Arts
Lock Stock legacy: Two Smoking Barrels, 25 Years On
The “Cool Britannia” crime caper film recharged British film and launched several careers in the late 90s. With Matthew Vaughn’s Argylle and Jason Statham’s The Beekeper aiming to launch new… Video
New surf films hitting Aotearoa in 12th annual festival
We know some of you early risers like to get out on the Water and shred a few waves, well this is a story for you. The 12th Annual Aotearoa Surf Film Festival kicks off today, a 21 date venture… Audio
The TAHI 13/2/2024
On today's show, Pratik is back in the studio to tell us about Palworld, we recap Usher’s Super Bowl show plus uncover the rat takeover of a Dunners supermarket Audio
Kiwi actor and Mulan star Yoson An tackles a modern love story
Last year Yoson An starred in Plane alongside Gerard Butler where he tried to prevent a passenger jet crashing into a Philippine island overrun by murderous rebels. He speaks to Kathryn. Audio
Abba Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa: 'Our culture affects everything in every way'
How does a chemical engineer make a film? Take equal parts curiosity, creativity, culture, complex subject matter and add a generous measure of comedy. Shake it up.
The science of creativity
Creativity is a human faculty that generates novel solutions to challenges, says researcher Juyong Park. What if we could map the way creativity works? Audio
Expert Feature: Shakespeare
We've got a huge topic for our Monday Expert feature today, the man, the myth, the Bard, William Shakespeare. David Lawrence, Shakespeare scholar and artistic director of The Pop-up Globe - he's our… Audio
10 movies to fall in love with this Valentine's Day
Has it ever occurred to you that many of the best-known romantic movies are about doomed, tragic or failed love? Dan Slevin finds films to swoon over this Valentine's Day. Video
Studying the Taylor Swift phenomenon
Two AUT academics are taking their Taylor Swift obsession to the next extreme at a Swiftposium in Melbourne, ahead of the star's Australian tour Audio
Maureen Lander: weaving with string games and Te Rā our oldest sail
This weekend at Auckland Museum there is a rare overnight wananga to share matauranga Māori knowledge around an extraordinary object: Te Rā, the only customary Maori sail in existence. It has returned… Audio
Arts News Sunday 11 February 2024
Our wrap-up of the week's arts and culture news. Audio
Neil Finn: 'Music will save the world'
"We're all trying to kind of find some sound that links us together," celebrated New Zealand musician Neil Finn tells Culture 101 in an upcoming interview. Video, Audio
Arizona rockers live up to their name in Wellington gig
Review - With roots that trace back to the early 90's, Calexico have become an institution in the world of Indie rock and have worked with the likes of Neko Case and Iron and Wine.
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident film buff, Dan Slevin, covers off Force of Nature (2023), Cher and Nicholas Cage's cult classic rom-com Moonstruck (1987), and post-Hiroshima anime epic In This Corner of the World (2… Audio
Renowned painters' art on display thanks to 'phenomenal' gift
The works, which were last valued at $178 million, represent "one of the best moments in art history". Audio
It's Personal with Anika Moa: Trailer
Anika Moa has a new podcast! She chats about issues that are personal to her and her guests, with the likes of movie producer Chelsea Winstanley, White Ferns captain Sophie Devine, actor Robyn Malcolm… Video, Audio
New Zealand's longest-running festival returns for 25th year
Splore boasts international and local musical acts, as well as a full range of artistic and spiritual experiences. Audio
The TAHI 8/2/2024
On today’s episode, dancer Corbyn Taulealea Huch Paselio talks about performing with Rihanna at the superbowl, Pratik Navani fills us in on all the ups and downs of Laneway 2024, and we discuss the… Audio
Mr & Mrs Smith, Force of Nature The Dry 2, Black Coast Vanishings
Film and TV correspondent Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about Mr & Mrs Smith, a TV adaptation of the 2005 film which stars Donald Glover and Maya Erskine in the lead roles. Audio