We continue with our chapter book The Ice Monster by David Walliams, and make it to 9 on the pancake count.

Thanks to Havana Coffee.

Blind Mango Chutney keeps the winter chills at bay with strong doses of jazz reggae, jazz rock and jazz fusion, and in-studio guest music entrepreneur John Baker plays an immune-boosting selection of rare early NZ jazz, rock and exotica recordings.

This week's show featured new music from Haz & Miloux, Jalen N'Gonda, Terrace Martin and more. Sam also pays tribute to Sinead O'Conner who sadly died this week.

Litia Tuiburelevu reviews The Survival of Kindness, a post-apocalyptic film from director Rolf De Heer. Whakarongo mai nei!

Paekākāriki based illustrator and animator Ned Wenlock is coming out with Tsunami, a 278 page graphic novel published by Earth's End. 

This is the first book that Earths End has published since 2019, and goes through the story of Peter, a 12 year old boy in his last six weeks of high school.

Liam hard a chat with hm abut the grapahic novel on the show today. Whakarongo mai nei!

Andrew Moore (one of the creators of the film) and Chris Heazelwood are on bMovies talking about the documentary made about King Loser. Whakarongo mai nei!

Tomorrow, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki will be opening Ever Present: First Peoples Art Of Australia. 

This exhibition has travelled from National Gallery of Australia and The Wesfarmers Collection of Australian Art to bring art of Australia’s first peoples from 1890 till today, showcasing over 160 artists. 

This will be open from Saturday 29 July – Sunday 29 October 2023. I had a yarn with Toi o Tāmaki’s senior curator of Māori Art, Nathan Pōhio, about the exhibition. 

 Dave Borrie of L Hotel dials in from Ōtepoti to yarn about the band's first EP, Ellis. Whakarongo mai nei!