This week, Tamsin from Scorpio Books reviews “Silence in the Age of Noise” by explorer and Rolex model, Erling Kagge. The book examines the importance of retreat and solitude in a time where something seems to always be happening in the world around us and on the devices in our hands.

Matt and Nick trade notes on The Warriors and The Whitest Kids U’ Know before trading this week’s recommendations and getting Nick’s top pick of the week.

This week, Jay brings in Jazz classic “Minor Swing” by Django Reinhardt which evidently isn’t quite as good as Limp Bizkit’s “Break Stuff”.

Matt talks to James Shaw about whether or not Andrew Kirton should be sacked following the Labour  youth camp sex assault scandal, bike helmets, and how realistic a National/Green coalition would ever be under any circumstances.

On this week’s Law Reports, Matt chats to to Tim about how to get away with peeing in public. They also go in to the pros and cons (mainly cons) of police pursuing fleeing cars.

This week, Suli wants to talk about the importance of fiber and Matt has the perfect meal to get not only your daily dose of that stuff, but all kinds of other nutrition things as well.

Michael Darby from Third Man Wines chats to Matt about some of the wine education courses the company offers and the benefits of understanding more about vino.

This week’s tracks are “Egypt Strut” and “Ramadan in Space Time” by the lauded, yet obscure (the west at least) Salah Ragab and The Cairo Jazz Band.

This week, Cassie from Scorpio reviews the seasonally divided cook book by renowned chef, Joshua McFadden.

Mary Millar, one of the organisers behind this weekend’s Manderley Home and Garden Festival, chats to Matt about the upcoming festivities and what to expect on the day.