Oto and Jaycee talked to local artist, romiin, of Filipino origin to discuss his songwriting process, collaborations with international artists and ventures into the world of DJing.
They also tried some snacks that Jaycee brought back from his trip to Canada.
Alesha Wells a Doctoral student at the School of Psychological Medicine joins Jonny for Ready Steady Learn to yarn about a current trial of LSD microdosing in late-stage cancer patients at the University of Auckland.
Elle catches up with MACEY about his newest single, 'before you have to go'. Together they discuss the writing of the single, its themes, and his relationship with music. MACEY also brought along his guitar to play the song live!
A trip hop vibe for your Tuesday Morning Glory!! We also listen to Elle's beautiful kōrero with MACEY about his newest single, 'before you have to go'. You can listen back to that interview here!
While at the Ottawa Blues Fest Grimes spoke with bFM-alumni legend, Charlotte Ryan, about performing live on stage among other things before heading over to New Zealand in December 2012.
This clip comes from the many tapes, CDs, and MP3s that build up the bFM Archive.
Last week, the government announced that planned developments to Dunedin’s hospital may exceed the planned budget of $1.88 billion, and reach as much as $3 billion. As such, ministers Chris Bishop and Shane Reti announced that the plans may require reductions or an extended timeframe.
The announcement was met with mass opposition both on social media and in public, with some 35,000 protestors turning out on the streets of Dunedin on Saturday to march against the change.
The current government has been controversial for a range of its other policy decisions as well, particularly for how these policies shape up to campaign promises and expectations.
While under delivery on campaign promises is not uncommon in politics, it can hurt a party when it comes to re-election, especially when it comes to regions like Dunedin which may see less directed policies than major centres like Auckland.
Wire host Castor spoke to PhD candidate and researcher at the University of Otago, Michael Swanson, about the politics of this government and how the Dunedin hospital development plays into things moving into the next election.