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Cam from Southbound Records brings in a collection of new musical releases to impress us all, every Friday at 9:30am. Thanks to Southbound Records!

Litia chats to Jonny about what to watch on the telly this week! Whakarongo mai nei!

The ineffable, extremely high-energy CCTV join for Fancy New Band after making the rounds on the 95bFM Top Ten! Thanks to NZ on Air Music. 

Fri-yay made even better with Travelling Tunes with Dr Kirsten Zemke, Litia's telly review on Viewmaster, and track selections and recommendations from Cam thanks to Southbound Records! Plus, 95bFM News, Weather Report & The Progear Surf Report on the hour, every hour.

On Various Artists i tēnei rā...

Beth had a kōrero with curator James Gatt about Photosynthesisers: Women and the Lens, a new exhibition showing at Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery in Titirangi.

Sofia had a kōrero with co-director of the Chartwell Collection, Sue Gardiner, and Chartwell Anniversary Project Manager, Megan Shaw, about 50 years of the Chartwell Project, and the accompanying anniversary publication: Being, Seeing, Making, Thinking. 

Beth had a kōrero with author Duncan Sarkies about his new book Star Gazers, out now via Te Herenga Waka University Press.

And for Stage Direction this week, Sela Faletolu-Fasi will joining me in the studio to speak with the cast of Love; Mum - currently on at Basement Theatre. 

Whakarongo mai!

Sela Faletolu-Fasi joined Sofia in the studio to chat about Love; Mum, on now at Basement Theatre until 29th March. 

Mōrena! A fun collection of tunes to end March!

The weekly political roundup with David Slack. 

For our weekly catch-up with the Labour Party, Wire Host Caeden speaks to Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni about New Zealand First’s declared “war on woke”, proposed Resource Management Act reform, and Labour’s calls for the government to condemn Israel for their recent military assault on Gaza.

For International Desk, they spoke to Andre Fa’aoso from the Yale Daily News about Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg accidentally being added to a group chat top US officials were using to make war plans. 

And they spoke to Mike Smith (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu) about National MP Joseph Mooney’s members bill that would abolish people’s right to take legal action against companies over damage to the climate. 

News and Editorial Director Joel spoke to Councillor Julie Fairey on submissions for Auckland Council’s long-term plan, ‘bed tax,’ and discussions around equity in the upcoming election.

And they spoke to Chief Executive of the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation New Zealand, Letitia Harding, about a recently released study showing vaping has not lowered smoking habits in young people in Aotearoa.