As part of our election coverage on human issues Felix brings a report comparing the different parties’ policies relating to youth issues, including education, youth offending and mental health.

This week on Dear Science, Allan and Bronwyn follow up on last week's discussion of nobel prizes by talking about the prize in chemistry. This was awarded to Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier for the discovery of CRISPR, a method for gene-editing. They also speak about kiwi scientist Professor Roy Kerr who was a contemporary of Nobel prize winning Roger Penrose, who would have also been a worthy nominee.  

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90% my own picks, 5% bFM playlist gems, 5% dead air while I find the play button.

This week we're talking about words to do with politics, specifically, filibustering. Seems topical. 

Nick Johnston popped in this morning to say g'day and have a chat about Cut Off Your Hands swansong tour of the country and play us an early spin of the next single! Whakarongo mai nei to hear about the new album and old memories- nawww.

Tim's got a plethora of media news to share with us, from encryption to the Murdoch family, we're really covering it all.

Rob's been looking into how much plastic is in the ocean, and it is a lot. After quite a serious topic on The Mind Trench, Rob shares a poem about rugby.

The Prime Minister calls in, as we head into the election on Saturday, to talk to us about wealth tax, Labour's 2030 vision, and a potential Labour and Greens coalition.

Today on your bFM Breakfast: Big ol' Wednesday breakie for ya'll this morning; the Prime Minister dials in ahead of the election on Saturday; Nick from Cut Off Your Hands joins us for a special preview of their newest track; Rachel was lucky enough to have a chat with the directors of Totally Under Control; Rob talks plastics in the ocean on The Mind Trench; Tim gives us a plethora of media news; and Amelia talks filibustering on Word Salad. 

For 95bFM's election coverage, Jemima Huston speaks to University of Auckland politics lecturer Dr. Lara Greaves about the Māori Electoral Roll and the Māori Seats in Parliament. Dr. Greaves explains how the Māori Roll and Seats came to be, what impact they have on Māori participation in elections and what some of the issues are with this electoral system.