Welcome back to bFM Breakfast! On today's show: Isthmus'n That with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, a kōrero with Teddyyy about the 'Black Kite' remixes, Short Player with Crystal Chen, and Ready Steady Learn with Dr Emma Lydon. Plus, a chance to win our AOTW and a ticket to Splore! Whakarongo mai nei!

The latest GDP figures released on Thursday reveal a drop in GDP in the second quarter, down 0.9%.

Recent data revealed in the RNZ -Reid Research political poll has indicated higher public support for Labour than National, lower preference for Luxon as Prime Minister over Hipkins, New Zealanders increasingly believing the country is heading in the wrong direction and more people blaming the current government for our financial situation than the previous one.

Wire Host Sara spoke with National MP Carl Bates about his thoughts on this data, starting with the GDP

Special unmixed show featuring Hot Natured, J Dilla, and the new Jay Electronica.

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On today's show!

Nicholas speaks to Gelli Haha about their ebullient debut record Switcheroo.

And, Andrew Gifford joins the show to discuss his article on the Māori Community Centre on Audioculture!

Thanks to The Beerspot!

Kia ora,

Thanks for tuning in – I do hope you enjoy today's selections, beginning with Ween, Smog and EERA. Later on, we get stuck into some new releases from Memphis electronic rockers Optic Sink, bass virtuoso Thundercat and local whizz Eden Burns. 

Ngā mihi to the Tuning Fork <3

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Professor Allan Blackman speaks with us about the Mars orbiter, ethanol in fruit and how to avoid mozzie bites.

For our weekly catchup with the National Party, Host Sara spoke to MP Carl Bates about the latest GDP figures and the RNZ Reid Research poll 

Producer Jasmine spoke with Professor Cindy Farquhar about new research exploring how whānau navigate wellbeing and conversations of whakapapa with donor-conceived children in Aotearoa

Emma Lydon is a pharmacy researcher at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. In Emma's research, she has uncovered the underlying environmental impact of asthma inhailers, which is a more significant issue than you would think. Whakarongo mai nei!

Last Week, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practices met to review childhood vaccination recommendations in the US. The committee, whose members were appointed by anti-vaccination US Secretary of Health Robert F Kennedy Jr, have voted on a variety of recommendations for child vaccinations and restrictions of vaccinations from COVID-19 to Measles and Mumps immunisations. 

This move has been met with concern, both over the implications for the health and wellbeing of children and the public, and what it means for one of the most prominent countries and advisory bodies to make such a move. In particular, the move itself was rife with confusion, with the advisory committee being ill-equipped to review the recommendations.

Monday Wire Producer Alex spoke to Associate Professor at the University of Auckland, Helen Petousis-Harris, about the confused and muddled recommendations, what they mean for public health, and what this says about the state of vaccine regulation.