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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rob's World of Wonder begins to find its true feet; Dr. Maria gives her verdict on Yo-Yo Ma; a predictably meaty sound off w/ our mayor (and your mate) Phil Goff; listeners champ at the bit for our Neil deGrasse Tyson giveaway; an interview with the wonderful Florian Habicht about his upcoming documentary Spookers; and we revel in the uplifting qualities of a timely bit o' Ministry.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rob's World of Wonder begins to find its true feet; Dr. Maria gives her verdict on Yo-Yo Ma; a predictably meaty sound off w/ our mayor (and your mate) Phil Goff; listeners champ at the bit for our Neil deGrasse Tyson giveaway; an interview with the wonderful Florian Habicht about his upcoming documentary Spookers; and we revel in the uplifting qualities of a timely bit o' Ministry.
On the first day of your gloriously short working week, your bFM Breakfast brings you: Mikey and Penelope discussing the syphilitic history of wigs; our Jane Goodall giveaway asking "what separates us from other animals"; writer/director Dean Hewison talking to us about his show, Jingles: The Musical; and Jasmine Plows talking to us about her research into the area of gestational diabetes.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Mikey talks politics and selfishness with David Slack; Michael 'Surf Report' Molloy asks for Sarah's help; Mikey and callers are in awe of the sun; Troy brings in some tasty cakes; and Pearl, Sarah and Mikey talk some theatre + Top10.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Mikey talks politics and selfishness with David Slack; Michael 'Surf Report' Molloy asks for Sarah's help; Mikey and callers are in awe of the sun; Troy brings in some tasty cakes; and Pearl, Sarah and Mikey talk some theatre + Top10.
Vivien Vee - Alright (12" Version)
beatboxbandit - Don't Fight The Feeling
Le Tigre - Deceptacon (DFA Mix)
The Chills - Heavenly Pop Hit
Everything Is Recorded - Close But Not Quite (feat. Sampha)
Ocean Beach - Evil Little People
The Streets - Blinded By The Lights (Nero remix)
Mac DeMarco - On The Level
Mick Harvey ft. Channthy Kak & Xanthe Waite - Contact
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Dr. Maria's Kettering Incident review gets hijacked by Mike + hippos; Phil Goff talks budget disappointment and the St. James; Julia Croft and Nisha Madhan talk to us about their award winning show, Power Ballad; and Rob talks planetary force fields. Crikey.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Dr. Maria's Kettering Incident review gets hijacked by Mike + hippos; Phil Goff talks budget disappointment and the St. James; Julia Croft and Nisha Madhan talk to us about their award winning show, Power Ballad; and Rob talks planetary force fields. Crikey.
Aaron Neville - Hercules
Pulp - After You
Les Savy Fav - High and Unhinged
Nirvana - School
Palm - Shadow Expert
Pavement - Cut Your Hair
LCD Soundsystem - Call the Police
Parallel Dance Ensemble - Shopping Cart
Headless Chickens - Gaskrankinstation
Lord Echo - Just Do You (feat. Mara TK)
Funkadelic - Hit It & Quit It
TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me
Dirty Pixels - Spacesuit
The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin
Moon Lander - Pseudoephedrine
Tism - (He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River
Prince - Nothing Compares 2 U
Soundgarden - Room A Thousand Years Wide
N8NOFACE - Trucha
Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full (Coldcut Remix)
The Chemical Brothers - Go (Claude vonStroke remix)
Christian from eighthirty is up for our final kōrero of the year! This week, we're giving away the boujee new black label Colombian - Sebastian Ramirez beans, so make sure you text in throughout the week to win! Whakarongo mai nei.
It's our last Loose Reads for the year, and Suri's last Loose Reads ever! Rosetta and Milly chat with her about her favourite reads of 2025, whats in her summer reading pile, and her ins and outs for 2026 literature. Whakarongo mai nei!
The legendary Stinky Jim is your bosom selecta i tēnei rā! Catch his show Stinky Grooves (which has been running for almost 30 years!) every Tuesday from 7 - 10pm, or replayed 4 - 7am on Wednesdays. Whakarongo mai nei!
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!
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
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.