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Artist Karma Barnes first Kiwi to exhibit at Beijing International Biennale in six years
2:30 PM.Karma Barnes talks with us about CO-Lapses, her atmospheric installation of suspended vessels that slowly release coloured sands to form shifting landscapes on the ground below. Her work often… Read more Audio
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Irish storytelling nights now a global sensation
2:05 PM.Seanchoíche (that's shan-a-key-ha, if you're wondering), is a global series of storytelling nights that Ciaran founded to celebrate real people and real stories. A natural storyteller fluent in… Read more Audio
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The Big Screen: Kate Rodger on Hamnet, Marty Supreme and Blue Moon
1:30 PM.One of Aotearoa's most trusted film voices, Kate shares what she's loving right now at the movies and why it's worth seeing it on the big screen. Audio
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Celebrated chef and author Yotam Ottolenghi on comfort food, home cooking and the Kiwi bakery
1:05 PM.Known for helping introduce Mediterranean and Middle Eastern flavours to everyday home cooking, Yotam Ottolenghi popularised ingredients like sumac and molasses and developed a style so influential it… Read more Audio
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Acclaimed Kiwi illustrator Ruby Jones launches first solo exhibition
12:40 PM.Illustrator Ruby Jones chats about the work that first drew international attention to her. After the Christchurch mosque attacks, she created an illustration of two women embracing that was shared… Read more Audio
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Fast Favourites: Kiwi legend Lucy Lawless
12:15 PM.Lucy Lawless, one of Aotearoa's most iconic actors, takes part in Fast Favourites. Known for Xena: Warrior Princess, Pike River, and My Life is Murder, she's also a long-time advocate for… Read more Audio
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Kiwi chef Anthony Hoy Fong
2:37 PM.Anthony Hoy Fong has carved out a hugely successful career, cooking for US presidents, Oprah and has worked with NBA legend Shaquille O'Neill to design school lunches for kids in Miami. Culture 101… Read more Audio
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Playwright Anders Falstie-Jensen wins Bruce Mason Award
2:30 PM.This year's Bruce Mason Playwrighting Award has been awarded to Anders Falstie-Jensen. In 2015, Centrepoint won the Adam Award for Best New Zealand Play. Falstie-Jensen has been an artist in residence… Read more Audio
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Best Films of 2025 with Kate Rodger
2:05 PM.In the lead up to Christmas we've been looking back at the best books and television of the year. This week - it's time to look at the best films - with Kate Rodger. Read more Audio
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Theft, fraud and forgery: Art and crime
1:07 PM.Dr Penelope Jackson speaks to Culture 101 about the fascination with art and crime and why writing about it can be complicated and difficult. Read more Audio
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Not Only Fred Dagg: Lorin Clarke on her father's legacy
12:30 PM.When we think of the late comedian, writer, satirist, and performer John Clarke - aka Fred Dagg, words like legend and icon often come to mind. But for his daughter Lorin, there's also another… Read more Audio
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Fast Favourites with comedian Michele A'Court
12:15 PM.Stand-up comedian, writer and MC, Michele A'Court - is one of Aotearoa's most recognisable faces. She joins us for our final Culture 101 of the year - as our Fast Favourite guest this week. Read more Audio
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Peata Larkin leading charge to save music and community centre
2:36 PM.The Tamaki Makaurau contemporary artist speaks to Culture 101 about why she's leading the charge to save the creative space. Read more Audio
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Best Television of 2025 with Karl Puschmann
2:06 PM.TV reviewer Karl Puschmann shares his top TV picks for the year. Read more Audio
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Panto Season in full swing at Circa Theatre with director Simon Leary
1:25 PM.He speaks to Culture 101 about whether panto in Aotearoa is different to rest of the world and their approach to casting and staging for this production. Read more Audio
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Legendary James Cameron on Avatar Fire and Ash
1:10 PM.Legendary James Cameron on Avatar Fire and Ash. Audio
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Battle to become Ultimate Elvis Artist: Taurean Kenny Mill
12:45 PM.Come January, the top Elvis impersonators from Australasia will descend on New South Wales to battle for the title of the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist. It's part of a global competition to find the… Read more Audio
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Exhibition spotlights pioneering New Zealand photographer Steve Rumsey
12:30 PM.RNZ's Angie Skerrett has been finding out about the photographer who wasn't afraid to see things differently through the lens. Read more Audio
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Fast Favourites with Professor and author Deidre Brown
12:14 PM.The academic, teacher, mentor, art historian, and multi-award-winning author joins Perlina Lau share some of her cultural favourites. Read more Audio
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Best Books of 2025 with Time Out Bookstore's Jenna Todd
2:30 PM.Best Books of 2025 with Time Out Bookstore's Jenna Todd. Audio
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Sea shanties and singalongs
2:05 PM.Perlina Lau talks to the creator of a new musical, based on a beloved children's book written by the late Margaret Mahy. Read more Audio
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Regional Wrap: Ashburton botanical art exhibition
1:25 PM.Dunedin-based Artist Jane Marshall Fitzgerald was born in Ashburton and she joins Culture 101. Read more Audio
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"Bloody hell" Quintessential Kiwi farmer
1:12 PM.Bloke of the Apocalypse is a new animated Kiwi series which has hit YouTube. Creator Charlie Faulks speaks to Culture 101. Read more Audio
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'Genuine and stable': Proving your love to strangers
12:45 PM.Genuine and Stable is Uhyoung Choi's debut as a playwright and is based on his experiences as a former immigration lawyer. Read more Audio
