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Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's our last week of Breakfast for 2020 and we're really starting to feel festive; the Mayor dials in a day early to catch up with Rachel; Pennie gives us the lowdown on Kim Gordon's iconic Fashun; Being. pops into the studio to talk about playing the Folk Festival and sing us a few songs; Suri rounds up some of her favourite books from the year; and Justine helps us navigate annual leave on Red Dead Redemption.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's our last week of Breakfast for 2020 and we're really starting to feel festive; the Mayor dials in a day early to catch up with Rachel; Pennie gives us the lowdown on Kim Gordon's iconic Fashun; Being. pops into the studio to talk about playing the Folk Festival and sing us a few songs; Suri rounds up some of her favourite books from the year; and Justine helps us navigate annual leave on Red Dead Redemption.
Reb Fountain - Faster
Jamila Woods - SULA (Hardcover)
Lion Dixon - Good Grief
French Concession - Peak
Diggy Dupé - Hype
SKILAA - Travelling
ela minus - megapunk [Elkka Remix]
Sonic Youth - Shadow of a Doubt
Dead Famous People - Goddess Of Chill
No Zu - Talking To A Stranger [Hunters & Collectors Cover]
Today on your bFM Breakfast: We're deep into December now, with one more week of the Breakie show for the year; Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings us the Great American Songbook; Martin from The Chills dials in to chat about the year that's been and re-issuing past albums; Sam watched a TV show with Kirsten Dunst in it and reckons it's pretty good; and Estère catches up with us about her forthcoming album and the latest single Animal Pleasure.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: We're deep into December now, with one more week of the Breakie show for the year; Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings us the Great American Songbook; Martin from The Chills dials in to chat about the year that's been and re-issuing past albums; Sam watched a TV show with Kirsten Dunst in it and reckons it's pretty good; and Estère catches up with us about her forthcoming album and the latest single Animal Pleasure.
Lyra Pramuk - Tendril
indi - Sappho feat. Sofia Labropoulou
Khruangbin - So We Won't Forget
Marlon Williams and Kacy & Clayton - Devil's Daughter
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rach's got some good tunes to help us through this muggy weather in Tāmaki Makaurau; Professor Jennifer Curtin talks us through some political happenings in Aotearoa and internationally; PollyHill pops in for a chat about her brand new single and the upcoming festival season; Troy's got some festive tracks on From The Crate; and Robin from the Grawlixes dials in to talk about their single and upcoming gig.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rach's got some good tunes to help us through this muggy weather in Tāmaki Makaurau; Professor Jennifer Curtin talks us through some political happenings in Aotearoa and internationally; PollyHill pops in for a chat about her brand new single and the upcoming festival season; Troy's got some festive tracks on From The Crate; and Robin from the Grawlixes dials in to talk about their single and upcoming gig.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rach, Rob and Tess talk through their favourite board games, and monopoly doesn't make the cut; the Prime Minister dials in to catch up with Rach for the last time this year; Rob's talking facts, moose, and tastebuds; Keegan and Dylan pop in to play some unreleased tracks ahead of the Tāmaki Dance Revue; Tim returns to catch us up on what's been happening in the media; and Amelia gets festive on Word Salad.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rach, Rob and Tess talk through their favourite board games, and monopoly doesn't make the cut; the Prime Minister dials in to catch up with Rach for the last time this year; Rob's talking facts, moose, and tastebuds; Keegan and Dylan pop in to play some unreleased tracks ahead of the Tāmaki Dance Revue; Tim returns to catch us up on what's been happening in the media; and Amelia gets festive on Word Salad.
Dukes Of Chutney - Little War feat. Wovette
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Minimum Brain Size
Julia Jacklin - baby jesus is nobody's baby now
Gil Scott Heron & Makaya McCraven - I'll Take Care of You
Today on your bFM Breakfast: A tricky Second Guessing wakes us all up this morning; the Mayor dials in to talk about the recovery budget, and the summer break; Vallé pops in for a coffee and a chat about his latest single; James and Dewy join us for Stage Direction to talk about A Very Filipino Christmas; Short Player features Samara Alofa; and Justin pops in to talk about his research into diabetes and it's effect on the lungs on Ready, Steady, Learn.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: A tricky Second Guessing wakes us all up this morning; the Mayor dials in to talk about the recovery budget, and the summer break; Vallé pops in for a coffee and a chat about his latest single; James and Dewy join us for Stage Direction to talk about A Very Filipino Christmas; Short Player features Samara Alofa; and Justin pops in to talk about his research into diabetes and it's effect on the lungs on Ready, Steady, Learn.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rachel & Sarah discuss their year's most played tracks + invite the listeners to do the same; Will's got bad news; Pennie's got grunge; Jenna's got a novel that's reminding her of Pulp's 'Common People'; and Justine's been inundated with Xmas queries.
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AROHA - L2K
laura marling - Hope We Meet Again - The Lockdown Sessions
French For Rabbits - The Dark Arts
Baby Zionov - Jeremy [Magnetic Fields Cover]
Eggy - Round Table
Andrew Ashong & Kaidi Tatham - Learning Lessens
Cool Sounds - Back to Me
Goat Girl - The Crack
The Chills - Soft Bomb
Soaked Oats - Coming Up
Church & AP - Happy Song feat. Deadforest
Hole - Violet
Phoebe Rings - Cheshire
Ariel Pink - Short Man's Syndrome
Samara Alofa - 111
Caribou - You and I
Perfume Genius - Describe
John Cale - Dying on the Vine
Shygirl - SIREN
JARV IS... - House Music All Night Long [Radio Edit]
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rach and Tess are trying to figure out what to have for Friday breakie; Fabian Fanboy dials in with movies for the weekend, and plenty of them; Dr. Kirsten Zemke talks us through Baroque Pop; Aroha returns to bFM after 11 years to share with us her debut EP; and Sam's been watching The Flight Attendant.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rach and Tess are trying to figure out what to have for Friday breakie; Fabian Fanboy dials in with movies for the weekend, and plenty of them; Dr. Kirsten Zemke talks us through Baroque Pop; Aroha returns to bFM after 11 years to share with us her debut EP; and Sam's been watching The Flight Attendant.
Whitney - Strange Overtones
Logic1000 - I Won't Forget
Steve Cournane - Andy and Viv
Molly Nilsson - A Slice of Lemon
Romy - Lifetime - Jayda G Baleen Mix
Permits - World in Numbers
Babeheaven - Craziest Things
Shygirl - SIREN
Princess Chelsea - I Love My Boyfriend
Reptaliens - Do You Know?
AROHA - L2K
AROHA - No More Jenga
King Sweeties - Who Wouldn't Want To Be In Love
Surly - Never Fall
The Chills - Submarine Bells
Kit Sebastian - Abandoned
Baby Zionov - Jeremy [Magnetic Fields Cover]
Jorge Elbrecht - Pierced by the Ice
Church & AP - Happy Song feat. Deadforest
Madeline Kenney - Pearly [Palm Cover]
Na Noise - Open The Door
Mourn - The Tree
sault - Pray up Stay Up
Emily Edrosa - Springtime's Stranger in a Strange Place
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Kicking off the morning with some Political Commentary from Dr. Bryce Edwards; Natalie joins us to talk about an alternative to Christmas ham; we're joined by Lydia Jenkin, Dr. Oli Wilson, and Dr. Catherine Hoad to talk about the Amplify Aotearoa Report and Soundcheck Aotearoa; and Troy brings us some festive tracks on From The Crate.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Kicking off the morning with some Political Commentary from Dr. Bryce Edwards; Natalie joins us to talk about an alternative to Christmas ham; we're joined by Lydia Jenkin, Dr. Oli Wilson, and Dr. Catherine Hoad to talk about the Amplify Aotearoa Report and Soundcheck Aotearoa; and Troy brings us some festive tracks on From The Crate.
The Naenae Express - Dream State
Permits - It Takes a Long Time (To Be Free of Society)
Lontalius - You Make The Rules
Goat Girl - The Crack
Sneaks - Scorpio on Your Side
Rubi Du - Highest
Chances Are - Peach
Erica de Casier - No Butterflies, No Nothing
Smarts - Individuality
Emily Edrosa - Lesbian Pope
Heather Trost - Love It Grows
Cowboy Machine - Tell Me Why
Peach Milk - 4 Page Letter (Remix)
The Sundae Painters - Thin Air
Eyeliner - Coffee News
Swidt - 312 (Live at The Onehunga Community Centre - 28/06/17)
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rob joins Rach and Tess to get a little festive this morning; National MP, Andrew Bayly dials in to catch up with Rach about what the National Party has been up to; Rob talks hot choccy's and moose on The Mind Trench; and Daniel from Sheep, Dog & Wolf to talk about his latest release.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rob joins Rach and Tess to get a little festive this morning; National MP, Andrew Bayly dials in to catch up with Rach about what the National Party has been up to; Rob talks hot choccy's and moose on The Mind Trench; and Daniel from Sheep, Dog & Wolf to talk about his latest release.
Deradoorian - It Was Me
LEAO - AFIAFI
Anna Coddington - Piroutte
The Bats - Electric Sea View
Solo Ono - Now We Know Who To Blame
Brown Boy Magik - Dark Places feat. Teremoana Rapley
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's a jam-packed show this morning to kick of December; Chris takes out Second Guessing with a can of beans with sausages; the Mayor dials in to talk water restrictions, climate change, and congestion tax; Anna Coddington and Shona McCullagh pop in for a kōrero about the Auckland Arts Festival; Zoë joins us with Frankie and Ayesha from The Vagina Monologues; and Ihshan Gulimar, from the Auckland Bioengineering Institute joins us to talk about virtual reality and empathy.
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Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's a jam-packed show this morning to kick of December; Chris takes out Second Guessing with a can of beans with sausages; the Mayor dials in to talk water restrictions, climate change, and congestion tax; Anna Coddington and Shona McCullagh pop in for a kōrero about the Auckland Arts Festival; Zoë joins us with Frankie and Ayesha from The Vagina Monologues; and Ihshan Gulimar, from the Auckland Bioengineering Institute joins us to talk about virtual reality and empathy.
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.
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!
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!
The legendary Stinky Jim is your bosom selecta i tēnei rā! Catch his show Stinky Grooves (which has been running for almost 30 years!) every Tuesday from 7 - 10pm, or replayed 4 - 7am on Wednesdays. Whakarongo mai nei!
For our last Travelling Tunes of the year, Kirsten is chatting with Rosetta and Milly about songs that 'tear you up inside' - let's all get in our feelings a little bit ahead of the festive season! Whakarongo mai nei.
Song selections:
Yusuf (Cat Stevens) - Father & Son (1970)
Chet Baker - I get along without you very well (1956)
Sarah McLachlan - When She Loved Me (Toy Story 2) (1999)
It's our last From The Crate of 2025! Cam joins Rosetta and Milly in the studio for a chat about all the wonderful new releases out on the shelves at Southbound today. Just in time for your Xmas shopping - because there's no better gift than some fresh wax! Whakarongo mai nei.
Song selections:
This is Lorelei - Holo Boy
A$AP Rocky - Both Eyes Closed
Viagra Boys - Call of the Wild
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