RDU Podcast

This week Matt and Dan chat about The Press compacting and the Clarke Gayford rumour which we can’t disclose the details of but is totally not true anyway. They then clash a little bit over whether or not NZ’s defamation laws are too strict.

For this week’s Sink or Swim, Jay brings in a timeless classic from one of modern music’s most visionary artists and television’s finest thespians.

Pep’s picks this week are the tracks, “Parking Lot” and “Thanksgiving Song” from Dream Pop artist Grouper’s new album, Grid of Points.

Matt wonders if the recent greyhound meth scandal might be an indicator we’re too strict on the recreational activities of certain canines

This week, Rachel from Scorpio Books brings in I’m Just No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups by Chris Harris (illustrated by Lane Smith) – a collection of creative, humorous and often bizarre children’s poems, stories and riddles.

This week, Tim and Matt look at whether or not we should scrap the requirements for tenants to allow visitors within their notice periods and recent revelations regarding the EQC.

Local musician, Ryan Fisherman, brings in an older and more recent track (“Let Me Die A Woman” and “Supernatural”) from one of his major NZ influences, The Phoenix Foundation. They also chat a bit about his music and the upcoming Going Local gig at Lyttelton Records.

This week Matt and Nick trade notes on “The Big Easy Express” and “The Loneliest Planet”. Matt is really sick to death of Nick’s slow burners.

Matt chats with Amanda, the bassist for Auckland four piece, Echo Children. They talk about the bands music and their upcoming gig at Lyttelton Records.

This week, Matt and Alex from The Spinoff remind listeners to celebrate “Ed Balls Day” tomorrow, discuss New Zealand’s recent (high) ranking on the Press Freedom Index and the recent sentencing of Mark Meechan (aka”Nazi Pug Guy” or Count Dankula) in Scotland. Regrettably they run out of time before they can argue about free speech absolutism.