First show of the year, and Theo managed to drag himself back from a holiday and put together a cool show! The first half concentrates on the life and work of the English novelist, art critic and painter, John Berger (5 November 1926 – 2 January 2017). In the second half he talks to the Wellington bound Li Ming Hu, who is bound for Wellington. She is one of the Riff Raff duo, who are resident artists at Enjoy Gallery over this summer period.
Earlier this week Trump announced an executive order banning residents of seven Muslim-majority countries from the Middle East and Africa from entering the country for 90 days. The order also temporarily stopped the US’s refugee programme, including emergency intakes for those fleeing Syria. But how close are our refugee policies to Trump’s? bFM reporter Amanda Jane Robinson spoke to Doing Our Bit NZ’s Murdoch Stephens about New Zealand’s refugee policies.
Check out the full podcast for this week's Tuesday show, where we take a look at the new proposed voting age and speak to the Residents and Ratepayers Association about joining forces against Watercare with the Oratia community, Green candidate Leilani Tamu about the problems with the NZ Herald's latest Pacific coverage, a researcher behind a push for saving Maui's dolphins with thermal detection, and more.
Asian New Zealand Executive Director, Simon Draper, talks about Aucklands relationship with Asia after a survey showing half of Auckland residents blame Asia for housing prices.
This week on the Green Desk, Lilly speaks with Titrangi Residents and Ratepayers Association chair, Dr. Mels Barton, about the controversy over the previously proposed WaterCare Oratia site, which will now be built in Titirangi.
On the day of the release of their new album, St. Ranga, Bloodnut storm the studio to talk deep dirge rock, gigging and the perils of residing on the Scottish end of the melanin spectrum.
This week we talked to contemporary moving image expert Erika Balsom, who just finished a curatorial residency at the Govett-Brewster gallery in New Plymouth. We also spoke to Artbank co-host Nadine about the relational aesthetic performance Bite Me, that she participated in at Lowtide on K a Road, and played some great tunes.
Our resident Super Science guy, AUT’s Allan Blackman, discusses another case of a false cure for cancer, ponders whether the types of music you listen to might make you a psychopath, and delves into this years nobel prize winner for Medicine.
Our resident cinematographer sits in studio after sitting within the weird triple narrative of Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals. Known for heading fashion houses Gucci and YSL, brewing jaunty eau de parfum, and directing 2009's A Single Man - how did Ben find Ford's latest release?
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