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Arts news for the week from RNZ's Culture 101. Audio

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire sees the return of the new cast - and most of the old cast - of the rebooted franchise. Stars Paul Rudd (Antman) and Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things) join old favourites Dan… Video, Audio

Bianca Bosker has written a book about her experience of the New York art scene called:  Get the Picture: A Mind-Bending Journey among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How… Audio

Music correspondent Dave Wilson joins Kathryn from New York, where he's been investigating the local music scene.  Audio

Let's begin this morning in the USA, for the latest on that incredble bridge collapse in Baltimore, we're joined from New York by our correspondent Bevan Hurley. Audio

A New York court has handed former president Donald Trump a lifeline as he runs out of time to secure a US$454m bond for his recent fraud case.  Audio

Actor Grace Palmer has hit the big time with a role on the American sitcom Animal Control. She talks about learning her craft on Shortland Street, her Social Media presence and controlling her IBS. Video, Audio

Rising ballet star and teen swimming sensation Hamish Giddens has mastered the art of fluid movement. The Christchurch 16 year old holds 4 national titles in the pool and is flying to New York next… Audio

The deadline is nearly up for Donald Trump to come up with a bond of nearly half-a-billion-US dollars to appeal a civil fraud case.

Trump is seeking to overturn a New York court finding that he owes… Audio

Newshub's North America correspondent is Mitch McCann and he's on the job from New York City. Audio

For North Yorkshire’s Alexander Wright theatre making is a way of bringing together the very local with the much larger universe he believes we need to feel connected to. 

In his latest touring show… Audio

California-based Derek Guy has made a name for himself via his X, formerly Twitter, account where he comments on menswear and popular culture.  Audio

An album of beautifully-written folk-infused songs that touch on the artist's itinerant past. Video, Audio

The week that was with Te Radar and Irene Pink. Audio

Social media network Reddit has launched many a meme stock - and as it goes public, could it become one itself? Audio

We begin this Friday morning as we do most weeks in the USA - from New York we're joined by Bevan Hurley. Audio

To the USA now, back from his Mexican sojourn is Bevan Hurley in New York City. Audio

BBC reporter Rich Preston joins Emile Donovan to take a look at the events making headlines internationally, including China's foreign minister making visits to Australia and New Zealand for the first… Audio

Mitch McCann is Newshub's North America correspondent - and he's joins us from New York. Audio

Aucklander, Zara DuCrôs, has been living and studying acting in New York for the last three years. When she's not busy auditioning, she works as a children's birthday party entertainer. From gorgeous… Audio

Tony Stamp reviews the ex-Sonic Youth member's second solo album, a noisy, hip-hop influenced outing that puts provocateurs her junior to shame. Video, Audio

Ann Patchett is one of the world's most acclaimed, prize-winning novelists and non-fiction writers. She was named one of Time magazine's '100 Most Influential People in the World' and is a regular… Audio

UK correspondent Dan Bloom unravels the controversy over major Tory donor Frank Hester, who reportedly said black female MP Diane Abbott "should be shot". It's led to calls for Prime Minister Rishi… Audio

There's not much that politicians in the US agree on these days, but it seems there is an unusual level of consensus over the threat posed by the video-sharing app TikTok. 

Earlier this morning, the… Audio

We'll kick the week off with Newshub's North America correspondent Mitch McCann who joins us from New York City. Audio

Tony Stamp reviews the Australian-born musician's first album, which blends lounge music and vintage film scores to slightly cheeky effect. Video, Audio