Over the weekend the US, Uk and France launched an air strike in Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack in the town of Douma.
The attack targeted three facilities that researched, stored and produced chemical weapons. There were no reported casulties but the attack is said to have set the chemical weapons programme back years.
Trump declared it a sucess tweeting "Mission Acomplished" while Theresa May claimed there was "no practical alternative."
Lucy Austin spoke with indeligence and defence analyst Paul Buchanan about the recent event and its consequences.
Jonny & Big Hungry are joined by Michael Cathro from Ha the Unclear for an awesome acoustic set. Snack reporter Glen Brûlée pops in after 6pm with some refreshing Raro and strange takes on chip sandwiches.
David Britten talks about the recent Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand meeting held in Christchurch. Then at 6pm Ave Teth play a heavy set live in the lounge.
Wire host Conor spoke with Holly Dove, of the kiwi bottle drive, about their open letter to parliament titled ‘dear beehive, it’s time we talked about plastic.’ The kiwi bottle drive are trying to get cash-back bottle deposits set up around the country, and are partnering with notable public institutions and groups such as greenpeace and the Auckland Zoo.
Big Fat Raro is the musical project of Tokerau Wilson. His song ‘Living In A Fantasy’ has been a firm Freak The Sheep favourite and he’s recently turned up as a major collaborator on Coco Solid’s ‘Cokes’ mixtape. He joins Zac in studio to perform a live techno set.
A widespread 'tale of terror' in Western societies is that people are focused on getting ahead in a world obsessed with money, materialism, individual success and status. But a large body of research in psychology shows that most people's first move in collective settings is to cooperate. Associate Professor Niki Harre's in the studio to teach us a thing or two about selflessness and sustainability. The more you know.
Woohoo! The first of our new 2 hour shows! Topping off NZ Music Month with a live set from Auckland's own Ducklingmonster plus 100% tunes from across Aotearoa, and an interview with comic book legend Eric Reynolds from Fantagraphics. Phew!
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