelling Bee, and finally we speak with Penelopy Noir for her regular segment 'Fashun'. Whakarongo mai nei!
Continuing on from last week's kōrero with Sam about Battle Jackets, Pennie joins Milly and Rosetta for a chat about the uniforms of various different fandoms and the subcultures that they create! The trio chat Turbojugend, Juggalos, Maggots and more - whakarongo mai nei!
Suri is up in the studio to chat about Mary McCarthy's 1957 memoir Memories of a Catholic Girlhood: a witty, scathing, piercingly insightful and stylishly written reflection on the author's 1920s upbringing. Whakarongo mai nei!
Cam's picks for today include tracks from Tami Neilson's forthcoming album Neon Cowgirl, The Circling Sun's Orbit, and Kokoroko's Tuff Times Never Last.
Dr Kirsten Zemke phones into the studio to have a yarn with Annabel and Callum about jazz scat vocals and is evolution this morning on Travelling Tunes!
Playlist: Dizzy Gillespie - Oop-Pop-A-Da (1947-1994 Remastered) Tania María - Yatra – Ta (1981) Mark Murphy - Bebop Lives (Boplicity) (2015)
David finally clocks the reference in the Political Commentary introduction and discusses how former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern may be called in front of the Royal Commission investigating New Zealand's Covid-19 pandemic to give evidence on the government's response, as well as the discourse in the political and media sphere.
Dr Alicia Didsbury, a research fellow in the Faculty of Science, joins Hugh Sundae in the studio to chat about her research into cell and gene based therapies for Cancer treatment.
This week Penelope Noir phones in to delve into battle jackets and how the style evolved within subcultures, particularly Punk, from the '70s until today. Whakarongo mai nei!
This week Jenna reviews the new novel from Jamaican/U.K. author William Rayfet Hunter, Sunstruck. It's a sun-drenched yet turbulent novel and marks a bold debut for Hunter. Whakarongo mai nei!