Taylor from Moral Support popped in for a chat about Deep Dive Festival, happening on the 25th July with the likes of Chris Knox, Native Bush, Earth Tongue and HEAPS more. Don't be an egg, get a ticket asap! 

This week the Greens Co-Leader James Shaw about the new announcement of The Clean Energy Plan. 

This week on The Southern Cross, we talk with AUT Pacific Media Centre's Sri Krishnamurthi about all things Pacific News.  

In a two part series, producer James Tapp covers the new updates to New Zealands privacy law, which comes into affect on December 1st, 2020. In this first part, James talks to Gehan Gunasekara, who is the chair of the New Zealand Privacy Foundation as well as an associate business professor at the University of Auckland, specialising in privacy. James also covers what it is going to be added amd starts of by asking Gehan what is new.

Recently the government announced a $32 million boost to strengthen drug and alcohol addiction services in Aotearoa. To discuss this and addiction struggles in New Zealand, Zoe Larsen Cumming interviewed the Deputy Executive Director of Programmes at the New Zealand Drug Foundation Ben Birks-Ang. 

This week on The Monday Wire, we have our weekly chat with Green party co-leader James Shaw on The Clean Energy Plan. 

Pacific Media Centre Contributing Editor Sri Krishnamurthi, with the latest in pacific news, from The Phillippines to West Papua.  

95bFM reporter James Tapp brings us a piece on Privacy Law with THe University of Auckland's Gehan Gunasekara. 

And finally, 95bFM Producer Zoë Larsen Cumming interviews the Deputy Executive Director of Programmes at the New Zealand Drug Foundation Ben Birks-Ang regarding a recent boost in funding to drug and alcohol rehabilitation. 

A huge thank you to everyone who spoke to us today. 

Frances and Justin explore the genres of jazz electronica / jazztronica / nu jazz / electro jazz.

James "TK" Tapsell-Kururangi is in the studio - talking about growing up in Rotorua, studying in the capital, and now puttingon the curator hat at the new space, Papatūnga, in Parnell. Darren Kamali catches up with Tom and talks about his ongoing collaboration, with Ole Maiava, into the history an practice of Ulu Cavu - Fijian wig making. They have a show on at Te Tuhi gallery in Pakuranga. Motoko Kikkawa has a show on at Audio Foundation, and presents an incredible array of drawings and paintings from the last 3 years. Then its Matilda Fraser, speaking to her show "His trunk for a hand, and his foot for a scythe" at RM Gallery - exploring the history of Auckland's resident elephant in the early days of colonial settelment. 

Mixed bag for sure. Rory Gallagher, John Lee, Muddy & Townes mixed in with brand new tunes from the newly renamed Chicks, Brooke Taylor & Hayley Thompson-King. Some classic old kiwi shizz from Glen Moffat and The Sou'westers as well as continuing to froth over Purple Mountains and The Drive By Truckers latest. Emmylou too.

The Moon and Mars are in conjunction, they looked amazing nestled up to each other this morning, and a lovely view of Jupiter and Saturn too.