Arts
Sara Benincasa
American author, performer, and presenter Sara Benincasa's new essay collection Real Artists Have Day Jobs is a guide to growing up and taking your place in the world. This is her fourth book; her… Audio, Gallery
Too Much Information
TMI is the name of a free, pop-up creative writing course created and run by poet Hera Lindsay Bird in Wellington; one of the guest teachers at the class was fellow poet Gregory Kan. The eight-week… Audio, Gallery
Jordan Luck and Bryan Bell - New Songs
Jordan Luck and guitarist Bryan Bell play songs from their new album - Not Only But Also…- and not only that but also…the classic, Victoria. Audio
Jessica Edwards - Mavis!
First time director Jessica Edwards joins Wallace to talk about her documentary - Mavis! - which chronicles the life and times of legendary soul singer Mavis Staples Audio
The Poet and the Runaway
Ella Henry is a respected broadcaster and academic but in 1970 she was a lost and restless teenager, on the verge of getting into serious trouble. A chance encounter with a famous literary figure… Video, Audio
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Simon reviews a comedy set in Afghanistan, starring Tina Fey and Margot Robbie as two freelance journalists in a war-zone. Audio
The Jungle Book
Simon reviews the remake of the animated hit of the 1960s, The Jungle Book, featuring the voices of Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley and Scarlett Johanssen. Audio
Orphans and Kingdoms
Simon reviews an independent New Zealand drama, directed by Paolo Rotondo, about three street-kids who invade a home on wealthy Waiheke Island. Audio
Masterpieces - Gaylene Preston
Filmmaker, Gaylene Preston, picks her favourite New Zealand film. Audio
Chris Parkinson - Derek Lowe
Veteran of the Radio Hauraki Pirates and founder of Radio Pacific, Derek Lowe, remembers his friend and colleague Chris Parkinson, who has died in Auckland aged 74. Audio
Review: Eye in the Sky
Eye in the Sky gives our leaders – and those who fight for them – the benefit of the doubt regarding their intentions, even as it breathlessly interrogates their consciences, says Dan Slevin. Video, Audio
Bookmarks: Nicky Pellegrino
Bestselling international author Nicky Pellegrino tells us about a few of her favourite things on Bookmarks today. Audio
Victoria Columbus and Tristan Carter
Victoria Columbus leads the Contemporary Dance programme at the New Zealand School of Dance. Third year student Tristan Carter is working with her on the students' choreographic season, where the… Audio
How to be a stand-up comedian
The New Zealand International Comedy Festival is underway this week bringing well known international and local comics to Wellington and Auckland. But they all had to start somewhere. Zoë George… Audio
Sound Archives - Sarah Johnston
1990s fashion - apparently it is having a revival moment right now - with Taylor Swift saying chokers are the new must-have for girls and grungy flannel shirts are back in for the guys. So what do our… Audio
Rancho Notorious 4/10: I Wanna Be Like You-oo-oo
Kailey and Dan chat about a bunch of current cinema releases, but especially The Jungle Book, while Dan chats to Paolo Rotondo about his first feature, Orphans & Kingdoms. Video, Audio
Feature interview - Danielle Feinberg
When Dory and Marlin search the vast Ocean to find Nemo, or Princess Merida goes in search of her own destiny in the Oscar winning movie Brave there's a touch of magic, math and computer science at… Audio
Home Video: Our Brand Is Crisis and Truth review
Two new films abut politics fail to capture what makes the topic so fascinating... and entertaining, says Dan Slevin. Video
Clowning around
Juliette Sivertsen explores the serious business of clowning and tries to find her inner clown with group The White Face Crew in Auckland. Audio
Flashdance - Julia Macchio
Flashdance is on in Auckland at the moment and the star of the show is Julia Macchio. The actress and dancer is the daughter of the 'Karate Kid', Ralph Macchio. Audio
