ALT LISTENING LOUNGE 2024: REFRESH AND RENEW Presented by Russell Brown and Sarah Daniell Havana Lounge, Saturday Feb 24 @ Splore 10.30am STILL ON DRUGS: The traditional straight-up Splore conversation about drugs. KnowYourStuff NZ general manager Casey Spearin on what drug-checking services are seeing this summer and the broader science and culture of drug policy. 11.00am THE GOOD WORD: Members of Rehe Kōrero, the national award-winning slam poetry team out of Western Springs College, join us to talk about their kaupapa and maybe even drop some lines. 11.30am FRESH START: Mr Bruce had to confront the idea of renewal after Tim Cole, his partner in Splore favourites The Correspondents, died suddenly in 2020. We’ll talk to him about reinventing what he does, the art he makes and the role of music in talking about the world and the challenges it faces. 12.00pm THE NEW NEW MEDIA: Te Rina Kowhai (Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu) from Whakaata Māori and Te Ao with Moana; 95bFM Breakfast host Rachel Ash