Tom Lark is in the studio to talk about his new single Dumb Luck and his show this week before he heads off to the UK. 

Suri reviews two of the shortlisted poetry collections for the Ockham Awards- Talia and Root Leaf Flower Fruit.

Rosetta Stone speaks to Charlotte Day Wilson about her new record Cyan Blue.

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Pennie chats 19th century recycling on Fashun. Tom Lark is in the studio to talk about his new single Dumb Luck and his show this week before he heads off to the UK. On Loose Reads, Suri reviews two of the shortlisted poetry collections for the Ockham Awards. We listen to a chat from Rosetta had with Charlotte Day Wilson about her new record, Cyan Blue. Whakarongo mai nei!

Kirsten is joined by regular listeners Marcella and Meredith playing some of their favourite songs. It's strongly a women's night and black women in country.

We continue with our chapter book The Wild Robot, and go through the finalists for each category of the 2024 NZ Childrens' Music Awards.

Thanks to the wonderful NZ Maritime Museum - Hui te Ananui a Tangaroa - for sponsoring the show!

Claudia Jardine is a poet from Ōtautahi. She released her collection of poems Biter last year, which has been met with positive reception around the country.

Beth caught up with Claudia about all things poetry as well as what she’s up to at the moment, including curating the event Should I Have Read That? at Auckland Writers Festival annual fringe event, Streetside.