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The Mind Trench

Rob's weekly breakdown of a listener's topic of choice. Be it cryptozoology, astronomy or etomology - Rob's yr China with the Scooby*.

*Sorry Rob.

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The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: January 6, 2021

 The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: January 6, 2021 The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: January 6, 2021, 15.61 MB
Wed 6 Jan 2021

Rob Bollix is back on the 95bFM Breakfast Show with his first Mind Trench for 2021. This week he regails tales of the wonderously talented and defensive lima bean, a 18th century headache remedy, offers up some hot new slang words, and explains why sports stars should get into chocolate milk! Whakarongo mai! 

The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: December 16, 2020

 The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: December 16, 2020 The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: December 16, 2020, 10.85 MB
Wed 16 Dec 2020

Rob runs us through some of the important stories and some of his personal favourites from 2020. Plus, a lovely poem to round off the year.

The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: December 9, 2020

 The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: December 9, 2020 The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: December 9, 2020, 14.92 MB
Wed 9 Dec 2020

Rob joins us to talk through his apology from the moose segment last week, our ever-changing tastebuds, and a couple of dubious facts from his QI book.

The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: December 2, 2020

 The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: December 2, 2020 The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: December 2, 2020, 14.89 MB
Wed 2 Dec 2020

Rob returns to the studio for a nice cup of coffee while he talks us through the importance of a hot choccy, and the latest news of salt-loving moose. Phew.

The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: November 25, 2020

 The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: November 25, 2020 The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: November 25, 2020, 13.75 MB
Wed 25 Nov 2020

Rob dials in to tell us what he's learnt about sun and our skin and hair, plus some interesting notes on artefacts. 

The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: November 18, 2020

 The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: November 18, 2020 The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: November 18, 2020, 14.53 MB
Wed 18 Nov 2020

Rob talks different types of vessels from boats to ships, and even yachts. Plus, a brief overview of Bird of the Year, as the almighty Kākāpō takes out the competition.

The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: November 4, 2020

 The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: November 4, 2020 The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: November 4, 2020, 16.06 MB
Wed 4 Nov 2020

Rob pops in for a cup of coffee and a chin-wag about soap opera's and Bird of the Year. Wholesome.

The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: October 28, 2020

 The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: October 28, 2020 The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: October 28, 2020, 23.05 MB
Wed 28 Oct 2020

Rob takes us on a journey to visit the Nazca Lines. Plus, a poem that he wrote in 20 minutes.

The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: October 21, 2020

 The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: October 21, 2020 The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: October 21, 2020, 20.38 MB
Wed 21 Oct 2020

When two worlds collide, Rob brings us the beautiful meeting of sports and nature. Plus, we get the lowdown on Sacha Dench aka 'the human swan'.

The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: October 14, 2020

 The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: October 14, 2020 The Mind Trench w/ Rob Bollix: October 14, 2020, 11.98 MB
Wed 14 Oct 2020

Rob's been looking into how much plastic is in the ocean, and it is a lot. After quite a serious topic on The Mind Trench, Rob shares a poem about rugby.