Perlina Lau
Arts News for 14 September 2025
Arts News from across the country for the week of September 14, 2025 Audio
Words on the Street: Inside the role of a mobile librarian
Across Tamaki Makaurau, there are 56 community libraries but there are also mobile libraries reaching those who can't access the public ones. These areas can be aged-care facilities, social housing or… Audio
Group Chat: How long is too long for a standing ovation?
Thursday means it's time to talk about the issues filling up your group chat and distracting you from your to-do list. Culture 101's Perlina Lau and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson join Emile… Audio
Screentime: The Buccaneers, Little Disasters, The Roses
Film and TV reviewer Perlina Lau joins Kathryn to talk about the second season of The Buccaneers (Apple TV), which features a group of young American women who take on the London aristocracy in the… Audio
Group Chat: Why was the world's reaction to Taylor Swift's
Culture 101's Perlina Lau and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson join Jesse. Audio
Group Chat: Should Jeff Bezos get to choose the next Bond girl?
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This is when we talk about some of the topics filling up your group chats and first up for discussion is James Bond and Jeff Bezos. Joining Jesse is Culture 101's Perlina Lau and Afternoon's Senior… Audio
The Lowdown
Today on The Lowdown, Perlina Lau and Afternoon's Senior Producer Olivia Wilson discuss the content that is filling up your group chats. Audio
What is the "Gen Z stare" and why should you care?
Culture 101's Perlina Lau and Afternoons Senior Producer Olivia Wilson explain the blank face response some Gen Z's use and why it is infuriating some older people. Audio
Screentime: Too Much, And Just Like That, Emmy nominations
Film and TV reviewer Perlina Lau joins Kathryn to talk about the new show from Girls creator Lena Dunham, Too Much. She'll also talk about the 3rd season of And Just Like That, the sequel to the hit… Audio
Screentime: Sirens, Playing Nice, Long Bright River
Film and TV reviewer Perlina Lau joins Kathryn to talk about new Netflix series Sirens, starring Julianne Moore as an enigmatic billionaire who may have trapped her young employee into a manipulative… Audio
The Pre-Panel for 13 June 2025
Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest preview tonight's instalment of The Panel. Audio
Weekend Stuff: Lynda Hallinan
Gardening guru Lynda Hallinan brings along some tips for being outdoors this weekend. Audio
