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The Saturday Spring with Karyn Hay

At 9:30 Your Gig Is Showing. What’s on in the city and maybe the suburbs.

At 10.05 (but not precisely, it might even be 10:06) George Henderson with A Song From Insane Times.

At 10:30 it’s Finn Johansson and Demo Gods. A Prompt. A Collaboration. A Radio Debut. Karyn gives Finn a prompt and a song is born!

The Saturday Spring with Rachel Ashby: February 1, 2025

The Saturday Spring with Rachel Ashby: February 1, 2025 The Saturday Spring with Rachel Ashby: February 1, 2025, 329.1 MB
Sat 1 Feb 2025

Rachel's back in the studio filling in for Karyn this morning. Tune in for some fresh tracks and a few Marianne Faithfull faves (RIP queen of cool). 

The Saturday Spring with Rachel Ashby: January 18, 2025

The Saturday Spring with Rachel Ashby: January 18, 2025 The Saturday Spring with Rachel Ashby: January 18, 2025, 245.82 MB
Sat 18 Jan 2025

Rachel is back in the studio this weekend, slighty worse for wear after a large night of belting out Kate Bush karaoke. Grab ya togs and dive in for some tunes and dusty chats. Happy Raumati! 

The Saturday Spring with Rachel Ashby: January 11, 2025

The Saturday Spring with Rachel Ashby: January 11, 2025 The Saturday Spring with Rachel Ashby: January 11, 2025, 245.78 MB
Sat 11 Jan 2025

Karyn's having a well deserved holiday, so old mate Rachel Ashby's back in the studio with a bunch of fresh tunes for your Saturday morning. Crack open the curtains, it's a beautiful day!

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi December 14, 2024

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi December 14, 2024 The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi December 14, 2024, 331.22 MB
Sat 14 Dec 2024

Featuring Your Gig Is Showing with bFM staff Kaitlyn and Molly chatting about the upcoming 95bFM Christmas Party happening this Friday, Implausible Deniability with Stella and Dear Finn.

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi December 7, 2024

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi December 7, 2024 The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi December 7, 2024, 338.86 MB
Sat 7 Dec 2024

Featuring Your Gig Is Showing with the team at Whammy and newly formed Auckland All Ages Association, Implausible Deniability with Stella and Dear Finn. Whakarongo mai nei!

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi November 30, 2024

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi November 30, 2024 The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi November 30, 2024, 338.88 MB
Sat 30 Nov 2024

Featuring Your Gig Is Showing with Reuben Bonner - one of the co-organisers of The Others WayImplausible Deniability with Stella and Dear Finn. Whakarongo mai nei!

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: November 23, 2024

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: November 23, 2024 The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: November 23, 2024, 332.35 MB
Sat 23 Nov 2024

Featuring Lecture Me with University of Canterbury lecturer Dr Sharon McIver on the new summer school course CULT133 – Kia kaha / Say It Loud: The Rise of Aotearoa/NZ Music, Implausible Deniability with Stella and Dear Finn. Whakarongo mai nei. 

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 9 November, 2024

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 9 November, 2024 The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 9 November, 2024, 331.65 MB
Sat 9 Nov 2024

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 26 October, 2024

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 26 October, 2024 The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 26 October, 2024, 334.11 MB
Sat 26 Oct 2024

Featuring Lecture Me with English BA student Beth thanks to Blue Hills BooksImplausible Deniability with Stella, and Finn finds solutions to our burning queries on Dear Finn.

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 19 October, 2024

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 19 October, 2024 The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 19 October, 2024, 334.65 MB
Sat 19 Oct 2024

This week's Saturday Spring features Political Science student Castor on Lecture Me, thanks to Blue Hills Books, as well as Implausible Deniability with Stella talking baby botox, and Finn helps alleviate our woes, including lactose intolerance, on Dear Finn.

Demo Gods Pt. II Amamelia June 13, 2026

Demo Gods Pt. II Amamelia June 13, 2026 II Amamelia June 13, 2026, 40.75 MB
Sat 13 Jun 2026

Finn Johansson’s more than a little buzzed to unveil the song he'’s been working on with Amamelia for Demo Gods. The prompt was "The Fine Art of Restraint” and Amelia Berry joins us from Melbourne to talk about the process. Hear the demo here!

A Song From Insane Times w/ George Henderson: June 6, 2026

A Song From Insane Times w/ George Henderson: June 6, 2026 A Song From Insane Times w/ George Henderson: June 6, 2026, 8.68 MB
Sat 6 Jun 2026

This week George reckons the early 2000s turned out to be far more mysterious than he expected, thanks in part to Lazy Lane and the track Strange Dreams. 

Demo Gods Pt. I Amamelia: June 6, 2026

Demo Gods Pt. I Amamelia: June 6, 2026 I Amamelia: June 6, 2026, 39.6 MB
Sat 6 Jun 2026

Finn Johansson’s been busy over the break lining up his Demo Gods. Amamelia is his latest collaborator and she’s picked "The Fine Art of Restraint’ as the prompt. In Pt. I we check out a few gems from Amelia’s back catalogue.

Your Gig Is Showing w/ Iosefa Inari: June 6, 2026

Your Gig Is Showing w/ Iosefa Inari: June 6, 2026 Your Gig Is Showing w/ Iosefa Inari: June 6, 2026, 43.51 MB
Sat 6 Jun 2026

On a rainy Tamaki day we’re transported to the islands of the Pacific with Sefa Inari, the Director of the Pacific Dance Festival – on this month and showcasing the finest dancers from Aotearoa and across the Pacific.

A Song From Insane Times w/ George Henderson: April 25, 2026

A Song From Insane Times w/ George Henderson: April 25, 2026 A Song From Insane Times w/ George Henderson: April 25, 2026, 6.29 MB
Sat 25 Apr 2026

George D. Henderson with another A Song From Insane Times. This week from 1998, Cobra Killer and Merry Go Round.

Demo Gods Pt. II Karl Sölve Steven April 25, 2026

Demo Gods Pt. II Karl Sölve Steven April 25, 2026 II Karl Sölve Steven April 25, 2026, 18.18 MB
Sat 25 Apr 2026

Finn Johansson Zooms in from Queenstown where he’s on tour with Fables, while this week’s Demo God Karl Sölve Steven joins Karyn in the studio. The prompt Karl chose was “BPM” and the resulting demo is titled Bad People Music. 

Demo Gods Pt. I Karl Sölve Steven: April 18, 2026

Demo Gods Pt. I Karl Sölve Steven: April 18, 2026 I Karl Sölve Steven: April 18, 2026, 54.21 MB
Sat 18 Apr 2026

Finn Johansson gives us a potted musical history of Karl Sölve Steven before unveiling the finished demo next week, with the prompt being “BPM”. Tracks from The Drab Doo-Riffs, Supergroove, Queen Neptune and one from Karl’s highly successful movie soundtrack work. 

A Song From Insane Times w/ George Henderson: April 18, 2026

A Song From Insane Times w/ George Henderson: April 18, 2026 A Song From Insane Times w/ George Henderson: April 18, 2026, 8.3 MB
Sat 18 Apr 2026

George D. Henderson with another A Song From Insane Times. This week George talks up The Pom-Poms and the track Sunshine.

Your Gig Is Showing w/ Stefan Neville and Chris O’Connor: April 11, 2026

Your Gig Is Showing w/ Stefan Neville and Chris O’Connor: April 11, 2026 Your Gig Is Showing w/ Stefan Neville and Chris O’Connor: April 11, 2026, 37.28 MB
Sat 11 Apr 2026

Stefan Neville and Chris O’Connor are in to tell us about Music Therapy Week 2026 (10 to 15 April) at the Raukatauri Music Centre.

Some original tunes from Indika Gamage-Mendis with Storms Of Avondale and one for dog lovers everywhere – Isabel's I'm watching through the window.

Karyn Hay w/ Richard Langston, author of “The Clean: In The Dreamlife You Need A Rubber Soul”

Karyn Hay w/ Richard Langston, author of “The Clean: In The Dreamlife You Need A Rubber Soul” Karyn Hay w/ Richard Langston, author of “The Clean: In The Dreamlife You Need A Rubber Soul”, 40.64 MB
Sat 11 Apr 2026

Karyn talks with author Richard Langston about his new biography on the band that helped launch the Dunedin Sound – “The Clean: In The Dreamlife You Need A Rubber Soul”. Richard’s in the middle of a short book tour which comes to Auckland Wednesday 15th April at Flying Nun Records. (spoiler alert: Clean live music included!)