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This Tuesday we've got a bit of Second Guessing; the weekly catch up with the Mayor in Sounding Off with Phil Goff; a kōrero with Stinky Jim about his new album Spacial Awareness; Stage Direction with A Slightly Isolated Dog's Jack Buchanan; and some Ready Steady Learn where Annabelle Cranswick chats about the Southern Right Whale! Whakarongo mai nei.
Playlist
Van Staden & Böhm (VSB) - Every Star [DJ Chrysalis Remix]
Peel Dream Magazine - Pad
The Naenae Express - Dream State
Kokoroko - Tojo
Eggy - Upon Reflection
Bill Callahan & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Miracles feat. Ty Segall [Johnnie Frierson Cover]
We've rolled around to the end of another week and to get you ready for the weekend, whakarongo mai nei for some Travelling Tunes with Dr. Zemke, Fable chatting about his brand new track Closer2Home, Viewmaster with Sam, and Mim Jensen on the line on the release day of the day of her debut single. Whakarongo mai nei!
The air? Brisk. Breakfast radio? Hot as hell. Whakarongo mai for a bit of Political Commentary with Pr. Jennifer Curtin, Breakfast Food with Kura Turuwhenua, Michael Llewellyn playing some acoustic tracks live in studio, and Mediabatt with Tim!
Playlist
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Burning
Violet French and The Horrible - Unchecked Baggage
It's Wednesday morning and we've Rob chatting about mammoths and time itself on The Mind Trench, a kōrero and Phoebe Rings moodboard mixtape courtesy of Crystal Choi, and a wee Word Salad with Amelia d'Screte. Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Lael Neale - Hotline
Dummy - Pepsi Vacuum
The Beths - Expert In A Dying Field
Japanese Breakfast - Be Sweet - Korean version feat. So!YoON!
It's Tuesday morning at the bFM Studio and Breakfast's got some Second Guessing, a chat with David Correos about his show Haha Horror with Hamish Parkinson, Alice brings us some Stage Direction, and Dr Melani Anae has a kōrero on Ready Steady Learn! Whakarongo mai nei!
Playlist
Gwenno - N.Y.C.A.W.
Sudan Archives - Come Meh Way
Baby Zionov - Different Ventures / Robot House
Anika - Godstar
La Luz - San Fernando Shadow Blues
Alan Dunham - Shameful Thing
Marlon Williams - River Rival
Whitney - Twirl
Jitwam - Stranger Danger (In The Streets Of Life)
Primal Scream - Loaded
lunavela - Next of Kin
U.S. Girls - So Typically Now
Freyja - Cinder Block
Eggy - Magic 8 Ball
Sampa The Great - Energy feat. Nadeem Din-Gabisi
Eden Burns - Hand On the Chart (Pad Version)
Cass McCombs - Karaoke
Fazerdaze - Treading Lightly
T.G. Shand - Golden Hour
Sorry - Let The Lights On
Jenny Hval - Freedom
Kate NV - Sayonara
Mads Harrop - Contagious World
The Panthers - Welcome to CA feat. Diggy Dupé, choicevaughan & P. Smith
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