Kiran talks to Mikey about Solar Bones, Irish writer Mike McCormack's third novel and longlist selection for the 2017 Man Booker Prize. Sitting outside of standard modes of punctuation, what did Kiran make of McCormack's poetic, ghost-led narrative?
David Slack and Mikey ruminate on our country's current status. Could we be entering Episode Phwoar: A New Hope? (Sorry.) Are we now led by the best of a bunch of combined experience? Or is it all a rag tag cobble destined to fall over at the first hurdle? Feat. special appearances from your charming listener texts.
In December it was announced that New Zealand pop singer Lorde would not carry through with planned concerts in Israel. This led to some interesting discussion on social media about the relationship between music and politics and whether musicians should just shut up and not get involved in politics. Sam Smith filed this report on the longstanding connection between music and politics.
Life in 12 Bars you say? Forget that, Maria's not having a bar of it. Our filmy fiend battles a literal storm to give you her thoughts on this week's muso-led documentary about the life of Eric Clapton and it's... not good news.
Kiran's brought in a rock-infused number this week. Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art: The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue is exactly what the title suggests: a full feature of design collective Hipgnosis, showcasing groundbreaking cover art created for iconic rock 'n' roll giants including Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd to name a few.
This week, Conor looks at Southern Cameroon and how discrimination against English speakers by French speakers has led to severe cases of violence and the imprisonment of several major secessionist figures. We explore the history behind this violence and why English speakers have reached a breaking point with French speaking Cameroon
This week for Wire Worry Week we look into sex work, since it has been 15 years since the Prostitution Reform Act came into effect in June 2003.
Today, our producer Lisa is wondering whether the decriminalisation has led to healthier and safer sex workers. She talks to Otago University Associate Professor of Population Health, Gillian Abel, who has been looking into the health and safety standards in the sex work industry for decades.
Mr. Bridges joins us over the phone again, after a short hiatus as he returns from his National led roadshow. Catching up with Mike about where all these jobs are, and how we get them. And smoking, will it ever stop?
Democracy the idea of governing of, for, and by the people is a long-exhausted principle, particularly in places like the United States and New Zealand. However, Michael Mann suggests that democracy may also have a dark side. Mann suggests that majorities can and do oppress minorities often in the name of majoritarian democracy. In the worst-case scenarios this has led to murderous ethnic cleansing and genocide. Maria Armoudian spoke with Mann about democracy’s dark side.
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