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.
Stella mans the Brekky ship. On Isthmus'n That with Desley Simpson, the Deputy Mayor of Tāmaki Makaurau discusses the council governing body approving $2 billion recovery package to improve Auckland’s storm resilience and co-fund buyouts and New Zealand Fashion Week events in Auckland. Michael Hockey is in the studio for Stage Direction, chatting about his one-off return showing of To Be Frank at Basement Theatre to help him and the team take it to Naarm for the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Ready Steady Learn is with Sahan Jayatissa, a Doctoral Candidate at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute and a Teaching Fellow in Engineering Science is in the studio talking about his research where he’s created artificial stretchy muscle out of rubber. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Kara Jackson - brain
Current Bias - Yassify Tool
T.G. Shand - Notions
Aimee Mann - Freeway
Skila, Guilty Simpson - Money
Soft Plastics - Saturn Return
Stinky Jim - On The Ag (Strange Jim On The Blag Remix by Strange Flesh)
Penelope Noir chats about chef core on Fashun. Ron Gallipoli and Billie Fee are in the studio to talk about An Imposter, a song cycle and a melodrama opening at Basement Theatre tomorrow evening. Jenna reviews Booker Prize long-listed novel In Ascension, by Martin MacInnes on Loose Reads. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Pachyman - All Night Long feat. Winter
Courtney Barnett - Life Balance
Wild Nothing - Headlights On feat. Hatchie
Alvvays - Archie, Marry Me
Na Noise - Open The Door
Ebony Lamb - Salt Sand Sea
Kelela - Contact
Beastwars - High And Lonely (Nadia Reid cover)
DC Maxwell - Waiting For My Man to Come feat. Hariet Ellis
Office Dog - Gleam
The Phoenix Foundation - Going Fishing
TE KAAHU & Delaney Davidson - I Ngooku Moemoeaa
Feshh - Acetone
Half/Time - TV Show Cop
Clementine Valentine - Actors Tears
Ron Gallipoli - pigeons (demo)
Mermaidens - I like to be alone
Swallow the Rat - Terra Nullius
Sisters Underground - In the Neighbourhood
Jujulipps - Airplane Mode
The Naenae Express - Go Out And Vote
Mitski - Bug Like an Angel
SKILAA - Money feat. Guilty Simpson
Yard Act - The Trench Coat Museum (Radio Edit)
Haz & Miloux - March 12
Aphex Twin - Blackbox Life Recorder 22 [Parallax Mix]
Theia dials in from LA for a kōrero about her new single, DOLLHOUSE. On Travelling Tunes, Dr Kirsten Zemke brings us songs in 5/4 time. Salt Water Criminals chats about the incredibly exciting lineup dropped yesterday for The Others Way Festival. Our Viewmaster is Johanna Cosgrove, who explores Ti West films with Mia Goth - X and Pearl. Gussie from Mermaidens is dialling in from Germany for a kōrero about the Mermaidens lead single from their forthcoming album, I Like To Be Alone. Whakarongo mai nei!
Marc Daalder gives us some Political Commentary on political donations and whether there are enough regulations, as well as major policy announcements from parties recently and what they might spell for the tone of the election year. Lucinda Bennett returns from Naarm with some reckons on the fanciest nuts on Breakfast Food. Don McGlashan is in the studio to talk about the announcement that he’s a 2023 NZ Music Hall of Fame inductee. Hobby Goblins Annabel and Callum are back in the studio giving us their ‘last minute homework’ themed solar system dioramas. They took that brief very seriously, and eggs were sacrificed to the Goblin overlords. Brandon De La Cruz dials in from the states to talk about his new album, Two Kilos Of Blue. We recap your Top Ten. Whakarongo mai nei!
On What's Up with Nicola Willis, the deputy leader of the National Party speaks to Rachel about new policies from National regarding mobile phones in schools, transport and cancer drug funding. Rob Bollix takes us to The Mind Trench, which is filled with strawberry feather stars- which are less delightful looking than they sound. Pati AF is in the studio to talk about her upcoming gig, ‘The Happy Hour’ this Friday at Casette Nine. Salene advises the listeners on renting worries on A Room Of One's Own. Whakarongo mai nei!
Craig guesses a Lou Reed track from just one second of the song, and donates a can of berries to the City Mission. On Isthmus’n That with Desley Simpson, the Deputy Mayor speaks to Rachel about the FIFA Women's World Cup, the green compost bins across the city and voting from councillors to petition central government about transport decisions in Auckland. Jujulipps is in the studio chatting about her new single Airplane Mode, and its accompanying music video. During Stage Direction we cross live to Edinburgh where Alice Canton gives us a rundown of the artistic prowess going on over there right now. We also speak to Katie Shaw about their show 200 Minds, which opens at Basement Theatre tonight. I-Ting Chuang is on Ready Steady Learn from the School of Architecture and Planning for a chat about prioritising green spaces for those who need them most. Whakarongo mai nei!
We dip into some Fashun with Rogue Fashion Show NZ; Kat Aucamp and Billy Blamires are in the studio to talk about the runway show on August 25th. Monoga.my is in the studio selecting some tracks and chatting about bRave this Friday night where they'll play alongside Hasji, Kieran Tahir, Caru, Left Hand Loz and Birkenthot. On Loose Reads, Suri’s reviewing The Gospel of Orla: A Novel, by Eoghan Walls. Kasper and Macy are in to talk about Making Ends Meet: a benefit show for Auckland City Mission, on the 26th August at St Kevins Arcade, the underground. Whakarongo mai nei!
We zip through the SRN portal to have a Breakfast Buffet with Dave Borrie down at Ōtepoti's Radio One. Dr Kirsten Zemke talks to us about beatboxing on Travelling Tunes. D.C. Maxwell is in the studio for a kōrero about his debut album Lone Rider, which is out today. Litia Tuiburelevu, resident Viewmaster, reviews Boots Riley’s I’m a Virgo. Whakarongo mai nei!
Andrew Maitai from The Fuzzies is in the studio talking about the band’s new single Cupid, which is the title track from their forthcoming album, out September 22. Natural Ange chats magnesium, cognitive support and headache remedies. We recap your Top Ten. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rob Bollix talks animal cooperation on The Mind Trench, and we all discuss how haunting honey badgers are. JY and Matt Hunter from The Circling Sun are in the studio to talk about their show this Friday night at Whammy Bar, and play us a recording from their last show. Salene chats about hoardings on rental fences during election season, and lease conditions midway through the period on A Room Of One's Own. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly catch up with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, to discuss the recently announced Auckland City Deal, and what it will mean for Tāmaki moving forward. They also chat about the latest on the St James Theatre rennovation. Whakarongo mai nei!
Matt Kent, Community Conservation Ranger at DoC, joins Rosetta and Milly for a chat about Conservation Week - next week April 20-26! Whakarongo mai nei, listen back to hear about Matt's mahi and how you can get involved next week!
For our monthly catch-up with The Labour Party, Rosetta and Milly are joined by Willow-Jean Prime, for a chat about the where the polls are sitting, Labour's concerns over the FTA with India, and the Government's response to the fuel crisis thus far. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta has a chat with Liza of DROOK - a Viriginia indie band making their overseas debut with an Aotearoa tour this month and next, presented by A Low Hum! Whakarongo mai nei!
Today on Ready Steady Learn, Rosetta and Milly are joined by Dr Sarah McLean-Orsborn, to chat about her new paper An apology to my body: Mapping the changing relationship with my fat body, a reflection on childhood & PCOS. Whakarongo mai nei!
David Slack fills in for Lara Greaves once again on Political Commentary - this time with a little recap of attitudes towards Cyclone Vaiunu, and recent political commentary from ultra-rich developers across the country. Whakarongo mai nei!
Artistic Director at the Auckland Writers FestivalLyndsay Fineran joins Rosetta and Milly for a chat about this years program, what to look out for, and how to get your tickets! Whakarongo mai nei!
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