THE CRYPTID FACTOR with Rhys Darby and David Farrier (oh, and their producer Buttons). Every Sunday they'll be discussing all things cryptid – from Bigfoot to the Loch Ness monster to the Mongolian Death Worm... not to mention some topics closer to home.
They'll have interviews, analysis, eyewitness accounts... and of course, music and banter.
Join Rhys and David: Come with them, as they (and you!) step into the exciting world of cryptozoology.
Oh they'll be playing their favourite tunes, too.
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This show aired 20 September 2009
This Week's Bits
This week the Maori Party changes its tune on the Emissions Trading Scheme; palm kernel raises the ire of environmentalists and the case of the Bilbao 5 gets reopened.
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MP3, 11m56s, 2.7MB
The Weekly Round Up
Featuring live songs from Graeme Downes of the Verlaines, Collapsing Cities and Troy, Duncan Grieves and Charlotte discuss music television and the VMAs.
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MP3, 10m52s, 2.5MB
Kristen Darragh
The up and coming mezzo-soprano is staring in a production of Eugene Onegin, the opera based on Alexander Pushkin's novel of the same name. As you'd expect of a russian opera it's pretty full on and full of melodramatic regret, high society parties and a good old fashioned pistol duel.
Kristen has spent the last four years studying at the Royal Academy in London and is about to embark on a freelance career in Berlin. So what exactly is the life of the free lance mezzo-soprano and how does one get to that point?
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MP3, 13m02s, 3MB
The Liberation of Albert Park
40 years ago a series of house raids, not unlike the terror raids of recent years, sparked off a series of events which culminated in the Auckland City Council marking Albert Park as a public free speech area.
Numerous protest groups at the time were involved including the Progressive Youth Movement. Barry Lee was a member of the PYM at the time and goes through the background to the "liberation" and offers some insight to the protest movement in the late 60s.
The anniversary was celebrated with a concert in Albert Park involving The Frank E Evans Band, Tigi Ness and Tim Shadbolt.
Further reading
Barry's website
Sue Bradford (who talked at the event) reminisces
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MP3, 15m33s, 3.6MB
The Dentith Files
This week Matthew jumps into his book reviewer slippers and offers his verdict of Dan Brown's latest pot boiler, The Lost Symbol. Utter poos apparently.
Further reading
Tom Chivers at The Telegraph lists Brown's greatest literary offenses.
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MP3, 17m06s, 3.9MB
It Came From ...
This week my main man Benji Jackson takes a look at the rise and fall of Rawkus Records, the launching pad of Mos Def, Talib Kweli and one Marshall Mathers.
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MP3, 16m38s, 3.8MB
Birdboy Sings
This week Birdboy sings a song of two men meeting and making a lasting connection.
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MP3, 4m00s, 937.2KB