We've got a bunch of new tracks on the bFM Playlist and Sarah joins us to share some of her picks. Featuring  Lina Tullgren / NTHNL's Lift, Church & AP's ROLLIT (feat. deadforest & Highlace), and Divide and Dissolve's We Are Really Worried About You.

LP exploration with the ever-knowledgeable Troy, featuring the following new cakes and/or tasty re-releases:

All available from and thank to Southbound Records.

We're in the middle of election season and Prof. Jennifer Curtin is on the line to give us her takes on the leaders debate in Aotearoa. Remember to vote folks!

Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rach and Tess are still pretty excited about voting season; Professor Jennifer Curtin dials in to give us her thoughts on the leaders debates; Nat leaves us feeling hungry when she talks pies on Breakfast Food; Troy's got a mixed bag of vinyl to share; and Sarah's pumped about some hot new music.

You gotta get outdoors

In lieu of regular guest Minister Tracey Martin, NZFirst MP Rob Gore speaks to Bronwyn about the party's foreign affairs policies. In particular, they focused on the rural visa, removing the right to vote for permanent residents, and defence funding.

She then followed up on the issue of permanent resident voting in an interview with Professor Andrew Geddis from the University of Otago. 

On this week's wire, Dear Science's Marcus Jones talks about the recently announced nobel prizes for medicine and physics.

Under election coverage for foreign affairs, Bronnie speaks to NZ First’s Rob Gore about the party's policies regarding the rural visa, removing the right to vote for permanent residents and defence funding.

She follows this up with an interview with Professor Andrew Geddis about permanent resident voting rights. 

Lastly, Producer Felix Walton brings us a report on the effect of the international student drought on universities as businesses.

This week on Dear Science, Marcus and Bronwyn talk about the recently announced nobel prizes in medicine and physics. The first was to three scientists for their discoveries around hepatitis C. The physics prize was split in two between mathematician Roger Penrose and astronomers Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for their research on black holes. 

Frank Ocean, Jens Lekman, Big Thief, Bon Iver, Linda Diaz, Bandaid, P.H.F., The Shacks + MORE

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

Rob started researching Charles Babbage but got sidetracked by fish and chips. Today we're playing two truths, one lie and making sure we get out to vote.