Guest Interviews

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

I/V w/ Gareth Popham & Goldie: June 29, 2017

I/V w/ Gareth Popham & Goldie: June 29, 2017 I/V w/ Gareth Popham & Goldie: June 29, 2017, 11.26 MB

Thu 29 Jun 2017

An underslept Gareth Popham stops by to let Mikey in on the first wave of acts playing this year's Northern Bass - including, oh, only a live bloody interview with legendary musician, actor and artist Goldie.

You'd best hurry up and get your Northern Bass tickets HERE then, eh?

NZIFF I/V w/ Ant Timpson: June 28, 2017

NZIFF I/V w/ Ant Timpson: June 28, 2017 NZIFF I/V w/ Ant Timpson: June 28, 2017, 19.46 MB

Wed 28 Jun 2017

The moderately strange Ant Timpson gives us the rundown on his Incredibly Strange selections for the New Zealand International Film Festival. Ant maintains his picks aren't too odd this year, but Mikey's not convinced... Get amongst Ant's NZIFF picks HERE.

P.S. Is there a hint towards Ant's Secret Screening film in here? Very possibly.

I/V w/ Geneva Alexander-Marsters, Belinda Mckay & Jarrad Mckay: June 26, 2017

I/V w/ Geneva Alexander-Marsters, Belinda Mckay & Jarrad Mckay: June 26, 2017 I/V w/ Geneva Alexander-Marsters, Belinda Mckay & Jarrad Mckay: June 26, 2017, 12.42 MB

Mon 26 Jun 2017

Before they combine forces to help bring you Matariki on the Waterfront, SoccerPractise's Geneva Alexander-Marsters and the Puha & Pākehā food truck's Belinda and Jarrad pop into the studio with gifts: a spin of Geneva's new single and some bloody beautiful Kai Māori inspired food. Check them, and many other offerings, out this weekend at Silo Park.

I/V w/ Briar Grace-Smith & Jack Buchanan: June 23, 2017

I/V w/ Briar Grace-Smith & Jack Buchanan: June 23, 2017 I/V w/ Briar Grace-Smith & Jack Buchanan: June 23, 2017, 10.22 MB

Fri 23 Jun 2017

Playwright Briar Grace-Smith and actor Jack Buchanan drop in to discuss their involvement within Auckland Theatre Company's Matariki play, When Sun & Moon Collide. Missing tourists, rural kiwi tearooms and the cycles of the moon make for a crunchy piece of NZ noir. On at ASB Waterfront Theatre until July 6th. BOOK HERE.

I/V w/ Alexander Gandar, Joe Hitchcock & Aidee Walker: June 22, 2017

I/V w/ Alexander Gandar, Joe Hitchcock & Aidee Walker: June 22, 2017 I/V w/ Alexander Gandar, Joe Hitchcock & Aidee Walker: June 22, 2017, 14.26 MB

Thu 22 Jun 2017

Aidee, Alex and Joe are involved in different web series pilots, two of the top ten chosen from over 150 submissions, vying in TVNZ's 'New Blood' competition for $100,000 to make their full series a reality. And you, the viewer, get to decide who wins. Mike asks the hard questions: so, are you guys mortal enemies or what?

WATCH AND VOTE HERE.

I/V w/ Ray Ahn: June 22, 2017

I/V w/ Ray Ahn: June 22, 2017 I/V w/ Ray Ahn: June 22, 2017, 11.38 MB

Thu 22 Jun 2017

Bass player from Aussie punk legends the Hard-Ons, Ray Ahn, phones in to the studio ahead of their two NZ shows. Ray chats to Mike about the Hard-Ons' return as a newly minted four-piece; knowing your bandmates since primary school; and their love for ...organized sports? Hard out.

I/V w/ Pete Gleeson: June 20, 2017

I/V w/ Pete Gleeson: June 20, 2017 I/V w/ Pete Gleeson: June 20, 2017, 11.78 MB

Tue 20 Jun 2017

Pete Gleeson talks to us about his first feature length documentary, Hotel Coolgardie, playing in Rialto Cinemas from this Thursday. Eliciting both laughter and gasps from its 2016 NZIFF audiences, the doco is a portrait of a remote Australian mining town as it welcomes two female Finnish backpackers to work in its main centre - the pub. Sure, the interplay between incoming female outsiders and the existing population of characters "shaped by the forces of isolation, masculinity, hard work, no work, alcohol, and various twists of fate and fortune" provides a compelling depiction of human nature... but, Pete, what was it like to film?

I/V + Live Performance w/ Milly Tabak: June 20, 2017

I/V + Live Performance w/ Milly Tabak: June 20, 2017 I/V + Live Performance w/ Milly Tabak: June 20, 2017, 12.22 MB

Tue 20 Jun 2017

Milly drops in to the studio to chat to Mike about: her band's brand new self-titled debut album, The Miltones; their current NZ tour; the correct pronunciation of the word 'bowl'; performing as part of 95bFM's Out on the Freak; and to sing a couple of beautiful tracks live-in-studio for your lucky little earholes.

I/V w/ Dominic Hoey: June 15, 2017

I/V w/ Dominic Hoey: June 15, 2017 I/V w/ Dominic Hoey: June 15, 2017, 8.43 MB

Thu 15 Jun 2017

Dom Hoey (a.k.a. poet and spoken word maestro Tourettes) talks to Mike on launch day of his debut novel, Iceland. Written over the course of the last five years, Iceland tells the story of a love pulled through the increasing gentrification and class stratification of Grey Lynn. Available now from all choice bookstores.

I/V w/ Florian Habicht: June 14, 2017

I/V w/ Florian Habicht: June 14, 2017 I/V w/ Florian Habicht: June 14, 2017, 12.49 MB

Wed 14 Jun 2017

Florian joins us in studio to talk about his latest film, Spookers, a portrait of the performers and purveyors of fear at Karaka's famous haunted attraction of the same name - an attraction which is also the site of the old Kingseat Psychiatric Hospital. Mental illness, exclusion and acceptance run through all aspects of the revealing documentary. Gearing up for its NZ premiere as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival, Habicht gives us an insight into the people and processes behind his film.

Guest Interviews