Culture 101 for Sunday 27 July 2025

3:05 PM.Arts News for 27 July 2025 Audio

2:35 PM.Musically interacting with plants and fungi - what does that sound like? That is, when we - humans - take the time to stop, listen and respond? Read more Audio

2:05 PM.Banksy's street art and graffiti is some of the most recognisable and iconic images of the modern art world. Although his work started in the 90s in Bristol, Banksy's identity remains a mystery. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.This week for our Regional Wrap on Culture 101 we visit the beautiful Waikanae River on the Kapiti Coast, and the settlements on its banks of Waikanae and Otaihanga. Read more Audio

1:07 PM.Jim Hosking's third comedy feature Ebony and Ivory is one of the films opening Whanau Marama New Zealand International Film Festival in four centres soon. It is an unapologetically bonkers fictional… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Weaver, sculptor and academic, Maureen Lander, is currently exhibiting at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth. But as the title suggests He Tukutuku Auahatanga: Maureen Lander with… Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Can we control the weather? Or, do we need to get better again at reading it for ourselves, rather than relying on technology?  Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Madeleine Chapman will be stepping down from her role as editor of news and culture website The Spinoff later this year. Read more Audio