A recent publication titled The Best of e-Tangata has sparked a discussion regarding the lack of Maori and Pasifika voices in mainstream media. 95bFM's Jogai Bhatt caught up with one of the editors and founders of e-Tangata, Gary Wilson, to learn more about the magazine's mission to change just that.
The Ring Inz is a comedy television show that airs Thursday nights on Maori TV, about a Kapa Haka group trying to overcome their differences, in order to put on the performance of a lifetime at Nationals. With New Zealand film and television veterans Hori Ahipene and Katie Wolfe at the helm, The Ring Inz is certainly not one to miss. bFM's Jogai Bhatt caught up with one of the producers of the show, Vivienne Wigby, to learn a little more.
Talking Southern Auckland recently published a piece highlighting the bias, binary labels and language employed when covering issues pertaining to South Auckland - and the impact this has on the communities and individuals that inhabit it. Wire host Jogai Bhatt caught with the author of the piece, Te Waha Nui journalist Brandon Ulfsby, to learn a little more about the nuances of reporting on South Auckland in a mainstream media landscape.
While we've yet to see them howl at the moon, tiny insects scuttling around Piha may have a stronger relationship to the moon than wolves, as their biological clocks are strongly affected by lunar and tidal cycles. Wire host Jogai Bhatt spoke to Dr James Cheeseman of the University of Auckland's Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences for more.
Carrying on with this week's election topic of health, Jogai Bhatt speaks to Tracey Martin about their health system funding policies and NZ First candidate Kym Koloni's controversial vow to remove the Treaty of Waitangi from New Zealand law.
Equalise My Vocals is a new campaign set to address the New Zealand music scene's gender problems, brought to you by the lovely Coco Solid and Trixie Darko. Through a series of interviews and panel discussions with a diverse range of women, Coco and Trixie hope to shed light on the real issues this NZ Music Month. bFM reporter Jogai Bhatt speaks to Trixie to learn a little more, beginning with the question of how the project initially came about.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Mike's still in Dawkins-mode so Jogai's in charge; we welcome a new dawn of Rih-ligion as Hollywood graces us with Met Gala 2018; Fabian's loving the YouTube Red exlusive Cobra Kai; Kirsten's only providing bangers with a rundown of the double bass; and Kolopa's in the studio to chat about her #woke new show, Memoirs of a Statistic. Running with the Comedy Festival theme, Johanna also chooses her top picks for the coming week; and we talk about volcanoes for Post Grad Week! It's bloody packed!
Today on your bFM Breakfast: it's The Jogai Show! We're re-branding!; Fabian's psyched about Solo and Upgrade; Kirsten's pondering the accidental discovery of the fuzz pedal; Johanna covers a Best of the Fest because there's nothing better than a wine and a giggle; and Sarah makes everyone a nice, fluffy coffee. Love you, Sarah.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Mikey's off the clock; support for unethical fashun wears thin in France; Saraid and Amelia talk Cult Show at The Basement; Jenna wraps up another successful Writers Fest; and Ange gets a whole lotta questions about that gooooood H2O. Choice.
This week, Jogai and Jess look at Lucy Zee and Maha Albadrawi's new miniseries So This Happened, bFM's Joel Thomas has a report on the state of TVNZ, and our news director Ximena Smith covers AUSA's controversial new group, the European Students Association. Producer Jess Smith also looks at Oxfam's Taps Off Day, and Andrew Little is back for our weekly chat.
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