Culture 101 for Sunday 3 September 2023

3:30 PM.This mystery series from Pito Productions revolves around the disappearance of a young woman Mihi, bringing together her three estranged cousins together to try and piece together what happened to… Read more

3:00 PM.An ominous warbler brings news that the dreaded Anderlugians seek a rendezvous, but Lord Joseph Banks faces a greater enemy within his own ranks... Read more Audio

2:25 PM.A “bunch of nerds who play games and make comedy sketches about games” have come a long way. With more than 5.5 million subscribers on YouTube and in excess of 2.4 billion views on their channel, Viva… Read more Video, Audio

2:03 PM.Creative New Zealand research this year shows artists are still earning considerably less than other wage earners.  Read more Audio

1:59 PM.If it wasn’t for disco, Taiaroa Royal might be best known as a farmer. Not one of Aotearoa’s most celebrated dancers and choreographers. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Each week we join a creative correspondent from a different part of Aotearoa New Zealand. This week it’s Judene Edgar from Whakatū aka Nelson.  Read more Audio

1:05 PM.BDSM is hitting the stage in Tāmaki Makaurau. No, not that BDSM - the Bomb Defusal School of Manakau of course. Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Successful trials in France have shown drawing can improve the well-being and lessen the anxiety of those living with dementia. Now, Massey University will join forces with French institutes to run a… Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Since he could barely reach the joysticks in his local parlour in Ngongotaha, Lake Rotorua, Preston McNeil (Te Arawa, Tainui) has loved spacies. Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Comedian, actor and writer Kura Forrester drops into Culture 101 to talk about what she’s been watching and listening to when she’s not in rehearsal.

10:59 AM.Music we love. Read more