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On this week's Thursday Wire, we reflect on our favourite interviews from 2024 as we wrap up our reporting for the year.

In May, Wire Host Caeden spoke to Yale University student Andre Fa’aoso and University of Auckland student Layan Khalil about the pro-Palestine protests that swept across United States college campuses and then the world. The protests were part of the movement to divest from Israel due to their ongoing war on Gaza. 

And in November, Tuesday Wire host Castor and Caeden went down to Te Whanganui-a-Tara to speak to Hīkoi Mō Te Tiriti protestors who were arriving at Parliament to protest against the Treaty Principles Bill.

As part of Caeden and Castor’s coverage, producer Sofia spoke to renowned Māori activist Tāme Iti in November about the hīkoi.

In April, Sofia spoke to Associate Professor at the University of Auckland Faculty of Law, Carrie Leonetti, about calls to criminalise stalking.

And in July, she spoke to the Research Director at the Disinformation Project, Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa, about the Employment Court’s judgement on Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles’ case against the University of Auckland.

This week on Drive Milly takes you through a cruisy three hours, as the last of the Summer Sorted Super Prize Pack entries roll in, Chris from the Hempstore makes his final appearance prior to a well deserved break, Sam comes up to make some delicious cocktails with Thompson Whiskey's Two Tone Whiskey. This Drive has got some summer spirit - and is best listened to in direct sunlight. 

This week on Marijuana Media, Chris joins Milly to chat developments in the roadside drug testing policies, our ageing population on weed, what not to use as fertilizer, and Elton John's opinon on legalized marijuana is put in the superstar spotlight!

Thanks to The Hempstore!

Tom of Park Road spoke to Elle about their latest single 'English Boy,' upcoming summer tour and burgeoning new sound. 

Featuring What's Up? with Green Party MP Steve Abel and The Aural Emporium. Whakarongo mai nei!

Joel speaks to Erin G & Altercation about their latest single, 'Kind Eyes,' which released in late November, touching on their upcoming festival run, and what they have recently been up to in Queenstown!

The 95bFM Top Ten counts down the best tunes from the bFM playlist as chosen by you! This week the boys talk choccy milk for a special final show of 2024. 

Today, on the last Morning Glory of the year with Elle, the divas yapped. Elle spoke to Park Road about their latest single 'English Boy,' Fun! Then she is joined by Joel to air their interview with Erin G and Altercation about their latest collaboration. We look back at some of Elle's most played songs, just don't ask her about what her Spotify Wrapped was, that's privileged information. Thanks for listening, see you next year!

For the Best of the Wire today, Oto and Sasha reflected on their favourite interviews over the past year as the bFM news team heads into the holiday period.

In April this year, Oto did an on the ground interview with Students for Fair Rent Chairman - Matthew Lee and Green Party Co-Leader - Chloe Swarbrick at a protest held by Students for Fair Rent calling for a rent strike and end to the cost of living crisis at the University of Auckland's halls of residence.

A month later, Oto spoke to organisers and attendees at another protest held by Students for Justice in Palestine - Auckland, around the time that Palestinian solidarity encampments were being held at universities across the globe.

In July, Oto spoke with Professor Emmy Rākete from the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Auckland to discuss the findings of the Abuse in Care Inquiry and how abuse in state and faith-based institutions lead to a prison pipeline that disproportionately affected Māori.

And, in his funniest and most light-hearted Interview, Oto spoke to comedian and professor in the department of chemical sciences at the University of Auckland - Dr Joel Rindelaub, to discuss the impacts of microplastics on the human brain and body.

In October, Sasha had a chat with Doctor Alex Beattie - a lecturer in Media and Communication at Victoria University of Wellington, to discuss why New Zealanders are becoming more distrustful of the media and why the younger generation is becoming more apathetic.

And, in September, Sasha talked to Associate Professor Laszlo Sajtos at the University of Auckland Business School about the trial usage of facial recognition technology by Foodstuffs in their North Island outlets.