Producer and DJ Gene Rivers joins Rosetta for a kōrero about the new EP from La Coco INTO THE LIGHT - which fuses soul, gospel, and house/electronica, and boasts collaborations with the likes of Frank Booker and Nathan Haines!

Hosted by PHILLIEE, this show features the Sound of Sydney with a modern twist on the music that started it all, expertly curated by Carlos Avilés. Tune in and ride the vibes.

~ Universal Harmony ~

Weaving gratitude into sound, nurturing the creative soul.

Featuring Isthmus'n That with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, Short Player thanks to Flying Out, and Ready Steady Learn with Phyllis Ohene-Agyei of the Liggins Institute thanks to Te Waipapa Taumata Rau - The University of Auckland.

A recent report by Age Concern has revealed 59% of people aged 65 or older experience feelings of loneliness and social isolation, of which 30% experienced those feelings often or always. These results indicate what is being called a “loneliness epidemic”.

Producer Athena spoke to Joyce Cook Chair in Aging Well, and Professor at the University of Auckland, Ngaire Kerse, about how the loneliness epidemic among older people arose, the effects of loneliness and isolation, and potential ways to address the issue.

Today on Audio Culture, as festival season looms, we chat with Dr Sharon McIver about her 2007 thesis WaveShapeConversion - a reflection on the role of land in shaping the sounds and culture of Aotearoa dance music and festivals. Rosetta chats with Sharon about whats changed since she undertook her research, and why it's important to keep studying the relationship between landscape, social context, and music. 

This week on Ready Steady Learn, Jonny chats to Phyllis Ohene-Agyei about her research into the

Glittering gold groove drops & sparkling stereophonic silver rain

Tune in for Jonny's fortnightly catchup with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson.

Top house tunes

A report from the annual New Zealand health survey data for 2023-2024 showed that the proportion of children from homes where food ran out sometimes or often has increased by nearly six percentage points in one year. That’s 21.3 percent to 27 percent. 

However, the food insecurity dives into areas of wellbeing like growth, wellbeing and immunity should these childrens not get all the nutrients they need in their meals.

Producer Yesenia spoke to Māori health researcher and spokesperson for the Health Coalition Aotearoa Doctor Christina McKerchar, about the harms that Maori and pasifika children have due to food insecurity, where linking information can be found for school performance and what communities can do to diminish food insecurity in Aotearoa.