Tonight's show was actually entirely curated by bFM's own Samuel Harmony, who sent Oto and Jaycee, not just a playlist, but a stack of CDs and Casettes that he collected while he was in Indonesia as part of the New Zealand Delegation attending AXEAN Festival 2025. Whakarongo mai to experience 2 hours of Psych rock, folk, disco and more by Southeast-Asian artists playing at the festival!
This week on Dear Science the Tuesday Wire team (Beth and Milly) sit down discuss cats in all thier pawsomeness with Joel Rindelaub. From the dreaded zoomies, to deciphering humans when they're talking to each other than to them all the way to some cat conservation advice (keep them inside!!). This is the cat special of Dear Science ˶^•ﻌ•^˵
Does anyone remember that short story that went viral in 2017? Something about cats? Jenna does and she's here to remind you of Cat Person, by Kristen Roupenian. It was the most popular short story from The New Yorker, ever, and has now been turned into 12 short stories called You Know You Want This. And yeah, Jenna reckons you definitely want to read this.
The SPCA is calling for a reform on cat laws. Charlie spoke to Debra Ashton, CEO of SAFE NZ, about how the reofrm could effect our cats for better or worse. Jessi Morgan, CEO of Predator Free NZ, also discussed the issue, focusing on the environmental impacts of the reform and how this could help cat population.
Feral cat hunting was a prize category at the North Canterbury Hunting Competition up until today, when public backlash caused event organisers to remove the category.
Arno spoke to Will Appelbe from Save Animals From Exploitation, abbreviated as SAFE, to find out more about the hunting event and to determine why a competition involving hunting feral cats is inhumane and generally a bad idea.
Arno started the interview by asking what SAFE’s position on the competition was.
Last week, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka announced plans to add feral cats to the government’s list of pests to be eradicated by 2050. The decision follows a campaign promise from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made in a debate in 2023.
Feral cats pose numerous wildlife risks when compared to other predators such as rats or stoats. In addition, their larger size makes trapping more difficult, meaning new techniques will need to be developed. To discuss the change, why it’s important, and how it fits in with the larger predator free 2050 mission, producer Castor spoke to Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Auckland, James Russell.
Today on Dear Science with AUT's Allan Blackman, we talk about lightning and the sheer power of nature, is it creating dark matter? We delve into the mindblowing realm of quantum physics, do you think you can wrap your head around alternate realities, diverging cosmic pathways and a dead made up cat? Finally we discuss alcohol based sanitizer and how maybe its not the best idea to be using it during a late night cop stop.
Pet Doctors vet Ee answers all your pet queries. Topics in this weeks edition included: How to cut your dogs nails without hurting them; Managing your cats and dogs fleas; reasons why a cat may scratch their sleeping owner; why a dog wheezes when they bark; and the underlying causes behind a cat peeing inside the house.
Zahra Killeen-Chance and Cat Ruka from the Tempo Dance Festival are here to talk contemporary dance, what to expect this year round. Artistic Director, Cat Ruka, talks about going from performing in the festival to now directing the festival itself. And Zahra talks about the NZ Music Double Bill: Dances with Aldous, why Aldous Harding is so inspiring and how that translates into the show itself. Get involved here.
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