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4:00 PM.Tony Stamp sits down with the host of Music101 to celebrate her six months in the role, learn more about her past, and hear six of her favourite songs. Audio

3:30 PM.Nick Bollinger looks at two folk musicians who are unlikely to become mainstream names, but whose new album will bring hope to everyone who wonders what happened to protest songs. Audio

3:00 PM.In the last of a four part series revisiting albums that turned 30 this year, Tony Stamp looks at the new forms of electronica taking shape around the globe, and an explosion of creativity in… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Kara Rickard sits down with Soundsplash founders Naomi Tuao and Brian Ruawai who share the ups and downs of running one of New Zealand's longest running festivals. Audio

3:35 PM.Guest reviewer Maggie Tweedie breaks down Isaac Aesili's series of new albums. Read more Audio

3:15 PM.In the third of a four part series revisiting albums that turned 30 this year, Tony Stamp looks at seven local albums from 1995. Read more Audio

2:40 PM.Maggie Tweedie talks to musician Joe Armon Jones of Ezra Collective. Read more Audio

2:05 PM.Peter McLennan joins Tony Stamp in the studio - He's a member of Hallelujah Picassos, who commissioned 15 Remixes of their song 'Rewind' to honour the late vocalist Bobbylon. Audio

1:40 PM.During the week, Kara Rickard spoke to dance music producer PONZ, a kiwi musician based in Bristol. Audio

1:15 PM.Andrew Keoghan joins Tony Stamp live in studio to talk about making music in Los Angeles and his upcoming album 'SPA'. Audio

4:00 PM.Actor Tammy Davis tells Kara about his early days in the film industry, the creation of his beloved character Munter, and shares some of his favourite songs. Audio

3:30 PM.Guest reviewer Elliott Childs tackles American musician Jonny Fritz's comedic country stylings. Audio

3:10 PM.In the second of a four part series revisiting albums that turned 30 this year, Tony Stamp looks back at nine American rock albums of 1995. Read more Audio

2:15 PM.Acclaimed singer-songwriter Nadia Reid is back from Manchester, where she currently lives with her family. She's playing at the Powerstation in Auckland tonight, and earlier in the week performed live… Read more Video, Audio

12:00 PM.The unmistakable voice of Ardijah has just released 'You Remain', with a full debut solo album, Slow Burn, set for 2026. She joins Kara to chat about stepping out under her own name. Audio

4:10 PM.The Goldenhorse frontwoman and solo musician tells Kara about her new single 'Hoping and Wishing', and spotlights some tracks that have inspired her over the years. Audio

3:10 PM.In the first of a four part series revisiting albums that turned 30 this year, Tony Stamp looks back at ten British albums that were critical and/ or commercial successes. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.On Wednesday night in Auckland the London-based seven-piece played a sold-out show at The Powerstation. Made up of 1st generation Brits whose parents immigrated from West Africa and Ethiopia, they… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.A few days before she hopped on a plane to NZ, the Canadian multi-instrumentalist spoke with Kara about stepping into the spotlight after years of shepherding other people's projects, and her love for… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Spellodies is a family band made up of Steph Brown and Fen Ikner from the  Silver Scroll award-winning group Lips and their nine year old son Freddy. In 2024 the trio took home the APRA Children’s… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.Harry Ricketts is a Wellington-based poet and educator who recently published his eleventh volume of poetry. In In this episode of The Mixtape he plays some of his favourite records and talks to Nick… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.RNZ's resident music historian talks us through a key component of the local music scene. Audio

2:10 PM.Two musicians with their own connections to Freddy's pop by to talk about their history with the band, as well as their new and upcoming projects. Audio