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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 w/ Rachel: Rāmere April 28, 2023

95bFM Breakfast w/ Rachel: Rāmere April 28, 2023 95bFM Breakfast w/ Rachel: Rāmere April 28, 2023, 241.78 MB
Fri 28 Apr 2023

On Travelling Tunes, Dr Kirsten Zemke explores the world of fictional bands that have released very real songs. Hollie of Tiny Ruins chats about Ceremony, their new album that's out today. On Viewmaster, Sam reviews the beginnings of Beef. David Parker is in the studio talking about his project hand-making and selling guitars to raise money for Help Auckland. Whakarongo mai nei!

95bFM Breakfast w/ Rachel: Rāpare April 27, 2023

95bFM Breakfast w/ Rachel: Rāpare April 27, 2023 95bFM Breakfast w/ Rachel: Rāpare April 27, 2023, 242.72 MB
Thu 27 Apr 2023

We dive into a bit of Political Commentary with Jennifer Curtin, talking about changes to the University of Otago structure and their implications for academia in Aotearoa, Jacinda Ardern’s Harvard fellowship, and citizenship for New Zealanders in Australia. Petra Galler takes over the helm of Breakfast Food whilst Delaney is away, and tells us about her new book, Butter Butter. tei. is in the studio talking about the release of her new single PRIMAL. Bridget Van der Zijpp, Artistic Curator of the Auckland Writers Festival comes up to chat about the lineup of thinkers and writers that the upcoming festival has to offer. Whakarongo mai nei!

95bFM Breakfast w/ Rachel: Rāapa April 26, 2023

95bFM Breakfast w/ Rachel: Rāapa April 26, 2023 95bFM Breakfast w/ Rachel: Rāapa April 26, 2023, 242.33 MB
Wed 26 Apr 2023

Welcome to the Wednesday-Monday-what-day-is-it show! Short weeks tend to throw us off. We spin brand new tracks, and on The Mind Trench, Rob Bollix impersonates elephant seals (as well as telling us a whole bunch about them, too). Rachel chats to Neive Strang about her new single Living In Two, and her upcoming show at Whammy Bar. Batanai Mashingaidze talks to Rachel about Dakota of the White Flats, a punk anarchic noir play for rangatahi. Whakarongo mai nei!

95bFM Breakfast w/ Spike: Rātū April 25, 2023

95bFM Breakfast w/ Spike: Rātū April 25, 2023 95bFM Breakfast w/ Spike: Rātū April 25, 2023, 248.79 MB
Tue 25 Apr 2023

Filling in for Rachel on this very chilly morning, playing some winter warmers as a remedy. 

Setlist: 

Radiance II - Basic Channel

Sunshine Recorder - Boards of Canada

Kauna (Mixed) - Aquasky

Hypersleep (97 Revamp) - Voyager

Heliospan - Aphex Twin

Senses on Fire (Fujiya & Miyagi Remix) - Mercury Rev

Chase Scene Part 1 - The Lahaar

Up on the Sun - Meat Puppets

I Hear A New World - Joe Meek

Anywhere - Yoshiaki Ochi

Emerald Pools - Steve Thomsen

The Throning - Hype Williams

Rakiya Su Kataman - Altin Gun

Skills - Gang Starr

Thousand Knives - Ryuichi Sakamoto

Temptation - New Order

You Can Fall - Broadcast

Brakhage - Stereolab

In deine Hande - Popol Vuh

Flood Into - Fazerdaze

We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together - Velvet Underground

A Desperate Situation - Garey Davenport, Mannequin

Penny For Love - Majesty Crush

Blow Up - Bowery Electric

Six Pack - Tortoise

Irato - Duster

Crazy Blue - A.R. Kane

Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser - Quarteto Em Cy

Napoleon - Papa M

The Rescue - Soft Location

Dino - Harmonia

Little Audrey - Stephen

Hearts in Exile (45 Version) - The Homosexuals

Style Decision - Women

Surfin’ with the Shah - Urinals

Movie Star - King Kong

Harbored - Helvetia

Walking With Jesus - Spacemen 3

So Below - A Blunt Jester

Noklus - Rezzett

Part of Me - Klute

All A Dream - The Telescopes

95bFM Breakfast w/ Rachel: Rāhina April 24, 2023

95bFM Breakfast w/ Rachel: Rāhina April 24, 2023 95bFM Breakfast w/ Rachel: Rāhina April 24, 2023, 242.06 MB
Mon 24 Apr 2023

Welcome to another glorious short week, whānau! On Fashun, Penelope Noir takes us on the illustrious journey of the red carpet, from the Trojan War to E! News. Auto Angel and Baby Zionov are in the studio chatting to Rachel about their upcoming show (with Hybrid Rose), Dolls On Tour. Suri brings us an intriguing review of Heart Sutra on Loose Reads. Salene gives you the renting lowdown on A Room Of One's Own. Whakarongo mai nei!

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: Rāmere, April 21, 2023

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: Rāmere, April 21, 2023 95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: Rāmere, April 21, 2023, 240.23 MB
Fri 21 Apr 2023

Today on the show, Dr Kirsten Zemke takes us on a tour of mallet songs on Travelling Tunes. Princess Chelsea dials in all the way from New York City to talk to Rachel about her recent Taite Prize win. The Viewmaster yarns about Class of '07, the latest of the girlie pop apocalypse shows. Whakarongo mai nei!

The 95bFM Breakfast Show with Rachel: Rāpare, 20 April, 2023

The 95bFM Breakfast Show with Rachel: Rāpare, 20 April, 2023 The 95bFM Breakfast Show with Rachel: Rāpare, 20 April, 2023, 242.59 MB
Thu 20 Apr 2023

On today's show, Dr Lara Greaves dials in for a spot of Political Commentary. Delaney Mes covers winter puds and the benefits of a bottle of cream on Breakfast Food. Flo and Bella Wilson come in to chat about the premier of their dance show, STRUCTURE. Whakarongo mai nei!

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: Rāapa, April 19, 2023

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: Rāapa, April 19, 2023 95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: Rāapa, April 19, 2023, 215.01 MB
Wed 19 Apr 2023

A large show this morning! Prime Minister Chris Hipkins dials in for What's Up to talk about the happenings of Aotearoa. In The Mind Trench, Rob Bollix walks us through eyes, and the mysteries of the Cambrian Explosion. We share the reporting from the Taite Awards last night, from Stella and Tuva'a. Reb Fountain visits the studio to chat about her new standalone single, and upcoming show. The bloodstainedeyes crew, rangatahi from the Ignite programme, come up to tell us about their kaupapa and the gig they're organising (where all profits will go to the Mental Health Foundation). Whakarongo mai nei!

95bFM Breakfast w/ Rachel: Rātu April 18, 2023

95bFM Breakfast w/ Rachel: Rātu April 18, 2023 95bFM Breakfast w/ Rachel: Rātu April 18, 2023, 237.3 MB
Tue 18 Apr 2023

A round of Second Guessing warms up those neurons. Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson dials in to chat about the recently released review of council's conduct during the flooding, and a food scrap collection rollout beginning. Julien Dyne chats to Rachel about his projects The Lahaar and The Circling Sun. On Stage Direction, Alice chats to Andrea Kelland about her one woman show, A Tart On Tour. On Ready Steady Learn, Sir Collin Tukuitonga talks to Rachel about the launch of the first research centre for Pacific and Global Health, called Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa. Whakarongo mai nei!

95bFM Breakfast w/ Rachel: Rāhina April 17, 2023

95bFM Breakfast w/ Rachel: Rāhina April 17, 2023 95bFM Breakfast w/ Rachel: Rāhina April 17, 2023, 241.1 MB
Mon 17 Apr 2023

Welcome back to another week! Penelope Noir gives us the history of fishtail parkas on Fashun. Dancers from the New Zealand Dance Company, Katie Rudd and Brydie Colquhoun come up to the studio to talk about Stage Of Being. On Loose Reads, Jenna reviews I Have Some Questions For You. Justine answers your employment and union queries on Red Dead Redemption. 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)
 

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!

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.

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!

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!

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.

From The Crate: July 4, 2025

From The Crate: July 4, 2025 From The Crate: July 4, 2025, 33.3 MB
Fri 4 Jul 2025

Thanks to Southbound Records!