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Kia ora koutou whanāu, we welcome the crew Matene and Zara thru on the assist to share some beautiful waiata, and collectvely show our aroha and support for the tāonga of Te Reo Māori. Nau mai, haere mai!

The 95bFm Jazz Show takes a different turn this week with Soundtrack Jazz, Real & Imagined.

Chris Forster and Peter Cresswell come out of the vinyl archives to present jazz old and new as it appeared (or should have appeared) on film. Everything from every decade, from Count Basie to Goldsmith Baynes.

Thanks to show sponsor San Ray restaurant in Ponsonby Rd.

Rachel spins some epic fresh and familiar tunes, and is joined in the studio by Sherry Zhang to discuss the Te Kāhui Creative Writing Fundraiser taking place on Sat 26 September for Your Gig Is Showing. Whakarongo mai nei!

Mōrena! Some tracks from queer artists playing at Laneway 2026 and Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori! Whakarongo mai! 

A Te Wiki o te Reo Māori special! Thanks Hallertau!

Last week, the government released the new curriculum subjects for students in years 11-13. New subjects such as politics, civics, philosophy, music technology, and media, journalism, and communications were included, but art history as a standalone subject has been quietly dropped – now to be incorporated into design, painting, photography and creative arts subjects.

The move has been widely criticised by art historians, academics, and past students, calling the decision both ‘devastating’ and ‘unsurprising’.

Sof spoke to the President of the New Zealand Art History Teachers Association, Dr Barbara Ormond, about the decision and the potential impact it will have on teaching the subject, both at the secondary and tertiary levels. 

Sof chats to Charles Ninow about the life and work of Martin Thompson, in light of an exhibition of his works, Razzle Dazzle, opening tonight at Charles Ninow Gallery. 

Maya talks to Assistant Curator, Audrey Goggin, about Dialogues in Video Art, currently showing at George Fraser Gallery. 

And, later in the show, Sof speaks to the President of the New Zealand Art History Teachers Association, Dr Barbara Ormond, about the government's recent decision to axe art history as a standalone subject in the high school curriculum. 

Whakarongo mai x

I tēnei ata, kei te kōrero Rosetta ki a Litia i te Tangata Pai - a new primetime TV drama with over 30% te reo Māori! Whakarongo mai nei!