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Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's early, but we're awake, just... Must be time for coffee; Rob's got the most intelligent sentence he's ever spoken for us, this morning; Maria dials in to talk the film of a serial killer; and the leader of the opposition, Simon Bridges, chats to Mikey about all things oppositional. And yeah, Mikey just can't believe Tess tried to put her lunch in the shower. Silliness.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's early, but we're awake, just... Must be time for coffee; Rob's got the most intelligent sentence he's ever spoken for us, this morning; Maria dials in to talk the film of a serial killer; and the leader of the opposition, Simon Bridges, chats to Mikey about all things oppositional. And yeah, Mikey just can't believe Tess tried to put her lunch in the shower. Silliness.
Alt - J - Warm Foothills
Day Wave - Stuck
Santigold - Chasing Shadows
The Dodos - SW3
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
FKA Twigs - Pendulum
Coldcut & Hexstatic - Timber
Aldous Harding - Beast
Two Cartoons - Less People (Less Traffic)
Smashing Pumpkins - Galapogos
Blu Fish - Scenic Drive
Kurt Vile - Puppet To The Man
infadels - Girl That Speaks No Words (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Mix)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Mike feels inspired after Def Leppard, by Concord Dawn; Mike steps outside the house and into the park with his What Am I, this morning; His Worship talks to Mikey about remembering those who fought for our country; Sam comes in to talk a happy little number, The Good Place; and Tayaza Fadason, PhD student at the Liggins Institute, teaches to Mikey about newly found forms of DNA and the magical world of science. What a lovely morning we've had here.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Mike feels inspired after Def Leppard, by Concord Dawn; Mike steps outside the house and into the park with his What Am I, this morning; His Worship talks to Mikey about remembering those who fought for our country; Sam comes in to talk a happy little number, The Good Place; and Tayaza Fadason, PhD student at the Liggins Institute, teaches to Mikey about newly found forms of DNA and the magical world of science. What a lovely morning we've had here.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's Monday, the teachers are striking and summer is coming in at all angles, according to Mikey; Pennie drops in to talk the 'Y-front', Tess is horrified and Mike just doesn't really see their purpose; Jenna joins us to talk another book shortlisted for the Man Booker prize, Everything Under; and Natural Ange tells Tess off for having Coco Pops for dinner, oops. A healthy diet starts with 95bFM Breakfast.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's Monday, the teachers are striking and summer is coming in at all angles, according to Mikey; Pennie drops in to talk the 'Y-front', Tess is horrified and Mike just doesn't really see their purpose; Jenna joins us to talk another book shortlisted for the Man Booker prize, Everything Under; and Natural Ange tells Tess off for having Coco Pops for dinner, oops. A healthy diet starts with 95bFM Breakfast.
The Smiths - This Charming Man
Tiny Ruins - Olympic Girls
Little Dragon - Klapp Klapp
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Hysteric
Nirvana - School
The Middle East - Blood
Straitjacket Fits - She Speeds
Bad Sav - Buy Something New
Dalvanius and The Fascinations - Voodoo Lady (Disco Version)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's Friday and Mikey's sippin' on an iced coffee, ooooh fancy; crossing to Fabian in Hollywood after some sad news, but there are still movie reviews; we've got a special show announcement, even Sarah's here for this one; Dr. Kirsten Zemke is talking listener requests for instruments; and Johanna talks theatre, for the last time this year, noooo! But it's still a happy Friday here, folks.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's Friday and Mikey's sippin' on an iced coffee, ooooh fancy; crossing to Fabian in Hollywood after some sad news, but there are still movie reviews; we've got a special show announcement, even Sarah's here for this one; Dr. Kirsten Zemke is talking listener requests for instruments; and Johanna talks theatre, for the last time this year, noooo! But it's still a happy Friday here, folks.
Vampire Weekend - White Sky
OutKast - SpottieOttieDopaliscious
Leon Bridges - Better Man
Girlpool - Where You Sink
Dimmer - Can't Cut Through
Jamila Woods - Giovanni
Kosheen - Hide U
Jeff Buckley - I Shall Be Released (over the phone to WMFU Radio show)
Julien Baker - Ballad of Big Nothing
Kelela - LSDXOXO_TRUTH OR DARE_123 BPM
christoph el' truento - Hoohaa
Two Cartoons - Less People (Less Traffic)
Yoko-Zuna - Take Me To Your Leader feat. MeloDownz
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's a big Breakfast this morning, filled with special guest and snazzy tunes; David Slack joins Mikey to go over the US Midterm Elections and all that, yikes; Aaron Maclean from Stone Soup Syndicate looks at the world from the lens of food, ooooh delicious; Mike and Jasmine aka Being. talk songwriting and all those musical building blocks; and Troy brings in some more ~jazz~ and all sorts of goodies. Jam-packed Breakfast for y'all.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's a big Breakfast this morning, filled with special guest and snazzy tunes; David Slack joins Mikey to go over the US Midterm Elections and all that, yikes; Aaron Maclean from Stone Soup Syndicate looks at the world from the lens of food, ooooh delicious; Mike and Jasmine aka Being. talk songwriting and all those musical building blocks; and Troy brings in some more ~jazz~ and all sorts of goodies. Jam-packed Breakfast for y'all.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's all go this morning, Rob's talking multiple brains, and limbs. Oh and politics, ngreat varied topics as always; Mike catches up with the PM about all the strikes, changes, and Kiwibuild; Maria talks The Breaker Uppers, does she actually like it? Hmm; and those banks, are they any good, Shamubeel? Find out on Home Economics with the expert. What a hyped up show this morning, wowee!
Playlist
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's all go this morning, Rob's talking multiple brains, and limbs. Oh and politics, ngreat varied topics as always; Mike catches up with the PM about all the strikes, changes, and Kiwibuild; Maria talks The Breaker Uppers, does she actually like it? Hmm; and those banks, are they any good, Shamubeel? Find out on Home Economics with the expert. What a hyped up show this morning, wowee!
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Mike joins us, ears still ringing from all the Guyfawkes joy he shared last night; an early catch up with His Worship, this morning, and most importantly, Phil tells us about his chains; Mikey's stumps the listeners with another tough What Am I; and Dr. Erin Leitao comes in to talk sand, how timely as we step in NZ's beautiful summer; and of course, great tunes to kick of your Tuesday.
Playlist
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Mike joins us, ears still ringing from all the Guyfawkes joy he shared last night; an early catch up with His Worship, this morning, and most importantly, Phil tells us about his chains; Mikey's stumps the listeners with another tough What Am I; and Dr. Erin Leitao comes in to talk sand, how timely as we step in NZ's beautiful summer; and of course, great tunes to kick of your Tuesday.
Big Red Machine - Forest Green
Home Brew - Space feat. Esther Stephens
Bon Iver - 22 (OVER S∞∞N)
TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me
Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Queens Of The Stone Age - Feel Good Hit Of The Summer
Today on your bFM Breakfast: The day has finally come, happy Guyfawkes folks! Mikey's got a Wake Up Call perfect for all your explosive needs; Kiran joins Mike in studio to talk the winner of the Man Booker prize, and Tess is definitely convinced by this weeks review; prizes galore, and we're kicking off Monday with Homo Deus, the sequel to Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens. Woot!
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: The day has finally come, happy Guyfawkes folks! Mikey's got a Wake Up Call perfect for all your explosive needs; Kiran joins Mike in studio to talk the winner of the Man Booker prize, and Tess is definitely convinced by this weeks review; prizes galore, and we're kicking off Monday with Homo Deus, the sequel to Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens. Woot!
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Kicking off Friday with some bangin' tunes before one of the most explosive weekends of the year, Mike is well and truely excited for Guyfawkes; Fabian's dialing in from Hollywood to talk Bohemian Rhapsody; the Dr. in Music examines the Lute today; we complete Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, for those long-time listeners; and Johanna pops in to catch up with Mike over what's hot in theatre this week. Today's show features a number of firework sounds, and prizes galore, what more could you want... Right?
Playlist
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Kicking off Friday with some bangin' tunes before one of the most explosive weekends of the year, Mike is well and truely excited for Guyfawkes; Fabian's dialing in from Hollywood to talk Bohemian Rhapsody; the Dr. in Music examines the Lute today; we complete Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, for those long-time listeners; and Johanna pops in to catch up with Mike over what's hot in theatre this week. Today's show features a number of firework sounds, and prizes galore, what more could you want... Right?
Sylvan Esso - Kick Jump Twist (Machinedrum remix)
Street Chant - Salad Daze
Young Disciples - Apparently Nothin' (Soul River)
Day Wave - Stuck
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Reunion
Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles
Soma - Krila Deluxe
Anderson .Paak - Come Down
Public Service Broadcasting Ltd - They Gave Me a Cup
Nightmares On Wax,Andrew Ashong,Sadie Walker - Look Up
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's breakfast time! And we've even got food this time... Very exciting; Mike catches up with Jennifer Curtin, do you think we can trust our politicals, folks? Hmm; Akiko Kurematsu comes in with a traditional Japanese breakfast for Tess and Mikey, oh and Sarah, and Kelly, yum guys; Troy has also got some tunes from Japan, it's a coincidence; and we're nearly finished with Sapiens, the whole book. Time flies when you're enjoying the 95bFM Breakfast show.
Playlist
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's breakfast time! And we've even got food this time... Very exciting; Mike catches up with Jennifer Curtin, do you think we can trust our politicals, folks? Hmm; Akiko Kurematsu comes in with a traditional Japanese breakfast for Tess and Mikey, oh and Sarah, and Kelly, yum guys; Troy has also got some tunes from Japan, it's a coincidence; and we're nearly finished with Sapiens, the whole book. Time flies when you're enjoying the 95bFM Breakfast show.
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!
Rosetta and Milly phone up our lovely mates down in Te Whanganui a Tara at Radio Active, Sunaina and Emma! They catch up on the Aotearoa Alternative Awards, and what's happening across the Capital and up in Tāmaki. 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
For our last catch up of the year, Rosetta and Milly have a kōrero with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson to chat about the newly announced Te Ara Urutau – Climate and Emergency Ready Fund. They also cover some of the Council's goals for the new year. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly are joined in the studio by the wonderful team behind In The Pitts (aka bFM alumni Rachel, Zoë, Annabel and Callum) - a visual podcast that launched this year to document the Aotearoa indie music scene. They're up in studio to chat about their 2025 Yearbook - which you can pick up in zine-format at Public Bar tonight! Whakarongo mai nei.
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