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95bFM Breakfast with Jonny: Rātū October 23, 2024

95bFM Breakfast with Jonny: Rātū October 23, 2024 95bFM Breakfast with Jonny: Rātū October 23, 2024, 239.73 MB
Wed 23 Oct 2024

Featuring  What's Up? with Steve Abel of the Green Party and the Aural Emporium!

Health Coalition Aotearoa raises concerns over food quality in new School Lunches w/ Kelly Garton, Policy Researcher from the University of Auckland and spokesperson for Health Coalition Aotearoa

Health Coalition Aotearoa raises concerns over food quality in new School Lunches w/ Kelly Garton, Policy Researcher from the University of Auckland and spokesperson for Health Coalition Aotearoa Health Coalition Aotearoa raises concerns over food quality in new School Lunches w/ Kelly Garton, Policy Researcher from the University of Auckland and spokesperson for Health Coalition Aotearoa, 18.22 MB
Wed 23 Oct 2024

The coalition government has recently been debating cutting funding entirely for school lunches, but instead have made a significant cut while continuing to keep lunches. 

There have been concerns raised by Health Coalition Aotearoa about the new supplier, Compass Group, stating a potential worse quality of food and inadequacy of future supply.

Sasha spoke to policy researcher from The University of Auckland and the spokesperson of Health Coalition Aotearoa, Kelly Garton, about the new supplier of school lunches and the implications this has for schools and children’s nutrition.

The Wire w/ Oto: 23 October, 2024

The Wire w/ Oto: 23 October, 2024 The Wire w/ Oto: 23 October, 2024, 105.03 MB
Wed 23 Oct 2024

For their regular catch-up, Oto spoke to the Green Party’s Ricardo Menéndez March about former MP Darleen Tana’s removal from Parliament, updates to the Three Strikes Law and the government’s changes to freshwater protections.

He spoke to Sinead O’Flynn from Greenpeace Aotearoa for a follow-up conversation about the changes to freshwater policy.

And he spoke to Dr Steffen Albrecht, Research Fellow at the School of Computer Science at the University of Auckland, to discuss about a study of his analysing the use of A.I in predicting respiratory disease outbreaks during flu seasons.

Sasha spoke to Honorary Senior Lecturer in Nutrition Rashjiri Roy from the University of Sydney about her recent research linking poor body image with social media use

And he spoke to Kelly Garton, Policy Researcher from the University of Auckland and spokesperson for Health Coalition Aotearoa about cuts to funding for school lunches.

Guest Interview w/ Canary Sound Werk: October 23, 2024

Guest Interview w/ Canary Sound Werk: October 23, 2024 Guest Interview w/ Canary Sound Werk: October 23, 2024, 43.68 MB
Wed 23 Oct 2024

Kell and Constantine of L.A-based multi-hyphanate label Canary Sound Werk beam into the studio to chat about the label's first output, the new EP My Device from duo L.A./Berlin duo Xen Model. Check out the rest of the mahi Canary get's up to via their website and keep an ear out for further releases! In the interview, Constantine references a book on techno by DeForrest Brown Jr. a.k.a. Speaker Music. 

Darleen Tana's Removal from Parliament, Three Strikes and Freshwater w/ The Green Party's Ricardo Menendez-March: 23 October, 2024

Darleen Tana's Removal from Parliament, Three Strikes and Freshwater w/ The Green Party's Ricardo Menendez-March: 23 October, 2024 Darleen Tana's Removal from Parliament, Three Strikes and Freshwater w/ The Green Party's Ricardo Menendez-March: 23 October, 2024, 24.91 MB
Wed 23 Oct 2024

As of yesterday, former Green party MP, Darleen Tana, has been removed from parliament after the greens agreed to invoke the Waka jumping legislation at their last general meeting.

The removal of Darleen Tana from parliament concludes a lengthy saga following her eviction from the Green Party amidst allegations of migrant worker exploitation at her husband’s business.

Despite invoking the Waka Jumping Law in the end, the Greens continued to reach out to Tana and insist that she voluntarily resign instead. Tana refused to do so, as she still maintains her innocence even after numerous investigations into her involvement in the allegations.

For their weekly catch up, I spoke to Green Party MP Ricardo Menendez-March about the removal of Darleen Tana from Parliament and the party’s decision to invoke the Waka jumping law.

They also talked about recent updates to the three strikes legislation, as well as changes to the resource management act that would restrict the ability of local councils to manage their freshwater policy.

Social Media and Poor Body Image w/ Honorary Senior Lecturer in Nutrition Rashjiri Roy, from the University of Sydney Australia

Social Media and Poor Body Image w/ Honorary Senior Lecturer in Nutrition Rashjiri Roy, from the University of Sydney Australia Social Media and Poor Body Image w/ Honorary Senior Lecturer in Nutrition Rashjiri Roy, from the University of Sydney Australia, 16.55 MB
Wed 23 Oct 2024

Social media is blamed for many ill effects that plague modern life, and unsurprisingly a recent research conducted on New Zealand women aged eighteen to twenty-four has found that social media use correlates with poor body image.

At this period of life, it is common for debilitating eating disorders to develop. The research has found there to be a weak link between social media and poor body image, however this still raises questions about future legislations and the complexity of the relationship between young people and social media.

Sasha spoke to Honorary Senior Lecturer in Nutrition Rashjiri Roy, from the University of Sydney Australia, about her recent study and other implications.

Using A.I to Forecast Respiratory Disease Outbreaks w/ Dr Steffen Albrecht from the University of Auckland: 23 October, 2024

Using A.I to Forecast Respiratory Disease Outbreaks w/ Dr Steffen Albrecht from the University of Auckland: 23 October, 2024 I to Forecast Respiratory Disease Outbreaks w/ Dr Steffen Albrecht from the University of Auckland: 23 October, 2024, 23 MB
Wed 23 Oct 2024

Recently, a study was conducted at the university of Auckland analysing the use of A.I in predicting the prevalence of respiratory disease outbreaks during flu seasons in Aotearoa.

Forecasting models are essential for hospitals in predicting admissions and subsequently allocating resources and beds.

However, during peak flu periods, and, most notably the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals across Aotearoa have been largely underprepared for respiratory disease outbreaks, hence why experts have called for improvements to be made to traditional forecasting models. 

Oto spoke to Dr Steffen Albrecht, a Research Fellow at the School of Computer Science at the University of Auckland and author of the study, to talk about the study and how A.I could help disease forecasting models in hospitals across Aotearoa. 

The 95bFM Top Ten with Smashton & Big J - October 16 2024

The 95bFM Top Ten with Smashton & Big J - October 16 2024 The 95bFM Top Ten with Smashton & Big J - October 16 2024, 112.82 MB
Wed 23 Oct 2024

The 95bFM Top Ten counts down the best tunes from the bFM playlist as chosen by you!

Changes to Freshwater Management Policy w/ Sinead O’Flynn from Greenpeace Aotearoa: 23 October, 2024

Changes to Freshwater Management Policy w/ Sinead O’Flynn from Greenpeace Aotearoa: 23 October, 2024 Changes to Freshwater Management Policy w/ Sinead O’Flynn from Greenpeace Aotearoa: 23 October, 2024, 14.87 MB
Wed 23 Oct 2024

Oto reached out to Sinead O’Flynn, the agriculture campaigner at Greenpeace Aotearoa, for the organisation’s take on the government’s recent changes to Freshwater management policy.

This was after a number of ministers announced a new amendment to the Resource Management Amendment Bill covering Freshwater and Other Matters that would prevent local councils from notifying their freshwater plans until the Government replaces the National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management.

Advocates and local government spokespeople have criticised the move, saying that it will strip power away from local councils and that the current freshwater management policy statement isn’t sufficient enough to protect Aotearoa’s water resources. 

Wednesday One to Four, Weds 23 October, 2024

Wednesday One to Four, Weds 16 October, 2024 Wednesday One to Four, Weds 16 October, 2024, 250.27 MB
Wed 23 Oct 2024

Featuring a guest interview with Canary Sound Werk label crew Kell and Constantine about the label's debut release, My Device by Xen Model and local-legend DJ Gutta a.k.a Leo takes over the last hour of the show. This will be my last One to Four as Bridge returns next week! Arohanui, Molly xoxo