Arts
Ladi6 and Louis Baker
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
Curator Ian Wards
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… Audio
Scott and Joe from Fat Freddy's Drop
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
NZ photography: earliest to AI - Athol McCredie
New Zealand Photography Collected: 175 Years of Photography in Aotearoa spans nearly two centuries in more than 400 pages, exploring our identity as a nation. Audio
From Baldrick to Alfred the Great - Sir Tony Robinson: having fun with history
Sir Tony Robinson is perhaps best known for playing dogsbody Baldrick in British sitcom Blackadder. But that's just one highlight of his 50-year acting career. Audio
In major auction night, rare Klimt painting smashes records at $419m
The painting, which hung in a billionaire's home for decades, is now the most expensive work of modern art to ever sell at auction.
AI covers see writers ruled out of New Zealand's top book awards
Our national book awards committee has rejected books with AI covers. It's nothing to do with the writing - just AI for the covers. Audio
Tusiata Avia has been hiding this book away for years
The writer-poet tackles the complexities of Samoan funeral culture in her latest book about the death of her father.
Rose of Tralee Keely O’Grady dances her way to Christmas
Christchurch's Keely O'Grady and Mitchell O'Hara join Culture 101 to discuss the Irish dance show A Celtic Christmas. Audio
Niels Meyer-Westfield on painting NZ bird feathers
Nature artist, Niels Meyer-Westfeld joins Culture 101 to talk about his new book Feathers of Aotearoa: an illustrated journal. Audio
Regional Wrap: Te Whare Taonga o Kawhia - Kawhia Museum
Regional Wrap: Te Whare Taonga o Kāwhia - Kāwhia Museum. Audio
Poet Tusiata Avia on "the most challenging book I've written"
A year ago, on Culture 101 we played a recording of Tusiata Avia reading a commissioned poem for the 2024 Arts Foundation's Laureate Awards. It was entitled 'I'm writing you a poem about art'. In it… Audio
From Nude Tuesday to Educators: Jackie Van Beek
Jackie van Beek joins us on Culture 101 to talk about season four of Educators and share some her cultural favourites. Audio
Harry Enfield and No Chums
English comedian Harry Enfield is visiting New Zealand with his Harry Enfield And No Chums comedy show. Audio
Corey Baker: Dancing with the celebrities
Corey Baker's career has taken him from Hornby to Hollywood. The choreographer and filmmaker has worked with Lady Gaga, Tim Burton and Dua Lipa, among others. Video, Audio
This Weekend: Arty Little Flickers
Wikipedia describes Subbuteo as a "tabletop football game in which players simulate association football by flicking miniature players with their fingers". Auckland-based artist Bob Moore transforms… Audio
Erivo pushes intruder off co-star Grande at 'Wicked' event
Video shared across social media shows a man jumping over a crowd-control barrier and putting his arms around the singer.
Film Review: Does The Running Man stack up to the original?
The Running Man Now You See Me: Now You Don't Keeper All in cinemas now. Audio
Iconic racehorse Phar Lap reimagined in new musical
The production's writer and composer Steven Kramer joins Emile to share where Phar Lap sits in the pantheon of Australian cultural icons and why he chose 'electro-swing' for the music. Audio
Who's behind the giant sculptures on Transmission Gully?
It's fair to say that Gareth Morgan has led a varied life. Now the economist, businessman and philanthropist - turned politician has taken on perhaps his most curious project to date. The 72-year-old… Audio
