Comedian David Correos brings in some of his favourite stand-up. Including comedy from Chris Rock, Patrice O'Neal, Bobby Lee, Ali Wong and Katherine Ryan.
Comedian Rhys Mathewson brings in some of his favourite stand-up. Including comedy from Luke Heggie, Beth Stelling, Frickin Dangerous Bro, and Daniel Kitson.
Check out Rhys' show, Rhys Classic, at the NZ International Comedy Festival!
Comedians Laura Daniel and Joseph Moore bring in some of their favourite stand-up and musical comedy. Including comedy from the tv show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Bo Burnham, Aziz Anssari, the film Popstar, and Aunty Donna.
In a referendum in the weekend, Turkey chose to grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers. The country’s long-standing parliamentary system has been abolished in favour of an executive presidency, which will merge the roles of the president and the prime minister and could potentially keep Erdogan in office until 2029. Ximena speaks to Stephen Hoadley from the University of Auckland’s political studies department about the significance and meaning of the move.
Bit o' Mad Season; Comey + MP asset disclosure w/ Dr. Bryce Edwards; a triple-dip w/ Troy from Southbound in From the Crate; thesping w/ Sarah; and Booga Beazley stands us up. Bloody planes.
Last night the government voted against a Green Party Bill that was proposed to help reduce the gender pay gap in Aotearoa, which currently stands between 12 and 14 per cent. Wire producer Harry Willis spoke with Green Party Women's Spokesperson Jan Logie about the Bill, beginning with the question of what it actually is and what it hopes to achieve.
NIWA released a report about whether the Government's proposed water standards actually improve swimability, and how it compares to overseas standards.
The report came after some confusion and public debate about what the swimmable rivers component related to E. coli actually meant. NIWA prepared a technical background paper to inform us, and people in the science community so fact-based conclusions could be made.
bFM's Tess Barnett spoke to Marnie Prickett from the freshwater campaign group, Choose Clean Water, about the report and where their organisation stands on the issue.
There has been ongoing scientific debate about the state of New Zealand’s fisheries management. Scientist have been publishing conflicting articles online resulting in confusion on where the government and academics stand on the state of New Zealand's fish stocks and their management. Jack Marshall spoke with MPI Steve Halley from MPI, Glenn Simmons from the University of Auckland and Elisabeth Slooten from the Otago University to take stock of the discussion.
A Newsroom investigation has revealed a young Clutha-Southland National MP secretly recorded a long-standing member of staff amid an employment dispute. Todd Barclay, the MP in question, initially denied allegations of the recordings and speaking to Prime Minister Bill English about it. However, Bill English has contradicted this in a statement released last night detailing how the PM had in fact been told about the recordings almost a year ago. In an exclusive interview, 95bFM reporter Adam Jacobson speaks with Newsroom investigative journalist Melanie Reid regarding the investigation.
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