Thanks to Flying Nun Record Stores!

Who's ready for another year of great coffee and great tunes thanks to our friends at eighthirty coffee roasters? Christian is back in the studio to chat about the eighthirty organic blend, and fill us in on the tragic loss of the eighthirty instagram over the summer. Don't worry though, they're back up and running and ready for you to follow! 

Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!

Rosetta and Milly have got your Monday morning covered with plenty of tunes, prizes, and yarns! E whai ake nei, coming up on the show i tēnei ata: Whakataukī o Tēnei Wiki with Arini, This Is How We Brew It with Christian, Loose Reads with Jenna, and bosom selecta with Huia! Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!

The United States is increasingly moving away from global institutions in a pursuit of populist isolationism. In its wake, it leaves multilateral organisations founded on the assumption of US support, which many smaller nations are dependent on for foreign affairs, health support, defence, or trade. 

The World Trade Organisation is facing such pressures now, with a looming threat of US exit following similar policies curbing the organisation’s influence. To discuss what the WTO is, how dependent it is on US support, and what it could mean for a changing global society if the US withdrew, News Director Castor spoke to Professor of Law at the University of Auckland, Jane Kelsey.

Jenna is back up in the studio for another year of great reads, and today we delve into Tony Tulathimutte's Rejection - an audacious, original and unforgettable novel-in-stories that follows a cast of intricately linked characters as rejection throws their lives and relationships into chaos. Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!

This week on the Monday Wire...

For our weekly catch-up with the ACT Party, News Director Castor spoke to MP Simon Court about Labour’s proposed streaming levy and recent IT issues in the Health sector, including the ManageMyHealth data breach and IT outages last week. 

They also spoke to Professor of Law at the University of Auckland, Jane Kelsey, about the World Trade Organisation and its future as the United States becomes more isolationist. 

Thursday Wire Host Caeden spoke to Samira Ghoreishi, womens rights advocate and researcher on social movements and civil society in Iran, on the nuances of the current political situation following a week of mass demonstrations and government crackdowns. 

And Producer Alex spoke to Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Otago, Robert Patman, about Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs on major EU member states over their opposition to the potential of the US Taking control of Greenland, what that says about Trump, and what it means for the EU and NATO.

Oto and Jaycee chatted with Singaporean Post-Hardcore band Faraday and played 2 hours of Post-Hardcore, Metalcore and Grunge from the Asian diaspora.

Vintage Roots 45s

This weekend, Donald Trump announced his plans to levy tariffs against European countries who oppose his plans to press for Greenland. The move, which is an attempt to levy America’s economic position to dissuade what has been fervent european opposition to his desire for the territory, has been met with severe responses from Europe.

With the EU threatening retaliatory tariffs, and the ties between the US and the rest of NATO increasingly fraught, serious concerns and questions are being raised about how the US view Europe, and indeed all their allies, under this Trump Administrations ‘America First’ agenda.

Monday Wire Producer Alex spoke with Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Otago, Professor Robert Patman, about these tariffs, what they say about Trump's intent, and what sort of reaction we may see.

Arini is back on the airwaves for another year of whakataukī, kicking our wiki off the right way. Whakarongo mai nei!

Kaua e hoki i te waewae tūtuki, ā pā anō hei te ūpoko pakaru // Do not turn back because of stumbling feet, but only for a broken head.