This week's show featured new music from Thundercat, Anderson Paak, and The Good, the bad & the Queen. Sam also dives into the new reissue of the White Album.
Talking sea creatures this week, the flying Great White Shark, not quite sea monster chains but along those lines. And Rob's had his first visit to the Powerstation, wow. Oh, and a shout out to all the listeners who introduced themselves to Rob at 95bFM GOLD.
bFM's News and Editorial Director Lillian Hanly joins Mikey in studio to talk about Friday's terror attacks. What starts as a conversation about decisions around how the newsteam will cover the attacks becomes a discussion on white supremacy.
Rob's been investigating what goes on under the sea. Talking Orca's and Great White Sharks, is one more fierce than the other? Rob's done the research.
Kākano Youth Collective pops up to the studio. Artist Tori Whiting talks about his show at Corban's Estate Art Centre. Mandy Patmore recounts the history of the Collective, and the leaps and bounds in life and art that artists like Tori have made in the last few years. Sean Kerr and Judy Darragh waltzed in to chat about their Two Rooms exhibition, In Kahoots.
National Party Deputy Leader, Paula Bennett, dials in this morning, a week out from Christmas to talk about what's going on in Aotearoa. Rachel talks to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition about Whakaari / White Island, National's RMA reform and housing discussion documents, and the potential changes to our mediascape.
In December an unexpected volcanic eruption on White Island in New Zealand killed twenty-one people, while in the Philippines, the eruption of Taal Volcano caused thousands of people to flee the area. With Climate Change, will volcanic eruptions become more frequent moving forward? Maria Armoudian discusses the science and chemistry of volcanoes with Jihong Cole-Dai, Charles B. Connor, and Ivan Savov.
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