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 kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: the Deputy Leader of the Opposition phones up for a chat in What's Up w/ Dr. Shane Reti; Rob Bollix leads us down the perilous path to The Mind Trench; Tim dishing up a meaty dose of media content in Mediabatt; and Amelia chats about thespian etymology in Word Salad! Whakarongo mai.
Playlist
Vera Ellen - I Want 2 B Boy
Nice Girl - Ipsum
TOOMS - Dead Bird
Death Valley Girls - I'm A Man Too
Emma-Jean Thackray - Sun
Lawrence Arabia - The Beautiful Young Crew
Sulfate - Crossing
maxine funke - Lucky Penny
The Mint Chicks - Post No Bills
Rachel Lime - Silla
Ken Boothe - Shanty Town (007)
Dry Cleaning - Tony Speaks!
JPSE - I Like Rain
Courtney Barnett & Phoebe Bridgers - Everything Is Free [Gillian Welch Cover - Live at Newport Folk Festival 2020]
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: The show kicks off with a super speedy round of second guessing; then the Mayor is on the line with a spicy interview onSounding Off w/ Phil Goff; Martin and Nicola of Repairs are in the studio to chat ahead of The Others Way; some of the crew from Here & Now festival'sFleshies 2.0 come up for Stage Direction; there's a Short Player thanks to LIPS and Jess Fu's Totally Wired; and we talk about LSD microdosing on Ready Steady Learn! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Emma-Jean Thackray - Venus
Treenurse - Graveyard
Mega Bog - Flower
Julia Jacklin - Head Alone
Goat - Queen of the Underground
Lawrence Arabia - A Little Hate feat. Heather Mansfield
The Goon Sax - The Chance
Logic1000 - Safe In My Arms
deepState - Redux
Gino October - Limbo
REPAIRS - Nothing New
REPAIRS - Pop Song
Mara TK - Mo Windows
Yves Tumor - Katrina
Molly Burch - New Beginning
Moor Mother - Shekere feat. Lojii
Stella Donnelly - Die
Nicholas Krgovich - lucklucky (Japanese Language Version)
Chelsea Wolfe - If You Have Ghosts (Roky Erickson cover)
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: The show kicks off with the smooth sirens of a fire alarm, and after a brief hiatus Penelope Noir comes up to the studio to talk about the humble t-shirt onFashun;then, Jenna brings in a home-library staple on Loose Reads; and finally Salene helps us all navigate the renting hellscape inA Room Of One's Own. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Aldous Harding - Old Peel [Alternate Version]
Anika - Naysayer
The Linda Lindas - Oh!
The Nudge & Troy Kingi - He Ōrite
T. G. Shand - Lemony
PAPLOCO - CLAIRVOYANCY
Reb Fountain - Hey Mom
Tame Impala - Half Full Glass Of Wine
HUMMUCIDE - Park
Drinking Boys and Girls Choir - Hit the Corner
Iggy and the Stooges - Gimme Danger
Mongo Skato - Ocean & Earth
Phoebe Rings - Spissky
Fazerdaze - Little Uneasy
Yves Tumor - Secrecy Is Incredibly Important To The Both of Them
The Beatles - Revolution
Courtney Barnett - Depreston
Dimmer - Smoke
박혜진 Park Hye Jin - Let's Sing Let's Dance
Ty Segall - Night of The Vampire (Roky Erickson cover)
PollyHill - Pulp Facts
Molly Lewis - Island Time
Moor Mother - Shekere feat. Lojii
Rachel Lime - Voyager 3
Mazbou Q - Just Let It Go feat. Phodiso, Myele Manzanza, Tyler Trench & Fae
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: we kick off the show with a shiny new segment with our friends at Radio One,Breakfast Buffet; Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings us the amazingly hideous world of Bardcore inTravelling Tunes; Troy Kingi and The Nudge's Iraia Whakamoe come in to talk about their brand new track 'He Ōrite', writing reo Māori blues rock and how their collaboration came about; and Sam's here talking about the NZ satirical comedy, Talkback, on Viewmaster! Whakarongo mai and have a mean weekend.
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Rachel's still away but we have very special guest host, Amelia! On the show we've got a cool Stage Direction with the Yang/Young/杨 team; we do some learning on Ready Steady Learn with Rachelle Pederson; and we hear from Anthonie Tonnon thanks to Jess Fu's long player on Totally Wired! Whakarongo mai!
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Rachel's away so we've got the super cool Keria (who you may remember from Morning Glory's of yore) sailing the Breakfast ship. First up we have Penelope Noir for Fashun; Artbank's Tom Tuke is in the studio to chat about his puppet show, Paloma and the Do of Death; Suri lets us know what's good in books for Loose Reads; and Justine helps out with all your work and union stuff in Red Dead Redemption! Whakarongo mai!
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: the show kicks off with a bit of Political Commentarywith David Slack, then the lovely Lukas Mayo aka Pickle Darling pops in for a kōrero and a very special acoustic performance; Sapati Apa aka Disciple Pati comes up to chat about everything she's been up to, her new single, 'Serious', and a gig tonight at The Tuning Fork; Sarah brings in some cool tracks fresh off the playlist in Praise of Songs; and Natural Ange is here helping you out with your bumps and boils! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Lightman Jarvis Ecstatic Band - Elastic Band
The Goon Sax - The Chance
Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine - Olympus
Deb5000 - Bad Guts
Deep Aztec - Music Brings Me Joy feat. L Speaks
Phoebe Rings - Spissky
Yaeji - PAC-TIVE feat. DiAN
Lawrence Arabia - Apple Pie Bed
Shepherds Reign - Le Manu [Live for UTR's Trash Recital - 2021]
Tiny Ruins - Olympic Girls
Disciple Pati - ATMA [prod. Leaping Tiger]
Disciple Pati - Serious [Prod. Edyonthebeat]
Holly Herndon - Frontier
SoccerPractise - Unity (Live at the Silver Scrolls 29/09/16)
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: The show kicks off with an unusually depressing Mind Trench;then the wonderful Liam Finn pops into the studio to talk about his 'Hyperverse' live streams on twitch, a few upcoming shows at Roundhead and improvising his way towards a new album.; Tim's here telling us good, terrible, and meh media news in Mediabatt; and Amelia debunks all your fun etymology facts in Word Salad! 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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