It's pisces season with our 2 tuawahine from the Grow Room whana, Nicole (Locapinay) and Aroha. Get ready to learn, dance and do a bit of self growth. ~ Remember, we're all just star dust and atoms ~
Learning new things can do wonders for elderly mental health but, c'mon guys, learning new things can be _hard_. Our guest, a doctoral student from the University of Auckland who is studying dance and brain function, says: not necessarily. Kate's area of study is poi, an evolution of traditional Māori mahi poi, and how it can be applied to bolster the acuity, strength, balance and mental health of our aging population.
Natalie stops in to chat about the piece she's helped bring to TEMPO, the yearly festival of dance that unites 700+ artists to perform in a vibrant programme that celebrates the discipline's diversity. Natalie's piece, Orchids, was a collaborative three years in the making and while it's sadly sold out this time around... it'll hopefully return to Auckland audiences soon before it launches into the wider world.
Your endearing dose of disbelief is broadcasting live from Morning People today. Rob's seeing a pub full of 9-5'ers dancing their heads off at 6:30 in the morning WITHOUT any drug paraphernalia in sight! It's a miracle!
Oh, you thought the Comedy Festival was over? Joke's on you, it's never over! Johanna rounds up a best of the fest, ft. Chris Parker's Camp Binch, Tom Sainsbury's Giggly Gerties, and an incredible K-pop dance routine courtesy of Rose Matafeo.
Savina Kim came up to the station to talk about the Ignite Programme as well as share some of her favourite tunes from across the years - Check out what tracks she chose for this weeks My Morning Mixtape.
So So Modern - Skeleton Dance
Gary Numan - Cars
Prince - Nothing Compares 2 U
Don McGlashan has become woven into the fabric of our country. Along with the bounty of tracks from his solo career, Don has made music with From Scratch, Blam Blam Blam, The Mutton Birds, The Front Lawn as well was scoring works for theatre, dance, television and film. He stopped in to bFM for a live performance while on his most recent tour.
Hayden joins us to talk how to Get It to Te Papa, the quest for underappreciated cultural kiwi artifacts he deems to be deserving of New Zealand’s national museum in Wellington. So what are these underrated artifacts? We're talking Big Fresh’s dancing fruit & vegetables, the infamous flying Waitangi Dildo, and Auckland’s winking-eyed Santa. Even 95bFM's very own News Director, Lillian, chimes in with analogies of said artifacts.