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This week on the Monday Wire:

For our weekly catch-up with the ACT Party, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host, Joel, spoke to MP Simon Court about the government’s proposed overhaul of the NCEA curriculum to a different curriculum.

Producer Alex spoke to Emeritus Professor at the University of Auckland, Ruth Bonita about the continued lower excise rate on heated tobacco products, and how it plays into combatting smoking harm and Aotearoa’s smokefree goals.

Joel spoke to Angela Ballantyne, a Professor of Bioethics at the University of Otago, on research she led into medical professionals using AI to transcribe patient notes and the concerns of doing so.

And Alex spoke to the Chair of the Meningitis Foundation, Gerard Rushton, about Pharmac’s decision to increase eligibility for the meningococcal B vaccine to all children under five, and the foundation’s desire to see funding expand to all young people.

Whakarongo mai!

Flo covering Morning Glory after a couple of months away! 
Springtime indie vibes for the first half and a bit of a delve into post-hardcore for the second half! 
Suiting the vibe of the lovely sun on this glorious Monday!

Erase Everything - New Year New Idea
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory - Afterlife (Radio Edit)
Modest Mouse - Tiny Cities Made of Ashes
Unwound - Look A Ghost
Enola Gay - Birth of a Nation
Just Mustard - Deaf
Belladonna - Driving Home For Christmas
The Sour - Frank
Babe Martin - Sundog
Vera Ellen - The Language of Flowers
Swim Deep - King City
Bloc Party - She's Hearing Voices
Girls - Lust for Life
Jamie T - British Intelligence
Marsha - Pemmican
Awning - Cardboard Boat
Betunizer - Imagina Que Matas a Jota
Thrice - Under The Killing Moon
Ecca Vandal - Cruising To Self Soothe
Gouge Away - Wave of Mutilation
Drug Church - But Does It Work?
Pearly* - Not So Sweet
Nomeansno - Stocktaking
Ben Chavasse - Letdown
Oasis - Morning Glory

It's two years since host Bernie Griffen passed on to that big radio show in the sky. His sister Angela Griffen is in the studio with his partner host Kirsten Warner to play some tunes he would have loved or inspired by him. It was lots of fun with a few tears.

Blind Mango Chutney hosts the show this arvo — his second show in a set of '3 shows in a row' for him.

Blind Mango pays tribute to three recently-passed Jazzers: Kiwi/AUS Pianist Judy Bailey, playing a few more tracks from her rare 1964 album; Latin player Eddie Palmieri; & Lalo Schifrin, highlighting his work with Dizzy Gillespie.

He also hits up some little-heard jazz/rock/classical fusion with a Pink Floyd tinge! Before laying down some sweet, Southern Californian, lounge styles by the Baja Marymba Band — which he pairs to the Menu at San Ray. George Duke also makes an entrance for a spot of funky vocals.

It's all here, beboppers!

DJ Sassy (aka Little Parsnip) assists in the show's supporting role & Hosts the Jazz Gig Guide.

Miss Dom does the 'Pop In'  mid-show joining Blind  Mango & Sassy & Hosts the Vinyl Fair Guide. Plus does a spot of 'What's in Miss Dom's (Vinyl) Bag?' as she plays the B-Side of @thecirclingsun 7-inch Vinyl "Muzi' single titled 'Flora & Fauna.' Dom also pulls out a 'Mahavishnu Orchestra & John McLaughlin' track on 7-inch vinyl —  which sparks some convo. - Blind Mango returns by pulling out a 'super-dope' 7-inch outta his bag by local player Michal Martyniuk titled '3202.

A  record number of texts come through in the studio, including some from listeners in the U.S.A., & Asia. Great vibes, all-round, & generally a rad time had by all.

Til next time Stay Jazzed Folks!

Cheers to our Sponsors, San Ray at 118 Ponsonby Road.