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Fear, Guilt & Agriculture

by Poynton Studios.

Fear, Guilt & Agriculture are the foundations of the New Zealand cultural experience. Host Oscar Davies-Kay talks to friends and other interesting people from Aotearoa about their life story.New episodes weekly.Sign up to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/fearguiltandagriculture

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Episodes

  1. Kane Strang

    Tuck in once more on this weeks episode of FGA!

  2. Jon Toogood

    Icon, legend, talent… can we find the words to sum up one Jon Toogood? Frontman for one of Aotearoa’s biggest bands of all time, Jon stops in to chat life and music with Oscar ahead of the release of his autobiography “Home Again: My Life & Times In A Band Called Shihad” (available now wherever...

  3. Annabel Kean

    From working with Under The Radar, to being half of the ever prolific production duo Sports Team, to her recent foreign into acting with the national indie gem The Weed Eaters, Annabel has had her fingers all over the creative fields of Aotearoa. Tune in as her and Oscar take it back to where it...

  4. Paddy Hill

    Musician, producer, and current studio manager at Roundhead, while being a fully rounded human being and good sort. Paddy is part of the bedrock of our local music sense in Aotearoa, and is helping to facilitate an artist focused production process out of one of the most decked out studios in the...

  5. “JR” Joseph Rowntree

    Joseph is a painter, an artist, a curious soul who works across divides to get to something simmer under the surface in Aotearoa. From his earlier years moving down to the Te Waipounamu and eventually becoming a sheep shearer, to art school and pursuing a creative pathway, Oscar and JR talk…

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  6. Silas Futura

    This week on the pod we have Silas Futura (aka Silas McClintock). Silas is a creative powerhouse, and part of the crew here at Poynton studios who make this all possible. Oscar and Silas get deep into it. From the reality warping nature of saviour complexes, to the dire importance of valuing art...

  7. Keith Inwood

    Keith Inwood is a man of the world and moving things around it. Himself across the earth, freight across the sea, and discs through the air. He is the founder of RPM discs, and alongside Jackson they revolutionize the sport one revolution at a time. Today on the pod, Keith and Oscar talk about…

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  8. Dave Hine

    Dave Hine is a musician, producer, and student of the mind and body. Member of legendary band Missing Teeth, and half of the MurderChord. This week on the pod, Oscar and Dave chat about aggressive engineering solicitation, balancing your dopamine receptors, and the endless creative grind. Dave...

  9. Hayden Eastmond-Mein

    Hayden Eastmond-Mein is a wicked smart musician, political campaigner, and family man. Today on the Pod, Hayden and Oscar get into narrowly escaping the wellington dub scene to tour with the Brunettes, his contributions to Chlöe Swarbrick's meteoric rise, and the genius economics of the Cassette…

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  10. Johnny Andrews

    Johnny Andrews is a British ex-pat currently residing in Aotearoa. By day, Johnny [redacted]. By night, he's the host of the My Movie DNA podcast. This week on the pod Oscar and Johnny get into a childhood soundtracked by music, the leap across hemispheres, and watching more movies than a big…

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  11. Tom Tremewan

    Tom Tremewan is the captain of our beloved 95bFM. One of the most important cultural cornerstones in Tāmaki Makaurau. He has steered the ship through it's most tumultuous times, while maintaining it's ethos, integrity, and mana. This week on the pod, Tom and Oscar reminisce on bFMs trials and...

  12. Callum Passells

    Callum Passells is composer and performer based in Tāmaki Makaurau, working across a plethora of musical instruments, traditions, and genres. Callum has toured with Aldous Harding, is a standing member of Hans Pucket, explored spacial relations in his LCR project, and most recently composed the...

  13. Tom Broome

    Tom Broome is your favourite drummer's favourite drummer. An absolute master of his craft, with artisanal attention to detail.  This week Tom shares insight into his upbringing, deep cuts about drum production, and discusses the sensitivities of working in a collaborative art form. What an...

  14. Chris Cudby

    From Golden Axe to Pizza Pizza to Power Nap to Audio Foundation to 95Bfm to Under The Radar, if you’ve been around underground music in Tāmaki, or anywhere on the Motu, it’s hard to imagine you’ve never run into, or at least hear the name, Chris Cudby. Emerging from the North Shore suburb of…

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  15. Mark Dakiv

    Mark Dakiv is a DG legend. A grass roots early adopter, and integral in getting the scene off the ground in Canada & NZ. Today on the pod, Mark and Oscar take a deep dive into aerodynamics, fluid dynamics, and social dynamics. Tuck the flip in and find out what Mark's all aboot!

  16. Connor Crawford

    Connor Crawford is a photographer, videographer, and music lover from Aotearoa. From early days in the deep east of Tāmaki, to documenting some of the biggest bands in the world, to a pig carcass on Rock Island, we cover it all! So we welcome you all to hear the tale of Connor Crawford, one of…

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  17. Rob Nairn

    Rob Nairn is a salt of the earth bloke with a heart of gold. He is creator of many mediums. Buildings, stories, and very good boys(shout out friend of the pod Vince). This week he and Oscar peruse the rich annals of Rob's seven decades. Buckle up, and tuck in! Yeow

  18. Vincent HL

    Vincent HL is a prolific and storied musician, and also proud father of a brand spanking new studio in the heart of industrial Avondale. This week he and Oscar get into the nitty gritty of growing up in wine country West Auckland and Vincents rich, meandering musical journey. Tuck the f*ck in…

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  19. Timothy Giles

    Timothy Giles is a celebrant, a podcast host, a facilitator and trainer, and perhaps most of all someone with a great way with words and people. This week he and Oscar sit down for a long and deep chat around Timothy’s life, where it started, where it’s come to, and what he’s learned along the…

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  20. Katie McRae

    Katie McRae is a perennial figure in the NZ music scene. From distribution to label duties, to her work with Chicks That Scream bringing some of the hottest international acts to shores of Aotearoa, Katie has seen the music industry from all sides. Currently working as a key member of the WHAMMY...

  21. Paul Oman

    Recently in town for the Tour Down Under, Oscar had the great privilege of sitting down with THE “Tall” Paul Omen, 2025 master world champion and an elite veteran touring pro with fifty PDGA victories, now a friend and brother in the world of disc. Traversing Paul’s origin story to life as a road...

  22. Eric Scholes

    A lifelong Tāmaki resident, Eric Scholes is a bassist, arranger, band leader, and all around legend. From the notorious early days of the DHDFD’s to a position in the APO, Eric recounts stories and gives good reasons to get into spear fishing. This week on FGA Oscar and Eric get into it, the big...

  23. Scotty Pearson

    Scotty Pearson is a musician, builder, entrepreneur and character to know! This week on FGA, Oscar and Scotty go through the whole story, the personal and the professional. From a stint in Nashville, to the legendary days of Elemeno P, these are stories you know you want to hear. It’s a +3hr...

  24. Mason Fairey

    Mason Fairey is a friend of the pod, the main man behind everything sound at Double Whammy, and one of the highest drummers in the land! Whether you know him from his numerous drumming positions over the years (The Nightshades, Pixels, Te Huhu, Louisa Nicklin, SCRAN, to name but a few), his...

  25. David Feauai-Afaese

    David Feauai-Afaese is a musician, composer, leader of the band LEAO, and co-founder of Noa Records, an indie label which seeks to present diverse creative outputs and perspectives from artistic practitioners based geo-spiritually within Aotearoa/Te Moana Nui a Kiwa. David is also an advocate for…

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  26. Al Keating

    Al Keating might be most familiar from his time at Coffee Supreme, but he’s lived a big life, and today on FGA we get right into it! From industry insights to the mental pressures of christian wanks, Oscar and Al jump the 3hr mark in this one, so you know there’s stories galore. Grab some…

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  27. Glen Elliot

    Glen Elliot is a producer, a property owner, and reportedly once went on a date with Liv Tyler! Come follow the story of his life from early days in GI, to adventures through New York, and the production of one of the greatest shows to bloom from Tāmaki’s underbelly; Wayne Anderson: Singer of...

  28. Crystal Chen

    Crystal Chen is a musician, composer, photographer, and general creative mind. Born and raised in Tāmaki, Crystal brings a soulful voice to the scene, making humorous and heartbreaking observations that gel perfectly with her ornate blend of soul and jazz influences. Her my debut album 'You can...

  29. Craig Wright

    Craig Wright is a publican with a lifetime worth of experience in the hospitality industry. Owner and operator of the Northern Line Bar & Social in Beresford Square just off Karangahape Rd, on today's episode of FGA Craig runs us through his life, from early days in Manchester with his band The...

  30. Finn Johansson

    Finn Johansson is a musician, gam designer, and all round creative hailing from Te Whanganui-a-Tara, now based in Tāmaki. From his own practice to his work with Johnsonville City Nights, The Boxcar Rattle and Tommy and the Fallen Horses amount many others, you will likely have seen Finn around…

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  31. Madeleine Rose

    This week on the pod we have Madeleine Rose, a mover, educator & kaiwhakahau from Aotearoa, she is a passionate advocate in the field of SW and co-hosts the @stripped_unscripted podcast with Vixen Temple. A life long athlete with a powerful sense of justice, Madeleine has a frank and open chat…

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  32. Johnny Mantell

    This week on FGA we have Johnny Mantell, a fixture of the food and hospitality scene in Tāmaki you may know the name from the Mantells venues and function spaces. Johnny is also an avid skier and snowboarder, hitting some of the best slopes this orb has to offer, a family man, and just one who…

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  33. Dave Hudgins

    Hudge is a DJ, a promoter, and ex-rowing champion, a father, and a lover of music with soul among many other things. Hudge has been DJing for over 30 years, starting in the London Hip Hop and spreading all over the globe, and boy does he have some stories to tell! You may be familiar with him as...

  34. John Davies

    John Davies is a director and performer working in theater, opera, masked dance, and much much more. From his early days in Piopio to adventures through the world, discovering the breadth of experience and theatrical/musical expression available to an open mind with a thirst to learn. Come get to...

  35. Chenoa Murphy

    This week on Fear, Guilt and Agriculture we talk to Chenoa Murphy. If you’ve spent anytime in the Tāmaki music scene, changes are you’re run into Chenoa. From Margaritas, to the Kings Arms, the Leigh Sawmill, and WHAMMY bar to name a few, Chenoa has probably facilitated one of the best nights out...

  36. Chris Stapp

    Artist, actor, director, editor, set builder, stuntman, musician, icon, the man… It’s Chris Stapp! If you don’t know him, you don’t know nothing, and you’ve missed the all time low(high) point of New Zealand television. The brain behind Back of the Y Masterpiece Television and Deja Voodoo sits…

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  37. Tony Drent

    If you’ve been part of the Tāmaki music scene over the last decade and a half, chances are Tony Drent has been on your radar at some point. The Nevernudes, Anthony Drent and the Blood of The Innocent, Civil Union, Executive Zone, and their current project Ex-Partner. Chances are one of these…

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  38. Reuben Bonner

    Reuben Bonner runs Banished Music, a major force in organising and promoting some of the best acts, local and international, to grace the shores of Aotearoa. Reuben and Oscar go back a fair way, with Banished releasing some of the earliest Rackets albums, and this week they look back through...

  39. Finn Scholes

    Finn Scholes is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, trumpet legend, and a person you want to know! From heading the incomparable Carnivorous Pant Society to playing with Tiny Ruins, Batucada Sound Machine, Lawrence Arabia, Katchafire and too many more to name, Finn is a key player in the Aotearoa...

  40. Sam Te Kani

    This week Oscar is joined by Sam Te Kani, an author, artist, art critic, and fellow podcaster, regularly hosting Rats in the Gutter with Johanna Cosgrove. Sam and Oscar get into it all, the personal, the public, the politic, the erotic. Let the words speak for themselves, get your ears open wide...

  41. Joel Cosgrove

    Kia ora! This week on Fear, Guilt and Agriculture we are joined by Joel Cosgrove. Joel is a musician, an activist, and perhaps most notably a core member of the EYEGUM collective, which has been a major part of the independent gig scene in Te Whanganui-a-Tara for over a decade, particularly in…

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  42. Chris O’Connor

    Chris O’Connor is one of Aotearoa's most beloved musicians and a master drummer who you will have heard on everything from The Phoenix Foundation to Trinity Roots to his deep explorations of non-idiomatic free improvisation. Currently Chris is based in Tāmaki working in music therapy. This week…

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  43. Olga Dakiv

    Olga Dakiv is an author and teacher who has literally walked the path from Hell to Heaven—both on ‘the other side’ and here on Earth. Today, she guides people toward inner peace, health, and a fulfilled life, so heaven can be lived here on Earth. Open your mind this week on FGA as we get a peak...

  44. Tom Anderson

    This weeks guest is Tom Anderson, a massive part of the local music scene in Tāmaki and across the motu. Wether its as a musician, a sound engineer, his involvement with the legendary Whammy bar, or overseeing massive international acts in some of the countries largest venues, Tom has on the…

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  45. Jack Oliver-Hood

    This week’s guest is Jack Oliver-Hood. Jack is a lawyer, a film buff, a deadhead, a beautiful, ethically minded soul, and someone with both great critical faculties and a history on the WOW servers. On this episode Oscar navigates Jack’s personal histories as well as a splash of fascinating...

  46. De Stevens

    De Stevens is a musician, producer, engineer, and beloved individual around the music scene. Based in Tāmaki, but with a heart and soul emerging from Te Waipounamu, De is currently working out of the legendary Roundhead Studios (where this episode was recorded!). Come hear about some of his...

  47. Shawn McManus

    Shawn McManus has worked as a DJ, master electrician, prop builder, been an event producer, run a cafe/bar… he’s been the one-stop-shop! Come hear what it takes to balance all these hats, and get some inside stories from the past days of Krd (Shawn’s old abode became our dearly beloved Wine…

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  48. Lucola

    Lucola (Luke Benge) is a wonderful multi-instrumentalist, composer, graphic designer, and globetrotter. His music plays with electronic music of the 70’s and 80’s, recontextualizing it with slick production and an enigmatic demeanour. With stories for day, and experiences far and wide, Lucola and...

  49. Gary Dalhousie

    Gary Dalhousie is a connector, a collaborator, a searcher, and an open book with a long history in hospitality, management, and development. Music holds a special place in Gary’s heart, and you can hear his most recent efforts in the psych pop outfit Ocean Beach. Rocketing fourth from…

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  50. Joshua Worthington-Church

    This week on FGA we are joined by the incomparable Joshua Worthington-Church. You’ve seen him around, even if you don’t know it. Whether it’s by the side of a drumming teddy in Galaxy Bear, leading the ship as the front man of Mammalien, as a solid foundation in bands such as Being and Princess...

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Fear, Guilt & Agriculture are the foundations of the New Zealand cultural experience. Host Oscar Davies-Kay talks to friends and other interesting people from Aotearoa about their life story.New episodes weekly.Sign up to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/fearguiltandagriculture

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