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A Sonic Youth episode 200 ! Episode 200! Oliver tells the stories of some of his favourite songs he's played on the show in the past 199 episodes, since late 2021. Featuring the likes of Kurt Vile, Songs: Ohia, and Alejandro Escovedo. Follow @asonicyouthpodcast on Insta and Facebook. This show is part of the Free FM 89.0 YOUTH ZONE. Made with support of NZ on Air. Listen

The Voice Within - 14-08-2025 The Voice Within explores new age beliefs with regular guests. Listen

Fighting Stigma - 13-08-2025 Finding the balance in life and wellbeing Listen

The Paleface Parabola - 13-08-2025 I’m not clear on which caper this tour de farce is. What did transpire was that the Mystery Man and I got together on a hot summer night as if we were still young and had time to play records for each other. The difference in this instance is that we had an ocean of ears as an audience of critics from sea to sea rating our antics. It's now your time to rate our humble volunteer radio souls and incorporate the Paleface Parabola in your weekly survival plan. On this week’s walk on gilded splinters, feel it don’t fight it, and let the sound take you away because tomorrow is not guaranteed – and because it’s a well known fact, or a least it should be, that without music life would be an error! Two hours of a radio programme can be a revelation. And here’s a random sampler of what we did on Free FM and outward to the waiting world. 1 Sugar Pie Disanto & Etta James 2 Kaiser George & the Hi Risers 3 Robert Johnson 4 CSN & Y 5 New Steve Hackett ! And naturally, the Mystery Man’s Midnight Magic act of the week to complete the melee. Don’t swim against the tide, your arms will get sore. Swim away from the sharks and float to the Free FM 89.0 side of life from Hamilton NZ, a safe haven of joy from the North island of New Zealand... where our Mothership awaits you Listen

Over the Fence - 13-08-2025 Koi carp, plus weather and gardening to do's, with host Craig Mitchell. Listen

iDad and Daughter - 13-08-2025 Eslet Aloua-Carter and her dad Frank share their thoughts and experiences, and help each other along the way. Together they open new experiences. Listen

Vedic Wisdom Part 1 - 13-08-2025 The Top Most Science The show covers the broader scientific aspects of the Vedic Wisdom and shows you why this science is declared to be the top most science. Our conscious life span deserves to be given proper analysis because that understanding is the goal of human life. Listen to this informative overview. Listen

Vedic Wisdom Part 2 - 13-08-2025 Bhakti Yoga Yoga is so popular in today's society yet the actual process and the ultimate goal are rarely given the time and consideration they deserve as too much focus is placed upon the body and not the consciousness development Bhakti Yoga offers. Listen

From the Fringes - 13-08-2025 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

Radio 2050 – Lasada Pippen - 13-08-2025 Lasada Pippen shares his journey from IT professional to motivational speaker. He talks of growing up in Atlanta, Georgia; a city with a vibrant culture and a deep history. Familial and societal expectations had pressured Lasada into pursuing a “safe” career in IT, but his real passion was motivational peaking. It took a lot of time and willpower for him to switch gears to pursue his dream, but after years of using his personal time to speak at free events, and encouragement from his wife, he finally took a leap of faith and pursued motivational speaking full-time. Radio 2050 is a mix of conversation and music that aims to inspire change throughout the world. Listen

The Bridge Zone - 13-08-2025 Podcast produced and first broadcast at Free FM 89.0 - a platform for direct involvement in the media. Hamilton Kirikiriroa, NZ Listen

Waikato Chinese Voices - 12-08-2025 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

Back Porch Bluegrass - 12-08-2025 Back to bluegrass! Sometimes I miss hard-driving, 3-chord bluegrass, as I feature lots of variants on BPBG. So this week, I’ve made sure there’s an abundance of fast banjo picking, great singing and dextrous instrumental work. This comes from the likes of David Grisman, the Nashville Bluegrass Band, Seth Mulder & Midnight Run, high fidelity, and Thomas porter. Dolly Parton, with her fine bunch of bluegrass pickers gets to sing a couple of classics, Hot Rize do a great gospel song, and Tony Ellis picks some fine banjo. Real bluegrass here. Listen

B Orig - 12-08-2025 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

Drawn Borings: A Curated Soundscape for Creative Minds – Ep 27 - Mixed Bag - 12-08-2025 Inspired by Grant's practice of automatic drawing, Drawn Borings isn’t just passive background music—it’s an immersive experience designed to open doors to new ideas and creative moments. Listen

Waikato Chinese Voices - 11-08-2025 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 115 - The Art of the Voice - 11-08-25 I finished last week's episode by saying that next week's episode would have no grand themes, just a collection of bits and bobs, music for music's sake. As it turns out, it’s another themed episode, The Art of the Voice. There’s bass singers, tenors, countertenors, sopranos, contralto’s baritones and a choir. And there’s a very special guest, Terry Huggins, a basso profundo from Geraldine. Cleo Laine and the Nash Ensemble performing Drunk with Moon Light from Arnold Schoenberg’s Pierrot in the Moonlight Terry Huggins performs Jacques Ibert - La Chanson de la mort de Gemma Bertagnolli performs Ottorino Respighi - Musica in horto Philippe Jaroussky performs Francesco Cavalli – Ombra mai fu Enrico Caruso performs Gaetano Donizetti - A Furtive Tear Feodor Chaliapin - Song of the Volga Boatmen Lina Mkrtchyan performs Mikhail Glinka - A Farewell to Saint Petersburg: No. 10, The Lark Cleo Laine and the Nash Ensemble perform The Sick Moon from Pierrot Lunaire Dmitri Hvorostovsky performs Tolstyakov - Come To Me, All You Who Labour Jessye Norman performs Eric Satie - Je te veux. Terry Huggins performs Anton Rubinstein’s The Turbulent Waters of Kur. Choir of Claire College Cambridge perform Imogen Holst’s Welcome Joy and Sorrow Terry Huggins performs Beethoven’s In this Dark Tomb Marian Anderson - Deep River Listen

Tales from the Guild: Shadows of Paradurn Ep 2 – 11-08-2025 Tales from the Guild: Shadows of Paradurn is a DnD5e actual play radio show. A city fallen to the night. Gran Darmur is under attack from an incomprehensible threat, and three inexperienced Dhurnya are all that stand between the city and total destruction. Amadeus, Tanwen and Magnus have to learn to work as a team, and fast! The eyes of the enemy are upon them… Bought to you by the Waikato Role-Playing Guild. Listen

Over Some Milo - 11-08-2025 Senioritis and New Guests We’ve got a lot to say about our silly little terribly important teenage lives. It’s Marvel chat and maths class rants and half-hearted deviations into the injustice all around us. This is a show for Sumaiya’s mum, but you can listen too if you like. Listen

Historic Souvenirs - 11-08-2025 Historic Souvenirs retells personal memoirs in a series of book readings. 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

Alo Aotearoa

Ethnic Voices Spanish (Ecuador) El programa explora temas de interés relacionados con la comunidad latina a nivel global, incluyendo Nueva Zelanda. Facilita discusiones informadas sobre asuntos actuales y relevantes. Además, ofrece contenido enfocado en Nueva Zelanda, diseñado específicamente para el público latino interesado en la región. 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

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