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Over the Fence - 22-01-2025 World's longest study on Nitrogen fertiliser's negative effect on pollinators features on the show this week plus weather and gardening to do's. News, issues, experiences and chat from the rural landscape around the Waikato and New Zealand with host Craig Mitchell. Listen

Vedic Wisdom Part 1 - 22-01-2025 Pre-Awareness Learn how compassionate meditation on the part of the past realised masters compelled them to deliver realised knowledge that will liberate us from our current unstable situation. Listen

Vedic Wisdom Part 2 - 22-01-2025 Now Contribute Once your struggle for existence has been overcome you must accept the responsibility to make a positive contribution to others still struggling. Listen

From the Fringes - 22-01-2025 Presenting a range of issues and opinions from the fringes... political, social, ethical and personal, from the unique perspective of the show's host, Jack Gielen. Listen

The Bridge Zone - 22-01-2025 Podcast produced and first broadcast at Free FM 89.0 - a platform for direct involvement in the media. Hamilton Kirikiriroa, NZ Listen

The Free Breakfast – Susan O'Regan - 22-01-2025 Waipā mayor Susan O'Regan joins Free Breakfast host Gary Farrow for the fortnightly feature covering what's going on in Waipā and local government regionally and nationally. Listen

Waikato Chinese Voices - 21-01-2025 Waikato Chinese Voices is your source of culture and information for the region's Chinese speaking community. News and current affairs, discussions, immigration policy, life hacks and music, plus local Chinese community events. Listen

That's The Ticket - 21-01-2025 Hannah Mooney has your ticket to arts happenings in the Tron and beyond. Interviews with local creatives, what’s on guides and even the odd performance live on air… Listen

Musical Journeys – Italiano Pop - 21-01-2025 Italian Pop Music from 1966 to 2024 including Lucio Dalla, Mina & Claudio Baglioni. Musical Journeys is a way to share and pay respect to various cultural and musical movements from across the globe, and is shared with us from our friends at Raglan Community Radio. Listen

Back Porch Bluegrass - 21-01-2025 This show remembers the huge contribution Buck White, who died on January 13th, has made to both bluegrass and country music. He, together with two daughters, has played memorable music since the early 1970’s, and I have several tracks featuring him. We also have music from Rich In Tradition, Flatt & Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Herschel Sizemore, and Joe Mullins. A varied programme, for all tastes. Listen

B Orig - 21-01-2025 Bisaya Original Music for New Zealand and beyond. Introducing the music, both traditional and pop, of Bisaya artists as well as the Bisaya culture and language; and providing a link to Bisaya people in New Zealand to other parts of the globe. Listen

Waikato Chinese Voices - 20-01-2025 Waikato Chinese Voices is your source of culture and information for the region's Chinese speaking community. News and current affairs, discussions, immigration policy, life hacks and music, plus local Chinese community events. Listen

The Joy of Classical Music – Ep 86 - The Language of Film Music Pt 1 - 20-01-2025 A film score can set the mood for a scene, can provide cues to the viewer about what's going to happen and how the characters are feeling. A score can add depth of emotion, create urgency and indicate the setting while reflecting the cultural and thematic elements of the film's story but the choices in this episode are more than just compositions written in support of visual elements, the best scores that stand as works in their own right. Opening with a few words from Al Jolson in the first ‘talkie’, 1927s The Jazz Singer, episode 86 of The Joy of Classical Music dips into the first 40 years or so of film music. Al Jolson - the Jazz Singer 1927 Camille Saint-Saëns - The Assassination of the Duke of Guise 1908 Joseph Carl Breil - Birth of a Nation 1915 William Axt and David Mendoza - Don Juan 1926 Erich Korngold - The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938 Max Steiner - Now Voyager 1942 Max Steiner - Gone with the Wind 1939 Alfred Newman - The Song of Bernadette 1943 Alfred Newman - How Green Was My Valley 1941 Franz Waxman - The Bride of Frankenstein 1935 Listen

Over Some Milo - 20-01-2025 The three-hour TikTok ban Listen

Historic Souvenirs - 20-01-2025 Historic Souvenirs retells personal memoirs in a series of book readings. Listen

Cosmopolitan News and Views - 19-01-2025 Created by Free FM, Hamilton, New Zealand Listen

Harmony Waikato - 19-01-2025 Created by Free FM, Hamilton, New Zealand Listen

Free Left Turn - 18-01-2025 Welcome Comrades to an hour of news and commentary from a far-left perspective.. Produced at Free FM, Hamilton, NZ Listen

Retrospect '60s Garage Punk Show 659 - The Retrospect Acid Test The Retrospect Acid Test - obscure psych deep cuts from US, Canada, Mexico, Sweden, Belgium Full playlist always posted via Retrospect 60s Garage Punk Show on Facebook and Insta. Retrospect is created by Phil Grey at Free FM 89.0 [Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, NZ]. Listen

Radio Buddhist (Cantonese) - 19-01-2025 Created by Free FM, Hamilton, New Zealand Listen

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A Life of Faith - In Conversation with Brother Kevin Dobbyn

Religion and Spirituality English Andrew Johnstone is a local personality who gained significant attention from the 2020 biopic When The Cows Come Home. In that film Andrew discussed his schooling at Sacred Heart College and his time with the Marist brothers. Recently he made a formal complaint against two Brothers, resulting in ongoing discussions with the body charged with investigating abuse allegations, The National Office For Professional Standards. Episodes and More

A Sonic Youth

Music English A love for indie rock as expressed by a 18-year-old Kiwi. Episodes and More

Absolutely Not, Sis!

Community English Two small-town gals navigating their 30s through grieving, thriving, or barely surviving. Courtney and Laura discuss everything from loss and heartbreak to shower thoughts and what's trending! These two have been THROUGH it but will be sure to come out the other side laughing, so... grab a drink, and get ready to have a catch up with your new besties! Episodes and More

Anpudan Waikato

Ethnic Voices Tamil (Sri Lanka) From Arasan FM, Anpudan Waikato is a Tamil show featuring news, music, interviews, and current affairs. It connects the Tamil community in NZ with their culture and global happenings. Engage by sending requests and feedback to vanakkam@arasan.co.nz. Making it a platform for interaction and cultural exchange. Episodes and More

Arabic Guide to the Treaty Principles Bill

News, Issues and Current Affairs Arabic A series explaining the Treaty Principles Bill in Arabic. Explaining the Treaty's history, what the Bill is about, and how to make a submission (deadline Jan 7, 2025). Episodes and More

Arritmia

Religion and Spirituality Spanish Un programa de radio cristiano, presentado por Angie Rodriguez. Episodes and More

B Orig

Ethnic Voices English Bisaya Original Music for New Zealand and beyond. Introducing the music, both traditional and pop, of Bisaya artists as well as the Bisaya culture and language; and providing a link to Bisaya people in New Zealand to other parts of the globe. Episodes and More

Back Chat

News, Issues and Current Affairs English A live, issue-driven news and current affairs discussion programme, debating or examining a different newsworthy issue/topic each week. For listeners who want to be challenged and provoked, and don’t want to be slaves to the news cycle. Episodes and More

Back Porch Bluegrass

Music English Paul Trenwith is an enthusiastic advocate for, player and promoter of bluegrass music. Back Porch Bluegrass features a wide range of the genre's best performers. Episodes and More

BallotBox 23

Community English One-on-one interviews with candidates for the Hamilton West, Hamilton East and Hauraki-Waikato electorates in the 2023 General Election. Episodes and More

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Feature Album of the Week

Parlor Greens - In Green/We Dream [2024]
Perhaps one of the most exciting and anticipated projects in the world of heavy instrumental music is Parlor Greens, a fresh organ trio who are greater than the sum of their parts…however, the individual parts are simply stellar on their own.

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James Bon Tempo & Truth Tables - Nothing Breaks Like A Promise

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12:00 AM - 1:30 AM	Musical Journeys Rodrigo Hill and Xavier Meade Arts and Culture
1:30 AM - 2:30 AM	Forty Six and 2
2:30 AM - 3:30 AM	Dead Air
3:30 AM - 4:00 AM	Buddhism on Air Free FM Religion and Spirituality
4:00 AM - 5:00 AM	Taringa
5:00 AM - 6:00 AM	The Joy of Classical Music Andrew Johnstone Arts and Culture
6:00 AM - 6:30 AM	Listen To This
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM	The Free Breakfast Free FM Various
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM	The History Hour - BBC
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	The Bridge Zone Free FM Interests and Hobbies
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM	From the Fringes Free FM Interests and Hobbies
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Tech Life - BBC
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Vedic Wisdom Free FM Religion and Spirituality
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Over the Fence Craig Mitchell Community
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Radio 2050
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM	MPB Revista Antonio Aparecido de Souza Ethnic Voices
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM	Anpudan Waikato Arasan FM Ethnic Voices
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Musafir Hoon Yaaro Free FM Ethnic Voices
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM	Conexao Sulamerica
10:00 PM - 12:00 AM	The Paleface Parabola Jumpin' JB Music