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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rach and Tess are wading through Auckland's humidity; Second Guessing gets snapped up straight off the bat; the Mayor dials in to talk through some of the issues facing Tāmaki at the moment; Tanya Muagututi'a and Tigilau Ness pop into the studio to talk about 50 years of the Polynesian Panthers, and how that ties into the Auckland Arts Festival; Victoria and Renaye pop in to talk about performing Contractions; Short Player features Jazmine Mary's beautiful new record; and Dr. Zach Carter pops in to talk us through his research around Pest Free 2050.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rach and Tess are wading through Auckland's humidity; Second Guessing gets snapped up straight off the bat; the Mayor dials in to talk through some of the issues facing Tāmaki at the moment; Tanya Muagututi'a and Tigilau Ness pop into the studio to talk about 50 years of the Polynesian Panthers, and how that ties into the Auckland Arts Festival; Victoria and Renaye pop in to talk about performing Contractions; Short Player features Jazmine Mary's beautiful new record; and Dr. Zach Carter pops in to talk us through his research around Pest Free 2050.
Jazmine Mary - Fool
Bressa Creeting Cake - All The Cars
Nana Yamato - Under the Cherry Moon
The Raincoats - No One's Little Girl
June Jones - Remember
Luna Li - cloud castle
Vanessa Worm - Tiny Revolutions
DAWN - Bussifame
Kaytranada - Caution
Anika Pyle - Blame
Pauline Anna Strom - Tropical Rainforest
Merk - GOD
Midnight Sister - Wednesday Baby
Moontype - About You
Anna B Savage - Two
Unity Pacific - Rock Away feat. Che Fu
Hysterical Love Project - Psychic Nausea
Marlon Williams - Party Boy
Virginia Wing - Soft Fruit
The Weather Station - Loss
Polaroids of Polarbears - There's No Reasons I Know
Blaze The Emperor - H-Town feat. Raiza Biza
Brian Tamaki and the Kool Aid Kids - Tunnel Vision
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rach and Tess are sending big love to Ōtautahi today; Penelope Noir talks about the legend that is Grace Jones on Fashun; Suri talks us through the latest non-fiction book she's been reading, Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World, by Simon Winchester; and Justine helps us with all your union queries over the last week.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rach and Tess are sending big love to Ōtautahi today; Penelope Noir talks about the legend that is Grace Jones on Fashun; Suri talks us through the latest non-fiction book she's been reading, Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World, by Simon Winchester; and Justine helps us with all your union queries over the last week.
Gabriel Rios - La torre feat. Devendra Banhart
Ashaye - Dreaming [Jungle Mix]
Mads Harrop - Time
Cassandra Jenkins - Hard Drive
Motte - Give It To Me
SOPHIE - BIPP [Autechre Mx]
Goat Girl - They Bite On You
The Veils - Nux Vomica
Lawrence Arabia - The 03
imugi 이무기 - Memories
Grace Jones - Warm Leatherette
Ben Woods - Body Rhyme
Grrrl Gang - Honey, Baby
Hoorsees - Get Tired
David Adison - Knice
Hen Ogledd - Space Golf
Marlon Williams - Vampire Again [Live at Auckland Town Hall]
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rach and Tess are kicking off Friday with a nice cuppa coffee; Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings us the Space Disco to get us in the mood for the weekend; Sam reviews Search Party, that show everyone's been telling him to watch; and Ellie from Goat Girl dials in all the way from the UK for a chat about the new album.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rach and Tess are kicking off Friday with a nice cuppa coffee; Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings us the Space Disco to get us in the mood for the weekend; Sam reviews Search Party, that show everyone's been telling him to watch; and Ellie from Goat Girl dials in all the way from the UK for a chat about the new album.
Fazerdaze - Jennifer - Clarence Chan Remix
Nick Hakim - QADIR - BADBADNOTGOOD Remix
Virginia Wing - Moon Turn Tides
imugi 이무기 - Swimming feat. Hans
STR4TA - Rhythm In Your Mind
Lost Girls - Menneskekollektivet
Wax Chattels - In My Mouth
Typical Girls - Tension
Ty Segall, White Fence - Body Behaviour
Hysterical Love Project - Psychic Nausea
DAWN - Bussifame
Asha Puthli - Space Talk
Wet Specimen - The Fly
L V J - YESS!
Moodymann - Let Me In feat. Andres and Sky Covington
Rat Columns - It's Your Time (To Suffer Now)
Octo Octa - Spell For Nature
Garland of Hours - Saskatchewan
Wolf Alice - Don’t Delete The Kisses
Jazmine Mary - Fool
BEING. - High In Mind
Sheep, Dog & Wolf - Periphesence
DEBBY FRIDAY - Runnin
Blaze The Emperor - H-Town feat. Raiza Biza
Goat Girl - The Crack
Goat Girl - Badibaba
CHAI - Action
Bill Callahan and Bonnie Prince Billy - The Wild Kindness feat. Cassie Berman
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Another beautiful day in Tāmaki Makaurau; Professor Jennifer Curtin dials in to give us some Political Commentary after quite the week; the spicy season is upon us, and Nat talks through some chilli recipes; Jed Parsons dials in to catch up with Rach about his new album, Brunch; and Sarah gives us a run down of some new tracks on the bFM playlist. Happy Level Two folks!
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Another beautiful day in Tāmaki Makaurau; Professor Jennifer Curtin dials in to give us some Political Commentary after quite the week; the spicy season is upon us, and Nat talks through some chilli recipes; Jed Parsons dials in to catch up with Rach about his new album, Brunch; and Sarah gives us a run down of some new tracks on the bFM playlist. Happy Level Two folks!
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Nothing like that first morning coffee to kick start the show; the Prime Minister dials in to catch up with Rach for the first time in this new year; Rob's talking Weetabix, beans, Twitter and beer; Rachel was lucky enough to have a chat with Femi Kuti and Made Kuti; Tim runs us through the media news; and Gregg from Big Scout chats to us about the new single. Nice to see the sunshine return!
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Nothing like that first morning coffee to kick start the show; the Prime Minister dials in to catch up with Rach for the first time in this new year; Rob's talking Weetabix, beans, Twitter and beer; Rachel was lucky enough to have a chat with Femi Kuti and Made Kuti; Tim runs us through the media news; and Gregg from Big Scout chats to us about the new single. Nice to see the sunshine return!
T. G. Shand - The Ease
Skullcrusher - Song For Nick Drake
moon - Inna Dance feat. Sticky Dub
Fela Kuti and Afrika 70 - Shakara - Edit
Nana Yamato - Do You Wanna
Guardian Singles - Being Alone [Live at Drive Island 17/07/20]
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rach and Tess have been cooking up a storm and are ready to share their delectable treats; Second Guessing brings us some creamed rice; the Mayor talks us through the Alert Level changes in Auckland; Ana, aka Kōtiro, dials in to catch up with Rach about her new EP; Zoë fills us in on some epic virtual theatre; Short Player features David Adison's 'David Addison'; and Samantha from the University of Auckland talks us through ‘enabling’ human-computer interfaces as natural extensions of our body,
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rach and Tess have been cooking up a storm and are ready to share their delectable treats; Second Guessing brings us some creamed rice; the Mayor talks us through the Alert Level changes in Auckland; Ana, aka Kōtiro, dials in to catch up with Rach about her new EP; Zoë fills us in on some epic virtual theatre; Short Player features David Adison's 'David Addison'; and Samantha from the University of Auckland talks us through ‘enabling’ human-computer interfaces as natural extensions of our body,
mind and behaviour. Phew.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: As Auckland enters another Level Three lockdown, we're here to keep you company through the airwaves with some comforting tunes; Pennie dials in with some hot tips for Fashun related things to watch; Jenna's got books for you to read; and Justine answers all your work related woes on Red Dead Redemption. We're here for you!
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: As Auckland enters another Level Three lockdown, we're here to keep you company through the airwaves with some comforting tunes; Pennie dials in with some hot tips for Fashun related things to watch; Jenna's got books for you to read; and Justine answers all your work related woes on Red Dead Redemption. We're here for you!
Sharon Van Etten - On Your Way Now
Moontype - Ferry
Kenny Sterling - Roses, Sunshine & Honey
P.H.F. - Ballerina feat. YOUR ANGEL
The Beths - What's The Matter With You
The Weather Station - Tried To Tell You
Goat Girl - Badibaba
PJ Harvey - Good Fortune - Demo
Crap Date - 600 Abs
Black Country, New Roads - Athens, France
Brown Boy Magik - Touch feat. Coco Solid
Ragga Twins - Shine Eye
Eden Burns - Intro Manus
Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams - Devil's Daughter
Che Fu - Waka
N. T. Honey - Run Away
Palberta - In Again
The Rapture - House Of Jealous Lovers
Whang Bo Ryung - What Is Love
Anika Pyle - Monarch Butterflies
Arlo Parks - Too Good
Prefab Sprout - Bonny
Gordon Koang - South Sudan [Andras House Remix]
June Jones - Home
Ryley Walker, Kikagaku Moyo - Shrinks the Day
Jazmine Mary - Dancer
Dima Pantyushin & Sasha Lipsky - Telephone
Shannon Lay - Death Up Close - Live
Femi Kuti - You Can't Fight Corruption With Corruption
Ha the Unclear - (All of Our Friends Have Moved to) Australia
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Friday has a arrived and Rick assured us it'll be a sunny weekend; Fabian Fanboy talks us through the latest releases; Dr. Kirsten Zemke returns from her holiday to bring us Sea Shanties; Skye pops in to talk us through Te Whare Kapua, and 30 years of Massive Company; and Ben Woods dials in to talk us through his new single. Enjoy the sunshine!
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Friday has a arrived and Rick assured us it'll be a sunny weekend; Fabian Fanboy talks us through the latest releases; Dr. Kirsten Zemke returns from her holiday to bring us Sea Shanties; Skye pops in to talk us through Te Whare Kapua, and 30 years of Massive Company; and Ben Woods dials in to talk us through his new single. Enjoy the sunshine!
Samara Alofa - Kokako
Photay - Roaming
Hand Habits - i believe in you
Shygirl - TASTY [LSDXOXO Remix]
O & THE MO - Pistachio Moon
Surf Friends - Good Thing
Black Country, New Road - Instrumental
Phoebs & Maxwell Owin - Come With The Ragga (Original Mix)
N. T. Honey - Run Away
T. G. Shand - The Ease
Madeline Kenney - Wasted Time
Sheep, Dog & Wolf - Periphesence
Yu Su - Melaleuca
Cool Sounds - Church Bells
Yves Jarvis - Projection
Theia & Vayne - CREEP
Amamelia - Primavera
Guardian Singles - Midnight Swim [Live at Drive Island 17/07/20]
Sarah Mary Chadwick - I Was Much Better At Being Young Than You Are
Today on your bFM Breakfast: We're hitting the ground running with Political Commentary with Rod Oram this morning; Nat's got zucchini recipes to share with us, mmm; Che Fu popped up to bFM to catch up with Rach ahead of the Return of the Navigator tour; Troy's got some jazzy hits From The Crate; and Sarah brings us some of the playlist tracks she's been loving.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: We're hitting the ground running with Political Commentary with Rod Oram this morning; Nat's got zucchini recipes to share with us, mmm; Che Fu popped up to bFM to catch up with Rach ahead of the Return of the Navigator tour; Troy's got some jazzy hits From The Crate; and Sarah brings us some of the playlist tracks she's been loving.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: How about this humidity in Tāmaki, eh? We're feeling it; National Party Deputy Leader, Dr. Shane Reti, dials in to catch up with Rachel after Waitangi weekend; Rob talks us through a good cry on The Mind Trench; Jo and Jessie pop in talk about Cook Thinks Again; we've got some media news to indulge in with Tim Batt; and we're jumping on board the nautical terms on Word Salad.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: How about this humidity in Tāmaki, eh? We're feeling it; National Party Deputy Leader, Dr. Shane Reti, dials in to catch up with Rachel after Waitangi weekend; Rob talks us through a good cry on The Mind Trench; Jo and Jessie pop in talk about Cook Thinks Again; we've got some media news to indulge in with Tim Batt; and we're jumping on board the nautical terms on Word Salad.
Bill Callahan & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Miracles feat. Ty Segall [Johnnie Frierson Cover]
Xiu Xiu - A Bottle of Rum feat. Liz Harris
Garland of Hours - Word Versus
N. T. Honey - Running with Wolves
Leaping Tiger, Amamelia - Figures feat. Lévyne
Farhot - Kalun
serpentwithfeet - Fellowship feat. Sampha & Lil Silva
Shame - 6/1
Navy Blue - Post Panic!
Tele Novella - Paper Crown
Prince - Sign O' The Times
SOPHIE - It's Okay to Cry
Garbage - #1 Crush
Emily Edrosa - Circle Of Love [Steve Miller Band Cover]
Dartz - 1 OUTS CAPTAIN COOK
O & THE MO - Peaches
Warpaint - The Brakes
Fimo - You Love Me [Baby Zionov Cut]
Boss Hog - I Dig You
Mica Levi, Relax Kevin - Liquorice
MELODOWNZ - Money
The Supremes - Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart
Rosetta catches up with First Nations Artist Miss Kaninna, who is based out of Naarm in so-called Australia. Following the release of her debut EP Kaninna in 2024, Miss Kaninna has had a huge year of touring with the likes of Amyl And The Sniffers and Kneecap, and is heading back to Aotearoa in February, to play the last ever Splore! Whakarongo mai nei.
For our final catch up with The National Party of 2025, Rosetta and Milly have been declined interview requests by 16 Ministers. Rosetta catches up with Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey to chat about his recent comments regarding whether another hike in the alcohol levy is on the cards for 2026. Whakarongo mai nei!
Ladi6 joins Rosetta in the studio for a kōrero about her NYE House Party - taking over Whammy, Double Whammy and Public Bar to bring in 2026 the right way. The night features an all-star lineup of established icons and fresh talent including: Ladi6, Bailey Wiley, Benny Salvador, Christoph El Truento, DJ Pom, DJ Kerb, DylanBiscuit, Lijah, Mokomokai, and Nganeko. Whakarongo mai nei!
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!
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!
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.
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