Olly from Universal Harmony covers bFM Friday breakfast. Playing some late night radio staples... UKG, alt-Country, non-alt country, and some student radio classics from way back in 2016...

On the first Thursday Wire of 2023:

Liam spoke to Lisa Williams from Pharmac about the liquid ibuprofen shortage.

They also had a chat with Sarah Helm from the NZ Drug Foundation about a dangerous altered form of acid that’s currently circulating in Aotearoa. 

Professor Jan Eldridge was chatting about her research into binary neutron star mergers.

Christine Cooper from Curtin University will be chatting about how echidnas do belly flops to keep warm.

And lastly Liam talked to Cameron Adams for our first Eurovision of 2023!

The New Zealand Drug Foundation has reported on a new strain of LSD that is circulating around the country, particularly within music festivals.

The drug, named 25B-NBOH, can form side effects not usually present in normal LSD, despite looking identical. 

Drug checking services at new years festival Rhythm and Vines found examples in the drug amongst roughly 750 other drugs checked. 

To learn more about the drug, what the signs of it are, and how users could avoid them, Liam had a chat with the New Zealand Drug Foundations executive director Sarah Helm. 

It’s been about a month's break since I last spoke to bFM European Correspondent Cameron Adams for Eurovision, but the regions war due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine has not slowed down. 

Nations have continued to support the latter country, and Bulgaria has been revealed to have been supporting Ukraine since the beginning of the war despite attempting to keep it under wraps. 

Additionally, climate protests have taken place in Germany, and abortion laws have been debated in Spain. 

Chris Fowlie calls out the $900 million dollar worth of harm that Police supposedly saved with drug seisures, the oldies are getting the news on medicinal cannabis in their weekly/monthly magazines, and drug testing throughout New Zealand continues to keep people safe.

Thanks to The Hemp Store!

Soren Crabb of 1919 Distilling comes into the studio and makes an EZ but delectable 1919 Gin x Bay Leaf Syrup drink with East Imperial Yuzu Lemonade. Also, learn from Corey and have a cheeky cough before you sip on this beauty.

Thanks to East Imperial - Superior Beverages 

It's another slammin busy episode as the nation grips with the fact that Ardern has resigned. Marijuana Media brings more Cheeba Cheeba news, Cocktail Corner brings us the Faberge Hi-Ball, and Hot Sauce Club visit the studio ahead of their show on Friday Night.

Thanks to The Beer Spot!

Denzel takes over the late morning hours to liven up your Thursdays with an eclectic set of tunes accompanied by some stellar chat and good nostalgic vibrations as he delves into video game soundtrack history to bring everyone’s favorite radio spot ‘video game soundtrack gems.' 

New research from Curtin University over in Perth has recently been released, taking a look at the heat regulation that takes place in west Australian echidnas. 

Doctor Christine Cooper and her team utilised thermal vision to discover how echidnas deal with the strong heat present in the region. 

Their methods are very unique, often utilising the complex tasks of blowing snot bubbles and doing belly flops to keep cool.

It’s currently uncertain whether or not these methods would work for humans. 

Liam had a chat with Dr Cooper to learn more about her research and echidnas in general.