Wire host Caeden spoke to University of Sydney’s Lisa Asher on the declined Foodstuffs merger and what it means for grocery prices and the supermarket duopoly.

Sofia chats with Tāmaki Makaurau musician Jaz Paterson about her single and navigating heartbreak. Listen to What Am I Meant To Do out on Friday 4th of October!

Milly joins A. Savage co-frontman of Parquet Courts to talk his solo tour around New Zealand and Australia, where he will be playing at The Others Way. Shout out to everyone that made this possible!

For States of the States, 95bFM’s United States election coverage, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Andre Fa’aoso from Yale Daily News about the only vice presidential debate of the election.

In this Morning Glory we practice exercising free will with Sofía. Neive Strang and Jaz Paterson join along for a interviews about their new singles A Sweet Dive and What Am I Meant To Do.

A quick brazillian interlude includes tracks from:

Erasmo Carlos - Minha Gente, Sábado Morto

Arthur Verocai - Caboclo, Velho parente, A Outra

Gracias a Tuning Fork <3

For our weekly catch up with the Labour Party Wire host Caeden speaks to Labour education spokesperson, Jan Tinetti, on education unions opposition to charter schools, the reallocation of te reo Māori funding towards the maths curriculum, and the government’s new plan to lift school attendance rates.

Joel celebrates the beginning of October, as in their (lowkey correct) opinion, October is the second best month of the year! Whakarongo mai! 

For City Counselling this week, Producer Sofia spoke to Councillor Shane Henderson about Council's progress on emergency response systems and the buyout scheme for homeowners impacted by floods. 

David Slack chats to Jonny about Nicola Willis' stance on Capital Gains Tax.

Lucinda Bennett chats to Jonny about the new supermarket out at Westgate -