As President, Trump has largely dropped the pro-Russian rhetoric he had espoused as a candidate. To establish why, this piece first uses old newsreel footage to outline around a century of animosity between the USA and USSR.
After this, clips from Fox News and Russia Today demonstrate the often wildly different versions of events put forwards by the ruling parties of both countries.
Seventy years on and Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire is still considered one of the Western theatrical canon's most powerful portrayals of sexual repression and class inequality. In honour of Silo Theatre's 20th year, Silo legend Shane Bosher has updated the play to sit within Trump's America and stuffed it with a stellar cast. Playing Stella Kowalski, the wonderful Morgana O'Reilly drops in to the studio to talk Southern accents, greasy t-shirts and Cigarettes After Sex.
Mark drops in to talk to Mikey about Going West Books + Writers Festival, taking place this weekend in - you guessed it - West Auckland. Featuring everyone from Selina Tusitala Marsh to Sarah Laing and featuring topics from indigenous representation to bloody weed smoking, it's got your bookworm tendencies sussed.
What happens when bFM alumni grow up? Wait, don't answer that. When some bFM alumni spread their wings, we all win: Otis & Sarah Frizzell drop in to let Mikey know what they're up to these days. Clue: it's bloody delicious.
Wondergarden is the family friendly Silo Park festival for those of us who don't join the usual exodus out of Auckland over the New Year's period. Festival director Reuben Bonner drops in to give Mikey the lowdown on this year's line up, which features Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Chelsea Jade, SWIDT, The Ruby Suns, MAALA, and Nadia Reid.
Leonie Hayden (The Spinoff, Mana, Rip It Up) will be moderating the next LATE at Auckland Museum. She drops in to the arcade to chat global allies, government alignments and to share a couple of her favourite politicised tunes.
On the day they start their third NZ tour, Shonen Knife drop by to talk to Mikey and play a couple of tracks _just for you_ live in the bFM studio. You lucky little bastards. Tickets from UTR.
On The Wire for Monday the 9th of October, Joel Thomas is joined with Producers Sam, Jack, and Leonard.
Jack Marshal had a chat to Astro-Biologist Petra Shweta about her studies on bringing bacteria onto spacecrafts as well as other planets. Instead of James Shaw we chatted to the newest Green Party member Golriz Ghahraman. We are had a wee panel about the recent article Duncan Garner made where he complaining about immigration and Kmart lines. We also had a report on the dropping rates in tertiary enrolments where we spoke to the general public as well as Jonathan Gee from the NZUSA.
With his new album King of Pop out digitally today, Roy drops into 95bFM Breakfast to talk skate vids, Italian goddesses and the process of just making sh*t 'cause you enjoy it. Makes sense.
Johanna and Kura drop in to talk about the upcoming Auckland Theatre Awards. The awards themselves have long been a theatrical production, but is it all just air kisses and luvvie in-jokes? Or is it a stonking, multi-coloured riot of a night for participants and punters alike? (Spoiler: It's the latter. Most definitely the latter.)
95bFM