Writer Danyl McLauchlan joins Kim to tackle life's big questions, ideas and thinkers. This week he looks at Bronze Age Pervert (BAP), an until-recently anonymous internet personality and influential far-right thinker. BAP's writing and commentary is an intentionally slippery and absurd mix of memes and inside jokes about homophobia, bodybuilding and ancient Greece. Behind the clownish facade however is a philosophically sophisticated argument for fascism which has alarmed mainstream conservatives.

Before her Emmy nominated role as flawed but lovable Galina 'Red' Reznikov in Orange is the New Black actor Kate Mulgrew was perhaps best known for playing Captain Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager, the first female captain for the franchise. As a member of the SAG-AFTRA actors' union, Mulgrew is currently on strike, but is in Auckland this weekend appearing at pop culture convention Armageddon.

Could the Israel-Gaza war ignite a wider conflict, between the US and Iran? In his latest writing for The Guardian, foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall explains why this is a possibility.

Irish novelist Paul Lynch's latest book Prophet Song was shortlisted last month for this year's Booker Prize. The novel is set is a dystopian version of Dublin, after an unspecified crisis has tipped the government towards tyranny, and society towards collapse. Lynch's other novels are Beyond the Sea, Grace, The Black Snow and Red Sky in Morning.

The All Blacks are playing Argentina for a place in the Rugby World Cup final. After beating Ireland in a nail-biting quarterfinal, NZ is expected to beat Argentina to play either England or the Springboks in next weekend's final. RNZ Rugby commentator Nathan Rarere joins from his living room in Te Atatu.

British actor Fehinti Balogun isn't just angry about climate inaction – he's furious.

Accomplished Nigerian-born UK actor and climate activist Fehinti Balogun isn't angry about climate change. He's furious. The Dune and I May Destroy You actor has presented at the UN COP26 climate summit, the Scottish Parliament, Cambridge University, and the YouTube Creator Summit. He's making a digital appearance at the Nelson Arts Festival this weekend with Can I Live?, an hour long spoken word and hiphop show exploring environmental activism.

Egypt has agreed to open the Rafah crossing to allow trucks carrying aid into Gaza, in a conflict that is escalating two weeks on. Gregg Carlstrom is a Middle East correspondent for The Economist, based in Dubai. He has covered the region for over ten years. His reporting and analysis on the Middle East has been published in Foreign Affairs, The Atlantic and Politico. His first book was How Long Will Israel Survive: The Threat From Within.

Egypt has agreed to open the Rafah crossing to allow trucks carrying aid into Gaza, in a conflict that is escalating two weeks on. Gregg Carlstrom is a Middle East correspondent for The Economist, based in Dubai. He has covered the region for over ten years. His reporting and analysis on the Middle East has been published in Foreign Affairs, The Atlantic and Politico. His first book was How Long Will Israel Survive: The Threat From Within.

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