I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: it's level 2 baby! Penelope Noir is in studio to talk about the iconic Poly Styrene on 'Fashun'; Suri reviews Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel 'Klara and the Sun'; and Justine's got all the answers to your Union questions on 'Red Dead Redemption'. Whakarongo mai nei! 

New releases from The hold Steady , CJ Croce , Steep Canyon Rangers and old favs from the Byrds , Ton Russell and others. 

The flippin' greatest.

Thanks to Hallertau.

Blind Mango Chutney presents a killer retrospective on the first decade of Chick Corea's career.

Artbank's Tom catches up with Evan Kiddey, he runs the new nostalgic video store, Dead Video, out of his garage in Lyttelton. Then co-host Theo talks to artist, poet and technician Jordan Davey-Emms to talk about these various aspects of her life. Plus music and an art guide. 

During Auckland's lockdown, Jess had a chat with Haz, the producer of Team Dynamite, about their long-awaited new album, 'Respect the Process'. Haz discusses coming back to their original sound, while sharing some insight into the production of the tracks.

Tracklist:

Thanks to NZ On Air Music!

P.S. Check out this fantastic short doco about their journey as Team Dynamite. Directed and Produced by Tom Scott. 

'Respect The Process' is out now via Years Gone By Records. 

Sam brings you a lovingly curated remote show to ease you through your weekend. 

Endometriosis is a disease that affects 1 in 10 New Zealand people with uteruses, and approximately one hundred and seventy-six million females worldwide. Despite this, research and awareness of the incredibly painful disease remains low, with lots of unnecessary suffering for those who have it. To find out more, Zoë Larsen Cumming speaks to the co-founder and chief executive of Endometriosis New Zealand, Deborah Bush.

She also speaks to fourth year medical student living with endo, Madi Randall. 

Resources mentioned in the interview: 

Endometriosis NZ: https://nzendo.org.nz/

QENDO endometriosis symptom tracker: https://www.qendo.org.au/qendo-app

Host of the Friday Wire, Zoë Larsen Cumming, speaks to the New Zealand Race Relations Commissioner, Meng Foon, about Covid-specific racism. Particularly, the rise in Anti-Asian hate crimes abroad, and discrimination against Tangata Whenua and Asian-New Zealanders in Aotearoa. 

Christopher Luxon is one of the National Party's most well known MPs, despite entering politics less than two years ago. As someone who only become involved in politics after a successful career in business, many comparisons have been drawn between him and former Prime Minister Sir John Key. Noah Ferguson-Dudding spoke to Luxon about how politics differs from his past work, his new roles as an MP and his hopes and goals for the future.