World Radio Day, and Radio Mother's first show during Auckland Pride! Joel talks to Joe Canham from d8talk, and DJ Twinkubus about Ram It Down - a queer open decks night coming soon at Ding Dong Lounge! Whakarongo mai!
Producer Laura speaks with political coordinator of AAAP, Ricardo Menendez March, on punitive costs placed upon mothers who do not list the biological father's name on their child's birth certificate.
This week's show featured new music from The Voidz, Jamie xx, The WAEVE and more. Sam also takes a look at the reissue of Dam Native's classic album Kaupapa Driven Rhymes Uplifted.
Bruce Ruffin - Rain (Jamaica)
Alton Ellis - La La Means I Love You (Jamaica)
Alemayehu Eshete - Nèy-Nèy Wèlèba (Ethiopia)
Ayub Ogada - Thum Nyatiti (Kenya)
Dady Mimbo - Bouba (Cool) (Cameroon)
Hallelujah Chicken Run Band - Kare Nanhasi (Zimbabwe)
Franco - Bolingo Ya Bougie (Congo)
Moses Katazza & Frida Sonko w. Equator Sound – Nona Ente Yo (Uganda)
Bharat Karki & Party - Arabika (India)
Ananda Shankar - Streets of Calcutta (India)
Grazia - Rampi Rampi (Israel)
3 Hur-el - Omur Biter Yol Bitmez (Turkey)
Zia - Kermani (Iran)
Mogollar - Madimak (Turkey)
Khaled - Yazal Nabghik (Algeria)
Ahmed Fakroun - Yo Son (Libya)
Fauziah Ahmad Daud - Gerhana (Malaysia)
Parvati Khan - Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja (India)
Maria Conchita - Vamos A Bailar (Venezuela)
Electric Rai Land - Ouilili (ALgeria)
General Degree - Pot Cover (Jamaica)
Mohamed Hamaki - Habibi Law Zaalan (Egypt)
Cheba Sabrine - Adouh Adouh (Algeria)
Dub Snakkr - Do You Wob Me (Lebanon)
M.I.A. - Bad Girls (UK)
Panjabi MC - Mundian To Bach Ke (UK)
Britney Spears - Toxic (Instrumental) (USA)
Farokhzade Layegh - Gahe Sevom (Iran)
Rasha - Let Me Be (Sudan)
Susana Rinaldi - Porque canto así (Al Negro Cele) (Argentina)
Musicians Of The National Dance Company of Cambodia - Mohori Bompay (Cambodia)
Musicians Of The National Dance Company of Cambodia - Breu Peyney (Cambodia)
Jalal el Allouli, Youness, and Adil Meriouch - Pashtun Warrior (Afghanistan)
Rachel is joined in the studio today by guest producer Rosetta, where they spoke to Dr. Kirsten Zemke about chanting in today's segment of Travelling Tunes. On bMovies, comedian Tom Sainsbury came in for a chat about his debut feature film "Loop Track", which debuts in the New Zealand International Film Festival tonight at the Civic. Florence Hartigan came in to review another film in the NZIFF, an art-horror coming-of-age piece "Tiger Stripes". Finally, Rachel spoke to musician Rodney Fisher about his newest project "Keeping Up Appearances". Whakarongo mai nei!