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It's a Thursday morning and up at the bFM studio Breakfast dish up some Political Commentary with Pr. Jennifer Curtin, Breakfast Food with comedian Janaye Henry, a chat with Amamelia on the release day of her incredible sophomore album Bananamelia, Greening Out with Jim chatting all things compost, and artist and curator Madeleine Gifford chatting about some great things on at Corban Estate Arts Centre! Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Alvvays - Very Online Guy
Shirley Hunt - Problem Child
The Tacks - Fantasy
Weyes Blood - Grapevine
Fazerdaze - Thick of the Honey
Eden Burns - Invercargirl (DJ BORING Emotional Remix)
Rachel chats to Kraus about his new album 'Fire! Water! Air! Kraus', and subaquatic listening events in early November, in collaboration with Pyramid Club.
Postdoctoral research fellow at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, Dr Finbar Argus, chats about his research modelling the autonomic nervous system, and its possible applications. Whakarongo mai nei!
Welcome to the Tuesday show! This morning, Rachel chats to psychedelic producer Kraus about his new creation, 'Fire! Water! Air! Kraus!', Stage Direction with Alice Canton is back in the studio- Alice speaks to Billy T Award winner Brynley Stent about her show 'Soft Carnage' and Dr Finbar Argus is on Ready Steady Learn, informing Rachel and the audience about his research computationally modelling the autonomic nervous system. Whakarongo mai nei!
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.