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After their Smokefree Rockquest national win, the incredible Top Shelf join us for Fancy New Band thanks to NZ on Air to play their original song, O ai a'u, as well as a cover of Supergroove's Can't Get Enough ! 

Get the scoop on what to watch on the telly this week with Litia!

Kicking things off with a first spin of the latest single from Half Hexagon, slections From The Crate by Cam from Southbound Records. This week's picks were extraaa smashing . . . with Cam sharing exclusive Valentine's themed records. How bosom! . . . (in the adjective way, not the women's breasts way). Litia gave us the scoop on what to watch on the box on Viewmaster and Kirsten chats Fender Rhodes on Travelling Tunes. 

Alice Canton spoke to artistic director of Auckland Arts Festival, Bernie Haldane, about the programme this year. The festival is running from 6-23 March. More info here!

Happy Valentines lovers <3

On Various Artists i tēnei rā...

Sofia spoke with artist Tony Guo about his current exhibition at Season Aotearoa, Swan Crash. 

Beth spoke with board members of LGBTQ+ writers festival Samesame but different, Pip Adam and Nathan Joe, about the programme this year. 

And for Stage Direction this week, Alice Canton spoke with artistic director of Auckland Arts Festival, Bernie Haldane. 

Thursday Breakfast is stacked with a bunch of helpful info. Listen back to hear Political Commentary with David Slack, Natural Ange returns for the first time this year, and Ben from The New Zealand Drug Foundation chats GHB/GBL on What's The Buzz, brought to you by The Level. 

On Tuesday, Radio Mother host, Joel, spoke to the creator of d8talk, Joe Canham about the social media project releasing on Valentines Day, and will continue over the next six months, which looks into what dating is like for 18-24 year olds in Aotearoa!

The recent wildfires in Los Angeles drew attention to the hundreds of firefighters who came from California’s prison system.

The California Department of Corrections has claimed their “Fire Camp Program” is voluntary but this has come into question by prison reform advocates and ex-incarcerated individuals.

Advocates have called for stronger protections for incarcerated workers, especially as climate change creates a need for an expanded labour force to respond to natural disasters.

For our inaugural International Desk, 95bFM’s segment focused on breaking and under-reported news from around the globe, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Brock University’s Dr Jordan House about this programme and its potential in other jurisdictions such as Canada.

On the 12th of February, Radio Mother's Joel spoke to DJ Twinkubus, aka Mars, who is organising Ram It Down - a queer open decks night at Ding Dong Lounge on the 20th of February!