Culture 101
Episodes
A Yum Cha feast for Aotearoa history
10 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While we were all busy learning to make sourdough in lockdown or finally caving in and downloading TikTok, Bev Moon was busy knitting.
Is ambient music the secret to good mental health?
10 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pōneke ambient musician George Johnston has described his work as ‘aural ketamine’, driven by a belief in the healing properties of music.
Nothing cheap about this Tart on Tour
10 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tarts: they’re sweet and Shakespearean but, as New Zealand comedian and writer, Deb Filler says “You want a taste? Careful how you answer that q...
Fast Favourites with Cousins star Tanea Heke
10 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Every week on Culture 101 we welcome a guest to share the love and shout out to some current favourite arts and culture. This week’s guest is tumua...
A Conversation with William Webb Ellis by John Kiley
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the 2023 Rugby World Cup starting soon we thought it might be a good idea to dig into the history of rugby football and examine the “origin sto...
Kiwi YouTubers crowdfund multi-million dollar studio in Auckland
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A “bunch of nerds who play games and make comedy sketches about games” have come a long way. With more than 5.5 million subscribers on YouTube a...
What if artists earned the same as everybody else?
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Creative New Zealand research this year shows artists are still earning considerably less than other wage earners.
New laureate Taiaroa Royal’s life in dance and on the land
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If it wasn’t for disco, Taiaroa Royal might be best known as a farmer. Not one of Aotearoa’s most celebrated dancers and choreographers.
Regional Wrap: Nelson with Judene Edgar
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Each week we join a creative correspondent from a different part of Aotearoa New Zealand. This week it’s Judene Edgar from Whakatū aka Nelson.
BDSM back in theatres by popular demand!
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
BDSM is hitting the stage in Tāmaki Makaurau. No, not that BDSM - the Bomb Defusal School of Manakau of course.
Drawing to help dementia
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Successful trials in France have shown drawing can improve the well-being and lessen the anxiety of those living with dementia. Now, Massey University...
The art of joysticks - reinventing the spacies parlour
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Since he could barely reach the joysticks in his local parlour in Ngongotaha, Lake Rotorua, Preston McNeil (Te Arawa, Tainui) has loved spacies.
Comedy and drama queen Kura Forrester plays Fast Favourites
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian, actor and writer Kura Forrester drops into Culture 101 to talk about what she’s been watching and listening to when she’s not in rehears...
At The Movies for 30 August 2023
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Morris looks at three movies that take certain short cuts to reach their audience.
Word Christchurch with critic Erin Harrington
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can you be a critic in your own backyard? Culture 101 speaks to arts critic and senior lecturer, Erin Harrington, about the latest from the Word fes...
Being a voice for mute global star artist Susan Te Kahurangi King
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
By the time she was seven, Susan Te Kahurangi King had stopped talking. Yet, today, she is one of Aotearoa’s most globally sought after artists. Par...
Regional Wrap: Whangarei with Baz Squire
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Each week we join a creative correspondent from a different part of Aotearoa New Zealand. This week it’s Baz Squire of Whangārei’s Hangar Gallery...
New Zealand cancels pavilion but confirms a record number of artists at 2024 Venice Biennale
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“New Zealand cancels Venice Biennale pavilion, citing inadequate resources” ran the headline on leading international art news site Artnet this mo...
Classical hits the streets
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From Brahms to Bridgerton and Baroque to Beyonce; classical music is hitting the streets of the capital in early September as Classical on Cuba return...
Fast Favourites: Karen O’Leary
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
TV star Karen O'Leary chats to Culture 101 about what she's seeing, consuming and why despite being all over TV, she doesn't watch much of it.
Aotearoa Pan-Asian film celebrates our diversity and confronts concepts of “home”
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The feature film Kainga features Pan-Asian ethnicities including Chinese, Indian, Maori-Chinese, Iranian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian and Tamil Eelam...
Regional Wrap: culture news from Te Tai Poutini
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is there more to Te Tai Poutini than wild foods, pounamu and driftwood?
Will you get to watch your favourite screen actors in 2024?
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Hollywood writers and actors strikes continue with no end in sight. The ripple effects are being felt in New Zealand and Culture 101 explores what...
Jemaine Clement’s forgotten Aotearoa podcast
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The epic and lavish comedy podcast, The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium, has remained largely unheard of in Aotearoa. Until now.
Pita Turei: grounding the arts in Tāmaki Makaurau
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pita Turei is an actor, curator, sculptor, comedian and staunch cultural and Iwi advocate. More than anything, Turei tells Culture 101’s Mark Amery,...
A Culture101 party with Bret McKenzie, Suzanne Tamaki and Dr Drama
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Amery and Perlina Lau are joined by composer and actor Bret McKenzie, artist and cultural events organiser extraordinaire Suzanne Tamaki (Maniapo...