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.
Penelope Noir chats about airplane outfits and dress codes on Fashun.AJA dials in to talk about her new single, True Love, which has a wonderful accompanying video. Suri does a huge 2023 roundup on Loose Reads. Whakarongo mai nei!
Welcome to Friday! Dr Kirsten Zemke explores the world of eighties Scottish pop music on Travelling Tunes. Nabihah Iqbal dials in from London to talk about her upcoming shows in Aotearoa and recent record, Dreamer, released mid 2023. Our Viewmaster Litia is reviewing Inky Pinky Ponky, the drama series screening on Māori TV and on YouTube. Whakarongo mai nei!
Dr Lara Greaves gives us some Political Commentary about solidarity action across the motu headed by Te Pāti Māori, as well as first impressions of the government and their 100-day plan. Dan from DARTZ is chatting about their new single, Learning To Drive with Dad. On Greening Out, Jim tells us how to attract native butterflies to your garden this summer, and gives us an early spin of his new Jim Nothing track, out officially tomorrow. Natural Ange lets you know how to avoid end of year burnout and skin problems on account of this muggy summer. We recap your Top Ten. Whakarongo mai nei!
On The Mind Trench with Rob Bollix, The Bard chats about how music makes us all feel, as well as good background tracks. Much to think about there. Emily Wheatcroft-Snape, AKA Em, is in the studio talking about her newly release EP, Cloud City. Erny Belle chats about her upcoming album release show at Wintergarden, The Civic, celebrating her recent record Not Your Cupid. Whakarongo mai nei!
On Isthmus'n That with Desley Simpson, the Deputy Mayor speaks to Rachel about the proposal to move rubbish collection to fortnightly visits, as well as the Mayor's long term plan proposal for the city. Delaney Davidson is chatting about his new single Don’t Walk Away From Love, off his forthcoming tenth studio album Out Of My Head. Sally Stockwell is on Stage Direction, talking about her show We've Got So Much To Talk About.Ready Steady Learn is with Dr Natalie Netzler, who explains her research with an all-Pacific female-led study looking at traditional Samoan medicines as antiviral medicines to treat viral diseases such as COVID. Whakarongo mai nei!
Auckland Art Gallery's coordinating curator of the exhibition Guo Pei: Fashion, Art, Fantasy, Margaret Young-Sanchez is in the studio for Fashun. We listen to a chat Rachel had with Julie Byrne about her recent record, The Greater Wings, and her show in Auckland in the new year. On Loose Reads Jenna reviews Booker Prize-longlisted author Anna Smaill's novel, Bird Life. Whakarongo mai nei!
Dr Kirsten Zemke takes us on a true journey through unusual covers on Travelling Tunes. Simon Ward is chatting about his project XYZZY, a cinematic event which is screening at the Stardome from the 2-17 December. Our Viewmaster Litia Tuiburelevu reviews the film Bottoms from director Emma Seligman. Diggy Dupe is in the studio to chat about his new single, WE THE CITY which has a great video directed by Tom Grut. Whakarongo mai nei!
Professor Jennifer Curtin gives some Political Commentary on the newly formed government, from policy plans to first impressions. Molly Lewis is in the studio to chat about The Others Way, which is tomorrow night across Karangahape Road. Jess B chats about her new single, Hold Me Down. Brooke Singer from French for Rabbits speaks to Rachel about the band’s new EP, In the End I Won’t Be Coming Home. We recap your 95bFM Top Ten. Whakarongo mai nei!
What's Up with Chris Hipkins sees the leader of the opposition speak to Rachel about short and long term priorities for the Labour Party, and Hipkins' call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Rob Bollix takes us to The Mind Trench, where we hear an interactive poem, and giggle about splooting. Adam Tukiri is in the studio to talk about his recently released album, Babe. Bea Gladding (director & writer) and Batanai Mashingaidze (cast) are in the studio to talk about Basement Theatre’s 2023 edition of the legendary Christmas Show – Jingle Bellethon Telethon. Justine Sachs gives the listeners employment and union tips on Red Dead Redemption. Whakarongo mai nei!
Dim owns Second Guessing, correctly identifying a Snapper track from just one listen of the song- a can of Irish stew is on its way to the City Mission. On Isthmus'n That with Desley Simpson, the Deputy Mayor of Tāmaki Makaurau speaks about what's going on across the city. Synthetic Children chats about her collection of remixes from her 2023 album, Everything’s Perpetual. On Stage Direction with Rishabh Kapoor and Ruchika Tandon, the Prayas Theatre team speaks about their work, The Clay Cart. Ready Steady Learn is with Denis Ngaya, who explains the new equipment entering the country soon that will be able to sequence the genomes of sick infants in NICU. Whakarongo mai nei!
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!
Suri is up in the studio to chat about Mary McCarthy's 1957 memoir Memories of a Catholic Girlhood: a witty, scathing, piercingly insightful and stylishly written reflection on the author's 1920s upbringing. Whakarongo mai nei!
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.
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)
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.
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.
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!
This week Jenna reviews the new novel from Jamaican/U.K. author William Rayfet Hunter, Sunstruck. It's a sun-drenched yet turbulent novel and marks a bold debut for Hunter. Whakarongo mai nei!
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