All episodes
Sunday, 17 August 2025
- 12:15 Fast Favourites with Petra Bagust
- 12:25 Regional Wrap: Oxford
- 12:30 The Auckland sculptor creating giant iconic Kiwi confectionery
- 12:45 Mr Bean, but Sexy": Comedian George Fenn on pushing audience's boundaries
- 1:07 Fiume o Morte! Fascism's stranger-than-fiction poet-led first state
- 2:05 The robots are everywhere but why treat them as human? Poet Jiaqiao Liu
- 2:35 Feeding the Monster: Why Horror Has a Hold On Us
- 3:05 Arts News for 17 August 2025
Sunday, 10 August 2025
- 12:14 Getting more Pasifika women into comedy: Fast Favourites with Rhiannon McCall
- 12:29 Whatever happened to the bootleg? Visual and sound artist Abigail Aroha Jensen
- 12:47 "Developing a project can feel like being lost in the middle of the ocean" Duncan Sarkies on the joy of discovery
- 1:07 Lifting the tapu: Māori women who carve
- 1:27 Regional Wrap goes to Hikurangi
- 2:07 Greening the garden city: Ōtautahi's regeneration through nature, art and gardening
- 3:06 Art News for 10 Aug 2025
Sunday, 3 August 2025
- 12:15 Richard Benge: a champion of arts access for everyone
- 12:30 A new generation part of the knitting renaissance
- 12:45 Notes from a Fish 'a surreal comedy crime caper'
- 1:07 How arts patronage has changed over 25 years
- 1:28 Regional Wrap: Rawene
- 2:00 A Best of Film Fest Panel on Whanau Marama's Opening Weekend
- 3:06 Arts News for 3 August 2025
Sunday, 27 July 2025
- 12:15 Fast Favourites: The Spinoff editor Madeleine Chapman
- 12:30 Living well with bad weather: Chris Berthelsen's part in Japan's efforts to control extreme weather
- 12:45 Exhibition exploring relationships through weaving involves more than 100 artists and children
- 1:07 Ebony and Ivory: the film that isn't about Paul McCartney & Steve Wonder's duet on the Mull of Kintyre
- 1:25 Regional Wrap on the Waikanae River
- 2:05 Exploring decades of Banksy's iconic images
- 2:35 What music can we make together with machines, plants and fungi?!
- 3:05 Arts news for 27 July 2025
Sunday, 20 July 2025
- 12:15 Gareth Morgan's new giant public art park set to open in Spring
- 12:30 From All Blacks to Arts Council: Keven Mealamu on what he can bring to board of CNZ
- 12:45 Porirua barbershop group makes history winning bronze in Colorado
- 1:07 Jo Randerson's secret art powers revealed!
- 1:30 Regional Wrap: Greytown with Rachael Fletcher
- 2:07 Staging one of the world’s greatest love stories in a 60s high-fashion thriller
- 2:30 The many cultures of India meet Aotearoa through radical publishing: Spoor Books
- 3:05 Arts news for 20 July 2025
Sunday, 13 July 2025
- 12:10 Fast Favourites with war correspondent Lisette Reymer
- 12:30 Anthony Hoy Fong: New York-based Kiwi chef
- 1:07 14-year-old Kiwi ballerina wins scholarship at dream school
- 1:25 Regional Wrap: Taieri with Matt Brennan
- 2:10 International award-winning MOTAT exhibition Te Puawānanga
- 2:35 Decorative Arts History through Second Hand Shopping
- 3:10 Arts news for 13 July 2025
Sunday, 6 July 2025
- 12:15 Fast Favourites with new NZSO head Marc Feldman
- 12:30 The art and history of the Haiku
- 12:45 Brydie Colquhoun on her debut choreographic work
- 1:10 A radical rethink: the Victoria and Albert's new 'Museum of Absolutely Everything'
- 1:30 Regional Wrap: Tairua
- 2:05 Poetry and freshwater with Gabrielle Huria
- 2:30 From whale vomit to Victorian mourning jewellery:
- 3:05 Arts News for 6 July 2025
Sunday, 29 June 2025
- 12:15 Fast Favourites with NZ Listener editor Kirsty Cameron
- 12:30 Keeping Pūhoi Bohemia alive through song and dance
- 12:45 Saint Joan: Why Joan of Arc’s story is still relevant
- 1:07 Living for five months outdoors on public land as art activism
- 1:27 Regional Wrap goes to the Māniatoto: Ranfurly
- 2:10 Exhibition showcases an era when arts education flourished
- 2:30 Training the next generation of filmmakers in Miramar
- 3:05 Arts news for 29 June 2025
Sunday, 22 June 2025
- 12:16 Priorities & loves of new CNZ boss Gretchen La Roche
- 12:35 Pretty and pink: New bookshop dedicated to spicy fiction
- 12:48 I Am A Dark River: the legacy of trailblazing printer Bob Lowry
- 1:10 Silo's Taniwha a visual feast for young audiences
- 1:26 Regional Wrap: Colac Bay with Daegan Wells
- 2:10 'The other RNZ' - the remarkable story of radio sets in Aotearoa
- 2:33 The Art Precinct: New digital art platform using behavioural psychology
- 3:05 Arts news
Sunday, 15 June 2025
- 12:14 Fast Favourites: Matariki celebrations with Ria Hall
- 12:30 Groundbreaking storytelling with a sculpture park you can drive through
- 12:45 Good Bitches Baking: New cookbook pays homage to family
- 1:05 A road movie like no other: Kath Akuhata-Brown's Kōkā
- 1:30 Regional Wrap goes to Ōpōtiki
- 2:05 How painting pet portraits restored artist Julia Holden
- 2:35 Bold Tahitian novelist Titaua Peu connects us back into the Pacific
- 3:06 Arts news for 15 June 2025
Sunday, 8 June 2025
- 12:15 Fast Favourites with Miriama Kamo at Birdlings Flat
- 12:30 Hello to everybody: Aotearoa's friendliest artist Sallie Culy
- 12:43 New digital whodunnit series spotlights epidemic of image-based abuse
- 1:07 The founders of dynamic Kia Mau and Pacific Dance New Zealand Festivals
- 2:07 Musicians fly the flag for Aotearoa at Welsh Festival
- 2:25 Regional Wrap: Titirangi with filmmaker Robin Kewell
- 2:35 Does the underground still exist? A conversation with Samuel Te Kani
- 3:10 Arts news for 8th June 2025
Sunday, 1 June 2025
- 12:12 Fast Favourites with Fred Award winner Angella Dravid
- 12:32 "There's power in the circle" Global folk phenomenon Bulgarian
- 1:12 Doing nothing becomes a competitive sport
- 1:24 Regional Wrap: the arts scene in Takapuna
- 2:17 Samoan opera star returns home for enduring classic La Bohème
- 2:35 Australian first nations performance at Pacific Dance and Kia Mau Festivals
- 3:06 Arts news for 1 June 2025
Sunday, 25 May 2025
- 12:15 The close cultural favourites of indie country star Mel Parsons
- 12:29 Taking improv competitions into the workplace
- 12:45 Basketball courts, drones & collage making with Petra Leary
- 1:07 Theatre show explores the monstrosity of motherhood
- 1:50 Regional Wrap: Warkworth with local Ursula Christel
- 2:35 Creating an arts colony: dungeon techno artists Grecco Romank
Sunday, 18 May 2025
- 12:15 Fast Favourites with comedian Josh Thomson
- 12:30 Comedian Liv Ward dresses as a lobster to express love for Kim Hill
- 12:45 E kō, nō hea koe: Whanau, whakapapa and Mercury Plaza in debut poetry collection
- 1:07 Sequins, studs and horsehair: getting creative with men's shoes
- 1:30 Regional Wrap: The Kahu Collective weavers of New Brighton
- 2:05 Italian Film Festival: 10 years of bringing Italy to Aotearoa
- 2:30 Zach Dodson: How storytelling and design in computer games is changing literature
- 3:05 Arts news for 18th May 2025
Sunday, 11 May 2025
- 12:15 Fast Favourites: AMA-nominated hip-hop Superstar Jujulipps
- 12:29 The Dust Palace finds home in dedicated hub
- 12:43 The search for Orson Welles' lost masterpiece
- 1:07 From TV to the smartphone - our addiction to ads: artist Alex Scott
- 1:28 Regional Wrap goes to Rūnanga: carver Rob Dykes Law
- 2:08 Norwegian culture, heritage and woodstacking with bestselling author Lars Mytting
- 2:35 Lily Catastrophe: using cabaret and comedy to talk about Bottom Surgery
- 3:06 Arts news for 11th May 2025
Sunday, 4 May 2025
- 12:15 Book awards and fast favourites with David Eggleton
- 12:30 Jackie Clarke taps into her prima diva
- 12:45 Dad (and Daughter) Jokes: Irish comedians Pat and Faye Shortt
- 1:07 Kiwi artist exhibits at Setouchi Triennale for Naoshima Island residency
- 2:05 Clowning Doctors: Bringing theatre to the world of medicine
- 2:33 Has theatre for young people reached crisis point in Aotearoa?
- 3:05 Arts News for 4 May 2025
Sunday, 27 April 2025
- 12:15 Fast Favourites: North of North star Bailey Poaching
- 12:30 Renowned lighting designer launches immersive experience
- 12:45 The first NZ Contemporary Japanese Art show in 20 years
- 1:07 Sir Ian Mune in End of the Golden Weather at new Court Theatre
- 1:28 Frank Malley is putting Kaitaia on the Heavy Metal Map
- 2:05 Two decades on from bro'Town: Oscar Kightley with new gen comedians Joe Daymond and Bubbah
- 3:00 Arts News for 27 April 2025
Sunday, 20 April 2025
- 12:14 Irish and Victorian-Gothic Favourites with Noelle McCarthy
- 12:30 "In Glorious Smell-O-Vision": the remergence of scented cinema
- 12:45 Recreating pre quake Christchurch in miniature
- 1:07 Artist Michele Bryant on connection and belonging
- 1:25 Regional Wrap: Castle Hill Village
- 2:05 Art and interior design - how to make that collection look good or hide the embarrassing!
- 2:32 How to thrive: the role of art in mental health
- 3:05 Arts news for 20 April 2025
Sunday, 13 April 2025
- 12:15 Fast Favourites: Artist Sean Beldon
- 12:29 Alex Medland wins multiple national play awards for commentary on climate activism and inaction
- 12:45 A remarkable birds-eye view: photographing the Kaikōura tītī
- 1:08 Can animals create art?
- 1:23 Regional Wrap: Fairlie, gateway to the Mackenzie Country
- 2:05 A 'Millenial Bundist': Revolutionary European Yiddish music
- 2:32 'Like the active verb to be and to do': Trailblazing artist writer Emily Cumming Harris
- 3:05 Arts News for 13 April 2025
Sunday, 6 April 2025
- 12:15 The joys of house museums and daily sea swimming: poet Kate Camp
- 12:30 Festivals: The challenges of creating instant community
- 12:45 Indira Stewart on growing up with Polyfest
- 1:08 From Munich to Nelson and back: at home with jewellery artist couple Karl Fritsch and Lisa Walker
- 1:27 Regional Wrap: Foxton
- 2:05 Why girls should join a band: Rachael King's book series Violet and the Velvets
- 2:40 Japanese filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda on The Cats of Gokogu Shrine
- 3:05 Arts News for 6 April 2025
Sunday, 30 March 2025
- 12:15 Major changes at New Zealand International Film Festival
- 12:30 Fast Favourites: Writer and blogger Emily Writes
- 12:45 X-ray glass to military tank glass: the reusing of vintage camera lens
- 1:06 Poet Amy Marguerite's debut over under fed
- 1:28 Regional wrap
- 2:16 An evening of Hans Zimmer with Art of the Score podcasters
- 2:32 From Beckett to the Quantum World at the Dunedin Arts Festival
Sunday, 23 March 2025
- 12:15 Cocktails in the new Circa bar with Ginette McDonald
- 12:30 This is Nom*d: Retrospective look at iconic Dunedin fashion label
- 1:07 Why does Kate Bush mean so much to so many?
- 1:27 Regional Wrap: Mercury Bay with Sally Samins
- 2:06 Mahuia Bridgman Cooper: Creating emotion composing for film and television
- 2:34 Why does the world love Native American culture so much?
- 3:05 Arts News for 23 March 2025
Sunday, 16 March 2025
- 12:10 Fast Favourites with Barnie Duncan
- 12:32 Mike Leigh on new film "Hard Truths"
- 12:47 Social media project reveals dating lives of Gen Z
- 1:08 A fresh start for the RNZ Ballet with artistic director Ty King-Wall
- 1:30 Regional Wrap: Te Puna in the Bay of Plenty
- 2:06 Animated short portrays enduring love and dementia
- 2:31 Biography of a painter with no paintings - Tony Fomison: Life of the Artist
- 3:00 Arts News for 16 March 2025
Sunday, 9 March 2025
- 12:15 "Bold and boundary-breaking": Fast Favourites with Vera Ellen
- 12:30 Creating the Tony award-winning Tudor musical Six
- 12:45 Scarves, ferry timetables & old boot fragments on Banks Peninsula
- 1:07 Turning Te Papa activism into a stage show
- 1:26 Regional Wrap: Glenorchy with Leslie Van Gelder
- 2:05 Between the coloniser and the colonised: Anglo-Indian culture
- 2:30 Bringing precolonial history alive in the landscape
- 3:05 Arts News for 9 March 2025
Sunday, 2 March 2025
- 12:15 Fast Favourites with broadcaster Lloyd Burr
- 12:30 Dancing with fire knives: the growth of Siva Afi in Aotearoa
- 12:48 Aotearoa arts collective FAFSWAG at Melbourne's Asia Topa
- 1:07 Arts and culture participation for 12-year-olds shows better wellbeing and relationships
- 1:26 Regional Wrap: culture and heritage in Hokianga village Kohukohu
- 2:05 Pacific Pride Christchurch hero and dancer Vui Suli Tuitaupe
- 2:33 Turning the Aotearoa screen industry green
- 3:05 Arts News for February 16, 2025
