Arts
Film and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano
Film and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to talk about a new creation from Mindy Kaling, Sex Lives of College Girls (Neon), a new gay Christmas comedy Single All the Way (Netflix) and… Audio
Voices needed for The Lion King te reo redo
Your chance for Disney movie stardom is up for grabs but you'd better be in quick. Acclaimed producer Chelsea Winstanley's Matewa Media are taking iconic Disney films and making Te Reo versions. In… Audio
Tweedie Waititi: Bringing Disney classics into te ao Māori
From lion to raiona, princess to pirinihehe and ocean to moana! Kathryn meets Tweedie Waititi, film producer, writer, director and one of the creators behind the Te Reo Māori adaptations of some of… Audio
Celebrating the music of Stephen Sondheim
Today we're celebrating the music of Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. We've invited Auckland University musicologist Gregory Camp to join us to play some of Sondheim's work to give us… Audio
The Soul Sessions Christmas special
Let's get into the Christmas spirit! Award-winning singer Sara-Jane Elika is hosting a Soul Sessions Christmas special and spoke to Jesse Mulligan about the event. Audio
Skiing to success: iconic ski map artist
If you've ever been skiing at any of New Zealand's main ski fields, you're going to know Jim Niehues' artwork - although you've probably never given it much thought. He's the artist behind the world's… Audio, Gallery
Te Taunga - a hub at Auckland Museum
Auckland's diversity found a new space in the Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland Museum this year. Kadambari chats to the people involved in making this a dynamic, community-driven space. Audio
Bryan Walpert and the matter of time
Time spent at the Centre of Time at the University of Sydney helped writer Bryan Walpert get his head around the logistics of time travel for his new novel Entanglement. Bryan is a Professor in… Audio
Christopher Parker's The Lighthouse
18-year-old Amy is mourning her mother's death when we meet her in The Lighthouse, the debut novel by Takapuna-based Christopher Parker. Her father Kevin is desperate to help her, but fears that their… Audio
Susan McConachy, Palmerston North arts advocate
Since arriving in Palmerston North in the 1970s, Susan McConachy has taught hundreds of locals to play the piano, encouraged people facing all kinds of obstacles to get involved in the arts, and… Audio, Gallery
Brother and sister team Rebecca and Daniel Nash
Sister and brother Rebecca and Daniel Nash have collaborated on a new book that celebrates the power of imagination and the beauty of our native birds. Their grandfather is respected painter and… Audio, Gallery
The multi-skilled Hannah Tasker-Poland
Hannah Tasker-Poland may well be the most multi-skilled artist we've had on Standing Room Only over the past 20 years. Based in Tamaki Makaurau, Hannah's a dancer - though she prefers "movement… Audio, Gallery
Julie Graham and the Queens of Mystery
British actress Julie Graham - star of many TV shows including The Bletchley Circle, William & Mary and Shetland - was quick to produce a drama filmed on smartphones during the UK's extended lockdown… Video, Audio, Gallery
The Birds of Ray Ching
Ex-pat Kiwi Ray Ching is regarded as one of the world's greatest living painters of birds. His latest book is filled with paintings and drawing he's made of the manu of his homeland over the past six… Audio, Gallery
Eye of the Taika - a new book on the films and comedy of Taika Waititi
Taika Waititi's films take three of the New Zealand Box Office Top 10 Films, including the top two Hunt for the Wilderpeople and Boy. Taika's unique style of film-making has also made him one of the… Video, Audio
Film Review - Dom Corry
Today Dom Corry reviews Dune and The French Dispatch, the latest film from Wes Anderson. Audio
'Fresh and vital voice' in NZ literature wins new creative prize
Writer and actor Saraid de Silva has been named the inaugural winner of The Crystal Arts Trust Prize, a creative writing prize worth $10,000 that will help her publish her first novel. Audio
The week that was with Gemma Gracewood and Te Radar
Comedians Te Radar and Gemma Gracewood with some humourous stories. Audio
Turning graffiti in South Auckland into street art to be proud of
South Auckland's street art scene is flourishing thanks to the work of a local trust. Artist Pascal Atiga-Bridger, who is a 'reformed tagger', and works with the Beautification Trust talks to Jesse! Audio
Film and TV correspondent Chris Schulz
Film and TV correspondent Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about a Christmas documentary that seems too ridiculous to be true - but it is. 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas (Apple TV) is the story of… Audio