The Democratic National Convention is taking place in Chicago this week. The event is where Minnesota Governor Tim Walz officialy accepts the nomination for Vice President.
Former Aotearoa Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke on a side panel at the convention, organised by progressive think tank the Center for American Progress Action Fund. The panel also featured former prime minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson, MPs from Germany and the Netherlands as well as some US political figures, including prominent Democratic strategist Patrick Gaspard.
Republican candidate Donald Trump is under fire for posting AI generated images of pop star Taylor Swift on his social media platform “Truth Socials.” The images were of Taylor Swift wearing American red, white and blue while endorsing Trump for president. He captioned these photos “I accept.”
Wire Host Caeden spoke to Andre Fa’aoso from the Yale Daily News about the DNC and Trump sharing AI images.
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.
Liam Finn & Eliza Jane - Plane Crash
Many Voice Speak - Away For All Time
Julia Jacklin - Pool Party
Glass Animals - Season 2 Episode 3
Run The Jewels - Legend Has It
Dbldbl - Happiness//Smile
Moon Duo - Creepin’
White Reaper - Make Me Wanna Die
Strand of Oaks - Radio Kids
Radiation City - The Clod and the Pebble
Tennis - In The Morning I’ll Be Better
Ty Segall - Orange Color Queen
F.F.S. - Piss Off
Thee Oh Sees - You Will Find It Here
Artificial Pleasure - I’ll Make It Worth Your While
Dutch Uncles - Big Ballon
Yoko - Zuna - Revival feat. Team Dynamite
The Chemical Brothers - C-h-e-m-i-c-a-l (Radio Edit)
Mr Twin Sister - Poor Relations
Grandaddy - A Lost Machine
Merk - Wonderbuzz
Emmacosta - His Power of Youth
Once & Future Band - How Does It Make You Feel?
Jim James - Hide In Plain Sight
The Cool Kids - Connect 4
For the Girl Who Has Everything - in’
The Australia West Papua Association is pushing for action from Australia, authoring an open letter to Julie Bishop asking for her party to put pressure on the Indonesian government after around 150 Papuans have been arrested for peaceful protest with reports that both abuse and torture have occurred. Reporter Jack Marshall spoke with Joe Collins, a spokesperson from the Australian West Papua Association and began by asking what these arrests highlight in West Papua.
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...
Pearl is joined in studio by Labour's Jacinda Ardern, Green's Julie Anne Genter and Geoff Simmons from the Opportunity party to discuss housing, transport, education and environment leading up to the Mt Albert by-election.
Just this week, 38 year old pilot New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens was released from captivity after being held hostage for more than a year by milliants the West Papua Liberation Army, also known as TPNPB.
While many in Aotearoa are celebrating the safe release of Mehrtens and return to his family, discussions have also been started about the TPNPB and the struggle of the people in West Papua for independence from Indonesia.
West Papua is a province in Indonesia that was formerly ruled by the Dutch empire before being controlled by Indonesia in 1962. The calls for independence are mainly coming from West Papua’s native Melanesian people, who allege that the Indonesian government have committed human rights abuses against the native population and exploited the region’s natural resources.
Oto spoke to Dr Chris Wilson a senior lecturer in politics and international relations at the University of Auckland, to discuss the implications of Phillip Mehrtens release and the most recent developments of the conflict in West Papua.
On the show today Lachlan speaks to Robin Wilson Whiting from First Union about unfair wages in retail. Jemima talks to Green Party co-leader James Shaw about the party's new Strengthening Democracy Bill. Oscar speaks to Catherine Delahunty of West Papua Action Auckland about unethical imports of kwila wood. Jemima wraps it up with Worry Week by talking to AUSA Engagement Officer Emily McDonald about university orientation and student engagement.
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