After a weird old year of Covid tour cancellations and isolation live-streaming, Merk is back with a new album on the horizon called Infinite Youth. Whakarongo mai nei to hear what he's been getting up to- and to hear the brand new single Laps Around the Sun. 

Louisa Nicklin popped in for a chat about her new single To Be Fine and forthcoming debut self-titled album. Whakarongo mai nei to hear what Louisa has been cooking up at Roundhead Studios! 

Today on your bFM Breakfast: A lovely morning in the bFM studios; Rod Oram dials in to talk through two huge topics in the political sphere; Nat brings crossiants (!!!) and roast dinner for Breakfast; Louisa Nicklin pops in to share her new single; Troy's got a bunch of fresh vinyl to share; and Merk joins us to announce an album and share another single. 

National Party Deputy Leader, Dr. Shane Reti, dials in to catch up with Rachel about some of the latest news around Aotearoa. Covering the anniversary of 10 years since the Christchurch Earthquake, some reflections on the most recent Covid situation and the vaccine roll out, and the latest Stats NZ Child Poverty Report.

This week we're going through the hello's and goodbye's, where did they come from? What do they mean? Luckily, Amelia is here to guide us.

There's plenty of media news to go through this week, Tim talks us through the latest with Facebook in Australia, and what's happening back home.

Today on The Mind Trench we're talking about whales, specifically, the Right Whales. Plus, Rob has a poem about things he likes.

Today on your bFM Breakfast: Straight into politics with the National Party Deputy Leader, Dr. Shane Reti; Rob talks through a story about whales, and a poem about things he *does* like; Director, Ainsley Gardiner, of Cousins pops in for a chat about the film; Tim gives us all the latest in media news; and Amelia's got some hello's and goodbye's. 

On today's Wire with Felix:

Dear Science: Felix and Marcus talk about Perseverence, magnetic fields, and "Planet Nine"

Felix talks to Brooke from the ACT Party about Matariki and Immigration NZ

Jade talks to Emilie Rākete from People Against Prisons Aotearoa about the Mihi Briggans court case.

Jade also talks to President of Abortion Rights Aotearoa, Terry Bellamar, about the new bill to create safe spaces around clinics.

Lastly, Felix brings an update on synthetic fertilizer, which we covered two weeks ago.

On Dear Science with Marcus we talk about the Perseverence rover, magnetic fields, and "Planet Nine" (hint: not Pluto)