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Rachel's back from holiday and she and Zoë kick off the week with the usual good Monday stuff. There's some Fashun with Penelope Noir, a kōrero with Julie Zhu about her new documentary, Meng, Loose Reads with Jenna, Red Dead Redemption with Justine, and plenty of tunes to get ready for the week to. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
LEAO - PUA MALIU
marlon williams - My Heart The Wormhole
Jim Nothing - Fall Back Down
Caroline & Claude - Dreams
Bjork - Atopos
Frankie Cosmos - Aftershook
Julia Jacklin - Be Careful With Yourself
Clear Path Ensemble - Tennis Ball
Blam Blam Blam - Don't Fight It Marsha, It's Bigger Than Both Of Us
Alexa Casino (aka DJSNAKELEGS) is in the hot seat today, and there's plenty of tunes, chats, and just a hint of Christmas magic. Welcome to the dream factory, bb. Whakarongo mai nei.
Playlist
JFDR - Think Too Fast
Mereba - Black Truck
PollyHill & Samara Alofa - Void
Bianca Oblivion - Bum Bum Pra Ca (Lazy Flow remix)
Rachel's away on holiday for the week and our first guest-host joining Zoë in the studio is the wonderful David Feauai-Afaese Vaeafe (LEAO, Noa Records)! Whakarongo mai nei to hear what David's been listening to, as well as Zoë's kōrero with Elliott Dawson about new album Hang Low, Loose Reads with Suri, and A Room Of One's Own with Salene!
Playlist
Marlon Williams - River Rival
Durand Jones & The Indications - Cruisin' to the Park
Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Shintaro Sakamoto - Like A Fable
Daphne Walker - Maori Brown Eyes
Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone
Dartz - Hoons
Holy Hive - Broom
Charlie Megira, The Modern Dance Club - Sababa One
Billy Stewart - Sitting In The Park
The Golden Ali'is - Folauga
Zohra - Badala Zamana
P.H.F. - More/Marsh
Hui Ohana - 'Ulupalakua
Summer Vee - Key To All Your Love
Bella Bellow - Bouyele
Thee Sacred Souls - Once You Know (Then You'll Know)
Pan Pacific Singers - Tulou Moe Malimali 'A Mamani
Coco Solid - Wow
Elliott Dawson - Bald Spot
Elliott Dawson - Truman
Aldous Harding - Lawn
Hans Pucket - My Brain Is A Vacant Space
The Bill Wolfgramm Group - Katinia
CRUSH - Barcelona
Sports Dreams - DIY
The Altons - When You Go (That's When You'll Know)
I tēnei ata on 95bFM Breakfast: Rachel chats with Liam down at RDU for 'Breakfast Buffet', we are Union Strong on 'Travelling Tunes' with Dr. Kirsten Zemke bringing us Industrial Labour Songs of the 1900s, Reti Hedley of IA chats about the band's new single 'Te Aho Tapu', Sam brings us Nathan Feilder's latest show 'The Rehearsal' on 'Viewmaster', and Kenny Sterling, Dylan Biscuit and Summer Vee of Mānuka Recordings are in studio to talk about Summer's new release on the label. Whakarongo mai nei!
I tēnei ata on 95bFM Breakfast: Prof. Jennifer Curtain helps us wade through the big topics of the week on 'Political Commentary', Blue Mt Lumber pops in to chat about his new EP '87 Give Up', and we hear from the top five finalists for the 2022 APRA Silver Scroll award. Whakarongo mai nei!
I tēnei ata on 95bFM Breakfast: deputy leader of the National Party Nicola Willis phones in to talk politics, Rob's chatting about Auckland's Spongeability on 'The Mind Trench', and Amelia D'Screte has some made up stuff on 'Word Salad'. Whakarongo mai nei!
I tēnei ata on 95bFM Breakfast: we kick things into gear with a round of 'Second Guessing', Wairehu Grant chats about the new Half/Time single 'Ōrākau', Ash Williams tells us about the explosive new play 'The Writer' on stage Direction, and Dr. Lisa Uperesa talks about the Samoan relationship with Gridiron on 'Ready, Steady, Learn'. Whakarongo mai nei!
Charlie is back up in the studio to kōrero kawhe with Rosetta! They recap the weekend's coffee competitions and an exciting new cafe spot in Ponsonby, and talk about the Kenyan single origin that bCard holders could win on Breakfast this week! Whakarongo mai nei.
Castor and Alex join Rosetta as this weeks bosom selectas! They chat about their new show Stages Of The Ages - which you can catch bi-weekly Thursdays 5-7am, or anytime via the bCasts. Today they select a couple of tracks as a sneak peak for this week's show, where they will be time travelling to 2010!
Arini joins Rosetta for a whakataukī to guide us through our week! Whakarongo mai nei.
Kia hora te marino, kia whakapapa pounamu te moana, kia tere te kārohirohi i mua // May peace be widespread, may the sea glisten like greenstone, and may the shimmer of light guide you.
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!
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