Listen back to feature interviews and performances from the 95bFM Breakfast Show. Weekly features (such as Loose Reads or Travelling Tunes) all have their own feeds, so to listen or subscribe, pick and choose from the bCasts list on the right.
What's Up with Nicola Willis sees the Deputy Leader of the National Party discuss the party's policy announcement that people under 30 will be able to pay rental bonds with their Kiwisaver funds, their commitment to dual language government departments and recent party conferences. Rob Bollix gives us two gifts on The Mind Trench- the first, a bit of 8am existential dread, the second, a banging new tune from the mind of The Bard himself. Tina and Sarah from The New Things chat about upcoming shows and their recent EP, Just For You!. Jen Cloher dials in from Naarm to talk about release shows in Aotearoa for their fifth album I Am The River, The River Is Me. Salene is in for A Room Of One's own, chatting fridges, lounges that are unintentionally the temperature of fridges, and flatmate agreements. Whakarongo mai nei!
Second Guessing is a classic Underworld track- John guesses Born Slippy (Nuxx) and donates a can of creamed corn to the City Mission. Isthmus'n That is back, and the Deputy Mayor recaps Matariki events, gives an update on the negotiations between local and central government about buying out Category 3 homes and discusses local boards releasing their three-year plans for feedback. Karl Sölve Steven chats about about the All Of Human Emotion on Microfiche (The Remixes) release show this Friday at The Wine Cellar and Whammy Backroom. Mo Nasir, one of the actors from Basmati Bitch is in the studio talking about the show on Stage Direction. Wednesday Davis from the School of Biological Sciences chats about her work using AI to understand the dynamics of work-ups (also called boil-ups) in the Hauraki Gulf on Ready Steady Learn. Whakarongo mai nei!
Annabel is at the helm of Breakfast this morning, with plenty of delicious morsels of chats and tunes to get you through the post-long-weekend-blues. Penelope Noir gives us the history of prolific fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez on Fashun.NahBo chats about their sophomore album Feelings, Inexplicable. On Loose Reads, Suri reviews I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home, from Lorrie Moore. Anthony Crum and Bailey Poching are in the studio to talk about their duo comedy show HOT FILTHY GARBAGE. Whakarongo mai nei!
Lucinda Bennett gives us some tips for Matariki eats on Breakfast Food that might spark an idea to create your own annual traditions for the holiday. bMovies comes in hot- listen back to a conversation with Michael Duignan (director) and Ben Wall (lead actor) from The Paragon, an intriguing, Kiwi-made film that makes the absolute most of a small resource pool. Matthew Crawley shares his thoughts on Little Richard: I Am Everything for our bMovies review. The Hobby Goblins boil and toil (literally), to create pasta art, theme- industrial. The listeners provide even more excellent ideas for their fortnightly crafts, with a high Goblin Factor. We recap your 95bFM Top Ten. Whakarongo mai nei!
On a very special edition of The Mind Trench, long time listener and first time visitor Louie plays apprentice to Rob Bollix, helping the brekky team decode which one of The Bard's tidbits is fact or fiction. PollyHill is in the studio chatting about a new track made in collaboration with Samara Alofa which has an excellent video to go along with it, Alien Sex. Rachel shares her conversation with Sudan Archives about her most recent record and upcoming show in Tāmaki Makaurau. Justine weighs in on the listeners' employment and union queries on Red Dead Redemption. Whakarongo mai nei!
Second Guessing sees Craig guess Voom's track on the very first go. Dena Jacobs, organiser of the Matariki festivities for Auckland Council, comes into the studio to talk about the must-see events beginning today. Chas Mamea and Oli Mathiesen from Company B are on Stage Direction to talk about I Am A Renaissance, the dance show presented by Black Grace. Associate Professor Laszlo Sajtos is on Ready Steady Learn, talking about his research into robot-human interactions and perceptions. Whakarongo mai nei!
Penelope Noir gives us some Fashun chat about Pharrell's recent appointment as creative director of Louis Vuitton. Nato from Beastwars chats about the band’s new single from a forthcoming covers album Tyranny of Distance. Jenna reviews Tangi on Loose Reads, an anniversary edition of the novel published 50 years ago, in which Witi Ihimaera has added more details to the narrative to celebrate those 50 years. Office Dog is in to talk about their new song Hand In Hand, and announcement of their debut album Spiel. Whakarongo mai nei!
We have a packed show to send you off into the weekend! The SRN Breakfast Buffet consumes a hearty meal of community, as we check in with Maggie at Radio Active in the capital. On Travelling Tunes, Dr Kirsten Zemke explores the budding music-home-decor-fashion grouping of 'whimsigoth'. A controversial name, and a microniche with many facets. bMovies makes a triumphant return to mark the New Zealand International Film Festival kicking off very soon! Leo Koziol, one of the curators of Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts 2023 speaks to Rachel about the collection of eight short films from Aotearoa and the Pacific. On the other side of intermission, Sam Sinnott makes a nostalgic appearance to review Passages, a film from Ira Sachs. Geneva AM comes into the studio to talk about her new single, IHO. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rod Oram gives us some Political Commentary about what themes appear to be revealing themselves in the policy announcements from parties leading up to this year's election, as well as his thoughts on the reforms of the Resource Management Act. Lucinda Bennett chats risotto and warming carby stuff for the chilling evenings of winter on Breakfast Food. Juno Is dials in from the remote Nelson bush, to talk about her new release, The Highway Song. Abigail Macilquham from Horn dials in to talk about the release of the band’s self-titled debut album. Natural Ange pops in to give holistic natural advice about the listeners' aches, pains and flu recovery plans. We also recap your Top 10 for this week. Whakarongo mai nei!
On What's Up with Marama Davidson, the co-leader of the Green Party talks to Rachel about the party's tax and rental policies, and the government's university support package. Rob Bollix dives into The Mind Trench, discussing the human psyche in relation to coffee, and fridges. Fridge discourse related to tomato sauce, obviously. Shayne Carter of Dimmer dials in to talk about the hot-off-the-press announcement that Dimmer will play the Powerstation in Tāmaki Makaurau in December, as part of a tour to celebrate the release of a live double album drawn from last year’s shows at the The Hollywood Avondale. Hāmiora Bailey and Briar Pomona are in to talk about their work, On The Need To Dance With Words, which is on at The Basement Theatre this Friday. A Room Of One's Own with Salene tackles some niggly winter renting questions, in its new home on Wednesdays (we've switched it from Mondays!). Whakarongo mai nei!
Listen back to Milly and Rosetta chatting with all the winners at the IMNZ Taite Music Prize 2026! They sat down after the awards with KOMMI on behalf of Marlon Williams, winner of the Taite Award for Te Whare Tīwekaweka, Geneva AM winner of Best Independent Debut for PIKIPIKI, Carmel Bennett winner of the Independent Spirit Award, and Newzician winners of the Outstanding Music Journalism award. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly catch up with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson to chat about changes to the legal loophole through which illegal boarding houses are operating in Tāmaki Makaurau, and the large amounts of reports of illegal dumping across the city. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly catch up with Penelope Noir after the Taite Awards last night - to chat about all the best looks from the evening! Whakarongo mai nei!
As a little mid-week treat for you, Jenna is up in the studio chatting pukapuka for Loose Reads - after the long weekend! She chats with Rosetta and Milly about Lily King, who Jenna is chatting to at the Auckland Writers Festival on Sunday May 17! Whakarongo mai nei.
Gab Vincent joins Rosetta and Milly in the studio for a chat about some of her mahi with the Auckland Writers Festival this year - including Streetside and Plot Twist, the latest addition to the lineup on May 17 which features a takeover at Q Theatre aimed at rangatahi! Whakarongo mai nei!
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