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Savina Fountain and Aubrie Mitchel from BIG FAN chat to Rachel about Ignite, a new initiative for rangatahi wanting to enter the music scene in Aotearoa.
Welcome to the mid-week show! The Mind Trench is back as per usual with the bees knees and elephant sneezes. Rachel speaks to Savina Fountain and Aubrie Mitchel from BIG FAN about their programme Ignite, a new initiative for rangatahi wanting to enter NZ music scene. Whakarongo mai nei!
I tēnei ata Rachel speaks with Jazmine Rose Philips about the Festival of Live Art, Adam Rohe talks 'Man Lessons' on Stage Direction with Alice, and Tim Hazeldine talks about Universal Basic Income on Ready Steady, Learn!
Playlist
Cole Pulice - City in a City
Ty Segall - Good Morning
Jonathan Richman - That Summer Feeling
Mdou Moctar - Tala Tannam
Yaeji - For Granted
Soft Plastics - Disembody
deepState - Starfield
Kurt Vile - Wakin On A Pretty Day
Hybrid Rose - Take Me Out (feat. Ryan The God) [Young Gho$t Flip]
It's a Thursday morning and today on the show we've got the Deputy Leader of the Opposition talking about the Auckland floods, the latest polls, and comments around inflation and the minimum wage on What's Up w/ Nicola Willis; Delaney's here for some great comfort baking recs on Breakfast Food, and Logan Collis aka Honey phones up for a kōrero about Cxnt Vol.1! Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Lachlan Denton - Lose
Yves Tumor - Echolalia
Church - Orange
Raiza Biza - Get Money
H. Hawkline - Plastic Man
ANDWAHN - GIVE IT UP 2 ME (JAZZ1E EDIT)
Glyders - High Time
Earth Tongue - Astonishing Comet
SBTRKT - FORWARD
Ezra Collective & Fela Kuti - Lady (Ezra Collective Version)
Terry - Gold Duck
Mainline Magic Orchestra - Tranchera
DJ Plead & Stain - Rent Request
Stereolab - French Disko
bar italia - Polly Armour
Peaches - Boys Wanna Be Her
French Concession - Future Life
Yaeji - For Granted
SUEP - Domesticated Dream
Tiny Ruins - The Crab / Waterbaby
Theia - Pray 4 Me
The Chairman Dances - Small Comforts
Ty Segall - Night of the Vampire [Roky Erickson Cover]
Lawrence Arabia - The Developed World
Rubi Du - Guiding Star [Mokotron Remix]
Billy Bragg - There Is Power In a Union
Bria - Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' [Loretta Lynn Cover]
The weather in Tāmaki Makaurau continues to be absolutely awful (we hope you're doing okay out there!) but the radio is here to keep you company. Today we've got some Political Commentary with Associate Professor Dr. Lara Greaves, Rob chats Mr. Blobby and black bears on The Mind Trench, Andwhan from The Big Fresh Collective is on the line to chat about his new EP, and Amelia's here for Word Salad! Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
pickle darling - Everything Is Flammable
Theia - Pray 4 Me
Julia Jacklin - Just To Be A Part [Bill Fay Cover]
LIPS - Heave Ho
Surf Friends - Something Real
Bill Callahan - So Long, Marianne
Blair Parkes - if you wanna forget
Ghost Woman - The End of a Gun
Beverly Glenn-Copeland - In the Image
Roy Irwin - Clover
The Specials - Gangsters
Hybrid Rose - Take Me Out (feat. Ryan The God) [Young Gho$t Flip]
Peaches - Lovertits
ANDWAHN - BLUFFIN (THINK FLIP)
ANDWAHN - GIVE IT UP 2 ME (JAZZ1E EDIT)
Television - Marquee Moon
The Courtneys - Point That Thing Somewhere Else
El Michels Affair & Black Thought - Grateful
The Leonard Simpson Duo - My Inspiration
christoph el' truento - cloudy subtropical
Marlon Williams - Slipping Away (Max Merritt & The Meteors) [Live at 95bFM - 30/11/18]
Bic Runga - Belle
Belle & Sebastian - Talk To Me Talk To Me
Vagabon - Reason To Believe feat. Courtney Barnett [Karen Dalton Cover]
It's a damp Tuesday morning, and Rachel and Zoë take you through from 7 until 10 with a special edition of A Room of One's Own with Salene where she shares advice and help for renters who are struggling after the Auckland floods, the Creative Director of Auckland Pride Festival, Nathan Joe, is on the line for a kōrero, Janina Nana Yaa chats about their F.O.L.A. show on Stage Direction, and we learn about anauralia on Ready Steady Learn! Whakarongo mai nei, and sending out much aroha to everyone affected by the floods over the weekend xx
It's Thursday morning and on the Breakfast show we have Rod Oram on the line for some much needed Political Commentary, an early spin of the fantastic new Theia track 'Pray 4 Me' and a kōrero too, Jim's here for all your garden needs on Greening Out, and Roy Irwin chats about their new single 'Clover'. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
HUMMUCIDE - The Moon
Haz & Miloux - Three
Kate NV - meow chat
The Naenae Express - Sea Anemone
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA - RYDEEN
Soft Plastics - Disembody
Lawrence Arabia - The Developed World
Dehd - Eggshells
Dead Famous People - So Many Flowers
The Beths - Change in the Weather
Goat - Chukua Pesa
Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin - Savanne
Jim Nothing - Yellow House
Varda - Intrusive Thoughts & Late Nights
Santigold - Fall First
Body Beat Ritual - Disco Ghost
TE KAAHU - Pai Maarire
Theia - Pray 4 Me
Black Market Karma - Heady Ideas (Joakim Åhlund Remix)
Roidz - TRU LUV (i quit)
Les Big Byrd - I Gave It All Up For You
Neil MacLeod - Mouthshut (Proteins of Magic Remix)
Rozi Plain - Agreeing For Two feat. Alabaster DePlume
For our last Political Commentary of the year, Rosetta and Milly catch up with Lara to recap 2025 and chat about what to look out for in 2026 - election year! Whakarongo mai nei.
Today on Ready Steady Learn, Rosetta and Milly chat with Kavishan Ranatunga, who is a PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering, and is studying the potential for volcanic rock alternatives to cement, to reduce carbon emissions. 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!
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
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