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Okay, here's some Wednesday stuff for you. Deputy Leader of the Opposition Nicola Willis enters theWhat's Up rotation of politicians; imposter potatoes, an ancient octopus, and Stephen Sondheim on The Mind Trench; and Amelia ponders the pointlessness of taxonomy on Word Salad. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Wednesday tunes 👾
Şatellites - Disko Arabesque
Modal Melodies - Occupants
The Courtneys - Lost Boys
Dom Peter & Sly A 10 - Au Maquis Electroniq
Princess Chelsea - Everything Is Going To Be Alright
Jenny Hval - Freedom
Parquet Courts - Wide Awake (Live at Laneway 2019)
Mokotron - TAWHITO
Yard Act - Payday
Louisa Nicklin - Next To Myself [Live at Roundhead]
I tēnei ata Rachel is joined by Tuva'a while Zoë has a day off; Second Guessing kicks the day into gear; we catch up with the Mayor; Rachel chats to Sean from Parquet Courts; Alice Canton and Anders Falstie-Jensen talkabout 'Back to Square One?'; and we learn about congenital heart disease with Dr Simone Watkins on Ready, Steady, Learn.
Rosetta and Milly catch up with MELODOWNZ, to talk about his new album BRON - and his forthcoming tour! Catch him at Double Whammy on May 8. Whakarongo mai nei!
Penelope Noir joins Rosetta and Milly for a chat about the Black Carpet at the Taite Music Prize this year! See Pennie and all the stars at the NZICC next Wednesday April 29 - it's open to the public this year! Whakarongo mai nei.
Rosetta and Milly catch up with Minister Paul Goldsmith to talk about yesterday's caucus meeting and the rumoured instability in National caucus support for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, and the sweeping changes made to clauses across 23 laws surrounding the authority given to the Treaty of Waitangi. Whakarongo mai nei!
Hayden from The NZ Drug Foundation is back up in the studio for What's The Buzz - this week chatting with Rosetta and Milly about magic mushrooms. Whakarongo mai nei!
This week on Ready Steady Learn, Rosetta is joined by Kaiārataki (Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor Māori) Michael Steedman at Waipapa Taumata Rau, about new five-year te reo Māori revitalisation strategy has been
launched at Waipapa Taumata Rau, bringing together AI research on a pronunciation tool, a new dictionary, and the redesigned Te Kūaha app to help both Māori and non-Māori navigate tikanga across the University.
Rosetta catches up with Tom Scott, ahead of Home Brew's show at the Auckland Town Hall on May 31st! They'll be performing their 2008 EP Last Week in full, and we're giving away single passes all week on Breakfast. Whakarongo mai nei!