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 6 December 2009
This Week's Bits
On This Week's Bits: Phil Goff and his play of the race card; the 2025 Taskforce report and the areas it failed to address; legal aid gamers and in Australia the liberal party implodes.
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MP3, 14m18s, 3.3MB
The Weekly Roundup
This week: Anika Moa and Julia Deans; Sue and Gary, the artists behind The Boiler Room exhibitions; DJ Pots and the ins and outs of the citizen's arrest.
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MP3, 11m22s, 2.6MB
How Stuff Works: The Kiwi Brain
Dr Fabiana Kubke has, for the last few years, been involved in a study looking at exactly how the brain of our national bird works. If you thought the kiwi was pretty special before, prepare to have that assumption confirmed.
Further reading
Fabiana's blog
Auckland PHd student Jeremy Corfield's thesis on the evolution of the kiwi brain
The BNZ save the kiwi website
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MP3, 22m26s, 5.1MB
The Dentith Files
This week Matthew looks at the the work of Richard Gage, an American architect who argues that the official story around the 911 attacks is false. He reckons evidence proves that the towers were destroyed by a controlled demolition.
Further reading
Matthew's blog entries tagged "911"
The Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth website
John Farmer is the author whose name and book about 911 neither Matthew nor myself could remember. He was the Senior Counsel for the 9/11 Commission and alleges in The Ground Truth: The Story Behind America's Defense on 911 various government agencies lied to cover their own arses after the attacks.
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MP3, 22m22s, 5.1MB
Comics and Collectors
Captain Critic kicks off a new series. In Comics and Collectors he talks to notable people who you possibly wouldn't think have a connection to the world of comics. This week: Chris Cudby of Goldenaxe.
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MP3, 14m32s, 3.3MB
Email/TXT Pearlers
The Tawny Owl is a stocky, medium-sized owl which is common in woodlands across much of Eurasia. Its underparts are pale with dark streaks, and the upperparts are either brown or grey, with several of the eleven recognised subspecies having both variants.
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MP3, 1m30s, 350.4KB
The Wind Down
I do hope you'll join us for the last Sunday Breakfast show of the year on the 20th of December. It'll be a best of the year type show, but we'll try and get something special jacked up. It's the morning after bStreet, so it's anyone's guess how well the old noggin will be working, let alone the equipment but we'll give it a crack, aye?