Downinto the blues hole for a chat with OG Darren Watson. Talkin' music, having a few laughs and dropping Avantadale Bowling Club & Tupac alongside Lightning Hopkins and Lyle Lovett 'cos hip hop is blues. And folk too.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rach and Tess are trying to figure out daylight savings... again; Penelope Noir definitely recommends A Stitch in Time; Dave and Chontalle give us their lowdown on From The Pit; and Jenna reckons you need to crack into one of Sigrid Nunez's books.
Today Rachel is joined in studio by Zoë and it's classic chaotic good energy from the start. Throughout the morning they chat vaporwave, memesis and playbour with Dr. Kirsten Zemke for Travelling Tunes, movies with the word 'paw' in the title with Fabian Fanboy, and hating rich people during Viewmaster with Sam! They are also joined by fantastic guests Dhamarat and Nanoise. Check it out!
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Rach and Tess are brainstorming ways to cross the Waitematā Harbour; Second Guessing brings us The B52's; the Mayor catches up with Rachel about the ongoing saga with the Harbour Bridge, the latest with the Dome Valley landfill, and the Canal Road trees; Gina pops in to chat about the upcoming Show Me Shorts Film Festival; Zoë gives us the lowdown on what's good in theatre this week; Short Player features Wax Chattels; and Kiara talks to Rach about developing a training app for healthcare workers for particular medical equipment.
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Drive with Jonny and Big Hungry, Marijuana Media, Cocktail Corner, and all you favourite tunes.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Kicking off with a coffee and a splash of good tunes; Second Guessing takes us back with an oldie but a goodie; the Mayor joins us to talk about Level One, voting, and swimming at Piha; Mark Kneebone pops in to give us the lowdown on Elemental Nights AKL; Zoë dials in with the latest theatre for you to catch; Short Player features P.H.F and his highly anticipated album; and Associate Professor Johan Verbeek chats to us about recycling.
The Retreat team are one Sam down this week. Jenn brings in some of her birthday vinyl, Rob Bollox covers off sports and the Emmerdale review, and Kris calls upon the bFM listenership to tell the hosts what they are wearing in the month of October. Thanks to Cassels brewing co for their delicious (and award winning) milk stout this week, accompanied by a song from one of the team's favourite Ōtautahi exports.