Andrew Bishop arrived at 95bFM in 1981, around the same time as his friend Francis Hooper. They both went on to found fashion boutiques and labels, and their time at bFM coincided with a post-punk shift in sensibilities which affected not only music and fashion, but also the belief that bFM's kind of broadcasting could affect those outside of stereotypes. Also, he was in the band Sons In Jeopardy. (Episode 19 Parts 1-2 of 2)
Renee Jones - longtime Saturday Afternoon host, cartoonist, and industrious music industry worker -- tells of arriving at 95bFM in 1989, after an obsessive love affair with the station which began in her first year of high school. Being fired from Freak The Sheep, being considered "old school" while in her mid 20s, and deciding to marry her husband after hearing him on the radio (but not meeting him until later). (Episode 26 Parts 1-2 of 2)
Jonny and Big Hungry interview Ben Ottewell from Gomez. He talks about his custom made Guitalele; plays a Grateful Dead cover and discusses the recent Gomez re-union tour and shares an interesting story from the road.
This week for our regular segment with the Green Party, Jemima spoke to Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson about the government's recent letting fee ban. They discussed what the Green Party thinks of the new legislation, the concern that a ban on letting fees could lead to a further increase in rent and what the Green Party wants to do to address increasing rent in New Zealand. They also discussed whether New Zealand should commit to the International Declaration on Biodiversity to protect the planet's ecosystems and human life itself.
Professor Peter Lineham discusses John Allen Chau the US missionary killed by the isolated North Sentinel Island tribe after he attempted to convert the tribe to Christianity.
Under the Weather with Ella Christensen brings you all the climate change and weather news from across the globe every Monday. This week Ella discusses flash flooding, tornadoes in Italy, Earthquakes in Alaska, climate change protests, wildfires and climate change refugees in Australia, declines in insect populations, salmon population decline in Scotland, beached whales in New Zealand and crop failures in Europe and America.
This week for our segment with the Green Party, Jemima spoke MP Chlöe Swarbrick in studio about the Green Party's mental health investigation, the third reading of the Medicinal Cannabis Government Bill, and the Tomorrow's Schools review.
What could be more festive than The Beths? After Rolling Stone named Happy Unhappy the song of the summer, (no big deal, right?!) Liz joins Mikey to talk about what their summer looks like. And it's safe to say it's looking likeA Very Beths Xmas this year, ooooh nice.
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