When a White House reporter asked the President of the United States, Donald Trump, whether he was ready to move to the “second phase” of sanctions against Russia and Vladimir Putin earlier this week, Trump responded with a blunt “yeah I am” and chose not to elaborate any further.
Following this, the European Union’s most senior sanctions envoy was confirmed to be holding talks with US counterparts, which were reported to have taken place yesterday. The main topic was to look for tougher measures to weaken Vladimir Putin’s war machine, after Russia launched its largest-ever airstrike against Ukraine this past weekend.
To discuss what the “second phase” of sanctions against Russia could be, and how it could impact the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Producer Max talked to Stephen Hoadley, a retired professor of international relations at the University of Auckland.
Associate Minister of Local Government Louise Upston has announced a second lot of proposals as part of the national action plan to reduce the risk and harm of dog attacks. Reporter Kristie Wagh speaks to Louise about the proposals.
This week Sam takes a look at New York hip hop duo Gang Starr's seminal second album "Step in the Arena". Released in 1991, this album set Gang Starr up as one the leading groups within the hardcore hip hop scene of the early 90s.
This week Sam takes a look at David Bowie's 1977 album "Heroes". This record was the second album that formed part of Bowie's infamous Berlin trilogy of albums.
First show of the year, and Theo managed to drag himself back from a holiday and put together a cool show! The first half concentrates on the life and work of the English novelist, art critic and painter, John Berger (5 November 1926 – 2 January 2017). In the second half he talks to the Wellington bound Li Ming Hu, who is bound for Wellington. She is one of the Riff Raff duo, who are resident artists at Enjoy Gallery over this summer period.
Welcome back to Sunday Best, your chance to catch up with Angus Thunder and some of the best bits from the week that was on the mighty b for the first time in 2017. Including highlights from the 95bFM News and Editorial Department, arts and entertainment related features and, of course, your feedback! Thanks to Zac Arnold and New Zealand On Air Music for the Live And Direct feature with Blame Thrower, replayed in the second half of the podcast.
The LGBTQI literary festival, Same Same But Different, is back for it’s second year. The festival will be held between the 17th and 18th of February at AUT and will feature a diverse range of local and international speakers. 95bFM reporter, Ashleigh McCaull, speaks to Festival Director Peter Wells.
Rafeef Ziadah is a Palestinian spoken word artist and activist. She is currently touring New Zealand to promote her second album, ‘We Teach Life’. bFM reporter Amanda Jane Robinson speaks to Rafeef about the album, Palestine, poetry, and activism.
Last week Recorded Music New Zealand released their latest market report which revealed a second consecutive year of growth in New Zealand's music industry after more than a decade of decline. Reporter Sam Smith reports on the situation and speaks to industry insiders as to what it all means.
AUT’s Allan Blackman pops into the studio this week for a bite-sized (ish) episode of Dear Science. Today he tells Ximena & Adam about the legacy of Ernest Rutherford, including what he received a Nobel Prize for (hint: not for splitting the atom), and about how Einstein referred to him as the ‘second Newton’ for his groundbreaking discoveries.
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