Five years later, and he returns with another studio album, Rhian Sheehan chats to Mike about his newest release, A Quiet Divide, and his upcoming shows. Shows that are filled with glorious sounds, lights and a performance that will blow you away if you're lucky enough to head along. Composing albums and working with Weta Workshop, Rhian, what can't you do?!
Dr. Panteá Farvid and Tara Pond catch up with Mike about Tara's research around the treatment of the bisexual label and how our society needs to be more inclusive. They discuss the idea of the choosing a side or a team and what that means when we are all just humans. If you identify as a woman and are attracted to many genders, you can take the survey here to join the research!
We're honoured to have special guest, Bob Bolton, in studio this morning. Bob's son, Daniel, holds a special place in the 95bFM firmament - however, is probably better known to listeners as enigmatic musical figure Darcy Clay. On the release's twentieth anniversary, Sony is reissuing Darcy Clay's Jesus I Was Evil, and Bob is gracious enough to join us to share stories of the EP's legacy, past and present.
What if we could change genetics to make people run faster? Or become less violent? Woah, but is this even ethical? Luckily, Professor of Philosophy, Tim Dare, joins Tess and Sarah in studio to answer all their many questions about this strange reality we're facing. Science fiction or real-life? Head to LATE 2018: CRISPR - Utopian or Dystopian? Post-nature at the museum to find out.
Show Me Shorts! Short films, that is. Shuchi Kothari joins Tess in studio to talk about directing her first short film, featuring in the Show Me Shorts film festival this year. Shit One Carries dives into the complications of family relationships and caring for each other, all in the space of just 13 minutes and you definitely don't want to miss out on this.
Producer of RNZ's documentary mini-series, Nia Phipps, chats to Mike about the Minimumwage and the stories of the woman who are faced with the struggles of our country's low working wages. The clips give the woman in the industries of jobs paying minimum wages a chance to be heard and to share their experiences with the wage in Aotearoa.
Morgan and Brent join Tess in studio to chat about their upcoming venture from Onehunga to the Tuning Fork. That's right, 16km by foot, and all for a good cause; Roady for Roadies. The pair are fundraising for the people behind the scenes, those who put all the amazing gigs together that we love so dearly.
That's right folks, you heard it here first; The Straitjacket Fits and Dimmer are coming together for a one off show, and you could be there. Not only are 95bFM presenting this show, but Shayne Carter himself dials in to chat with Rachel about how exciting this show really is. Playing old tracks is like riding a bike, right Shayne?
Russell Brown returns to bFM to talk writing and internet media, for the upcoming Going West writers festival. Russell talks to Mike about how writing is transformed over the internet and what the future holds. But is it really all glitz and galm? Get your tickets to the festival here to find out.
Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson dials in and yeah, you could say it was an exciting moment for Mike. While not only being legendary in the music sphere, Bruce is dipping into the world of writing and lucky for us - coming to New Zealand to share it with us. Definitely get your tickets, here.
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