Arts
Peata Larkin leading charge to save music and community centre
The Tamaki Makaurau contemporary artist speaks to Culture 101 about why she's leading the charge to save the creative space. Audio
Best Television of 2025 with Karl Puschmann
TV reviewer Karl Puschmann shares his top TV picks for the year. Audio
Panto Season in full swing at Circa Theatre with director Simon Leary
He speaks to Culture 101 about whether panto in Aotearoa is different to rest of the world and their approach to casting and staging for this production. Audio
Legendary James Cameron on Avatar Fire and Ash
Legendary James Cameron on Avatar Fire and Ash. Audio
Battle to become Ultimate Elvis Artist: Taurean Kenny Mill
Come January, the top Elvis impersonators from Australasia will descend on New South Wales to battle for the title of the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist. It's part of a global competition to find the… Audio
Exhibition spotlights pioneering New Zealand photographer Steve Rumsey
RNZ's Angie Skerrett has been finding out about the photographer who wasn't afraid to see things differently through the lens. Audio
Fast Favourites with Professor and author Deidre Brown
The academic, teacher, mentor, art historian, and multi-award-winning author joins Perlina Lau share some of her cultural favourites. Audio
Penny Ashton: celebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday
Poet, comedian and Jane Austen buff, Penny Ashton is marking 250 years since the novelist's birth with a new show, Austen Found. Audio
The Mixtape: Naomi Tuao & Brian Ruawai
Kara Rickard sits down with Soundsplash founders Naomi Tuao and Brian Ruawai who share the ups and downs of running one of New Zealand's longest running festivals. Audio
The Sampler: Isaac Aesili
Guest reviewer Maggie Tweedie breaks down Isaac Aesili's series of new albums. Audio
1995 Episode 3: Noizeyland
In the third of a four part series revisiting albums that turned 30 this year, Tony Stamp looks locally to New Zealand made albums from 1995. Audio
UK keyboardist Joe-Armon Jones on Jazz, Dub and Running a Record Label
Maggie Tweedie talks to musician Joe Armon Jones of Ezra Collective. Audio
Peter McLennan of Hallelujah Picassos discusses the 15 Remixes of Rewind
Peter McLennan joins Tony Stamp in the studio - He's a member of Hallelujah Picassos, who commissioned 15 Remixes of their song 'Rewind' to honour the late vocalist Bobbylon. Audio
Dance music producer PONZ
During the week, Kara Rickard spoke to dance music producer PONZ, a kiwi musician based in Bristol. Audio
Andrew Keoghan on his upcoming album
Andrew Keoghan joins Tony Stamp live in studio to talk about making music in Los Angeles and his upcoming album 'SPA'. Audio
Red carpet rolls out for Avatar 3
Wellington is playing host to the stars of Tinseltown, with the third Avatar movie Fire and Ash having its Australasian premiere there tonight. Audio
Exhibition looks at decline in state of freshwater across Ngāi Tahu takiwā
The Unutai e! Unutai e! exhibition opens in Christchurch on Saturday and uses photographic works to highlight the realities being faced by waterways across the country.
Crashing In, Not Crashing Out
OPINION |The team talk 'crashing out' (having a meltdown) and how they cope given the dysregulating political age we are living in. They discuss the importance of bilingualism in Aotearoa, eugenics… Audio
Multi-Motu Mechanics
OPINION |The girls discuss semantic drift, oceanic pattern recognition, and shared philosophies across land, time, and culture. They swing between their favourite Pan-Pacific ideologies and the ways… Audio
Eroticism, Time Travel, and Other Home Remedies
OPINION | What does eroticism have to do with land back and fighting capitalism? This week, the Orators Anonymous gals are talking about the erotic as political remedy. They unpack ancient erotic… Audio
