Episodes
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Alphabethead Live To Air
The mighty Alphabethead came down to the RDUnit to play an epic set and this is the reult. On tour for the Flying NUN 30th Anniversary he also played at local venues The Roastery and darkroom - mean!
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BWS - Te Ururoa Flavell
Spanky talks to the education spokesman for the Maori Party on the inevitable clashes with Act over policy. What will National do with their two fueding kiddies?
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BWS- Dr Don Brash
Spanky talks about Act's New Plymouth Chairman Morris Hey confronting John Key in a mall about not honouring Nationals deal with ACT on the Epsom candidate...sounds like someone got the wrong end of the stick.
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Breakfast With Spanky - Thursday 13th October 2011
Spanky grills Nicky Wagner, National MP for Christchurch, as well as coversations with musician Timothy Blackman and Professor Leo Paul Dana on the Amish community. He also gets the latest news from Tauranga from Dr Brett Gartrell who is in charge of the beach clean up and chats to New Scientist...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Wednesday 12th October 2011
Spanky talks to Kath Taylor, Chief Executive of Maritime NZ about the Rena boat disaster as well as Catherine Savage, Chief Executive of Maori Tertiary Education Orgnaisation Te Tapuae o Rehua on her submission to the Central City Draft Plan meetings and talks about movie "Shark Night" with movie...
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Episode 321
We spoke to good ol’ Garry Moore this morning, the God Father of our fair city because we really wanted to hear his opinion ob Bob Parker’s media attention during the quake aftermath. There was a report which was amended, written by the senior civil defense manager at ECan that said Bob’s media...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Dr. William Helton on dog intel
Next up was a Dr. of psychology - William Helton - who’s been looking into dogs of all shapes and sizes and comparing their intelligence, or at least working out whether size has anything to do with the ability to be trained. It’s kind of hard to explain, so have a listen
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Breakfast With Spanky - Prof. John Blunt on cancer fighting sponge
We spoke with some very interesting people this morning, a Professor and a Doctor. First up with the Professor, John Blunt who has been involved in researching sponge growing off the coast of Kaikoura, that has remarkable properties that could be used in the fight against cancer. Anything to do...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Gordon McKenzie an Aetherius
We also had a really interesting talk with a gentleman by the name of Gordon McKenzie. Now he belongs to a group called The Aetherius Society, who for lack of a better explanation (and everybody basically wants to know) believe in aliens. Oh there’s much more to it than just that, so you should...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Phil Goff
How about Phil Goff ay? He’s a good man, and as per usual on a Wednesday morning he called at his allocated time (8:15am) for a chat about all things current in politics. Today we covered the Pike River Coal liquidation, why Labour has pulled its support for the Government’s Maori backed law…
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Breakfast With Spanky - Sam McSorley on alcohol
Also on the show this morning was that bonny wee lass, Sam McSorley, our resident medical herbalist. Today Sam brought in her dog Basil who was VERy cute and they talked to us about alcohol. Is there a particular type of booze to avoid during the festiv season, how much is too much? What is it...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Tony from Motueka
we had a yarn with a fella by the name of Tony who works at Place Makers in Motueka - the recently awarded ‘Best Town in New Zealand’. We wanted to speak with someone who wasn’t involved with promotions or any marketing to do with the town, someone who was a salt of the earth kind of person who...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Daisy from Kitty Daisy and Lewis
So the highlight of the show (apart from a visit from Spanky) this morning was a chat with Daisy from Kitty Daisy and Lewis - a family band from the UK who are playing at Al’s Bar on the 14th Jan. Check them out, they’ve got a great old school rock n roll feel and really get your foot tapping....
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Breakfast With Spanky - Mike Allsop on searching for Yeti bones
Also on the show this morning I had a chat with Kiwi explorer Mike Allsop who’s on a crusade to track down mysterious artifacts - the hand bone and part of a skull of a Yeti. There is a long and ingrossing story behind the theft of the bones, which Mike is determined to get to the bottom of, and...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Michael Bennett on film Matariki
I spoke with Michael Bennett who directed a wonderful New Zealand film called Matariki, it had its world premiere at Toronto Film Festival which is HUGE! Michael’s background is in writing/directing in TV an short films so having his first feature debut over in Canada is really exiciting. The…
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Breakfast With Spanky - Anton Heyrick on Ghost busting
Also on the show this morning I had a chat with Anton Heyrick who runs a company called Christchurch Paranormal Investigators NZ. Last time we spoke he was looking into a restless ghost at the Jailhouse Hostel in Addington and now Anton’s got a brand new team with flash new gear and is ready to...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Jimi from Emporium
Well I was at it alone this morning, as Spanky is off for a few days in preparation for his ordination this coming Sunday when we will emerge THE REVEREND Spanky Moore. Very exciting! Anyhoo, I think the show went OK and thank you to everyone for getting involved and all your encouraging texts. I...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Barb Warren from Ohoka Farmer's Market
Also on the show this morning, we spoke with Barb Warren who looks after the Ohoka Farmer’s Market across the Waimak there. She’s recruiting more stall holders, in particular wanting students to give it a go - you just need produce or items that you have made yourself. There are a couple of gaps…
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Breakfast With Spanky - Spanky's Dad with Let's Get Agro
Right, on the show this morning Spanky had a chat with his dear Dad (who I had the pleasure of meeting face to face last week when he dropped off some amazing organic lamb). We talk with Spanky’s Dad usually when we’re changing seasons, and especially now we’re heading towards a formidable…
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Breakfast With Spanky - Sam McIvor from NZ Pork
Also on the show this morning, we had a chat with the CEO of that powerful organisation NZ Pork about the abolition of sow crates - or at least the phasing out of them, with the plan to have them all gone by 2015. Sam McIvor is the man, he gave us NZ Pork’s feeling about the move which is all…
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Breakfast With Spanky - Recloose announces RDU's Best Demo winner
Big show today, probably most notable was the announcement of this year’s Best Demo Competition winner. It’s an event for producers or musicians who have recorded, mixed and produced a finished track of any genre. Anything goes but you must primarily have had involvement at one stage during the...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Jason Northover on Military Acitivity Camps
Next off the rank was a man by the name of Jason Northover, now he is the manager of the MAC or Military Activity Camp based right here in Canterbury. You may have seen a lot of press about this programme lately, but we wanted to skip the politics and get straight to the nitty gritty - what...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Yani Johanson on Dave Henderson's bankruptcy
It was all very last minute but we managed to get hold of CCC councillor Yani Johanson on the old dog ‘n bone for a discussion about Dave Henderson being made bankrupt. Looks like Dave won’t be offered the oppoortunity to buy back his properties that the Council bought off him, mainly due to the...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Phil Goff on Pike River & Wikileaks
Brightening up our morning and I know yours too, was Labour leader Phil Goff joining us on the show for his fortnightly catch up. We wanted to know his thoughts on the Pike River mine royal commission enquiry, what he hopes will come from that and also if he knew of Nandor’s anti mining blog. We...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Selwyn Manning on Wikileaks
You have most probably heard about Wikileaks in the media lately, so we had a chat with Scoop.co.nz co-editor Selwyn Manning about the whole issue - a little history behind the site, the founder and the latest leaks to be published.
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Breakfast With Spanky - Russel Norman on Pike River mine tragedy
Also on the show this morning we had a catch up with Green Party co-leader Dr. Russel Norman. First up was his thoughts on mining in New Zealand of course after the Pike River tragedy, during this very sensitive time, is he tempted to push for an emotive anti-mining message? Also covered was Nick...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Roundup 2010 Grand Champions The Guest
What a weekend! Saturday night at the Dux de Lux saw the Grand Final of Roundup 2010 band competition which was HOT. Barney Hodges did a fine job taking care of the MC duties as the top 5 bands from this year’s fierce competition battled it out for the title. So much talent! Finalist this year...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Self Massage
This morning I featured a segment entitled Self Massage. I’m not even going to go into, but if you’re feeling tense, or stressed there IS a way you can relax and I believe my system will help you. Shut your eyes and listen to the podcast, or rather, start it then shut your eyes. Yeah, do that…
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Breakfast With Spanky - Stephen Cook Raleigh 20 Nationals winner
It kind of slipped under the radar a little, but this weekend just gone Oamaru was host to the Raleigh 20 Nationals. One man from Ashburton, one retro bike riding thoroughbred stallion of a cyclist by the name of Stephen Cook escaped slips, dodged fallen competitors and out cycled conditioned...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Savoury Porridge with Jonny Schwass & Keith Preene
Hey well, what a sweet show we had this morning! Bit of a breakfast party in the studio with our mates Keith Preene, celebrity chef Jonny Schwass and Maria Walls popping in for some fun and awkward moments. Rather than explain it with words, have a listen to the podcast where myself, Spanky…
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Breakfast With Spanky - L.A. Mitchell live to air
We were very lucky this morning, to have Christchurch/Auckland based jazzy soul-pop songstress, L.A. Mitchell come into the studio to pay us a visit and sing a wee song. Lauren’s in town with The Dukes for their album tour as well as promoting her own EP release too. Take a listen to the…
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Breakfast With Spanky - Cornel de Ronde
Next up we spoke with Cornel de Ronde who is the leader of the GNS team currently undertaking the logistically daunting task of mapping the bottom of Lake Rotomahana. This of course is to search for signs of the famous Pink and White Terraces, which vanished after the 1886 eruption of Mt…
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Breakfast With Spanky - Sam McSorley on PMS
This morning we had our medical herbalist Sam McSorley in studio for a chat about those symptoms that effect all of us frequently called PMS. Ah yes, PMS that mysterious condition that befuddles many a man and plagues many a woman. If you or your loved one has been affected in any way by PMS then...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Monday Conundrum #2
This morning on the show we had our ever popular segment: Monday Conundrum with our ethics guru Mr. Mike Grimshaw. Today’s ethical conundrum was “You enter a quiz and the winning team will be awarded $10,000 for a charity of their choice, you find a copy of the asnwers before the quiz - is it OK…
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Breakfast With Spanky - Mike Ferriss, Scientologist
Awesome, we had a real live scientologist on the show this morning as part of our regular feature - Religious Roast. Mr. Mike Ferriss joined us from Auckland with the hope of answering some of those burning questions we’ve been busting to ask for years, and dispell some myths that may or may not...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Paul Lonsdale on ChCh's own Mozart Effect
We had a busy show today, first up we had a chat with Paul Lonsdale who is the manager of the Central City Business Association (we didn’t eve know such an organisation existed until now). He told us of their mission to rid the inner city of thuggery with the awesome power of classical music.…
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Breakfast With Spanky - Mike Kim on Escaping North Korea
We were also really lucky to have a chat with author and humanitarian Mike Kim over in the States. Mike has recently had his book published called Escaping North Korea which, as the name suggests details the plight of refugees from North Korea seeking a better life in China (sorry for the very...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Richard Fraull on Brain Research
This morning was jam packed with great stuff, lots o give aways (congrats to all our winners) and some very interesting guests. First up we spoke with a brain doctor by the name of Richard Fraull who is the Director of Centre for Brain Reseach up in Auckland. We wanted to find out how it all…
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Breakfast With Spanky - Peter McMillan from NIWA on creatures from the deep
NIWA were out and about trawling for deep sea discoveries around the Chatham Rise aboard their research vessel the RV Tangaroa and snagged some very interesting specimens. We had a chat with Peter McMillan from NIWA who told us more on some of their fantastic prizes, including one of those scary...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Matt Vance from Antarctica NZ
It’s ‘Science Season’ down in Antarctica, or rather it’s just kicking off, when all the learned folk head down to the Ross Sea and begin studying. Matt Vance is the Communications Advisor from Antarctica New Zealand and he popped into the studio on his way to work to tell us what’s happening down...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Dr. Tamlin Conner on Tuesdayitis
How are you feeling today? Tuesday’s apparently the toughest day of the week, in regards to how happy people feel. This is according to Dr. Tamlin Conner from the psych department at the University of Otago who has conducting a study focussing on the happiness of men and women during different...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Garry Moore on rebuilding ChCh
Kicking off our Monday was ex Christchurch Mayor, Mr. Garry Moore. Now that he’s not in the hot seat, Garry can quite happily give his opinion on the city without incurring the wrath of the greater community. But he’s a wise man and we wanted to hear his thoughts on the rebuilding of parts of our...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Te Radar on Eating the Dog
So first up we spoke with New Zealand’s best comedy/historian and opinionist Te Radar. This eco friendly nugget of stand up is performing his very popular Eating the Dog show around New Zealand, visiting smaller towns and selling out their halls. We caught up with Te Radar this morning, when he...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Lindon Puffin live to air
Also we had the absolute pleasure of having Christchurch ex-pat Lindon Puffin in studio this morning for a chat and a song. He has come down to play the Band Together concert in Hagley Park tomorrow arvo so it made sense to get the wee gem in. Have a listen to Lindon give us the latest in...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Gerard Kennedy on Sexomnia
We had an interesting chat with a man by the name of Gerard Kennedy who is an expert on the subject of something called Sexomnia. Gerard is in town because there is a big conference held by the Australasian Sleep Association so we got hold of him for a chat before he presents his piece. Guys…
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Breakfast With Spanky - Von Voin Strum live to air
You are most probably aware there are a lot of very talented bands in our fair city of Quakechurch, and one in particular - five piece Von Voin Strum joined us in the studio this morning for a chat and a toon. Von Voin took out the grand champion title at this year’s Battle of the Bands for...
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Breakfast With Spanky - Debbie Dawson on Paganism
This morning we brought you a very popular feature called Religious Roast and on the platter today was Paganism. One division of Paganism is a religion called Wicca which we were really keen to learn more about but our interviewee Debbie Dawson is more of a witch and not so much a Wiccan. Anyway...
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