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The Mixtape: Kirsten Morrell
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
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1995 episode one: The Battle of Britpop
29 Nov 2025In 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… Audio
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UK jazz septet Kokoroko backstage at The Powerstation
29 Nov 2025On 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… Audio
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Saya Grey plays The Others Way tonight
29 Nov 2025A 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… Audio
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Steph Brown on Spellodies' songs for kids
29 Nov 2025Spellodies 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… Audio
Saturday 6 December 2025
Show Notes
13:15 Betty-Anne on her debut solo single
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.
Photo: Supplied
14:10 Nadia Reid performs live at RNZ
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 in our Christchurch studio.
Photo: Nathan McKinnon
15:10 1995 episode two: Heavy America
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.
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15:30 The Sampler: Johnny Fritz
Guest reviewer Elliott Childs tackles American musician Jonny Fritz's comedic country stylings.
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16:10 The Mixtape: Tammy Davis
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.
Photo: So'omalo Iteni Schwalger
Songs Played:
1pm-2pm
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The Offline - Dans les grands espaces
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Konkolo orchestra - Grass Ain't Greener
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Melanie De Biasio - Afro Blue
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Ardijah - Watching You
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Betty-Anne - Pūmau Tonu Koe
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Ardijah - Time Makes The Wine
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Leon Thomas - My Muse
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Muroki - Break it Down
2pm-3pm
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Sholto - Ghibli’s Dream
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Phoenix Foundation - Vampire Class
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Fazed on a Pony - Wrong Party
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Nadia Reid - Baby Bright, Don't Wanna Know (John Martyn cover), Not Giving It Out, Send It Down the Line (live at RNZ Christchurch)
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Bar Italia - Fundraiser
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Troy Kingi - Afters ft Mā
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Nightmares on Wax - Dive Into
3pm-4pm
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MF Doom - Lovage
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Hallelujah Picassos - Rewind (Stinky Jim’s lucky punk feeling dub)
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Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight/ Bullet With Butterfly Wings/ Here Is No Why/ 1979
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Faith No More - Digging the Grave/ Star A.D./ The Last To Know
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Pavement - Father to a Sister of Thought/ Rattled by the Rush
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Foo Fighters - Big Me
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Fugazi - Do You Like Me
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Throwing Muses - That’s All You Wanted
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Elliott Smith - Needle in the Hay
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Sonic Youth - Little Trouble Girl
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Kyuss - One Inch Man
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Faith No More - Evidence
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Smashing Pumpkins - Thirty Three
4pm-5pm
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UB40 - Red Red Wine
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OPP - Naughty by nature
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Renee Geyer - It only happens
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Hello Sailor - Gutterblack
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David Dallas - Runnin
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Shapeshifter - One
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