Bianca Bailey (Wiri Donna) chats to Zazi about 5 tracks from 'Being Alone', for Long Player, thanks to NZ On Air Music! 

I tēnei ata Rachel was joined by producer Tuva'a in the studio. Dr. Kirsten Zemke brought us Eurovision on Travelling Tunes; Rachel spoke with Angel Olsen about her new album Big Time, Viewmaster Sam loves new Auckland TV show Kid Sister; and Dunstan Bruce of Chumbawamba talked to Rachel about his new documentary I Get Knocked Down. Whakarongo mai! 

Stay tuned for some epic beats by producer Simphiwe on Fancy New Band, and for some non English TV show and movie recommendations during the second hour :) Highlight recommendations: City of Lost Children, Hometown Chachacha, and Skritek!

The Clean Slate Act has recently been under discussion, as activists fight for the scheme to be extended to those who’ve been imprisoned. 

The scheme currently allows criminal records to be sealed, drastically assisting former criminals with getting employed, becoming a tenant and getting a mortgage. 

The scheme currently does not apply to those who've been imprisoned within their lifetime, instead focusing on those who have paid fines or undergone other forms of punishment. 

To learn more about the scheme and how it could be changed, Liam spoke to Liam Martin, a Criminology professor at Victoria University of Wellington.

Teams from several New Zealand Universities as well as NIWA have recently discovered a large Amphipods ecosystem underneath Antarctica.

Amphipods are a crustacean largely found underwater, and in these circumstances over five hundred metres under the atlantic ice sheets.

The team found the ecosystem by accident after drilling through the river nearby and discovering the animals on their cameras.

To learn more, Liam spoke to NIWA oceanographer Craig Stevens about their findings and how the ecosystem could be affected by climate change.

Rachel speaks with Dunstan Bruce of Chumbawamba this morning about his new documentary 'I Get Knocked Down' which is screening at the Doc Edge Festival. Listen back to hear about the band's anarcho-punk politics, surviving the one-hit-wonder label and finding ways to be hopeful and continue fighting the good fight in an ever-turbulent world. 

Rachel talked to Asheville-based musician Angel Olsen about her Americana inspired new album 'Big Time' out today via Jagjaguwar. Olsen spoke about the contexts of grief and joy that shaped the record and what shifting her sound has meant for her as a performing artist. 

Phil Goff released his final Climate Action Budget as Auckland mayor.

The billion-dollar package proposes widespread investment in transport and is intended to be a starting point for the city meeting its climate emission obligations.

For Casper's fortnightly chat with Auckland city counsellor Pippa Coom they discussed the mayor’s proposed budget, what it contains and what it will cost for Auckland residents.

One of the primary recommendations by the Royal Comission following the March 15 Christchurch mosque attack was the establishment of a new national intelligence and security agency.

However, this agency which would be named NISA, is yet to be created.

Casper spoke to Abdur Razzaq from the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand about what this agency is and why community advocates are questioning the government’s hesitation on the matter.

Producer n' beatmaker Simphiwe shows off his live sampling skills with 4 fresh tyunes :)