Culture 101

Culture 101

Perlina Lau hosts a weekly show about creativity and culture in Aotearoa.

Episodes

December 20, 2025 20 mins
Anthony Hoy Fong has carved out a hugely successful career, cooking for US presidents, Oprah and has worked with NBA legend Shaquille O'Neill to design school lunches for kids in Miami. Culture 101 speaks to Anthony Hoy Fong about his menu and cooking hang-style lamb on the steps of the Met.
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This year's Bruce Mason Playwrighting Award has been awarded to Anders Falstie-Jensen. In 2015, Centrepoint won the Adam Award for Best New Zealand Play. Falstie-Jensen has been an artist in residence at the Basement Theatre in Auckland and has also worked with the New Zealand International Film Festival, Massive Theatre Company and Douglas Wright Dance Company.
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December 20, 2025 24 mins
In the lead up to Christmas we've been looking back at the best books and television of the year. This week - it's time to look at the best films - with Kate Rodger.
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December 20, 2025 20 mins
Dr Penelope Jackson speaks to Culture 101 about the fascination with art and crime and why writing about it can be complicated and difficult.
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When we think of the late comedian, writer, satirist, and performer John Clarke - aka Fred Dagg, words like legend and icon often come to mind. But for his daughter Lorin, there's also another description - simply - Dad. Lorin Clarke speaks to Culture 101 about dissecting comedy as a family, dealing with his passing and how this documentary came about.
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Stand-up comedian, writer and MC, Michele A'Court - is one of Aotearoa's most recognisable faces. She joins us for our final Culture 101 of the year - as our Fast Favourite guest this week.
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The Tamaki Makaurau contemporary artist speaks to Culture 101 about why she's leading the charge to save the creative space.
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December 13, 2025 26 mins
TV reviewer Karl Puschmann shares his top TV picks for the year.
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He speaks to Culture 101 about whether panto in Aotearoa is different to rest of the world and their approach to casting and staging for this production.
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Legendary James Cameron on Avatar Fire and Ash.
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Come January, the top Elvis impersonators from Australasia will descend on New South Wales to battle for the title of the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist. It's part of a global competition to find the best who can represent the legacy of the King. Over two days, Elvis experts will sing, shake and rock and roll to audiences and judges - with the winner earning a spot in the semi-final round held in Memphis, Tennessee during Elvis...
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RNZ's Angie Skerrett has been finding out about the photographer who wasn't afraid to see things differently through the lens.
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The academic, teacher, mentor, art historian, and multi-award-winning author joins Perlina Lau share some of her cultural favourites.
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Best Books of 2025 with Time Out Bookstore's Jenna Todd.
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December 6, 2025 26 mins
Perlina Lau talks to the creator of a new musical, based on a beloved children's book written by the late Margaret Mahy.
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Dunedin-based Artist Jane Marshall Fitzgerald was born in Ashburton  and she joins Culture 101.
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December 6, 2025 11 mins
Bloke of the Apocalypse is a new animated Kiwi series which has hit YouTube. Creator Charlie Faulks speaks to Culture 101.
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December 6, 2025 3 mins
Arts news. .
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Genuine and Stable is Uhyoung Choi's debut as a playwright and is based on his experiences as a former immigration lawyer. 
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The sculptor, video artist, and writer has been chosen as this year's Harriet Friedlander Fellow and joins Culture 101.
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