JessB has a kōrero about travelling Europe with Halfqueen, FILTH in London, and her brand new single ‘Can’t Fake It’. Whakarongo mai nei!

Episode 19: The I Haven't Titled This Episode Yet Affair

As if this show couldn't get more new segments - Corey cooks up a midnight breakfast snack live in the kitchen - We hear a new friend of the program retell their memories of the Life Education Trust van with Harold the Giraffe - and if you remember Pulp Sport, you're in for a treat...

Outsider Music comes to us from the late Wild Man Fischer of Los Angeles - and we hear the last edition of Overnight Bedroom Reviews!

Christie from Yumi Zouma phones up for a chat about what the band's been up to, and their gig at the Tuning Fork this Saturday! Whakarongo mai nei! 

Ooft big show this morning! We've got Rob talking about bananas, biscuits, and love on The Mind Trench, a chat with SJD about "You Are The Movement", JessB on her brand new single "Can't Fake It", and Christie from Yumi Zouma on the line chatting about their gig at the Tuning Fork this Saturday! Whakarongo mai nei! 

This week on the show, the lineup for Laneway gets announced. As well as this, Willy and Arthur from No Cigar come into the studio to talk about their new album, and their upcoming tour. In between all this I play a few tunes. 

Voting for this year’s local body elections has begun, which is bringing increasing scrutiny to the issue of voter engagement.

Particularly for young people, Maori and Pasifika, but also for the general population, voter participation in local elections is relatively low and on the decline.

In regards to next year’s national election, the Independant Electoral Review Panel has begun seeking public input on potential changes to the electoral system that could benefit New Zealand’s democracy.

For Casper's weekly catch-up with National MP Dr Shane Reti, they discussed this topic of voter engagement as well as what might be expected from this electoral review and which changes he might believe to be useful.

Content warning: this next story contains details of rape and sexual assault.

Christina sat down with Layba Zubair to talk about her petition to reform consent laws in Aotearoa, which had received 12,000 signatures by the time it closed and will now head to Parliament.

This week on the Tuesday Wire Joel Rindelaub joined Casper and Christina in studio to talk science news for the Dear Science segment.

Casper spoke to Dr Shane Reti from the National party, as he does each week, this time discussing engagement in local body elections as well as the independent electoral review now under consultation.

Christina spoke to Dr Lara Greaves, a political commentator from the university of Auckland about the outcome of the Sam Uffindell bullying investigation.

She also had a chat with UoA student Layba Zubair about her petition to reform consent legislation in Aotearoa.

And Casper talked to Dr Tanisha Jowsey about a petition being read to parliament about officially classifying Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as a disability.

Newly elected Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell came under scrutiny last month after Stuff revealed he had been involved in a serious assault on a 13-year-old boy when he was a student at King's College. Later, his female flatmate from when he was attending Otago University came forward with allegations of threatening and abusive behaviour.

Uffindell was suspended from caucus while an independent inquiry by Maria Dew KC took place. On Monday, National announced the findings of the investigation: aside from the King's College incident, the other bullying allegations were unsubstantiated.

For her analysis on the affair and how it was handled by National, Christina spoke to political commentator Dr Lara Greaves.

The show kicks off with a speedy round of Second Guessing, followed by the Mayor's weekly kōrero in Sounding Off with Phil Goff, some theatre talk with Sam Snedden on Stage Direction, and DNA sequencing on Ready Steady Learn! Whakarongo mai nei!