This week we continue with our chapter book, The Enchanted Wood, find out what everyone's doing for the holidays, take a call from England and eat lots of pancakes!
We continue with our chapter book - Five go off in a caravan - plus we fumble through many separate explanations of Daylight Savings and reach 9 on the pancake count.
Hannah speaks with Dennis Lyxzén from Swedish hardcore punk band Refused, who will be playing at Laneway 2017! They discuss the band's music and their 2012 reformation, after being apart for 24 years.
Have you ever wondered whether a 10 year old boy is going to steal your backpack? If the answer's yes or no, then please listen to this podcast where we discuss that topic and so much more. All the regulars are here apart from DVDan who couldn't be bothered. Fair enough.
As Wellington begins to feel the strain on housing, we look at the council's new proposal to refurbish under utilised houses into inner city apartments and how this iniative could be adopted amidst Auckland's housing crisis. 95bFM producer Jack Marshall talks with the city's Deputy Mayor Paul Eagle, about the in's and out's of how this programe will work.
Things have been quiet on the St James restoration front with initial work completed but ongoging work stalling because of issues associated with theplanned apartment tower next door.
95 bFM's Sam Smith spoke to Tina Plunkett from the Save the St James campaign to get an update on what's happening and whether the project will be completed.
Kiran brings in Mark Yarm's oral history of grunge, Everybody Loves Our Town. Apart from being an excellent excuse to dust off your flannel shirt and Singles soundtrack, is it worth a read?
Craig's been doing some late night emailing... to the bank. Will they help him buy a house? (Watch this space.) Feat. such pertinent home-ownership based questions as: How much loan is too much loan? Why do some apartments seem cheaper than they are in long-term reality? What percentage of your income should you dedicate to repayments? Should we all just go camping instead?
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His Worship and Mike catch up after two _long_ weeks apart, covering more money for infrastructure (yay!) and less money for salary costs (yay?), more red light cameras, and potentially extending Queens Wharf.
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