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Amanda Riddell
Oct 93 min read
A Temporary Oasis
2230. The Sultan of Aotearoa is dying. In a world of catastrophic climate change, Aotearoa is the oasis. A beacon of humanity in an...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 81 min read
About my drinking
Well, I followed up on the referral that my GP made and met the Care NZ guy today. Currently, I'm doing individual counselling sessions,...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 62 min read
The futility of life
That's what I'm thinking about right now. Like, is this all it is? Just do the same shit forever and then you die? That's the depressive...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 61 min read
chatter
I'm getting in touch with people about my projects. That's the key difference between my new ideas and Weeded Out. I sent the Weeded Out...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 41 min read
Christmas special idea
For the Dakumentary. We should all visit Dakta in Golden Springs and reminisce. Maybe we can rent a hall or something and get lots of...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 41 min read
Empathy
Well, there's a difference between empathy and the performance of empathy, and that's what I'm keen to discuss. Like, never did my...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 31 min read
Sage advice from Gary
He said something recently that caught my ear: 'It's some people's job to talk about New Zealand to the rest of the world.' I'm...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 33 min read
About my wrist
So, I told you that I was experiencing muscle weakness. I told you that my hands weren't feeling 100%. I told you that I didn't want to...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 21 min read
Punitive cliff
It's not a rap: it's spoken word poetry over music. That's from the Boondocks title sequence, and some other jazz rap albums.
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 21 min read
To Darleen Tana
Well, what makes you any different to Gaurav Sharma? Saying that it's all about kaupapa is just the Māori way of saying what he said. If...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 13 min read
The Dakumentary: post-mortem
The way I figure it, the Dak film didn't cost very much. Like, even if it cost $2 million, that's still pretty tiny for a film that's 20...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 16 min read
Being famous
Well, I've been locally famous since 2020. My cannabis activism and general vibe was certainly part of the massive YES vote that we were...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 11 min read
something I've noticed...
Like all broadcasters, I listen to my tapes (well, most of them). One of the odd things I've noticed is that I'm starting to sound a bit...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 301 min read
The cartoons
Well, I'm proud of the trans ones. I think they're finally conveying my message to all these people that have laughed at my transition or...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 302 min read
serving black people
Well, I don't really see it that way. I'm a member of TPM, and I could theoretically advocate strongly within that space, but I trust...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 302 min read
Real work vs. the arts economy
I've been a professional-level musician and composer since I was about 15. In those 15 years, I can count the number of gigs where I was...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 302 min read
snark
One of the things I hate about the pitch that Wellington made about the Tina film - other than the pitch not involving any face-to-face...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 291 min read
Some legal statements
I'm serious: no tina film can legally exist and I will go to any length to prevent production. Any attempt at production will only ever...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 291 min read
my bald spot
It nags at me slightly, but I don't really care. Haven't found the right hat or headdress for outdoors, but inside the House at...
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