Georgia Knight spoke to Sof and Elle ahead of the release of her debut album Beanpole. She selected tracks that have inspired the sonic direction of this upcoming project.
Georgia's Selections:
Desire, Talk Talk
Program, Silver Apples
Happy Together, The Turtles
episode 1! nau mai, haere mai ki "me and all my homies love native manu!" join ex-conservation worker and bird enthusiast, piet tuinder, and i as we delve into the lives of our native birds each week! i te wiki nei, we are talking about the pīpīwharauroa/the shining cuckoo - an often heard but not seen bird. whakarongo mai!
Fans of shoegaze and dreampop can rejoice! Winter, released her fifth album 'Adult Romantix' and spoke to Elle about the inspirations behind and process of writing the project.
Tax Justice Aotearoa is calling out multi-national big tech companies that’re making billions in Aotearoa are paying very little tax through tax minimisation practices.
Producer Faith spoke to Nick Miller from the organisation about the tax loopholes, its consequences, and what actions the government needs to take.
Aotearoa continues to have one of the highest leptospirosis rates among developed countries, with flooding (notably the Hawkes Bay floods in 2023) being one of the main catalysts.
A recent study shows that other causes include exposure to rodents, working with uncovered cuts, and handling of livestock. The carried lepto strains are currently not protected by any existing vaccines.
Last week, producer Faith spoke to researcher and epidemiologist Professor Jackie Benschop from Massey University about the disease, and what needs to be done.
For Dear Science, our expert, Allan Blackman, chatted with us about the Voyager One getting really hot in space, breakfast impacting life expectancy, and nuclear fusion in Palladium metal.
For our weekly catchup with the National Party, News director Joel spoke to MP Carl Bates the recent Budget documents have shown an almost $8.5 billion hole in future funding, the government’s expansion of support for those rough sleeping, and changes to Auckland Transport.
Producer Faith spoke to researcher and epidemiologist from Massey University, Professor Jackie Benschop, about the changing risk factors of leptospirosis in Aotearoa.
She also spoke to tax expert Nick Miller from Tax Justice Aotearoa about big tech companies’ tax avoidance, and what steps the government needs to take to address it.
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