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I tēnei ata on the Breakfast Show: Dr Zemke chats about instrumental hits of the 60s, Luke Buda is on the line for the release of his new album; Sam gives us some hot TV recs for another weekend in lockdown; and we review some snacks from the vending machine haha. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Spencer. - No Direction
Buzzy Lee - Strange Town
Lawrence Arabia - The Undesirables
Tune-Yards - hold yourself - L'Rain Remix
Best Bets - Crystal Mausoleum
Cate Le Bon - Running Away
The Biscuits - She's Strong
Silas Short - Cloudy June
Oceans Before Me - Carry On The Walk
Upper Hutt Posse - E Tu
Taraka - So Happy For You
The Mint Chicks - Blue Team Go!
Adam Tukiri - Little Man
Curtis Harding - With You
Luke Buda - Candy
Luke Buda - Who Would Want To Be Lonely?
The KVB - Unité
Vera Ellen - It's Your Birthday
Albert Stone - Like Cezanne feat. William Wallets [Prod. Nat Lover]
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!
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!
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.