AUT’s Allan Blackman brings his best chemistry banter game to the studio today for Dear Science. He tells Ximena & Adam about a new polymer worm that’s been designed to move when it reacts with light, how the current Qatar diplomatic crisis is impacting the world’s supply of helium, as well as about how chemists have recently explained the reason why humans don’t constantly spontaneously combust.
This week Sam takes a look at the debut studio album from American R&B singer Frank Ocean "Channel Orange." Released in 2012, "Channel Orange" is considered by many to be the best album released in 2012, as well as being an all-time 21st century classic album.
This week on the Monday show, Kendall comes up to the studio to tell Ximena about the case of a kiwi Catholic missionary, Douglas Tennent, who has recently been deported from Papua New Guinea. Authorities say Tennent "blatantly abused" his visa conditions, but Kendall says this doesn't quite add up.
The director of Semi-Permanent, Simon Velvin, drops in to the studio to talk to Mikey about rotting corpses, expensive surfboards, secret Putin screenings, and what we can expect from the NZ design event currently enjoying its fifteenth year.
At just thriteen, electronic musician Spike Keith is already beginning to make a name for himself. He currently performs as Lortcon and has just curated a compilation for the Audio Founation's Musical Electroinc Library. Spike joins Zac in studio to perfrom three new tracks.
Mikey sits backstage at Logan Campbell Centre with three members of Queens of the Stone Age a few mere hours before the very first show of their new tour. Promoting their seventh studio album, Villains, the band discuss guest spots, logistics and 'weirdo rippers'. Feat. notable appearances from Troy Van Leeuwen's compliments and Sarah's knowledge of Las Vegas royalty.
This week's topic is going to blow your mind, Rob's talking PH Negative blood types. With all sorts of conspiracy theories floating around, what on earth do we believe? The studio turns chaotic as we try to rummage through all this information.
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