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!
I tēnei ata on the Breakfast Show: we kick off the show with a speedier than usual bout of Second Guessing; the Mayor is on the line for a wee chat in Sounding Off w/ Phil Goff; the extremely cool and lovely Emanuel phones up to talk about Teeth Clippers' new compilation of tracks out this Friday, 'Don't Bite Your Tongue'; Alice has some sweet theatre recs on Stage Direction; and we learn about 3D printing on Ready Steady Learn! Phew! Lots of Tuesday good stuff. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Chaos In The CBD - Echolocation
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BRIA - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
Fanfickk - Summer Sun
Sam Gendel - ISFAHAN
Dresser - Garden
Hamburger Haz & Pitmaster Pete - Sunshine
Dimmer - Evolution
Reb Fountain - Iris
Japanese Breakfast - Glider
Little Simz - Fear No Man
Tonstartssbandht - What Has Happened
Kieran Tahir - U All I Need
Emanuel - Just Be Yourself
Moor Mother - Rogue Waves
CINDY - Party Store
Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine - It's Your Own Body And Mind
Listen back to Milly and Rosetta chatting with all the winners at the IMNZ Taite Music Prize 2026! They sat down after the awards with KOMMI on behalf of Marlon Williams, winner of the Taite Award for Te Whare Tīwekaweka, Geneva AM winner of Best Independent Debut for PIKIPIKI, Carmel Bennett winner of the Independent Spirit Award, and Newzician winners of the Outstanding Music Journalism award. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly catch up with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson to chat about changes to the legal loophole through which illegal boarding houses are operating in Tāmaki Makaurau, and the large amounts of reports of illegal dumping across the city. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly catch up with Penelope Noir after the Taite Awards last night - to chat about all the best looks from the evening! Whakarongo mai nei!
As a little mid-week treat for you, Jenna is up in the studio chatting pukapuka for Loose Reads - after the long weekend! She chats with Rosetta and Milly about Lily King, who Jenna is chatting to at the Auckland Writers Festival on Sunday May 17! Whakarongo mai nei.
Gab Vincent joins Rosetta and Milly in the studio for a chat about some of her mahi with the Auckland Writers Festival this year - including Streetside and Plot Twist, the latest addition to the lineup on May 17 which features a takeover at Q Theatre aimed at rangatahi! Whakarongo mai nei!