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.
Louise Delany, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago and member of Tax Justice Aotearoa New Zealand gives us some Political Commentary about National's proposed tax policy. We talk about noodles on Breakfast Food with Lucinda Bennett. Rachel speaks to Proteins of Magic about her new single Flesh It Out, which is out in the world today. And Greening Out with Jim is back, to help you prepare your garden for spring. We recap your Top Ten. Whakarongo mai nei!
On What's Up with Marama Davidson, Rachel speaks with the co-leader of the Green Party about the party's climate safe communities policy, their promise of $750m fund for flooding protection and recent polling. The Bard of Bollix shares more snack ideas (consumer beware), gives us a new poem and chats cryptoid hunting on The Mind Trench. Sam Flynn Scott and Luke Buda from the Phoenix Foundation talk about the announcement of the 20 year anniversary tour for Horse Power, kicking off in November, as well as the celebratory issuing of the album on vinyl. We do a deepdive on rules and regulations about political party hoardings on rentals with Salene on A Room Of One's Own. Whakarongo mai nei!
Stella mans the Brekky ship. On Isthmus'n That with Desley Simpson, the Deputy Mayor of Tāmaki Makaurau discusses the council governing body approving $2 billion recovery package to improve Auckland’s storm resilience and co-fund buyouts and New Zealand Fashion Week events in Auckland. Michael Hockey is in the studio for Stage Direction, chatting about his one-off return showing of To Be Frank at Basement Theatre to help him and the team take it to Naarm for the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Ready Steady Learn is with Sahan Jayatissa, a Doctoral Candidate at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute and a Teaching Fellow in Engineering Science is in the studio talking about his research where he’s created artificial stretchy muscle out of rubber. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Kara Jackson - brain
Current Bias - Yassify Tool
T.G. Shand - Notions
Aimee Mann - Freeway
Skila, Guilty Simpson - Money
Soft Plastics - Saturn Return
Stinky Jim - On The Ag (Strange Jim On The Blag Remix by Strange Flesh)
Penelope Noir chats about chef core on Fashun. Ron Gallipoli and Billie Fee are in the studio to talk about An Imposter, a song cycle and a melodrama opening at Basement Theatre tomorrow evening. Jenna reviews Booker Prize long-listed novel In Ascension, by Martin MacInnes on Loose Reads. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Pachyman - All Night Long feat. Winter
Courtney Barnett - Life Balance
Wild Nothing - Headlights On feat. Hatchie
Alvvays - Archie, Marry Me
Na Noise - Open The Door
Ebony Lamb - Salt Sand Sea
Kelela - Contact
Beastwars - High And Lonely (Nadia Reid cover)
DC Maxwell - Waiting For My Man to Come feat. Hariet Ellis
Office Dog - Gleam
The Phoenix Foundation - Going Fishing
TE KAAHU & Delaney Davidson - I Ngooku Moemoeaa
Feshh - Acetone
Half/Time - TV Show Cop
Clementine Valentine - Actors Tears
Ron Gallipoli - pigeons (demo)
Mermaidens - I like to be alone
Swallow the Rat - Terra Nullius
Sisters Underground - In the Neighbourhood
Jujulipps - Airplane Mode
The Naenae Express - Go Out And Vote
Mitski - Bug Like an Angel
SKILAA - Money feat. Guilty Simpson
Yard Act - The Trench Coat Museum (Radio Edit)
Haz & Miloux - March 12
Aphex Twin - Blackbox Life Recorder 22 [Parallax Mix]
Theia dials in from LA for a kōrero about her new single, DOLLHOUSE. On Travelling Tunes, Dr Kirsten Zemke brings us songs in 5/4 time. Salt Water Criminals chats about the incredibly exciting lineup dropped yesterday for The Others Way Festival. Our Viewmaster is Johanna Cosgrove, who explores Ti West films with Mia Goth - X and Pearl. Gussie from Mermaidens is dialling in from Germany for a kōrero about the Mermaidens lead single from their forthcoming album, I Like To Be Alone. Whakarongo mai nei!
Marc Daalder gives us some Political Commentary on political donations and whether there are enough regulations, as well as major policy announcements from parties recently and what they might spell for the tone of the election year. Lucinda Bennett returns from Naarm with some reckons on the fanciest nuts on Breakfast Food. Don McGlashan is in the studio to talk about the announcement that he’s a 2023 NZ Music Hall of Fame inductee. Hobby Goblins Annabel and Callum are back in the studio giving us their ‘last minute homework’ themed solar system dioramas. They took that brief very seriously, and eggs were sacrificed to the Goblin overlords. Brandon De La Cruz dials in from the states to talk about his new album, Two Kilos Of Blue. We recap your Top Ten. Whakarongo mai nei!
On What's Up with Nicola Willis, the deputy leader of the National Party speaks to Rachel about new policies from National regarding mobile phones in schools, transport and cancer drug funding. Rob Bollix takes us to The Mind Trench, which is filled with strawberry feather stars- which are less delightful looking than they sound. Pati AF is in the studio to talk about her upcoming gig, ‘The Happy Hour’ this Friday at Casette Nine. Salene advises the listeners on renting worries on A Room Of One's Own. Whakarongo mai nei!
Craig guesses a Lou Reed track from just one second of the song, and donates a can of berries to the City Mission. On Isthmus’n That with Desley Simpson, the Deputy Mayor speaks to Rachel about the FIFA Women's World Cup, the green compost bins across the city and voting from councillors to petition central government about transport decisions in Auckland. Jujulipps is in the studio chatting about her new single Airplane Mode, and its accompanying music video. During Stage Direction we cross live to Edinburgh where Alice Canton gives us a rundown of the artistic prowess going on over there right now. We also speak to Katie Shaw about their show 200 Minds, which opens at Basement Theatre tonight. I-Ting Chuang is on Ready Steady Learn from the School of Architecture and Planning for a chat about prioritising green spaces for those who need them most. Whakarongo mai nei!
We dip into some Fashun with Rogue Fashion Show NZ; Kat Aucamp and Billy Blamires are in the studio to talk about the runway show on August 25th. Monoga.my is in the studio selecting some tracks and chatting about bRave this Friday night where they'll play alongside Hasji, Kieran Tahir, Caru, Left Hand Loz and Birkenthot. On Loose Reads, Suri’s reviewing The Gospel of Orla: A Novel, by Eoghan Walls. Kasper and Macy are in to talk about Making Ends Meet: a benefit show for Auckland City Mission, on the 26th August at St Kevins Arcade, the underground. Whakarongo mai nei!
We zip through the SRN portal to have a Breakfast Buffet with Dave Borrie down at Ōtepoti's Radio One. Dr Kirsten Zemke talks to us about beatboxing on Travelling Tunes. D.C. Maxwell is in the studio for a kōrero about his debut album Lone Rider, which is out today. Litia Tuiburelevu, resident Viewmaster, reviews Boots Riley’s I’m a Virgo. Whakarongo mai nei!
For their bi-weekly kōrero with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, Rosetta and Milly ask Desley about public transport's role during the fuel crisis including Easter/ANZAC rail closures, and the future of the Avondale Racecourse. Whakarongo mai nei!
Natural Ange is back for a chat about strengthening your immunity as the seasons change, restless legs, magnesium, probiotics and more! Whakarongo mai nei!
Penelope Noir is on the line with Rosetta and Milly - concluding our series of uniform-related chats, this week talking about Firefighters! Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly are joined by Insula and Rizzo, chatting about the Tonic Collective Te-Ika-a-Māui tour - which arrives in Tāmaki this Saturday April 4, featuring performances Insula X Niph (AU), Hasji, Kraus, and Ludus. Whakarongo mai nei!
Hayden joins Rosetta and Milly for a chat about the most recently published reports from The Drug Foundation - covering off some key findings from the past year of drug checking! Whakarongo mai nei!
Lara joins Rosetta and Milly for a kōrero about all things fuel crisis, the state of the economy and inflation, and general public attitudes about the future. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly chat with Andrew and David, Festival Director and Music Programmer at Lōemis - an annual mid-winter, multi-sensory festival that takes over Te Whanganui a Tara in June. Whakarongo mai nei!
This week on Ready Steady Learn, Rosetta and Milly are joined by research fellow at the Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society Ngā Ara Whetū, Faculty of Science - Dr Ariel Heswall. She chats with Rosetta and Milly about her research in what colour plastics penguins are most attracted to. Whakarongo mai nei!