On today's Wire:

Felix spoke to James Shaw about seabirds, changing sex on birth certificates, and housing.

He also spoke to Alexandra Sims about NFTs and blockchain.

Meanwhile Jess spoke to Steph (Hai Hui) Tan about the #stopasianhate movement and her struggle with racism in Aotearoa.

Felix explains what an NFT is and why you should care about their environmental and economic impact, with the help of University of Auckland Professor and Blockchain Researcher Alexandra Sims.

Felix spoke to James Shaw about how fishing equipment is dangerous for sea birds, a new bill which aims to make it easier for trans people to change the sex on their birth certificate, and The Green Party's new plan to address the housing crisis.

Justine dials into the studio to answer all you questions about the trials and tribulations of the daily grind. Today she covers lockdown dramas, retracting work offers, breaches of contracts and more, so whakarongo mai nei! 

This week on Loose Reads, Suri brings up Funkhaus, a collection of poetry by the sharp and warm Hinemoana Baker. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about it and listen to a poem from the book. 

Penelope Noir is in the studio taking Rachel and Zoe (see: Ratty and Zippy) on a dive into the fashion pool of Sloan Rangers - the upper/ upper middle class fashions of the 1980s! 

Friendly Potential stalwart (and bFM good one) Sam Harmony popped in for a chat this morning ahead of the second ever Beacon Fest this saturday down at Queen's Wharf. Not only is the lineup huge, but it's going to be Aotearoa's first Boileroom set! Get a ticket or be extremely fomo. 

Violence against Asian people has largely gone unreported in places like the United States. This changed this week with the murder of eight people, including six Asian-American workers in Atlanta. What are the roots of these crimes? What is the nature of hate crimes against Asian people during COVID? Why have these crimes increased? Doug Becker speaks with Brian Levin.

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Blind Mango Chutney's fine selection includes tributes to Paul Jackson and Chick Corea and a little local flavour.

First time in the saddle for a while with classic Neil right through to Ellisa Pernu and a Talking Heads song that's 'country as'. Tons of variety tonight with Drive by truckers of course plus the Eastern and Reb of course too and not forgetting Emmylou.