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Tackling climate change with bonkers creative ideas: inventor artist Steve Mushin
3 Mar 2024Habitat-printing robot birds, water-filtering sewer submarines, and flying bikes launched on waste heat thermals are just a few of the 100-plus bonkers ideas artist and industrial designer Steve… Read more Audio
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Fast Favourites: Kiwi Actor Yoson An in modern Aussie rom-com
3 Mar 2024Yoson An’s career (Mulan, The Luminaries, Dead Lucky, Creamerie) has been steadily on the rise and impressively, he’s played a wide range of characters. But until now he’s never been a rom-com lead.
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Best of the Fest #2: a morning rave, the Savage Coloniser, Witi’s Wahine, The National, Soweto Gospel and the mighty Waikato
1 Mar 2024What is it with tall people up the front at gigs? Should morning raves replace gym sessions? Joining us this week on Best of the Fest are writers Emily Perkins and Arihia Latham, artist Suzanne Tamaki… Read more Audio
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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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