A couple of hours of songs on or around the subject of war, given what's in the headlines. Folk and country and blues singers been writing these for a long time...

Special guest Campbell Ngata delivers a mix focusing on the funky side of AOR.

In this excerpt from Artbank's February 27, 2022 broadcast, artist Li Si-Rong discusses her Depot Artspace exhibition with Jenny Zhong, And So, We Build An Amusement Park On The Uninhabited Island.

In this excerpt from Artbank's February 27, 2022 broadcast, art writer and gallerist JJ Harper discusses founding the new artist-run space LOVER <3 

This week's Artbank features three interviews. First, artist Li Si-Rong discusses her Depot Artspace exhibition with Jenny Zhong, And So, We Build An Amusement Park On The Uninhabited Island. Later, poet Frances Samuel talks about writing Museum, her new poetry collection out now from Te Herenga Waka University Press. Finally, art writer and gallerist JJ Harper describes founding the new artist-run space LOVER <3 .

In this excerpt from Artbank's February 27, 2022 broadcast, poet Frances Samuel discusses and reads from Museum, her new poetry collection out now from Te Herenga Waka University Press.

More ('90s US gothic) guitar than usual but we predictably find our way back to plastic as per.

This week's show featured new music from Robert Glasper, Denzel Curry, JPEGMAFIA and more. Sam also pays tribute to Gary Brooker who passed away this week.

Host Jessica Hopkins speaks to Save the Children's Child Rights Advocacy and Research Director, Jacqui Southey about the Government's progress in reducing child poverty.

She also has her regular chat with Auckland Councillor, Pippa Coom.

Producer Liam Hansen spoke with Investigative Journalist Nicky Hager about the Chief Ombudsman’s latest inquiry into his allegations of the New Zealand Defence Force misinforming the Chief about Operation Burnham. 

n 2010 the New Zealand Special Air Service  undertook Operation Burnham, a joint military operation seeking to target several insurgents within the Taliban forces at the time. 

The operation became the subject of the book Hit & Run, authored by Nicky Hager and John Stephenson alleging that the operation caused multiple civilian deaths and should be considered a war crime. 

Over the past five years, the New Zealand Defence Force has pushed back against the claims, however an inquiry by the new labour government in 2017 proved many of the Journalists claims. Now the Chief Ombudsman is re-opening an independent inquiry into the case, and Liam Hansen brought Nicky Hager on the show to speak about the latest inquiry.