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Best of the Fest #1: taniwha time machine, aerial displays and a slightly isolated dog
25 Feb 2024RNZ Culture 101 presents the first episode online and on-air of Best of the Fest - a brand new five-week 30 minute panel discussion series.
Hosts Perlina Lau and Mark Amery are joined by Aotearoa… Read more Audio
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‘Swiftonomics’ - the unparalleled influence of Taylor Swift
25 Feb 2024Whether you’re a Swiftie or you’re rolling your eyes, you can’t deny the influence of Taylor Swift. She is inescapable and it feels as though she’s been on a mission of world domination this past… Read more Audio
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Regional Wrap: Waikato with Louisa Drummond
25 Feb 2024Every week Culture 101 speaks to a creative correspondent to gauge the cultural pulse of Aotearoa’s regions.
Speaking from Kirikiriroa as the Hamilton Arts Festival kicks off, theatre critic Louisa… Read more Audio
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‘The wind whistling you in behind the springtime’: celebrated Irish musician Lisa O’Neill
25 Feb 2024Acclaimed Irish singer songwriter Lisa O’Neill has been enjoying some wider attention lately for two reasons. Firstly, a spellbinding rendition of ‘Fairytale of New York’ sung alongside Glen Hansard… Read more Audio
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Reinventing the savage club as SaVĀge K’lub with performance artist Rosanna Raymond
The Savage Club started in London in 1857 and was a ‘gentleman’s club’ dedicated to the arts and literature. Eventually, it was established throughout the Commonwealth. Fast forward to 2010, and… Read more Audio
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A thoroughly modern Māori cabaret
25 Feb 2024Cabaret Thoroughly Modern Māui stemmed from a conversation between musical theatre performer Rutene Spooner and actor Jennifer Ward-Lealand. Read more Audio
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Sculpture on the islands of Waiheke and Venice: fast favourites with Brett Graham
25 Feb 2024A group of acclaimed Maori artists have been selected to exhibit as part of the centrepiece international exhibition at this year’s Venice Biennale in May. Brett Graham was one of those chosen.
But… Read more Audio
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Coming up
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Kōpū: Leaving white feminism at the door
18 Feb 2024A theatre show at this year’s Hamilton Arts Festival was inspired by an incident and debate at Waitangi in 2021. Read more Audio
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Bringing the dance floor to the poetry book: Sylvan Spring’s Killer Rack
18 Feb 2024Poetry and music at their best share a trick: the ability to be both celestial and grounded; dealing with the particulars of our lives, yet moving into abstraction. They can be at once very personal… Read more Audio
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From Christopher Walken to JLo: the best ads of Super Bowl 2024
18 Feb 2024Super Bowl 58 was held in Las Vegas this year with the Kansas City Chiefs facing off against the San Francisco 49ers. The event has become a cultural phenomenon across the world, televised in more… Read more Video, Audio
