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Guest Interview w/ GROOVY T: Rātū 03 February, 2026

Guest Interview w/ GROOVY T: Rātū 03 February, 2026 Guest Interview w/ GROOVY T: Rātū 03 February, 2026, 8.39 MB
Tue 3 Feb 2026

 

DJ GROOVY T joins the show to discuss his upcoming Matakāoa Flood Relief Fundraiser taking place at Double Whammy in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Proceeds from the gig will go toward helping communities devastated by recent flooding. Get behind the community!

Tickets are available HERE

 

Further donations can be made to Manaaki Matakaoa

 

 

Guest Interview w/ Taratoa Stappard: Rātū 27th January, 2026

Guest Interview w/ Taratoa Stappard: Rātū 27th January, 2026 Guest Interview w/ Taratoa Stappard: Rātū 27th January, 2026, 26.02 MB
Tue 27 Jan 2026

Nick catches up with Director Taratoa Stappard to talk about his debut feature film Mārama.

The film is breaking new ground as a Māori Gothic Horror set in 1800s Yorkshire.

Guest Interview w/ Gianmarco Soresi: January 15, 2026

Guest Interview w/ Gianmarco Soresi: January 15, 2026 Guest Interview w/ Gianmarco Soresi: January 15, 2026, 9.91 MB
Thu 15 Jan 2026

Castor speaks with NYC-based comedian Gianmarco Soresi about touring, his show Thief of Joy, and perfoming for audiences down under. You can catch Gianmarco in the flesh tomorrow evening, Friday 16 January, at SkyCity Theatre.

Guest IV w/ Jensen Mcrae: Rātū 13th January, 2026

Guest IV w/ Jensen Mcrae: Rātū 13th January, 2026 Guest IV w/ Jensen Mcrae: Rātū 13th January, 2026, 18.61 MB
Tue 13 Jan 2026

Our very own Jaycee catches up with Folk Icon Jensen Mcrae ahead of her performance at Laneway 2026.

Guest Interview w/ Ninajirachi: Rāpare 8th January, 2025

Guest Interview w/ Ninajirachi: Rāpare 8th January, 2025 Guest Interview w/ Ninajirachi: Rāpare 8th January, 2025, 15.4 MB
Thu 8 Jan 2026

Last month, Jaycee spoke to Australian electronic DJ Ninajirachi ahead of her coming to Aotearoa for SLACKBARN #2 on the 10th of January! Whakarongo mai!

Guest Interview w/ Toody Cole: November 25, 2025

Guest Interview w/ Toody Cole: November 25, 2025 Guest Interview w/ Toody Cole: November 25, 2025, 26.92 MB
Tue 25 Nov 2025

Molly is joined in the studio by Toody Cole, the aptly dubbed 'Godmother of Rock n Roll'. Toody has returned to Aotearoa to play music from the catalogue of the infamous garage-rock pioneers Dead Moon and Pierced Arrows. Toody played bass and sung in both bands alongside her husband Fred Cole, who passed away in 2017. This time around, Toody's band is comprised of Pierced Arrows bandmate Kelly Haliburton, as well as Kelly's bandmate, Christopher March, from Jenny Don't & The Spurs. Toody plays Tāmaki tonight before heading across the country and then making a final stop back at Galatos for The Others Way 2025. Whakarongo mai nei!

Guest Interview w/ Craig Robertson: November 25, 2025

Guest Interview w/ Craig Robertson: November 25, 2025 Guest Interview w/ Craig Robertson: November 25, 2025, 51.46 MB
Tue 25 Nov 2025

Molly speaks with Craig Robertson, a professor in Media Studies at Northeastern University over in the U.S., former writer for Aotearoa’s longest running music mag Rip It Up, who's back in Aotearoa to tour his newly published book, Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly. Published via Auckland University Press, the biographry is a comprehensive account of Knox's life and career from Invercargill to current day. It's an honest account of an artist who's innumerable creative outputs since the '70s have cemented his place as behemoth in the musical landscape and cultural history of this country.

You'll be able to catch Craig in conversation with Russell Brown at Real Groovy from 6pm, alongside Don McGlashan and SJD, Groopchat and Gemma Gracewood.

Whakarongo mai nei!

Guest Interview w/ Lady Shaka: November 20, 2025

Guest Interview w/ Lady Shaka: November 20, 2025 Guest Interview w/ Lady Shaka: November 20, 2025, 15.3 MB
Thu 20 Nov 2025

Lady Shaka joins HALFQUEEN in the studio for a kōrero about her forthcoming single, perhaps a new summer anthem? The track releases this Rāmere 28 November, so until then, you had to be listening live to catch it ;)

Guest Interview w/ Voyeur: 19th November, 2025

Guest Interview w/ Voyeur: 19th November, 2025 Guest Interview w/ Voyeur: 19th November, 2025 , 16.25 MB
Wed 19 Nov 2025

New York based Voyeur spoke to Elle following the release of their first full-length album, The Burden of Desire. A project born out of a period of intense loss for the band, unleashes the full extent of their noise rock capabilities, achieving a sense of catharsis that will cause you to scream alongside them. 

Guest Interview w/ Rana Hamida: 18 November 2025

Guest Interview w/ Rana Hamida: 18 November 2025 Guest Interview w/ Rana Hamida: 18 November 2025, 32.45 MB
Tue 18 Nov 2025

A poetic, powerful new theatre work is hitting Te Pou this month — Tales of a City by the Sea (25–29 Nov), written by Palestinian playwright Samah Sabawi and directed by Rand Hazou and Acacia O’Connor.

It’s set in Gaza during the blockade — but it’s not just about war. It’s about love, resilience, poetry, and the strength of community. What’s extra special: some of the cast are connected to the Gaza Freedom Flotilla — activists who literally sailed boats to Gaza to deliver aid and solidarity. Now they’re turning that lived experience into art.

Cast member Rana Hamida talks with Drive Host Sara about the show, its kaupapa, and what it means to tell Palestinian stories in Aotearoa right now.