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Tokoroa-born & Grammy-award nominated musician Jordan Rakei joins Hunter to break down 'The Loop', their new album.

~ Thanks to NZ On Air Music ~

Viewmaster Litia reviews a new film out of Aotearoa, The Moon Is Upside Down. 

Julien Dyne from Half Hexagon is chatting about The Method, the new track with an accompanying video.

Beth had a chat with author Tīhema Baker (Raukawa te Au ki te Tonga, Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Toa Rangatira) about Grave New World: Writing Dystopia Today, an Auckland Writers Festival event that Tīhema is co-hosting. They also spoke briefly about another event Tīhema is chairing, We Can Be on Other Planets: Māori Speculative Fiction.

Beth caught up with author and editor Alie Benge about Otherhood, a book of essays that explore the little talked about experience of being childless, childfree and child-adjacent in Aotearoa. 

Nicholas spoke to artist Bena Jackson about her exhibition Urban Legend, which opens May 12th.

He also spoke to the Director of Auckland City of Music, Mark Roach about the  ‘Auckland City of Music’ series. They also spoke about the events they have planned for New Zealand Music Month.

Otherhood is a book of essays that explores the little talked about experience of being childless, childfree and child-adjacent in Aotearoa. It is composed of essays by contributors across Aotearoa about identity, the oppressiveness of heteronormative values and the experience of otherhood.

Co-edited by authors Lil O’Brien, Alie Benge, and Kathryn Van Beek, Otherhood began as a conversation on Twitter and was released in book form yesterday, May 9th, two years later.

I caught up with Alie about the book, the process of putting it all together and upcoming events surrounding Otherhood.

Grave New World: Writing Dystopia Today is an Auckland Writers Festival event that is happening on Saturday 18th May. Among the speaker is author of Ockham NZ Book Awards longlisted Turncoat Tīhema Baker (Raukawa te Au ki te Tonga, Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Toa Rangatira).

From the AWF website: With wars raging, censorship on the rise and all manner of accepted human rights under threat both close to home and across the globe, how do fiction writers approach the dystopian genre when the line between fictional dystopias and our lived reality seems increasingly blurred?

Beth caught up with Tīhema Baker about the panel and the dystopia genre. They also spoke about another event Tīhema is chairing, We Can Be on Other Planets: Māori Speculative Fiction.

Holly Arrowsmith chats about Neon Bright, the second single from her forthcoming album. Whakarongo mai nei!

Dr Kirsten Zemke chats psychobilly tracks on Travelling Tunes. Thanks to Drake Street Studios!