Arts
Andrew Hamilton: Jokes about the time I went to prison
In 2021, Andrew Hamilton spent four months in prison for the supply of psychedelic drugs. Because of it, he's now a stand-up comic. Audio
The Mixtape: Chris Wethey
Chris Wethey is an award winning producer and composer. Based in Ōtautahi, Chris works producing music out of The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts, and has worked broadly across the country… Audio
Ant Healey on the power of MusicHelps Charity to heal New Zealand musicians
MusicHelps is a charity that provides mental health support for musicians as well as music, education and rehab programs, and even palliative care. Ant Healey joined Maggie Tweedie on Music 101 to… Audio
Live: Auckland Indie Rockers Voom play their first new album in decades- Something Good Is Happening
Tāmaki Makaurau indie-rock outfit Voom are back after 19 years with their new album, Something Good is Happening. The foursome joined Maggie Tweedie live in the RNZ studios where they revealed what… Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Our resident reviewer, Dan Slevin gives his thoughts on The Salt Path (in cinemas), Nonnas (Netflix) and Mirror (YouTube). Audio
The Weekend
If you're in the Manawatū, check out the SFX Makeup workshop tomorrow at Palmerston North's Centrepoint Theatre - entry is free for local students aged 13 to 18 years. Audio
The Panel with Raj Chakraborti & Cindy Mitchener (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Raj Chakraborti & Cindy Mitchener. They discuss and unruly week in politics, and an increase to the Screen production grant. Plus we get… Audio
NZ Live: 20th Anniversary of NZ Live: Julia Deans
It's time to once again celebrate 20 years of NZ Live. For these special performances we've invited fans to come along. Amongst the many names that kept rolling in one we couldn't ignore was Julia… Video, Audio
The King of Helsinki noir
Antti Tuomainen writes grisly crime novels from his home in one of the happiest countries on Earth: Finland -- only he makes them funny. Deeply, darkly funny. Audio
Screentime: La Cocina, The Four Seasons, Choir Games
Tamar Munch reviews La Cocina (cinemas) ; The Four Seasons (Netflix) and local series Choir Games (Sky Open/Neon) Audio
The Panel with Ed McKnight & Niki Bezzant (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Ed McKnight & Niki Bezzant. They discuss the Green Party's alternative budget, Cannes red carpet nudity ban, and why blind people are… Audio
Wellington's Kia Mau Festival celebrating 10 years
Executive Director Miria George describes the Kia Mau Festival, from 30 May to 14 June in Wellington as "medicine for the soul", she gives Melissa Chan-Green the highlights. Audio
Graci Kim
Award-winning author Graci Kim on her canceled U.S. book tour amid Trump-era bans—and how Korean resilience and Kiwi optimism made her a New York Times bestseller Video, Audio
The Panel with Dean Hall & Heather Roy (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists. The three of them discuss: raising speed limits outside schools, mothers day & the Dunedin childrens theatre seeking council health… Audio
Darkfield: the immersive experience
DARKFIELD is billed as a unique theatrical experience that blurs the line between reality and imagination. Audio
After the Party misses out on BAFTA
The New Zealand tv series, After the Party, has missed out on a BAFTA, at the awards which took place in London. The show's co-creator and writer Dianne Taylor and lead actor Robyn Malcolm spoke to… Audio
Accidental Comics - Sameena Zehra and Eddy Rodriguez
Accidental Comics - Sameena Zehra and Eddy Rodriguez Audio
Lily Catastrophe: using cabaret and comedy to talk about Bottom Surgery
Shiyi Redpath is better known as Lily Catastrophe, a burlesque performer whose debut solo theatre show, Bottom Surgery was a critical hit at this year's New Zealand and Dunedin fringe festivals. Audio
Regional Wrap goes to Rūnanga: carver Rob Dykes Law
A few week's back Culture101 heard from a listener, sculptor Rob Dykes Law in Rapahoe. "I have just glued a pounamu serpentine crest, to a 24cm onewa patu with lizard face carved on one half… Audio
