The 1-4 Show

Bobby Womack Part 2

First song: Bobby Womack - Fly Me To The Moon 2nd song: Bobby Womack - If You Think You're Lonely Now 3rd song: Bobby Womack - Sweet Caroline

Driving High

Jackson James Wood from the NZ Drug Foundation talks to Richie about their Driving High campaign.

Sarin vs. Tom Green

Tom Green steamrolled his way into the bFM studios (again) ahead of his two Comedy Festival shows at Skycity this week to talk standup, yell at his cameraman, and Be Canadian.

Sarin vs. The Veils

Finn Andrews, lead singer & songwriter for The Veils, joined Sarin on the line ahead of the release of Time Stays, We Go to talk about psychoanalysis, voice control, and taking responsibility for your art.

NZDF on Legal Highs

Richie caught up with Ross Bell, Executive Director of the NZ Drug Foundation, to talk about the proposed new laws around legal highs.

Ollie Nelson from Red Frogs

Red Frogs is a student initiative that works to minimize harm in youth culture by providing drug- and alcohol-free hydration stations and chill out zones. They've worked at major festivals & concerts in NZ and are in the process of expanding internationally. Ollie Nelson joined Richie in studio to explain the group's ethos & activities.

Director of 'Cloud Nine', Sam Shore

Sam Shore joined Sarin in studio to talk about directing his upcoming production of the comedic Off-Broadway hit Cloud Nine - including why he chose the iconic (if not heady) work of British playwright Caryl Churchill, and what relevance the 1978 play bears on today's world. Cloud Nine runs Apr 2-13th at the Basement Theatre. Tickets from iTicket.co.nz.

Sarin vs. Tegan (from Tegan & Sara)

Tegan Quinn joined Sarin on the line from Milwaukee to talk ambition, pop crossovers, lung capacity, and Tegan and Sara's latest release, Heartthrob. Track featured: "Shock To Your System"

Richie vs. This Is Hell

Richie caught up with This Is Hell backstage at Soundwave 2013 ahead of their March 6th gig at Zeal West.

Corie Haddock from Lifewise

Richie and Corie (Services Manager at Lifewise Hub) go in-depth on homelessness and the perceptions around it.

Melting Pot Massacre

Richie talks to MZ and Shaha from self-described hardcore feminist punk band Melting Pot Massacre ahead of their appearance at Big Gay Out this weekend. PLUS: yarns with Charlotte Red about gender & sexuality.

LOUIS KNUXX

Richie chats to Louis Knuxx about his new EP, touring, and being an NZ musician based in Melbourne

Richie vs. OFF

Richie met up with Keith Morris (Black Flag, the Circle Jerks) and Dimitri Coates (Burning Brides) from punk supergroup OFF while they were in town opening for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. This interview runs the gauntlet from violence at shows to old band rifts to scat porn... it's a doozy! Tracks featured: "Wiped Out" and "King King Brigade"

Cycling for Sifakas

What's a Sifaka? What do they have to do with Gibson guitars? Why should you care about their dwindling numbers? And why would someone cycle around the South Island in a lemur costume? ALL THIS AND MORE from Ivan Steward, creator of Cycling for Sifakas - one man's crusade to help protect the endangered Silky Sifaka population in Madagascar, of which there are less than 250 left.

Sarin vs. Sola Rosa

Andrew Spraggon of Sola Rosa talks car crashes, the ever-changing, collective nature of the group, and what we can expect from their live performance at Coromandel Gold this year. Track featured: Sola Rosa - "Promise feat. Olivier Daysoul"

Josh & Va from The Cube

Josh & Van from The Cube (a hub for Youth Disability service providers) joined Richie in studio to talk about International Day of Persons With Disabilities and how we define and perceive "disability".

Richie vs. Tattoo Artist Simon Erl

Richie was joined in studio by Simon Erl, tattoer extraordinaire, who's been living in England making a name for himself.

Sam Snedden: Beautifying the Basement

Sam Snedden, 1/3 of the team that runs the Basement Theatre, stopped by the studio to talk about... well, all manner of shit really, but specifically about the Basement's current PledgeMe Campaign to renovate the venue (which is an important hub of the grassroots performing arts community in Auckland so GO CHECK IT OUT).

Eigengrau

Michelle Blundell & Calum Gittins visit the studio to talk about Eigengrau, a contemporary black comedy about what it means to be young, urban, and looking for love. (Or maybe just sex.) Conclusions reached: You will probably love and hate the characters at the same time and be both relieved and disturbed by how much you identify with them. Live in the grey areas, people. Eigengrau runs at the Basement Theatre from Nov 13th-24th. Tickets from iTicket.co.nz.

WOMAD Artistic Director Drew James

WOMAD is a truly international festival, with dates in Colombia, India, Israel, Norway, Serbia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tajikistan, Tibet, to name a few - and this is reflected in the lineup, which Drew James is in charge of curating. He talked with Sarin about the process of compiling the lineup, curating a festival to please a very broad spectrum of attendees, and the role that music plays in maintaining indigenous cultures in a contemporary context and provides a platform to expose them...

Rich talks with author with Chris Hoult.

Richie chats with Chris Hoult about his new book 'New Zealand Tattoo: In The Home Of The Tattooist's Art.

Richie talks with James and James from Holy Moly and...

Richie Hardcore chats with James and James from Holy Moly Ice Cream and Nice Blocks respectively, about being a small, niche business and tackling giant companies such as Fonterra.

Jacinda Ardern on Reducing Child Poverty

In light of Campbell Live's recent segment on the differences in lunchboxes between decile 1 and decile 10 schools, Richie Hardcore spoke with Labour's Auckland Central MP Jacinda Ardern about her Child Poverty Reduction Bill.

The Red Chair Cabaret

Aaron Tindell, creator/producer/director of The Red Chair, joined Sarin in studio to talk about this intimate contemporary cabaret show opening this week at Q Theatre Loft, the musical theatre scene in Auckland (we need more!), and how he's integrating the show into his Arts Management Masters. The Red Chair runs Sept 21st-Oct 6th at Q Theatre Loft, with previews on Sept 19th & 20th. Tickets from qtheatre.co.nz.

Richie Talks with the P3Foundation

Richie chats with the P3 Foundation about their Live Below The Line campaign, which rises money and awareness to address poverty in the Global South.

Colour Your Window, Colour Your World

Mike Ikilei (Team Leader at Auckland Council Community Development) and Tyrone (Creative Technologies student at AUT) about their project designed to bring together residents of the central city. Find out more about the Colour Your Window, Colour Your World project here!

Rebecca Williams from Alcohol Healthwatch

Richie and Rebecca talk about the National government's recent decision not to focus on alcohol pricing in their current review of alcohol reform in NZ, and possible reasons why the government has chosen to ignore substantial evidence that pricing is an effective way to reduce alcohol harm.

Suicide & Depression in NZ with Maori Health Provider...

Richie speaks with Maori Health Provider Michael Naera about suicide and depression in New Zealand. Richie asks why, despite the fact that more New Zealanders die of suicide than car accidents, we are still very silent about it. Michael also shares his thoughts on the stigma around asking for mental health support, particularly in Maori communities.

Richie w Kevin Hague

Richie chats with green MP Kevin Hague about the Gay Marriage Equality Bill.

Ross Bell on Drug Law Reform part 2

Queen of The Whole Universe

Sarin chats with Jonathan Smith, founder & Creative Director of Queen of The Whole Universe, NZ's very queer beauty pageant. This is the 10th Anniversary of the show and they've pulled out all the stops... including a plan to break their own Guinness World Record for Most Drag Queens On Stage In A Theatrical Performance. Queen of the Whole Universe is Saturday, July 21st at ASB Theatre. Tickets from buytickets.co.nz.

Jennifer Ward-Lealand on 8 - The Play: Fighting for...

Jennifer Ward-Lealand is on the line to chat about her upcoming appearance in the staged reading of 8 - The Play: Fighting for Marriage Equality this week at the Maidment Theatre. She talks about the premise of the play, what draws her as an actor to political works, and what's different about a documentary play or a verbatim role as opposed to a typical fictional work.

Spencer Harrington aka Rand0m

Visual artist Spencer Harrington - aka Rand0m - was in studio for a chat about his latest solo exhibition, Loose Change, currently on at Monster Valley Studios off Dominion Rd (the last before he jets off to Toronto for a while!). Check out more of his work at lifeisrandom.co.nz.