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Second Guessing continues to heat up, and after a few calls Justin takes out the win! On Isthmus'n That with Desley Simpson, Rachel speaks to the Deputy Mayor about train disruptions across the city and council funding for initiatives to prevent youth crime. Aunty Rae is in the studio to chat about her new single Stop Calling Me which also has a new video. Ready Steady Learn is with Dr Karamia Müller who chats about her work with a team of Māori and Pacific researchers to address housing supply, quality and affordability. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Little Wings - Goatshead Soup
Marina Allen - Love Comes Back
Moses Sumney - Vintage
Kara Jackson - Right, Wrong or Ready
Earth Tongue - Out of this Hell
beet-wix - slug level standards
Kraus - Crystal Motors
Voom - Everyone
Blonde Redhead - For the Damaged Coda
Tom Lark - Dumb Luck
pickle darling - Bicycle Weather
Neutrals - That's Him On The Daft Stuff Again
Vera Ellen - heartbreak for jetlag
Blonde Redhead - Snowman
Reb Fountain - How Bizarre
Geneva AM - Pikipiki feat. Samara Alofa, Hawkins, Rewi McLay, Mara TK
Aunty Rae - Stop Calling Me
Renee-Louise Carafice - You Are A Little Ghost
Cassandra Jenkins - Delphinium Blue
Jen Cloher - Annabelle
Bonny Light Horseman - Into The O
Caroline Polachek - Spring Is Coming With A Strawberry In The Mouth
Welcome back to Brekky for another week! Suri's in the studio for Loose Reads to review the new Patricia Grace compilation of short stories, Bird Child and Other Stories. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Joe Ghatt - Orange October
Gregor - Flaming Clouds
Te Huhu - Tūrangawaewae
Awning - Gold Star
Blonde Redhead - Kiss Her Kiss Her
Repairs - LYLAS
T.G. Shand - The Cheese
Sharon Van Etten - Every Time the Sun Comes Up - Alternate Version
Voom - Everyone
We Will Ride Fast - Born In The Heart of The Universe
Lots on the show today! Rosetta is producing while Stella is off having an Aussie holiday, we've got Travelling Tunes with Dr Kirsten Zemke, Phoebe from Revulva phones in to chat about their new single 'Bush Bash', and Diaz Grimm comes up to the studio to chat about his new album 'Māui and the Sin'! Also - a couple of big announcements about the future of The Wine Cellar + Whammy, and our beloved host Rachel is hanging up her headphones after 5 years in the hot seat! All these feels, plus prizes and great tunes. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
hanbee - lovers
Cassandra Jenkins - Delphinium Blue
Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee
Tashi Wada & Julia Holter - Asleep to the World
Maxim Ludwig - Mercury Avenue feat. Angel Olsen
caru - KEEP IT UP
K M T P - 2 Days
Mel Parsons - Tiny Days
Internn - Cada
Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill
Nia Archives - Cards On The Table
Na Noise - Open The Door
ANDWAHN - FOUXWORK
Blonde Redhead - For the Damaged Coda
Sarah Mary Chadwick - Drinkin’ on a Tuesday
Revulva - Bush Bash
Anna Coddington - Moohou Raa
Queens Of The Stone Age - Go With The Flow
Nathan Haines - Come Into The Light feat. La Coco
Joe Ghatt - Pale Blue Dot
Habibi - In My Dreams
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno
christoph el' truento - Moe Mai Rā
Vera Ellen - heartbreak for jetlag
bar italia - Sarcoustica
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
AW - ONE BLAH NIGHT
John Carroll Kirby - Fuku Wa Uchi Oni Soto feat. Mizuhara Sisters
Eli Superflyy joins Breakfast to chat about his forthcoming album 'MOTOR' and his latest single 'Happy'. He also delves into the back story of the car he is giving away to one luck fan!
This week for Political Commentary Max Harris speaks to Rachel about the fallout of the Government's budget and the rise of protest action across Aotearoa. Lucinda Bennet provides the remedy for the winter chills as she discusses broth on Breakfast Food. And, Eli Superflyy joins the show to talk about his forthcoming album 'MOTOR' and his latest single 'Happy'. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Ela Minus - COMBAT
Blonde Redhead - Before
christoph el' truento - Traffic Jam
bar italia - The only concious being in the universe
Cate Le Bon - Are You with Me Now?
P.H.F. - A GIRL WITH SHIT ON HER MIND
AW - ONE BLAH NIGHT
Salt Water Criminals - My Greatest Achievement
JessB - Talk Of The Town
Kate Bollinger - Any Day Now
Molly Nilsson - Absolute Power
Kraus - Crystal Motors
Nice Girl - Pot Red
ELI SUPERFLYY - Mockingbird
Eli Superflyy - Happy
clairo - Sexy to Someone
Jess Cornelius - Laps in the Drugstore
LIAM K. SWIGGS - SKATE PARK feat. YOUNG GHO$T
princess chelsea - Everything Is Going To Be Alright (Pt. 2)
Marlin's Dreaming - Earnestly feat. Erny Belle
Polaroids of Polarbears - The Day Of Frasers Birthday
On What's Up with Marama Davidson, Rachel speaks to the co-leader of the Green Party about the recent Budget, the subsequent action day and the government's position on the situation in Rafah. The Bard of Bollix is in to guide us through The Mind Trench, and gifts us a cursed mash up. Liam K Swiggs chats about the 2024 Big Fresh Collective’s Footmahi and the his single, Skate Park featuring Young Ghost. Salene helps you out with your whack rental situations on A Room Of One's Own. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Anna Coddington - Moohou Raa
Goodnight My Darling - Ruby
Jess Cornelius - Laps in the Drugstore
Esy Tadesse - Buna
Habibi - Losing Control
clairo - Sexy to Someone
Guardian Singles - Midnight Swim
Cassandra Jenkins - Delphinium Blue
Blonde Redhead - For the Damaged Coda
The Bug - Skeng
Half Hexagon - The Method
Polaroids of Polarbears - The Day Of Frasers Birthday
We announce a delightful second tier of the Second Guessing prize, and Maria takes the win on today's level! Tessa from Mystery Waitress chats about their new single, Nightbug, out on Flying Nun. For Stage Direction, one of the presenters of The Gaza Dialogues, Rand Hazou, chats about the five-night mini-cultural festival fostering engagement with Palestine that begins tonight. Kendra Cox from the School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work is on Ready Steady Learn in to discuss her masters research, a critical kaupapa Māori analysis of the pre-WWII child care and protection system. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Hominid - Stay With Me (Rework)
T.G. Shand - The Cheese
Hans. & hanbee - Warmer
Chris Knox - Not Given Lightly
Internn - Clammy Heart
Mount Kimbie - A Figure In The Surf
Blonde Redhead - For the Damaged Coda
Church - Fairytale
Mitski - Love Me More
Suede - Animal Nitrate
moktar - Haraka feat. Saad El Soghayar
K M T P - 2:45 (Getting Old)
Kindness - فلسطين
Joanne Robertson & Dean Blunt - SASSY
Dad Jokes - JCVD
clairo - Sexy to Someone
Phoebe Rings - Mandarin Tree
Mystery Waitress - Baby
Mystery Waitress - Nightbug
Marlin's Dreaming - Earnestly feat. Erny Belle
Polaroids of Polarbears - The Day Of Frasers Birthday
Ninajirachi - Things I Never Nu
Samara Alofa - CEASEFIRE
Geneva AM - Pikipiki feat. Samara Alofa, Hawkins, Rewi McLay, Mara TK
We share the behind the scenes goss from the Aotearoa Music Awards last night! Listen back for chats with winners and nominees across the evening's celebration. Dr Kirsten Zemke chats about the lap steel on Travelling Tunes. Whakarongo mai nei!
Dr Lara Greaves gives us some Political Commentary about Budget day, and strike action across the motu. Jim chats winter planting on Greening Out. Emily Bateman is in the studio to chat about her new EP, Like I Always Do.
Playlist
Kurawai, Ria Hall, Troy Kingi, Te Kuru Dewes - Toitū Te Tiriti
Bob Dorough - The Magic Number
Internn - Bob's Bathroom
Reb Fountain - How Bizarre
The Cat's Miaow - It Might Never Happen
Tinariwen - Imidiwan Mahitinam
GUM and Ambrose Kenny-Smith - Ill Times
Big Sur - Lands
Hans Pucket - My Brain Is A Vacant Space
Mokotron - Decolonize Existence (Big Fat Raro Remix)
African Head Charge - Heading For Glory
Mystery Waitress - Nightbug
Church - Fairytale
Alec - Another Party
Sarah Mary Chadwick - I Felt Things In New Zealand - Live
Rob Bollix chats about aardwolves and lungless frogs on The Mind Trench. Semisi from Marlin’s Dreaming is in the studio to chat about the band’s new single with Erny Belle, Earnestly, out today with a music video to go along with it. Justine helps the listeners navigate employment and union questions on Red Dead Redemption. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Jessica Pratt - Here In The Pitch
Joe Ghatt - Orange October
Warpaint - Undertow
King Loser - Morning Dew
Troy Kingi - Ocelli
Louisa Nicklin - Thick
Shy One - Gyallis Spiral
Anna Coddington - Kātuarehe
Internn - All The Knots Are Loose
christoph el' truento - Pīwari (Gumboot Joe Version)
Half Hexagon - The Method
Frank Chickens - We Are Ninja - Yasuharu Konishi Mix
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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