BRDG3 and Shaskey are in the bFM studio to chat about their upcoming show at the Button Factory with fellow MC PRIE5T, Bridge The Gap Vol. III. Whakarongo mai nei to get a taster of the show on Friday night and head along! It's a free and all ages gig.
It’s Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori, so Mary-Margaret is talking to Lisa Paraku who helped to invent the nifty new app you might have heard of: Kupu. Justin speaks to the Auckland Firefighters Union Secretary John Waldow about funding cuts to firefighting equipment. In his international segment this week, Conor is looking into Jamaica. And finally, for the Green Desk this week, we’re learning about honey.
Def Jim unexpectedly hosts another 95bFM Jazz Show a week after the last and delights in serving up a good old Stew And Brew of treasures ranging from a brand new release from Ambrose Akinmusire way back to a little-known Grachan Moncur III item recorded in 1969.
University of Auckland engineering and architecture student Piet Ubels talks about sustainable urbanisation and his recent trip to the UN's Habitat III Conference. Thanks to the University of Auckland.
Theo had a korero with Michel Chion. Chion was recently in Auckland to give a performance and also a talk about 'the voice in cinema' at Auckland Art Gallery. Chion is a composer of experimental music. He teaches at several institutions in France and currently holds the post of Associate Professor at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle where he is a theoretician and teacher of audio-visual relationships. Theo and Rachel were in the studio.
How can we make sense of the Trump Administration? What do the latest revelations from inside the White House mean within the wider context of US politics and political history? Maria Armoudian discusses what is going on with George C. Edwards III, Jeremi Suri, and David Stebenne.
With the historic changes in the American House of Representatives, what can we expect from the Congress and President in the ongoing policy and investigative battles? How will the power struggles play out? Will the Supreme Court weigh in and if so how? Maria Armoudian discusses the unfolding situation with Andrew Rudalevige, George C. Edwards III, Mark Peterson, and Sean Theriault.
Listen in to find out about the intricacies of the debate surrounding how we best manage weeds and vegetation in our urban setting. We look into Tāmaki Makaurau's past, present and whether the upcoming council decision will set us on a road sprayed by glyphosates, thermally managed or kept tidy by an altogether different method.
The events of the past week in the United States were pressured by a President who has shown little regard for democratic norms and principles since his election in 2016. Has an authoritarian slide taken place under Donald Trump? How will this impact the Presidency in the long-term? Doug Becker speaks with Andrew Rudalevige and George C. Edwards III about Trump’s authoritarian legacy.
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