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The Saturday Spring with Karyn Hay

At 9:30 Your Gig Is Showing. What’s on in the city and maybe the suburbs.

At 10.05 (but not precisely, it might even be 10:06) George Henderson with A Song From Insane Times.

At 10:30 it’s Finn Johansson and Demo Gods. A Prompt. A Collaboration. A Radio Debut. Karyn gives Finn a prompt and a song is born!

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 12 October, 2024

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 12 October, 2024 The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 12 October, 2024, 332.83 MB
Sat 12 Oct 2024

Featuring Lecture Me thanks to Blue Hills Books, Implausible Deniability with Stella and Dear Finn. Whakarongo mai nei. 

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 5 October, 2024

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 5 October, 2024 The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 5 October, 2024, 334.44 MB
Sat 5 Oct 2024

This Saturday Morning, Karyn and Lucia talk Modernist Fiction on Lecture Me thanks to Blue Hills Books, and on Implausible Deniability the topic of the day is brain power, and Finn is back to help solve our problems on Dear Finn. Whakarongo mai nei. ~

Lecture Me w/ Eli: September 28, 2024

Lecture Me w/ Eli: September 28, 2024 Lecture Me w/ Eli: September 28, 2024, 35.83 MB
Sat 28 Sep 2024

Our resident statistician and Thursday One to Four host Eli gives the run down on P-Hacking and how data analysis can be manipulated to produce statistically significant results!

Thanks to Blue Hills Books!

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 28 September, 2024

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 28 September, 2024 The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 28 September, 2024, 329.62 MB
Sat 28 Sep 2024

Featuring a Lecture Me thanks to Blue Hills Books on P-Hacking with Eli, Plausible Deniability with Stella and listen in to Dear Finn to hear solutions on life's most sticky problems.

Implausible Deniability w/ Stella: 21 September, 2024

Implausible Deniability w/ Stella: 21 September, 2024 Implausible Deniability w/ Stella: 21 September, 2024, 29.76 MB
Sat 21 Sep 2024

First up - HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR RESIDENT GENIUS STELLA FOR GRADUATING WITH BSc and a BA! This week Stella tells us all about space junk - what it is, if it's a problem and where it comes from. Whakarongo mai nei - 

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 21 September, 2024

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 21 September, 2024 The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 21 September, 2024, 329.02 MB
Sat 21 Sep 2024

This week on The Saturday Spring Aubrey talks inclusive education and neurodiversity on Lecture Me thanks to Blue Hills Books, Stella hops on Implausible Deniability, and Finn solves all our problems on Dear Finn

Lecture Me w/ Aubrey: September 21, 2024

Lecture Me w/ Aubrey: September 21, 2024 Lecture Me w/ Aubrey: September 21, 2024, 35.57 MB
Sat 21 Sep 2024

Aubrey O'Grady is currently studying a Bachelor of Education (Honours) specialising in Inclusive Education. This week on Lecture Me, Aubrey tells us about a lecture from EDUC759: Inclusivity Practices in Neurodiversity taught by Professor Missy Morton. Whakarongo mai nei ~ 

Thanks to Blue Hills Books!

Implausible Deniability w/ Stella: 14 September, 2024

Implausible Deniability w/ Stella: 14 September, 2024 Implausible Deniability w/ Stella: 14 September, 2024, 27.37 MB
Sat 14 Sep 2024

This week on Implausible Deniability, Stella chats about a newly published study into how the dye (yellow food dye 5) used in Doritos has been turning the skin of mice temporarily transluscent! Thanks to Rob Bollix of Plato's Retreat for the heads up on this new research.

Lecture Me w/ Shukthika: September 14, 2024

Lecture Me w/ Shukthika: September 14, 2024 Lecture Me w/ Shukthika: September 14, 2024, 31.15 MB
Sat 14 Sep 2024

Shukthika Rajaguru is a Chemistry Major in the University of Auckland's Bachelor of Advanced Science Honours programme.Last Saturday, Shukthika joined Karyn on Lecture Me to discuss a lecture from SUSTAIN300 that focused on how sustainable policy is enacted in government. Whakarongo mai nei!

Thanks to Blue Hills Books!

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 14 September, 2024

The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 14 September, 2024 The Saturday Spring w/ Karyn Hay: Rāhoroi 14 September, 2024, 328.59 MB
Sat 14 Sep 2024

Shukthika Rajaguru joins Karyn for Lecture Me to talk about how sustainability policy is enacted in Government, thanks to Blue Hills Books. Stella chats about Doritos on Implausible Deniability, and Dear Finn answers all your queries.

Demo Gods Pt. II Amamelia June 13, 2026

Demo Gods Pt. II Amamelia June 13, 2026 II Amamelia June 13, 2026, 40.75 MB
Sat 13 Jun 2026

Finn Johansson’s more than a little buzzed to unveil the song he'’s been working on with Amamelia for Demo Gods. The prompt was "The Fine Art of Restraint” and Amelia Berry joins us from Melbourne to talk about the process. Hear the demo here!

A Song From Insane Times w/ George Henderson: June 6, 2026

A Song From Insane Times w/ George Henderson: June 6, 2026 A Song From Insane Times w/ George Henderson: June 6, 2026, 8.68 MB
Sat 6 Jun 2026

This week George reckons the early 2000s turned out to be far more mysterious than he expected, thanks in part to Lazy Lane and the track Strange Dreams. 

Demo Gods Pt. I Amamelia: June 6, 2026

Demo Gods Pt. I Amamelia: June 6, 2026 I Amamelia: June 6, 2026, 39.6 MB
Sat 6 Jun 2026

Finn Johansson’s been busy over the break lining up his Demo Gods. Amamelia is his latest collaborator and she’s picked "The Fine Art of Restraint’ as the prompt. In Pt. I we check out a few gems from Amelia’s back catalogue.

Your Gig Is Showing w/ Iosefa Inari: June 6, 2026

Your Gig Is Showing w/ Iosefa Inari: June 6, 2026 Your Gig Is Showing w/ Iosefa Inari: June 6, 2026, 43.51 MB
Sat 6 Jun 2026

On a rainy Tamaki day we’re transported to the islands of the Pacific with Sefa Inari, the Director of the Pacific Dance Festival – on this month and showcasing the finest dancers from Aotearoa and across the Pacific.

A Song From Insane Times w/ George Henderson: April 25, 2026

A Song From Insane Times w/ George Henderson: April 25, 2026 A Song From Insane Times w/ George Henderson: April 25, 2026, 6.29 MB
Sat 25 Apr 2026

George D. Henderson with another A Song From Insane Times. This week from 1998, Cobra Killer and Merry Go Round.

Demo Gods Pt. II Karl Sölve Steven April 25, 2026

Demo Gods Pt. II Karl Sölve Steven April 25, 2026 II Karl Sölve Steven April 25, 2026, 18.18 MB
Sat 25 Apr 2026

Finn Johansson Zooms in from Queenstown where he’s on tour with Fables, while this week’s Demo God Karl Sölve Steven joins Karyn in the studio. The prompt Karl chose was “BPM” and the resulting demo is titled Bad People Music. 

Demo Gods Pt. I Karl Sölve Steven: April 18, 2026

Demo Gods Pt. I Karl Sölve Steven: April 18, 2026 I Karl Sölve Steven: April 18, 2026, 54.21 MB
Sat 18 Apr 2026

Finn Johansson gives us a potted musical history of Karl Sölve Steven before unveiling the finished demo next week, with the prompt being “BPM”. Tracks from The Drab Doo-Riffs, Supergroove, Queen Neptune and one from Karl’s highly successful movie soundtrack work. 

A Song From Insane Times w/ George Henderson: April 18, 2026

A Song From Insane Times w/ George Henderson: April 18, 2026 A Song From Insane Times w/ George Henderson: April 18, 2026, 8.3 MB
Sat 18 Apr 2026

George D. Henderson with another A Song From Insane Times. This week George talks up The Pom-Poms and the track Sunshine.

Your Gig Is Showing w/ Stefan Neville and Chris O’Connor: April 11, 2026

Your Gig Is Showing w/ Stefan Neville and Chris O’Connor: April 11, 2026 Your Gig Is Showing w/ Stefan Neville and Chris O’Connor: April 11, 2026, 37.28 MB
Sat 11 Apr 2026

Stefan Neville and Chris O’Connor are in to tell us about Music Therapy Week 2026 (10 to 15 April) at the Raukatauri Music Centre.

Some original tunes from Indika Gamage-Mendis with Storms Of Avondale and one for dog lovers everywhere – Isabel's I'm watching through the window.

Karyn Hay w/ Richard Langston, author of “The Clean: In The Dreamlife You Need A Rubber Soul”

Karyn Hay w/ Richard Langston, author of “The Clean: In The Dreamlife You Need A Rubber Soul” Karyn Hay w/ Richard Langston, author of “The Clean: In The Dreamlife You Need A Rubber Soul”, 40.64 MB
Sat 11 Apr 2026

Karyn talks with author Richard Langston about his new biography on the band that helped launch the Dunedin Sound – “The Clean: In The Dreamlife You Need A Rubber Soul”. Richard’s in the middle of a short book tour which comes to Auckland Wednesday 15th April at Flying Nun Records. (spoiler alert: Clean live music included!)