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.
On What’s Up with Chris Hipkins, the Prime Minister speaks to Rachel about Labour’s free dental care policy for under 30s, their recent announcements around the cost of living plan and the tone of the election season. Rob Bollix chats solar system stuff on The Mind Trench. deepState chats about her new album, Dreams and the release party on 15th September. Red Dead Redemption with Justine Sachs is back, and she gives us some sage advice about dress codes, contract bits and bobs, and deadlines from yesterday. Whakarongo mai nei!
A quick round of Second Guessing and a team effort sees refried beans hit the shopping cart to head to the Auckland City Mission. On Isthmus’n That with Desley Simpson the Deputy Mayor of Tāmaki Makaurau speaks to Rachel about the confirmed sale of airport shares and regional fuel tax. On Stage Direction with Alice Canton, Aman Bajaj and Bala Murali Shingade are in the studio to chat about Boom Shankar, the ‘explosive bromantic comedy’ they wrote and are now performing as a part of Q Theatre’s Matchbox season. PhD student Robyn Sullivan from the department of exercise sciences is on Ready Steady Learn, telling us about her research into soccer players taking penalties, and how different individuals respond to the pressure. Whakarongo mai nei!
The lovely Ali hangs out with Rachel, and they bring you a lovely Monday show to ease into your week. Mads Harrop chats about her new single Harmonise, which she released on Friday last week. Suri reviews Kairos from Jenny Erpenbeck on Loose Reads. Whakarongo mai nei!
We travel through the SRN portal to dine at the Breakfast Buffet with RDU’s Liam. Brooke Singer, frontwoman of French For Rabbits is in the studio to play us a track and chat about the four-centre tour on 8 September. Joel Armstrong is our Viewmaster, reviewing Mask Girl. We play you the five finalists for the Silver Scrolls across the show. Whakarongo mai nei!
Louise Delany, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago and member of Tax Justice Aotearoa New Zealand gives us some Political Commentary about National's proposed tax policy. We talk about noodles on Breakfast Food with Lucinda Bennett. Rachel speaks to Proteins of Magic about her new single Flesh It Out, which is out in the world today. And Greening Out with Jim is back, to help you prepare your garden for spring. We recap your Top Ten. Whakarongo mai nei!
On What's Up with Marama Davidson, Rachel speaks with the co-leader of the Green Party about the party's climate safe communities policy, their promise of $750m fund for flooding protection and recent polling. The Bard of Bollix shares more snack ideas (consumer beware), gives us a new poem and chats cryptoid hunting on The Mind Trench. Sam Flynn Scott and Luke Buda from the Phoenix Foundation talk about the announcement of the 20 year anniversary tour for Horse Power, kicking off in November, as well as the celebratory issuing of the album on vinyl. We do a deepdive on rules and regulations about political party hoardings on rentals with Salene on A Room Of One's Own. Whakarongo mai nei!
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)
D.C. 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!
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.
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