Aren't cookbooks a great present for Christmas? Leisha brings in two of her top picks for the festive season. Simple by Ottolenghi and Pasta Grannies by some of the wonderful women who make pasta in Italy. Plus, and accidental sandwich debate.
Sam's back and things aren't looking too bright. A middle of the road show that does not do the comic justice, Locke and Key (2020). After reading the comic in his younger years, Sam doesn't reckon this show lives up to the hype.
When Annabel Kean and Callum Devlin aren't playing tunes in your favourite local bands (Créme Jéan and Hans Pucket respectively) they're busy making music videos as 'Sports Team' for the likes of Dateline, Dirty Pixels and the Beths. Tune in to find out more about making the brand new video for the Beth's track 'I'm Not Getting Excited' during iso.
It's Renee's turn on the Gang of Four - the night before the election!
There aren't too many political songs, but there are a couple.
Polly polly politician! And new song by a member of Blam Blam Blam (clue: it's not Don McGlahsan).
And for my fellow goths, in honour of Friday 13th, there are a few dark songs near the end of the show.
This week US President Donald Trump signed an order to freeze billions of dollars in Federal grants and loans which, since this interview was conducted, has been rescinded.
Earlier today he signed an executive order to deport non-citizen pro-Palestine student protestors who have any convictions relating to those protests, including trespassing.
On the economic front, America nearly entered a trade war with Colombia over Trump’s deportation policies and the stock of tech giants, including OpenAI, plummeted earlier this week as Chinese company DeepSeek revealed their AI tech.
For our final State of the States, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Andre Fa’aoso from the Yale Daily News about all of these topics as well as what the future of the Trump presidency could hold.
Setting the tone with a heavy motor city theme for the first section, smoothening off the edges with dub eccentric sonics followed by detail oriented dance music to end ↟𖣂↟
News Sub-Editor Stella Huggins speaks to Dr Suze Wilson, a senior lecturer at Massey University about Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s response to the flooding in Tāmaki Makaurau.
News & Editorial Director interviews Dr Mikael Boulic, a senior lecturer at the Massey University School of Built Environment about how people can protect themselves from health hazards such as mould in flood damaged homes.
Producer Troy Matich speak to Victoria University professor James Renwick about climate change and its effects on weather and disasters.
And Michelle Le Long Chief Operating Officer at pet insurance specialist PD Insurance shares their advice for pet owners on protecting their furry family members during the ongoing floods.
For Dear Science this week, we chatted to Dr. Cushla McGoverin about a potential new treatment option for polycystic ovary syndrome, and a new development in the study of pain and 34,000 year old termite moulds.
Wire host Castor spoke to the National Party’s Suze Redmayne about changes to speed limits and agriculture being removed from the ETS.
He also spoke to the University of Auckland's Kendra Cox about removal of section 7AA from the Oranga Tamariki Act.
He also spoke to Dr Gabriela Baron about green consumerism and its impacts on the environment.
Producer Elle spoke to Greenpeace Aotearoa’s Freshwater Campaigner Will Appelbe about the Resource Management (Freshwater and other matters) Amendments Bill.