Last week Mike invited Nina from Generation Zero and Alex from WWF in to B-Side Stories to tell us why they’re joining forces in the build up to the People’s Climate March on Saturday 28th November.
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Wellington singer-songwriter Miles Calder has recently landed back on our shores after a year away living and writing in New York. He joins us in the studio to discuss his forthcoming album due out in April next year, his time in New York, his approach to writing, and he also plays live in the studio.
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And for more information on Miles and his band the Rumours, check out their facebook page below.
B-Side Stories host Martin Andrews attends the monthly Kava Club meeting “Chop Suey Hui”. The Kava Club is a community of Pasifika & Maori creatives collaborating, connecting, supporting and networking from 17 Tory St. Each month they meet to eat and drink together with guest speakers discussing a pre organised topic. This months topic was “shhh… it’s a secret” with speakers discussing the celtic origins of Halloween, the Mexican Day of the Dead and the secrets of the Freemasons among other things.
Although he is known as , one of NZ’s favourite music makers Daimon Shwalger, could certainly call Wellington his base after spending alot of time producing music, albums, and a hell of alot of gigs from this fair city. But recently Daimon has also been sharing his 20 years of beat making experience with the kids from . In this interview Daimon and Zeal boss, James Harris talk about the effect and the results that this is having on the kids.
Geoff Simmons, is an economist working for the Morgan Foundation and he is also a big hitter in our conservation world for his involvement in the infamous Cats to Go campaign and . So what is he doing acting in a comedy about to show at called the – that delves into modern feminism in New Zealand?
In this interview Geoff along with improviser and drama teacher Kate Wilson talk about the F-word and why feminism still remains high on the list of difficult stuff we need to address.
B-Side Stories host Martin Andrews is joined by Marie & Nic, the founders of Good Bitches Baking. GBB recently celebrated their one year anniversary providing home baking to the less fortunate living in Wellington, having recruited over 500 keen bakers and spread to eight cities around New Zealand. Marie & Nic discuss the birth and growth of their charitable trust and their desire “to make the world a little bit less shitty”.
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recently came into to tell us all about her organic beginnings in illustration and how ultimately it’s let her to releasing her first book earlier this year. The book is called “First to the Top” and it’s written by acclaimed New Zealand children’s author David Hill, with stunning illustrations by Phoebe – and it charts Sir Edmund Hillary’s ascent of Everest.
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