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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel and Tess are rugged up in the studio bringing you some Breakfast delights on this dreary morning; Dr. Bryce Edwards chat with Rachel about warmer and drier rentals (especially with this weather), the DHB, and the End of Life Choice bill; Leisha brings in some buttery treats (she says burnt, we say perfection) and talks fourth of July and Canada Day snacks; Troy brings in a few jazzy numbers From The Crate; and Amelia counts down the Top Ten for us. Plus two tasty special announcements. Keep dry out there folks.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel and Tess are rugged up in the studio bringing you some Breakfast delights on this dreary morning; Dr. Bryce Edwards chat with Rachel about warmer and drier rentals (especially with this weather), the DHB, and the End of Life Choice bill; Leisha brings in some buttery treats (she says burnt, we say perfection) and talks fourth of July and Canada Day snacks; Troy brings in a few jazzy numbers From The Crate; and Amelia counts down the Top Ten for us. Plus two tasty special announcements. Keep dry out there folks.
Daphni - Sizzling feat. Paradise [Radio Edit]
Soaked Oats - Don't Chew
B Boys - Pressure Inside
Nilüfer Yanya - In Your Head
French Vanilla - Real or Not
Snapped Ankles - Letter From Hampi Mountain
wilberforces - Blue Stars
Kirin J Callinan - The Whole of the Moon [Waterboys Cover]
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Everyone's feeling a little croaky but nothing some good Breakfast can't fix; Rob's talking dreams, and we're really getting into the deep stuff on The Mind Trench; Petra from the Eastern Women's Refuge comes in to talk about their epic fundraiser line up, and who doesn't love a good raffle?; and the Dance Plant Collective pop up to talk to Rachel about a few events they've got coming up including First Thursday's and Tūrama Festival. We made it through Wednesday with coffee, tunes, chats and great segues.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Everyone's feeling a little croaky but nothing some good Breakfast can't fix; Rob's talking dreams, and we're really getting into the deep stuff on The Mind Trench; Petra from the Eastern Women's Refuge comes in to talk about their epic fundraiser line up, and who doesn't love a good raffle?; and the Dance Plant Collective pop up to talk to Rachel about a few events they've got coming up including First Thursday's and Tūrama Festival. We made it through Wednesday with coffee, tunes, chats and great segues.
Amamelia - Drop It Low
Twerps - Simple Feelings
Frankie Cosmos - Windows
Jarvis Cocker - Black Magic
Mermaidens - I Might Disappear
The Naenae Express - Go Out And Vote
Scott Mannion - Be Your Mine
Horror In Clay - For King and Country
Aldous Harding - Imagining My Man
Rizván - GET UP feat. BeNZa
Bas Jan - No Sign
Flasher - Pressure
Courtney Barnett - Avant Gardener [Live at Laneway 2019]
Blair Parkes - our eyes
BEING. - Count Me In (I've been dragging life(less))
Kurt Vile - In My Time
Créme Jéan - Astrology Ace
Ty Segall - Taste
Ariel Pink - Put Your Number in My Phone
3Ds - Dust
Skinny Pelembe - Gonna Buy A Car Today
Kirin J Callinan - It Takes A Muscle [Spectral Display Cover]
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel and Tess are just waking up with some good tunes and a sip a coffee, waiting for the sun to rise; a round of Search and Destroy! gets the adrenaline running; we debut this year's bMovies segment to showcase some of the films featuring in NZIFF this year, Simon Coldrick, Director of By The Balls (2019),and our very own Amelia reviews You Don’t Nomi (2019); and Dr. Nicki Jackson talks to us about alcohol policy and she believes it needs to change. A wild ride of a Breakfast show this morning.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel and Tess are just waking up with some good tunes and a sip a coffee, waiting for the sun to rise; a round of Search and Destroy! gets the adrenaline running; we debut this year's bMovies segment to showcase some of the films featuring in NZIFF this year, Simon Coldrick, Director of By The Balls (2019), and our very own Amelia reviews You Don’t Nomi (2019); and Dr. Nicki Jackson talks to us about alcohol policy and she believes it needs to change. A wild ride of a Breakfast show this morning.
Belle & Sebastian - Ease Your Feet In The Sea
Blair Parkes - our eyes
Grimes - Oblivion
Gauche - Running
The Stroppies - Noble Creatures
Frankie Cosmos - Windows
Princess Chelsea - I Miss My Man
The Mint Chicks - Welcome To Nowhere
girlboss - Summer Goth
Charlotte Dos Santos - Red Clay
Erik Nervous - Tourist Destination
Borrowed cs - Don't Stand Alone
Salad Boys - Blown Up
BEA1991 - did you feel me slip away?
DOG Power - Not Human
Anatolian Weapons feat. Seirios Savvaidis - To The Mother Of Gods
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's Monday, we've got coffee and tunes plus a special announcement to kick your week off real nice; Penelope Noir answers a listener request and pays tribute to Gloria Vanderbilt; Kiran joins us to talk about a special book that was a winner of the 2019 International Booker Prize, Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi; and Natural Ange pops into the studio to talk about PMS. A good start to the week.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's Monday, we've got coffee and tunes plus a special announcement to kick your week off real nice; Penelope Noir answers a listener request and pays tribute to Gloria Vanderbilt; Kiran joins us to talk about a special book that was a winner of the 2019 International Booker Prize, Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi; and Natural Ange pops into the studio to talk about PMS. A good start to the week.
Gauche - Flash
Digable Planets - Jettin'
Dirty Pixels - On Ice
Sink Ya Teeth, Future Disco - If You See Me- Future Disco Edit
Christoph El Truento - Loco
Earth Tongue - Hidden Entrance
The Horrors - Who Can Say
Amyl and The Sniffers - Control
Justin Townes Earle - The Saint of Lost Causes
Deerhunter - Nothing Ever Happened
Helado Negro - Seen My Aura
Blam Blam Blam - There Is No Depression In New Zealand
Today on your bFM Breakfast: You might be thinking, 'hey that's not Rachel!' ...and you're right, Sarah's taking the reins this morning; Fabian Fanboy talks some movies and some Twilight Zone and Black Mirror; Matt from Beastwars dials in and talks to Sarah about IV and their upcoming show; and Dylan pops up to the studio to talk about Going Global 2019. Plus cameo appearances from the 95bFM Top Ten's Amelia. Happy Friday!
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: You might be thinking, hey that's not Rachel! And you're right, Sarah's taking the reins this morning; Fabian Fanboy talks some movies and some Twilight and Black Mirror; Matt from Beastwars dials in and talks to Sarah about Four and their upcoming show; and Dylan pops up to the studio to talk about Going Global. Plus, cameo appearances from Amelia from the Top Ten. Happy Friday!
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's really getting cold, Rachel even had to de-ice her car this morning, yikes; Rod Oram calls in for the US to talk about a wee reshuffle in NZ politics, and some proposed changes to voting; Leisha comes in to talk about citrus fruit on this crisp morning; Concord Dawn are in the studio chatting about 20 years of drum and bass; Troy's got a few tunes he's amped about; and Amelia runs us through the Top Ten. Warm up with some Breakfast.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's really getting cold, Rachel even had to de-ice her car this morning, yikes; Rod Oram calls in for the US to talk about a wee reshuffle in NZ politics, and some proposed changes to voting; Leisha comes in to talk about citrus fruit on this crisp morning; Concord Dawn are in the studio chatting about 20 years of drum and bass; Troy's got a few tunes he's amped about; and Amelia runs us through the Top Ten. Warm up with some Breakfast.
Toy Love - Sheep
ORION - Time for Crime
Sampa The Great - Final Form
Yamasuki Singers - Yamamoto Kakapote
Jamila Woods - BETTY (for Boogie)
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Organ Farmer
Twerps - Back To You
Kirin J Callinan - It Takes A Muscle [Spectral Display Cover]
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel, Tess and Rob are all waking up with a good chinwag and a cuppa coffee; this week on The Mind Trench, Rob's feeling a little more positive and shares some wholesome tips; Rachel talks to our Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, about Kiwi-Build, KiwiRail and some proposed voting changes; and one of the curators of the World Press Photo Exhibition, Yi Wen Hsia, pops up to the studio to chat with Rachel about this years entries.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel, Tess and Rob are all waking up with a good chinwag and a cuppa coffee; this week on The Mind Trench, Rob's feeling a little more positive and shares some wholesome tips; Rachel talks to our Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, about Kiwi-Build, KiwiRail and some proposed voting changes; and one of the curators of the World Press Photo Exhibition, Yi Wen Hsia, pops up to the studio to chat with Rachel about this years entries.
Skinny Pelembe - No Blacks, No Dogs, No Irish
Kurt Vile - Loading Zones
Purple Pilgrims - Two Worlds Apart
Little Dragon - Klapp Klapp
Cereal Killer - Being Cool
Reserve Game - Your Whip
Liam K. Swiggs - BEFORE 2 DAY
Stonefield - Sleep
Courtney Barnett - Nameless, Faceless
Sonic Youth - Superstar
Voom - Now I Am Me
Pip Blom - Don't Make It Difficult
Black Lips - Smiling (Radio Edit)
Jordan Rakei - You & Me
Terrible Truths - Lift Weights
Sassy 009 - Pretty Baby
Surf Friends - Outdoors
Sons of Kemet - My Queen Is Harriet Tubman
Equip - Cemetery Moonglow [Satin Sheets Remix]
Preoccupations - Espionage
Róisín Murphy - Incapable [Edit]
Justin Townes Earle - Can't Hardly Wait
Mystic Braves - Bright Blue Day Haze
Straitjacket Fits - Joyride
Bauhaus - Telegram Sam
Neneh Cherry - Faster Than The Truth
M.I.A - Baddygirl
Dick Diver - Calendar Days
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - How Long Do I Have To Wait For You?
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel and Tess talk movies and keeping warm after Rick Breeze's cold weather warnings; another round of Search & Destroy in the quest for a year's worth of free Orcon internet; His Worship talks Matariki, free transport and gambling; Sandra Reid from NZIFF comes in to join the chat about movies and the film festival programme; Sam's got some Big Little Lies on his mind; and Deb Polson talks about the University's new Design degree.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel and Tess talk movies and keeping warm after Rick Breeze's cold weather warnings; another round of Search & Destroy in the quest for a year's worth of free Orcon internet; His Worship talks Matariki, free transport and gambling; Sandra Reid from NZIFF comes in to join the chat about movies and the film festival programme; Sam's got some Big Little Lies on his mind; and Deb Polson talks about the University's new Design degree.
Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
Dirty Pixels - Spacesuit
Molly Burch - Only One
The Mint Chicks - Bad Buzz
Sister Sledge - Thinking of You
Golden Grrrls - New Pop
Róisín Murphy - Incapable [Edit]
Justin Townes Earle - Can't Hardly Wait
Burial - Claustro
Grass Widow - To Where
Lawrence Arabia - Everything's Minimal w/ Tiny Ruins
Depeche Mode - Spacewalker
Miss June - Best Girl
raveena - Nectar
Soaked Oats - Don't Chew
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel's feeling bright and sprightly this Monday morning; Penelope Noir talks berets, fashion and history this week; Matthew and Tom join Rachel to talk about Strange Things; Jenna's talking about Handmaid's Tale and more importantly, The Farm; and Natural Ange is here with some tea suggestions to help you stress less. And lucky for you, Monday's are for exciting announcements, yay.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel's feeling bright and sprightly this Monday morning; Penelope Noir talks berets, fashion and history this week; Matthew and Tom join Rachel to talk about Strange Things; Jenna's talking about Handmaid's Tale and more importantly, The Farm; and Natural Ange is here with some tea suggestions to help you stress less. And lucky for you, Monday's are for exciting announcements, yay.
The Aggro Men - Ropes & Chains
Rotary Connection - I Am The Black Gold of the Sun
Gregor - This Heat
Stonefield - Sleep
Mitski - Why Didn't You Stop Me?
Earth Tongue - Probing the New Reality
Ariel Pink & Weyes Blood - Tears on Fire
Jordan Rakei - Rolling into One
Babe Rainbow - Love Forever
Jay Som - Pirouette
Pipe-Eye - Inside/Outside
Justin Townes Earle - If I Was the Devil
The Screaming Meemees - Till I Die
Sampa The Great - Final Form
prince - Raspberry Beret
Moodymann - I'll Provide
Same Name Confusion - Trudy
French Vanilla - Joan of Marc by Marc
Arcade Fire - Deep Blue
Surf Friends - Outdoors
Peaking Lights - Mirror in the Sky
Flying Lotus - Burning Down The House feat. George Clinton
Kirin J Callinan - The Whole of the Moon [Waterboys Cover]
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel and Tess are excited for some Friday Breakfast, Drive Island, and a sleep in over the weekend; Fabian Fanboy's got some hot new releases to fill up these cold winter days; Dr. Kirsten Zemke educates us on Math Rock; and Zoë joins us with Kate from Fleshies to talk body stigma and theatre.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel and Tess are excited for some Friday Breakfast, Drive Island, and a sleep in over the weekend; Fabian Fanboy's got some hot new releases to fill up these cold winter days; Dr. Kirsten Zemke educates us on Math Rock; and Zoë joins us with Kate from Fleshies to talk body stigma and theatre.
Moana and the Tribe - Tū
Alvvays - Adult Diversion
Marlon Williams - What's Chasing You [Live at 95bFM - 30/11/18]
Death Valley Girls - Street Justice
Rozi Plain, Boxed In - Friend City- Boxed In Remix
Contenders - Teenage Crybaby
Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds - Kris Kringle ju Ju
Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Moodymann - I'll Provide
SPAWTS - Piss in the Wind
Frankie Cosmos - Windows
Deaton Chris Anthony - 1999 She
Air - Sexy Boy
Mary Lattimore - Glamorous Mom
(Sandy) Alex G - Gretel
Astro Children - Play it as it Lays
Lee "Scratch" Perry - Kill Them Dreams Money Worshippers
Scott Mannion - Be Your Mine
Pvnisher - Private Hell
raveena - Nectar
Same Name Confusion - Trudy
Mbongwana Star ("bow-enna star") - Malukayi ft Konono No. 1
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Toro y Moi - Bombs Away- Toro y Moi Remake
Rosetta catches up with First Nations Artist Miss Kaninna, who is based out of Naarm in so-called Australia. Following the release of her debut EP Kaninna in 2024, Miss Kaninna has had a huge year of touring with the likes of Amyl And The Sniffers and Kneecap, and is heading back to Aotearoa in February, to play the last ever Splore! Whakarongo mai nei.
For our final catch up with The National Party of 2025, Rosetta and Milly have been declined interview requests by 16 Ministers. Rosetta catches up with Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey to chat about his recent comments regarding whether another hike in the alcohol levy is on the cards for 2026. Whakarongo mai nei!
Ladi6 joins Rosetta in the studio for a kōrero about her NYE House Party - taking over Whammy, Double Whammy and Public Bar to bring in 2026 the right way. The night features an all-star lineup of established icons and fresh talent including: Ladi6, Bailey Wiley, Benny Salvador, Christoph El Truento, DJ Pom, DJ Kerb, DylanBiscuit, Lijah, Mokomokai, and Nganeko. Whakarongo mai nei!
For our last Political Commentary of the year, Rosetta and Milly catch up with Lara to recap 2025 and chat about what to look out for in 2026 - election year! Whakarongo mai nei.
Today on Ready Steady Learn, Rosetta and Milly chat with Kavishan Ranatunga, who is a PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering, and is studying the potential for volcanic rock alternatives to cement, to reduce carbon emissions. 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!
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.
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