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.
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Dr. Kirsten Zemke is in the studio and today she's talking us through the world of covers in Travelling Tunes; the epic Troy Kingi phones up to talk about the latest edition to his 10 10 10 Series (ten albums, ten genres, ten years); Sam's here forViewmaster telling us about a new cringe millennial / Gen Z comedy; and Vanessa Worm and Eden Burns pop into the studio to talk about their gig at Phoenix Caberet tonight. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Velvet Vision - Springtime Buzz
Special Friend - Pastel
Amamelia - Swoon [Liam K. Swiggs Remix]
Disasteradio - AWESOME FEELING [LIAM K. SWIGGS 160 BOOTLEG REMIX]
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Dr Lara Greaves in on the line for another rivetingPolitical Commentary; Sam Low chats about the history of Sweet and Sour pork in Breakfast Food; Writer and taonga pūoro practitioner Ruby Solly (Kai Tahu, Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe) popped in for a kōrero about her music, mahi and the awesome series 'Oro'; and living legend Patricia (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa, Te Ati Awa) phones up to talk about her new memoir! Whakarongo mai nei!
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: The Prime Minister in on the line this morning having her monthly chat to Rachel onWhat's Up w/ Jacinda Ardern; Rob Bollix is talking milk on The Mind Trench; Crystal Choi from Phoebe Rings pops in for a chat ahead of her gig with Merk on Saturday at Cassette Nine; Tim Batt takes us through what's happening in the world of media inMediaBatt; and Amelia D'Screte tells us why English spelling is so shit inWord Salad. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Jazmine Mary - Remembering
Mara TK - Colours
The Bats - Made Up In Blue
JARV IS... - Swanky Modes [Dub Remix by Dennis Bovell]
Bathysphere - hungova
AP & Kamahumble - Heka Horcy
Primo! - Things To Do
Merk - But She Loves You
Public Service Broadcasting - Spitfire - Syntax Remix
T.G. Shand - Weak Odyssey
Downstairs People - On The Phone
Phoebe Rings - Cheshire
Phoebe Rings - Lazy Universe [Live at The Wine Cellar 19/12/20]
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: We kick off the show with another round of Second Guessing; the Mayor is on the line talking about what's happening around Tāmaki Makaurau and Aotearoa inSounding Off with Phil Goff; Kelly Sherrod aka Proteins of Magic pops up for a chat about her upcoming gig; Alice is here for Stage Direction with some guests from a new show, Into the Bush; and we learn about smart solar urban architecture onReady Steady Learn! Whakarongo mai nei for all the usual good stuff.
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: The hilarious duo Two Hearts (Laura Daniel and Joseph Moore) come up to the studio to chat about their show in the NZ International Comedy Festival, We're Pregnant and the Baby is Music; Jenna talks us through the Ockham NZ Book Award categories and nominees in Loose Reads; and Justine answers all your work woe questions in Red Dead Redemption! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Richard Dada - Sound All Around
imugi 이무기 - Greensmoke
Dateline - Love Hertz [Live at Neck of the Woods, 2020]
HUMMUCIDE - Exothermic feat. Luca Sturny
Power Nap - Forever Man
Squid - Pamphlets [Edit]
The Beths - Whatever
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
Brandn Shiraz - Already
Mara TK - Te Kete Aronui
Lucky Boy^ - Anything Like Me
DAWN - Boomerang
CHAII - WOW (Look at Me)
AMAMELIA - Pure Choice (AKL)
pickle darling - Boundless My Heart
Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime [Radio Edit]
EXEK - Several Souvenirs
Anjimile - In Your Eyes (Reflection) feat. Jay Som
T.G. Shand - Weak Odyssey
Little Simz - Woman feat. Cleo Sol
Kelly Lee Owens - Wake-Up [Loraine James Remix]
PollyHill - Chilly
Nadia Reid - Get the Devil Out
Armand Hammer & The Alchemist - Falling Out The Sky feat. Earl Sweatshirt
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Rachel's still away and instead we have another super awesome, hilarious, extraordinary, special guest host, the wonderful Priya Sami! Also on the show, Fabian Fanboy calls up to chat about movies on Fabian's Hollywood; Dr. Kirsten Zemke is here talking about Detroit Hip Hop in Travelling Tunes; and Sam Sinnott pops in to tell us what's good in TV for Viewmaster! Whakarongo mai and have a mean weekend.
Playlist
Destiny's Child - Get On the Bus [feat. Timbaland]
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Rachel's away and instead we have a super exciting, one-of-a-kind, extraordinary, special guest host - the ineffable, inimitable PollyHill! Also throughout the show we have a Political Commentary with David Slack;Breakfast Food with Sam Low; Pax Assadi talking about his NZ International Comedy Festival show,Ladi Dadi Assadi Like to Party; and Praise of Songs with Sarah! Whakarongo mai for all the good shit.
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Dr Shane Reti, is on the line having a chat to Rachel; Rob Bollix is in studio with facts, tracks, poems for The Mind Trench; Ōtepoti muso Juno Is comes up to chat about what's been happening and her gig tonight; and Amelia D'Screte dishes up some Word Saladto enrich and enlighten our plates of knowledge. Whakarongo mai.
Playlist
Jun Kamoda - Cyber Dumpling
Raudie - 6 Helixes
BUB - King of Wands
imugi 이무기 - Swimming feat. Hans [Nate Fox, Sushi Ceej & The Kount Remix]
Bathysphere - See Ya [Demo]
pickle darling - Boundless My Heart
Fruit Juice Parade - dræyyke
DAWN - Nostalgia
The Bard - Mask [slightly less explicit version]
Mara TK - Grew up inna Chaos feat. 2MY
CHAII - Middle Ground
Telex - The Beat Goes On/Off
Brandn Shiraz - Already
Juno Is - Floating
Juno Is - So Hazy
Valentina - Figure You Out - Ludus Remix
Good Morning - Mollyduker
Squid - Pamphlets [Edit]
Mykki Blanco - Love Me feat. Jamila Woods and Jay Cue
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: we kick off the show with another speedy round of Second Guessing and unsuprisingly the listeners are all over it; the Mayor phones up for a chat about what's happening around the city in Sounding Off w/ Phil Goff; then, Zac from Sunreturn chats about a very exciting gig coming up: Festival of Sunreturn!; Florian Habicht pops up to talk about his latest film, James & Isey; and finally we learn about animal habits and conservation in Ready, Steady, Learn! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Melodownz - Pai
Alessi Brothers - Seabird
pickle darling - Boundless My Heart
Remember Sports - Out Loud
LILSTIFFY - Async
Nina Simone - Baltimore
PJ Harvey - The Letter - Demo
Crumb - Up & Down
Sjunne Ferger - Romance
Emmanuelle - Time Sure Flies When You're Young and Jerking Off
Mdou Moctar - Afrique Victime [Radio Edit]
Special Friend - Forest
Amamelia - So Good [Go Nuclear Remix]
deepState - Sunrise
Sharon Van Etten - Some Things Last A Long Time (Daniel Johnston)
DELS - Capsize ft Joe Goddard & Roots Manuva
Tangled Shoelaces - Bordumb
The Cure - Just Like Heaven
Church & AP - ON!ON!ON!
Roisin Murphy - Hardcore Jealousy
Daphne Walker With Bill Wolfgramm & His Islanders - Haere Mai
I tēnei ata kei te Hōtaka Parakuihi: Penelope Noir pops into studio to chat about the history of dreadlocks on Fashun;Tūranga, Henry, and Lewis from Alien Weaponry come up to talk about what they've been up to and upcoming gigs; Time Out Bookstore's Jenna Todd is here with a fresh new book recommendation in Loose Reads; and Salene answers all your tenancy tribulations and renting woes in A Room of One's Own! Whakarongo mai!
Jenna from Time Out Bookstoretalks to us about the new book from Becky Manawatu called Kataraina - it's an intense read and follows on from Aue, whilst taking a different stylistic tack.
This Saturday is also Aotearoa New Zealand Bookshop Day and it's happening all across local bookstores in Tāmaki Makaurau in 12th October 2024!
Jim White spoke to Jonny about the self-titled debut album from The Hard Quartet, released last Friday as well as how the supergroup formed and an exciting tour planned for next year. Whakarongo mai nei ~
Litia has returned from Fiji, and is back to tell us all about Nobody Wants This the new romcom series on Netflix starring Kristen Bell - it's juicy, silly and worth a binge!
Holy smokes! The second lineup drop for The Others Way is out of this world, listen back to Jonny chat to legend Ladyhawke about all the goodstuff lined up for this year's festival.
Alesha Wells a Doctoral student at the School of Psychological Medicine joins Jonny for Ready Steady Learn to yarn about a current trial of LSD microdosing in late-stage cancer patients at the University of Auckland.
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