Festival Director Sam Orchard popped in for a chat about samsame but different, Auckland's annual LGBTQI+ literay festival which kicks off tomorrow. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about this year's programme- it's all free! 

Much aroha to Patrick Kingi.

A diverse selection of Texans mixed with covers of Dylan songs by weird people....... Many texts were received , must have been doing something right. Really enjoyed myself last night. Listen up.........!

From touching torch songs to African soul jazz and local experimental piano, Blind Mango Chutney presents a stonkin' selection.

Heidi talks to Huriana Koopeke Te Aho about their large-scale work 'Tuuhonotanga' on the Ellen Melville centre. Huriana's work operates in a context of activism around various issues of social justice as well as affirming ways to consider knowledge, and we discuss their journey in finding the integration of Takataapuitanga with Te Ao Maaori. Next Imogen Taylor takes a call to talk about 'Thirsty Work' at Michael Lett. We discuss future directions and the divides between framing a painterly practice and accessing the less tangible operations that it works with. Theo interviews Ivan Lupi about the durational workshop at The Audio Foundation, 'Not as Simple as it sounds', in which they bring up scales of time in addressing trauma. 

New tracks from bb gurl, LSDXOXO, Team Dynamite, Dera Meelan & Deadforest, and many more!

On Long Player, Jess chats to Melbourne-based Kiwi artist, Sarah Mary Chadwick, about her new album, 'Me & Ennui Are Friends, Baby'. Thanks to NZ On Air Music!

This week it is just James in studio, with Jade sick and Lyric heading to Waitangi.

James Talks to Ethan Rielle from Schools Strike for Climate about their plans for 2021.

James talks to producer Lyric Waiwiri-Smith live from Ruapekapeka about Waitangi.

James talks to Dr. David Welch about a new Border model for COVID-19. (NOTE: there is a mistaker in the full show, listen to the individual podcast)

Jade brings us a report on Matariki and its history.

James talks to Muriel Tunoho from E Tū about Matariki and worker relations.

With Matariki to be a public holiday, this offers an additional 3 day weekend to the calendar year. To understand what this means for workers, James talks to Muriel Tunoho from E tū about the subject at hand.

Yesyerday Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Matariki will first be celebrated in 2022. To understand more about Matariki, producer Jade Lewis brings us a report on its history.