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.
Rosetta is your morning music guide! Lucinda Bennett is back in the building for a bit of kai chat on Breakfast Food. Jim lets us know how to garden in a flat, and hits us with some excellent hydrangea facts on Greening Out. Whakarongo mai nei!
Aneeka mans the ship this morning! She chats to lead singer Felix and Hugh (bass) of Gengahr about their show this evening at the Tuning Fork to celebrate their record Red Sun Titans. Salene answers your heckers rental queries on A Room Of One's Own. Whakarongo mai nei!
Zoë mans the brekky ship for today! We listen to a chat Stella had with Karly Hartzman, vocalist and guitarist of Wednesday, about their recent record Rat Saw God and their world tour which is reaching Aotearoa in late February. On Stage Direction, Shanaia Boutsady and Sajal Taneja from Mixit’s show I AM… and… I AM are in the studio to talk about the work playing on 20 and 21 January at Oratia Settlers Hall. Robbie Delany is on Ready Steady Learn to chat about his work investigating how inhaling nitrogen dioxide, a gas in car fumes, affects the brain. Whakarongo mai nei!
Stella is your selector this morning! Penelope Noir returns for 2024, giving us a rundown of the life and style of one of David Bowie's stylists, Freddie Buretti on Fashun. Suri is in the studio for Loose Reads, reviewing The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store from James McBride. Whakarongo mai nei!
We take you through your Friday morning with some cruisey tunes. Anna and Rocky from Work are in the studio to chat about the band's new single and gig this weekend at NiceGoblins.
Rachel and Stella have a tune-filled morning, and Rachel chats to Sam Bambery about his show this evening with Big Sur at Cupid Bar. Whakarongo mai nei!
The cryptic crossword is solved, but not without strife. Rob Bollix takes us on a illustrative journey on The Mind Trench, complete with poetry. The crew from SUO, a band from New York that's been touring across Aotearoa this summer, is in the studio to chat about their show in Tāmaki Makaurau tonight. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rachel and Stella enlist the listeners to help tackle a cryptid crossword. Alice Canton is in the studio for Stage Direction to give us the lowdown on the 2024 theatre season. Jennifer Jiyun Park is on Ready Steady Learn to talk about her research into gaming addictions in Aotearoa. Whakarongo mai nei!
It's our last show for 2023, and we're feeling benevolent- the Summer Sorted Super Prize Pack is awarded to one lovely listener. Congrats Meg! Viewmaster Litia does a 2023 wrapped and 2024-excited-to-watch roundup of television. See you in 2024!
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.
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.
Rosetta has a kōrero with Julia Jacklin of Phantastic Ferniture about their forthcoming shows in Aotearoa this week! You can catch them at Double Whammy this Thursday December 11 - tickets from Under The Radar. 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!
Jenna is up in the studio chatting with Rosetta and Milly about all things books for Loose Reads! Today, they cover some recommendations for your Christmas shopping needs - whakarongo mai nei!
For a very special This Is How We Brew It, Christian is in the studio making cold brew for the girls to try tomorrow! He's using our delicious bean of the week: Ethiopian Koke Shalaye - which you can text in all week to win a bag of. Plus, we've got a special eighthirty tee shirt in our prize bundle this week, to mark the festive season! Whakarongo mai nei!