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Arts & Culture is our weekly program about music, pop culture, society and life.
The Building Blocks of Pop Culure
A discussion of unlikely, perplexing, and positively bizarre hit songs that swept the nation, and often the world. Have you ever heard a classic song and thought, "why on Earth was this popular?" Or "How did this even get played on the radio?" Well, we're here to answer these questions for you. Each episode we will explore the backstory, creation, and success of one unlikely smash hit. The catch? Only one host knows which song will be the topic. Hosted by music fanatics and pop culture enthu ...
Our DnA Podcast hosted by Dustin Reese and Alexander Smith. Movies, comics, pop culture and video games. It's what we're made of.
Welcome to Stewart Perspective. We’re a red, white, and blue collar Pop Culture and OpEd podcast. At Stewart Perspective, we believe that discussion is the foundation of a healthy democracy, and it’s our mission to provide a platform for an honest exploration of the issues that are important to us. Our show focuses on three topics: pop culture, politics, and social issues. We examine the impact of various forces on our daily lives, from the economy and politics to technology and culture. Our ...
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Make People Better Podcast
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Make People Better Podcast
Cody Sheehy, Samira Kiani, and various guests.
Science fiction is becoming science fact. In 2018, the team behind this podcast uncovered that a Chinese scientist, Jiankui He (nicknamed “JK”), was creating the world’s first genetically enhanced babies. The experiment opened the door to what may become a commercial market for "designer babies" and for governments to enhance entire populations. In the controversy that followed, the Chinese government disappeared JK and later sentenced him to three years in prison. Dr. He is now out of priso ...
My name is Nick Viall and I host The Viall Files, a podcast that one anonymous reviewer called “surprisingly insightful and substantive.” The Viall Files explores all things dating and love - from post-breakup healing to salacious texts - in our three (and sometimes four) weekly episodes. Ask Nick - Every Monday, listeners navigating a challenging yet relatable interpersonal circumstance--from a 2 year situationship to a blowout fight with their mom to a friendship feud to reigniting intimac ...
Lakes disappear, sailors cry, and pop stars go into battle on this season of ECLIPSED. Hosted by writer Bijan Stephen (The Verge, The Believer), each episode features a story hidden in the shadow of another historical event. ECLIPSED: a Campside Media & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Are you easily confused by terms like cultural appropriation, cisgender, toxic masculinity, twunk, queer, black girl magic, and woke? Or maybe you’re tired of explaining terms like these and you need a community that gets you! Welcome to Minority Korner, where we take an introspective look at the world. through an intersectional lens. Join James: a queer, political, comedian, self proclaimed, sexy blerd (that’s Black Nerd) and each week he's joined in the Korner by another fabulous minority ...
We're two country girls giving our unsolicited opinion on everything pop culture, music, world news, etc.
From nine to noon every weekday, Kathryn Ryan talks to the people driving the news - in New Zealand and around the world. Delve beneath the headlines to find out the real story, listen to Nine to Noon's expert commentators and reviewers and catch up with the latest lifestyle trends on this award-winning programme.
A weekly audio podcast giving you Alonzo Bodden's unique comedic take on what's going on in the world.
“Why is it that when I look at a list of songs I’m reminded more about my life than talking to my mom?” For many people in the western world, pop culture serves to keep us afloat in the icy waters of modern day living. Whether it’s a ubiquitous movie sensation like “Star Wars”, a unifying social event like the TV series “Roots”, a divisive musical movement like punk rock, or a strange undefined phenomenon like Charlie Sheen, pop culture seeps into our lives and provides an easy to use tool f ...
ABOUT: With over 13 years in Bangkok Thailand, Emanuel Skinner has become a household name and a house music icon locally and abroad. Originally from San Francisco and now a Phuket local sharing his vision and sound all across South East Asia . With over 20 years experience filling the best and biggest venues from Jakarta, Singapore, China, India, to South Korea, Bangladesh to Malaysia, the Maldives, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and all over Thailand (Chang Mai, Koh Tao, Koh Samui, Phuket, Pat ...
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The Viall Files
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E561 Bachelor Finale Recap with Ashley Gavin
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Welcome back to another episode of The Viall Files: Bachelor Recap Edition! Today we are joined by comedian Ashley Gavin to talk about the finale of Zach’s season. We first discuss some Bachelor Tea - including Mike Fleiss leaving the franchise and Zach claiming that his final dates were aired out of order. Was Gabi led on to believe that she would…
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Nine To Noon
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Screentime: Dreamland, Ahikaroa, The Portable Door
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Film and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to talk about Dreamland (Neon, SkyGo from April 6), about a multi-generational family set in the sun-drenched British seaside town of Margate. She'll also look at the fifth season of Ahikaroa is the longest running scripted Maori drama show and a new movie starring Sam Neill: The Portable Door.…
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Nine To Noon
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Parenting : How to develop a child's resilience and manage anxiety
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Michael Hawton is an Australian registered psychologist, a former school teacher and the founder of Parentshop which is a resource hub for parents, educators and child family specialists.He has two previous books on child behaviour management and his latest is The Anxiety Coach. It's geared to equip children and young people with the skills needed …
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Nine To Noon
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Technology: Vale Gordon Moore, library in chains, call for pause on AI
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Technology commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about the passing of Gordon Moore, the billionaire philanthropist who co-founded Intel - the company that invented the microprocessor. He framed 'Moore's Law' in a 1965 article which stated computer chips would increase in density and decrease in cost. Meanwhile the 'big four' book publishers …
Ramraids are on the rise in Southland, Former Mayorl Sir Tim Shadbolt's has been receiving respite care in hospital, and a state-of-the-art satellite positioning service in Southland will bring GPS accuracy to about 10cm. Che alsos talks to Kathryn about the inaugural George Begg Festival which is on this weekend, cementing Southland's proud histor…
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Nine To Noon
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Book review: Did I Ever Tell You This? A Memoir by Sam Neil
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Sonja de Friez reviews Did I Ever Tell You This? A Memoir by Sam Neil, published by Text Publishing
Mediaworks' Auckland-based Today FM has stopped live on-air programming. Today FM hosts Duncan Garner and Tova O'Brien told listeners a short time ago the station and staff were being cut. The station was facing uncertainty after the recent resignations of Chief Executive Cam Wallace and head of News Dallas Gurney. Kathryn speaks to RNZ Mediawatch …
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Nine To Noon
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UK: New SNP leader, Corbyn's comeback, laughing gas ban
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UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to look at Humza Yousaf's confirmation as Scotland's new first minister and the line-up of his new Cabinet. Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has given his strongest hint yet that he'll stand as an independent candidate - and it's possible he could win. And even the government's own advisers think a pl…
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Nine To Noon
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Specialised obesity clinic to open in South Auckland
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A new unit dedicated to helping people with obesity is set to open in South Auckland in June. The clinic, run by Te Whatu Ora, will see patients who have been rejected for bariatric surgery, or young people who have type two diabetes and a body mass index (BMI) over 35. It comes after a report found seven out of ten adults in Counties Manukau are o…
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Options for second harbour crossing in Auckland proposed
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The Government has this morning put forward five options for an additional Waitemata Harbour crossing, with Transport Minister Michael Wood labelling it a congestion-buster for the city. The options include both bridge and tunnel options and each includes a new walking and cycling link. Feedback on the proposals is being sought and the preferred op…
Mosquitoes, which have evolved on Earth for more than a hundred million years, could be extinguished by new genetic engineering tools in a matter of years in modern efforts to prevent malaria. The first of these immensely powerful technologies are called “gene drives.” In this episode, we sit down for a mind mending hour with Dr Kevin Esvelt of MIT…
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Nine To Noon
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Should Kiwi investors be wary after SVB's collapse?
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As hearings in the US get underway into what caused Silicon Valley Bank to collapse, Girls That Invest founder Simran Kaur joins Kathryn to look at what impact it could have on Kiwi investors. Simran Kaur is the co-host of the podcast Girls That Invest. This discussion is of a general nature, and does not constitute financial advice…
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Violet's Scarf - extraordinary wartime story brought to life
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An extraordinary true story involving a Southland family during World War One has been brought to life in a new children's book. Written by well-known south Auckland local politician, community and disability advocate Colleen Brown and illustrated by Emma Lay, Violet's Scarf tells how a scarf knitted by a young girl for soldiers on the frontline, a…
Kathryn talks to Local Democracy Reporter Alisha Evans from the Western Bay Plenty about how the Tauranga CBD is in "crisis" and struggling for customers.
