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 kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Natalie Guest pops into the studio for her last ever Breakfast Food; Rachel chats to Eyeliner about their remix of Amamelia's The F In FM Stands For Flute (out tomorrow!); and Sarah brings a fantastic Praise of Songs to the table giving us the lowdown of the goodness on the bFM Playlist! Whakarongo mai!
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: The Prime Minister phones up the studio for her monthly chat in What's Up with Jacinda Ardern; Rob Bollix fools us all in The Mind Trench; Andrea Low pops into studio to have a chat about a new exhibition at the Auckland Museum, Tāmaki Herenga Waka; Tim Batt leads us through the world of media inMediabatt;and Amelia D'Screte gets stuck into Mount Weasels inWord Salad!Whakarongo mai.
Playlist
The Zenmenn - Bamboo Garden
Jorge Elbrecht - Blocking Out The Horror
Lilith - Beach Mum
Zillas on Acid - From Afar - Vanessa Worm Remix
Courtney Barnett - Nameless, Faceless
Wurld Series - I See
Jun Kamoda - A Soul Grain
Baby Zionov - Jeremy [Magnetic Fields Cover]
Pulp - Disco 2000
Squid - Paddling [Edit]
Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
No Zu - Raw Vis Vision
Blair Parkes - step out
Wax Chattels - In My Mouth [Live at The Kings Arms 26/05/17]
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Mayor Phil Goff is on the line having a good chat about what's happening in Tāmaki Makaurau in Sounding Off with Phil Goff; bb Gurl joins us in studio to chat about Loud And Proud Festival and their new track; and we learn about spinal chords in Ready Steady Learn with Darren Svirskis! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Mara TK - Bad Meditation
Clear Path Ensemble - Drip [Borrowed CS Remix]
Blair Parkes - step out
Jayda G - All I Need (DJ Kicks)
BLKCITY - Pogba
Phodiso - Usain
N. T. Honey - Suspicious Cat
Nana Yamato - Burning Desire
Wax Chattels - Mindfulness
Crumb - Balloon
Opposite Sex - Robotica
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings
autocell - Glint
Weyes Blood - Titanic Risen
bb gurl - Get It Get It
bb gurl - msn ur luv feat. AP & Tei [Club Mix]
Merk - American Parties
Roisin Murphy - Assimilation
Brandn Shiraz - Already
Night Lunch - House Full of Shit
Night Lunch - House Full of Shit
adam tukiri - Anna (On My Life) feat. Rizván
Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg
Parquet Courts - Yonder Is Closer To The Heart
Pink & White Terraces - Lost Brothers (Tuākana Ngaro)
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Rachel's away in Pōneke, so 95bFM Top 10's Annabel takes up the reigns in the best way. In and amongst Annabel's tune picks there's all the usual good stuff. Penelope Noir talks kilts in Fashun, Jenna Todd tells us what's good on the shelves in Loose Reads, and Justine Sach's has got your back with all your workplace woes inRed Dead Redemption! Whakarongo mai, whānau!
Playlist
Anthonie Tonnon - Entertainment
Dry Cleaning - More Big Birds
La Favi & Dinamarca - Sana Sana
Japanese Breakfast - Posing in Bondage
Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime [Radio Edit]
Theia & Vayne - CREEP
PollyHill - Sweepstake feat. Church
Squirrel Flower - Hurt A Fly
nicholas Franchise - Sorry but I Think I'm in Love
Edward Castelow - Baby It's For You
Doprah - Lucid Visions
Pink & White Terraces - Lost Brothers (Tuākana Ngaro)
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Dr. Lara Greaves phones up to chat politics inPolitical Commentary; Natalie's here giving us all the best tips on making the perfect miso in Breakfast Food; School Strike 4 Climate's Jack Barlow pops into the studio to talk about the march up Queen Street tomorrow; and Amanda from Wax Chattels come up to talk about the Cross Street Music Fest! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
The Orielles - Rapid I - La Vita Olistica Version
Mermaidens - Soft Energy
Pond - Pink Lunettes
Anthonie Tonnon - Entertainment
TOOMS - Blanket
N. T. Honey - Nanette
ESG - Moody
Sons of Kemet - Hustle feat. Kojey Radical & Lianne La Havas
Jun Kamoda - A Soul Grain
The Clean - Tally Ho!
Moontype - When You Say Yes
Van Staden & Böhm (VSB) - Every Star
Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: the show kicks off with an interview with the Deputy leader of the Opposition in What's Up? with Dr. Shane Reti;Rob Bollix talks hippos, the Antikythera mechanism and face masks in The Mind Trench;Samara Alofa kindly pops into studio to chat about their upcoming gigs and what's been happening in their life; Tim Batt chats about the elusive and mysterious RNZ / TVNZ merger on MediaBatt;and finally, Amelia D'Screte teaches us about extinct words in Word Salad, ya hodad! Whakarongo mai,
Playlist
Squirrel Flower - Hurt A Fly
Wurld Series - Moat
Merk - GOD
India Jordan - Only Said Enough
Seven Davis Jr - We Should Go Out
Jane Inc. - My Oldest Friend
Fruit Juice Parade - dræyyke
Jordan Occasionally - Issaparty
Dry Cleaning - Her Hippo
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Lucia Honey - Fake Flowers in Bloom feat. Ruth Mascelli
Crap Date - Ephemera [Live at 95bFM 14/02/20]
Samara Alofa - Dnt Care
Samara Alofa - 111
Van Staden & Böhm (VSB) - Every Star
Team Dynamite - I Like That
Hasji - hasji meets shiraz uptown
Reb Fountain - The Last Word
Tom Tom Club - As Above So Below
Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: the Mayor phones up the studio to chat to Rachel about what's happening in and around Auckland inSounding Off w/ Phil Goff; then, First World Problems 3.0's Sananda Chatterjee and Daniel Fernandez pop into studio to chat about the piece; and finally we talk robots on Ready, Steady, Learn, with PhD candidate in Department of Psychological Medicine, Debbie Johanson! All interspersed with the usual great tunes. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Soft Plastics - I Love My Wife
Dry Cleaning - Leafy
Wurld Series - Eliminator
Babyteeth - Anyway
The Jesus and Mary Chain - April Skies
Nadia Reid - Best Thing
Squid - Paddling [Edit]
Oceania - Kotahitanga
Louisa Nicklin - Water Around Her
Jane Inc. - My Oldest Friend
Wax Chattels - NRG [Live at The Kings Arms 26/05/17]
Angel Olsen - It's Every Season (Whole New Mess)
The Chills - Double Summer
N. T. Honey - Running with Wolves
The Flaming Lips - Race For The Prize
L V J - YESS!
Mazzy Star - Into Dust
Mara TK - Highly Medicated
Sampa The Great - Energy feat. Nadeem Din-Gabisi
adam tukiri - Anna (On My Life) feat. Rizván
Voom - Relax
Moontype - About You
Björk - Army of Me
Courtney Barnett - Don't Do It feat. Vagabon (Sharon Van Etten cover)
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: the show kicks off with a stellar Political Commentarywith Rod Oram;Lazy Susan'sAnna King Shahab pops into the studio to chat about the fantastic new recipe book showcasing the best of Auckland's food scene, Auckland Eats; Nadia Reid comes up and gives us a beautiful treat of a performance ahead of her Opera House and Theatre Tour; and Sarah shows us what's new in music in Praise of Songs! Pretty bloody good stuff, so whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Warpaint - Paralysed [Gang of Four Cover]
Big Thief - Off You [Breeders cover]
Juan Wauters - Estas Escuchando feat. David El David Aguilar
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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