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Thursday Breakfast is stacked with a bunch of helpful info. Listen back to hear Political Commentary with David Slack, Natural Ange returns for the first time this year, and Ben from The New Zealand Drug Foundation chats GHB/GBL on What's The Buzz, brought to you by The Level.
Morning Everyone! Our usual chat with Deputy Leader of the National Party is postponed to another week... so we make up for it with some extra tunes & mischief. Festival reviews, fishing rods & bass guitars.
Featuring Ready Steady Learn with Dr Bryan Ruddy, brought to you by the University of Auckland, and a snippet of Hunter's chat with Nadia Reid on Short Player thanks to NZOA Music. This week's our Album of The Week is The D4's Out Of My Head, which at longlast has been pressed to vinyl. Tune into Breakfast all week for your chance to win a copy!
Featuring Fashun with Pennie Black, an interview with Heidi of Play It Strange and Henri Woodley about the organisations collaboration with Aotearoa's most beloved T.V. serial Shortland Street for their latest season, plus Loose Reads thanks to our friends at Time Out Bookstore.
Playlist
José Junior - Death of a Party Boy
Black Market Karma - Ray Tube Jokers
Flea Miller - Letter Dog
El Búho & Дeva - Igorre
ngaru - Uphill Battle
This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren
BlueMoonDisco - Bungle's Bungle
Rose City Band - Wheels
Lilly Hiatt - Kwik-E-Mart
NORMANS - Bending The Branch (Hans Riviera Mix)
Psymon Spine - Wizard Acid (GIFT Remix)
Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin'
Bob Dylan - Isis
Hominid - You are not a wallflower
Marlon Williams - Aua Atu Rā
Serebii - Verrans Corner (ft Leith Sye Towers)
Henri Woodley - Fade
Rubi Du - Played Me
Logan Richard - Up From Here
Jaz Paterson & Junus Orca - Body Electric
Chris Joss - I Want Freedom (Smokey Bandits Remix)
Featuring What's Up? with leader of the opposition Chris Hipkins, an interview with Sanoi about his latest single and What's The Buzzwith Emily from The New Zealand Drug Foundation, thanks to The Level.
Featuring a chat with Nick from Burger Nation about the 2025 festival, Short Player with Mechanism thanks to NZ On Air Music, and Ready Steady Learn with Dr Georgia Rudd thanks to the Univeristy of Auckland.
Featuring Political Commentary with David Slack and a guest interview with The D4 ahead of their nation-wide tour, plus What's The Buzz? brought to you by The Leveland The Drug Foundation Aotearoa.
Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Heather Maloney - Oh My Green
Peel Dream Magazine - Qi Velocity
Lilly Hiatt - Kwik-E-Mart
Queens Of The Stone Age - Mexicola
The Jesus and Mary Chain - April Skies
School Fair - You only love me cause you want something
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.
Ben from the NZ Drug Foundation is up in studio for a chat with Rosetta and Milly about all the ways you can keep yourself and your friends safe this festival season. Big ups to all the mates who go above and beyond to look after their loved ones, test their drugs, and keep the vibes good this raumati! Whakarongo mai nei.
For our monthly catch up with the Labour Party, Rosetta and Milly chat with Chris Hipkins about the party's latest policy announcement; the Family Doctor Loan Scheme. They also chat about the latest in the McSkimming scandal, and what changes are required within the NZ Police moving forward. Whakarongo mai nei!
Milly sits down to chat with Portland-based ambient-folk artist Marisa Anderson about her forthcoming trip to Aotearoa, playing Port Noise festival in Ōhinehou Lyttleton, alongside Jim White! Whakarongo mai nei.
Rosetta has a kōrero with Julia Jacklin of Phantastic Ferniture about their forthcoming shows in Aotearoa this week! You can catch them at Double Whammy this Thursday December 11 - tickets from Under The Radar. Whakarongo mai nei!
Senior lecturer at the Auckland Law School Dr Katherine Doolin joins Rosetta and Milly for Ready Steady Learn today. They chat about Katherine's mahi at the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Courts Conference, which took place last week. Whakarongo mai nei!
It's time for another Political Commentary with Lara - today we're covering Scrutiny Week, the latest in the McSkimming scandals and liability, and what's happening with Te Pāti Māori. Whakarongo mai nei!
Jenna is up in the studio chatting with Rosetta and Milly about all things books for Loose Reads! Today, they cover some recommendations for your Christmas shopping needs - whakarongo mai nei!
For a very special This Is How We Brew It, Christian is in the studio making cold brew for the girls to try tomorrow! He's using our delicious bean of the week: Ethiopian Koke Shalaye - which you can text in all week to win a bag of. Plus, we've got a special eighthirty tee shirt in our prize bundle this week, to mark the festive season! Whakarongo mai nei!
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