This week on the Wire, Dear Science's Allan Blackman discusses the link between cannabis use in pregnancy and autism risk, water beetles which can stay alive despite being eaten by a frog, and the rare element Astatine.
In her weekly chat with NZ First’s Tracey Martin, Bronwyn askes about the 52% drop in reports of concern being made to Oranga Tamariki under Alert Level 3, and raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility for children from age 10 to 14.
Bronwyn then brings a second piece which contain a conversation she had with Tracey Martin last week sparked by the re-posting of the Minister's facebook post to an anti-trans group. In questioning when it can be reasonable to limit a group's freedom of expression where they cause harm, Bronwyn also speaks to Ahi Wīhongi Gender Minorities Aotearoa.
Lastly, producer Jack Marshall speaks to Anae Brown from T. White's Bikes about how the bicycle business has been booming under lockdown.
Settle in for a family-friendly Universal Harmony lockdown special! Guest host Zambo takes you through a fairytale adventure flavoured with infectious 60's "flower-power" nativity and plenty of folk-rock tunes; a trip you can enjoy from the comfort of your own bubble. That takes us through the first half of the show with upbeat soul and disco lifting your spirits through the second half! Here's to feeling good and looking great [:wink:]
~ universal harmony ~
A soundtrack for creative minds and people who spread gratitude in a confronting way.
This week, Sam and Geneva take a look at " Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade," the second studio album from UK collective Soul II Soul. Released in 1990, this record cemented Soul II Soul as one of the essential acts in the development of club culture and dance music in the 90s.
Anniversary albums is back for 2021 and this year we are looking at years with a 1 or 6.
To kick things off, Sam and Geneva pay tribute to the late MF DOOM by remembering his group KMD and their second studio album "Bl_ck B_st_rds." Recorded in 1993, the album only saw a release in 2001 after the record label refused to release it due to the controversial album cover.
London post-punk band, Black Country, New Road, released their debut album, 'For The First Time', on February 5th via Ninja Tune. Since then it's been met with raving reviews.
Jess had a chat to Lewis (saxophonist) and Tyler (bassist) about their music, their song writing process as a seven-piece band, Covid-19 in the UK, and their second album.
Former US President Donald Trump has made history by becoming the first president to be impeached twice. He has also made history by having his trial take place after he has left office. What is the constitutionality of Trump’s second impeachment trial? What is the future of impeachment as a political tool as a result of this trial? Doug Becker speaks with Frank Bowman III and Eric M. Freedman.
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This week James and Brooke discuss some pressing topics, starting off with Ihumātao and purchasing of land through the housing fund.
They discuss whether ACT felt this was appropriate and whether the purchase could be justified.
For the second topic, they discuss COVID-19 border restrictions, primarily how New Zealand is going about easing restrictions with our Pacific neighbours.
This week Allan is in studio with James and Aneeka to discuss some good ol physics, along woth chats about peanut butter and celery at the start of the show.
Dear Science starts of by talking about the second and how long it actually is, becuase as James and Aneeka find out, it can get pretty damn accurate.
Allan then heads onto the next physics topic for the day, gravity. While there are lots of forces, Allan explains how some scientists have measured the gravitational pull of small golden balls.
This week finishes off with a bit of history in realtion to last week and the NASA helicopter. Allan talks about how the Wright brothers weren't the first to fly, instead it was Richard Pearce, a kiwi down south.
t-woc is a deejay and producer from Wicklow, Ireland. For the past fifteen years, his kaleidoscopic soundsystem excursions have been shared on AllCity, Macadam Mambo, Rudimentary Records, and via repeat entries on DJ soFa's essential Elsewhere compilation series. His latest effort, Pantangle, was released in June on Longboss's Wellington-based label Strangelove Music. In celebration, Mick shares an hour of blood and fire. FP DJ Sam Harmony gets dubwise in the second hour.
Azure is a deejay, producer and promoter from Ōtautahi. We last hosted him on the radio in 2016, alongside his 2XM co-conspirator Ben Murray. Since then, 2XM has released works for SlothBoogie, Café del Mar, Dansu Discs, Bolting Bits, Of Leisure, and Eton Messy, while Azure has put out solo work for B2BO: Been To Berlin Once. Alongside his nighttime exploits, Azure has also set up Feeling Blue Studios, a space for burgeoning electronic artists in Christchurch. He shells out an hour of breakbeat inflected greatness to open the show.
In the second half, FP DJ Simon eats some chocolate and explores the grubbier edges of his record collection.
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