Rob Bollix dives into The Mind Trench, discussing the human psyche in relation to coffee, and fridges. The Bard's song choice this morn is Lee Scratch & Mad Professor - Psychopath Dub. Whakarongo mai nei!
Shayne Carter of Dimmer dials in to talk about the hot-off-the-press announcement that Dimmer will play the Powerstation in Tāmaki Makaurau in December, as part of a tour to celebrate the release of a live double album drawn from last year’s shows at the The Hollywood Avondale. An intermittent, excitable fire alarm chimes in with Rachel and Shayne. Whakarongo mai nei!
A new initiative by Koi Tū, The Centre for Informed Futures, highlights the importance of play in the cognitive, physical, and mental wellbeing of children. Koi Tū are calling for the government to ease the burden of raising children and to make it easier for children to have access to play.
Not only is play important in honing motor skills, it also helps expand the brain and prepare it for things such as numeracy and literacy.
Arno spoke with Dr Felicia Low, a research fellow at Koi Tū, to find out more about the importance of children’s play. Arno started the interview by asking how the initiative came about.
Last week the Green Party announced their ‘Pledge to Renters’, a housing policy that would implement rent controls, a landlord register and a rental warrant of fitness, among other things.
Announcing the policy, co-leaders James Shaw and Marama Davidson said that in the first 100 days of a new government, the Green Party would implement this housing policy to ensure that “everyone who rents always has a safe, healthy and affordable place to call home".
To discuss the policy, Emilia Sullivan spoke to Green Party co-leader James Shaw
Artificial intelligence algorithms are being used to clean up an old recording of John Lennon of the Beatles and the music is slated for release, being dubbed “the last Beatles record” - with a release date more than fifty years after it was recorded.
Dr Fabio Morreale is a senior lecturer and coordinator of music technology, School of Music at the University of Auckland. He has unique insight into the restoration process and also how AI will impact music production in the future.
Arno started by asking him if the entire song would be using AI restoration or just the vocals.
Andre Fa'aoso speaks to Donovan Gray, a Year 12 student at Rutherford College, about a new online toolkit for teens developed by Netsafe's Youth Action Squad (YAS) to combat online bullying, harassment, and sextortion.
The Wire is back with another stacked show for your Rāapa Wednesday! On today's show:
Emilia chats to Green Party co-leader James Shaw about his party’s housing policy announced last week.
Andre speaks to Donovan Gray, a Year 12 student at Rutherford College about a new toolkit that Netsafe has released designed to combat online bullying, harassment and sextortion.
Arno speaks to Dr. Fabio Morreale about the new song from The Beatles that was restored using the help of AI.
And he also chats with Dr. Felicia Low, a research fellow at Koi Tu, The Centre for Informed Futures about the importance of playtime for kids growing up.
And finally, on the Green Desk Jack Marshall speaks to Rachael James, a Professor of Geochemistry from the University of Southampton, about enhanced rock weathering as a form of carbon capture.
Hāmiora Bailey and Briar Pomona are in to talk about their work, On The Need To Dance With Words, which is on at The Basement Theatre this Friday. Whakarongo mai nei!
A Room Of One's Own? On Wednesday at 9.30am? Yes, that's the new time for the segment! Salene chats about winter renting woes- how ventilated is your house? Whakarongo mai nei!
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