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A simple feed of all the interviews from our many and varied special bFM Breakfast guests.

I/V w/ Lillian Hanly: March 19, 2019

I/V w/ Lillian Hanly: March 19, 2019 I/V w/ Lillian Hanly: March 19, 2019, 24.26 MB
Tue 19 Mar 2019

bFM's News and Editorial Director Lillian Hanly joins Mikey in studio to talk about Friday's terror attacks. What starts as a conversation about decisions around how the newsteam will cover the attacks becomes a discussion on white supremacy. 

I/V w/ Peter Lineham: March 18, 2019

I/V w/ Peter Lineham: March 18, 2019 I/V w/ Peter Lineham: March 18, 2019, 37.4 MB
Mon 18 Mar 2019

Professor Peter Lineham talks to Mikey about the terrorist attack on the Muslim community in Aotearoa. 

I/V w/ Finn Andrews: March 13, 2019

I/V w/ Finn Andrews: March 13, 2019 I/V w/ Finn Andrews: March 13, 2019, 28.44 MB
Wed 13 Mar 2019

Finn Andrews, who's also from The Veils, pops up to bFM to catch up with Mikey ahead of Womad and the beginning of his tour this weekend. Talking about the process of writing music from 15 years ago until today, the difference of international recording and New Zealand and how it feels to be home again. Get yr tickets for the Auckland show here.

I/V w/ Gussie: March 13, 2019

I/V w/ Gussie: March 13, 2019 I/V w/ Gussie: March 13, 2019, 21.16 MB
Wed 13 Mar 2019

Gussie from Mermaidens dials in especially to give us the first play of their zesty new track, You Maintain The Stain. Playing on Record Day, here in Auckland, the band are excited about their new single and Mikey asks the burning question, what's the stain?

I/V w/ Sam Te Kani: March 13, 2019

I/V w/ Sam Te Kani: March 13, 2019 I/V w/ Sam Te Kani: March 13, 2019, 37.62 MB
Wed 13 Mar 2019

Sam from Vice's new series, Sex With Sam, is here to talk about sex. After filming episodes where he goes into a rural community to understand what being a gay farmer is like, or heading to the Blue Lotus in Takapuna to experience tantric sex magic, Sam is somewhat of an expert on the topic and is here to ask the question, are we really that open minded?

I/V w/ Tom & Andy: March 8, 2019

I/V w/ Tom & Andy: March 8, 2019 I/V w/ Tom & Andy: March 8, 2019, 29 MB
Fri 8 Mar 2019

Tom, from Orphans Kitchen and Andy from Kelmarna join Mikey in studio to talk about their upcoming Harvest Festival this weekend. With workshops on growing veges, organic produce and seedlings for sale, and competitions for you biggest pumpkins, this event has everything you need to be as wholesome as ever.

I/V w/ Emma Jameson: March 8, 2019

I/V w/ Emma Jameson: March 8, 2019 I/V w/ Emma Jameson: March 8, 2019, 16.02 MB
Fri 8 Mar 2019

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki presents Guerrilla Girls: Reinventing the ‘F’ word – Feminism!, an exhibition of work by anonymous, feminist art collective, the Guerrilla Girls which opens today, International Women's Day and Emma from Auckland Art Gallery joins Mikey to talk about their iconic place in the history of art and as part of wider social movements. This is a very special, once in a lifetime exhibition that you don't want to miss.

I/V w/ Dylan Pellett: March 7, 2019

I/V w/ Dylan Pellett: March 7, 2019 I/V w/ Dylan Pellett: March 7, 2019, 25.49 MB
Thu 7 Mar 2019

Dylan, from Independent Music NZ, joins Mikey to announce the very exciting 10th Taite Music Prize including Alien WeaponryAvantdale Bowling ClubJonathan BreeJulia DeansMarlon WilliamsMel ParsonsTami NeilsonThe BethsUnknown Mortal Orchestra, and Wax Chattels. Yay for NZ music!

I/V w/ Teresa Patterson: February 28, 2019

I/V w/ Teresa Patterson: February 28, 2019 I/V w/ Teresa Patterson: February 28, 2019, 21.27 MB
Thu 28 Feb 2019

Teresa Patterson pops in to talk to Mikey about Milk & Honey, the festival on International Women's Day, Friday 8 March. Over twenty of Aotearoa’s finest female artists are gathering across three cities to perform a series of shows to celebrate the incredibly talented women who work in the New Zealand music industry. Hooray for women!

I/V w/ Amanda Millar: February 28, 2019

I/V w/ Amanda Millar: February 28, 2019 I/V w/ Amanda Millar: February 28, 2019, 29.58 MB
Thu 28 Feb 2019

Amanda Millar completed her first feature-length documentary, as requested by Celia Lashlie herself, titled Celia. Celia Lashlie, an advocate for equal opportunity in Aotearoa, sat for an hour and a half with Amanda just two days before she passed away. They discussed her experiences with the prison system, her ideas of mothers being at the forefront of change, and the deep respect for human potential.