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It's lonely at the top
That's what I'd say I've learned from Peter and Fran. Particularly Peter: we haven't met, but I'm fairly sure he's met other people on...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 12, 20242 min read
Comparisons with Don
Well, I don't think they're terribly helpful. That's the fans working out how I fit into the canon of NZ rock, while I'm approaching him...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 12, 20241 min read
The bald facts
There is no contract between me and Wellington to make Weeded Out. I have never been held under a compulsory treatment order, and even if...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 11, 20243 min read
To Ainsley Gardiner and Tory Whanau
Don't use TWOA as a way of scolding me. You two made your own bed by using illegal methods to communicate with me about Weeded Out, and...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 10, 20244 min read
chatter
Well, I think people might get the impression from the documentary that the guitar is the most important thing in my life. Well, I'd say...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 10, 20244 min read


Risk-averse Pākehā
I sat typing on my screen, Knowing that they would read my anguished cries. Those wise greyhairs and ageing Gen Xers. Searching for the...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 10, 20241 min read
Being the mascot
The boycotts are increasing my political capital in Wellington, and that's partly because I'm literally like the symbol for rainbow...
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 10, 20243 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 9, 20243 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 8, 20241 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 6, 20242 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 6, 20241 min read
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Amanda Riddell
Oct 4, 20240 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 4, 20241 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 4, 20241 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 3, 20241 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 3, 20243 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 2, 20241 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 2, 20241 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 1, 20243 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 1, 20246 min read
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