Rachael talked to Bianca Rocca and Toya Webb about their show 'Working Title', on at the George Fraser Gallery. Theo was in studio and played some Korean experimental music from the Bulgasari community. He also played some commentry from John Waters, the director of Multiple Maniacs.
Jenna returns after a glorious summer break to review one of the books she's whizzed through in the holidays. Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey follows the narratives of a number of characters during the second world war, and how they intertwine. Jenna reckons this is a must read for your summer list.
Music can be a pretty unifying force, especially for the geographically isolated. Kiran talks to Mikey about music critic David Keenan's first novel, This Is Memorial Device, which evokes this idea while portraying a fictional post-punk band in '70s-'80s small town Scotland.
Alex picks a show Mike's had on the brain for ages - the '70s crime drama Quarry. With an antihero whose story spans the Mekong to the Mississippi, Alex gets in behind to make some bold claims of quality.
Annabel Alpers (formerly of Bachelorette) is a Baltimore-based composer, singer and instrumentalist. Hailing from Christchurch down in Te Wai Pounamu, her latest project HAMERKOP with drummer Adam Cooke sees her exploring sound and performance in a spacial and sculptural way. Their work Remote, is a live, multiple-speaker, surround sound experience and it's coming to Auckland as part of the Auckland Fringe Festival.
A new University of Otago study has reported on the experiences of people working from home during this second national lockdown.
While the shift to working from home has overall become easier, some people are not coping as well as others due to factors such as combining child care with remote work, and managing work-life balance.
Jessica spoke to Dr Paula O’Kane from Otago Business School on how employers can best support their employees during this time.