Odyssey of a Liminal Mind is an exploration of mental health and the trauma we go through. Laura is interested in communication and art as a mode of communication. She often uses acrylic paint and experiments with mixed media.

I caught up with Laura about Odyssey of a Liminal Mind, which is on until June 14th. 

This week on Various Artists!

Beth had a kōrero with painter Laura Crespi about her exhibition, Odyssey of a Liminal Mind.

She also spoke with illustrator and writer Dean Rankine, who will be an artist at Wintergeddon, about his work on the Simpsons comics and what he’s working on at the moment.

And Sofia chatted with Francis McWhannell at Season Gallery about Robyn Kahukiwa’s current exhibition, Tuawahine. 

Whakarongo tonu mai! 

Rachel and Stella share the behind the scenes goss from the Aotearoa Music Awards last night! Listen back for chats with winners and nominees across the evening's celebration. 

Dr Kirsten Zemke chats about the lap steel on Travelling Tunes. Thanks to Drake Street Studios!

Mōrena! The usual mixed bag of tunes - opening with Stella Donnelly, dabbling in some Peter Cat Recording Co. and going back to the classics with a bit of Erykah Badu and the Screaming MeeMees. Sofia and Joel speak to Danika and Kitty about Queer Speed Dating at the Charlotte Museum. Whakarongo mai! 

This week the Thursday Wire's usual host Caeden was away, so Tuesday Wire host Castor filled in.

For City Counselling this week, Castor spoke to Shane Henderson about the draft regional land transport plan for Auckland and the council’s hopes for budget announcements later today. 

Producer Jasmine spoke with Dr. Hiran Thabrew about mental health funding following the Government’s budget announcement regarding investment in the I Am Hope Foundation.

She also spoke PSA Delegate Sian Dalaway about pay parity negotiations for NZ Blood Service workers ahead of tomorrow’s strike.  

She also spoke with Ella Sargison from the Burnett Foundation about June’s Sweat With Pride initiative.

💚 High-energy show this week. All genre's, all eras, it's a fiestsa! 

Obtuse tune of the week: Pearson Sound  - XLB

We also go insearch of which track has the same riff as Superette's Touch Me. Please send help.

Lots of love, apologies for my own personal energy being a bit low today, blah blah sickness blah blah. See you all same time next week, with love. Or tomorrow at the Wine Cellar!

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Last week the government announced a $24 million funding commitment to I Am Hope, the foundation behind Mike King’s Gumboot Friday initiative. The $6million annual allocation is set to fund two counselling sessions for those ages 5-25 years old. Producer Jasmine Gray spoke to Senior Lecturer in Psychological Medicine, Dr. Hiran Thabrew, on differing strategies to address mental health investment needs. 

June is the month for Sweat With Pride in Aotearoa, where Kiwis can sign up to sweat for 21 minutes everyday to raise money for services provided by the Burnett Foundation, Rainbow Youth, OutLine and InsideOut for our rainbow and Takatāpui communities. Producer Jasmine Gray spoke to the Burnett Foundation’s Ella Sarigson ahead of the initiative kicking off this Saturday!

It’s not too late to get involved - head to sweatwithpride.com to signup and support our rainbow and takatāpui communities.