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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.

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: January 5, 2021

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: January 5, 2021 95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: January 5, 2021, 248.23 MB
Tue 5 Jan 2021

Welcome back to the 95bFM Breakfast Show for 2021! Rachel, joined in studio by Zoë, kick off the year in the crusiest way possible with music and chats, and hopefully you did too. In 2021, 95bFM is still standing strong despite the ever sinking construction pits just outside the window, through which the summer sun brightly blazes. Whakarongo mai! 

95bFM New Year's Breakfast with Keria: January 1, 2021

95bFM New Year's Breakfast with Keria: January 1, 2021 95bFM New Year's Breakfast with Keria: January 1, 2021, 242.51 MB
Fri 1 Jan 2021

Woah... new year, new me! It's 2021 and Keria is here to see you into the new year, with a grand ol' recap of some fave tunes from the FORBIDDEN year. Featuring tracks by Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich, u-Ziq, PGX, Apache Dropout, Deerhoof and Benny Sings. Get your groove on! Here's to 2021... ~ ~ ~

95bFM New Year's Eve Breakfast: Thursday December 31, 2020

95bFM New Year's Eve Breakfast: Thursday December 31, 2020 95bFM New Year's Eve Breakfast: Thursday December 31, 2020, 247.67 MB
Thu 31 Dec 2020

a sleepy sounding Charlie hosts the final breakfast show of demon year 2020. 3 hours' worth of topsy turvy tunes, featuring tracks from Demae, Kutiman, Pharaoh Sanders and more!

95bFM Christmas Breakfast: Friday December 25, 2020

95bFM Christmas Breakfast: Friday December 25, 2020 95bFM Christmas Breakfast: Friday December 25, 2020, 250.21 MB
Fri 25 Dec 2020

Amelia takes you through three hours of jolly yuletide madness. Ho ho ho!

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: December 18, 2020

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: December 18, 2020 95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: December 18, 2020, 243.25 MB
Fri 18 Dec 2020

Today on your bFM Breakfast: A huge day for bFM Breakfast as we head out on the road to give away the Summer Sorted Super Prize Pack, an absolute thrill; Fabian Fanboy dials in to give us a heads up on what films are out now; Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings us some summer chunes; Rachel jumps into the ute with all the prizes to deliver them to Richard; and Sam wraps up his top five tv shows of 2020. Meri Kirihimete bFM fambly!

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: December 17, 2020

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: December 17, 2020 95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: December 17, 2020, 241.51 MB
Thu 17 Dec 2020

Today on your bFM Breakfast: It feels a bit like Christmas Eve (it's not) at bFM as we gear up to draw the winner of the Summer Sorted Super Prize Pack; David Slack pops in to round up the year that's been 2020; Natalie talks us through some of her favourite cookbooks; Troy brings in some spicy discounts and hot tunes; and Sam Harmony and Scarlett from Friendly Potenial pop in to give us the lowdown on their Xmas party.

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: December 16, 2020

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: December 16, 2020 95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: December 16, 2020, 239.88 MB
Wed 16 Dec 2020

Today on your bFM Breakfast: Kicking the show off with our first and last chat with the National Party's Dr. Shane Reti for 2020; Rob takes us through some of the best and most concerning stories of the year; Hannah from PGX pops in for a chat bout the band and some of their most played tracks on bFM; Tim joins us to talk about the media news; and Amelia gives us her rundown of the best words of 2020.

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: December 15, 2020

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: December 15, 2020 95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: December 15, 2020, 242.5 MB
Tue 15 Dec 2020

Today on your bFM Breakfast: A couple of shout outs to kick off your Tuesday morning; we've got the last round of Second Guessing for the year; Rach had a chat with Zoe from Eggy all the way from Melbourne; Zoë pops in with some very festive theatre recommendations; and we hear from Marlon Williams on Short Player.

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: December 14, 2020

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: December 14, 2020 95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: December 14, 2020, 241.12 MB
Mon 14 Dec 2020

Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's our last week of Breakfast for 2020 and we're really starting to feel festive; the Mayor dials in a day early to catch up with Rachel; Pennie gives us the lowdown on Kim Gordon's iconic Fashun; Being. pops into the studio to talk about playing the Folk Festival and sing us a few songs; Suri rounds up some of her favourite books from the year; and Justine helps us navigate annual leave on Red Dead Redemption.

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: December 11, 2020

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: December 11, 2020 95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: December 11, 2020, 240.72 MB
Fri 11 Dec 2020

Today on your bFM Breakfast: We're deep into December now, with one more week of the Breakie show for the year; Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings us the Great American Songbook; Martin from The Chills dials in to chat about the year that's been and re-issuing past albums; Sam watched a TV show with Kirsten Dunst in it and reckons it's pretty good; and Estère catches up with us about her forthcoming album and the latest single Animal Pleasure.

Fashun w/ Penelope Noir: Rāhina July 14, 2025

Fashun w/ Penelope Noir: Rāhina July 14, 2025 Fashun w/ Penelope Noir: Rāhina July 14, 2025, 17.72 MB
Mon 14 Jul 2025

Continuing on from last week's kōrero with Sam about Battle Jackets, Pennie joins Milly and Rosetta for a chat about the uniforms of various different fandoms and the subcultures that they create! The trio chat Turbojugend, Juggalos, Maggots and more - whakarongo mai nei!

Viewmaster w/ Litia Tuiburelevu: July 11, 2025

Viewmaster w/ Litia Tuiburelevu: July 11, 2025 Viewmaster w/ Litia Tuiburelevu: July 11, 2025, 19.21 MB
Fri 11 Jul 2025

The weekly telly review with Litia, whakarongo mai nei!

From The Crate: July 11th, 2025

From The Crate: July 11th, 2025 From The Crate: July 11th, 2025, 30.73 MB
Fri 11 Jul 2025
Cam's picks for today include tracks from Tami Neilson's forthcoming album Neon Cowgirl,  The Circling Sun's Orbit, and Kokoroko's Tuff Times Never Last.
 
Selections:
Tami Neilson - Neon Cowgirl (ft. Neil Finn) 
The Circling Sun - Mizu
Kokoroko - Just Can’t Wait 
 

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: July 11, 2025

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: July 11, 2025 Kirsten Zemke: July 11, 2025, 26.39 MB
Fri 11 Jul 2025

Dr Kirsten Zemke phones into the studio to have a yarn with Annabel and Callum about jazz scat vocals and is evolution this morning on Travelling Tunes

Playlist:
Dizzy Gillespie - Oop-Pop-A-Da (1947-1994 Remastered)
Tania María - Yatra – Ta (1981)
Mark Murphy - Bebop Lives (Boplicity) (2015)
 

Political Commentary with David Slack: July 10, 2025

Political Commentary with David Slack: July 10, 2025 Political Commentary with David Slack: July 10, 2025, 28.24 MB
Thu 10 Jul 2025

David finally clocks the reference in the Political Commentary introduction and discusses how former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern may be called in front of the Royal Commission investigating New Zealand's Covid-19 pandemic to give evidence on the government's response, as well as the discourse in the political and media sphere.

What's Up w/ Steve Abel: July 9, 2025

What's Up w/ Steve Abel: July 9, 2025 What's Up w/ Steve Abel: July 9, 2025, 12.58 MB
Wed 9 Jul 2025

Ready Steady Learn w/ Dr Alicia Didsbury: July 8, 2025

Ready Steady Learn w/ Dr Alicia Didsbury: July 8, 2025 Ready Steady Learn w/ Dr Alicia Didsbury: July 8, 2025, 41.07 MB
Tue 8 Jul 2025

Dr Alicia Didsbury, a research fellow in the Faculty of Science, joins Hugh Sundae in the studio to chat about her research into cell and gene based therapies for Cancer treatment. 

Thanks to the University of Auckland.

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: July 7, 2025

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: July 7, 2025 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: July 7, 2025, 15.73 MB
Mon 7 Jul 2025

This week Jenna reviews the new novel from Jamaican/U.K. author William Rayfet HunterSunstruck. It's a sun-drenched yet turbulent novel and marks a bold debut for Hunter. Whakarongo mai nei!

Fashun w/ Penelope Noir: July 7, 2025

Fashun w/ Penelope Noir: July 7, 2025 Fashun w/ Penelope Noir: July 7, 2025, 22.08 MB
Mon 7 Jul 2025

This week Penelope Noir phones in to delve into battle jackets and how the style evolved within subcultures, particularly Punk, from the '70s until today. Whakarongo mai nei!

Guest Interview w/ Paolo Bertolin for NZIFF '25: July 7, 2025

Guest Interview w/ Paolo Bertolin for NZIFF '25: July 7, 2025 Guest Interview w/ Paolo Bertolin for NZIFF '25: July 7, 2025, 12.85 MB
Mon 7 Jul 2025

Sam Harmony speaks with festival director Paolo Bertolin just after the announce of this year's programme and that 95bFM is veeeery stoked to be presenting Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival for 2025. It's a stacked programme, so whakarongo mai nei to Sam and Paolo's kōrero on this year's curation.