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4:00 PM.Actor Tammy Davis tells Kara about his early days in the film industry, the creation of his beloved character Munter, and shares some of his favourite songs. Audio

3:30 PM.Guest reviewer Elliott Childs tackles American musician Jonny Fritz's comedic country stylings. Audio

3:10 PM.In the second of a four part series revisiting albums that turned 30 this year, Tony Stamp looks back at nine American rock albums of 1995. Read more Audio

2:15 PM.Acclaimed singer-songwriter Nadia Reid is back from Manchester, where she currently lives with her family. She's playing at the Powerstation in Auckland tonight, and earlier in the week performed live… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The unmistakable voice of Ardijah has just released 'You Remain', with a full debut solo album, Slow Burn, set for 2026. She joins Kara to chat about stepping out under her own name. Audio

4:10 PM.The Goldenhorse frontwoman and solo musician tells Kara about her new single 'Hoping and Wishing', and spotlights some tracks that have inspired her over the years. Audio

3:10 PM.In the first of a four part series revisiting albums that turned 30 this year, Tony Stamp looks back at ten British albums that were critical and/ or commercial successes. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.On Wednesday night in Auckland the London-based seven-piece played a sold-out show at The Powerstation. Made up of 1st generation Brits whose parents immigrated from West Africa and Ethiopia, they… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.A few days before she hopped on a plane to NZ, the Canadian multi-instrumentalist spoke with Kara about stepping into the spotlight after years of shepherding other people's projects, and her love for… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Spellodies is a family band made up of Steph Brown and Fen Ikner from the  Silver Scroll award-winning group Lips and their nine year old son Freddy. In 2024 the trio took home the APRA Children’s… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.Harry Ricketts is a Wellington-based poet and educator who recently published his eleventh volume of poetry. In In this episode of The Mixtape he plays some of his favourite records and talks to Nick… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.RNZ's resident music historian talks us through a key component of the local music scene. Audio

2:10 PM.Two musicians with their own connections to Freddy's pop by to talk about their history with the band, as well as their new and upcoming projects. Audio

1:40 PM.In 2005, Wellington Museum senior curator Ian Wards bought BOATS on CD. Now, two decades later, he's put together an exhibition based around the band's foundations, and the making and production of… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Two Freddy's alumni join us to discuss what went into making the landmark album, which went straight to number one and became the longest-charting album in Aotearoa history. Audio

4:00 PM.The Others Way is an annual festival that takes place in Auckland, this year closing down part of K Rd to accommodate 3000 ticket-holders. Festival director Reuben Bonner talks about the work that… Read more Audio

2:40 PM.Who Is the Sky is the music legend's latest album, made in collaboration with Ghost Train Orchestra. He tells Tony Stamp how that will translate to the stage, and helps unpack some of the… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.The party-punk five piece have just released their 3rd album, and are about to embark on a nationwide tour. They join Kara live in-studio. Audio

12:00 PM.The Tāmaki singer-songwriter ha been touring Korea, her number-one streaming market. She shares stories from the road with Kara Rickard, and discusses her new EP. Audio

12:00 PM.Ahead of his new album Moisturise and Decolonize, which features collaborations with indigenous artists from around the world, Rei joins Kara to share a preview, and some yarns about last night's… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.It's been two decades since Pluto released Pipeline Under the Ocean, a record that not only went double Platinum but also helped define a golden era of New Zealand rock. Twenty years on, the band are… Read more Audio

3:40 PM.A gorgeous new collection from American singer-songwriter Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak), which tackles tricky familial history through soothing songcraft. It's always easy to listen to, thanks to her… Read more Audio

3:15 PM.David Morrison started collecting records aged 12, and when he was 18 won the 2002 New Zealand DMC DJ Championship. Since then he's released albums with Young Gho$t, The All-Seeing Hand, and seven as… Read more Audio