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It's a jam packed show today featuring the usual dose of Wednesday goodness. There's a Mind Trench thanks to Sir Rob Bollix,Mediabatt with Tim, Amelia's Word Salad, and Gussie Larkin of the extremely cool Mermaidens band pops up to say hey! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
The Umbrellas - Lonely
Khruangbin - Time (You and I) (Put a Smile on DJ's Face Mix) - Felix Dickinson
The Go-Betweens - Love Goes On!
Tidal Rave - The Four Seasons
T. G. Shand - Lemony
Arushi Jain - Richer Than Blood
The Nudge & Troy Kingi - He Ōrite
Mega Bog - Crumb Back
Phoebe Rings - Cheshire
Little Dragon - Ritual Union
Sulfate - There You Are!
Ghostpoet - Cash and Carry Me Home
Fur Patrol - Not Your Girl
Mermaidens - Millennia
Mermaidens - Soft Energy
Dry Cleaning - Tony Speaks!
Leith Sye Towers - When Suits
Big Thief - Little Things
Gino October - Limbo
Amyl and the Sniffers - Guided By Angels
Tame Impala - Half Full Glass Of Wine
The Beths - Future Me Hates Me - Live at Auckland Town Hall
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: the show kicks off with a quick and speedy round of Second Guessing; then the Mayor is on the line talking about housing, public transport and film funding inSounding off with Phill Goff; the amazing Alice Canton chats with us about the Pork and Poll Taxes play on our segment Stage Direction; and finally on Ready Steady Learn we have University of Auckland's Tim Welch talking all things Urban planning. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Ty Segall - Night of the Vampire [Roky Erickson Cover]
Rat Columns - It's Your Time (To Suffer Now)
Say Sue Me - So Tender
Thee Golden Geese - GGBB
The Umbrellas - She Buys Herself Flowers
TE KAAHU - E Hine Ē
Phoebe Rings - Spissky
Blur - Girls and Boys
Shannon Lay - Awaken and Allow
Dan Kye - Actually
Garageland - Fingerpops
Ladi6 - Beffy
Deb5000 - Bad Guts
The Bug - Pressure feat. Flowdan
Anika - Never Coming Back
Mermaidens - I Might Disappear
Goat - Queen of the Underground
Rachel Lime - Idked
Geoffrey O'Connor - Strange Feeling feat. Sarah Mary Chadwick
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: the show kicks off with the lovely Moe from Fimo coming in to chat about To The Front at The Others Way Festival; then we haveLoose Reads with Jenna, talking about the Going West Books & Writers Festival as well as her most recent read; and finally Salene blesses us with her birthday presence in A Room of One's Ownto answer bFM listener questions about Renting rights. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Marlin's Dreaming - Lumia
maxine funke - Fairy Baby
The Goon Sax - Carpetry
The Panthers - My Heart Never Sleeps feat. Diggy Dupé, Troy Kingi & choicevaughan
Khruangbin - Connaissais de Face (Tiger?) feat. Ginger Root
Goat - Queen of the Underground
Logic1000 - Safe In My Arms
Garageland - Nude Star
Soaked Oats - Coming Up
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - That Life
Kedr Livanskiy - Stars Light Up (Посмотри на небо)
Roy Irwin - King Of Pop
Ty Segall - Harmonizer
No Romance - Unfold
Ladi6 - Guru
Diggy Dupé - WEON
Fimo - Falling For You
Xani Hall - Space
Lawrence Arabia - The Beautiful Young Crew
Yves Tumor - Secrecy Is Incredibly Important To The Both of Them
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: the show kicks off withPolitical Commentarydedicated to the Dawn Raids apology; then our food connaisseur Sam tells us about the history of Ramen onBreakfast Food; the epic Diggy Dupé pops into the studio to chat about what he's been up to and what's to come; and Sarah brings in some fresh tracks off the playlist on Praise of Songs. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Ty Segall - Feel Good feat. Denee Segall
BRIA - Green Rocky Road
Yves Tumor - Secrecy Is Incredibly Important To The Both of Them
Reb Fountain - Lacuna
For the Girl Who Has Everything - Happy Song
Foodman - Hoshikuzu Tenboudai
TE KAAHU - E Hine Ē
Dimmer - Seed
Dry Cleaning - Tony Speaks!
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - That Life
Carb on Carb - Be My Mirror
LIPS - Heave Ho
Diggy Dupé - That's Team feat. AP
The Panthers - My Heart Never Sleeps feat. Diggy Dupé, Troy Kingi & choicevaughan
Princess Chelsea - The Loneliest Girl
Amyl and the Sniffers - Guided By Angels
Tidal Rave - Banana
Trioglodyte - Bra Joe from Kilimanjaro Pt.I feat. Crystal Choi, Paul Taylor & Bonnie Stewart
Hor. x Adam Tukiri - w8s4no1
Kedr Livanskiy - Stars Light Up (Посмотри на небо)
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: the show kicks off with a round of Second Guessing; then the Mayor is on the line talking about what's happening in and around the town in Sounding Off w/ Phil Goff; the amazing Em Walker, aka Theia, popped in for a chat about her waiata reo Māori project TE KAAHU; we've got some good theatre recs on Stage Direction; and we do some learning on Ready, Steady, Learn! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Dry Cleaning - Tony Speaks!
Sofia Kourtesis - By Your Side
Lazlo Reynolds - Living On
Wet Leg - Chaise Longue
Sweet Whirl - Weirdo
Vera Ellen - I Want 2 B Boy
Deb5000 - Bad Guts
Gino October - Limbo
Leith Sye Towers - Portable Chair
Porridge Radio - New Slang [The Shins Cover]
Obongjayar & SARZ - Nobody
Nice Girl - Ipsum
hans. - Sister
TE KAAHU - E Taku Huia Kaimanawa
TE KAAHU - E Hine Ē
Anthonie Tonnon - Peacetime Orders
The Nudge & Troy Kingi - He Ōrite
Team Dynamite - I Like That
Dimmer - Drift
LIPS - Guilty Talk
Arcade Fire - Deep Blue
Soaked Oats - Coming Up [Live at Laneway 2020]
Death Valley Girls - Sanitarium Blues - Deluxe Edition
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Dust off your floaty gowns because Penelope Noir is here talking about Cottagecore (and Goblincore) on Fashun; then Suri brings in the winner of the 2021 International Booker Prize, At Night All Blood is Black forLoose Reads; and Justine is on the line to help you out with all your workplace woes in Red Dead Redemption. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Jamila Woods - Fast Car [Tracy Chapman Cover]
Karl Steven - Freedom Bells
Dan Kye - Moving
King Sweeties - Tonight We Could Go Out Dancing (As If It's The Last)
Nice Girl - Dance
The Nudge & Troy Kingi - He Ōrite
LUMP - Paradise
Andrés - New For U [Live]
Lawrence Arabia - The Undesirables
Altin Gün - Badi Sabah Olmadan
Belle & Sebastian - The Boy With The Arab Strap
LIPS - Heave Ho
Fat Freddy's Drop - Shady
The Panthers - Ain’t The Same feat. MELODOWNZ and Summer Vaha’akolo
Emma-Jean Thackray - Green Funk
The Linda Lindas - Oh!
Tame Impala - Keep On Lying
Moor Mother - Shekere feat. Lojii
Yves Tumor - Secrecy Is Incredibly Important To The Both of Them
Guardian Singles - Midnight Swim [Live at Drive Island 17/07/20]
Today on Breakfast the show kicks off with Round Two of our brand new, radio portal segment, Buffet Breakfast, this time feature our friends down at Ōtautahi's RDU; then Dr. Kirsten Zemke pops in with some Olympic tracks on Travelling Tunes; then Brent Eccles of Aotearoa glam-rock legends Space Waltz popped in for a chat about the band ahead of the Other's Way Festival; and the director of new film, The Justice of Bunny King, Gaysorn Thavat phoned up to chat about the work. Whakarongo mai!
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!
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