Full throttle Thursday. Chris Fowlie from NORML discusses submissions before parliament. Lisa from Caretaker makes an amazing gin & tonic thanks to East Imperial & Citadelle Gin. Steve Newall joins us for his first film review on Drive.
Kiran's brought in a rock-infused number this week. Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art: The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue is exactly what the title suggests: a full feature of design collective Hipgnosis, showcasing groundbreaking cover art created for iconic rock 'n' roll giants including Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd to name a few.
J-Day took place over the weekend and it was everything one could expect and more. Hawaiian shirts, shorts, jandals and bucket hats were out on full display, and Penny might've even spotted a pair of glittery weed leaf specs. Can't be sure though. Our eyes do deceive us sometimes.
Leonard Powell hosts the Tuesday Wire today. First up on the show, Conor Knell does an International story about the Iran Nuclear Deal, in relation to Donald Trumps administration scandal. Jack Marshall has his hands full on the Green Desk. Firstly, he chats with Environmental Minister David Parker about Our Land Report 2018 and what it entails. Jack then chats with Sohaib Rafique, a researcher from Australia who is looking into how the rise of electric cars may impact the power grid. Finally, Conor speaks to Mark Shaw for Wire Worry Week about Cyber Security and the risks around Crypto Currencies. Happy Birthday to David Attenborough, 92 today.
Whether his subject is Mozart or Bob Dylan, Alex Ross shows how music expresses the full complexity of the human condition. Kiran joins us for a very sonically-inclined read this week: Listen To This encompasses Ross' many musings from The New Yorker, and teaches us how to listen just that little bit closer. How delightful.
Your endearing dose of disbelief is broadcasting live from Morning People today. Rob's seeing a pub full of 9-5'ers dancing their heads off at 6:30 in the morning WITHOUT any drug paraphernalia in sight! It's a miracle!
A full Wednesday. So many sports soccor world cup special, Steve Newall looks at the best in disaster films, and Damaris from Coco's Cantina guest selects some music.
Johanna is back in after a two week hiatus, and things are firey in the studio this morning. Full off passion, we're talking the Pop-Up Globe and what's happening in theatre, plugging it all.
On Dear Science today we are talking about how to get near the sun in order to study it, the way that we reveal ourselves in our text messages with a debate about the use of full stops, and a helium anniversary at a time when we should be very aware of its depleting resources.
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