Denzel takes over the late morning hours to liven up your Thursdays with an eclectic set of tunes accompanied by some stellar chat and good nostalgic vibrations as he delves into video game soundtrack history to bring everyone’s favorite radio spot ‘video game soundtrack gems.'
Top shelf new releases are coming at us thick and fast and we are absolutely here for it! Noda & Wolfers, societeetrange, Elijah Minnelli, Birds and Arp Frique & The Perpetual Singers were just a few of the fresh faves we aired. Don't worry though, there are plenty of bonafied bFM bangers sprinkled throughout as well!
Today on the Tuesday wire, 95bFM News were lucky enough to talk to Mandy Henk of Tohatoha NZ about how profit based access models can harm Aotearoa, and how we can make our digital world more equitable, democratic and sustainable for scholars and learners.
Last Monday Wire, Jessica Hopkins talked about the The Harmful Digital Communications Amendment Bill, which would make it illegal to post an intimate visual recording online without consent.
The Justice Committees recently called for submissions, particularly from young people to hear their thoughts on the bill.
Jessica interviewed Louisa Wall, the MP in charge of the bill, about why hearing from young people is important, and her thoughts on the current state of consent education in Aotearoa.
Earlier this week, Jake Bezzant was kicked out of the National Party after an ex-partner accused him of sharing explicit images of her online. The former party member ran for National in Upper Harbour last year and the accusations have raised questions about how the law deals with image based sexual abuse.
Noah Ferguson-Dudding spoke to Netsafe CEO Martin Cocker about the accusations and how the law can be changed to better protect victims. Noah also spoke to Labour MP Louisa Wall who is currently aiming to do just that, by putting forward a members bill to ammend the Harmful Digital Communications Act.
Campbell Ngata is at the controls this week with his signature selections mining a vein in soulful tunes including Disco, Boogie, Hip-Hop Jazz, Hous, Broken Beat, New Jack Swing and Dub. Dig in!