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Like pretty much all of Auckland, there's a 🎀𝒸𝓁𝑜𝓈𝑒 𝒸𝑜𝓃𝓉𝒶𝒸𝓉🎀 situation up at the b. Today Rachel hosts from home and Zoë does button-stuff in studio, and in and amongst the fun carnage and tunes there's some Political Commentary with Dr. Lara Greaves, Mediabatt with Tim, and a chat with Peter Ruddel and Frances Carter about a very cool new Sulfate music video. Whakarongo mai! 🦎
Playlist
Repulsive Woman - When I Get Good
Tanukichan - Lazy Love
Phodiso - Look
Sonic Youth - Superstar
Die! Die! Die! - This Is Not An Island Anymore
TOOMS - Bit Part
The Clean - Anything Could Happen
Parallel Dance Ensemble - Shopping Cart
christoph el' truento - SCENE 5
Erny Belle - Island Time
Local Tourist - You Are Alone
Marlon Williams - Bright Eyes [Art Garfunkel Cover]
Cate Le Bon - Are You with Me Now?
Sulfate - There You Are!
Sulfate - Bottle It In
Beirut - O Leozinho
Brown Boy Magik - Touch feat. Coco Solid
FKA twigs - honda feat. Pa Salieu
Hybrid Rose - Dial Tone
Mick Arthur - 2022-02 (Rubbernecker)
Eden Burns & Christopher Tubbs - M.O.J
vase - Ache
Sisters Underground - In The Neighbourhood (Uptown Mix)
22-2-22 🐬Tuesday stuff! A round of second guessing, chats with the Mayor, Mads Harrop on the line to chat about her new single "Hiding In Colour", Alice brings in some guests from Stop Kiss for Stage Direction, and we do some learning on Ready Steady Learn.
Playlist
Cate Le Bon - French Boys
Look Blue Go Purple - Cactus Cat
Erny Belle - Island Time
Scalper - Bismillah
Porpoise - do what you want
The Cure - Just Like Heaven (session version)
The Beths - A Real Thing
Yumi Zouma - Where The Light Used To Lay
Yetsuby - Jelly [Eden Burns Remix]
Vera Ellen - Telegram 2
Jack J - Only You Know Why
Freyja - Qualified 2 Love
Mads Harrop - Lying In Circles
Mads Harrop - Hiding In Colour
Hybrid Rose - Dial Tone
P.H.F. - SABBATH SHIRT feat. Fantasyluv
Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
Jonny + Zoë team up for a special broadcast from MOTAT to celebrate 100 years of radio in Aotearoa. Zoë does some incredible roving reporting and catches up with Brian Potter a MOTAT telcoms volunteer, Samantha Perry from the MOTAT curatorial team & Mark Webster, MOTAT's car radio expert!
For our final catch up with The National Party of 2025, Rosetta and Milly have been declined interview requests by 16 Ministers. Rosetta catches up with Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey to chat about his recent comments regarding whether another hike in the alcohol levy is on the cards for 2026. 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!
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.
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.
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!
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!
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)
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