Associate Professor Peter Lineham joins Jonny & Bridge to discuss the debate surrounding the selection of religious represtentatives at Donald Trump's upcoming presidential inauguration.
Associate Professor Peter Lineham joins Big Hungry & Bridge to discuss the late Bishop Eddie Long. A principle leader amongst the black Pentecostal scene; and how he's connected to Brian Tamaki.
Miss Peach joins Deputy Paul in the studio to play a couple of songs live promoting the shows and release of the album 'Sand' as "Miss Peach & The Travellin' Bones". We check out some of the very latest in protest music from the USA from an album that came out the day of Trump's innauguration, as well as a few politcally charged songs from the past.
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.
Millions came out in the weekend all around the world for the Women’s March to show their opposition to President Trump. Many showed their support for the cause with sex-organ-based imagery - for example, there were signs & slogans that referenced vaginas & uteruses, and there were also a number of people wearing pink pussy hats. But some have come out criticising such symbolism for being exclusionary. Ximena speaks to Dunedin student who identifies as takatāpui, Scout Barbour-Evans, about the issue.
The AA monitors the fluctuations of the cost of petrol in New Zealand. This month, they say the national cost of petrol has risen 5 cents per litre to $2.08, despite no increase in commodity prices or a drop in the exchange rate. So why might this be, and what are the effects of this? Ximena speaks to the AA PetrolWatch Spokesperson, Mark Stockdale, about the issue.
This week on the show, Pearl and her producer Mack take a look at Te Reo Māori in schools, the new contender for the Mt Albert by-election and the withdrawal of Corrections from the Auckland Pride Parade. Pearl also has her weekly chat with Labour leader Andrew Little.
In 2013, the government attempted to establish the world’s first regulated legal high market. The scheme was short-lived, and was scrapped mid-2014. New research has just come out of Massey University that looks at what went wrong with the policy roll-out - Ximena speaks to PhD student Marta Rychert about the findings.
Auckland's transport infrasture is ever changing, with new projects on the rise monthly. Bfm Reporter Adam Jacobson spoke with Transport Blog editor Matt Lowrie on the updating of cycle infrasture across the city, what future plans there may be for cycle ways, how the 2017 elections will affect the direction of current transport plans and finally where funding will be coming from post-2018.
This week on the Monday show, George and Jogai look into calls for an inquiry into abuse at the hands of the state, and James Shaw joins us to add his two cents to that, as well as the Greens' domestic violence bill. We hear about the science of mass pilot whale strandings, as well as a report from a No Pride in Prisons rally and an interview with a Muslim-Kiwi woman who experienced a horrific example of racial abuse in Huntly.
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