https://www.facebook.com/ReservedRecommendations (C)Manawatu Peoples Radio en-nz Everyone has something they love, but wouldn't feel comfortable recommending to the general public. This is a weekly series of fascinating chats about problematic faves, great trash, and our complicated relationships with art and culture. Reserved Recommendations A show about problematic faves, great trash, and our complicated relationships with art and culture. no Manawatu Peoples Radio content@mpr.nz MPR - Manawatu People's Radio Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:55:56 +1200 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:55:56 +1200 With the sad passing of National Treasure Sam Neill, it seemed only fitting that we look at probably his weirdest role - Andrzej Żuławski's 1981 divorce-(monster)-horror movie "Possession". Neill plays Mark, a spy (and dog assassin?) who abandons his job in order to return to his family, only to find that his wife Anna (a truly haunted-looking Isabelle Adjani) has been having an affair, and wants a divorce. As he begins to investigate (and to attempt a reconciliation with Anna), it becomes clear that something much much worse is happening. At no point does anyone behave in a manner remotely resembling a "normal human". Elizabeth Little returns to the show, alongside her friend Errol, to discuss this entirely singular entry in Sam Neill's filmography and unpack the many many layers of potential interpretation, and the strange emotional logic that powers this fascinating and deeply uncomfortable movie. Find Liz's work at: https://liz-shrikestudio.itch.io, and Errol's at: https://errolseymour.carrd.co Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. With the sad passing of National Treasure Sam Neill, it seemed only fitting that we look at probably his weirdest role - Andrzej Żuławski's 1981 divorce-(monster)-horror movie "Possession". Neill plays Mark, a spy (and dog assassin?) who abandons his job in order to return to his family, only to find that his wife Anna (a truly haunted-looking Isabelle Adjani) has been having an affair, and wants a divorce. As he begins to investigate (and to attempt a reconciliation with Anna), it becomes clear that something much much worse is happening. At no point does anyone behave in a manner remotely resembling a "normal human". Elizabeth Little returns to the show, alongside her friend Errol, to discuss this entirely singular entry in Sam Neill's filmography and unpack the many many layers of potential interpretation, and the strange emotional logic that powers this fascinating and deeply uncomfortable movie. Find Liz's work at: https://liz-shrikestudio.itch.io, and Errol's at: https://errolseymour.carrd.co Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. With the sad passing of National Treasure Sam Neill, it seemed only fitting that we look at probably his weirdest role - Andrzej Żuławski's 1981 divorce-(monster)-horror movie "Possession". Neill plays Mark, a spy (and dog assassin?) who abandons his job in order to return to his family, only to find that his wife Anna (a truly haunted-looking Isabelle Adjani) has been having an affair, and wants a divorce. As he begins to investigate (and to attempt a reconciliation with Anna), it becomes clear that something much much worse is happening. At no point does anyone behave in a manner remotely resembling a "normal human". Elizabeth Little returns to the show, alongside her friend Errol, to discuss this entirely singular entry in Sam Neill's filmography and unpack the many many layers of potential interpretation, and the strange emotional logic that powers this fascinating and deeply uncomfortable movie. Find Liz's work at: https://liz-shrikestudio.itch.io, and Errol's at: https://errolseymour.carrd.co Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 1:3:3 c0b49ecb-8049-4f97-9157-757457f3d2c8 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +1200 episodic "The Polar Express" (2004) is a divisive movie, in which 6 separate Tom Hankses (Toms Hanks?) hold conversations with one another in different voices and neither of the two primary characters actually have names. It attempts to adapt a very quiet, dreamlike picture book into a riotous early 00's 3D animated adventure movie and makes a series of completely deranged choices in trying to bridge that gap. It's also one of Whai's favourite movies, due in part to being one of the three he owned as a kid young enough to be in this movie's target audience. Find Whai at @maoribytheriver on Instagram (it's a good time!) Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. "The Polar Express" (2004) is a divisive movie, in which 6 separate Tom Hankses (Toms Hanks?) hold conversations with one another in different voices and neither of the two primary characters actually have names. It attempts to adapt a very quiet, dreamlike picture book into a riotous early 00's 3D animated adventure movie and makes a series of completely deranged choices in trying to bridge that gap. It's also one of Whai's favourite movies, due in part to being one of the three he owned as a kid young enough to be in this movie's target audience. Find Whai at @maoribytheriver on Instagram (it's a good time!) Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. "The Polar Express" (2004) is a divisive movie, in which 6 separate Tom Hankses (Toms Hanks?) hold conversations with one another in different voices and neither of the two primary characters actually have names. It attempts to adapt a very quiet, dreamlike picture book into a riotous early 00's 3D animated adventure movie and makes a series of completely deranged choices in trying to bridge that gap. It's also one of Whai's favourite movies, due in part to being one of the three he owned as a kid young enough to be in this movie's target audience. Find Whai at @maoribytheriver on Instagram (it's a good time!) Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 1:3:40 ebe3cf8b-2fab-4f62-8430-d15781de0efb Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +1200 episodic Saul Bass is a guy whose work you have definitely seen, even if you don't know it. Between 1954 and 1995 (along with his wife Elaine) he provided title sequences and posters for a staggering array of movies, in addition to designing some of the most recognisable and iconic logos for major American corporations. In 1974, he made his directorial debut with a quiet, meditative, cerebral science fiction movie about hyperintelligent ants and a pair of scientists attempting to study them. Phase IV, partly due to horrible mismarketing, and partly just by dint of being very odd, was a commercial flop and largely put paid to Bass's directorial career. Elizabeth Little (author of the astounding "You Will Die In This Place") joins the podcast to discuss why she loves this movie nonetheless. 100% YELLOW. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. Saul Bass is a guy whose work you have definitely seen, even if you don't know it. Between 1954 and 1995 (along with his wife Elaine) he provided title sequences and posters for a staggering array of movies, in addition to designing some of the most recognisable and iconic logos for major American corporations. In 1974, he made his directorial debut with a quiet, meditative, cerebral science fiction movie about hyperintelligent ants and a pair of scientists attempting to study them. Phase IV, partly due to horrible mismarketing, and partly just by dint of being very odd, was a commercial flop and largely put paid to Bass's directorial career. Elizabeth Little (author of the astounding "You Will Die In This Place") joins the podcast to discuss why she loves this movie nonetheless. 100% YELLOW. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. Saul Bass is a guy whose work you have definitely seen, even if you don't know it. Between 1954 and 1995 (along with his wife Elaine) he provided title sequences and posters for a staggering array of movies, in addition to designing some of the most recognisable and iconic logos for major American corporations. In 1974, he made his directorial debut with a quiet, meditative, cerebral science fiction movie about hyperintelligent ants and a pair of scientists attempting to study them. Phase IV, partly due to horrible mismarketing, and partly just by dint of being very odd, was a commercial flop and largely put paid to Bass's directorial career. Elizabeth Little (author of the astounding "You Will Die In This Place") joins the podcast to discuss why she loves this movie nonetheless. 100% YELLOW. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 0:54:55 9ca0c64d-9457-49a8-a257-203b01f1bea3 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +1200 episodic Russ Meyer's "Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill!" (1965) might be the ur-example of a cult movie. Widely derided as trash on its release, it has been re-evaluated as a camp classic and is now regarded (amongst other things) as part of the weird overlap of Venn circles where the creator's thinly-disguised fetish (in this case enormous powerful women running amok) also leads to an oddly-empowering portrayal of feminine strength. This episode I'm joined by Erin Harrington, whose day job as an academic involves studying and discussing cinema and "paracinema", to talk about her abiding love for this gleefully incoherent piece of "lady kaiju" or possibly "garbage wuxia". Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. Russ Meyer's "Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill!" (1965) might be the ur-example of a cult movie. Widely derided as trash on its release, it has been re-evaluated as a camp classic and is now regarded (amongst other things) as part of the weird overlap of Venn circles where the creator's thinly-disguised fetish (in this case enormous powerful women running amok) also leads to an oddly-empowering portrayal of feminine strength. This episode I'm joined by Erin Harrington, whose day job as an academic involves studying and discussing cinema and "paracinema", to talk about her abiding love for this gleefully incoherent piece of "lady kaiju" or possibly "garbage wuxia". Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. Russ Meyer's "Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill!" (1965) might be the ur-example of a cult movie. Widely derided as trash on its release, it has been re-evaluated as a camp classic and is now regarded (amongst other things) as part of the weird overlap of Venn circles where the creator's thinly-disguised fetish (in this case enormous powerful women running amok) also leads to an oddly-empowering portrayal of feminine strength. This episode I'm joined by Erin Harrington, whose day job as an academic involves studying and discussing cinema and "paracinema", to talk about her abiding love for this gleefully incoherent piece of "lady kaiju" or possibly "garbage wuxia". Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 0:57:11 8afa6f2e-b0d9-4602-ab17-ebc013f5b6b1 Fri, 15 May 2026 21:00:00 +1200 episodic Amid the global panic about the rise of fascism, I take a second to wonder if there's a different right wing form of power consolidation on the menu, and look to fiction for possible answers. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. Amid the global panic about the rise of fascism, I take a second to wonder if there's a different right wing form of power consolidation on the menu, and look to fiction for possible answers. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. Amid the global panic about the rise of fascism, I take a second to wonder if there's a different right wing form of power consolidation on the menu, and look to fiction for possible answers. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 0:33:3 44ed300c-9eda-448d-b299-a5aaf291f878 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +1200 episodic I take a solo minisode to explain what I've been up to for a month and a half, and how Winston Peters Has Always Been Like This. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. I take a solo minisode to explain what I've been up to for a month and a half, and how Winston Peters Has Always Been Like This. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. I take a solo minisode to explain what I've been up to for a month and a half, and how Winston Peters Has Always Been Like This. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 0:33:57 c6c0b0c4-9a09-45ce-b9b3-d843eb6c0fa0 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +1300 episodic "The Howling III: The Marsupials" (1987) was genuinely the stuff of schoolyard legend when I was in primary school in the early 90s, due to a notorious sequence involving a female lycanthrope giving birth to a "joey" who seeks refuge in her pouch. I did not, however, know what this rumoured movie was *actually called* until I came across author and journalist Asher Elbein (www.asherelbein.com) on Bluesky talking about it. He very kindly agreed to come on the show to discuss it, and when I finally watched it I was *fascinated*. I had expected something good-bad and schlocky (and "The Howling III" is definitely both of those things) but this movie also has surprisingly deep and complex ideas on its mind about ecology and indigenous people's rights and struggles, and a strange and compelling folk-tale logic which is quite unique. It is a very weird swerve for a franchise which already took a weird swerve between the first and second movie, and which established itself initially for (as well as having some great gnarly 80's transformation sequences) being the *horny* werewolf series - and if you watch it, you will find yourself thinking about it for quite some time. A show about great trash, problematic faves, and difficult art hosted by Hugh Dingwall. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. "The Howling III: The Marsupials" (1987) was genuinely the stuff of schoolyard legend when I was in primary school in the early 90s, due to a notorious sequence involving a female lycanthrope giving birth to a "joey" who seeks refuge in her pouch. I did not, however, know what this rumoured movie was *actually called* until I came across author and journalist Asher Elbein (www.asherelbein.com) on Bluesky talking about it. He very kindly agreed to come on the show to discuss it, and when I finally watched it I was *fascinated*. I had expected something good-bad and schlocky (and "The Howling III" is definitely both of those things) but this movie also has surprisingly deep and complex ideas on its mind about ecology and indigenous people's rights and struggles, and a strange and compelling folk-tale logic which is quite unique. It is a very weird swerve for a franchise which already took a weird swerve between the first and second movie, and which established itself initially for (as well as having some great gnarly 80's transformation sequences) being the *horny* werewolf series - and if you watch it, you will find yourself thinking about it for quite some time. A show about great trash, problematic faves, and difficult art hosted by Hugh Dingwall. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. "The Howling III: The Marsupials" (1987) was genuinely the stuff of schoolyard legend when I was in primary school in the early 90s, due to a notorious sequence involving a female lycanthrope giving birth to a "joey" who seeks refuge in her pouch. I did not, however, know what this rumoured movie was *actually called* until I came across author and journalist Asher Elbein (www.asherelbein.com) on Bluesky talking about it. He very kindly agreed to come on the show to discuss it, and when I finally watched it I was *fascinated*. I had expected something good-bad and schlocky (and "The Howling III" is definitely both of those things) but this movie also has surprisingly deep and complex ideas on its mind about ecology and indigenous people's rights and struggles, and a strange and compelling folk-tale logic which is quite unique. It is a very weird swerve for a franchise which already took a weird swerve between the first and second movie, and which established itself initially for (as well as having some great gnarly 80's transformation sequences) being the *horny* werewolf series - and if you watch it, you will find yourself thinking about it for quite some time. A show about great trash, problematic faves, and difficult art hosted by Hugh Dingwall. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 1:2:44 6d2a1371-7b39-4559-a802-4ac20099eec7 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:00:00 +1300 episodic Originally started by Peter Furler and George Perdikis in 1985, Newsboys are such an enduring mainstay of Christian rock that the band is still going strong absent any of the original members. Over that 40 year career, their sound has changed so drastically that if you say that you either love or hate Newsboys, the only logical response is "which Newsboys?" In addition, if you are a Kiwi or Aussie of approximately my vintage, you probably know their song "Take Me To Your Leader" which was a brief crossover hit here, and will earworm you for weeks if you go and look it up. For my first new episode of 2026, I'm joined by the illustrious Josh Boerman from Worst Of All Possible Worlds and Ill Conceived, who grew up in the evangelical world that spawned and nurtured this strange (and now kind of evil) band so that he can explain The Phenomenon. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. Originally started by Peter Furler and George Perdikis in 1985, Newsboys are such an enduring mainstay of Christian rock that the band is still going strong absent any of the original members. Over that 40 year career, their sound has changed so drastically that if you say that you either love or hate Newsboys, the only logical response is "which Newsboys?" In addition, if you are a Kiwi or Aussie of approximately my vintage, you probably know their song "Take Me To Your Leader" which was a brief crossover hit here, and will earworm you for weeks if you go and look it up. For my first new episode of 2026, I'm joined by the illustrious Josh Boerman from Worst Of All Possible Worlds and Ill Conceived, who grew up in the evangelical world that spawned and nurtured this strange (and now kind of evil) band so that he can explain The Phenomenon. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. Originally started by Peter Furler and George Perdikis in 1985, Newsboys are such an enduring mainstay of Christian rock that the band is still going strong absent any of the original members. Over that 40 year career, their sound has changed so drastically that if you say that you either love or hate Newsboys, the only logical response is "which Newsboys?" In addition, if you are a Kiwi or Aussie of approximately my vintage, you probably know their song "Take Me To Your Leader" which was a brief crossover hit here, and will earworm you for weeks if you go and look it up. For my first new episode of 2026, I'm joined by the illustrious Josh Boerman from Worst Of All Possible Worlds and Ill Conceived, who grew up in the evangelical world that spawned and nurtured this strange (and now kind of evil) band so that he can explain The Phenomenon. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 0:59:24 2ef1b029-3028-4265-a801-bf4abf515683 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:00:00 +1300 episodic Admittedly, I love me a novelty instrumental cover (ask me about my surf rock habit) but I've never really understood the cringe that greets the mention of ska music. Part of this is probably being a kiwi - we have a different relationship with the pop-punk side of ska music than Americans do - but I've always felt like people who didn't appreciate the genre just hadn't found the good stuff yet. Elana and John (last heard on the Hair Metal episode) return to the show to give me an American perspective, and we chat about the high points of ska and how to find your way in as a newcomer. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. Admittedly, I love me a novelty instrumental cover (ask me about my surf rock habit) but I've never really understood the cringe that greets the mention of ska music. Part of this is probably being a kiwi - we have a different relationship with the pop-punk side of ska music than Americans do - but I've always felt like people who didn't appreciate the genre just hadn't found the good stuff yet. Elana and John (last heard on the Hair Metal episode) return to the show to give me an American perspective, and we chat about the high points of ska and how to find your way in as a newcomer. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. Admittedly, I love me a novelty instrumental cover (ask me about my surf rock habit) but I've never really understood the cringe that greets the mention of ska music. Part of this is probably being a kiwi - we have a different relationship with the pop-punk side of ska music than Americans do - but I've always felt like people who didn't appreciate the genre just hadn't found the good stuff yet. Elana and John (last heard on the Hair Metal episode) return to the show to give me an American perspective, and we chat about the high points of ska and how to find your way in as a newcomer. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 0:54:51 818b9f65-8c7c-469f-9688-449fb68e89d9 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +1300 episodic Prompted by last episode, in concert with a conversation about Normality the RPG, and a viewing of Cargo (2017), I talk about an idea cooking in the back of my head about the ways that people who say and do horrible things act like victims. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. Prompted by last episode, in concert with a conversation about Normality the RPG, and a viewing of Cargo (2017), I talk about an idea cooking in the back of my head about the ways that people who say and do horrible things act like victims. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. Prompted by last episode, in concert with a conversation about Normality the RPG, and a viewing of Cargo (2017), I talk about an idea cooking in the back of my head about the ways that people who say and do horrible things act like victims. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 0:30:55 75c8523b-9162-4894-b418-121aabaef670 Fri, 31 Oct 2025 21:00:00 +1300 episodic In a rare "reversed recommendations" situation, I recommend something for someone else to watch! I talk to Ross Palethorpe (@rossthesedays) about Denis Villenueve's 2013 film "Enemy" - a strange, hostile, deeply yellow movie which I first encountered as an online movie reviewer back when it was relatively new. We really get into it on this one (once Ross gets past cursing me for making him watch "a work movie") because there's a LOT here. Two equally haunted and awful Jake Gyllenhaals encounter one another in a dreadful, poisonous, spider-haunted Toronto, and nothing is exactly what it seems. CW on this one for discussions of misogyny and general masculine awfulness. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. In a rare "reversed recommendations" situation, I recommend something for someone else to watch! I talk to Ross Palethorpe (@rossthesedays) about Denis Villenueve's 2013 film "Enemy" - a strange, hostile, deeply yellow movie which I first encountered as an online movie reviewer back when it was relatively new. We really get into it on this one (once Ross gets past cursing me for making him watch "a work movie") because there's a LOT here. Two equally haunted and awful Jake Gyllenhaals encounter one another in a dreadful, poisonous, spider-haunted Toronto, and nothing is exactly what it seems. CW on this one for discussions of misogyny and general masculine awfulness. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. In a rare "reversed recommendations" situation, I recommend something for someone else to watch! I talk to Ross Palethorpe (@rossthesedays) about Denis Villenueve's 2013 film "Enemy" - a strange, hostile, deeply yellow movie which I first encountered as an online movie reviewer back when it was relatively new. We really get into it on this one (once Ross gets past cursing me for making him watch "a work movie") because there's a LOT here. Two equally haunted and awful Jake Gyllenhaals encounter one another in a dreadful, poisonous, spider-haunted Toronto, and nothing is exactly what it seems. CW on this one for discussions of misogyny and general masculine awfulness. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 1:5:24 f2b8c24b-7b7e-4337-a109-eee598e4e00e Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:00:00 +1300 episodic Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is a very weird show indeed - a fact that is literally baked into its DNA as an adaptation of a Japanese costumed hero series which (as we'll hear) does not have a consistent plot or cast from series to series. It also has an odd relationship with New Zealand, as it was banned here very early on, and remained banned well into the period where it was actually being made here. To discuss all this and more, I'm joined by artist and author Bijhan Agha - our first ever guest based somewhere other than the broader Anglosphere (she's in Uruguay)! Find Bijhan at @bijhan.bsky.social, and her art, books, and comics at jamsheedstudios.com. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is a very weird show indeed - a fact that is literally baked into its DNA as an adaptation of a Japanese costumed hero series which (as we'll hear) does not have a consistent plot or cast from series to series. It also has an odd relationship with New Zealand, as it was banned here very early on, and remained banned well into the period where it was actually being made here. To discuss all this and more, I'm joined by artist and author Bijhan Agha - our first ever guest based somewhere other than the broader Anglosphere (she's in Uruguay)! Find Bijhan at @bijhan.bsky.social, and her art, books, and comics at jamsheedstudios.com. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is a very weird show indeed - a fact that is literally baked into its DNA as an adaptation of a Japanese costumed hero series which (as we'll hear) does not have a consistent plot or cast from series to series. It also has an odd relationship with New Zealand, as it was banned here very early on, and remained banned well into the period where it was actually being made here. To discuss all this and more, I'm joined by artist and author Bijhan Agha - our first ever guest based somewhere other than the broader Anglosphere (she's in Uruguay)! Find Bijhan at @bijhan.bsky.social, and her art, books, and comics at jamsheedstudios.com. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 0:57:18 0729c249-53f5-4699-8a3d-9467aee1e39c Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:00:00 +1200 episodic This episode I chat to Dr Lewis Tennant (lately the host of Verbal Highs, and also the brains behind the annual NZ Podcasting Summit) about an era of reggae music from the 1990s, exemplified by artists like Sizzla and Capleton. We go deep on the history of the music, its underlying philosophy, and the factors that give this specific era its unique sound. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. This episode I chat to Dr Lewis Tennant (lately the host of Verbal Highs, and also the brains behind the annual NZ Podcasting Summit) about an era of reggae music from the 1990s, exemplified by artists like Sizzla and Capleton. We go deep on the history of the music, its underlying philosophy, and the factors that give this specific era its unique sound. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. This episode I chat to Dr Lewis Tennant (lately the host of Verbal Highs, and also the brains behind the annual NZ Podcasting Summit) about an era of reggae music from the 1990s, exemplified by artists like Sizzla and Capleton. We go deep on the history of the music, its underlying philosophy, and the factors that give this specific era its unique sound. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 0:56:26 42eaf27e-f888-4b92-9db8-32840106a84c Fri, 01 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +1200 episodic "Phenomena" (1985) is a movie that is hard to describe without sounding insane. Jennifer Connelly (aged 14, one year out from breaking through in "Labyrinth") stars as a high school girl with the mysterious ability to commune with insects. When she is sent to an exclusive Swiss boarding school for girls, she becomes embroiled in a series of gruesome murders of students which she must investigate with the aid of an eccentric entomologist played by Donald Pleasance and his assistance chimpanzee. The chimpanzee is significantly more important than you'd expect. The movie was directed by incredibly prolific Italian director Dario Argento (best known for hallucinatory fever dream giallo like "Suspiria" and "Deep Red") and is significantly more chaotic than his usual style. Morgan Davie, last heard discussing "Under The Skin" way back in Episode #7, joins the show to talk through this very strange, kind of fascinating movie. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. "Phenomena" (1985) is a movie that is hard to describe without sounding insane. Jennifer Connelly (aged 14, one year out from breaking through in "Labyrinth") stars as a high school girl with the mysterious ability to commune with insects. When she is sent to an exclusive Swiss boarding school for girls, she becomes embroiled in a series of gruesome murders of students which she must investigate with the aid of an eccentric entomologist played by Donald Pleasance and his assistance chimpanzee. The chimpanzee is significantly more important than you'd expect. The movie was directed by incredibly prolific Italian director Dario Argento (best known for hallucinatory fever dream giallo like "Suspiria" and "Deep Red") and is significantly more chaotic than his usual style. Morgan Davie, last heard discussing "Under The Skin" way back in Episode #7, joins the show to talk through this very strange, kind of fascinating movie. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. "Phenomena" (1985) is a movie that is hard to describe without sounding insane. Jennifer Connelly (aged 14, one year out from breaking through in "Labyrinth") stars as a high school girl with the mysterious ability to commune with insects. When she is sent to an exclusive Swiss boarding school for girls, she becomes embroiled in a series of gruesome murders of students which she must investigate with the aid of an eccentric entomologist played by Donald Pleasance and his assistance chimpanzee. The chimpanzee is significantly more important than you'd expect. The movie was directed by incredibly prolific Italian director Dario Argento (best known for hallucinatory fever dream giallo like "Suspiria" and "Deep Red") and is significantly more chaotic than his usual style. Morgan Davie, last heard discussing "Under The Skin" way back in Episode #7, joins the show to talk through this very strange, kind of fascinating movie. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 0:58:11 3f1d6c11-73cd-4b82-9dd1-03560f250f31 Fri, 18 Jul 2025 21:00:00 +1200 episodic Nightbreed (1990) is an absolutely fascinating movie. It's Clive Barker flexing his muscles after the massive success of Hellraiser (1988) and really letting loose with an elaborate dark fantasy full of implications about complex mythology and cosmology, a gorgeously-stylised world, and many MANY weird little guys. It's also an incredibly ambitious movie that never quite manages to realise its ambitions, and a tortured project that was compromised and undercut by executive meddling. There's a lot in here that shares DNA with other dark/Gothic fantasy/horror projects of the 90s like The Crow, or the more adult works of Tim Burton - so why are those things cult hits, and this is a cult failure? Shaun Duke of The Skiffy and Fanty Show (https://skiffyandfanty.com) joins the pod to discuss this strange and powerful film! Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. Nightbreed (1990) is an absolutely fascinating movie. It's Clive Barker flexing his muscles after the massive success of Hellraiser (1988) and really letting loose with an elaborate dark fantasy full of implications about complex mythology and cosmology, a gorgeously-stylised world, and many MANY weird little guys. It's also an incredibly ambitious movie that never quite manages to realise its ambitions, and a tortured project that was compromised and undercut by executive meddling. There's a lot in here that shares DNA with other dark/Gothic fantasy/horror projects of the 90s like The Crow, or the more adult works of Tim Burton - so why are those things cult hits, and this is a cult failure? Shaun Duke of The Skiffy and Fanty Show (https://skiffyandfanty.com) joins the pod to discuss this strange and powerful film! Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. Nightbreed (1990) is an absolutely fascinating movie. It's Clive Barker flexing his muscles after the massive success of Hellraiser (1988) and really letting loose with an elaborate dark fantasy full of implications about complex mythology and cosmology, a gorgeously-stylised world, and many MANY weird little guys. It's also an incredibly ambitious movie that never quite manages to realise its ambitions, and a tortured project that was compromised and undercut by executive meddling. There's a lot in here that shares DNA with other dark/Gothic fantasy/horror projects of the 90s like The Crow, or the more adult works of Tim Burton - so why are those things cult hits, and this is a cult failure? Shaun Duke of The Skiffy and Fanty Show (https://skiffyandfanty.com) joins the pod to discuss this strange and powerful film! Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 0:56:37 f9346048-9c93-4e2c-8413-a00b5c1dc590 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 21:00:00 +1200 episodic What happens when Dan Aykroyd at the absolute peak of his popularity as both a comic powerhouse and a dramatic actor gets a vast budget, and more or less total creative control to make a movie? He makes "Nothing But Trouble" - an ambitious, star-studded, and (to be charitable) tonally-confused horror comedy which flopped at the box office and is more or less universally panned to this day. A pair of yuppies played by Chevy Chase and Demi Moore fall foul of a deranged 106 year old judge (played by Aykroyd himself under some impressively vile prosthetics and makeup) and hi-jinks ensue. Returning guest Bitter Karella is one of this movie's few defenders, and joins the show to talk us through what the hell is going on here. Find most things Bitter Karella at www.midnightpals.com, and her new book "Moonflow" at www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/bitter-karella/moonflow/9780316581936 (or wherever you get books on the internet!) Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. What happens when Dan Aykroyd at the absolute peak of his popularity as both a comic powerhouse and a dramatic actor gets a vast budget, and more or less total creative control to make a movie? He makes "Nothing But Trouble" - an ambitious, star-studded, and (to be charitable) tonally-confused horror comedy which flopped at the box office and is more or less universally panned to this day. A pair of yuppies played by Chevy Chase and Demi Moore fall foul of a deranged 106 year old judge (played by Aykroyd himself under some impressively vile prosthetics and makeup) and hi-jinks ensue. Returning guest Bitter Karella is one of this movie's few defenders, and joins the show to talk us through what the hell is going on here. Find most things Bitter Karella at www.midnightpals.com, and her new book "Moonflow" at www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/bitter-karella/moonflow/9780316581936 (or wherever you get books on the internet!) Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. What happens when Dan Aykroyd at the absolute peak of his popularity as both a comic powerhouse and a dramatic actor gets a vast budget, and more or less total creative control to make a movie? He makes "Nothing But Trouble" - an ambitious, star-studded, and (to be charitable) tonally-confused horror comedy which flopped at the box office and is more or less universally panned to this day. A pair of yuppies played by Chevy Chase and Demi Moore fall foul of a deranged 106 year old judge (played by Aykroyd himself under some impressively vile prosthetics and makeup) and hi-jinks ensue. Returning guest Bitter Karella is one of this movie's few defenders, and joins the show to talk us through what the hell is going on here. Find most things Bitter Karella at www.midnightpals.com, and her new book "Moonflow" at www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/bitter-karella/moonflow/9780316581936 (or wherever you get books on the internet!) Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 1:6:15 513f60bf-08d4-4cd1-a034-c44f7bc331d4 Fri, 02 May 2025 21:00:00 +1200 episodic David Cronenberg's 1986 movie "The Fly" is among his best-regarded, and is an absolute classic in the canon of gnarly, gloopy, practical-effects mostly-80s body horror movies. It's also an oddly poetic tragedy about watching someone you love succumb to something awful and inevitable, and a character study that follows a sympathetic oddball's transformation into an absolute monstrosity. Erin MClean, local Palmerston North actor, director, and general creative-person-about-town joins the show to discuss all of this and we have a lot of fun getting deeply in the weeds. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. David Cronenberg's 1986 movie "The Fly" is among his best-regarded, and is an absolute classic in the canon of gnarly, gloopy, practical-effects mostly-80s body horror movies. It's also an oddly poetic tragedy about watching someone you love succumb to something awful and inevitable, and a character study that follows a sympathetic oddball's transformation into an absolute monstrosity. Erin MClean, local Palmerston North actor, director, and general creative-person-about-town joins the show to discuss all of this and we have a lot of fun getting deeply in the weeds. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. David Cronenberg's 1986 movie "The Fly" is among his best-regarded, and is an absolute classic in the canon of gnarly, gloopy, practical-effects mostly-80s body horror movies. It's also an oddly poetic tragedy about watching someone you love succumb to something awful and inevitable, and a character study that follows a sympathetic oddball's transformation into an absolute monstrosity. Erin MClean, local Palmerston North actor, director, and general creative-person-about-town joins the show to discuss all of this and we have a lot of fun getting deeply in the weeds. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 1:1:22 3ddba8d6-5cdd-4d09-94e9-69214f5e9961 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 21:00:00 +1300 episodic Scottish author Iain Banks is probably best known (under the name Iain M. Banks) for his iconic Culture novels, which had a titanic impact on far-future "space-operatic" science fiction. His debut novel, 1984's "The Wasp Factory" is significantly less well-known. It is an INCREDIBLY divisive book which, love it or hate it (early editions published four full pages of both rabidly positive *and* negative reviews), will leave a massive impact on any reader. Ross Palethorpe rejoins the podcast to talk about this Gothic nightmare fairytale of a book. CW for (not especially detailed) discussion of murder, animal abuse, child abuse and neglect. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. Scottish author Iain Banks is probably best known (under the name Iain M. Banks) for his iconic Culture novels, which had a titanic impact on far-future "space-operatic" science fiction. His debut novel, 1984's "The Wasp Factory" is significantly less well-known. It is an INCREDIBLY divisive book which, love it or hate it (early editions published four full pages of both rabidly positive *and* negative reviews), will leave a massive impact on any reader. Ross Palethorpe rejoins the podcast to talk about this Gothic nightmare fairytale of a book. CW for (not especially detailed) discussion of murder, animal abuse, child abuse and neglect. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. Scottish author Iain Banks is probably best known (under the name Iain M. Banks) for his iconic Culture novels, which had a titanic impact on far-future "space-operatic" science fiction. His debut novel, 1984's "The Wasp Factory" is significantly less well-known. It is an INCREDIBLY divisive book which, love it or hate it (early editions published four full pages of both rabidly positive *and* negative reviews), will leave a massive impact on any reader. Ross Palethorpe rejoins the podcast to talk about this Gothic nightmare fairytale of a book. CW for (not especially detailed) discussion of murder, animal abuse, child abuse and neglect. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 1:8:52 93164437-775d-483e-949f-306e8f3feae9 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 21:00:00 +1300 episodic I ruminate on useful ways to think about one's enemies' motives, prompted by considering the obscure horror movie "Jugface" (2013) in contrast with other depictions of fictional "death cults". Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. I ruminate on useful ways to think about one's enemies' motives, prompted by considering the obscure horror movie "Jugface" (2013) in contrast with other depictions of fictional "death cults". Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. I ruminate on useful ways to think about one's enemies' motives, prompted by considering the obscure horror movie "Jugface" (2013) in contrast with other depictions of fictional "death cults". Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 0:47:15 785a458a-2848-4a86-ab37-49e05902f639 Fri, 28 Feb 2025 21:00:00 +1300 episodic In the absence of a new mainline episode, I decided to do a parallel upload of this special I recorded for Waitangi Day this week. Waitangi Day and the Treaty of Waitangi occupy a complicated place in New Zealand's public consciousness, especially in light of the current debate around David Seymour's Treaty Principles Bill. In this special longform interview for Waitangi Day 2025, Hugh talks to Dr Peter Cleave about this complex and difficult history. Dr Peter Cleave has been involved with retention and development of Te Reo Māori since the 1970s, holding numerous teaching roles at all levels. He has been both an academic and a broadcaster in Te Reo Māori, and was named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2025 for services to Māori language education. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. In the absence of a new mainline episode, I decided to do a parallel upload of this special I recorded for Waitangi Day this week. Waitangi Day and the Treaty of Waitangi occupy a complicated place in New Zealand's public consciousness, especially in light of the current debate around David Seymour's Treaty Principles Bill. In this special longform interview for Waitangi Day 2025, Hugh talks to Dr Peter Cleave about this complex and difficult history. Dr Peter Cleave has been involved with retention and development of Te Reo Māori since the 1970s, holding numerous teaching roles at all levels. He has been both an academic and a broadcaster in Te Reo Māori, and was named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2025 for services to Māori language education. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. In the absence of a new mainline episode, I decided to do a parallel upload of this special I recorded for Waitangi Day this week. Waitangi Day and the Treaty of Waitangi occupy a complicated place in New Zealand's public consciousness, especially in light of the current debate around David Seymour's Treaty Principles Bill. In this special longform interview for Waitangi Day 2025, Hugh talks to Dr Peter Cleave about this complex and difficult history. Dr Peter Cleave has been involved with retention and development of Te Reo Māori since the 1970s, holding numerous teaching roles at all levels. He has been both an academic and a broadcaster in Te Reo Māori, and was named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2025 for services to Māori language education. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 0:55:36 e24df04d-c8da-45ad-a9e4-14e5acb1ce4f Fri, 07 Feb 2025 21:00:00 +1300 episodic "Hair metal" is, right off the bat, a disputed term. It began as a way of disparaging the pop glam metal of the 80s in comparison with the more "authentic" grunge movement that was becoming more fashionable in the early 90s, but was embraced by some fans of the genre as a catch-all term for groups who wouldn't necessarily have considered themselves part of the same scene at the time. However you slice it, hair metal was much MUCH bigger than you remember it, and its demise was far less total. Elana Levin (Graphic Policy Radio, Deep Space Dive) and returning champion John Cecil join the show to school me on an era and genre I know shamefully little about. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. "Hair metal" is, right off the bat, a disputed term. It began as a way of disparaging the pop glam metal of the 80s in comparison with the more "authentic" grunge movement that was becoming more fashionable in the early 90s, but was embraced by some fans of the genre as a catch-all term for groups who wouldn't necessarily have considered themselves part of the same scene at the time. However you slice it, hair metal was much MUCH bigger than you remember it, and its demise was far less total. Elana Levin (Graphic Policy Radio, Deep Space Dive) and returning champion John Cecil join the show to school me on an era and genre I know shamefully little about. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. "Hair metal" is, right off the bat, a disputed term. It began as a way of disparaging the pop glam metal of the 80s in comparison with the more "authentic" grunge movement that was becoming more fashionable in the early 90s, but was embraced by some fans of the genre as a catch-all term for groups who wouldn't necessarily have considered themselves part of the same scene at the time. However you slice it, hair metal was much MUCH bigger than you remember it, and its demise was far less total. Elana Levin (Graphic Policy Radio, Deep Space Dive) and returning champion John Cecil join the show to school me on an era and genre I know shamefully little about. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 1:18:32 a1767a08-4c07-4aaf-9e45-8d81ec9ef2b0 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 21:00:00 +1300 episodic I'm back! I decided I'd like to get to ep 100 before I wrap this thing up, so that's nice. In this episode I have a bunch of thoughts prompted by the passing of David Lynch, and witnessing other people's takes on his life and work. I also get a bit into That Vulture Article re: the evolving Gaiman situation but I don't say anything very graphic or descriptive. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. I'm back! I decided I'd like to get to ep 100 before I wrap this thing up, so that's nice. In this episode I have a bunch of thoughts prompted by the passing of David Lynch, and witnessing other people's takes on his life and work. I also get a bit into That Vulture Article re: the evolving Gaiman situation but I don't say anything very graphic or descriptive. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. I'm back! I decided I'd like to get to ep 100 before I wrap this thing up, so that's nice. In this episode I have a bunch of thoughts prompted by the passing of David Lynch, and witnessing other people's takes on his life and work. I also get a bit into That Vulture Article re: the evolving Gaiman situation but I don't say anything very graphic or descriptive. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 0:42:18 febd026b-546e-4b07-a39c-8727a7b56bfe Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:00:00 +1300 episodic On the last episode of the year (possibly the last ever?) I return to the solo minisode format to talk about the plague of "common sense" which I think is seriously damaging our current political climate. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. On the last episode of the year (possibly the last ever?) I return to the solo minisode format to talk about the plague of "common sense" which I think is seriously damaging our current political climate. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. On the last episode of the year (possibly the last ever?) I return to the solo minisode format to talk about the plague of "common sense" which I think is seriously damaging our current political climate. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 0:51:5 957cdc57-e77f-48bb-b141-0f38e540f3be Fri, 20 Dec 2024 21:00:00 +1300 episodic I've recently started messing around with VCV Rack (www.vcvrackcom) a virtual modular synth environment, so the time seemed right to have a chat to James Lissette. James has had a long history in Palmerston North music, and a lifelong fascination with modular synths. We chat about the history and principles of modular, all while listening to a generative patch on James's hardware modular setup. NB: this episode is (unusually) in stereo - so may reward listening on nicer headphones than usual! Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. I've recently started messing around with VCV Rack (www.vcvrackcom) a virtual modular synth environment, so the time seemed right to have a chat to James Lissette. James has had a long history in Palmerston North music, and a lifelong fascination with modular synths. We chat about the history and principles of modular, all while listening to a generative patch on James's hardware modular setup. NB: this episode is (unusually) in stereo - so may reward listening on nicer headphones than usual! Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. I've recently started messing around with VCV Rack (www.vcvrackcom) a virtual modular synth environment, so the time seemed right to have a chat to James Lissette. James has had a long history in Palmerston North music, and a lifelong fascination with modular synths. We chat about the history and principles of modular, all while listening to a generative patch on James's hardware modular setup. NB: this episode is (unusually) in stereo - so may reward listening on nicer headphones than usual! Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:54:46 91d0da6e-f267-4fd6-8d02-3deccc39a55f Fri, 27 Sep 2024 21:00:00 +1200 episodic The thing about doing a show about problematic faves is that sometimes your own faves become problematic. Neil Gaiman is an author whose work has meant a lot to me at various times, and who now has (at time of writing) 5 credible accusations of historic sexual assault, detailed in the podcast "Master" (https://www.tortoisemedia.com/listen/master-the-allegations-against-neil-gaiman). On my first solo episode, I talk through my feelings about Gaiman, the similar case of Warren Ellis (https://www.somanyofus.com), how these issues arise, and what we do next. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. The thing about doing a show about problematic faves is that sometimes your own faves become problematic. Neil Gaiman is an author whose work has meant a lot to me at various times, and who now has (at time of writing) 5 credible accusations of historic sexual assault, detailed in the podcast "Master" (https://www.tortoisemedia.com/listen/master-the-allegations-against-neil-gaiman). On my first solo episode, I talk through my feelings about Gaiman, the similar case of Warren Ellis (https://www.somanyofus.com), how these issues arise, and what we do next. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. The thing about doing a show about problematic faves is that sometimes your own faves become problematic. Neil Gaiman is an author whose work has meant a lot to me at various times, and who now has (at time of writing) 5 credible accusations of historic sexual assault, detailed in the podcast "Master" (https://www.tortoisemedia.com/listen/master-the-allegations-against-neil-gaiman). On my first solo episode, I talk through my feelings about Gaiman, the similar case of Warren Ellis (https://www.somanyofus.com), how these issues arise, and what we do next. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:54:53 3d47d48c-802f-4866-a547-6bb743645090 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 21:00:00 +1200 episodic Due to a confluence of factors, the early 00's saw a massive explosion of creativity in online comics. I talk to Karella, author of Midnight Pals (www.midnightpals.com) host of A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight (https://apple.co/3zACns8), and Person Cursed To Know About Sinfest, about all of this. We cover the general landscape and taxonomy of 00's online comics, the factors that led to their proliferation, and where they ended up going. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. Due to a confluence of factors, the early 00's saw a massive explosion of creativity in online comics. I talk to Karella, author of Midnight Pals (www.midnightpals.com) host of A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight (https://apple.co/3zACns8), and Person Cursed To Know About Sinfest, about all of this. We cover the general landscape and taxonomy of 00's online comics, the factors that led to their proliferation, and where they ended up going. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. Due to a confluence of factors, the early 00's saw a massive explosion of creativity in online comics. I talk to Karella, author of Midnight Pals (www.midnightpals.com) host of A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight (https://apple.co/3zACns8), and Person Cursed To Know About Sinfest, about all of this. We cover the general landscape and taxonomy of 00's online comics, the factors that led to their proliferation, and where they ended up going. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air. 1:11:46 c8cac2a0-0716-4a2d-9a5f-11a65943e0fc Fri, 05 Jul 2024 21:00:00 +1200 episodic In the wake of JK Rowling's general personal awfulness, it's become fashionable to say that no part of the Harry Potter franchise ecosystem was ever good. But does any piece of genuinely unmitigated garbage get as big as Harry Potter did, and stay that big for as long? I read the books as they came out, and my assessment at the time was that the worst of them was "fine". This episode I talk to Catherine McNamara, a much deeper Potterhead than I ever was, to talk about the books, the fandom, the movies, and the challenges of reckoning with art made by a person who just keeps on getting worse and worse in real time. In the wake of JK Rowling's general personal awfulness, it's become fashionable to say that no part of the Harry Potter franchise ecosystem was ever good. But does any piece of genuinely unmitigated garbage get as big as Harry Potter did, and stay that big for as long? I read the books as they came out, and my assessment at the time was that the worst of them was "fine". This episode I talk to Catherine McNamara, a much deeper Potterhead than I ever was, to talk about the books, the fandom, the movies, and the challenges of reckoning with art made by a person who just keeps on getting worse and worse in real time. In the wake of JK Rowling's general personal awfulness, it's become fashionable to say that no part of the Harry Potter franchise ecosystem was ever good. But does any piece of genuinely unmitigated garbage get as big as Harry Potter did, and stay that big for as long? I read the books as they came out, and my assessment at the time was that the worst of them was "fine". This episode I talk to Catherine McNamara, a much deeper Potterhead than I ever was, to talk about the books, the fandom, the movies, and the challenges of reckoning with art made by a person who just keeps on getting worse and worse in real time. 1:1:22 9d68ca41-9419-4cb1-b118-6204ddbd291c Fri, 15 Mar 2024 21:00:00 +1300 episodic In the grim darkness of the future, there is only war.... This episode I talk to Mira (@anarchoshanties.bsky.social) about the deep and convoluted lore and enduring appeal of the massive and endlessly complicated Warhammer 40,000. We talk chaos gods, a potted history of the Empire of Humanity, and how to deal with a hobby that attracts a disproportionate number of actual unironic Nazis. Find Mira's games at: https://omnicide101.itch.io/ Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. In the grim darkness of the future, there is only war.... This episode I talk to Mira (@anarchoshanties.bsky.social) about the deep and convoluted lore and enduring appeal of the massive and endlessly complicated Warhammer 40,000. We talk chaos gods, a potted history of the Empire of Humanity, and how to deal with a hobby that attracts a disproportionate number of actual unironic Nazis. Find Mira's games at: https://omnicide101.itch.io/ Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. In the grim darkness of the future, there is only war.... This episode I talk to Mira (@anarchoshanties.bsky.social) about the deep and convoluted lore and enduring appeal of the massive and endlessly complicated Warhammer 40,000. We talk chaos gods, a potted history of the Empire of Humanity, and how to deal with a hobby that attracts a disproportionate number of actual unironic Nazis. Find Mira's games at: https://omnicide101.itch.io/ Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:58:24 553c4cde-af11-4f7c-ae11-6210843cb968 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 21:00:00 +1300 episodic John Cecil (Zombie Beach) joins the show to discuss The Misfits, a band who answer the question "what if the Ramones were fronted by Elvis and sang almost exclusively about pulp horror?" We dig into the band's music and career, the creative and personal tensions at their core, and the continuing artistic career of their frontman Glen Danzig. Find out more about Zombie Beach here: https://www.facebook.com/p/Zombie-Beach-100066448457570/?paipv=0&eav=AfbTkUYHWIuHwfmrGAI2WLVwOL7qiuBCv_gDA-MYiORbfqcW89xI55MQtJ_PEoVNV68&_rdr Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. John Cecil (Zombie Beach) joins the show to discuss The Misfits, a band who answer the question "what if the Ramones were fronted by Elvis and sang almost exclusively about pulp horror?" We dig into the band's music and career, the creative and personal tensions at their core, and the continuing artistic career of their frontman Glen Danzig. Find out more about Zombie Beach here: https://www.facebook.com/p/Zombie-Beach-100066448457570/?paipv=0&eav=AfbTkUYHWIuHwfmrGAI2WLVwOL7qiuBCv_gDA-MYiORbfqcW89xI55MQtJ_PEoVNV68&_rdr Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. John Cecil (Zombie Beach) joins the show to discuss The Misfits, a band who answer the question "what if the Ramones were fronted by Elvis and sang almost exclusively about pulp horror?" We dig into the band's music and career, the creative and personal tensions at their core, and the continuing artistic career of their frontman Glen Danzig. Find out more about Zombie Beach here: https://www.facebook.com/p/Zombie-Beach-100066448457570/?paipv=0&eav=AfbTkUYHWIuHwfmrGAI2WLVwOL7qiuBCv_gDA-MYiORbfqcW89xI55MQtJ_PEoVNV68&_rdr Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:59:18 683f1191-a740-47c2-9032-ce2406bede29 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 21:00:00 +1300 episodic This episode I talk to my brother Angus about the (at the time) controversial game Spec Ops: The Line, which used a franchise reboot of an existing tactical shooter series to attempt a series of powerful critiques of the modern military shooter genre, player culpability in videogame violence, and war in general. Did it succeed? In a word, mostly. CW for discussions of graphic violence and spoilers for a videogame from 2012. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. This episode I talk to my brother Angus about the (at the time) controversial game Spec Ops: The Line, which used a franchise reboot of an existing tactical shooter series to attempt a series of powerful critiques of the modern military shooter genre, player culpability in videogame violence, and war in general. Did it succeed? In a word, mostly. CW for discussions of graphic violence and spoilers for a videogame from 2012. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. This episode I talk to my brother Angus about the (at the time) controversial game Spec Ops: The Line, which used a franchise reboot of an existing tactical shooter series to attempt a series of powerful critiques of the modern military shooter genre, player culpability in videogame violence, and war in general. Did it succeed? In a word, mostly. CW for discussions of graphic violence and spoilers for a videogame from 2012. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:19:38 3d1a30cb-cc4f-4794-8b92-0025b1613041 Fri, 09 Feb 2024 21:00:00 +1300 episodic Way back when I talked to Stuart Drake (The Fatalities) about Sonic the Hedgehog, he said to get in touch if I ever wanted to talk Blink 182, and sure enough there is a new Blink 182 album out - so now seemed like the time. We chat about the band, their history as a (kind of fractious) group, their role in popularising pop punk as a genre, and the surprising level of vulnerability they bring to their songwriting. Find The Fatalities at https://thefatalities.bandcamp.com/ Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Way back when I talked to Stuart Drake (The Fatalities) about Sonic the Hedgehog, he said to get in touch if I ever wanted to talk Blink 182, and sure enough there is a new Blink 182 album out - so now seemed like the time. We chat about the band, their history as a (kind of fractious) group, their role in popularising pop punk as a genre, and the surprising level of vulnerability they bring to their songwriting. Find The Fatalities at https://thefatalities.bandcamp.com/ Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Way back when I talked to Stuart Drake (The Fatalities) about Sonic the Hedgehog, he said to get in touch if I ever wanted to talk Blink 182, and sure enough there is a new Blink 182 album out - so now seemed like the time. We chat about the band, their history as a (kind of fractious) group, their role in popularising pop punk as a genre, and the surprising level of vulnerability they bring to their songwriting. Find The Fatalities at https://thefatalities.bandcamp.com/ Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:57:26 3d58af78-1aeb-4335-8124-e4e6bf4dc33d Fri, 08 Dec 2023 21:00:00 +1300 episodic AI (or something that goes by that name at least) is the current global tech fad du jour. People have cited it as the thing that will save/doom us all, a pointless waste of time, and a means of committing fraud and plagiarism with much greater speed and efficiency than ever before. Which of these assessments are true? Kind of all and none of them. Matthew Jenkin (who actually knows things about computers) joins the pod this week to discuss the whole field. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. AI (or something that goes by that name at least) is the current global tech fad du jour. People have cited it as the thing that will save/doom us all, a pointless waste of time, and a means of committing fraud and plagiarism with much greater speed and efficiency than ever before. Which of these assessments are true? Kind of all and none of them. Matthew Jenkin (who actually knows things about computers) joins the pod this week to discuss the whole field. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. AI (or something that goes by that name at least) is the current global tech fad du jour. People have cited it as the thing that will save/doom us all, a pointless waste of time, and a means of committing fraud and plagiarism with much greater speed and efficiency than ever before. Which of these assessments are true? Kind of all and none of them. Matthew Jenkin (who actually knows things about computers) joins the pod this week to discuss the whole field. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:59:3 322a7901-2d70-45f8-93f5-8b28009c2b53 Fri, 03 Nov 2023 21:00:00 +1300 episodic Most Kiwis, if they know Lupin III at all, probably know him from the Miyazaki Hayao-directed "Castle of Cagliostro" which is on NZ Netflix as part of the Studio Ghibli Collection. "Cagliostro" is good, but presents a kinder and gentler version of the master thief than the majority of Lupin media. "The Mystery of Mamo" is the previous Lupin movie, and hews closer to the madcap violence and lechery of the original manga. It's weird, experimental, (and has a surprise Hitler cameo!) Shannon Strucci is an internet commentator, podcaster, amateur Lupinologist, and made the video essay that inspired this podcast. We talk about "Mamo" and the wild world of Lupin III generally, and it is a Good Time. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Most Kiwis, if they know Lupin III at all, probably know him from the Miyazaki Hayao-directed "Castle of Cagliostro" which is on NZ Netflix as part of the Studio Ghibli Collection. "Cagliostro" is good, but presents a kinder and gentler version of the master thief than the majority of Lupin media. "The Mystery of Mamo" is the previous Lupin movie, and hews closer to the madcap violence and lechery of the original manga. It's weird, experimental, (and has a surprise Hitler cameo!) Shannon Strucci is an internet commentator, podcaster, amateur Lupinologist, and made the video essay that inspired this podcast. We talk about "Mamo" and the wild world of Lupin III generally, and it is a Good Time. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Most Kiwis, if they know Lupin III at all, probably know him from the Miyazaki Hayao-directed "Castle of Cagliostro" which is on NZ Netflix as part of the Studio Ghibli Collection. "Cagliostro" is good, but presents a kinder and gentler version of the master thief than the majority of Lupin media. "The Mystery of Mamo" is the previous Lupin movie, and hews closer to the madcap violence and lechery of the original manga. It's weird, experimental, (and has a surprise Hitler cameo!) Shannon Strucci is an internet commentator, podcaster, amateur Lupinologist, and made the video essay that inspired this podcast. We talk about "Mamo" and the wild world of Lupin III generally, and it is a Good Time. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:58:35 4a86fe5d-a59f-4073-8088-0c8fac5e9605 Fri, 15 Sep 2023 21:00:00 +1200 episodic Over the last couple of episodes I've ended up circling back to "it was the 90's" as an explanation for weird or offensive elements in TTRPGs. I felt like this was a thread worth pulling on, so I called on Jay Brandstetter and Winslow Dumaine of the podcast "I'm From The Internet" (https://shows.acast.com/im-from-the-internet-a-podcast-about-somethingawfulcom) to help me unpack the edgy internet style of the 90's and 00's, and explore its ongoing impact on our culture. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Over the last couple of episodes I've ended up circling back to "it was the 90's" as an explanation for weird or offensive elements in TTRPGs. I felt like this was a thread worth pulling on, so I called on Jay Brandstetter and Winslow Dumaine of the podcast "I'm From The Internet" (https://shows.acast.com/im-from-the-internet-a-podcast-about-somethingawfulcom) to help me unpack the edgy internet style of the 90's and 00's, and explore its ongoing impact on our culture. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Over the last couple of episodes I've ended up circling back to "it was the 90's" as an explanation for weird or offensive elements in TTRPGs. I felt like this was a thread worth pulling on, so I called on Jay Brandstetter and Winslow Dumaine of the podcast "I'm From The Internet" (https://shows.acast.com/im-from-the-internet-a-podcast-about-somethingawfulcom) to help me unpack the edgy internet style of the 90's and 00's, and explore its ongoing impact on our culture. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:55:48 8974388b-02a7-42b5-8f8c-1b9a8eea90c9 Fri, 30 Jun 2023 21:00:00 +1200 episodic The last of my KiwiRPG Week miniseries (www.kiwirpg.com for more on that!) this time I talk to Sean Murphy (www.smurphy-games.itch.io) about "Violence", a satirical 1999 roleplaying game by Greg Costikyan (www.costik.com) under the pseudonym "Designer X". Violence is part of a wave of critiques of the state of the roleplaying scene that emerged through the mid-late 90s, and in particular attempted to skewer mainstream gaming's relationships with both wanton violence and consumerism. How successful is the satire? We'll get into that... CW on this one for discussions of violence and general 90s edginess. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. The last of my KiwiRPG Week miniseries (www.kiwirpg.com for more on that!) this time I talk to Sean Murphy (www.smurphy-games.itch.io) about "Violence", a satirical 1999 roleplaying game by Greg Costikyan (www.costik.com) under the pseudonym "Designer X". Violence is part of a wave of critiques of the state of the roleplaying scene that emerged through the mid-late 90s, and in particular attempted to skewer mainstream gaming's relationships with both wanton violence and consumerism. How successful is the satire? We'll get into that... CW on this one for discussions of violence and general 90s edginess. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. The last of my KiwiRPG Week miniseries (www.kiwirpg.com for more on that!) this time I talk to Sean Murphy (www.smurphy-games.itch.io) about "Violence", a satirical 1999 roleplaying game by Greg Costikyan (www.costik.com) under the pseudonym "Designer X". Violence is part of a wave of critiques of the state of the roleplaying scene that emerged through the mid-late 90s, and in particular attempted to skewer mainstream gaming's relationships with both wanton violence and consumerism. How successful is the satire? We'll get into that... CW on this one for discussions of violence and general 90s edginess. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:55:47 41155a9e-92b7-481f-a00e-c5ce34f7eb84 Fri, 16 Jun 2023 21:00:00 +1200 episodic This episode in my continuing mini-series for KiwiRPG week (www.kiwirpg.com for more on that!) I talk to Tim Denee of Old Dog Games (www.olddog.games) about the game I used to play with him back in high school: Deadlands. Deadlands is a "weird west" roleplaying game, and is a fascinating microcosm of a lot of both the good and the bad of 90s game design with a very distinctive balance of genuinely cool ideas, hokey weirdness, and outright broken mechanics. By comparison we also get into passing discussions of the World of Darkness, WEG's D6 Star Wars game, and particularly Vincent Baker's Dogs in the Vineyard. Minor CW on this one for discussions of racism, sexism, and cultural appropriation. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. This episode in my continuing mini-series for KiwiRPG week (www.kiwirpg.com for more on that!) I talk to Tim Denee of Old Dog Games (www.olddog.games) about the game I used to play with him back in high school: Deadlands. Deadlands is a "weird west" roleplaying game, and is a fascinating microcosm of a lot of both the good and the bad of 90s game design with a very distinctive balance of genuinely cool ideas, hokey weirdness, and outright broken mechanics. By comparison we also get into passing discussions of the World of Darkness, WEG's D6 Star Wars game, and particularly Vincent Baker's Dogs in the Vineyard. Minor CW on this one for discussions of racism, sexism, and cultural appropriation. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. This episode in my continuing mini-series for KiwiRPG week (www.kiwirpg.com for more on that!) I talk to Tim Denee of Old Dog Games (www.olddog.games) about the game I used to play with him back in high school: Deadlands. Deadlands is a "weird west" roleplaying game, and is a fascinating microcosm of a lot of both the good and the bad of 90s game design with a very distinctive balance of genuinely cool ideas, hokey weirdness, and outright broken mechanics. By comparison we also get into passing discussions of the World of Darkness, WEG's D6 Star Wars game, and particularly Vincent Baker's Dogs in the Vineyard. Minor CW on this one for discussions of racism, sexism, and cultural appropriation. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:3:40 8ee17d3e-22c1-45b1-964d-db98d33fd2c6 Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:00:00 +1200 episodic KiwiRPG week is (at time of publishing) just round the corner! I'm doing a few interviews with NZ TTRPG folks to mark the occasion, and the first of these is with Mike Sands (Monster of the Week - https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week) talking about RPGs that use unusual mechanical or storytelling methods. We cover a pretty broad range of stuff, but in particular talk about Maskwitches, Wanderhome, Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast, and Sunderwald. For more on KiwiRPG: www.kiwirpg.com! Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. KiwiRPG week is (at time of publishing) just round the corner! I'm doing a few interviews with NZ TTRPG folks to mark the occasion, and the first of these is with Mike Sands (Monster of the Week - https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week) talking about RPGs that use unusual mechanical or storytelling methods. We cover a pretty broad range of stuff, but in particular talk about Maskwitches, Wanderhome, Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast, and Sunderwald. For more on KiwiRPG: www.kiwirpg.com! Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. KiwiRPG week is (at time of publishing) just round the corner! I'm doing a few interviews with NZ TTRPG folks to mark the occasion, and the first of these is with Mike Sands (Monster of the Week - https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week) talking about RPGs that use unusual mechanical or storytelling methods. We cover a pretty broad range of stuff, but in particular talk about Maskwitches, Wanderhome, Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast, and Sunderwald. For more on KiwiRPG: www.kiwirpg.com! Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:53:54 0ded2322-a52f-47ed-83e8-e8f4ff9b77c7 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 21:00:00 +1200 episodic "Cloud Atlas" is probably the Wachowski sisters' most divisive movie - critics at the time (and audiences today) seem to either love it or hate it. Today's guest (filmmaker and cinematographer Derrick Sims) and I are obviously in the former camp. This episode we look at this intensely ambitious movie and dig into what makes it so hard for some people to get their heads around. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. "Cloud Atlas" is probably the Wachowski sisters' most divisive movie - critics at the time (and audiences today) seem to either love it or hate it. Today's guest (filmmaker and cinematographer Derrick Sims) and I are obviously in the former camp. This episode we look at this intensely ambitious movie and dig into what makes it so hard for some people to get their heads around. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. "Cloud Atlas" is probably the Wachowski sisters' most divisive movie - critics at the time (and audiences today) seem to either love it or hate it. Today's guest (filmmaker and cinematographer Derrick Sims) and I are obviously in the former camp. This episode we look at this intensely ambitious movie and dig into what makes it so hard for some people to get their heads around. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:50:59 913503ae-4b67-4c4e-a19f-90e7489c3af0 Fri, 12 May 2023 21:00:00 +1200 episodic One of the things that makes me very uncomfortable about NZ society is the way that ANZAC Day is recognised. It seems to me that most discussion around the day tends to recycle what is essentially contemporary propaganda about the causes and aims of WWI in particular. On this episode I'm joined by Scott Hamilton (@SikotiHamiltonR) author, essayist, and researcher, to discuss some forgotten parts of ANZAC history that complicate the heroic myth. CW for discussion of violence. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. One of the things that makes me very uncomfortable about NZ society is the way that ANZAC Day is recognised. It seems to me that most discussion around the day tends to recycle what is essentially contemporary propaganda about the causes and aims of WWI in particular. On this episode I'm joined by Scott Hamilton (@SikotiHamiltonR) author, essayist, and researcher, to discuss some forgotten parts of ANZAC history that complicate the heroic myth. CW for discussion of violence. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. One of the things that makes me very uncomfortable about NZ society is the way that ANZAC Day is recognised. It seems to me that most discussion around the day tends to recycle what is essentially contemporary propaganda about the causes and aims of WWI in particular. On this episode I'm joined by Scott Hamilton (@SikotiHamiltonR) author, essayist, and researcher, to discuss some forgotten parts of ANZAC history that complicate the heroic myth. CW for discussion of violence. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:0:44 592179da-5e35-4ea1-9132-a17d6cfbc01d Fri, 21 Apr 2023 21:00:00 +1200 episodic In one of our less-reserved recommendation episodes, I'm joined by Arka and Caleb of the Life, Love & Lenses project (www.lifeloveandlenses.co.nz) to talk about Giuseppe Tornatore's beautiful 1988 film "Cinema Paradiso". We chat about the movie's difficult relationship with nostalgia, and it's many themes around love and creativity. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. In one of our less-reserved recommendation episodes, I'm joined by Arka and Caleb of the Life, Love & Lenses project (www.lifeloveandlenses.co.nz) to talk about Giuseppe Tornatore's beautiful 1988 film "Cinema Paradiso". We chat about the movie's difficult relationship with nostalgia, and it's many themes around love and creativity. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. In one of our less-reserved recommendation episodes, I'm joined by Arka and Caleb of the Life, Love & Lenses project (www.lifeloveandlenses.co.nz) to talk about Giuseppe Tornatore's beautiful 1988 film "Cinema Paradiso". We chat about the movie's difficult relationship with nostalgia, and it's many themes around love and creativity. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:1:5 b7a121a4-8a44-42e2-a4d3-9cd8982a3f25 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 21:00:00 +1300 episodic The Punk (1994) is a movie that has fascinated me since I saw it. It hit my friend group in the mid-90's with a force that permanently altered our mimetic speech patterns. It was ubiquitous enough to be in pretty much all video stores with a "festival" or "art" section and show up as a late night TV movie several times throughout the decade, and then vanished pretty much without a trace. My brother Angus joins the pod to discuss the impact and dubious merits of this strange, ephemeral film. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. The Punk (1994) is a movie that has fascinated me since I saw it. It hit my friend group in the mid-90's with a force that permanently altered our mimetic speech patterns. It was ubiquitous enough to be in pretty much all video stores with a "festival" or "art" section and show up as a late night TV movie several times throughout the decade, and then vanished pretty much without a trace. My brother Angus joins the pod to discuss the impact and dubious merits of this strange, ephemeral film. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. The Punk (1994) is a movie that has fascinated me since I saw it. It hit my friend group in the mid-90's with a force that permanently altered our mimetic speech patterns. It was ubiquitous enough to be in pretty much all video stores with a "festival" or "art" section and show up as a late night TV movie several times throughout the decade, and then vanished pretty much without a trace. My brother Angus joins the pod to discuss the impact and dubious merits of this strange, ephemeral film. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:16:23 dd4b7aca-0d63-4c5e-a142-62c3ce39dc85 Fri, 24 Feb 2023 21:00:00 +1300 episodic Dark Star (1974) is a cult classic sci-fi movie mostly notable as the first project of both Dan O'Bannon (wrote Alien, did some SFX for an obscure late 70's movie called "Star Wars") and John Carpenter (no introduction needed!) It follows the misadventures of the titular ship's crew, and did an enormous amount to set the tone of sci fi that looks at space as a shitty blue collar job. Returning champ Ross Palethorpe joins the pod to discuss the movie, its influence, and his affection for it. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Dark Star (1974) is a cult classic sci-fi movie mostly notable as the first project of both Dan O'Bannon (wrote Alien, did some SFX for an obscure late 70's movie called "Star Wars") and John Carpenter (no introduction needed!) It follows the misadventures of the titular ship's crew, and did an enormous amount to set the tone of sci fi that looks at space as a shitty blue collar job. Returning champ Ross Palethorpe joins the pod to discuss the movie, its influence, and his affection for it. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Dark Star (1974) is a cult classic sci-fi movie mostly notable as the first project of both Dan O'Bannon (wrote Alien, did some SFX for an obscure late 70's movie called "Star Wars") and John Carpenter (no introduction needed!) It follows the misadventures of the titular ship's crew, and did an enormous amount to set the tone of sci fi that looks at space as a shitty blue collar job. Returning champ Ross Palethorpe joins the pod to discuss the movie, its influence, and his affection for it. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:4:45 1f2334a7-5faf-4833-83d0-162faea1e9d2 Fri, 17 Feb 2023 21:00:00 +1300 episodic In another "big issue" episode, this time I talk to Vixen, Scarlett, and Willow from The Good, The Bad, and the Whoreable podcast (www.goodbadwhoreable.com) about sexual shame. We compare and contrast NZ and US attitudes around sexuality, and talk about the influence of history, politics, and religion on the way things are right now. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. In another "big issue" episode, this time I talk to Vixen, Scarlett, and Willow from The Good, The Bad, and the Whoreable podcast (www.goodbadwhoreable.com) about sexual shame. We compare and contrast NZ and US attitudes around sexuality, and talk about the influence of history, politics, and religion on the way things are right now. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. In another "big issue" episode, this time I talk to Vixen, Scarlett, and Willow from The Good, The Bad, and the Whoreable podcast (www.goodbadwhoreable.com) about sexual shame. We compare and contrast NZ and US attitudes around sexuality, and talk about the influence of history, politics, and religion on the way things are right now. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:15:18 395cafdc-ae1d-48de-93e1-5d3609180af2 Fri, 10 Feb 2023 21:00:00 +1300 episodic "Adventures in Odyssey" is a radio (and video, and video game!) series produced by Focus On The Family as children's entertainment for fundamentalist evangelical Christian families. Hannah Blake (@exfundyfeminist) joins me to discuss the "Castles & Cauldrons" two-part episode (which is AiO's contribution to the Christian panic about roleplaying games) and the wider ecosystem of fundamentalist Christian media. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. "Adventures in Odyssey" is a radio (and video, and video game!) series produced by Focus On The Family as children's entertainment for fundamentalist evangelical Christian families. Hannah Blake (@exfundyfeminist) joins me to discuss the "Castles & Cauldrons" two-part episode (which is AiO's contribution to the Christian panic about roleplaying games) and the wider ecosystem of fundamentalist Christian media. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. "Adventures in Odyssey" is a radio (and video, and video game!) series produced by Focus On The Family as children's entertainment for fundamentalist evangelical Christian families. Hannah Blake (@exfundyfeminist) joins me to discuss the "Castles & Cauldrons" two-part episode (which is AiO's contribution to the Christian panic about roleplaying games) and the wider ecosystem of fundamentalist Christian media. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:8:5 e1af866a-fd1a-458a-8024-e14ecf167683 Fri, 25 Nov 2022 21:00:00 +1300 episodic Over the course of their 30 year career (from 1965 until Jerry Garcia's death in 1995) the Grateful Dead took a long strange trip through almost the entirety of the American musical vernacular, while maintaining almost exactly the same core lineup. Michiel Verkade joins me to talk about the Dead, and we discover in short order that an hour is not really enough time to talk about the Dead. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Over the course of their 30 year career (from 1965 until Jerry Garcia's death in 1995) the Grateful Dead took a long strange trip through almost the entirety of the American musical vernacular, while maintaining almost exactly the same core lineup. Michiel Verkade joins me to talk about the Dead, and we discover in short order that an hour is not really enough time to talk about the Dead. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Over the course of their 30 year career (from 1965 until Jerry Garcia's death in 1995) the Grateful Dead took a long strange trip through almost the entirety of the American musical vernacular, while maintaining almost exactly the same core lineup. Michiel Verkade joins me to talk about the Dead, and we discover in short order that an hour is not really enough time to talk about the Dead. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:5:56 046f35ac-0572-45c4-84ff-2b460b7cb468 Fri, 26 Aug 2022 21:00:00 +1200 episodic This week Spencer Hall from OAR FM Dunedin joins the pod to talk TISM! This Is Serious Mum (TISM) are an anonymous Australian band who kind of defy classification. They concealed their identities behind bizarre costumes and made music that mocked norms of good taste and decency as often as it mocked people they thought deserved it, all while being perversely listenable. Find Spencer's Oddities show at www.r1.co.nz/programme/monday/theoddittiesshow Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. This week Spencer Hall from OAR FM Dunedin joins the pod to talk TISM! This Is Serious Mum (TISM) are an anonymous Australian band who kind of defy classification. They concealed their identities behind bizarre costumes and made music that mocked norms of good taste and decency as often as it mocked people they thought deserved it, all while being perversely listenable. Find Spencer's Oddities show at www.r1.co.nz/programme/monday/theoddittiesshow Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. This week Spencer Hall from OAR FM Dunedin joins the pod to talk TISM! This Is Serious Mum (TISM) are an anonymous Australian band who kind of defy classification. They concealed their identities behind bizarre costumes and made music that mocked norms of good taste and decency as often as it mocked people they thought deserved it, all while being perversely listenable. Find Spencer's Oddities show at www.r1.co.nz/programme/monday/theoddittiesshow Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:52:31 a7e102d7-0eb0-4dec-867f-d623de060992 Fri, 05 Aug 2022 21:00:00 +1200 episodic Hardcore is an aggressive style of rock music that emerged from punk in the late 70s and early 80s in the USA. Since its inception, it's evolved in all directions simultaneously and spawned dozens of subgenres, each with their own nuances of style and approach. On tonight's show I talk to Kane Power (Precision Podcasting, TeamSquad), hardcore fan and person who has actually studied the genre from an academic standpoint. Precision Podcasting: www.precisionpodcasting.com Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Hardcore is an aggressive style of rock music that emerged from punk in the late 70s and early 80s in the USA. Since its inception, it's evolved in all directions simultaneously and spawned dozens of subgenres, each with their own nuances of style and approach. On tonight's show I talk to Kane Power (Precision Podcasting, TeamSquad), hardcore fan and person who has actually studied the genre from an academic standpoint. Precision Podcasting: www.precisionpodcasting.com Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Hardcore is an aggressive style of rock music that emerged from punk in the late 70s and early 80s in the USA. Since its inception, it's evolved in all directions simultaneously and spawned dozens of subgenres, each with their own nuances of style and approach. On tonight's show I talk to Kane Power (Precision Podcasting, TeamSquad), hardcore fan and person who has actually studied the genre from an academic standpoint. Precision Podcasting: www.precisionpodcasting.com Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:48:16 772a6890-13b2-47d0-be46-ce893d00030e Fri, 08 Jul 2022 21:00:00 +1200 episodic There's been a lot of talk in relation to the Parliament Occupation in New Zealand (and the Jan 6 riots in America, among others) about the involvement of the online far right ("internet Nazis") in organising and facilitating these events. This is met with some confusion by some participants, who don't see themselves as far right. In this episode I talk to my brother Angus about how the online far right works, what they want, and how that manifests in meat space. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. There's been a lot of talk in relation to the Parliament Occupation in New Zealand (and the Jan 6 riots in America, among others) about the involvement of the online far right ("internet Nazis") in organising and facilitating these events. This is met with some confusion by some participants, who don't see themselves as far right. In this episode I talk to my brother Angus about how the online far right works, what they want, and how that manifests in meat space. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. There's been a lot of talk in relation to the Parliament Occupation in New Zealand (and the Jan 6 riots in America, among others) about the involvement of the online far right ("internet Nazis") in organising and facilitating these events. This is met with some confusion by some participants, who don't see themselves as far right. In this episode I talk to my brother Angus about how the online far right works, what they want, and how that manifests in meat space. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:14:36 734f3c89-1caa-44e1-aefd-68a665f3d0f6 Fri, 24 Jun 2022 21:00:00 +1200 episodic Texas is a big place, and contains multitudes. In many ways, the most American part of America, it contributes enormously to iconic US culture, food, and music, but also embodies many of America's worst trends and impulses. This episode I talk to Collin Bjork, academic, podcaster, and Texan, about the huge and complicated tangle that is Texas. Find all of Collin's many many things at www.collinbjork.com Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Texas is a big place, and contains multitudes. In many ways, the most American part of America, it contributes enormously to iconic US culture, food, and music, but also embodies many of America's worst trends and impulses. This episode I talk to Collin Bjork, academic, podcaster, and Texan, about the huge and complicated tangle that is Texas. Find all of Collin's many many things at www.collinbjork.com Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Texas is a big place, and contains multitudes. In many ways, the most American part of America, it contributes enormously to iconic US culture, food, and music, but also embodies many of America's worst trends and impulses. This episode I talk to Collin Bjork, academic, podcaster, and Texan, about the huge and complicated tangle that is Texas. Find all of Collin's many many things at www.collinbjork.com Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:48:31 d18c5277-42d5-459d-b33e-21b12962b781 Fri, 10 Jun 2022 21:00:00 +1200 episodic Despite running a mere two seasons in its original form and amassing only 52 episodes across its eventual 5 seasons, "Ren & Stimpy" is probably the single most influential of the early 90's "Nicktoons". It has an artistic legacy that persists even now, but was undone both practically and in terms of PR by the erratic (and eventually criminal) behaviour of its creator. Joshua Marchant of Mukpuddy Animation joins me to talk about the show, its influence, and its difficult legacy. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Despite running a mere two seasons in its original form and amassing only 52 episodes across its eventual 5 seasons, "Ren & Stimpy" is probably the single most influential of the early 90's "Nicktoons". It has an artistic legacy that persists even now, but was undone both practically and in terms of PR by the erratic (and eventually criminal) behaviour of its creator. Joshua Marchant of Mukpuddy Animation joins me to talk about the show, its influence, and its difficult legacy. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Despite running a mere two seasons in its original form and amassing only 52 episodes across its eventual 5 seasons, "Ren & Stimpy" is probably the single most influential of the early 90's "Nicktoons". It has an artistic legacy that persists even now, but was undone both practically and in terms of PR by the erratic (and eventually criminal) behaviour of its creator. Joshua Marchant of Mukpuddy Animation joins me to talk about the show, its influence, and its difficult legacy. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:57:20 725c36d3-f068-4a50-8e8c-3167b1359a13 Fri, 27 May 2022 21:00:00 +1200 episodic As someone who generally opposes war, I've always had a tricky relationship with ANZAC Day and the way that it seems to uncritically repeat WWI propaganda about the rightness of the fight. On tonight's episode, I talk to my old friend Victor of the Rogue Insider Podcast (https://anchor.fm/rogue-insider) about war, war stories, and geopolitical strategy. Victor's academic background is in strategic geopolitics, so this gets complicated and we resolve nothing - much like war itself. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. As someone who generally opposes war, I've always had a tricky relationship with ANZAC Day and the way that it seems to uncritically repeat WWI propaganda about the rightness of the fight. On tonight's episode, I talk to my old friend Victor of the Rogue Insider Podcast (https://anchor.fm/rogue-insider) about war, war stories, and geopolitical strategy. Victor's academic background is in strategic geopolitics, so this gets complicated and we resolve nothing - much like war itself. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. As someone who generally opposes war, I've always had a tricky relationship with ANZAC Day and the way that it seems to uncritically repeat WWI propaganda about the rightness of the fight. On tonight's episode, I talk to my old friend Victor of the Rogue Insider Podcast (https://anchor.fm/rogue-insider) about war, war stories, and geopolitical strategy. Victor's academic background is in strategic geopolitics, so this gets complicated and we resolve nothing - much like war itself. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:1:3 c67b44e6-91c0-454a-b528-c53456b356c9 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 21:00:00 +1200 episodic I've talked about specific games and settings before (Glorantha/Runequest and the World of Darkness to be precise) but I've yet to take on the hobby as a whole. This ends today! On this episode I talk to Liam Stevens of Toa Tabletop (www.toatabletop.com) about tabletop roleplaying as a hobby and an artform. We talk about our own tastes and histories with gaming, some long-standing controversies, and some newer innovations in play style and safety tools. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. I've talked about specific games and settings before (Glorantha/Runequest and the World of Darkness to be precise) but I've yet to take on the hobby as a whole. This ends today! On this episode I talk to Liam Stevens of Toa Tabletop (www.toatabletop.com) about tabletop roleplaying as a hobby and an artform. We talk about our own tastes and histories with gaming, some long-standing controversies, and some newer innovations in play style and safety tools. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. I've talked about specific games and settings before (Glorantha/Runequest and the World of Darkness to be precise) but I've yet to take on the hobby as a whole. This ends today! On this episode I talk to Liam Stevens of Toa Tabletop (www.toatabletop.com) about tabletop roleplaying as a hobby and an artform. We talk about our own tastes and histories with gaming, some long-standing controversies, and some newer innovations in play style and safety tools. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:6:3 da9a864e-c50f-420c-aa64-25160f506233 Fri, 11 Mar 2022 21:00:00 +1300 episodic In the UK in the 60s and 70s there was an explosion of musical creativity that started with roots in folk, and expanded to encompass rock, pop, folk, jazz, psychedelia, and World Music. At the core of this explosion was the production team of engineer John Wood and producer Joe Boyd. On this episode I talk to Nancy Howie (Fathom, Tweed ) about the extended Joe Boyd/John Wood-iverse. You can find all of Nancy's various things at https://linktr.ee/fathommusicnz Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. In the UK in the 60s and 70s there was an explosion of musical creativity that started with roots in folk, and expanded to encompass rock, pop, folk, jazz, psychedelia, and World Music. At the core of this explosion was the production team of engineer John Wood and producer Joe Boyd. On this episode I talk to Nancy Howie (Fathom, Tweed ) about the extended Joe Boyd/John Wood-iverse. You can find all of Nancy's various things at https://linktr.ee/fathommusicnz Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. In the UK in the 60s and 70s there was an explosion of musical creativity that started with roots in folk, and expanded to encompass rock, pop, folk, jazz, psychedelia, and World Music. At the core of this explosion was the production team of engineer John Wood and producer Joe Boyd. On this episode I talk to Nancy Howie (Fathom, Tweed ) about the extended Joe Boyd/John Wood-iverse. You can find all of Nancy's various things at https://linktr.ee/fathommusicnz Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:56:31 8f3f6736-032f-46ec-a037-ff6bb4fcec3d Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:00:00 +1300 episodic In the 30ish years since they hit New Zealand, anime and manga have become a big part of many people's pop culture diets. (It's me, I'm many people). This episode I talk to Kyle from 1/200 Media (www.1of200.nz) about what draws us to Japanese entertainment, and the challenges that come with cross-cultural translation, interacting with this peculiarly problematic chunk of the global entertainment industry, and general "anime nonsense". Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. In the 30ish years since they hit New Zealand, anime and manga have become a big part of many people's pop culture diets. (It's me, I'm many people). This episode I talk to Kyle from 1/200 Media (www.1of200.nz) about what draws us to Japanese entertainment, and the challenges that come with cross-cultural translation, interacting with this peculiarly problematic chunk of the global entertainment industry, and general "anime nonsense". Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. In the 30ish years since they hit New Zealand, anime and manga have become a big part of many people's pop culture diets. (It's me, I'm many people). This episode I talk to Kyle from 1/200 Media (www.1of200.nz) about what draws us to Japanese entertainment, and the challenges that come with cross-cultural translation, interacting with this peculiarly problematic chunk of the global entertainment industry, and general "anime nonsense". Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:5:46 673ec1b8-ffa7-48b1-9bbe-51c3ea7100f3 Fri, 18 Feb 2022 21:00:00 +1300 episodic In the first episode of Season 3, I talk to Sammy G (Pipebombs and Headlocks) about the weird, bad, and sometimes wonderful video game movie adaptations of the 1990s. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. In the first episode of Season 3, I talk to Sammy G (Pipebombs and Headlocks) about the weird, bad, and sometimes wonderful video game movie adaptations of the 1990s. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. In the first episode of Season 3, I talk to Sammy G (Pipebombs and Headlocks) about the weird, bad, and sometimes wonderful video game movie adaptations of the 1990s. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:58:44 b232af54-4c47-4807-9f03-c05dc5ad00c9 Fri, 21 Jan 2022 21:00:00 +1300 episodic The Goon Show was a long-running, deeply weird, and highly influential British radio comedy series written primarily by Spike Milligan and performed by him and his friends Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe. It laid the groundwork for later weird anarchic British comedy (the Monty Python crew in particular cite it as an inspiration) as well as permanently altering the English language by giving us terms like "the dreaded lurgy" and leading to the creation of the BBC Radiophonic workshop (and thus indirectly to the Dr Who theme, and the TARDIS noise). Matthew Jenkin rejoins the pod to talk about our mutual youthful appreciation the show, and the way that that has evolved over time as we've begun to understand its darker and filthier undertones, and discover the ways in which it was the product of significant and unacknowledged trauma. Check out Matthew's wife Fiona's project Stitch Kitchen here: https://www.facebook.com/StitchKitchenDunedin Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. The Goon Show was a long-running, deeply weird, and highly influential British radio comedy series written primarily by Spike Milligan and performed by him and his friends Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe. It laid the groundwork for later weird anarchic British comedy (the Monty Python crew in particular cite it as an inspiration) as well as permanently altering the English language by giving us terms like "the dreaded lurgy" and leading to the creation of the BBC Radiophonic workshop (and thus indirectly to the Dr Who theme, and the TARDIS noise). Matthew Jenkin rejoins the pod to talk about our mutual youthful appreciation the show, and the way that that has evolved over time as we've begun to understand its darker and filthier undertones, and discover the ways in which it was the product of significant and unacknowledged trauma. Check out Matthew's wife Fiona's project Stitch Kitchen here: https://www.facebook.com/StitchKitchenDunedin Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. The Goon Show was a long-running, deeply weird, and highly influential British radio comedy series written primarily by Spike Milligan and performed by him and his friends Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe. It laid the groundwork for later weird anarchic British comedy (the Monty Python crew in particular cite it as an inspiration) as well as permanently altering the English language by giving us terms like "the dreaded lurgy" and leading to the creation of the BBC Radiophonic workshop (and thus indirectly to the Dr Who theme, and the TARDIS noise). Matthew Jenkin rejoins the pod to talk about our mutual youthful appreciation the show, and the way that that has evolved over time as we've begun to understand its darker and filthier undertones, and discover the ways in which it was the product of significant and unacknowledged trauma. Check out Matthew's wife Fiona's project Stitch Kitchen here: https://www.facebook.com/StitchKitchenDunedin Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:59:35 132904ee-7e48-4479-acdf-f49ce0b339b9 Fri, 26 Nov 2021 21:00:00 +1300 episodic Jacques Tati was a French filmmaker and actor whose career (as a director at least) ran from 1935-1978. He's most famous for the comic character character Monsieur Hulot (a primary inspiration for Mr. Bean) who he played across four films between 1953 and 1971. Tati's comedy is completely unique - highly choreographed, very visual, and often entirely unconcerned with modern considerations like character development or plot. This can make his movies a tough watch for modern audiences used to quicker and more character-driven fare. Derrick Sims (Tararua Cinematheque) rejoins the show to discuss Tati's filmic vision, and the challenges and rewards of watching movies that demand patience from the viewer. Tararua Cinematheque on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TararuaCinema Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Jacques Tati was a French filmmaker and actor whose career (as a director at least) ran from 1935-1978. He's most famous for the comic character character Monsieur Hulot (a primary inspiration for Mr. Bean) who he played across four films between 1953 and 1971. Tati's comedy is completely unique - highly choreographed, very visual, and often entirely unconcerned with modern considerations like character development or plot. This can make his movies a tough watch for modern audiences used to quicker and more character-driven fare. Derrick Sims (Tararua Cinematheque) rejoins the show to discuss Tati's filmic vision, and the challenges and rewards of watching movies that demand patience from the viewer. Tararua Cinematheque on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TararuaCinema Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Jacques Tati was a French filmmaker and actor whose career (as a director at least) ran from 1935-1978. He's most famous for the comic character character Monsieur Hulot (a primary inspiration for Mr. Bean) who he played across four films between 1953 and 1971. Tati's comedy is completely unique - highly choreographed, very visual, and often entirely unconcerned with modern considerations like character development or plot. This can make his movies a tough watch for modern audiences used to quicker and more character-driven fare. Derrick Sims (Tararua Cinematheque) rejoins the show to discuss Tati's filmic vision, and the challenges and rewards of watching movies that demand patience from the viewer. Tararua Cinematheque on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TararuaCinema Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:1:33 484417c0-ffb3-4ad2-b763-7415df7706ba Fri, 24 Sep 2021 21:00:00 +1200 episodic Dune (1984) was a notoriously tortured production, eventually helmed by David Lynch (who was so disgusted with the final product that he insisted on being credited as "Alan Smithee"). The film is gorgeous, weird, and kind of impenetrable if you're not already familiar with the books, but it's developed a cult following, and was hugely influential for many overserious nerds in the 80s and 90s. The books it's based on are simultaneously an attempt to deconstruct heroic sci-fi tropes of the 40s and 50s while embodying many of the biases of the 60s. I talk to John and Ross (aka PostingDad and ThatBikeDad on Twitter and hosts of PostingCast) about their relationships with the movie and the books, and how you go about approaching such a fundamentally problematic fave. Find PostingCast at: https://postingcast.podbean.com Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Dune (1984) was a notoriously tortured production, eventually helmed by David Lynch (who was so disgusted with the final product that he insisted on being credited as "Alan Smithee"). The film is gorgeous, weird, and kind of impenetrable if you're not already familiar with the books, but it's developed a cult following, and was hugely influential for many overserious nerds in the 80s and 90s. The books it's based on are simultaneously an attempt to deconstruct heroic sci-fi tropes of the 40s and 50s while embodying many of the biases of the 60s. I talk to John and Ross (aka PostingDad and ThatBikeDad on Twitter and hosts of PostingCast) about their relationships with the movie and the books, and how you go about approaching such a fundamentally problematic fave. Find PostingCast at: https://postingcast.podbean.com Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Dune (1984) was a notoriously tortured production, eventually helmed by David Lynch (who was so disgusted with the final product that he insisted on being credited as "Alan Smithee"). The film is gorgeous, weird, and kind of impenetrable if you're not already familiar with the books, but it's developed a cult following, and was hugely influential for many overserious nerds in the 80s and 90s. The books it's based on are simultaneously an attempt to deconstruct heroic sci-fi tropes of the 40s and 50s while embodying many of the biases of the 60s. I talk to John and Ross (aka PostingDad and ThatBikeDad on Twitter and hosts of PostingCast) about their relationships with the movie and the books, and how you go about approaching such a fundamentally problematic fave. Find PostingCast at: https://postingcast.podbean.com Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:4:8 2642f97b-d466-4d13-969f-0449ef64a88e Fri, 17 Sep 2021 21:00:00 +1200 episodic Escape Rooms are a kind of real world puzzle game based around (oddly enough) escaping a locked room. They have a lineage that goes back to computer adventure games, and are a fascinating case study in puzzle design and the joys and perils of group work. Matthew Jenkin (whose day job involves teaching computer science students problem solving through puzzles) joins the pod to talk about his experience with escape rooms and join me in going deep in the weeds talking about game and puzzle design more generally. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Escape Rooms are a kind of real world puzzle game based around (oddly enough) escaping a locked room. They have a lineage that goes back to computer adventure games, and are a fascinating case study in puzzle design and the joys and perils of group work. Matthew Jenkin (whose day job involves teaching computer science students problem solving through puzzles) joins the pod to talk about his experience with escape rooms and join me in going deep in the weeds talking about game and puzzle design more generally. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Escape Rooms are a kind of real world puzzle game based around (oddly enough) escaping a locked room. They have a lineage that goes back to computer adventure games, and are a fascinating case study in puzzle design and the joys and perils of group work. Matthew Jenkin (whose day job involves teaching computer science students problem solving through puzzles) joins the pod to talk about his experience with escape rooms and join me in going deep in the weeds talking about game and puzzle design more generally. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:52:45 b47dd429-4993-4f6b-9ac2-130aee4b254a Fri, 03 Sep 2021 21:00:00 +1200 episodic "The 100" is a show that ran on the CW from 2014 to 2020. It featured a near future (about 90 years away) in which Earth has been ravaged by nuclear war, and the survivors live in orbit on a space station. With resources running out, they send 100 conventionally-attractive teenagers to the surface to find out if it's habitable. The result is 7 seasons of variably good, but always compulsively consumable sci-fi drama, and Fraser Greig joins the podcast to talk about its various ups, downs, and culdesacs. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. "The 100" is a show that ran on the CW from 2014 to 2020. It featured a near future (about 90 years away) in which Earth has been ravaged by nuclear war, and the survivors live in orbit on a space station. With resources running out, they send 100 conventionally-attractive teenagers to the surface to find out if it's habitable. The result is 7 seasons of variably good, but always compulsively consumable sci-fi drama, and Fraser Greig joins the podcast to talk about its various ups, downs, and culdesacs. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. "The 100" is a show that ran on the CW from 2014 to 2020. It featured a near future (about 90 years away) in which Earth has been ravaged by nuclear war, and the survivors live in orbit on a space station. With resources running out, they send 100 conventionally-attractive teenagers to the surface to find out if it's habitable. The result is 7 seasons of variably good, but always compulsively consumable sci-fi drama, and Fraser Greig joins the podcast to talk about its various ups, downs, and culdesacs. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:56:28 afc0ce0b-43a8-4aa6-b2fe-578726b959ec Fri, 27 Aug 2021 21:00:00 +1200 episodic This week I talk to Ben Caldwell (DIY Comedy) about the colourful, ludicrous, dangerous, and weirdly compelling world of pro wrestling. We end up spending a surprising amount of time talking about labour relations. DIY Comedy is at: www.facebook.com/diycomedynz or www.diycomedynz.com/ Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. This week I talk to Ben Caldwell (DIY Comedy) about the colourful, ludicrous, dangerous, and weirdly compelling world of pro wrestling. We end up spending a surprising amount of time talking about labour relations. DIY Comedy is at: www.facebook.com/diycomedynz or www.diycomedynz.com/ Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. This week I talk to Ben Caldwell (DIY Comedy) about the colourful, ludicrous, dangerous, and weirdly compelling world of pro wrestling. We end up spending a surprising amount of time talking about labour relations. DIY Comedy is at: www.facebook.com/diycomedynz or www.diycomedynz.com/ Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:1:4 12d43bdd-70d6-478a-856b-2e1c35e4987b Fri, 30 Jul 2021 21:00:00 +1200 episodic The Neon Demon is a beautiful, strange, slow-burning horror movie from Nicolas Winding Refn. On this episode, I talk to Derrick Sims about The Neon Demon, the rest of Refn's similarly gorgeous, slow-moving, and kind of opaque filmography in a discussion that also expands to include Dylan, Tom Waits, Jodorowsky, and Thomas Ligotti. Find Derrick's filmography at http://fabledmotionpictures.com/ Find the Tararua Cinematheque at https://www.facebook.com/TararuaCinema Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. The Neon Demon is a beautiful, strange, slow-burning horror movie from Nicolas Winding Refn. On this episode, I talk to Derrick Sims about The Neon Demon, the rest of Refn's similarly gorgeous, slow-moving, and kind of opaque filmography in a discussion that also expands to include Dylan, Tom Waits, Jodorowsky, and Thomas Ligotti. Find Derrick's filmography at http://fabledmotionpictures.com/ Find the Tararua Cinematheque at https://www.facebook.com/TararuaCinema Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. The Neon Demon is a beautiful, strange, slow-burning horror movie from Nicolas Winding Refn. On this episode, I talk to Derrick Sims about The Neon Demon, the rest of Refn's similarly gorgeous, slow-moving, and kind of opaque filmography in a discussion that also expands to include Dylan, Tom Waits, Jodorowsky, and Thomas Ligotti. Find Derrick's filmography at http://fabledmotionpictures.com/ Find the Tararua Cinematheque at https://www.facebook.com/TararuaCinema Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:9:13 b93d1fb6-0c03-42fb-8598-b047e7d09a5e Fri, 23 Jul 2021 21:00:00 +1200 episodic "Jupiter Ascending" is a 2015 movie from the Wachowski Sisters. It's a maniacally over the top space opera with a stellar cast and a fascinatingly weird setting. It's also widely regarded as one of if not the worst of the Wachowskis' films, and was the last one they made together. Jay Dragon (@jdragsky) joins me to talk about the movie, and why it's so much fun while never quite getting it together enough to become actually good. Find Jay's work at https://www.possumcreekgames.com/ Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. "Jupiter Ascending" is a 2015 movie from the Wachowski Sisters. It's a maniacally over the top space opera with a stellar cast and a fascinatingly weird setting. It's also widely regarded as one of if not the worst of the Wachowskis' films, and was the last one they made together. Jay Dragon (@jdragsky) joins me to talk about the movie, and why it's so much fun while never quite getting it together enough to become actually good. Find Jay's work at https://www.possumcreekgames.com/ Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. "Jupiter Ascending" is a 2015 movie from the Wachowski Sisters. It's a maniacally over the top space opera with a stellar cast and a fascinatingly weird setting. It's also widely regarded as one of if not the worst of the Wachowskis' films, and was the last one they made together. Jay Dragon (@jdragsky) joins me to talk about the movie, and why it's so much fun while never quite getting it together enough to become actually good. Find Jay's work at https://www.possumcreekgames.com/ Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:56:39 ed74d44f-b07b-498c-9fc1-b6e3095a86b8 Fri, 25 Jun 2021 20:45:00 +1200 episodic If you were to pick a property to turn into a hard-R (much violent, very swears, wow) anime-adjacent TV series, a Nintendo game from a series which started in 1986 (i.e. the peak bleep blopp video games era) might not be your first port of call. And yet, Netflix's adaptation of Castlevania is one of its best-regarded original creations, especially with horror and adult animation fans. It's surprisingly heartfelt amid all the gore and has some absolutely killer vocal performances from people like Richard Armitage, James Callis, Graham McTavish, and Bill Nighy. I talk to Rob Mildon, first ever guest and returning champion, about what makes Castlevania so great and the tough call about whether to keep watching in light of allegations against the lead writer Warren Ellis which emerged in 2020. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. If you were to pick a property to turn into a hard-R (much violent, very swears, wow) anime-adjacent TV series, a Nintendo game from a series which started in 1986 (i.e. the peak bleep blopp video games era) might not be your first port of call. And yet, Netflix's adaptation of Castlevania is one of its best-regarded original creations, especially with horror and adult animation fans. It's surprisingly heartfelt amid all the gore and has some absolutely killer vocal performances from people like Richard Armitage, James Callis, Graham McTavish, and Bill Nighy. I talk to Rob Mildon, first ever guest and returning champion, about what makes Castlevania so great and the tough call about whether to keep watching in light of allegations against the lead writer Warren Ellis which emerged in 2020. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. If you were to pick a property to turn into a hard-R (much violent, very swears, wow) anime-adjacent TV series, a Nintendo game from a series which started in 1986 (i.e. the peak bleep blopp video games era) might not be your first port of call. And yet, Netflix's adaptation of Castlevania is one of its best-regarded original creations, especially with horror and adult animation fans. It's surprisingly heartfelt amid all the gore and has some absolutely killer vocal performances from people like Richard Armitage, James Callis, Graham McTavish, and Bill Nighy. I talk to Rob Mildon, first ever guest and returning champion, about what makes Castlevania so great and the tough call about whether to keep watching in light of allegations against the lead writer Warren Ellis which emerged in 2020. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:53:8 842e50f3-c079-4799-b44b-8ae7775c14c1 Fri, 18 Jun 2021 21:00:00 +1200 episodic One Punch Man, by the pseudonymous mangaka "ONE" is many things. It's a pisstake of shonen and seinen manga/anime tropes, which gleefully embraces an aesthetic best described as "anime bullshit". It's also a surprisingly deep look at disillusionment with modern Japanese cultural ideals, despite taking on the challenge of parodying over the top power fantasy action by doing it harder than anyone else. Heinz joins the pod to talk about all the reasons OPM is great, while also discussing whether you can ever parody something through imitation without picking up some of the problems you want to poke fun at (and a whole bunch of other stuff as well). Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. One Punch Man, by the pseudonymous mangaka "ONE" is many things. It's a pisstake of shonen and seinen manga/anime tropes, which gleefully embraces an aesthetic best described as "anime bullshit". It's also a surprisingly deep look at disillusionment with modern Japanese cultural ideals, despite taking on the challenge of parodying over the top power fantasy action by doing it harder than anyone else. Heinz joins the pod to talk about all the reasons OPM is great, while also discussing whether you can ever parody something through imitation without picking up some of the problems you want to poke fun at (and a whole bunch of other stuff as well). Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. One Punch Man, by the pseudonymous mangaka "ONE" is many things. It's a pisstake of shonen and seinen manga/anime tropes, which gleefully embraces an aesthetic best described as "anime bullshit". It's also a surprisingly deep look at disillusionment with modern Japanese cultural ideals, despite taking on the challenge of parodying over the top power fantasy action by doing it harder than anyone else. Heinz joins the pod to talk about all the reasons OPM is great, while also discussing whether you can ever parody something through imitation without picking up some of the problems you want to poke fun at (and a whole bunch of other stuff as well). Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:54:33 7dda35bd-fa56-4b36-968a-44f516c4b93d Fri, 11 Jun 2021 21:00:00 +1200 episodic Alejandro Jodorowsky is a Chilean film maker who aims to speak in symbolic language, and make films that replicate the full force of the psychedelic experience. In 1973, bolstered by the success of his "acid Western" El Topo, Jodorowsky made The Holy Mountain - his first project with major financial backing and near-total creative freedom. The result is a deeply strange and allegorical movie that can be transcendental if you get on its level (or might just lose you entirely). This episode I talk to May, host of the Youtube channel Nyx Fears, about the power, magic, and symbolism of The Holy Mountain, and the vision (and problems) of Jodorowsky as a very 70s guy with very 70s guy problems. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. May is @NyxFears on Twitter. Nyx Fears on Youtube is at: https://www.youtube.com/user/BrutalMovieReview Alejandro Jodorowsky is a Chilean film maker who aims to speak in symbolic language, and make films that replicate the full force of the psychedelic experience. In 1973, bolstered by the success of his "acid Western" El Topo, Jodorowsky made The Holy Mountain - his first project with major financial backing and near-total creative freedom. The result is a deeply strange and allegorical movie that can be transcendental if you get on its level (or might just lose you entirely). This episode I talk to May, host of the Youtube channel Nyx Fears, about the power, magic, and symbolism of The Holy Mountain, and the vision (and problems) of Jodorowsky as a very 70s guy with very 70s guy problems. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. May is @NyxFears on Twitter. Nyx Fears on Youtube is at: https://www.youtube.com/user/BrutalMovieReview Alejandro Jodorowsky is a Chilean film maker who aims to speak in symbolic language, and make films that replicate the full force of the psychedelic experience. In 1973, bolstered by the success of his "acid Western" El Topo, Jodorowsky made The Holy Mountain - his first project with major financial backing and near-total creative freedom. The result is a deeply strange and allegorical movie that can be transcendental if you get on its level (or might just lose you entirely). This episode I talk to May, host of the Youtube channel Nyx Fears, about the power, magic, and symbolism of The Holy Mountain, and the vision (and problems) of Jodorowsky as a very 70s guy with very 70s guy problems. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. May is @NyxFears on Twitter. Nyx Fears on Youtube is at: https://www.youtube.com/user/BrutalMovieReview 0:57:57 afce6985-601e-49cd-aa1d-63fff6d9ce42 Fri, 07 May 2021 21:00:00 +1200 episodic Being a dude (particularly a white dude) puts one in an odd position. You simultaneously enjoy as much systemic privilege as is possible (disregarding financial class, at least), and find that that comes at the cost of any sort of cultural marker that you could feasibly use to identify yourself. You also find much of the world fairly (justifiably) unsympathetic to any problems you might be having - a situation that grifters and fascists find particularly fertile ground. Angus Dingwall rejoins the podcast to talk about this strange position, its many dangers and seductions, and some root causes of the problem (if not yet too many solutions) in what might be part one of a longer series? Being a dude (particularly a white dude) puts one in an odd position. You simultaneously enjoy as much systemic privilege as is possible (disregarding financial class, at least), and find that that comes at the cost of any sort of cultural marker that you could feasibly use to identify yourself. You also find much of the world fairly (justifiably) unsympathetic to any problems you might be having - a situation that grifters and fascists find particularly fertile ground. Angus Dingwall rejoins the podcast to talk about this strange position, its many dangers and seductions, and some root causes of the problem (if not yet too many solutions) in what might be part one of a longer series? Being a dude (particularly a white dude) puts one in an odd position. You simultaneously enjoy as much systemic privilege as is possible (disregarding financial class, at least), and find that that comes at the cost of any sort of cultural marker that you could feasibly use to identify yourself. You also find much of the world fairly (justifiably) unsympathetic to any problems you might be having - a situation that grifters and fascists find particularly fertile ground. Angus Dingwall rejoins the podcast to talk about this strange position, its many dangers and seductions, and some root causes of the problem (if not yet too many solutions) in what might be part one of a longer series? 1:2:19 5b0c048d-79b1-4e48-8d9e-ad33da066aae Fri, 02 Apr 2021 21:00:00 +1300 episodic The Magnetic Fields are an odd band. Formed around singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Stephin Merrit, they exist as a showcase for his songs, without necessarily being a showcase for his performance. The songs themselves are wildly diverse in genre, production, and instrumentation, while sharing a sardonic sense of humour wed to a deep emotional sincerity. Additionally, Magnetic Fields albums are often produced to a strict creative limit such as "everything is distorted" or "all the songs start with the definite article". Stef Animal (@stef_animal) joins the podcast to talk about her love of The Magnetic Fields, and the value of giving yourself creative limits. Find Stef's music at: https://stef-animal.bandcamp.com/ https://thegoldenawesome.bandcamp.com/ https://mestar.bandcamp.com/ The Magnetic Fields are an odd band. Formed around singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Stephin Merrit, they exist as a showcase for his songs, without necessarily being a showcase for his performance. The songs themselves are wildly diverse in genre, production, and instrumentation, while sharing a sardonic sense of humour wed to a deep emotional sincerity. Additionally, Magnetic Fields albums are often produced to a strict creative limit such as "everything is distorted" or "all the songs start with the definite article". Stef Animal (@stef_animal) joins the podcast to talk about her love of The Magnetic Fields, and the value of giving yourself creative limits. Find Stef's music at: https://stef-animal.bandcamp.com/ https://thegoldenawesome.bandcamp.com/ https://mestar.bandcamp.com/ The Magnetic Fields are an odd band. Formed around singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Stephin Merrit, they exist as a showcase for his songs, without necessarily being a showcase for his performance. The songs themselves are wildly diverse in genre, production, and instrumentation, while sharing a sardonic sense of humour wed to a deep emotional sincerity. Additionally, Magnetic Fields albums are often produced to a strict creative limit such as "everything is distorted" or "all the songs start with the definite article". Stef Animal (@stef_animal) joins the podcast to talk about her love of The Magnetic Fields, and the value of giving yourself creative limits. Find Stef's music at: https://stef-animal.bandcamp.com/ https://thegoldenawesome.bandcamp.com/ https://mestar.bandcamp.com/ 0:56:59 2e3d70e9-43a5-42c6-a342-26b5e85ee56a Fri, 26 Feb 2021 21:00:00 +1300 episodic For all the franchises one could possibly be a fan of, Sonic The Hedgehog has to be one of the most difficult and heartbreaking. Historically, Sega has had very little idea what to do with the character, leading to wildly divergent characterisations between different projects (which have spanned video games, comics, movies, and animated TV). On top of that, he's a video game character whose flagship video games are almost never actually good. Stuart Drake (The Fatalities, Drake & Co.) has been a fan since Sonic 2 (or thereabouts) and joins the podcast to discuss the joys and pains of loving a blue hedgehog. The Fatalities: https://thefatalities.bandcamp.com/ Drake & Co.: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOfFSwZA1am4Ewae3y_v2QQ?feature=emb_ch_name_ex Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. For all the franchises one could possibly be a fan of, Sonic The Hedgehog has to be one of the most difficult and heartbreaking. Historically, Sega has had very little idea what to do with the character, leading to wildly divergent characterisations between different projects (which have spanned video games, comics, movies, and animated TV). On top of that, he's a video game character whose flagship video games are almost never actually good. Stuart Drake (The Fatalities, Drake & Co.) has been a fan since Sonic 2 (or thereabouts) and joins the podcast to discuss the joys and pains of loving a blue hedgehog. The Fatalities: https://thefatalities.bandcamp.com/ Drake & Co.: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOfFSwZA1am4Ewae3y_v2QQ?feature=emb_ch_name_ex Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. For all the franchises one could possibly be a fan of, Sonic The Hedgehog has to be one of the most difficult and heartbreaking. Historically, Sega has had very little idea what to do with the character, leading to wildly divergent characterisations between different projects (which have spanned video games, comics, movies, and animated TV). On top of that, he's a video game character whose flagship video games are almost never actually good. Stuart Drake (The Fatalities, Drake & Co.) has been a fan since Sonic 2 (or thereabouts) and joins the podcast to discuss the joys and pains of loving a blue hedgehog. The Fatalities: https://thefatalities.bandcamp.com/ Drake & Co.: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOfFSwZA1am4Ewae3y_v2QQ?feature=emb_ch_name_ex Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:52:25 e6f8f4aa-acad-4dc7-a042-4bb140aebeca Fri, 12 Feb 2021 21:00:00 +1300 episodic If you're a nerd-adjacent person of about my vintage, then the World Of Darkness is something that you probably have some complicated thoughts about. It was a collection of dark urban fantasy roleplaying games that shared an implied universe during a time when the prevailing fashion in that scene was still for heroic fantasy or sci-fi, it came at a fascinating transition point for RPGs as a hobby, and it embodied some very *very* 90s cultural and genre tropes. It's also still around (more or less) and on this episode I talk to my brother Angus about the history, significance, and newest version of the WoD. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. If you're a nerd-adjacent person of about my vintage, then the World Of Darkness is something that you probably have some complicated thoughts about. It was a collection of dark urban fantasy roleplaying games that shared an implied universe during a time when the prevailing fashion in that scene was still for heroic fantasy or sci-fi, it came at a fascinating transition point for RPGs as a hobby, and it embodied some very *very* 90s cultural and genre tropes. It's also still around (more or less) and on this episode I talk to my brother Angus about the history, significance, and newest version of the WoD. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. If you're a nerd-adjacent person of about my vintage, then the World Of Darkness is something that you probably have some complicated thoughts about. It was a collection of dark urban fantasy roleplaying games that shared an implied universe during a time when the prevailing fashion in that scene was still for heroic fantasy or sci-fi, it came at a fascinating transition point for RPGs as a hobby, and it embodied some very *very* 90s cultural and genre tropes. It's also still around (more or less) and on this episode I talk to my brother Angus about the history, significance, and newest version of the WoD. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:59:6 1c710575-1a4f-4eed-a730-d8b7ce968c09 Thu, 04 Feb 2021 21:00:00 +1300 episodic If you're a conspiracy buff, then Q is the new biggest thing. It's a massive, all-encompassing, crowd-sourced conspiracy theory whose tenets are diverse but center around the idea of Donald Trump waging a secret war against a global cabal of elite paedophiles (who may also be evil wizards). It's also rapidly beginning to spill over into the real world, with local adherents cropping up in New Zealand's recent general election, and American Q believers making up a major component of the group who recently staged an armed takeover of the Capitol. Musician and conspiracy fan Vorn Colgan (Vorn, The Wellington Sea Shanty Society) joins the podcast to discuss the appeal of Q both to its believers and its outside followers, and the ethics and implications of this kind of movement. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. If you're a conspiracy buff, then Q is the new biggest thing. It's a massive, all-encompassing, crowd-sourced conspiracy theory whose tenets are diverse but center around the idea of Donald Trump waging a secret war against a global cabal of elite paedophiles (who may also be evil wizards). It's also rapidly beginning to spill over into the real world, with local adherents cropping up in New Zealand's recent general election, and American Q believers making up a major component of the group who recently staged an armed takeover of the Capitol. Musician and conspiracy fan Vorn Colgan (Vorn, The Wellington Sea Shanty Society) joins the podcast to discuss the appeal of Q both to its believers and its outside followers, and the ethics and implications of this kind of movement. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. If you're a conspiracy buff, then Q is the new biggest thing. It's a massive, all-encompassing, crowd-sourced conspiracy theory whose tenets are diverse but center around the idea of Donald Trump waging a secret war against a global cabal of elite paedophiles (who may also be evil wizards). It's also rapidly beginning to spill over into the real world, with local adherents cropping up in New Zealand's recent general election, and American Q believers making up a major component of the group who recently staged an armed takeover of the Capitol. Musician and conspiracy fan Vorn Colgan (Vorn, The Wellington Sea Shanty Society) joins the podcast to discuss the appeal of Q both to its believers and its outside followers, and the ethics and implications of this kind of movement. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:5:20 590415a6-530f-4065-808d-4208d3fbef7e Thu, 14 Jan 2021 21:00:00 +1300 episodic Censorship is a tricky issue! It's not exactly controversial to say that some art is not appropriate for some people, but how do we decide precisely where those lines sit, and what actual practical steps do we take to attempt to enforce them? Serena Deane (@shit-imma-artist basically everywhere) is a local Palmerston North artist whose work features a fair degree of "unsheathed titties". We attempt to break down the whole censorship mess, looking at social media policies, differing standards for different kinds of content, the risks of uncensored media, and maybe some practical approaches that might make some stuff better. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Censorship is a tricky issue! It's not exactly controversial to say that some art is not appropriate for some people, but how do we decide precisely where those lines sit, and what actual practical steps do we take to attempt to enforce them? Serena Deane (@shit-imma-artist basically everywhere) is a local Palmerston North artist whose work features a fair degree of "unsheathed titties". We attempt to break down the whole censorship mess, looking at social media policies, differing standards for different kinds of content, the risks of uncensored media, and maybe some practical approaches that might make some stuff better. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Censorship is a tricky issue! It's not exactly controversial to say that some art is not appropriate for some people, but how do we decide precisely where those lines sit, and what actual practical steps do we take to attempt to enforce them? Serena Deane (@shit-imma-artist basically everywhere) is a local Palmerston North artist whose work features a fair degree of "unsheathed titties". We attempt to break down the whole censorship mess, looking at social media policies, differing standards for different kinds of content, the risks of uncensored media, and maybe some practical approaches that might make some stuff better. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:59:1 3c90c729-4721-47a8-ba01-29c5311e454e Thu, 10 Dec 2020 21:00:00 +1300 episodic Back at the dawn of tabletop roleplaying, there were three big games on the scene - the cod-fantasy pastiche Dungeons and Dragons, the hard sci-fi Traveller, and the strange, mythic Runequest. Runequest (and its setting Glorantha) are unique and idiosyncratic creations unlike anything else in western fantasy. Eddie McEwan (host of The Audio Archive - www.mpr.nz/show/aurdioarchive) joins the podcast to talk about Glorantha, its history and impact, and its creator Greg Stafford. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Back at the dawn of tabletop roleplaying, there were three big games on the scene - the cod-fantasy pastiche Dungeons and Dragons, the hard sci-fi Traveller, and the strange, mythic Runequest. Runequest (and its setting Glorantha) are unique and idiosyncratic creations unlike anything else in western fantasy. Eddie McEwan (host of The Audio Archive - www.mpr.nz/show/aurdioarchive) joins the podcast to talk about Glorantha, its history and impact, and its creator Greg Stafford. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Back at the dawn of tabletop roleplaying, there were three big games on the scene - the cod-fantasy pastiche Dungeons and Dragons, the hard sci-fi Traveller, and the strange, mythic Runequest. Runequest (and its setting Glorantha) are unique and idiosyncratic creations unlike anything else in western fantasy. Eddie McEwan (host of The Audio Archive - www.mpr.nz/show/aurdioarchive) joins the podcast to talk about Glorantha, its history and impact, and its creator Greg Stafford. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:59:20 035a7783-f255-4b54-bb95-0204b440a7f9 Thu, 12 Nov 2020 20:45:00 +1300 episodic As part of my job here at Manawatū People's Radio, I end up adding a lot of local Palmerston North music to the station. In the course of doing this I've noticed that there's a massive musical subculture that came and went without much in the way of record. Matt Sanko was a big part of that scene, playing drums in a dizzying array of local bands. I chat to him about the Palmy scene of the 90's, the bands that made it up, and the circumstances that gave rise to it. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. As part of my job here at Manawatū People's Radio, I end up adding a lot of local Palmerston North music to the station. In the course of doing this I've noticed that there's a massive musical subculture that came and went without much in the way of record. Matt Sanko was a big part of that scene, playing drums in a dizzying array of local bands. I chat to him about the Palmy scene of the 90's, the bands that made it up, and the circumstances that gave rise to it. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. As part of my job here at Manawatū People's Radio, I end up adding a lot of local Palmerston North music to the station. In the course of doing this I've noticed that there's a massive musical subculture that came and went without much in the way of record. Matt Sanko was a big part of that scene, playing drums in a dizzying array of local bands. I chat to him about the Palmy scene of the 90's, the bands that made it up, and the circumstances that gave rise to it. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:59:45 2e7814cc-b11f-4a6c-8900-d8f42f4c5f5e Thu, 29 Oct 2020 20:45:00 +1300 episodic John Congleton is a producer who's worked with acts ranging from St Vincent and Laurie Anderson to Bono and the Baja Men. He also makes music, in the bands "The Paper Chase" and "Nighty Nite" that sounds the way horror movies feel. Jojo from the band Departure Party joins me to talk about him, and his weird scary music. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. John Congleton is a producer who's worked with acts ranging from St Vincent and Laurie Anderson to Bono and the Baja Men. He also makes music, in the bands "The Paper Chase" and "Nighty Nite" that sounds the way horror movies feel. Jojo from the band Departure Party joins me to talk about him, and his weird scary music. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. John Congleton is a producer who's worked with acts ranging from St Vincent and Laurie Anderson to Bono and the Baja Men. He also makes music, in the bands "The Paper Chase" and "Nighty Nite" that sounds the way horror movies feel. Jojo from the band Departure Party joins me to talk about him, and his weird scary music. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:56:38 9f7c902e-7136-4196-8b94-8e79fdbb9928 Thu, 08 Oct 2020 20:45:00 +1300 episodic Movies have the ability to transport us to another place, and teach us to see differently. When it comes to movies from another time, this presents a fascinating opportunity to look at the attitudes and priorities of the past. Dylan Horrocks (hicksvillecomics.com) joins the podcast to talk about this through the lens of 4 specific movies - "The Adventures of Robin Hood", "Tarzan and his Mate", "Song of Kong", and the supremely weird "Oklahoma!" Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Movies have the ability to transport us to another place, and teach us to see differently. When it comes to movies from another time, this presents a fascinating opportunity to look at the attitudes and priorities of the past. Dylan Horrocks (hicksvillecomics.com) joins the podcast to talk about this through the lens of 4 specific movies - "The Adventures of Robin Hood", "Tarzan and his Mate", "Song of Kong", and the supremely weird "Oklahoma!" Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Movies have the ability to transport us to another place, and teach us to see differently. When it comes to movies from another time, this presents a fascinating opportunity to look at the attitudes and priorities of the past. Dylan Horrocks (hicksvillecomics.com) joins the podcast to talk about this through the lens of 4 specific movies - "The Adventures of Robin Hood", "Tarzan and his Mate", "Song of Kong", and the supremely weird "Oklahoma!" Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:10:30 10d11984-8ca8-438d-bd3c-f68c60a13ffc Thu, 24 Sep 2020 20:45:00 +1200 episodic Gossip Girl is an American TV drama that ran from 2007-2012. Kristen Paterson (Wellington Access Radio, Tidal Rave) joins the podcast to talk about this campy, trashy, gloriously pretty show, and we immediately get deep into the weeds. It's fun though. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Gossip Girl is an American TV drama that ran from 2007-2012. Kristen Paterson (Wellington Access Radio, Tidal Rave) joins the podcast to talk about this campy, trashy, gloriously pretty show, and we immediately get deep into the weeds. It's fun though. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Gossip Girl is an American TV drama that ran from 2007-2012. Kristen Paterson (Wellington Access Radio, Tidal Rave) joins the podcast to talk about this campy, trashy, gloriously pretty show, and we immediately get deep into the weeds. It's fun though. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:58:55 fba2d427-b9ce-4a93-b8f7-88e150eae55f Thu, 10 Sep 2020 21:00:00 +1200 episodic Netflix's "Uncut Gems" is a movie centered around a powerhouse central performance by Adam Sandler, and a tone of escalating tension which turns it into something akin to a 2 hour panic attack. It's no fun to watch, but I kind of loved it. Brendan Christie (The Mentalist Collective) joins the podcast to talk about the movie, how it fits into Adam Sandler's broader career, and whether movies need to be fun to be good. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Netflix's "Uncut Gems" is a movie centered around a powerhouse central performance by Adam Sandler, and a tone of escalating tension which turns it into something akin to a 2 hour panic attack. It's no fun to watch, but I kind of loved it. Brendan Christie (The Mentalist Collective) joins the podcast to talk about the movie, how it fits into Adam Sandler's broader career, and whether movies need to be fun to be good. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Netflix's "Uncut Gems" is a movie centered around a powerhouse central performance by Adam Sandler, and a tone of escalating tension which turns it into something akin to a 2 hour panic attack. It's no fun to watch, but I kind of loved it. Brendan Christie (The Mentalist Collective) joins the podcast to talk about the movie, how it fits into Adam Sandler's broader career, and whether movies need to be fun to be good. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:52:5 2f97e71b-4497-4ff8-8466-d9ccb3c107ee Thu, 27 Aug 2020 20:45:00 +1200 episodic Zumba is a popular, unfairly maligned, and occasionally kinda problematic dance exercise style. It's a useful illustration of the concept of "great trash", and Dr. Sophia Frentz (one of the hosts of the sadly lamented podcast "Things Of Interest") joins me to talk about it. We get into the idea of great trash, the various joys and problems of Zumba, and by extension talk a bit about the ways that it's good to exceed and expand your cultural comfort zone (especially if you're white). Sophia wants to plug Archer Magazine (http://archermagazine.com.au) and "The End Of Everything, Astrophysically Speaking" (https://www.amazon.com/End-Everything-Astrophysically-Speaking/dp/198210354X) Zumba is a popular, unfairly maligned, and occasionally kinda problematic dance exercise style. It's a useful illustration of the concept of "great trash", and Dr. Sophia Frentz (one of the hosts of the sadly lamented podcast "Things Of Interest") joins me to talk about it. We get into the idea of great trash, the various joys and problems of Zumba, and by extension talk a bit about the ways that it's good to exceed and expand your cultural comfort zone (especially if you're white). Sophia wants to plug Archer Magazine (http://archermagazine.com.au) and "The End Of Everything, Astrophysically Speaking" (https://www.amazon.com/End-Everything-Astrophysically-Speaking/dp/198210354X) Zumba is a popular, unfairly maligned, and occasionally kinda problematic dance exercise style. It's a useful illustration of the concept of "great trash", and Dr. Sophia Frentz (one of the hosts of the sadly lamented podcast "Things Of Interest") joins me to talk about it. We get into the idea of great trash, the various joys and problems of Zumba, and by extension talk a bit about the ways that it's good to exceed and expand your cultural comfort zone (especially if you're white). Sophia wants to plug Archer Magazine (http://archermagazine.com.au) and "The End Of Everything, Astrophysically Speaking" (https://www.amazon.com/End-Everything-Astrophysically-Speaking/dp/198210354X) 0:49:51 8b1af47e-2ac7-4810-933c-41813fe4f123 Thu, 20 Aug 2020 21:00:00 +1200 episodic Zumba is a popular, unfairly maligned, and occasionally kinda problematic dance exercise style. It's a useful illustration of the concept of "great trash", and Dr. Sophia Frentz (one of the hosts of the sadly lamented podcast "Things Of Interest") joins me to talk about it. We get into the idea of great trash, the various joys and problems of Zumba, and by extension talk a bit about the ways that it's good to exceed and expand your cultural comfort zone (especially if you're white). Sophia wants to plug Archer Magazine (http://archermagazine.com.au) and "The End Of Everything, Astrophysically Speaking" (https://www.amazon.com/End-Everything-Astrophysically-Speaking/dp/198210354X) Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Zumba is a popular, unfairly maligned, and occasionally kinda problematic dance exercise style. It's a useful illustration of the concept of "great trash", and Dr. Sophia Frentz (one of the hosts of the sadly lamented podcast "Things Of Interest") joins me to talk about it. We get into the idea of great trash, the various joys and problems of Zumba, and by extension talk a bit about the ways that it's good to exceed and expand your cultural comfort zone (especially if you're white). Sophia wants to plug Archer Magazine (http://archermagazine.com.au) and "The End Of Everything, Astrophysically Speaking" (https://www.amazon.com/End-Everything-Astrophysically-Speaking/dp/198210354X) Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Zumba is a popular, unfairly maligned, and occasionally kinda problematic dance exercise style. It's a useful illustration of the concept of "great trash", and Dr. Sophia Frentz (one of the hosts of the sadly lamented podcast "Things Of Interest") joins me to talk about it. We get into the idea of great trash, the various joys and problems of Zumba, and by extension talk a bit about the ways that it's good to exceed and expand your cultural comfort zone (especially if you're white). Sophia wants to plug Archer Magazine (http://archermagazine.com.au) and "The End Of Everything, Astrophysically Speaking" (https://www.amazon.com/End-Everything-Astrophysically-Speaking/dp/198210354X) Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:49:51 a864d3cf-e3b0-465a-82e0-6be4f83e583a Thu, 20 Aug 2020 21:00:00 +1200 episodic Robin Hobb is an American fantasy author best known for her incredibly long-running (1995-2017) series set in the "realm of the Elderlings". Her specialty might be described as taking very human and sympathetic characters, and putting them through the wringer at incredible length. Obviously this is not for everyone (especially since the full "Elderlings" set encompasses 15 fairly weighty hardback books). On this episode I talk to Adam Dodd about Hobb's work, and our affection for (and difficulties with) it. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Robin Hobb is an American fantasy author best known for her incredibly long-running (1995-2017) series set in the "realm of the Elderlings". Her specialty might be described as taking very human and sympathetic characters, and putting them through the wringer at incredible length. Obviously this is not for everyone (especially since the full "Elderlings" set encompasses 15 fairly weighty hardback books). On this episode I talk to Adam Dodd about Hobb's work, and our affection for (and difficulties with) it. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Robin Hobb is an American fantasy author best known for her incredibly long-running (1995-2017) series set in the "realm of the Elderlings". Her specialty might be described as taking very human and sympathetic characters, and putting them through the wringer at incredible length. Obviously this is not for everyone (especially since the full "Elderlings" set encompasses 15 fairly weighty hardback books). On this episode I talk to Adam Dodd about Hobb's work, and our affection for (and difficulties with) it. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:56:6 39a73914-d02d-4aa8-8e4c-3c5ba2f1d854 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 20:45:00 +1200 episodic Human belief is a fascinating thing, but too often a pillar around which people can bolster their pre-existing prejudices. Kyle Hastelow is one of the most devout (and thoughtfully devout) people I know. This conversation ranges over his religious upbringing, the way his faith has evolved over time, and the hermeneutics he uses to guide his spiritual progress. Rekhast is at: https://www.facebook.com/being.rekhast/ and https://twitter.com/re_khast Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Human belief is a fascinating thing, but too often a pillar around which people can bolster their pre-existing prejudices. Kyle Hastelow is one of the most devout (and thoughtfully devout) people I know. This conversation ranges over his religious upbringing, the way his faith has evolved over time, and the hermeneutics he uses to guide his spiritual progress. Rekhast is at: https://www.facebook.com/being.rekhast/ and https://twitter.com/re_khast Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Human belief is a fascinating thing, but too often a pillar around which people can bolster their pre-existing prejudices. Kyle Hastelow is one of the most devout (and thoughtfully devout) people I know. This conversation ranges over his religious upbringing, the way his faith has evolved over time, and the hermeneutics he uses to guide his spiritual progress. Rekhast is at: https://www.facebook.com/being.rekhast/ and https://twitter.com/re_khast Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:56:0 4f3c4225-89bc-4a12-8bc6-89ce6f423de2 Thu, 23 Jul 2020 20:30:00 +1200 episodic How do you tell the truth about the past - especially an era as complex and controversial as the 1950s? There's a narrow line between glossing over the failings of that time, appearing to promote them, or interrupting yourself to apply a modern critical lens - none of which approaches are ideal. In something of a spiritual sequel to Emma G's "feminism" episode, Rachel Dore joins me to talk about the historical novel she's writing about New Zealand in 1954, and her recollections of that time. CW for mentions (though not detailed discussions) of racism and sexual assault. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. How do you tell the truth about the past - especially an era as complex and controversial as the 1950s? There's a narrow line between glossing over the failings of that time, appearing to promote them, or interrupting yourself to apply a modern critical lens - none of which approaches are ideal. In something of a spiritual sequel to Emma G's "feminism" episode, Rachel Dore joins me to talk about the historical novel she's writing about New Zealand in 1954, and her recollections of that time. CW for mentions (though not detailed discussions) of racism and sexual assault. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. How do you tell the truth about the past - especially an era as complex and controversial as the 1950s? There's a narrow line between glossing over the failings of that time, appearing to promote them, or interrupting yourself to apply a modern critical lens - none of which approaches are ideal. In something of a spiritual sequel to Emma G's "feminism" episode, Rachel Dore joins me to talk about the historical novel she's writing about New Zealand in 1954, and her recollections of that time. CW for mentions (though not detailed discussions) of racism and sexual assault. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:0:2 48e32bc0-4389-4871-b40f-4400b75d3242 Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:00:00 +1200 episodic Angus returns (our first ever returning guest!) to talk about Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie's beautiful pornographic book "Lost Girls". On the way we talk about Moore and Gebbie's careers in comics and other media, "Lost Girls" as both art and porn, and the place of pornography in art generally. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Angus returns (our first ever returning guest!) to talk about Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie's beautiful pornographic book "Lost Girls". On the way we talk about Moore and Gebbie's careers in comics and other media, "Lost Girls" as both art and porn, and the place of pornography in art generally. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Angus returns (our first ever returning guest!) to talk about Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie's beautiful pornographic book "Lost Girls". On the way we talk about Moore and Gebbie's careers in comics and other media, "Lost Girls" as both art and porn, and the place of pornography in art generally. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:5:27 0d968183-702a-4d6b-9b78-9f4fecfd18be Thu, 18 Jun 2020 13:24:00 +1200 episodic Immersive theatre is a relatively new and wildly popular theatrical form, employing thousands of actors in the UK. Katherine Beresford (one of the aforementioned actors) joins the pod to talk about what IT is, how it works, and the various unique challenges and concerns it raises, especially in a post-COVID world. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Immersive theatre is a relatively new and wildly popular theatrical form, employing thousands of actors in the UK. Katherine Beresford (one of the aforementioned actors) joins the pod to talk about what IT is, how it works, and the various unique challenges and concerns it raises, especially in a post-COVID world. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Immersive theatre is a relatively new and wildly popular theatrical form, employing thousands of actors in the UK. Katherine Beresford (one of the aforementioned actors) joins the pod to talk about what IT is, how it works, and the various unique challenges and concerns it raises, especially in a post-COVID world. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:39:50 f8405c55-7566-4a05-ab79-522c72c8e348 Wed, 10 Jun 2020 13:06:23 +1200 episodic Jonny Kan (https://www.instagram.com/serbiangreywolves12/) is a Palmerston North artist whose work is regularly on show at Snails Artist Run Space. His work is playful, fascinating, prolific, challenging and borrows extensively from pop culture including (occasionally) pornography. Kirsty Porter of Snails (https://www.facebook.com/snailsartistrunspace/) joins the podcast to talk about Jonny and his work. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Jonny Kan (https://www.instagram.com/serbiangreywolves12/) is a Palmerston North artist whose work is regularly on show at Snails Artist Run Space. His work is playful, fascinating, prolific, challenging and borrows extensively from pop culture including (occasionally) pornography. Kirsty Porter of Snails (https://www.facebook.com/snailsartistrunspace/) joins the podcast to talk about Jonny and his work. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Jonny Kan (https://www.instagram.com/serbiangreywolves12/) is a Palmerston North artist whose work is regularly on show at Snails Artist Run Space. His work is playful, fascinating, prolific, challenging and borrows extensively from pop culture including (occasionally) pornography. Kirsty Porter of Snails (https://www.facebook.com/snailsartistrunspace/) joins the podcast to talk about Jonny and his work. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:43:15 e448cebf-1632-4d63-8f7c-4a5ae8b9df5b Thu, 04 Jun 2020 11:54:00 +1200 episodic This isn't a political show, but it does have politics. In our first exploration of what that means, we talk to Emma G (https://www.facebook.com/emmag.music/) direct from Washington DC about feminism, which is to say that by the end of the hour we'll have solved literally every gender inequality problem. Probably. CW for discussion(not graphic but still frank) of violence and sexual assault. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. This isn't a political show, but it does have politics. In our first exploration of what that means, we talk to Emma G (https://www.facebook.com/emmag.music/) direct from Washington DC about feminism, which is to say that by the end of the hour we'll have solved literally every gender inequality problem. Probably. CW for discussion(not graphic but still frank) of violence and sexual assault. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. This isn't a political show, but it does have politics. In our first exploration of what that means, we talk to Emma G (https://www.facebook.com/emmag.music/) direct from Washington DC about feminism, which is to say that by the end of the hour we'll have solved literally every gender inequality problem. Probably. CW for discussion(not graphic but still frank) of violence and sexual assault. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:0:26 276c323c-1c01-468a-888f-0f49fabe07d9 Thu, 28 May 2020 21:15:00 +1200 episodic The SCP Foundation is an enormous (over 6000 articles and counting) and impenetrable online collaborative fiction project with roots in "creepypasta" and forum culture. Zak Rodgers, Palmerston North's Punk Rock Poet joins the podcast to discuss the appeal of SCP, and the best ways into and out of its very strange and grim world. Zak Rodgers: https://www.facebook.com/punkrockpoet/ Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. The SCP Foundation is an enormous (over 6000 articles and counting) and impenetrable online collaborative fiction project with roots in "creepypasta" and forum culture. Zak Rodgers, Palmerston North's Punk Rock Poet joins the podcast to discuss the appeal of SCP, and the best ways into and out of its very strange and grim world. Zak Rodgers: https://www.facebook.com/punkrockpoet/ Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. The SCP Foundation is an enormous (over 6000 articles and counting) and impenetrable online collaborative fiction project with roots in "creepypasta" and forum culture. Zak Rodgers, Palmerston North's Punk Rock Poet joins the podcast to discuss the appeal of SCP, and the best ways into and out of its very strange and grim world. Zak Rodgers: https://www.facebook.com/punkrockpoet/ Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:53:17 764f26c5-972c-471c-b7d3-0d3b05316975 Thu, 21 May 2020 21:15:00 +1200 episodic Jonathan Glazer's 2013 film "Under The Skin" is a highly-polarizing movie (a check on Google Play Movies finds almost exclusively 1 or 5 star reviews). It's a study in male sexuality that keeps its sex all at arm's length, and a science fiction movie that stays resolutely grounded in the mundane. Morgan Davie (Diceratops Presents) joins the podcast to help unpack this strange, beautiful, chilly film. Diceratops Presents is at: https://diceratops-presents.pinecast.co/ Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air Jonathan Glazer's 2013 film "Under The Skin" is a highly-polarizing movie (a check on Google Play Movies finds almost exclusively 1 or 5 star reviews). It's a study in male sexuality that keeps its sex all at arm's length, and a science fiction movie that stays resolutely grounded in the mundane. Morgan Davie (Diceratops Presents) joins the podcast to help unpack this strange, beautiful, chilly film. Diceratops Presents is at: https://diceratops-presents.pinecast.co/ Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air Jonathan Glazer's 2013 film "Under The Skin" is a highly-polarizing movie (a check on Google Play Movies finds almost exclusively 1 or 5 star reviews). It's a study in male sexuality that keeps its sex all at arm's length, and a science fiction movie that stays resolutely grounded in the mundane. Morgan Davie (Diceratops Presents) joins the podcast to help unpack this strange, beautiful, chilly film. Diceratops Presents is at: https://diceratops-presents.pinecast.co/ Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air 0:58:29 1138ae03-a63f-4f46-92ea-40f3014b6893 Thu, 14 May 2020 21:15:00 +1200 episodic Christian Fitness is the one man band (*not* solo project) of Welsh musician Andrew "Falco" Falkous. Scott Common (the K1500 Project, Mr Muscovado Orange) joins the podcast to talk about the appeal of this wonky aggressive music, the way that Christian Fitness relates to Falco's other main project Future Of The Left, ridiculously long title, and the concept of an unwarranted premium placed on virtuosity. Christian Fitness: https://christianfitness.bandcamp.com/ The K1500 Project: https://thek1500project.bandcamp.com/ Mr Muscovado Orange: https://mrmuscovadoorange.bandcamp.com/ Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Christian Fitness is the one man band (*not* solo project) of Welsh musician Andrew "Falco" Falkous. Scott Common (the K1500 Project, Mr Muscovado Orange) joins the podcast to talk about the appeal of this wonky aggressive music, the way that Christian Fitness relates to Falco's other main project Future Of The Left, ridiculously long title, and the concept of an unwarranted premium placed on virtuosity. Christian Fitness: https://christianfitness.bandcamp.com/ The K1500 Project: https://thek1500project.bandcamp.com/ Mr Muscovado Orange: https://mrmuscovadoorange.bandcamp.com/ Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Christian Fitness is the one man band (*not* solo project) of Welsh musician Andrew "Falco" Falkous. Scott Common (the K1500 Project, Mr Muscovado Orange) joins the podcast to talk about the appeal of this wonky aggressive music, the way that Christian Fitness relates to Falco's other main project Future Of The Left, ridiculously long title, and the concept of an unwarranted premium placed on virtuosity. Christian Fitness: https://christianfitness.bandcamp.com/ The K1500 Project: https://thek1500project.bandcamp.com/ Mr Muscovado Orange: https://mrmuscovadoorange.bandcamp.com/ Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:0:10 b7ad844b-ee09-4a70-bde1-db8b1bc9f322 Thu, 07 May 2020 21:15:00 +1200 episodic In a move that honours the spiritual inspiration for this show, Hugh talks to Kosmic (author of webcomics "Feast For A King" and "Nasty Red Dogs") about the long running, artistically influential, beautifully drawn, and P R O BL E M A T I C manga series "Berserk" by Kentaro Miura. CW for discussions of fictional rape and sexual assault. Find Kosmic at @kosmicdream on Twitter, and the comics at feastforaking.com and nastyreddogs.com Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. In a move that honours the spiritual inspiration for this show, Hugh talks to Kosmic (author of webcomics "Feast For A King" and "Nasty Red Dogs") about the long running, artistically influential, beautifully drawn, and P R O BL E M A T I C manga series "Berserk" by Kentaro Miura. CW for discussions of fictional rape and sexual assault. Find Kosmic at @kosmicdream on Twitter, and the comics at feastforaking.com and nastyreddogs.com Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. In a move that honours the spiritual inspiration for this show, Hugh talks to Kosmic (author of webcomics "Feast For A King" and "Nasty Red Dogs") about the long running, artistically influential, beautifully drawn, and P R O BL E M A T I C manga series "Berserk" by Kentaro Miura. CW for discussions of fictional rape and sexual assault. Find Kosmic at @kosmicdream on Twitter, and the comics at feastforaking.com and nastyreddogs.com Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:3:55 30823962-2b1e-45c1-abc0-098709e4ab30 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 21:15:00 +1200 episodic The Residents are a resolutely perverse and inscrutable band, who are simultaneously pervasively influential and deliberately obscure. They channel a spirit of pranksterism that's a fundamental part of American counterculture music, and they occasionally make really awful noises just for the heck of it. With the help of Anton Angelo, a man who "tried to become a fan", Hugh puzzles through trying to unpack all this nonsense. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. The Residents are a resolutely perverse and inscrutable band, who are simultaneously pervasively influential and deliberately obscure. They channel a spirit of pranksterism that's a fundamental part of American counterculture music, and they occasionally make really awful noises just for the heck of it. With the help of Anton Angelo, a man who "tried to become a fan", Hugh puzzles through trying to unpack all this nonsense. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. The Residents are a resolutely perverse and inscrutable band, who are simultaneously pervasively influential and deliberately obscure. They channel a spirit of pranksterism that's a fundamental part of American counterculture music, and they occasionally make really awful noises just for the heck of it. With the help of Anton Angelo, a man who "tried to become a fan", Hugh puzzles through trying to unpack all this nonsense. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:57:32 acb3171b-fe94-469c-a025-2321a954529e Thu, 23 Apr 2020 21:15:00 +1200 episodic Today Hugh talks to his brother Angus about noisily earnest San Francisco folk/blues/punk duo Two Gallants for a really long time (whoops!) Can you make music in a self-consciously antique style address to modern problems? Why would you listen to music about abusive relationships and slavery for fun? And would the Two Gallants be worse if they were a better band? Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Today Hugh talks to his brother Angus about noisily earnest San Francisco folk/blues/punk duo Two Gallants for a really long time (whoops!) Can you make music in a self-consciously antique style address to modern problems? Why would you listen to music about abusive relationships and slavery for fun? And would the Two Gallants be worse if they were a better band? Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Today Hugh talks to his brother Angus about noisily earnest San Francisco folk/blues/punk duo Two Gallants for a really long time (whoops!) Can you make music in a self-consciously antique style address to modern problems? Why would you listen to music about abusive relationships and slavery for fun? And would the Two Gallants be worse if they were a better band? Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 1:9:30 7b320f25-54a2-4fa4-bfc8-15e07296eb09 Thu, 16 Apr 2020 21:15:00 +1200 episodic Reading about conspiracy theories is a lot of fun, but some people really believe this stuff and some of them do really scary things as a result. Dr M Dentith studies conspiracy theory for a living, can they help us chart a path through this tangle? Dr Dentith is @conspiracism on Twitter. Reading about conspiracy theories is a lot of fun, but some people really believe this stuff and some of them do really scary things as a result. Dr M Dentith studies conspiracy theory for a living, can they help us chart a path through this tangle? Dr Dentith is @conspiracism on Twitter. Reading about conspiracy theories is a lot of fun, but some people really believe this stuff and some of them do really scary things as a result. Dr M Dentith studies conspiracy theory for a living, can they help us chart a path through this tangle? Dr Dentith is @conspiracism on Twitter. 0:52:20 89954c95-a08c-4134-beb7-76b09aa6a8b1 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 21:15:00 +1200 episodic Hugh and Rob chat about English IDM-adjacent duo Autechre, their place in music history and nerdery, and how one goes about loving music that occasionally sounds like when I was a kid and put C64 tapes in my dad's stereo. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Hugh and Rob chat about English IDM-adjacent duo Autechre, their place in music history and nerdery, and how one goes about loving music that occasionally sounds like when I was a kid and put C64 tapes in my dad's stereo. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. Hugh and Rob chat about English IDM-adjacent duo Autechre, their place in music history and nerdery, and how one goes about loving music that occasionally sounds like when I was a kid and put C64 tapes in my dad's stereo. Produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of NZ On Air. 0:53:52 ab75d966-e894-4419-9675-f222e7f3fc1e Thu, 02 Apr 2020 21:15:00 +1300 episodic