Comedian Nic Sampson brings in some of his favourite stand-up. Including comedy from Angela Dravid, Saturday Night Live, Will Ferrell & Kristen Wiig, and Paul F. Tompkins.
Check out Nic's show, Jewel Heist, at the NZ International Comedy Festival!
The eclectic influences of the Jazz brother duo Dana and Alden has allowed their music to transcend the boundaries of traditional genre conventions. We just call it really good! Listen along as Nicholas speaks to Dana, Alden and Producer Charif Megarbane about their new record Speedo.
Dana from Porridge Radio dials in all the way from London to chat with Rachel about their new single 'Sweet' off their lastest album Everything Bad. Rachel and Dana chat about their great band name, their influences, turning to friends for music and how the album came about.
This week, Stella and Isla investigate viral dogs that have been trained to press buttons that speak human words. They interview PhD candidate Dana Keating from the University of Auckland, an expert on dog cognition, about possible explanations for these dogs' behaviour.
Dana talks to Mikey about companies sharing their secrets. While larger companies can afford a better breed of research and development, smaller companies are far more flexible to remain cutting edge. But can they work together to mutual gain or will the competitive nature of business thwart any possible rewards?
Risk is a new exhibition by Tim Wagg. It’s centred on the Ara Tūhono – Pūhoi to Warkworth Project.
Through a series of printed aluminium panels, Wagg depicts the physical infrastructure of the road alongside the corporate structure underlying the asset’.
Beth had a kōrero with Tim about Risk and the creative thinking behind the project.
This week Bronwyn spoke to Tracey about the party’s opposition to the $100 million Southland Recovery Package, especially in the context fo the Tiwai Aluminium Smelter. We also talked abut a number of issues that are topical in Parliament at the moment, such as paid mandatory managed isolation and code of conduct for MPs. Lastly, we spoke about the government's $20 million in regional funding to tackle methamphetamine use and what that means for families and children.