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.
Featuring David Slack on Political Commentary, a special 95bFM announcement that legendary influential Punk rockers The Saints are playing at the Powerstation this Halloween, an interview with Buzz Moller of Voom about the just-announced forthcoming album Something Good Is Happening, and a chat with Tee – the organiser of this Saturday's bike rave on Māngere Bridge in collaboration with Auckland Transport Streets For People programme.
Playlist
Smile - Dressed For Success
Weird Owl - Interstellar Caterpillar
The Streets - On the Edge of a Cliff
Tim Heidecker - Say Yes
The Bemsha Swing - Kintsugi Kids
BlueMoonDisco - Bungle's Bungle
King Buzzo - Dark Brown Teeth
CCTV - austerity blues
The Saints - Know your product
Being Dead - Godzilla Rises
Perfume Genius - No Front Teeth (feat. Aldous Harding)
Serebii - Verrans Corner (ft Leith Sye Towers)
Fontaines D.C. - Living In America
Beverly Kills - Eyes Wide Open
Rubi Du - Played Me
Caru, Brandn Shiraz - Back 2 Back
Half Hexagon - Shadow
School Fair - You only love me cause you want something
Listen back for Isthmus'n That with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, Short Player brought to you by NZOA Musicfeaturing Ripship and their latest album Crawling Chorus, and Ready Steady Learn with Dr Andrew Hall thanks to the University of Auckland.
Jonny brings you three hours of music, features, opinion and probably-other-stuff-as-well. Featuring Loose Reads thanks to Time Out Bookstore and a chat with CHAII ahead of her appearance at Cross Street Music Festival on 8 March. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
The South Hill Experiment - Open Ocean
Lunchbox - Evolver
Orions Belte - The Carneddau
The Veils - Melancholy Moon
ngaru - Uphill Battle
BlueMoonDisco - Bungle's Bungle
Lagartijeando - Guinea Congo
Zuke - Hyperion
Billy Strings - Dust in a Baggie
Robin Kester - Departure
exmagician - Keep Your Nose Clean
Marsellie - Drink Me Like Water (The Organism Remix Radio Edit)
Marsellie - Drink Me Like Water (The Organism Remix)
Kicking things off with a first spin of the latest single from Half Hexagon, slections From The Crate by Cam from Southbound Records. This week's picks were extraaa smashing . . . with Cam sharing exclusive Valentine's themed records. How bosom! . . . (in the adjective way, not the women's breasts way). Litia gave us the scoop on what to watch on the box on Viewmaster and Kirsten chats Fender Rhodes on Travelling Tunes.
Playlist
Jonny brings you three hours of music, features, opinion and probably-other-REALLY-COOL-stuff-as-well. Today's show included a heap of romantic tunes, just for you, on Valentine's <3 The weekly catch-up with Cam from Southbound Records was extra smashing this week . . . with Cam sharing exclusive Valentine's themed records.
Elijah Johnston - Valentines Day
A Place To Bury Strangers - Exploding Head
Zuke - Pillars of Creation
Zuke - Pillars of Creation
Zuke - Hyperion
BlueMoonDisco - Bungle's Bungle
Marlon Williams - Aua Atu Rā
Half Hexagon - Shadow
Japanese Breakfast - Orlando in Love
Fu Manchu - King Of The Road
Amyl and the Sniffers - Some Mutts (Can't Be Muzzled)
Fontaines D.C. - Jackie Down The Line
Fontaines D.C. - Living In America
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - New Babies, New Toys
Thursday Breakfast is stacked with a bunch of helpful info. Listen back to hear Political Commentary with David Slack, Natural Ange returns for the first time this year, and Ben from The New Zealand Drug Foundation chats GHB/GBL on What's The Buzz, brought to you by The Level.
Morning Everyone! Our usual chat with Deputy Leader of the National Party is postponed to another week... so we make up for it with some extra tunes & mischief. Festival reviews, fishing rods & bass guitars.
Featuring Ready Steady Learn with Dr Bryan Ruddy, brought to you by the University of Auckland, and a snippet of Hunter's chat with Nadia Reid on Short Player thanks to NZOA Music. This week's our Album of The Week is The D4's Out Of My Head, which at longlast has been pressed to vinyl. Tune into Breakfast all week for your chance to win a copy!
Featuring Fashun with Pennie Black, an interview with Heidi of Play It Strange and Henri Woodley about the organisations collaboration with Aotearoa's most beloved T.V. serial Shortland Street for their latest season, plus Loose Reads thanks to our friends at Time Out Bookstore.
Playlist
José Junior - Death of a Party Boy
Black Market Karma - Ray Tube Jokers
Flea Miller - Letter Dog
El Búho & Дeva - Igorre
ngaru - Uphill Battle
This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren
BlueMoonDisco - Bungle's Bungle
Rose City Band - Wheels
Lilly Hiatt - Kwik-E-Mart
NORMANS - Bending The Branch (Hans Riviera Mix)
Psymon Spine - Wizard Acid (GIFT Remix)
Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin'
Bob Dylan - Isis
Hominid - You are not a wallflower
Marlon Williams - Aua Atu Rā
Serebii - Verrans Corner (ft Leith Sye Towers)
Henri Woodley - Fade
Rubi Du - Played Me
Logan Richard - Up From Here
Jaz Paterson & Junus Orca - Body Electric
Chris Joss - I Want Freedom (Smokey Bandits Remix)
Rosetta catches up with First Nations Artist Miss Kaninna, who is based out of Naarm in so-called Australia. Following the release of her debut EP Kaninna in 2024, Miss Kaninna has had a huge year of touring with the likes of Amyl And The Sniffers and Kneecap, and is heading back to Aotearoa in February, to play the last ever Splore! Whakarongo mai nei.
For our final catch up with The National Party of 2025, Rosetta and Milly have been declined interview requests by 16 Ministers. Rosetta catches up with Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey to chat about his recent comments regarding whether another hike in the alcohol levy is on the cards for 2026. Whakarongo mai nei!
Ladi6 joins Rosetta in the studio for a kōrero about her NYE House Party - taking over Whammy, Double Whammy and Public Bar to bring in 2026 the right way. The night features an all-star lineup of established icons and fresh talent including: Ladi6, Bailey Wiley, Benny Salvador, Christoph El Truento, DJ Pom, DJ Kerb, DylanBiscuit, Lijah, Mokomokai, and Nganeko. Whakarongo mai nei!
For our last Political Commentary of the year, Rosetta and Milly catch up with Lara to recap 2025 and chat about what to look out for in 2026 - election year! Whakarongo mai nei.
Today on Ready Steady Learn, Rosetta and Milly chat with Kavishan Ranatunga, who is a PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering, and is studying the potential for volcanic rock alternatives to cement, to reduce carbon emissions. 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!
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.