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A lightning round of Second Guessing; a catch up with the Mayor in Sounding Off with Phil Goff; the delightful James Mustapic on the line for a chat about his new show; Stage Direction with Alice Canton; and some killer tunes. No skips! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Raveena - Asha's Kiss feat. Asha Puthli
Crystal Chen - Top Down
Ida Sands - Start All Over Again
Khruangbin - So We Won't Forget
Earth Tongue - Astonishing Comet
Te Kuru Dewes & Troy Kingi - Tūwhitia Te Hopo
Dera Meelan - Lullaby Feat. Church & Nganeko
Emma Ruth Rundle - Pump Organ Song
Data Animal - Ded Can Dare
Nia Archives - Part of Me
Magugu - Kala Your Mamu
Aldous Harding - Ennui
Princess Chelsea - I Miss My Man
Unitone HiFi - Amateur ft Coco Solid
Vitesse X - Therma Maxima
Clea Vincent - Panama Paname
Tim Presley - Fog City
Sam Gendel & Antonia Cytrynowicz - WONDERING, WAITING
Ducks Ltd. - Head On feat. Illuminati Hotties
Eden Burns & Christopher Tubbs - The Siren's Song
DAWN - Bussifame
Upper Hutt Posse - E Tu
Beth Orton - Stolen Car
Hans. - Nelele
Ibibio Sound Machine - Truth No Lie
Benny Salvador - DUCK RICE
Denzel Curry - Melt Session #1 feat. Robert Glasper
Monday stuff! There's someFashunwith Penelope Noir, Loose Readswith Suri, A Room of One's Own with Salene, with some fire tunes sprinkled throughout. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Jane inc. - 2120
N.T. Honey - Moon Ritual
Bibbi & SUN - I Don't Mind
TE KAAHU - Waikato
Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia [Edit]
Lucy Dacus - I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore
Benny Salvador - DUCK RICE
The Modern Lovers - Old World
T.G. Shand - Little Sieve
Sonic Youth - Machine
pickle darling - Be Not So Fearful [Bill Fay Cover]
Sin City - Breakdown In Dallas
Chelsea Wolfe - If You Have Ghosts [Roky Erickson Cover]
Long Distance Runner - Shadow
Noah Slee - Healing
Kadhja Bonet - Dear Gina
Aldous Harding - Warm Chris
Perfume Genius - On The Floor
Troy Kingi - All Your Ships Have Sailed
Ducks Ltd. - Head On feat. Illuminati Hotties
Dudley Benson - It's Otepoti's Fault
Girlpool - Nothing Gives Me Pleasure
hanbee - Weekenders feat. Hans.
Data Animal - Metal Gear Soul
Black Belt Eagle Scout - Soft Stud
A Blunt Jester - Cat Door (All My Cats On The Dance Floor - Mix)
It's Thursday y'all, get stuck into some Political Commentary, Breakfast Food, a chat with DARTZ, Mediabatt, and a chat with Janaye Henry! Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Belle and Sebastian - Wrapped Up In Books
Beach House - Superstar
Aldous Harding - Lawn
Melody's Echo Chamber - Crystallized
Big Thief - Not
Dera Meelan - Lullaby Feat. Church & Nganeko
Benny Salvador - DUCK RICE
imugi 이무기 - Bittersweet feat. Pollyhill
BUB - Jeez Louise
ROSALÍA - CUUUUuuuuuute
Dartz - Toyota Corolla
Dartz - Dominion Road (Dumpling House)
Welcomer - Cicadas 3
Badd Energy - Third Eye
Dead Famous People - Home Fire
Devon Rexi - Naster
Unsanitary Napkin - Speak Up For Women, You Don't Speak For Me
Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia [Edit]
Greta O'Leary - Outnumbered
Hans Pucket - Straight To My Heart
hanbee - Weekenders feat. Hans.
Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain
Princess Chelsea - Everything Is Going To Be Alright
The show kicks off with some Political Commentary, then Lucy Suttor rocks up for some Breakfast Food, there's a kōrero with TE KAAHU about her beautiful new single 'Waikato', Ripship are all the line to chat about a gig tonight, and finally, Natural Ange heals us all. Whakarongo mai.
Playlist
Welcomer - Cicadas 3
Nala Sinephro - Space 2
Don McGlashan - Go Back In
Sean Thompson's Weird Ears - Curse of The Conscience
The Deputy Leader of the Opposition Nicola Willis phones up for her first What's Up segment. On the cards are chats about the cost of living crisis, Simon Bridges' resignation, and housing market trends, particularly what it means for renters. Whakarongo mai!
Okay, here's some Wednesday stuff for you. Deputy Leader of the Opposition Nicola Willis enters theWhat's Up rotation of politicians; imposter potatoes, an ancient octopus, and Stephen Sondheim on The Mind Trench; and Amelia ponders the pointlessness of taxonomy on Word Salad. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Wednesday tunes 👾
Şatellites - Disko Arabesque
Modal Melodies - Occupants
The Courtneys - Lost Boys
Dom Peter & Sly A 10 - Au Maquis Electroniq
Princess Chelsea - Everything Is Going To Be Alright
Jenny Hval - Freedom
Parquet Courts - Wide Awake (Live at Laneway 2019)
Mokotron - TAWHITO
Yard Act - Payday
Louisa Nicklin - Next To Myself [Live at Roundhead]
I tēnei ata Rachel is joined by Tuva'a while Zoë has a day off; Second Guessing kicks the day into gear; we catch up with the Mayor; Rachel chats to Sean from Parquet Courts; Alice Canton and Anders Falstie-Jensen talkabout 'Back to Square One?'; and we learn about congenital heart disease with Dr Simone Watkins on Ready, Steady, Learn.
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
Rosetta and Milly phone up our lovely mates down in Te Whanganui a Tara at Radio Active, Sunaina and Emma! They catch up on the Aotearoa Alternative Awards, and what's happening across the Capital and up in Tāmaki. Whakarongo mai nei!
Rosetta and Milly are joined in the studio by the wonderful team behind In The Pitts (aka bFM alumni Rachel, Zoë, Annabel and Callum) - a visual podcast that launched this year to document the Aotearoa indie music scene. They're up in studio to chat about their 2025 Yearbook - which you can pick up in zine-format at Public Bar tonight! Whakarongo mai nei.
For our last catch up of the year, Rosetta and Milly have a kōrero with Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson to chat about the newly announced Te Ara Urutau – Climate and Emergency Ready Fund. They also cover some of the Council's goals for the new year. Whakarongo mai nei!
Ben from the NZ Drug Foundation is up in studio for a chat with Rosetta and Milly about all the ways you can keep yourself and your friends safe this festival season. Big ups to all the mates who go above and beyond to look after their loved ones, test their drugs, and keep the vibes good this raumati! Whakarongo mai nei.
For our monthly catch up with the Labour Party, Rosetta and Milly chat with Chris Hipkins about the party's latest policy announcement; the Family Doctor Loan Scheme. They also chat about the latest in the McSkimming scandal, and what changes are required within the NZ Police moving forward. Whakarongo mai nei!
Milly sits down to chat with Portland-based ambient-folk artist Marisa Anderson about her forthcoming trip to Aotearoa, playing Port Noise festival in Ōhinehou Lyttleton, alongside Jim White! Whakarongo mai nei.
Senior lecturer at the Auckland Law School Dr Katherine Doolin joins Rosetta and Milly for Ready Steady Learn today. They chat about Katherine's mahi at the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Courts Conference, which took place last week. Whakarongo mai nei!
It's time for another Political Commentary with Lara - today we're covering Scrutiny Week, the latest in the McSkimming scandals and liability, and what's happening with Te Pāti Māori. Whakarongo mai nei!
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