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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Kicking your Thursday off with some political yarns with Professor Jennifer Curtin; followed by mouth-watering breakfast suggestions, thanks to Leisha; Dinamarca pops into the studio ahead of his gig at Whammy Backroom tonight; Troy brings in a few picks hot off the press; and Amelia wraps up a sugary Small Top Ten alongside the official 95bFM Top Ten.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Kicking your Thursday off with some political yarns with Professor Jennifer Curtin; followed by mouth-watering breakfast suggestions, thanks to Leisha; Dinamarca pops into the studio ahead of his gig at Whammy Backroom tonight; Troy brings in a few picks hot off the press; and Amelia wraps up a sugary Small Top Ten alongside the official 95bFM Top Ten.
Dry Cleaning - Viking Hair
Stereolab - Baby Lulu
KOKOKO! - Azo Toke
Jaimie Branch - twenty-three n me, jupiter redux
Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
imugi 이무기 - Paradise
Angel Olsen - Summer
Sports Dreams - Drive
Ben Woods - GOOD 2 BE SLEEPING
Parquet Courts - Yonder Is Closer To The Heart
Hana Vu - Outside
Dinamarca - Jevi feat. La Favi & Ms Nina
Dinamarca - Luna feat. Pierre Kwenders
Keith. - Circle
The Joubert Singers, Patchworks - Stand on the World- Patchworks Disco Remix
Today on your bFM Breakfast: The sun has come out, just for Breakfast; Rob talks cakes, dog food and bells; the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, dials in to catch up with Rachel; we've got a snippet of Danielle's chat with Zane 2000 to give you a taster for Long Player; and Natural Ange is back in the studio after three long weeks to cure all your ailments. What a lovely Wednesday.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: The sun has come out, just for Breakfast; Rob talks cakes, dog food and bells; the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, dials in to catch up with Rachel; we've got a snippet of Danielle's chat with Zane 2000 to give you a taster for Long Player; and Natural Ange is back in the studio after three long weeks to cure all your ailments. What a lovely Wednesday.
Lizzy Mercier Descloux - Fire
Caribou - Home
Stephen Mallinder - Working (You Are)
Mount Eerie & Julie Doiron - Love Without Possession
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's bucketing down outside, so Rachel's got some hot tunes to keep you warm; James Brown keeps you guessing this morning; His Worship returns for another term as Mayor and another chat with Rachel; Sam keeps his review local this week, talking about Educators; and Riley from the University of Auckland pops up to tell us about being a stunt man and taekwondo world champion. Keep dry out there folks!
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's bucketing down outside, so Rachel's got some hot tunes to keep you warm; James Brown keeps you guessing this morning; His Worship returns for another term as Mayor and another chat with Rachel; Sam keeps his review local this week, talking about Educators; and Riley from the University of Auckland pops up to tell us about being a stunt man and taekwondo world champion. Keep dry out there folks!
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel's got some golden reviews from Sampa the Great on the weekend; Penelope Noir talks the history of rubber and latex; we hear a snippet from Rachel's chat with Sampa the Great before the gig on Saturday; Suri brings us part two of a trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen; and Lillian runs us through some of the local election results. You know it's spring time when Geneva brings you freshly picked flowers. Aww.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel's got some golden reviews from Sampa the Great on the weekend; Penelope Noir talks the history of rubber and latex; we hear a snippet from Rachel's chat with Sampa the Great before the gig on Saturday; Suri brings us part two of a trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen; and Lillian runs us through some of the local election results. You know it's spring time when Geneva brings you freshly picked flowers. Aww.
Sampa The Great - Mwana feat. Mwanje Tembo, Theresa Mutale Tembo, Sunburnt Soul Choir
The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet
Salad Boys - Blown Up
Say Sue Me - Good People
christoph el' truento - new jack
Big Thief - Shoulders
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Anemone
imugi 이무기 - Fade Away
Jenny Hval - Lions feat. Vivian Wang
IMPORT4NT - Call Failure
Hovvdy - Cathedral
Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun
LCD Soundsystem - Give It Up
Mermaidens - Crying in the Office
Crack Cloud - Time Unsubsidized
Angel Olsen - Summer
Sampa The Great - Final Form
Tākaro Techno Club - Ice
Nightmares On Wax - Gotta Smile [Folamour Remix] [Edit]
JPEGMAFIA - Free The Frail feat. Helena Deland
Keith. - Pink Porsche
Fimo - Sugar Soap
Raiza Biza - Palm Tree feat. REMI
Pelada - Ajetreo
Salami Rose Joe Louis - Cumulous Potion (For The Clouds to Sing)
Edward Gains - I WANNA LIVE LIKE A GOLDEN RETRIEVER
Today on your bFM Breakfast: We've made it to Friday and Rachel's got some tunes to get you through that last weekly hurdle; Fabian's got some film recommendations for this grizzly weather; Josh Fountain pops into the studio to chat about being nominated for the VNZMA Artisan Awards; and Johanna brings her top theatre picks and special guest, Kura Forrester, for a yarn. Happy Friday!
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: We've made it to Friday and Rachel's got some tunes to get you through that last weekly hurdle; Fabian's got some film recommendations for this grizzly weather; Josh Fountain pops into the studio to chat about being nominated for the VNZMA Artisan Awards; and Johanna brings her top theatre picks and special guest, Kura Forrester, for a yarn. Happy Friday!
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel and Tess are powering through the week, with some spicy new tunes to get through our Thursday; Dr. Bryce Edwards gives us a heads up on what's been happening in politics; Aaron and Charlotte from Stone Soup Magazine pop in to talk spring planting on Breakfast Food; Randa brings us a new track, 'Toughen Up' to brighten up this cloudy morning; Troy's got some picks From The Crate; and Amelia talks dog ghosts, Nic Cage, and the 95bFM Top Ten.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel and Tess are powering through the week, with some spicy new tunes to get through our Thursday; Dr. Bryce Edwards gives us a heads up on what's been happening in politics; Aaron and Charlotte from Stone Soup Magazine pop in to talk spring planting on Breakfast Food; Randa brings us a new track, 'Toughen Up' to brighten up this cloudy morning; Troy's got some picks From The Crate; and Amelia talks dog ghosts, Nic Cage, and the 95bFM Top Ten.
Helado Negro - Sabana de Luz
Blush Juliet - Below
Talking Heads - Life During Wartime
St Germain - Rose Rouge
Chromatics - Closer to Grey
Arthur Russell - You Did It Yourself
Randa - Rock Bottom
imugi 이무기 - Fade Away
DIIV - Blankenship
Robert Glasper Experiment, Erykah Badu - Afro Blue
Violent Femmes - Gone Daddy Gone
Tākaro Techno Club - Ice
Young Fathers - Rain or Shine
(Sandy) Alex G - In My Arms
Randa - Toughen Up
Beverly Glenn-Copeland - A Song and Many Moons
The Smiths - Hand In Glove
Farai, Chris Calderwood - Space is a Place
Raiza Biza - Palm Tree feat. REMI
Tyler, The Creator - EARFQUAKE [Channel Tres Remix]
Damon Locks / Black Monument Ensemble - The Colors That You Bring
John Coltrane - Blue World
Keith. - Circle
Fimo - Sugar Soap
P.H.F. - GOOD GIRL
Octo Octa - Can You See Me?
Nicole Willis, UMO Jazz Orchestra - Still Got a Way to Fall
Today on your bFM Breakfast: First things first, let's fix the zip on Rob's bag; then we've got National MP, Chris Penk, stepping in for Paula Bennett this morning; followed by Rob's lesson on the placebo effect; Rachel shares a snippet of Long Player, with her Short Player; and we're lucky enough to have Molly Nilsson on the line before she graces our shores in December. Plus, a bunch of great contributions from the callers.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: First things first, let's fix the zip on Rob's bag; then we've got National MP, Chris Penk, stepping in for Paula Bennett this morning; followed by Rob's lesson on the placebo effect; Rachel shares a snippet of Long Player, with her Short Player; and we're lucky enough to have Molly Nilsson on the line before she graces our shores in December. Plus, a bunch of great contributions from the callers.
Molly Nilsson - Hey Moon!
Nots - Low
Les Big Byrd - Snö-Golem
Ariel Pink - Bolivian Soldier
Afrosideral, Kumar Sublevao-Beat - Filho do Mar
Ariel Pink - Bolivian Soldier
imugi 이무기 - Be Here Soon
Corridor - Domino
IMPORT4NT - When You Cry
Pizzicato Five - Twiggy Twiggy Twiggy vs. James Bond
Today on your bFM Breakfast: The listeners prove their musical genius, yet again, in Second Guessing; His Worship chats to us whilst in the chaos of local body elections; Cindy and Tei. pop in up to the studio to give us the lowdown on Garden of Celebration; Sam's back to his binge watching ways; and Jiwon Hong talks to us about pancreatitis. Plus, Rachel's looking to the hive mind for answers.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: The listeners prove their musical genius, yet again, in Second Guessing; His Worship chats to us whilst in the chaos of local body elections; Cindy and Tei. pop in up to the studio to give us the lowdown on Garden of Celebration; Sam's back to his binge watching ways; and Jiwon Hong talks to us about pancreatitis. Plus, Rachel's looking to the hive mind for answers.
The Stone Roses - She Bangs The Drums
Dry Cleaning - Viking Hair
Vivian Girls - All Your Promises
Dayme Arocena - Oya
Lynda Dawn - Fonk Street
Mac DeMarco - Another One
Miss June - Polio
The Bats - Block Of Wood
Cherry Glazerr, Portugal. The Man - Call Me (feat. Portugal. The Man)
Toots and the Maytals - Pressure Drop
Sampa The Great - Mwana feat. Mwanje Tembo, Theresa Mutale Tembo, Sunburnt Soul Choir
Green Grove - Time
Kaputt - Rats
sault - Over
DIIV - Blankenship
tei. - O.K. (feat. emilio, Leaping Tiger, Swami)
alexa casino - Die Like A Rose feat. imugi 이무기
Straitjacket Fits - Bad Note For A Heart
bb gurl - Real Gurl
Dengue Dengue Dengue, Sara Van, Mikongo - El Cavilante
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel's been for her first swim so I guess it's time to say summer's here; Pennie gives us her hot takes from Paris Fashion Week; and Kiran brings in a book that's very timely. Grab yourself a cuppa and settle into some good tunes to kick your week off nicely.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel's been for her first swim so I guess it's time to say summer's here; Pennie gives us her hot takes from Paris Fashion Week; and Kiran brings in a book that's very timely. Grab yourself a cuppa and settle into some good tunes to kick your week off nicely.
The Flaming Lips - Race For The Prize
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen Speaks
DIIV - Like Before You Were Born
The Comet is Coming - Lifeforce Part II
Cate Le Bon & Bradford Cox - Secretary
Ani Cordero - Yo No Vine a Jugar
imugi 이무기 - Dizzy (remaster)
Blush Juliet - Below
Ivy Sole - All Mine
Bat For Lashes - What's A Girl To Do?
(Sandy) Alex G - Taking
Screaming Females - Pretty Okay
Look Blue Go Purple - As Does the Sun
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
Miss June - Polio
Ragga Twins - 18" Speaker
Angel Olsen - What It Is
walks - What's New? feat. Mia Jay
Contenders - Dead Brain Rot
Kim Gordon - Air BnB
Lee "Scratch" Perry, Peaking Lights, Ivan Lee - Magik
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Fabian Fanboy joins us from Tinseltown to talk about The Joker; if that first coffee wasn't enough, Dr. Kirsten Zemke wakes us up with techno; Ciara and Rory from The Vault pop in to talk about their all ages gig, Seal The Vault; and Zoë schedules a weekend of theatre for you. Be good out there.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Fabian Fanboy joins us from Tinseltown to talk about The Joker; if that first coffee wasn't enough, Dr. Kirsten Zemke wakes us up with techno; Ciara and Rory from The Vault pop in to talk about their all ages gig, Seal The Vault; and Zoë schedules a weekend of theatre for you. Be good out there.
Joy Division - Transmission
Big Thief - Forgotten Eyes
The Muffs - Sad Tomorrow
Earth Tongue - Microscopic God
Sampa The Great - Mwana feat. Mwanje Tembo, Theresa Mutale Tembo, Sunburnt Soul Choir
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!
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.
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.
Rosetta has a kōrero with Julia Jacklin of Phantastic Ferniture about their forthcoming shows in Aotearoa this week! You can catch them at Double Whammy this Thursday December 11 - tickets from Under The Radar. 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!
Jenna is up in the studio chatting with Rosetta and Milly about all things books for Loose Reads! Today, they cover some recommendations for your Christmas shopping needs - whakarongo mai nei!
For a very special This Is How We Brew It, Christian is in the studio making cold brew for the girls to try tomorrow! He's using our delicious bean of the week: Ethiopian Koke Shalaye - which you can text in all week to win a bag of. Plus, we've got a special eighthirty tee shirt in our prize bundle this week, to mark the festive season! Whakarongo mai nei!
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