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 15 November 2009
This Week's Bits
This edition of TWB includes: reaction to the Hone Harawira bruhaha from Phil Goff and John Key; rising food prices in NZ and why; the banks and accusations they're not passing on the OCR cut to their customers and Mahmoud Abbas threatens to step down.
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MP3, 12m59s, 3MB
The Weekly Roundup
This week: Niki Caro and Keisha Castle-Hughes on The Vintner's Luck, the film adaptation of Elizabeth Knox's book ; Seth from The Akron Family talks to Charlotte and the Cuban Brothers chat with Mikey about what's being billed as "the greatest show on earth."
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MP3, 11m50s, 2.7MB
Pecha Kucha
A fascinating combination of town meeting and creative presentation is fast becoming popular. 10 to 14 speakers from the creative arts get 6 and a half minutes to speak and are only allowed to show 20 slides for 20 seconds each. It's called Pecha Kucha and I went along to the latest edition which took place at the Metro Theatre in Mangere. It was an interesting evening involving speakers from different fields including architecture, the visual arts, film making and music. The organiser is a very tall German by the name of Luka Hinse. I talked to him and a few other people who took part.
Further reading
The international site with a designer bent
Wired magazine piece with a presentation example
A Me Design Magazine interview with Mark Dytham one of the co-founders of Pecha Kucha
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MP3, 17m13s, 3.9MB
Laura Patterson
One of the sad facts about aid work is that you're unlikely to run out of work. It can be difficult and can take you to many different places around the world. Laura Patterson knows this well, she's the Programmes Director for Childfund NZ and her work has taken her to lengthy tours in Zambia, Angola, Afghanistan, East Timor and Kenya.
Further reading
Country profiles for Angola, Afghanistan and Kenya.
UNICEF overview of HIV/AIDS in Angola
The UN's Afghan Opium Survey published this year notes a decrease in production, but also talks about a "marriage of convenience" between the Government and the drug lords.
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MP3, 22m16s, 5.1MB
The Dentith Files
This week Matthew Dentith talks about a conspiracy that actually happened. It involves secret Freemason lodges, the Vatican, Italian banking, the Mafia and murder.
Further reading
An indepth Wikipedia report
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MP3, 21m24s, 4.9MB
Captain Critic
Making his return to Sunday Breakfast is Captain Critic who will provide regular comic book reviews leading into Christmas.
This week the Captain looks at David Mazzucchelli new graphic novel Asterios Polyp
Further reading
A sampling of Mazzucchelli's work from Master of Kung Fu #121 to Asterios Polyp
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MP3, 11m26s, 2.6MB
Email/TXT Pearlers
Córdoba (founded in 1618) is a city and is the seat of the municipality of the same name in the Mexican state of Veracruz.
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MP3, 1m09s, 269.1KB