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Why are we obsessed with zombies?

16 Jun 2024

What approach would you take against a swarm of killer zombies? Michael Totten is a writer who has explored this apocalyptic eventuality. Audio

Mindless entertainment or Meaningful Figures of our Time?

5 Aug 2021

Professor Lorna Piatti-Farnell, Professor of Film and Popular Culture at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) joins us to discuss superheroes. Audio

'Words To That Effect': a brainy look at some big ideas

1 Jun 2019

'Words To That Effect' looks at how some big ideas enter the popular imagination through books and film. Zombies, overpopulation, steampunk and imaginary countries are just some of the topics covered… Audio

Was Melody Rules 'The Worst Sitcom Ever Made'?!

9 Mar 2019

The homegrown comedy 'Melody Rules' that came out on TV3 in the 1990s has been panned as one of the worst sitcoms ever made. The critics called it cringeworthy, atrocious, awful, and a disaster in… Audio

NEON: the history behind popular culture

23 Feb 2019

NEON uses our favourite films, TV shows, and computer games as the vehicle to find out more about the history behind them. Presented by Jem Duducu and produced by Dan Morelle, we play some of an… Audio

Melinda Tankard Reist - Impact of Sexualised Imagery

13 Sep 2015

International advocate against the sexual exploitation of women and children, Melinda Tankard Reist discusses the pervasive influence of sexualised imagery in popular culture. Audio

Candice Breitz - exploring ourselves on screen

29 Mar 2015

Artist Candice Breitz makes video art encouraging us to ask ourselves some hard questions, particularly how we're influenced by popular culture. She's filmed Michael Jackson fans re-performing his… Audio

Hello Kitty turns 40

8 Nov 2014

Hello Kitty has just turned 40- the cartoon and design icon's 'birthday' is being marked by a convention and museum exhibition in Los Angeles. Christine Yano is a co-curator of the exhibition. Audio