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I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Kirsty Fong is in studio for Breakfast Food with an Ode to Silverbeet; the Green Party co-leader phones up for a chat in What's Up w/ Marama Davidson; Sarah graces the airwaves telling us what's smokin' on the playlist in Praise of Songs; and the wonderful Finn Scholes of Carnivorous Plant Society pops in for a chat about what the a bands been up to and their up coming gigs this weekend! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Repulsive Woman - When I Get Good
deepState - Sunrise
b-lush - Right
Kero Kero Bonito - 21/04/20
Faye Webster - Cheers
Louisa Nicklin - There Will Be Times
Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 & Tim Shiel - Body of Water (What Is Love) 一线之间
Merk - But She Loves You
Pink & White Terraces - Strange Lands (Whanoke Whenua)
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Rod Oram phones up the studio to give us his takes on what's happening in politics forPolitical Commentary;Rob Bollix gives us a hectic whirlwind of random facts inthe Mind Trench; the wonderful Angella Dravid pops into the studio for a chat ahead of her show Stories for Adultsin the NZ International Comedy Festival; Tim takes us through what's new in media forMediabatt;and Amelia D'Screte gives us her part II special on conlangs in Word Salad! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Fruit Juice Parade - toxic waste predicament
Little Dragon - Klapp Klapp
CLAMM - Beseech Me
Grrrl Gang - Honey, Baby
Vanessa Worm - To Be Continued
Amamelia - The F in FM Stands For Flute [Eyeliner Wonderland Mix]
Dry Cleaning - John Wick
Tangled Shoelaces - Political Jokes
Louisa Nicklin - There Will Be Times
Brandn Shiraz - Already
Marianne Faithfull - As Tears Go By
Nadia Reid - Oh Canada
emmanuelle - Til September
Charles - Rex Harrison
Aoife Nessa Frances - Libra
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Some Velvet Morning
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Dr. Zemke's in the radio house talking about Dutch House onTravelling Tunes; Dan from Dartz pops up for a chat ahead of their gig at Whammy Backroom; Sam's here talking about a new and very timely NZ-made TV show on Viewmaster; and Pickle Darling's Lukas phones up from Ōtautahi to chat about their latest single and tour announcement! Whakarongo mai and enjoy the long weekend!
Playlist
The Laughing Chimes - Try to Change My Mind
Estere - Pelican
Anthonie Tonnon - Entertainment
Bub - King of Wands
Merk - Something New
Look Blue Go Purple - As Does the Sun
Troy Kingi - Ihiopia [Live at the Taite Prize 2021]
EPSILE - BOOTLOADER RIDDIM
Moontype - Lush
Mara TK - Bad Meditation
MICHELLE - FYO feat. CHAI
Fruit Juice Parade - dræyyke
The Bats - Afternoon In Bed
Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 & Tim Shiel - Body of Water (What Is Love) 一线之间
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: in Political Commentary,Jennifer Curtain phones up to talk us through what's been happening in the political landscape both here and overseas, including the District Health Board overhaul, the Samoan election, and the conviction of Derek Chauvin over the murder of George Floyd in the United States; then onBreakfast Food, culinary student Kirsty Fong chats to us about the wee green vegetable, chokos, which stirs up a lot of memories from the listeners; and we go down a huge spiral about robots and the listeners have a lot of say about it. All in and amongst the usual epic prizes and tasty tunes, hand-picked by Rachel. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
The Paper Kites - Take Me Home feat. Nadia Reid
The Breeders - Drivin' on 9
Dry Cleaning - More Big Birds
CHAI - Let's Love!
Phodiso - Usain
Baby Zionov - Bada Ooom. (A Ba Nup Nup Nup Nup Nup Na Na Bada Oooom.)
Na Noise - Faster [Reb Fountain Cover - Live at the Taite Prize 2021]
Palehound - How Long
JARV IS... - Swanky Modes [Dub Remix by Dennis Bovell]
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: We roll in hot from the 2021 Taite Music Awards with an awesome package with the nominees and winners from last night; Rob Bollix chats shape-shifting, classist ants in the Mind Trench; Tim Batt gives us a rundown on the Samoan election and big ol' funds for journalism in Aotearoa in Mediabatt; and Amelia D'Screte gives us a whole damn history lesson in Word Salad while chatting about conlangs! Whakarongo mai, and a big congrats to everyone involved with the Taites!
Playlist
Lost Girls - Losing Something
Paul McCartney & Khruangbin - Pretty Boys
Lucy Dacus - Hot & Heavy
Patea Maori Club - Poi E [Live at the Taite Music Prize 2021]
Sons of Kemet - Hustle feat. Kojey Radical & Lianne La Havas
Troy Kingi - Ethiopia
Blair Parkes - step out
Merk - GOD
AP & Kamahumble - Heka Horcy
Van Staden & Böhm (VSB) - Spirit Level
Na Noise - Faster [Reb Fountain Cover - Live at the Taite Prize 2021]
Jayda G - All I Need
U.S. Girls - 4 American Dollars
Brandn Shiraz - Already
Berry Blacc & Angel Bat Dawid - George Floyd
Nadia Reid - Best Thing
Troy Kingi - Ihiopia [Live at the Taite Prize 2021]
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: The Mayor is on the line for his usual chat with Rachel in Sounding Off with Phil Goff; we welcome our brand new theatre correspondent Alice Canton who kicks off Stage Direction by interviewing two of the cast of Single Asian Female; and finally we do some learning in Ready Steady Learn! Whakarongo mai for all the usual Tuesday goodness.
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Penelope Noir brings in a special guest for Fashun; the hilarious James Nokise comes up for a chat about the Comedy Festival; Suri's here with another great book recommendation in Loose Reads; and we premiere a brand new segment to help answer your trials and tribulations on renting, A Room of One's Own with renter's advocate, Salene! Whakarongo mai!
Welcome to our brand new segment, A Room Of One's Own! Landlord getting you down? Black mould coating the walls? A window that's been jammed open for the last 10 years? Renter's advocate Salene is here to answer all your questions and help you through the trials and tribulations of the renting hellscape. Whakarongo mai each fortnight in rotation with Red Dead Redemption!
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Fabian Fanboy dials up with what's good in new movies in Fabian's Hollywood; Dr. Kirsten Zemke is in the studio talking Cool Jazz in Travelling Tunes; legendary Dianne Swan comes in to chat about her brand new album, The War on Peace of Mind; Sam Sinnott has some good TV recommendations in Viewmaster; and Soft Plastics' Laura phones up to talk about their brand new track Loozer! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
serpentwithfeet - Sailors’ Superstition
Lucy Dacus - Hot & Heavy
LEAO - AFIAFI
Amamelia - The F in FM Stands For Flute [Eyeliner Wonderland Mix]
Fimo - You Love Me [Baby Zionov Cut]
Jayda G - All I Need - DJ Kicks
Nadia Reid - Get the Devil Out
Sheep, Dog & Wolf - Deep Crescents
Na Noise - Bad Dreams
adam tukiri - Anna (On My Life) feat. Rizván
Toots and the Maytals - Pressure Drop
Merk - Something New
Van Staden & Böhm (VSB) - Spirit Level
Dianne Swann - Rare Good Feeling
Lion Dixon - Luv
Fiona Apple - Love More (Sharon Van Etten cover)
Wurld Series - Moat
Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 & Tim Shiel - Body of Water (What Is Love) 一线之间
Louisa Nicklin - Water Around Her
Soft Plastics - I Love My Wife
Soft Plastics - Loozer
Sons of Kemet - Hustle feat. Kojey Radical & Lianne La Havas
Jenna from Time Out Bookstoretalks to us about the new book from Becky Manawatu called Kataraina - it's an intense read and follows on from Aue, whilst taking a different stylistic tack.
This Saturday is also Aotearoa New Zealand Bookshop Day and it's happening all across local bookstores in Tāmaki Makaurau in 12th October 2024!
Jim White spoke to Jonny about the self-titled debut album from The Hard Quartet, released last Friday as well as how the supergroup formed and an exciting tour planned for next year. Whakarongo mai nei ~
Litia has returned from Fiji, and is back to tell us all about Nobody Wants This the new romcom series on Netflix starring Kristen Bell - it's juicy, silly and worth a binge!
Holy smokes! The second lineup drop for The Others Way is out of this world, listen back to Jonny chat to legend Ladyhawke about all the goodstuff lined up for this year's festival.
Alesha Wells a Doctoral student at the School of Psychological Medicine joins Jonny for Ready Steady Learn to yarn about a current trial of LSD microdosing in late-stage cancer patients at the University of Auckland.
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