Amelia is joined by Che aka bb gurl aka Mallshopper for a conclusive list of the best of the best anime of all time PERIOD. But none of that Shonen nonsense - the good stuff.
This week, Conor talks about the recent earthquake and tsunami on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. We talk about where the island is, who lives there, how it makes its money and why Indonesia's disaster recovery process is not fulfilling the needs of survivors
Dedicated to all the musicians of Wellington: past, present, and future.
On Morning Glory, Sofia Kent spoke with Daniel Beban about his first, but not last, publication called Future Jaw-Clap: The Primitive Art Group and Braille Collective.
The story follows self-made musicians of the jazz ensemble Primitive Art Group, acting as a portal into the punk jazz scene amidst the backdrop of a choppy 80's Wellington.
They discuss Beban's extensive music and sound ventures, compiling a period of time, Robert Muldoon, and how the book hopes to serve future generations to come.
Chris Riddell is a world-renowned illustrator and author of children’s books and the political cartoonist for the Observernewspaper. He has collaborated with artists and writers such as Neil Gaiman, Phoebe Bridgers and Frances Hardinge. In 2018 he travelled to Aotearoa to speak at the Auckland Writers Festival. Most recently, Chris has releasedI Can’t Remember What We Talked About, a slim volume of 24 poems.
Beth and Chris chat about the creative process of art-making and poetry writing, love of nature, designing pop-up books for the backdrop of Phoebe Bridgers’ tour and magical pear tree staffs. Chris reads some poems and they also speak about what it’s like being a political cartoonist in the current political climate.
Telecom company One NZ, previously Vodafone, was recently acquired by investment management company Infratil, which under the backdrop of unionisation efforts, has started to downsize the company in order to maximise profits. The latest announcement from the CEO includes changes that might result in 10-20% of the workforce being made redundant.
Spike spoke to Unite Union Contact Center organiser Sam Burnside-Woods about unionisation at One NZ, work from home policies, and the ongoing redundancy waves.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Keria's in the drivers seat this cruisy Monday morning; Pennie pops in to talk about Missy Elliot and her iconic outfits; Jenna's got a big book to review this morning; and Justine helps us with all your union questions. Happy Monday!
It's Donny Hathaway's birthday, and it's 50 years since to the day since the release of Billy Cobham "Spectrum" a legendary Jazz Fusion masterpiece. Coopa Blue unloads some precious PVC on us too! Click the button...
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