UK singer-songwriter Arlo Parks has released her third studio album – Ambiguous Desire.  

It’s a departure from her previous albums, both of which held more rock and alternative elements, whereas this one is filled with the sounds of nightlife – house, garage, and techno.  

Chris Schulz joined Jack Tame to share his thoughts on the album. 

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UK singer-songwriter Arlo Parks has released her third studio album – Ambiguous Desire. &nbsp;
It’s a departure from her previous albums, both of which held more rock and alternative elements, whereas this one is filled with the sounds of nightlife – house, garage, and techno. &nbsp;
Chris Schulz joined Jack Tame to share his thoughts on the album.&nbsp;
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Chris Schulz: Arlo Parks - Ambiguous Desire

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Stephen K. Amos does the talking so that audiences can do the laughing. 

Many will know the British comedian from his regular spots on UK television shows like ‘Live at The Apollo’ and ‘QI’.  

Right now, he’s working the festival circuit in Australia, before he heads our way in May with his new show deconstructing the science of laughter.  

The show is called ‘Now We’re Talking’, and it delves into what exactly laughter does to a person, physically and emotionally. 

“And then I talk about how it’s important for us to keep talking in a world where there’s a lot of noise out there, and people aren’t listening enough,” Amos told Jack Tame.  

But why is laughter so infectious? Amos says it’s do to with human connection.  

“The mirror neuron – you see somebody laugh, you laugh.” 

“It’s a shared experience, and on your own, I suppose people don’t want to look odd if they’re just sitting by themselves and then guffawing like a bit of a lunatic.” 

“But it is, it’s good for the soul.” 

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Stephen K. Amos does the talking so that audiences can do the laughing.&nbsp;
Many will know the British comedian from his regular spots on UK television shows like ‘Live at The Apollo’ and ‘QI’. &nbsp;
Right now, he’s working the festival circuit in Australia, before he heads our way in May with his new show deconstructing the science of laughter. &nbsp;
The show is called ‘Now We’re Talking’, and it delves into what exactly laughter does to a person, physically and emotionally.&nbsp;
“And then I talk about how it’s important for us to keep talking in a world where there’s a lot of noise out there, and people aren’t listening enough,” Amos told Jack Tame. &nbsp;
But why is laughter so infectious? Amos says it’s do to with human connection. &nbsp;
“The mirror neuron – you see somebody laugh, you laugh.”&nbsp;
“It’s a shared experience, and on your own, I suppose people don’t want to look odd if they’re just sitting by themselves and then guffawing like a bit of a lunatic.”&nbsp;
“But it is, it’s good for the soul.”&nbsp;
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Stephen K. Amos: British comedian on the science of laughter and new live show 'Now We're Talking'

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Humankind is returning to the moon. 

NASA launched its first manned mission to the moon in over fifty years earlier this week – sending four astronauts on the Artemis II on a ten day journey to circle the celestial body. 

And though many young kids dream of being an astronaut one day, Kevin Milne isn’t sure he could hack it.  

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Humankind is returning to the moon.&nbsp;
NASA launched its first manned mission to the moon in over fifty years earlier this week – sending four astronauts on the Artemis II on a ten day journey to circle the celestial body.&nbsp;
And though many young kids dream of being an astronaut one day, Kevin Milne isn’t sure he could hack it. &nbsp;
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Kevin Milne: The launching of the Artemis II and whether he'd join a space mission

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Bonfire of the Murdochs by Gabriel Sherman  

When Rupert Murdoch made a fateful decision about who should inherit his media colossus, he believed that pitting his children against each other would produce the most capable heir. Twenty-five years later, that gamble would tear apart one of the world's most powerful families and trigger a multi-billion dollar reckoning in a succession battle featuring betrayals, lawsuits, and revenge plots. 
 
In Bonfire of the Murdochs, bestselling author Gabriel Sherman tells the inside story of this epic family war, one whose seeds were planted a half-century ago in Australia when the complicated patriarch left his homeland to conquer the world and please the ghost of his judgmental father. That quest culminated in a media empire that controlled Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, and tabloids on three continents, which wielded more political and cultural power than any single company in modern times. 
 
But Rupert's plan to rip up the secret trust controlling his empire and anoint his conservative firstborn son Lachlan as successor set him on a collision course with his three more liberal children. What price would Rupert pay to secure his legacy? For the aging patriarch, this would be his final and most personal deal. 
 
Based on interviews with more than 150 sources, Bonfire of the Murdochs is a richly textured narrative where each child plays their predestined role in a blood feud that explodes in a courtroom showdown. There, Murdoch's children weaponize his own secrets against him. It is a tragedy Shakespeare would have appreciated, where getting everything you want costs everything you love. 

  

Hooked by Asako Yuzuki  

Eriko really wouldn't mind being savaged, if it was her best friend doing the savaging ... 

Eriko's life appears perfect - devoted parents, spotless apartment and a job in the seafood division of one of Japan's largest trading companies. Her latest project, to reintroduce the controversial Nile perch fish into the Japanese market, is characteristically ambitious. But beneath her flawless surface she is wracked by loneliness.  

Eriko becomes fascinated with a popular blog written by a housewife, Shoko. Shoko's posts about eating convenience store food and her untidy home are the opposite of the typical Japanese housewife's manicured lifestyle.  

When Eriko tracks Shoko down at her favourite restaurant and befriends her, Shoko is at first charmed by her new companion. But as Eriko's obsession with Shoko deepens, her increasingly possessive behaviour starts to raise suspicion. As Eriko's carefully laid plans begin to unravel, how far will she go to hold on to the best friend that she's ever had?  

Beautifully translated by Polly Barton, Hooked is a thrilling and unsettling story of the line between friendship and dangerous obsession. A delicious exploration of food, loneliness and womanhood in contemporary Japan, Hooked brings together all the ingredients for which Asako Yuzuki is so adored. 

 

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Bonfire of the Murdochs by Gabriel Sherman &nbsp;
When Rupert Murdoch made a fateful decision about who should inherit his media colossus, he believed that pitting his children against each other would produce the most capable heir. Twenty-five years later, that gamble would tear apart one of the world's most powerful families and trigger a multi-billion dollar reckoning in a succession battle featuring betrayals, lawsuits, and revenge plots.&nbsp; &nbsp; In Bonfire of the Murdochs, bestselling author Gabriel Sherman tells the inside story of this epic family war, one whose seeds were planted a half-century ago in Australia when the complicated patriarch left his homeland to conquer the world and please the ghost of his judgmental father. That quest culminated in a media empire that controlled Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, and tabloids on three continents, which wielded more political and cultural power than any single company in modern times.&nbsp; &nbsp; But Rupert's plan to rip up the secret trust controlling his empire and anoint his conservative firstborn son Lachlan as successor set him on a collision course with his three more liberal children. What price would Rupert pay to secure his legacy? For the aging patriarch, this would be his final and most personal deal.&nbsp; &nbsp; Based on interviews with more than 150 sources, Bonfire of the Murdochs is a richly textured narrative where each child plays their predestined role in a blood feud that explodes in a courtroom showdown. There, Murdoch's children weaponize his own secrets against him. It is a tragedy Shakespeare would have appreciated, where getting everything you want costs everything you love.&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;
Hooked by Asako Yuzuki &nbsp;
Eriko really wouldn't mind being savaged, if it was her best friend doing the savaging ...&nbsp;
Eriko's life appears perfect - devoted parents, spotless apartment and a job in the seafood division of one of Japan's largest trading companies. Her latest project, to reintroduce the controversial Nile perch fish into the Japanese market, is characteristically ambitious. But beneath her flawless surface she is wracked by loneliness. &nbsp;
Eriko becomes fascinated with a popular blog written by a housewife, Shoko. Shoko's posts about eating convenience store food and her untidy home are the opposite of the typical Japanese housewife's manicured lifestyle. &nbsp;
When Eriko tracks Shoko down at her favourite restaurant and befriends her, Shoko is at first charmed by her new companion. But as Eriko's obsession with Shoko deepens, her increasingly possessive behaviour starts to raise suspicion. As Eriko's carefully laid plans begin to unravel, how far will she go to hold on to the best friend that she's ever had? &nbsp;
Beautifully translated by Polly Barton, Hooked is a thrilling and unsettling story of the line between friendship and dangerous obsession. A delicious exploration of food, loneliness and womanhood in contemporary Japan, Hooked brings together all the ingredients for which Asako Yuzuki is so adored.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
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Catherine Raynes: Bonfire of the Murdochs and Hooked

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Chris Schulz: Arlo Parks - Ambiguous Desire

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