Listen back to feature interviews and performances from the 95bFM Breakfast Show. Weekly features (such as Loose Reads or Travelling Tunes) all have their own feeds, so to listen or subscribe, pick and choose from the bCasts list on the right.
I tēnei ata on the Breakfast Show: Penelope Noir talks about the fabulous Tallulah Bankhead on Fashun; Moana Maniapoto phones up to chat about her new single; Suri is on the line with a great book recommendation for Loose Reads; and Justine helps out with all your work and unions stuff on Red Dead Redemption. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Che-Fu - He Kotahi
Big Thief - Certainty
Marlin's Dreaming - Trophies
Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams - Arahura
Anna Coddington - Aho feat. Louis Baker
Pys Melyn - Bywyd Llonydd
TE KAAHU - E Hine Ē
Sylvie - Sylvie
Joe Sampson & Friends - Dedication
Tono & The Finance Company - Tuesday Evening
Baby Zionov - Bada Ooom. (A Ba Nup Nup Nup Nup Nup Na Na Bada Oooom.)
Mara TK - Toroa / The Albatross
DATA ANIMAL - Future Primitive
MĀ - Kitchen
Vera Ellen - Crack The Whip
Moana & the Tribe - Huakirangi feat. Shellie Morris
I tēnei ata on the Breakfast Show: we dig into some Breakfast Buffet with Radio Active; Dr Zemke phones up for some Travelling Tunes; we've got Kamahumble on the line to chat about his new single; and Sam phones up for some good tv viewing for lockdown brains on Viewmaster. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Pulp - Disco 2000
Mug - Connection
The Magnetic Fields - The Saddest Story Ever Told
tam man - LAKE TEKAPO
Moses Sumney - Can't Believe It feat. Sam Gendel
Dimmer - All The Way To Her
Bad Taste; Alphabethead; Young Gho$t - Rolling In The Morning
Nice Girl - Will U
Archi Banal - Mind Is Dumb
Spiritual Cramp - Earth To Mike
Sulfate - Bottle It In
Japanese Breakfast - Glider
AP & Kamahumble - Heka Horcy
Kamahumble - CHCH
Louisa Nicklin - Water Around Her [Live on 95bFM Breakfast - 2021]
Cleo Sol - Promises
Max Romeo & the Upsetters - I Chase The Devil
Pillcutter - Silt
Arlo Parks - Too Good - Unknown Mortal Orchestra Remix
Marie Davidson & L’Œil Nu - Persona
Amamelia - Hot Bitch Dot Zip feat. Baby Zionov & bb gurl
I tēnei ata on the Breakfast Show, Penelope Noir talks about the return of the Goth on Fashun; Jenna has a cozy book recommendation on Loose Reads; and Salene helps you out with all your renters rights inA Room Of One's Own. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Water From Your Eyes - When You're Around
Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Our Quiet Whisper
Al-Dos Band - Doing Our Thing With Pride
The Forbin Project - 001
Jean-Pierre Djeukam - Africa lyo
Twerps - Dreamin
Reuben Hudson - Drag feat. Jade Lewis
Little Simz - Point and Kill feat. Obongjayar
Kedr Livanskiy - Boy
Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder, Kamasi Washington - From My Heart and My Soul (feat. Phoelix)
I tēnei ata on the Breakfast Show: Professor Jennifer Curtin phones up for a bit of Political Commentary; King of Food Sam Low's on the line talking about food stuff in Breakfast Food; and Joe Sampson chats to us about his new album! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Space Bats, Attack! - 90s
Bnny - Promises
Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin Ice
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - That Life
Data Animal - Future Primitive
Ross From Friends - The Daisy
Lawrence Arabia - Auckland CBD, Pt. 2
The Panthers - Kong feat. MELODOWNZ, Troy Kingi, Diggy Dupé & choicevaughan
Japanese Breakfast - Glider
Sofie & Speckman - Leave
Joe Sampson & Friends - Dedication
Joe Sampson & Friends - Carelessly
Indigo De Souza - Hold U
Dawn Diver - Thirsty Critters
Garageland - Fay Ray
Liam K. Swiggs - WAIMAK WASHOUT
Decius - U Instead of Thought feat Fat White Family & Johnny Aux
Sulfate - There You Are!
Brittany Howard - History Repeats- Georgia Anne Muldrow Geemix
I tēnei ata the show kicks off with a chat to the Prime Minister in What's Up w/ Jacinda Ardern; Rob Bollix takes us deep into the Mind Trench; Jacob aka Leaping Tiger phones up to chat about what he's been up to and gives us a rundown of his latest track; Tim Batt is on the line for a very special Mediabatt; and Amelia D'Screte does a deep dive on the word 'colonel' in Word Salad. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Leslie Winer - Skin
La Luz - The Pines
BRIA - Dreaming My Dreams With You (Waylon Jennings Cover)
Stinky Jim - Hamlet Momentito
Dawn Diver - Thirsty Critters
Amamelia - PURE CHOICE
Marisa Anderson & William Tyler - At The Edge of The World
The Mint Chicks - Bad Buzz
The Panthers - Welcome to CA
Lee "Scratch" Perry & Brian Eno - Here Come The Warm Dreads
For our last Travelling Tunes of the year, Kirsten is chatting with Rosetta and Milly about songs that 'tear you up inside' - let's all get in our feelings a little bit ahead of the festive season! Whakarongo mai nei.
Song selections:
Yusuf (Cat Stevens) - Father & Son (1970)
Chet Baker - I get along without you very well (1956)
Sarah McLachlan - When She Loved Me (Toy Story 2) (1999)
It's our last From The Crate of 2025! Cam joins Rosetta and Milly in the studio for a chat about all the wonderful new releases out on the shelves at Southbound today. Just in time for your Xmas shopping - because there's no better gift than some fresh wax! Whakarongo mai nei.
Song selections:
This is Lorelei - Holo Boy
A$AP Rocky - Both Eyes Closed
Viagra Boys - Call of the Wild
Rosetta and Milly phone up our lovely mates down in Te Whanganui a Tara at Radio Active, Sunaina and Emma! They catch up on the Aotearoa Alternative Awards, and what's happening across the Capital and up in Tāmaki. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly are joined in the studio by the wonderful team behind In The Pitts (aka bFM alumni Rachel, Zoë, Annabel and Callum) - a visual podcast that launched this year to document the Aotearoa indie music scene. They're up in studio to chat about their 2025 Yearbook - which you can pick up in zine-format at Public Bar tonight! Whakarongo mai nei.
For our last catch up of the year, Rosetta and Milly have a kōrero with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson to chat about the newly announced Te Ara Urutau – Climate and Emergency Ready Fund. They also cover some of the Council's goals for the new year. Whakarongo mai nei!
Ben from the NZ Drug Foundation is up in studio for a chat with Rosetta and Milly about all the ways you can keep yourself and your friends safe this festival season. Big ups to all the mates who go above and beyond to look after their loved ones, test their drugs, and keep the vibes good this raumati! Whakarongo mai nei.
For our monthly catch up with the Labour Party, Rosetta and Milly chat with Chris Hipkins about the party's latest policy announcement; the Family Doctor Loan Scheme. They also chat about the latest in the McSkimming scandal, and what changes are required within the NZ Police moving forward. Whakarongo mai nei!
Milly sits down to chat with Portland-based ambient-folk artist Marisa Anderson about her forthcoming trip to Aotearoa, playing Port Noise festival in Ōhinehou Lyttleton, alongside Jim White! Whakarongo mai nei.
Senior lecturer at the Auckland Law School Dr Katherine Doolin joins Rosetta and Milly for Ready Steady Learn today. They chat about Katherine's mahi at the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Courts Conference, which took place last week. Whakarongo mai nei!
It's time for another Political Commentary with Lara - today we're covering Scrutiny Week, the latest in the McSkimming scandals and liability, and what's happening with Te Pāti Māori. Whakarongo mai nei!