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.
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Fabian Fanboy dials up with what's good in new movies in Fabian's Hollywood; Dr. Kirsten Zemke is in the studio talking Cool Jazz in Travelling Tunes; legendary Dianne Swan comes in to chat about her brand new album, The War on Peace of Mind; Sam Sinnott has some good TV recommendations in Viewmaster; and Soft Plastics' Laura phones up to talk about their brand new track Loozer! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
serpentwithfeet - Sailors’ Superstition
Lucy Dacus - Hot & Heavy
LEAO - AFIAFI
Amamelia - The F in FM Stands For Flute [Eyeliner Wonderland Mix]
Fimo - You Love Me [Baby Zionov Cut]
Jayda G - All I Need - DJ Kicks
Nadia Reid - Get the Devil Out
Sheep, Dog & Wolf - Deep Crescents
Na Noise - Bad Dreams
adam tukiri - Anna (On My Life) feat. Rizván
Toots and the Maytals - Pressure Drop
Merk - Something New
Van Staden & Böhm (VSB) - Spirit Level
Dianne Swann - Rare Good Feeling
Lion Dixon - Luv
Fiona Apple - Love More (Sharon Van Etten cover)
Wurld Series - Moat
Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 & Tim Shiel - Body of Water (What Is Love) 一线之间
Louisa Nicklin - Water Around Her
Soft Plastics - I Love My Wife
Soft Plastics - Loozer
Sons of Kemet - Hustle feat. Kojey Radical & Lianne La Havas
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Natalie Guest pops into the studio for her last ever Breakfast Food; Rachel chats to Eyeliner about their remix of Amamelia's The F In FM Stands For Flute (out tomorrow!); and Sarah brings a fantastic Praise of Songs to the table giving us the lowdown of the goodness on the bFM Playlist! Whakarongo mai!
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: The Prime Minister phones up the studio for her monthly chat in What's Up with Jacinda Ardern; Rob Bollix fools us all in The Mind Trench; Andrea Low pops into studio to have a chat about a new exhibition at the Auckland Museum, Tāmaki Herenga Waka; Tim Batt leads us through the world of media inMediabatt;and Amelia D'Screte gets stuck into Mount Weasels inWord Salad!Whakarongo mai.
Playlist
The Zenmenn - Bamboo Garden
Jorge Elbrecht - Blocking Out The Horror
Lilith - Beach Mum
Zillas on Acid - From Afar - Vanessa Worm Remix
Courtney Barnett - Nameless, Faceless
Wurld Series - I See
Jun Kamoda - A Soul Grain
Baby Zionov - Jeremy [Magnetic Fields Cover]
Pulp - Disco 2000
Squid - Paddling [Edit]
Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
No Zu - Raw Vis Vision
Blair Parkes - step out
Wax Chattels - In My Mouth [Live at The Kings Arms 26/05/17]
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Mayor Phil Goff is on the line having a good chat about what's happening in Tāmaki Makaurau in Sounding Off with Phil Goff; bb Gurl joins us in studio to chat about Loud And Proud Festival and their new track; and we learn about spinal chords in Ready Steady Learn with Darren Svirskis! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Mara TK - Bad Meditation
Clear Path Ensemble - Drip [Borrowed CS Remix]
Blair Parkes - step out
Jayda G - All I Need (DJ Kicks)
BLKCITY - Pogba
Phodiso - Usain
N. T. Honey - Suspicious Cat
Nana Yamato - Burning Desire
Wax Chattels - Mindfulness
Crumb - Balloon
Opposite Sex - Robotica
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings
autocell - Glint
Weyes Blood - Titanic Risen
bb gurl - Get It Get It
bb gurl - msn ur luv feat. AP & Tei [Club Mix]
Merk - American Parties
Roisin Murphy - Assimilation
Brandn Shiraz - Already
Night Lunch - House Full of Shit
Night Lunch - House Full of Shit
adam tukiri - Anna (On My Life) feat. Rizván
Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg
Parquet Courts - Yonder Is Closer To The Heart
Pink & White Terraces - Lost Brothers (Tuākana Ngaro)
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Rachel's away in Pōneke, so 95bFM Top 10's Annabel takes up the reigns in the best way. In and amongst Annabel's tune picks there's all the usual good stuff. Penelope Noir talks kilts in Fashun, Jenna Todd tells us what's good on the shelves in Loose Reads, and Justine Sach's has got your back with all your workplace woes inRed Dead Redemption! Whakarongo mai, whānau!
Playlist
Anthonie Tonnon - Entertainment
Dry Cleaning - More Big Birds
La Favi & Dinamarca - Sana Sana
Japanese Breakfast - Posing in Bondage
Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime [Radio Edit]
Theia & Vayne - CREEP
PollyHill - Sweepstake feat. Church
Squirrel Flower - Hurt A Fly
nicholas Franchise - Sorry but I Think I'm in Love
Edward Castelow - Baby It's For You
Doprah - Lucid Visions
Pink & White Terraces - Lost Brothers (Tuākana Ngaro)
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Dr. Lara Greaves phones up to chat politics inPolitical Commentary; Natalie's here giving us all the best tips on making the perfect miso in Breakfast Food; School Strike 4 Climate's Jack Barlow pops into the studio to talk about the march up Queen Street tomorrow; and Amanda from Wax Chattels come up to talk about the Cross Street Music Fest! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
The Orielles - Rapid I - La Vita Olistica Version
Mermaidens - Soft Energy
Pond - Pink Lunettes
Anthonie Tonnon - Entertainment
TOOMS - Blanket
N. T. Honey - Nanette
ESG - Moody
Sons of Kemet - Hustle feat. Kojey Radical & Lianne La Havas
Jun Kamoda - A Soul Grain
The Clean - Tally Ho!
Moontype - When You Say Yes
Van Staden & Böhm (VSB) - Every Star
Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: the show kicks off with an interview with the Deputy leader of the Opposition in What's Up? with Dr. Shane Reti;Rob Bollix talks hippos, the Antikythera mechanism and face masks in The Mind Trench;Samara Alofa kindly pops into studio to chat about their upcoming gigs and what's been happening in their life; Tim Batt chats about the elusive and mysterious RNZ / TVNZ merger on MediaBatt;and finally, Amelia D'Screte teaches us about extinct words in Word Salad, ya hodad! Whakarongo mai,
Playlist
Squirrel Flower - Hurt A Fly
Wurld Series - Moat
Merk - GOD
India Jordan - Only Said Enough
Seven Davis Jr - We Should Go Out
Jane Inc. - My Oldest Friend
Fruit Juice Parade - dræyyke
Jordan Occasionally - Issaparty
Dry Cleaning - Her Hippo
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Lucia Honey - Fake Flowers in Bloom feat. Ruth Mascelli
Crap Date - Ephemera [Live at 95bFM 14/02/20]
Samara Alofa - Dnt Care
Samara Alofa - 111
Van Staden & Böhm (VSB) - Every Star
Team Dynamite - I Like That
Hasji - hasji meets shiraz uptown
Reb Fountain - The Last Word
Tom Tom Club - As Above So Below
Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: the Mayor phones up the studio to chat to Rachel about what's happening in and around Auckland inSounding Off w/ Phil Goff; then, First World Problems 3.0's Sananda Chatterjee and Daniel Fernandez pop into studio to chat about the piece; and finally we talk robots on Ready, Steady, Learn, with PhD candidate in Department of Psychological Medicine, Debbie Johanson! All interspersed with the usual great tunes. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Soft Plastics - I Love My Wife
Dry Cleaning - Leafy
Wurld Series - Eliminator
Babyteeth - Anyway
The Jesus and Mary Chain - April Skies
Nadia Reid - Best Thing
Squid - Paddling [Edit]
Oceania - Kotahitanga
Louisa Nicklin - Water Around Her
Jane Inc. - My Oldest Friend
Wax Chattels - NRG [Live at The Kings Arms 26/05/17]
Angel Olsen - It's Every Season (Whole New Mess)
The Chills - Double Summer
N. T. Honey - Running with Wolves
The Flaming Lips - Race For The Prize
L V J - YESS!
Mazzy Star - Into Dust
Mara TK - Highly Medicated
Sampa The Great - Energy feat. Nadeem Din-Gabisi
adam tukiri - Anna (On My Life) feat. Rizván
Voom - Relax
Moontype - About You
Björk - Army of Me
Courtney Barnett - Don't Do It feat. Vagabon (Sharon Van Etten cover)
Continuing on from last week's kōrero with Sam about Battle Jackets, Pennie joins Milly and Rosetta for a chat about the uniforms of various different fandoms and the subcultures that they create! The trio chat Turbojugend, Juggalos, Maggots and more - whakarongo mai nei!
Suri is up in the studio to chat about Mary McCarthy's 1957 memoir Memories of a Catholic Girlhood: a witty, scathing, piercingly insightful and stylishly written reflection on the author's 1920s upbringing. Whakarongo mai nei!
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.
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)
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.
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.
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!
This week Jenna reviews the new novel from Jamaican/U.K. author William Rayfet Hunter, Sunstruck. It's a sun-drenched yet turbulent novel and marks a bold debut for Hunter. Whakarongo mai nei!