Over the weekend, a Second round of ‘No Kings’ protests took place across the United States, protesting the anti-democratic actions of the second Trump Administration.
The previous protests in june saw 5 million join in, and this round had 250 planned protests across all 50 states. Officials in New York estimated crowds of around 100,000 people.
Concerns, however, remain around whether or not these protests will do something, and whether or not they matter, in the face of Trump’s authoritarian leanings and the actions of his administration.
Monday Wire Producer Alex spoke to Associate Professor of History at the University of Auckland, Jennifer Frost, about these protests, and what they say about political attitudes towards Trump in the United States.
Hunter chats with Holly Arrowsmith about her new single 'Farewell' as well as the timeline behind her new album due out in June. Hunter shares the second part of his pre-recorded phone interview with Andrew Savage of Parquet Courts where they discuss the processes behind their new album 'Wide Awake!'. On the second hour of the show Sal Valentine came up and shared some of his favourite songs in 'My Morning Mixtape'.
This week Sam takes a look at "Rid of Me," the second studio album from British singer/songwriter PJ Harvey. Released in 1993, this was the second album Harvey recorded as part of the PJ Harvey Trio and was a massive critical and commercial success for Harvey.
Kiran talks the Man Booker Prize this morning, firstly reviewing her choice of the week, and shortlisted for the Man Booker, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak. Based in Turkey, the stories are told by Tequila Leila during in her final moments before her death, recalling friendships, hardships, and history. Kiran also chats to Rachel about the controversial dual win of the Man Booker Prize.
Heidi chats to Russ Flat (Ngaati Kahungunu) about how it feels to win a Wallace Award for the second time around - this time the big Paramount Award for his psychologically compelling work 'Kooruru (Knucklebones)'. Next up Peter Gouge talks about his show 'Everything Stops for the Baby' at Melanie Roger Gallery, and we ponder the credibility of the old constructivist ideas his show makes reference to.. whether objects can really be 'capitalist' or 'comrade'. Then Robbie Fraser (Ngaati Porou) discusses geometric abstraction and his second solo show this year, opening at Precinct 35 in Pooneke this Thursday.
Peter also opens up about his mother's tragic diagnosis with a neuro-musculuar condition many years ago, and some provocative considerations related to David Seymour's end of life euthanasia bill which has just opened for voting. Contributions from listeners could warrant whole shows on their own here. Most importantly read the bill before you vote!
Alex guesses a Nina Simone track with one hit of one second on Second Guessing. Liam Hoff from Night Lunch is dialling in to chat about their new single, 1 Million Pines. Stage Direction is with Ana Scotney (creator and performer) talking about ScatterGun: After the Death of Rūaumoko, a solo show from Silo Theatre. Robin Laven from the Auckland Bioengineering Institute is on Ready Steady Learn to talking about his research into breast cancer. Whakarongo mai nei!
As part of 95bFM's ongoing mayoral series, we're speaking to as many candidates running for the top job as possible. Today, current mayor Phil Goff tells Stewart Sowman-Lund why he's running for a second term and what he'd like to achieve over the next three years.
*NOTE* This is the full version of the interview. An abridged version played on The Wire.
This week News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston interviews ACT Party Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden , about how the first three months of assisted dying being an option for New Zealanders suffering with terminal illnesses has gone. They also touch on the second reading of the bill that would ban conversion therapy that took place in Parliament yesterday.
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