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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel and Tess atttempt to crack the complicated puzzle of daylight savings; the Mayor dials to talk about how to cope during the pandemic, a new train and lowering our emissions; Sam's got a TV show for y'all to watch, timely; and Sarah pops in to talk about Kauri dieback on Ready, Steady, Learn.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel and Tess atttempt to crack the complicated puzzle of daylight savings; the Mayor dials to talk about how to cope during the pandemic, a new train and lowering our emissions; Sam's got a TV show for y'all to watch, timely; and Sarah pops in to talk about Kauri dieback on Ready, Steady, Learn.
Karen Dalton - Good Bless the Child
Ria Hall - History
Hamerkop - Egg
Empress Of - Give Me Another Chance
The Tacks - Merivale
DIIV - Doused
Weyes Blood - Movies
MGMT - Electric Feel
Use No Hooks - Spoonful
The Clean - Tally Ho!
Nadia Reid - I Don't Want To Take Anything From You
Lawrence Arabia - The 03
Contenders - The Heat
Four Tet - Baby
Julia Bardo - I Wanna Feel Love
Swallow the Rat - Bird of Ill
JessB - MOOD
Bailter Space - Retro
Perfume Genius - On The Floor
SUPEREGO, Sampa the Great - O.B.S. (Outer Body Stranger) [feat. Sampa the Great]
Lawrence Arabia - A Little Hate feat. Heather Mansfield
The Androidss - Auckland Tonight
OMC - We R the OMC
Shht - Hello? Hello!
WhyFi. - THEME SONG
Khruangbin - People Everywhere (Still Alive)
Terry - Take the Cellphone
Hercules & Love Affair - Blind - Frankie Knuckles Remix
Today on your bFM Breakfast: In times like this, music is our go to, and we're here for you with tunes a-plenty; Alice Canton pops in to talk about her upcoming show Year of the Tiger (虎—hǔ); and Jenna pops in with a book to help you do nothing.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: In times like this, music is our go to, and we're here for you with tunes a-plenty; Alice Canton pops in to talk about her upcoming show Year of the Tiger (虎—hǔ); and Jenna pops in with a book to help you do nothing.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: What a beautiful morning; Fabian Fanboy dials in from LA and talks movies to watch at home; Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings in some debatable music; Anne O'Brien joins us to run through the Auckland Writers Festival line up; Roimata pops in to talk about Emilia, a bFM favourite in the theatre world; and Joel Bray joins us amid the Auckland Arts Festival to talk about his show Biladurang.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: What a beautiful morning; Fabian Fanboy dials in from LA and talks movies to watch at home; Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings in some debatable music; Anne O'Brien joins us to run through the Auckland Writers Festival line up; Roimata pops in to talk about Emilia, a bFM favourite in the theatre world; and Joel Bray joins us amid the Auckland Arts Festival to talk about his show Biladurang.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel and Sherry are holding the fort while Tess has a day off; David Slack says wash your hands, techno legend Ritchie Hawtin has a chat ahead of Beacon Festival this weekend, Troy has some fresh new vinyl for us, and Amelia fills us in on the 95bFM Top Ten. Big chur to that.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's a full studio with Rachel this morning; National MP Nicola Willis dials in to give us the lowdown on what the National Party has been up to; Rob talks birds on The Mind Trench; Rachel had a chat to Donita Sparks from L7 ahead of their gig; and Anthonie Tonnon's on the line to talk about the Mataura Paper Mill.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's a full studio with Rachel this morning; National MP Nicola Willis dials in to give us the lowdown on what the National Party has been up to; Rob talks birds on The Mind Trench; Rachel had a chat to Donita Sparks from L7 ahead of their gig; and Anthonie Tonnon's on the line to talk about the Mataura Paper Mill.
Ahmed Ben Ali - Damek Majeb / اغنية دمعك ماجاب
Yves Tumor - Kerosene!
Polaroids of Polarbears - Hakihea 31 2019
Louisa Nicklin - Speaks To Him
Gil Scott Heron, Makaya McCraven - I'll Take Care of You
Pulp - Mile End
Bjork - Arisen My Senses
Sparrows, Fazerdaze - Gold in the Tide (feat. Fazerdaze)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: A big morning, yikes, thank goodness for all these fantastic tunes; Second Guessing proves rather difficult this morning; the Mayor chats to Rachel about what's going on in Tāmaki Makaurau; and Laura Pedofsky from the University of Auckland talks about Kegel exercises.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: A big morning, yikes, thank goodness for all these fantastic tunes; Second Guessing proves rather difficult this morning; the Mayor chats to Rachel about what's going on in Tāmaki Makaurau; and Laura Pedofsky from the University of Auckland talks about Kegel exercises.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Slowly easing into your Monday after a big weekend; Penelope Noir comes in talking of Crocs, polarising topic; Suri brings in a memoir that is a definite must-read; and we've got plenty of tunes to kick start your week with a bang.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Slowly easing into your Monday after a big weekend; Penelope Noir comes in talking of Crocs, polarising topic; Suri brings in a memoir that is a definite must-read; and we've got plenty of tunes to kick start your week with a bang.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: A beautiful Friday morning, just lovely; very excitingly, the new U.S. Girls album is out today, Rachel's stoked; Dr. Kirsten Zemke is very into Crunk; The Bats pop into the studio to talk about a busy weekend ahead; Same Name Confusion are here and also very excited for Cross Street Music Festival; and Zoë returns with Eve de Castro-Robinson to chat about the Auckland Arts Festival.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: A beautiful Friday morning, just lovely; very excitingly, the new U.S. Girls album is out today, Rachel's stoked; Dr. Kirsten Zemke is very into Crunk; The Bats pop into the studio to talk about a busy weekend ahead; Same Name Confusion are here and also very excited for Cross Street Music Festival; and Zoë returns with Eve de Castro-Robinson to chat about the Auckland Arts Festival.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel's back, phew; Prof. Jennifer Curtin dials in to help us through some hefty topics; Troy's got some colourful selections From The Crate; and Disciple Pati pops in to chat about her busy weekend ahead. Welcome back, Rach.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel's back, phew; Prof. Jennifer Curtin dials in to help us through some hefty topics; Troy's got some colourful selections From The Crate; and Disciple Pati pops in to chat about her busy weekend ahead. Welcome back, Rach.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Tess is in the studio today with Mary-Margaret and Rob, a wild ride; Rob takes us on an earth-shattering journey into geography; the Prime Minister talks to Tess about Coronavirus and sick pay, Shane Jones' comments on immigration and KiwiSaver default funds; Short Player features Louisa Nicklin this week; and Tim comes in with media on his mind. Another Breakfast with Tess, yikes.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Tess is in the studio today with Mary-Margaret and Rob, a wild ride; Rob takes us on an earth-shattering journey into geography; the Prime Minister talks to Tess about Coronavirus and sick pay, Shane Jones' comments on immigration and KiwiSaver default funds; Short Player features Louisa Nicklin this week; and Tim comes in with media on his mind. Another Breakfast with Tess, yikes.
The Middle East - Blood
Shopping - All Or Nothing
Ratatat - Cherry
Icicle - Arrows
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Clear Path Ensemble - Panorama Actual Spectral
Ripship - Man After Man
Loyle Carner - Ottolenghi (feat. Jordan Rakei)
Noname - Bye Bye Baby
DOG Power - Low Down [Live]
Cat Power - Wanderer
Stella Donnelly - Tricks
Princess Chelsea - Monkey Eats Bananas
Onra - The Anthem
Louisa Nicklin - Pour It Down
Louisa Nicklin - Sick of This
Yves Tumor - Gospel For A New Century
(Sandy) Alex G - Hope
LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great
Moses Sumney - Neither/Nor
Polyester - Different for a Boy
DIIV - How Long Have You Known?
Mungo's HI FI - Babylon Raid (feat. Eva Lazarus & Max Romeo)
Christian from eighthirty is up for our final kōrero of the year! This week, we're giving away the boujee new black label Colombian - Sebastian Ramirez beans, so make sure you text in throughout the week to win! Whakarongo mai nei.
It's our last Loose Reads for the year, and Suri's last Loose Reads ever! Rosetta and Milly chat with her about her favourite reads of 2025, whats in her summer reading pile, and her ins and outs for 2026 literature. Whakarongo mai nei!
The legendary Stinky Jim is your bosom selecta i tēnei rā! Catch his show Stinky Grooves (which has been running for almost 30 years!) every Tuesday from 7 - 10pm, or replayed 4 - 7am on Wednesdays. Whakarongo mai nei!
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!
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
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!
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.
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