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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.

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 23, 2020

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 23, 2020 95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 23, 2020, 323.28 MB
Thu 23 Jul 2020

Today on your bFM Breakfast: Big Breakfast for us this morning; kicking the show off with a chat to the Prime Minister after another hectic week of politics; Natalies talks everyone's favourite condiments on Breakfast Food; Hanelle and Gaby from Sis join us to chat about the new show on Comedy Central; Troy's got some tasty selections From The Crate; and Bailey Wiley pops in with her bubba Dallas for a chat about the Northern Bass line up. 

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 22, 2020

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 22, 2020 95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 22, 2020, 319.22 MB
Wed 22 Jul 2020

Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rob's hanging out with Rachel and Tess after a lovely holiday; The Mind Trench brings us tales of cats and a quick poem; Native Bush pops into the studio ahead of Deep Dive Festival; Tim's got vegetables and dessert on Mediabatt; and Amelia talks spoonerisms on Word Salad.

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 21, 2020

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 21, 2020 95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 21, 2020, 317.57 MB
Tue 21 Jul 2020

Today on your bFM Breakfast: Tuesday morning brings us great tunes, and delicious coffee; one intelligent listener gets Second Guessing on the first try; His Worship chats budget, water and the Shovel Ready investment; we've got Max Currie, Director of Rūrangi, in the studio for bMovies; Penelope Noir caught one of the Fashun films, Martin Margiela: In His Own Words; and Amit Barde talks virtual reality in this strange world we're living in. 

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 20, 2020

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 20, 2020 95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 20, 2020, 319.49 MB
Mon 20 Jul 2020

Today on your bFM Breakfast: Nothing like a bit of jazz for your Wake Up Call on a Monday; Rupert helps us with our money after the weekend; Chabs and Milky join us to talk electronics and live streaming; Suri reviews A Burning; and Justine helps us through the weird world of employment. 

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 17, 2020

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 17, 2020 95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 17, 2020, 320.09 MB
Fri 17 Jul 2020

Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's Drive Island day and safe to say we're thrilled; Fabian Fanboy is not on the wrong side of tinsletown this morning; Dr. Kirsten Zemke dives into Brit Pop; Theia joins catches up with us about her Te Reo classes and a new remixed single; Zoë dials in with her theatre reckons; and a final Sunday Painter teaches us how to dismantle a chair. See you all at Drive Island tonight!

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 16, 2020

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 16, 2020 95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 16, 2020, 319.19 MB
Thu 16 Jul 2020

Today on your bFM Breakfast: Tess and Rach are reunited in the studio; Rod Oram wades through all the National Party dramas; Nat joins us with another hero veg, pumpkin; Troy's got some fresh selections From The Crate; and Natural Ange reminds us to slow things down. Nothing like a bunch of prizes to brighten up this gloomy day.

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 15, 2020

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 15, 2020 95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 15, 2020, 321.68 MB
Wed 15 Jul 2020

Today on your bFM Breakfast: Sarah's riding shotgun, Rob's brought us walking sharks and a poem about poetry on 'The Mind Trench', Tim's talking politics on 'Mediabatt', and Amelia's speaking Polari on 'Word Salad'. Plus we have a chat with ol' mate Emily Edrosa about her brand new single! Tune in e te whānau. 

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 14, 2020

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 14, 2020 95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 14, 2020, 322.67 MB
Tue 14 Jul 2020

Today on your bFM Breakfast: one heckin' packed show! Mayor Phil Goff fills us in on the Emergency Budget, we  hear all about the APRA Silver Scroll top 20 songs from Lydia Jenkin, Anna Marbrook comes in to talk about her film 'Loimata: The Sweetest Tears', Maria Walls gives us the what's what on 'Jesus Shows You The Way To The Highway', and The Beths' 'Jump Rope Gazers' is this week's 'Short Player'. Phew! 

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 13, 2020

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 13, 2020 95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 13, 2020, 318.71 MB
Mon 13 Jul 2020

Today on your bFM Breakfast: It’s a new week and anything is possible… especially when our guide is Rupert Carlyon! He gives us some more financial advice this week in Home Economics; Taylor MacGregor gets us excited for Deep Dive Festival; Jenna Todd’s got all the best new Korean novels in Loose Reads; and Justine Sachs talks student unions and how we can rely on them in Red Dead Redemption.

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 10, 2020

95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 10, 2020 95bFM Breakfast with Rachel: July 10, 2020, 321.29 MB
Fri 10 Jul 2020

Today on your bFM Breakfast: We made it to Friday and what a way to celebrate with a new album from The Beths; Fabian Fanboy dials in with his top picks for the film fest; Dr. Kirsten Zemke returns to the studio for cuppa coffee and some Weeb music; Dhanuun joins us for a chat about the upcoming Empowerment Festival; Tangata Unite; Zoë returns with some theatre recommendations; another Sunday Painter teaches us about duvet painting; and Laura Borrowdale joins us in studio to chat about her book Sex, With Animals.

From The Crate: July 11th, 2025

From The Crate: July 11th, 2025 From The Crate: July 11th, 2025, 30.73 MB
Fri 11 Jul 2025
Cam's picks for today include tracks from Tami Neilson's forthcoming album Neon Cowgirl,  The Circling Sun's Orbit, and Kokoroko's Tuff Times Never Last.
 
Selections:
Tami Neilson - Neon Cowgirl (ft. Neil Finn) 
The Circling Sun - Mizu
Kokoroko - Just Can’t Wait 
 

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: July 11, 2025

Travelling Tunes w/ Dr. Kirsten Zemke: July 11, 2025 Kirsten Zemke: July 11, 2025, 26.39 MB
Fri 11 Jul 2025

Dr Kirsten Zemke phones into the studio to have a yarn with Annabel and Callum about jazz scat vocals and is evolution this morning on Travelling Tunes

Playlist:
Dizzy Gillespie - Oop-Pop-A-Da (1947-1994 Remastered)
Tania María - Yatra – Ta (1981)
Mark Murphy - Bebop Lives (Boplicity) (2015)
 

Viewmaster w/ Litia Tuiburelevu: July 11, 2025

Viewmaster w/ Litia Tuiburelevu: July 11, 2025 Viewmaster w/ Litia Tuiburelevu: July 11, 2025, 19.21 MB
Fri 11 Jul 2025

The weekly telly review with Litia, whakarongo mai nei!

Political Commentary with David Slack: July 10, 2025

Political Commentary with David Slack: July 10, 2025 Political Commentary with David Slack: July 10, 2025, 28.24 MB
Thu 10 Jul 2025

David finally clocks the reference in the Political Commentary introduction and discusses how former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern may be called in front of the Royal Commission investigating New Zealand's Covid-19 pandemic to give evidence on the government's response, as well as the discourse in the political and media sphere.

What's Up w/ Steve Abel: July 9, 2025

What's Up w/ Steve Abel: July 9, 2025 What's Up w/ Steve Abel: July 9, 2025, 12.58 MB
Wed 9 Jul 2025

Ready Steady Learn w/ Dr Alicia Didsbury: July 8, 2025

Ready Steady Learn w/ Dr Alicia Didsbury: July 8, 2025 Ready Steady Learn w/ Dr Alicia Didsbury: July 8, 2025, 41.07 MB
Tue 8 Jul 2025

Dr Alicia Didsbury, a research fellow in the Faculty of Science, joins Hugh Sundae in the studio to chat about her research into cell and gene based therapies for Cancer treatment. 

Thanks to the University of Auckland.

Fashun w/ Penelope Noir: July 7, 2025

Fashun w/ Penelope Noir: July 7, 2025 Fashun w/ Penelope Noir: July 7, 2025, 22.08 MB
Mon 7 Jul 2025

This week Penelope Noir phones in to delve into battle jackets and how the style evolved within subcultures, particularly Punk, from the '70s until today. Whakarongo mai nei!

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: July 7, 2025

Loose Reads w/ Jenna: July 7, 2025 Loose Reads w/ Jenna: July 7, 2025, 15.73 MB
Mon 7 Jul 2025

This week Jenna reviews the new novel from Jamaican/U.K. author William Rayfet HunterSunstruck. It's a sun-drenched yet turbulent novel and marks a bold debut for Hunter. Whakarongo mai nei!

Guest Interview w/ Paolo Bertolin for NZIFF '25: July 7, 2025

Guest Interview w/ Paolo Bertolin for NZIFF '25: July 7, 2025 Guest Interview w/ Paolo Bertolin for NZIFF '25: July 7, 2025, 12.85 MB
Mon 7 Jul 2025

Sam Harmony speaks with festival director Paolo Bertolin just after the announce of this year's programme and that 95bFM is veeeery stoked to be presenting Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival for 2025. It's a stacked programme, so whakarongo mai nei to Sam and Paolo's kōrero on this year's curation.

From The Crate: July 4, 2025

From The Crate: July 4, 2025 From The Crate: July 4, 2025, 33.3 MB
Fri 4 Jul 2025

Thanks to Southbound Records!