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Guest Interview w/ Ali Whitton: Thursday 16 April, 2026

 Guest Interview w/ Ali Whitton: Thursday 16 April, 2026 Guest Interview w/ Ali Whitton: Thursday 16 April, 2026, 33.42 MB
Thu 16 Apr 2026

Thursday host Emma Gleason chats to Te Whanganui-a-Tara-based folk artist Ali Whitton about his cosy new album, Between the Forest and the Stars, which is out today.

Thanks to The Tuning Fork

Guest Interview w/ Niko Ne Zna: Thursday 9 April, 2025

 Guest Interview w/ Niko Ne Zna: Thursday 9 April, 2026 Guest Interview w/ Niko Ne Zna: Thursday 9 April, 2026, 46.04 MB
Thu 9 Apr 2026

Thursday Morning Glory host Emma Gleason talks to Frankie Curac and Nikkie Rich from Niko Ne Zna ahead of their Auckland shows. The Wellington-based Balkan brass band is heading up to play at Leigh Sawmill on Friday April 10 and at the Dalmatian Cultural Society in Tāmaki Makaurau on Saturday 11 April (tickets are still available for both dates). They discuss their distinctive sound, how the band started and what to expect from their live shows. (Plus how their music ended up in What We Do In The Shadows and where to get good Balkan food in Auckland.)

Thanks to The Tuning Fork

 

Guest Interview w/ Kipling DC

 Guest Interview w/ Kipling DC Guest Interview w/ Kipling DC, 21.77 MB
Wed 8 Apr 2026

liv chats to Kipling DC about his nomination for the prestigious billy t award and his upcoming show, Skuxx Cowboys get lonely sometimes too in the 2026 New Zealand International Comedy Festival! tickets to kip's show available here!

Guest Interview w/ MOHI: Rāapa 1 Āperira, 2026

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Wed 1 Apr 2026

liv chats to MOHI about his upcoming show at the tuning fork as part of the next on kaupapa! you can buy a ticket here boizzzz here!

Guest Interview w/ Bub's Priya Sami: Thursday March 26, 2026

 Guest Interview w/ Bub's Priya Sami: Thursday March 26, 2026 Guest Interview w/ Bub's Priya Sami: Thursday March 26, 2026, 37.96 MB
Thu 26 Mar 2026

Priya Sami stops by the 95bFM studio to talk about Bub, her Taite-nominated music project. Bub's debut album, Can't Even, is a finalist for Best Independent Debut. Priya tells Thursday Morning Glory host Emma Gleason how it feels to have songs she began writing as a teenager acknowledged for such a prestigious prize. They also discuss The Strokes, The Warriors and using music as a coping mechanism. Priya is playing at the Powerstation tonight with The Beths. You can buy Bub's album (irridescent purple vinyl!) on Bandcamp and at all good music stores now.

Thanks to The Tuning Fork

Guest Interview w/ Nicki & Wayne from Howick, and Ginge & Minge

 Guest Interview w/ Nicki & Wayne from Howick, and Ginge & Minge Guest Interview w/ Nicki & Wayne from Howick, and Ginge & Minge, 24.04 MB
Wed 25 Mar 2026

liv talks to nicki and wayne from howick about ginge and minge's show @ basement theatre this wiki, then talks to ginge and minge about the same show! house of ick guys u have to see it, u will never be the same! 

follow ginge and minge here!

Guest Interview w/ Geneva AM

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Wed 25 Mar 2026

liv chats to geneva am about her recent double nom for taite award 2026 and best independent debut! babes i hope u win and i hope u get to see the mint chicks xo

Guest Interview w/ Holly Shervey: Thursday March 19, 2026

 Guest Interview w/ Holly Shervey: Thursday March 19, 2026 Guest Interview w/ Holly Shervey: Thursday March 19, 2026, 33.78 MB
Thu 19 Mar 2026

Holly Shervey joins Thursday Morning Glory host Emma Gleason to talk about her new show Crackhead, which charts the trials and tribulations of a young woman sent to mental health facility The Laast Resort to deal with her addiction issues. Shervey discusses how her own experiences in a mental health unit informed the show, how the whole series came together, and what they used for that visceral faeces scene.

Crackhead is airing on Sky New Zealand’s TV3 and streaming on 3NOW.

Thanks to The Tuning Fork

Guest Interview w/ Soundscape Sirens: Thursday March 12, 2026

 Guest Interview w/ Soundscape Sirens: Thursday March 12, 2026 Guest Interview w/ Soundscape Sirens: Thursday March 12, 2026, 47.4 MB
Thu 12 Mar 2026

Thursday host Emma Gleason is joined in the 95bFM studio by the Soundscape Sirens trio of MxDicey (Marissa Holder), Talmar (Hannah Berry) and Vanessa Tottle. They discuss how a pilot gig in 2025 (read the bFM review here) turned into a nationwide tour, how they came to play music together and what influences their respective sounds. Catch the Sirens at Whammy Bar on March 14, Christchurch’s Dark Room on March 21 and Hamilton’s Last Place 28 March. Tickets from Under The Radar.

Thanks to The Tuning Fork

Guest Interview w/ Alison Reid: Thursday February 5, 2026

 Guest Interview w/ Alison Reid: Thursday February 5, 2026 Guest Interview w/ Alison Reid: Thursday February 5, 2026, 11.41 MB
Thu 5 Mar 2026

Local legend and vintage purveyor Alison Reid of Search & Destroy joins Thursday Morning Glory host Emma Gleason in the 95bFM studio (with Jonny Brug in tow) to talk about the return of Karangahape Road's FAM Fashion Art Market and her career of slinging vintage in Tāmaki Makaurau. The trio reminisce about past digs in St Kevins Arcade, Cross Street and Ponsonby Road, discuss how to choose good denim and reveal what you can expect at saturdays market. Alison also unpicks her personal style for the new Morning Glory segment Sound Looks.

FAM Food. Art. Market is on this Saturday, 7 March, from 10am to 2pm in Beresford Square (on Pitt Street) and Mercury Lane.

Thanks to The Tuning Fork