Culture 101

A PR manager passionate about helping get Indie artist cut-through, the UK’s Debbie Ball has developed an expertise in how best to work with digital media to make new fans for music online. Now also a… Read more Audio

Could the tapping, beating and bashing of drums be your path towards better mental health? Read more Audio

Simon Morris is confronted with several movies that come with a pre-booked audience, you'd think - a popular ethnic comedy, one for anyone who's been to theatre school, and another hit French comedy… Read more Audio

At the last census 714 people were living in Karamea, but resident Jessie Creedmore has counted 54 artists, and 21 different nationalities. People span from dairy farmers to artisan producers and… Read more Audio

Steamed Hams shows artists using humour and popular digital storytelling devices to explore how our worldview is being filtered through everything from TikTok to AI art.  Read more Video, Audio

For 2022 LEGO master NZ winner Jake Roos, Lego life continues.  Read more Audio

Deborah Wai Kapohe is both a singing teacher and one of Aotearoa’s most respected sopranos. So who better to teach Culture 101 to sing opera?   Read more Audio

All Black prop George Bower was ruled out of the Rugby World Cup due to a knee injury, but ended up in France with the team in a cultural role.  Read more Audio

Music we love Read more

Music we love Read more

In a 2023 election campaign special, panel series ‘Carcass’ provides you lively banter on where arts and politics did and didn’t meet on the hustings. Read more Audio

After 17 years as CEO of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Barbara Glaser has stepped down.  Read more Audio