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The show kicks off with a speedy round of Second Guessing, followed by the Mayor's weekly kōrero in Sounding Off with Phil Goff, some theatre talk with Sam Snedden on Stage Direction, and DNA sequencing on Ready Steady Learn! Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Clear Path Ensemble - Sunrise Motif
Björk - Ovule
Hand Habits - Under The Water (feat. Amelia Meath)
Lisasinson - Cancion De Entretiempo
Fugazi - Waiting Room
Jura Soundsystem - Crystal voyager
Troy Kingi - Paparazzo
Soaked Oats - The Way It Works
Marlon Williams - Don’t Go Back
Stinky Jim - Cry For The Ute
Michael Logie - Mask
Courtney Barnett - Nameless, Faceless [Live at Laneway 2019]
Street Chant - Salad Daze
Sudan Archives - Loyal (EDD)
Pavement - STEREO
Stella Donnelly - Tricks [Live at Laneway 2020]
Shanti Celeste - Cutie
Deva Mahal - All Your Ships Have Sailed (Troy Kingi cover)
The week kicks off with some Fashun with Penelope Noir, Loose Reads with Manon, and A Room of One's Own with Salene, and plenty of tunes. Whakarongo mai nei!
It's a Thursday morning and we try and fail to have some Political Commentary (thank youuu, technology), Jim Nothing swings by the studio for a kōrero about In The Marigolds, Tim wades through the media soup in Mediabatt, and Natural Ange is here! Whakarongo mai nei.
Playlist
Stella Donnelly - Move Me
Mirror Ritual - Fear In All
Santigold - Nothing
Te Kahureremoa - Patupaiarehe
Sudan Archives - Freakalizer
Popstrangers - Are Pigeons Doves?
Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin - Tongo Barra
Mo Troper - I'm The King of Rock 'n Roll
Stinky Jim - Cry For The Ute
Ladi6 - Whaaia Te Maaramatanga
Marlon Williams - Morning Crystals
CRUSH - Barcelona
The Beths - Silence Is Golden
Patea Maori Club - Poi E
The Tacks - Fantasy
Jim Nothing - Yellow House
Jim Nothing - Fall Back Down
Nosaj Thing - Blue Hour ft Julianna Barwick
Blam Blam Blam - There Is No Depression In New Zealand
Blue Mt Lumber - (dogwalker)
Recitals - Tongue -reprise
Clear Path Ensemble - Tennis Ball
Dean Blunt - 100
Jura Soundsystem - Crystal voyager
Ingrid and the Ministers - Porcelain God
Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 & Tim Shiel - Sleeping Tiger on the Bund 蓄势待发 [Flora Wong Remix]
Rachel's back from holiday and she and Zoë kick off the week with the usual good Monday stuff. There's some Fashun with Penelope Noir, a kōrero with Julie Zhu about her new documentary, Meng, Loose Reads with Jenna, Red Dead Redemption with Justine, and plenty of tunes to get ready for the week to. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
LEAO - PUA MALIU
Marlon Williams - My Heart The Wormhole
Jim Nothing - Fall Back Down
Caroline & Claude - Dreams
Björk - Atopos
Frankie Cosmos - Aftershook
Julia Jacklin - Be Careful With Yourself
Clear Path Ensemble - Tennis Ball
Blam Blam Blam - Don't Fight It Marsha, It's Bigger Than Both Of Us
Alexa Casino (aka DJSNAKELEGS) is in the hot seat today, and there's plenty of tunes, chats, and just a hint of Christmas magic. Welcome to the dream factory, bb. Whakarongo mai nei.
Playlist
JFDR - Think Too Fast
Mereba - Black Truck
PollyHill & Samara Alofa - Void
Bianca Oblivion - Bum Bum Pra Ca (Lazy Flow remix)
Rachel's away on holiday for the week and our first guest-host joining Zoë in the studio is the wonderful David Feauai-Afaese Vaeafe (LEAO, Noa Records)! Whakarongo mai nei to hear what David's been listening to, as well as Zoë's kōrero with Elliott Dawson about new album Hang Low, Loose Reads with Suri, and A Room Of One's Own with Salene!
Playlist
Marlon Williams - River Rival
Durand Jones & The Indications - Cruisin' to the Park
Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Shintaro Sakamoto - Like A Fable
Daphne Walker - Maori Brown Eyes
Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone
Dartz - Hoons
Holy Hive - Broom
Charlie Megira, The Modern Dance Club - Sababa One
Billy Stewart - Sitting In The Park
The Golden Ali'is - Folauga
Zohra - Badala Zamana
P.H.F. - More/Marsh
Hui Ohana - 'Ulupalakua
Summer Vee - Key To All Your Love
Bella Bellow - Bouyele
Thee Sacred Souls - Once You Know (Then You'll Know)
Pan Pacific Singers - Tulou Moe Malimali 'A Mamani
Coco Solid - Wow
Elliott Dawson - Bald Spot
Elliott Dawson - Truman
Aldous Harding - Lawn
Hans Pucket - My Brain Is A Vacant Space
The Bill Wolfgramm Group - Katinia
CRUSH - Barcelona
Sports Dreams - DIY
The Altons - When You Go (That's When You'll Know)
I tēnei ata on 95bFM Breakfast: Rachel chats with Liam down at RDU for 'Breakfast Buffet', we are Union Strong on 'Travelling Tunes' with Dr. Kirsten Zemke bringing us Industrial Labour Songs of the 1900s, Reti Hedley of IA chats about the band's new single 'Te Aho Tapu', Sam brings us Nathan Feilder's latest show 'The Rehearsal' on 'Viewmaster', and Kenny Sterling, Dylan Biscuit and Summer Vee of Mānuka Recordings are in studio to talk about Summer's new release on the label. 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!
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!
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.
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!
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