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.
The show kicks off i tēnei ata with a bit of Second Guessing; then the Mayor is on the line inSounding Off w/ Phil Goff;Juno Is aka Mackenzie Hollebon phones up for a chat about her new track Zoom Zoom; Alice Canton takes us through the highs and lows of digital theatre on Stage Direction; we have a stunning Short Player with No Romance thanks to Jess Fu's Totally Wired; and we do some learning onReady Steady Learn! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
La Luz & Adrian Younge - Watching Cartoons
Parquet Courts - Walking at a Downtown Pace
Molly Lewis - Island Spell
Wire - Outdoor Miner
The D4 - Get Loose
Mary Lattimore - We Wave From Our Boats
Reb Fountain - Beastie
Sweet Whirl x Gregor - Have You Ever Seen The Rain [CCR Cover]
Vera Ellen - Crack The Whip
SOG - Luxury
The Brunettes - Cotton Candy
Juno Is - Floating
Juno Is - Zoom Zoom
Church & AP - ZIPS
The Bug - Vexed feat. Moor Mother
Hor. x Adam Tukiri - w8s4no1
Future Islands - Peach
Raiden Freeman - Low Self Esteem Is A Symptom Of Narcissism [Pt.I]
This week kicks off with a chill, level 4 show featuring all your favourite Monday stuff. Whakarongo mai for some Fashun thanks to Penelope Noir, some cozy book recs on Loose Reads with Suri, and a good refresher on all your work rights on Red Dead Redemption with Justine!
I tēnei ata on the Breakfast Show we have a very speedy round of Second Guessing; then the Mayor phones up for his weekly chat on Sounding Off w/ Phil Goff; the fantastic Toby Laing of Fat Freddy's Drop is on the line to chat about the new album and concert film 'Wairunga'; then Alice offers some great theatre recommendations for lockdown on Stage Direction and her take on how the arts industries could better support artists during times of crisis; and finally we do some learning on Ready, Steady, Learn! Whakarongo mai!
Today we dish up a hearty serving of the regular Monday stuff along with some super cool interviews. Whakarongo mai to hear from one of the phenomenal actors involved with The Panthers, Lealani Siaosi, about playing Dr. Melani Anae; then we've got a cozy as Loose Reads for you, courtesy of Jenna at Time Out; and finally Salene answers all your stressful renting-in-the-time-of-COVID q's in A Room of One's Own!
Playlist
Phoebe Rings - January Blues
Beverly Glenn-Copeland - Sunset Village - Blood Orange Remix
Stereolab - Strobo Acceleration
Ty Segall - Whisper
Fat Freddy's Drop - Wairunga Blues
Sofie & Speckman - Leave
Frankie Rose - You For Me
Vera Ellen - I Want 2 B Boy
Pachyman - Destroy The Empire
Diggy Dupé - WEON
Good Morning - Country
Barry - Stretch Your Legs
King Stingray - Milkumana
Arthur Russell - You Did It Yourself
Ginger Root - Loretta
Stinky Jim - Frying Symbols
Nice Girl - Hot mm & Hmms
The Panthers - My Heart Never Sleeps feat. Diggy Dupé, Troy Kingi & choicevaughan
The Panthers - Kong feat. MELODOWNZ, Troy Kingi, Diggy Dupé & choicevaughan
Joe Sampson & Friends - Dedication
Amyl and the Sniffers - Guided By Angels
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Emile Mosseri - Log In Your Fire
We've reached the end of the week! Rachel's back in the hot seat and we've got some great tunes to get day 3 of lockdown off to, hopefully, a nice and chill start for you. Also, Dr. Kirsten Zemke chats about duets on Travelling Tunes, and Sam has the perfect bingewatching recommendation on Viewmaster. Whakarongo mai!
It's day two of COVID radio but the tunes are good and I hope you are too. Whakarongo mai for some Political Commentary thanks to the lovely Rod Oram, and some delicious lockdown recipe ideas on Breakfast Food from bFM's food connaisseur, Sam Low!
Today we welcome the four capable hands of the absolutely fire duo of Imugi 이무기! Carl and Yery set the mood of Tuesday's Breakfast show with their favourite tunes, all intersperced with the usual Tuesday stuff, such as Sounding Off with Phil Goff; your theatre guide Stage Direction with Alice Canton, and Ready Steady Learn! Oh, and the Callums from Hans Pucket pop in for a chat about their upcoming tour as well! Whakarongo mai!
For our last Travelling Tunes of the year, Kirsten is chatting with Rosetta and Milly about songs that 'tear you up inside' - let's all get in our feelings a little bit ahead of the festive season! Whakarongo mai nei.
Song selections:
Yusuf (Cat Stevens) - Father & Son (1970)
Chet Baker - I get along without you very well (1956)
Sarah McLachlan - When She Loved Me (Toy Story 2) (1999)
It's our last From The Crate of 2025! Cam joins Rosetta and Milly in the studio for a chat about all the wonderful new releases out on the shelves at Southbound today. Just in time for your Xmas shopping - because there's no better gift than some fresh wax! Whakarongo mai nei.
Song selections:
This is Lorelei - Holo Boy
A$AP Rocky - Both Eyes Closed
Viagra Boys - Call of the Wild
Rosetta and Milly phone up our lovely mates down in Te Whanganui a Tara at Radio Active, Sunaina and Emma! They catch up on the Aotearoa Alternative Awards, and what's happening across the Capital and up in Tāmaki. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly are joined in the studio by the wonderful team behind In The Pitts (aka bFM alumni Rachel, Zoë, Annabel and Callum) - a visual podcast that launched this year to document the Aotearoa indie music scene. They're up in studio to chat about their 2025 Yearbook - which you can pick up in zine-format at Public Bar tonight! Whakarongo mai nei.
For our last catch up of the year, Rosetta and Milly have a kōrero with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson to chat about the newly announced Te Ara Urutau – Climate and Emergency Ready Fund. They also cover some of the Council's goals for the new year. Whakarongo mai nei!
Ben from the NZ Drug Foundation is up in studio for a chat with Rosetta and Milly about all the ways you can keep yourself and your friends safe this festival season. Big ups to all the mates who go above and beyond to look after their loved ones, test their drugs, and keep the vibes good this raumati! Whakarongo mai nei.
For our monthly catch up with the Labour Party, Rosetta and Milly chat with Chris Hipkins about the party's latest policy announcement; the Family Doctor Loan Scheme. They also chat about the latest in the McSkimming scandal, and what changes are required within the NZ Police moving forward. Whakarongo mai nei!
Milly sits down to chat with Portland-based ambient-folk artist Marisa Anderson about her forthcoming trip to Aotearoa, playing Port Noise festival in Ōhinehou Lyttleton, alongside Jim White! Whakarongo mai nei.
Senior lecturer at the Auckland Law School Dr Katherine Doolin joins Rosetta and Milly for Ready Steady Learn today. They chat about Katherine's mahi at the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Courts Conference, which took place last week. Whakarongo mai nei!
It's time for another Political Commentary with Lara - today we're covering Scrutiny Week, the latest in the McSkimming scandals and liability, and what's happening with Te Pāti Māori. Whakarongo mai nei!
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