Would a series by any other name have such yick connotations? Possibly. Alex makes a case for the unfortunately named SMILF, a dark comedy about a Boston-based basketball-enthusiast single mother struggling to give her three-year-old the best life possible.
Alex and Mike agree to disagree on the television series remake of David Michôd's Animal Kingdom. Fast paced gritty crime drama or a Fast an' the Furious fail?
Alex steps in to the ever-so-slightly Wayback Machine to feature one of New Zealand's most successful comedy exports,Flight of the Conchords. How does the humour stand up at the ten year mark? And how on earth do we still remember the words to all the bloody tunes?
Alex and Mike are no strangers to the work of Alan Ball (American Beauty, Six Feet Under, True Blood), whose new work Here & Now is only a mere two episodes deep. Is it worthy of the HBO primetime spot? Or is it, as some critics are saying, "painfully woke and trite"?
Rod Oram gives us some Political Commentary about the recent goings on in Aotearoa. Lucinda Bennett is chatting pizza on Breakfast Food. Party Dozen are in the studio to talk about their show this evening at Whammy Backroom with Cable Ties. Sami Afuni, Arlo Green and Roxie Mohebbi are in the studio to talk about the six-part drama comedy series’ first season playing on Neon, Miles From Nowhere. We recap your Top Ten. Whakarongo mai nei!
Dr Kirsten Zemke takes us through some songs about revenge on Travelling Tunes. Gussie Larkin of Earth Tongue is dialling in to chat about their new single out today, and their trips around Aotearoa opening for Queens of the Stone Age. Viewmaster Litia is in to review Miles From Nowhere, a new show streaming on NEON. 2022 APRA Maioha-winner Byllie-Jean is chatting about her debut EP, Filter. Whakarongo mai nei!
We chat with Radio Active’s new breakfast host, Sunaina to see what’s going on down in the capital on Breakfast Buffet. Dr Kirsten Zemke gives us a rundown of songs with mallet percussion on Travelling Tunes. James from Carb On Carb dials in to talk about the band’s new single, 2009. Our Viewmaster Litia reviews Dark City: The Cleaner, streaming on Neon. Whakarongo mai nei!
Andy Griffiths - 13 Storey Treehouse – Last chapters!
Eddie Spaghetti – Wake Up, Wake Up
Petite Music Box – Caravan Master
Anika Moa – Chop Chop Hiyaaa!
Itty Bitty Beats – Ellie the Elephant
Jeffrey Addison – Mighty Maui
Mike Phirman – You've got what it takes
Capt Festus McBoyle – Bug Stew
Cath's Cradle
Kath bee -Boxful of Anything
Stan Freberg – St George & The Dragonet
Fleabite – Don't sit under the poo tree
Mike Phirman – Chicken monkey duck
Levity Beet – Piranha
The Playmates – Beep beep
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