On Dear Science with Allan Blackman this week Felix and Bronnie hear about about the decline in average body temperature, a new energy saving windows and platypuses/platypi(???) glowing in ultraviolet light.

Around 4000 Air New Zealand employees have been laid off this year, with hundreds more crew due to be made redundant before christmas. This has prompted outrage following the news that a multi-million dollar share offer has been given to the company’s CEO, as well as other members of the executive team. Felix Walton spoke to Savage, the Head of Aviation at E tū.

Money, money, money. Amelia is talking us through the history of the words we use for money. Coin, banks, bankrupt, where does it all come from?

Today on your bFM Breakfast: Tim's steering the ship this morning with plenty of hot takes and good tunes to guide you through this Wednesday morning; Rick Breeze reckons those dams are filling up after this rain; and Amelia talks money on Word Salad. 

This week on the Tuesday Wire, Jemima speaks to newly appointed Minister for Women and Labour MP, Jan Tinetti, about the recent changes made to the Equal Pay Act.

Today we are launching a new collaborative project between 95bFM and For The Love of Bees, called Regenerative Conversations. Jemima plays a snippet from this months podcast, which focuses on weed management in Aotearoa's urban settings.

Jemima talks to Anu Kaloti, the President of the Migrant Workers Association, about the launch of a “Pathways to Residency” petition calling for a number of changes to made with New Zealand’s immigration system in the light of Covid-19. 

To wrap it up, Jemima chats with Caroline Perry from BRAKE, the road safety charity, about Road Safety Week 2020 (9-15 November). 

Associate Professor, Tim Kuhner, from the University of Auckland's Faculty of Law pops in to talk about the latest with the US Election. After recently publishing his book, Tyranny of Greed: Trump, Corruption, and the Revolution to Come, Tim's got some insights to what we're seeing in US politics. If you want to hear more, you can head along to a panel discussion here.

Zoë pops in with all sorts of theatre to share, and as we see lockdowns overseas, we're back in the world of virtual theatre as well. You can catch Fresh Choice, Fake News, or Snort at the Basement theatre or head online and catch Romeo and Juliet here.

The Mayor dials in from the ferry terminal to talk to us about rates, housing and a harbour rail tunnel before he heads off to Waiheke.

Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's a stormy morning in Tāmaki Makaurau, and Rach and Tess are talking thunder and lightning; Second Guessing brings a can of creamed corn and some impressive music knowledge from the listeners; the Mayor dials in from the ferry terminal; Zoë talks real life and virtual theatre; and Associate Professor Tim Kuhner talks us to about the US election.

Listen in to find out about the intricacies of the debate surrounding how we best manage weeds and vegetation in our urban setting. This is the second sub episode where we explore the matter of glyphosates and what the controversy surrounding them is all about.