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.
I tēnei ata on the Breakfast Show: Penelope Noir chats about Marilyn Monroe's most recognisable look on Fashion; Suri brings us a hefty tome on Loose Reads; and we travel deep into a crossword rabbit hole for no particular reason which ends up spanning the whole three hours of Breakfast. Whakarongo mai!
I tēnei ata on Breakfast; the radio portal is opened to Ōtautahi's RDU for a chat with Ben from Breakfast; then Dr. Zemke moves us with some tracks with spoken word intros; Vera Ellen is on the line for the release of the very anticipated 'It's Your Birthday,' and Sam chats the old TV Box on Viewmaster! Whakarongo mai!
I tēnei ata on the Breakfast Show: Professor Jennifer Curtin talks COVID levels and the electoral system review on Political Commentary; Sam teaches us about the extremely old and extremely super kimchi on Breakfast Food; and Marlin's Dreaming bassist Oscar Johns phones up to chat about the band's new LP, 'Hasten'! Whakarongo mai!
The show kicks off with some Second Guessing; the Mayor phones up for a chat about the changes to the alert levels, Violet French talks about the DarkSpace fundraiser; Alice has some theatre recommendations on Stage Direction; and we chat about vaccine hesitancy on Ready Steady Learn! Whakarongo mai!
I tēnei ata on the Breakfast Show: David Slack phones up for some Political Commentary; its nearly International Coffee Day and Sam Low talks about the humble bean's beginings on Breakfast Food; and Lucas Donnell from Pōneke's Goya phones up from the high seas to chat about their new E.P., Being Earnest. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
MĀ - Green feat. Tama
Helado Negro - La Naranja
Mug - From the Lookout
Courtney Barnett - Write A List of Things To Look Forward To
The Forbin Project - Slow Fade feat. Mazzy
Mermaidens - Satsuma
Anna Coddington - Mana-Waa-Hine
Ouri - High & Choking, Pt. 1
Joe Sampson & Friends - Dedication
The Chills - Pink Frost
Eden Burns - I'm Urs Dub
The Biscuits - She's Strong
Goya - Coreflute
Goya - A Low Hill
LB - Fine Dine
Reb Fountain - Foxbright
Uncanny Valley - What's In A Man
Stinky Jim - Hamlet Momentito
Headland - SUSS
Jen Cloher - Sensory Memory
Alien Weaponry - Īhenga
Macie Stewart - Mouthfull of Glass
Leaping Tiger - Gooey
The Panthers - My Heart Never Sleeps feat. Diggy Dupé, Troy Kingi & choicevaughan
I tēnei ata on Breakfast: the Prime Minister is on the line in What's Up w/ Jacinda Ardern; Rob chats about brassicas on The Mind Trench; and Amelia does a deep dive on Mary Magdalene on Word Salad. Whakarongo mai!
Jonny chats to Dave and Robin about the annual FromThePit exhibition, in it's 7th inception this year. You can catch the exhibition online and across heaps of locations across Tāmaki Makaurau. Head over to their website to see photos and videos capturing epic moments in NZ music from some of our most talented and where you can view it in the flesh.
Get ready to learn all about how rocks can tell us about ancient climate catastrophes from PhD candidate Katie Gilchrist. Katie was part of a team from the School of Environment whose recent Antarctic expedition took samples from sedimentary and igneous rocks in order to better understand the conditions during an extinction event over 183 million years ago. Curious to learn more? Whakarongo mai nei, then head over here to read more about the trip, and Katie's research.
Jenna phones in to review the latest from award-winning authour Tina Makereti (Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Rangatahi-Matakore, Pākehā). Makereti's newest work is a collection of essays titled This Compulsion Within Us is introspective and personal, whakarongo mai nei to hear Jenna's whakaaro on this week's recommended read! Thanks to our pals at Time Out Bookstore!
Jonny chats to Steve Simpson of the re-formed Tāmaki band Pash (pre-dating Steve's time on bFM too) who have recently played with Voom and will be supporting The Lemonheads this Wednesday night!
This week's Fashun topic is teeth whitening! Penelope Noir delves into the history of augmenting your gnashers and why some people choose to have radioactive looking white teeth.
This week Cam picks local selections for From The Crate! Featuring the gorgeous new album from Arjuna Oakes, The Circling Sun's 2023 record Spirits and re-issued Tall Dwarfs. Thanks to our friends down the road at Southbound Records!