Hey folks,

Andrea Vance's book "Blue Blood" has just been released and at time of recording Dave had read some of it. It's a humdinger whodunnit political true crime murder mystery, says I attempting to explain the pun on Cluedo in the title. 

Also; more on the assassin of Shinzo Abe. The politics of human damage. Funeral for a computer. Catastrophes and the economic order. Breakfast. And our leaders' international conduct with both Ardern and Luxon talking it up large overseas.

Bumper music:

Simple - Dog Food (feat Denzel Curry)

Dead Cross - Reign of Error

The Mars Volta - Blacklight Shine

Silversun Pickups - Scared Together

Perfume Genius - Eye in the Wall

Hi!

The boys got covid! Our personal recounting of the physical tribulations of 2019's hottest viral disease.

Ex-PM of Japan Shinzo Abe's assassination has shocked the planet. Boris Johnson's semi-resignation has confounded it. And what's more "planet" than local body elections? Wellington has mayoral candidates and we try to care. Since we last talked the expected Supreme Court decision overturning Roe vs Wade came to pass - what this animating bigotry clings to in our psyche.

Bumper music;

Prodigy & Andy C - Firestarter (Andy C remix)

The Bobby Lees - Dig Your Hips

Daughters - Our Queens (One Is Many, Many Is One)

Feist - The Bad in Each Other