The Chills are releasing a new record next year called 'Scatterbrain' and this morning we spoke with Martin Phillipps to hear all about it. Whakarongo mai nei to find out more, and catch them on their post-Christmas North Island tour! 

Estère dials in to catch up with us ahead of her forthcoming album, Archetypes, and her tour around Aotearoa. She chats to Rach about what we can expect from the album and how the latest single, Animal Pleasures, came to be. Grab yr tickets to this one, you don't want to miss out.

Sam's been watching On Becoming a God in Central Florida with Kirsten Dunst, in what he describes as a fantastic performance by her. This is definitely a show worth binging over the weekend, catch it here.

Dr. Kirsten Zemke is extremely excited about the Great American Songbook, an absolutely classic. Featuring Nina Simone's My Baby Just Cares For Me, Sarah Vaughn's Ain't Misbehavin', and Frank Ocean's Moon River.

Today on your bFM Breakfast: We're deep into December now, with one more week of the Breakie show for the year; Dr. Kirsten Zemke brings us the Great American Songbook; Martin from The Chills dials in to chat about the year that's been and re-issuing past albums; Sam watched a TV show with Kirsten Dunst in it and reckons it's pretty good; and Estère catches up with us about her forthcoming album and the latest single Animal Pleasure.

Jade talks with Dr Richard Stein and Mayor Campbell Barry of the Lower Hutt area about their support of teen Nicole Thornton's advocacy campaign "I Can't Wait." The campaign advocates for people with Crohn's disease and other urgent needs for bathroom usage to carry "I Can't Wait" cards so businesses can open their toilets for usage without the need for unnecessary explanation.

On their weekly chat, Justin talked to the Minister Responsible for SIS and GCSB Andrew Little about the Royal Commission report into the Christchurch terror attack, on the part of the security agencies and the Commission's recommendations.  Minister Little is also in charge of coordinating the government's reponse to the report.

On their weekly chat, Justin talked to the Minister Responsible for SIS and GCSB Andrew Little about the Royal Commission report into the Christchurch terror attack, on the part of the security agencies and the Commission's recommendations.  Minister Little is also in charge of coordinating the government's reponse to the report.