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: The hilarious duo Two Hearts (Laura Daniel and Joseph Moore) come up to the studio to chat about their show in the NZ International Comedy Festival, We're Pregnant and the Baby is Music; Jenna talks us through the Ockham NZ Book Award categories and nominees in Loose Reads; and Justine answers all your work woe questions in Red Dead Redemption! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Richard Dada - Sound All Around
imugi 이무기 - Greensmoke
Dateline - Love Hertz [Live at Neck of the Woods, 2020]
HUMMUCIDE - Exothermic feat. Luca Sturny
Power Nap - Forever Man
Squid - Pamphlets [Edit]
The Beths - Whatever
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
Brandn Shiraz - Already
Mara TK - Te Kete Aronui
Lucky Boy^ - Anything Like Me
DAWN - Boomerang
CHAII - WOW (Look at Me)
Amamelia - Pure Choice (AKL)
pickle darling - Boundless My Heart
Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime [Radio Edit]
EXEK - Several Souvenirs
Anjimile - In Your Eyes (Reflection) feat. Jay Som
T.G. Shand - Weak Odyssey
Little Simz - Woman feat. Cleo Sol
Kelly Lee Owens - Wake-Up [Loraine James Remix]
PollyHill - Chilly
Nadia Reid - Get the Devil Out
Armand Hammer & The Alchemist - Falling Out The Sky feat. Earl Sweatshirt
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Rachel's still away and instead we have another super awesome, hilarious, extraordinary, special guest host, the wonderful Priya Sami! Also on the show, Fabian Fanboy calls up to chat about movies on Fabian's Hollywood; Dr. Kirsten Zemke is here talking about Detroit Hip Hop in Travelling Tunes; and Sam Sinnott pops in to tell us what's good in TV for Viewmaster! Whakarongo mai and have a mean weekend.
Playlist
Destiny's Child - Get On the Bus [feat. Timbaland]
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Rachel's away and instead we have a super exciting, one-of-a-kind, extraordinary, special guest host - the ineffable, inimitable PollyHill! Also throughout the show we have a Political Commentary with David Slack;Breakfast Food with Sam Low; Pax Assadi talking about his NZ International Comedy Festival show,Ladi Dadi Assadi Like to Party; and Praise of Songs with Sarah! Whakarongo mai for all the good shit.
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Dr Shane Reti, is on the line having a chat to Rachel; Rob Bollix is in studio with facts, tracks, poems for The Mind Trench; Ōtepoti muso Juno Is comes up to chat about what's been happening and her gig tonight; and Amelia D'Screte dishes up some Word Saladto enrich and enlighten our plates of knowledge. Whakarongo mai.
Playlist
Jun Kamoda - Cyber Dumpling
Raudie - 6 Helixes
BUB - King of Wands
imugi 이무기 - Swimming feat. Hans [Nate Fox, Sushi Ceej & The Kount Remix]
Bathysphere - See Ya [Demo]
pickle darling - Boundless My Heart
Fruit Juice Parade - dræyyke
DAWN - Nostalgia
The Bard - Mask [slightly less explicit version]
Mara TK - Grew up inna Chaos feat. 2MY
CHAII - Middle Ground
Telex - The Beat Goes On/Off
Brandn Shiraz - Already
Juno Is - Floating
Juno Is - So Hazy
Valentina - Figure You Out - Ludus Remix
Good Morning - Mollyduker
Squid - Pamphlets [Edit]
Mykki Blanco - Love Me feat. Jamila Woods and Jay Cue
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: we kick off the show with another speedy round of Second Guessing and unsuprisingly the listeners are all over it; the Mayor phones up for a chat about what's happening around the city in Sounding Off w/ Phil Goff; then, Zac from Sunreturn chats about a very exciting gig coming up: Festival of Sunreturn!; Florian Habicht pops up to talk about his latest film, James & Isey; and finally we learn about animal habits and conservation in Ready, Steady, Learn! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
MELODOWNZ - Pai
Alessi Brothers - Seabird
pickle darling - Boundless My Heart
Remember Sports - Out Loud
LILSTIFFY - Async
Nina Simone - Baltimore
PJ Harvey - The Letter - Demo
Crumb - Up & Down
Sjunne Ferger - Romance
Emmanuelle - Time Sure Flies When You're Young and Jerking Off
Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime [Radio Edit]
Special Friend - Forest
Amamelia - So Good [Go Nuclear Remix]
deepState - Sunrise
Sharon Van Etten - Some Things Last A Long Time (Daniel Johnston)
DELS - Capsize ft Joe Goddard & Roots Manuva
Tangled Shoelaces - Bordumb
The Cure - Just Like Heaven
Church & AP - ON!ON!ON!
Roisin Murphy - Hardcore Jealousy
Daphne Walker With Bill Wolfgramm & His Islanders - Haere Mai
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Penelope Noir pops into studio to chat about the history of dreadlocks on Fashun;Tūranga, Henry, and Lewis from Alien Weaponry come up to talk about what they've been up to and upcoming gigs; Time Out Bookstore's Jenna Todd is here with a fresh new book recommendation in Loose Reads; and Salene answers all your tenancy tribulations and renting woes in A Room of One's Own! Whakarongo mai!
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Kirsty Fong is in studio for Breakfast Food with an Ode to Silverbeet; the Green Party co-leader phones up for a chat in What's Up w/ Marama Davidson; Sarah graces the airwaves telling us what's smokin' on the playlist in Praise of Songs; and the wonderful Finn Scholes of Carnivorous Plant Society pops in for a chat about what the a bands been up to and their up coming gigs this weekend! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Repulsive Woman - When I Get Good
deepState - Sunrise
b-lush - Right
Kero Kero Bonito - 21/04/20
Faye Webster - Cheers
Louisa Nicklin - There Will Be Times
Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 & Tim Shiel - Body of Water (What Is Love) 一线之间
Merk - But She Loves You
Pink & White Terraces - Strange Lands (Whanoke Whenua)
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Rod Oram phones up the studio to give us his takes on what's happening in politics forPolitical Commentary;Rob Bollix gives us a hectic whirlwind of random facts inthe Mind Trench; the wonderful Angella Dravid pops into the studio for a chat ahead of her show Stories for Adultsin the NZ International Comedy Festival; Tim takes us through what's new in media forMediabatt;and Amelia D'Screte gives us her part II special on conlangs in Word Salad! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Fruit Juice Parade - toxic waste predicament
Little Dragon - Klapp Klapp
CLAMM - Beseech Me
Grrrl Gang - Honey, Baby
Vanessa Worm - To Be Continued
Amamelia - The F in FM Stands For Flute [Eyeliner Wonderland Mix]
Dry Cleaning - John Wick
Tangled Shoelaces - Political Jokes
Louisa Nicklin - There Will Be Times
Brandn Shiraz - Already
Marianne Faithfull - As Tears Go By
Nadia Reid - Oh Canada
Emmanuelle - Til September
Charles - Rex Harrison
Aoife Nessa Frances - Libra
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Some Velvet Morning
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Dr. Zemke's in the radio house talking about Dutch House onTravelling Tunes; Dan from Dartz pops up for a chat ahead of their gig at Whammy Backroom; Sam's here talking about a new and very timely NZ-made TV show on Viewmaster; and Pickle Darling's Lukas phones up from Ōtautahi to chat about their latest single and tour announcement! Whakarongo mai and enjoy the long weekend!
Playlist
The Laughing Chimes - Try to Change My Mind
Estere - Pelican
Anthonie Tonnon - Entertainment
Bub - King of Wands
Merk - Something New
Look Blue Go Purple - As Does the Sun
Troy Kingi - Ihiopia [Live at the Taite Prize 2021]
EPSILE - BOOTLOADER RIDDIM
Moontype - Lush
Mara TK - Bad Meditation
MICHELLE - FYO feat. CHAI
Fruit Juice Parade - dræyyke
The Bats - Afternoon In Bed
Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 & Tim Shiel - Body of Water (What Is Love) 一线之间
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!
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