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.
Pony Baby (the country music project of Jazmine Mary and Arahi) are in the studio to talk about their debut self titled album and their release tour to celebrate. Our Viewmaster Litia Tuiburelevu reviews a new series; The Boy, The Queen, and Everything in Between. Kaitlyn interviews Alex Cameron about his Australian summer and show at the Hollywood Avondale tonight with Roy Molloy. Whakarongo mai nei!
Max Harris gives us some Political Commentary about Te Tiriti legislation, cuts by the government to UNRWA, and AUKUS meetings. We yarn about croissants with Lucinda Bennett on Breakfast Food. Problems is in the studio all the way from the States to talk about his show with Michael Logie and Power Nap this weekend, as well as upcoming releases. Jim chats edible flowers on Greening Out. We recap your Top Ten. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rob Bollix takes us to the depths of The Mind Trench, discussing toxic mud and penguins. Tash, the curator of ‘Loud and Proud’ as part of Pride Month is in to talk about the event. Salene helps listeners with their heckers renting situations on A Room Of One's Own. Whakarongo mai nei!
Second Guessing is a classic- Dim guesses Rock Lobster from the B-52s. We share a conversation Stella had with Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age about their most recent record, In Times New Roman, and their tour to celebrate. Jefferson Chen and Yin-Chi are in for Stage Direction with Alice Canton to chat about This Room Is An Island, showing at Te Pou Theatre. PhD candidate at the Faculty of Engineering, Annecy Bal, is in for Ready Steady Learn to talk about her research testing New Zealand state highway bridges constructed pre-1965 to see how they will behave in the event of an earthquake. Whakarongo mai nei!
The crew from REPAIRS are in the studio to talk about the new music video for their latest track Map/ Territory. Our Viewmaster Litia Tuiburelevu reviews True Detective season four. Whakarongo mai nei!
It is our beloved Rachel's birthday! Send her your well wishes <3
On Political Commentary with Marc Daalder, Rachel speaks with him about Cabinet's first meeting of the year and politicians arriving at Rātana. Lucinda Bennett chats cool down kai on Breakfast Food. Hannah Everingham is in the studio to talk about her new single, Giving Up the Dog from her forthcoming album. Tusekah is in the studio to talk about her appearance at Big Fan Live tonight, her first performance in Auckland. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rob Bollix talks space and stuff on The Mind Trench. Liam of Lerm Werld is in the studio to chat about the kaupapa of the collective and their fourth iteration this weekend. Justine Sachs covers your union and employment questions on Red Dead Redemption. Whakarongo mai nei!
Second Guessing makes a triumphant return into 2024, and the stakes have been raised. Peter Cat Recording co. chats to Rachel about their show coming up at Neck of the Woods on Thursday. Āria Harrison-Sparke speaks to Alice Canton on Stage Direction about Shakespeare in the Park. Ready Steady Learn is with Katie Henderson, who tells us about her research into consumer perceptions of gene edited foods. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rachel is back in the building after a week of teaching at the ever-wholesome To The Front (Girls Rock Aotearoa) camp, and has brought some excellent tunage with her. Penelope Noir chats Balenciaga history on Fashun. Drummer (and sometimes vocalist) Hayden Fritchley, of Swallow the Rat is in the studio to talk about the new video for Chain Mail, and exciting gigs in the pipeline for the band, including South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. On Loose Reads, Jenna reviews The Librarianist, a gentle novel from Patrick deWitt. Whakarongo mai nei!
Jonny Long Hair is Breakfast Captain! From a trip down Big Day Out Memory Lane, to bringing callers on air, it's Friday all over. We check in with Candice down at Radio One on Breakfast Buffet. Jonny shares a yarn with D4VD, about his upcoming Laneway appearance. Litia is in today for the first Viewmaster of 2024 to review Emma Stone’s new show The Curse. Whakarongo mai nei!
Deano of HDU phones from Vienna to chat about the band's return to Aotearoa, new music (finger's crossed more to come) and their headline slot on this year's The Others Way fest!
Reuben Bonner phones-in from Bestie in St Kev's to chat to Jonny all about the announce of K'Rd's most beloved festie.That's right, The Others Way is back for 2025! Taking place on 29 November, the festival has another stellar line-up for you and this year will be shutting down an entire block on Karangahape Road for a brand new outdoor stage.
Jonny chats to Labour MP Deborah Russell about the budget and it's impacts on young people, beneficiaries, and whether it favours high-income earners over social equity.
Jonny chats to Dave and Robin about the annual FromThePit exhibition, in it's 7th inception this year. You can catch the exhibition online and across heaps of locations across Tāmaki Makaurau. Head over to their website to see photos and videos capturing epic moments in NZ music from some of our most talented and where you can view it in the flesh.
Get ready to learn all about how rocks can tell us about ancient climate catastrophes from PhD candidate Katie Gilchrist. Katie was part of a team from the School of Environment whose recent Antarctic expedition took samples from sedimentary and igneous rocks in order to better understand the conditions during an extinction event over 183 million years ago. Curious to learn more? Whakarongo mai nei, then head over here to read more about the trip, and Katie's research.
Jonny chats to Steve Simpson of the re-formed Tāmaki band Pash (pre-dating Steve's time on bFM too) who have recently played with Voom and will be supporting The Lemonheads this Wednesday night!