Pod on the Couch: Too much new music?

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it. This episode: Kate Robertson and Matthew McAuley join host Henry Oliver to talk about recent new releases. Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to contributing critics Kate Robertson and Matthew McAuley about new music from Lorde, … Read more

On the Rag: Listen to our first live show for International Women’s Day!

Alex Casey, Leonie Hayden and Michele A’Court assemble in front of a live audience for this International Women’s Day podcast special.  ‘Twas a drizzly International Women’s Day when we recorded this live podcast at the Generator, hoping to dissect the previous month in women-hood in New Zealand whilst not throwing up in front of an … Read more

Populate CEO Kirsti Grant on why start-ups shouldn’t be afraid to ask for help

Business is Boring is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. As the VP for Talent at Vend (where she worked with Simon) … Read more

The songwriters behind hits for Eminem and Calvin Harris on how pop music gets written

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it. This episode: songwriters Mike Elizondo, Emily Warren, and James Newman join host Henry Oliver to talk about the modern pop songwriting process. Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to Mike Elizondo (credits include: Eminem, Jay-Z … Read more

#Realpod: New Lorde is good, new Sensing Murder sucks, new pies are nice

Jane Yee, Duncan Greive and Alex Casey gather around the oval table and talk about the latest happenings in New Zealand television and real life in New Zealand. It’s a massive week on The Real Pod as Alex, Jane and Duncan discuss the one-two punch of Lorde’s new single and the nation’s new Bachelor. After a ten … Read more

Business is Boring #42: Gemma Hurst and Marcus Radich on not always waiting for the world to come to you

Business is Boring is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. How do you grow a company overseas? Should you take the leap … Read more

#Realpod: The Project begins! Jono and Ben are back! AND a new Bachelor NZ is coming!

Jane Yee, Duncan Greive and Alex Casey gather around the oval table and talk about the latest happenings in New Zealand television and real life in New Zealand. The dorks return for episode two, with a whole lot of new television to discuss. This starts with the impressive debut of The Project NZ, and Duncan’s terrified … Read more

Business is Boring #41: Wendy Thompson urges businesswomen to put themselves forward for recognition

Business is Boring is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. If there’s one thing that there isn’t a shortage of on social … Read more

Business Is Boring #40: the Coulter sisters of Cocos Cantina on why owner-operator restaurants rule

Business is Boring is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. Situated on Auckland’s Karangahape Road, Coco’s Cantina has become a favourite for … Read more

Pod on the Couch: The New Normal & LGBTQIA+ issues in music

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it. This episode: Will Cooper Barling and Nikolai join host Henry Oliver to talk about LGBTQIA+ issues in music. Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to Will Cooper Barling, who performs as WCB and Nikolai, both of … Read more

The #realpod team return to tackle New Zealand pop culture, weird news and reality TV… weekly?!

Jane Yee, Duncan Greive and Alex Casey have podcasted The Bachelor NZ, The Real Housewives of Auckland and Dancing With the Stars NZ. This year they hope to merge all reality coverage, bad NZ celebs and product reviews into one unholy rat king of a podcast. Introducing… THE REAL POD.  Episode one of Real Pod … Read more

Pod on the Couch: Post-Trump pop

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it. This episode: Kate Robertson and Duncan Greive join host Henry Oliver to talk about pop music in the Trump-era. Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to contributing critic Kate Robertson and The Spinoff’s editor and … Read more

Business is Boring #39: Sian Simpson of Kiwi Landing Pad, live from SaaStr

Business is Boring is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. There’s a question many local businesses face as they scale: how can … Read more

Politics podcast: How Donald Trump saved Waitangi Day for all New Zealand

The Gone By Lunchtime trio talk out a whiplash start to 2017 in politics. With a hiss and a roar and an ear-splitting primal scream, the political year is under way. Annabelle Lee and Ben Thomas join Toby Manhire to chew over the prime minister’s Waitangi decision, the $10k Te Tii charge to media and … Read more

Pod on the Couch: the teenage, te reo thrash metal of Alien Weaponry

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it. This episode: Henry Oliver talks to Alien Weaponry’s Henry de Jong. Henry Oliver talks to Henry de Jong about singing te reo thrash metal songs about the land wars, playing to pigs on the farm, and what Alien … Read more

Business is Boring #38: Vaughn Davis on his career in advertising and reaching good “work/life blend”

‘Business is Boring’ is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. This week Simon is back in the very warm Spinoff studios talking … Read more

On the Rag: Holy shit it’s only January

Every month host Alex Casey is joined by comedian/writer Michele A’Court and Mana magazine editor Leonie Hayden to discuss what happened in the world of women over the preceding four weeks. Fresh from the Auckland Women’s March, they return this year with help from their legendary sponsors at BON tampons. With a much-needed glass of bubbles, and in the safe bunker … Read more

Dear Mamas podcast episode 8: Disability and chronic illness

This is The Spinoff Parents podcast, Dear Mamas, a straight-talking parenting conversation with Holly Walker and Emily Writes. Our brilliant and talented sponsors are Little Big Crate. Little Big Crate delivers gorgeous threads for your little big person, right to your front door. This episode includes discussion of the loss of a child, so please … Read more

Pod on the Couch: Cut Off Your Hands are back and all grown up

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it. This episode: Henry Oliver talks to Cut Off Your Hands’ Nick Johnston and Phil Hadfield. Henry Oliver talks to Nick Johnston and Phil Hadfield about getting older and getting the band back together. Either download (right … Read more

Business is Boring #37: Jen Ferguson and Glen Williams on expanding their beer, hot sauce & records empire

‘Business is Boring’ is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. This week Simon is in merry old post-Brexit England, specifically East Dulwich … Read more

Emergency politics podcast: in DC, Ben Thomas watches Donald Trump become actual president

In this special edition of Gone By Lunchtime, we patch in Ben Thomas from Washington DC, where he’s been rubbing shoulders among the crowds on Inauguration Day and the manifestly bigger crowds at the Women’s March. It is done: Donald J Trump is the real, actual president of the world’s most powerful country. Ben Thomas, … Read more

Pod on the Couch: Abbey Road’s Guy Massey on remastering the Beatles

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it. This episode: Henry Oliver talks to Abbey Road producer and engineer, Guy Massey. Henry Oliver talks to Guy Massey about remastering the Beatles and how to make even non-Beatles records sound really good. Either download (right click to … Read more

Business is Boring #36: Mike Murphy on building a business in an unexplored market

‘Business is Boring’ is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. Before organics, fair trade, sustainable choices and Vegetarian options were mainstream, Mike … Read more

Pod on the Couch: Behind the Laneway

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it. This episode: Host Henry Oliver and Mana editor Leonie Hayden talk to Laneway co-promoter Mark Kneebone.  Henry Oliver and Leonie Hayden talk to Mark Kneebone about the ins and outs of the Laneway festival. Either download … Read more

Business is Boring #35: Simon Young on the power of social media and its influencers

‘Business is Boring’ is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. Host Simon Pound speaks with innovators and commentators focused on the future of New Zealand, with the interview available as both audio and a transcribed excerpt. In just a few years since the groundbreaking Free Trade Agreement in … Read more

Summer reissue: Business Is Boring #20 – Brooke Howard-Smith on how his million dollar failure led to success

‘Business is Boring’ is a weekly podcast series presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. In September Simon Pound spoke with telly star Brooke Howard-Smith about his little known past as a professional roller blade champion. What transpired was a story about how losing everything can be the best thing that ever happens to you. … Read more

Christmas edition On the Rag: Who made the naughty and nice list for 2016?

For the final Christmas episode of On the Rag, the gang look at the highs and lows for women in 2016.  It’s the last episode of On the Rag, a podcast for people who consider themselves feminists every day of the week and definitely understand the dictionary definition of the word. To toast the year that was – … Read more

Pod On The Couch: James Milne’s latest track and the spirit of Christmas music

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it. This episode: troubadour James Milne and his new ready-for-action Christmas song. Just in time for the holidays comes Jingling Christmas Eve, a new Lawrence Arabia song created with James’ childhood friend Norman Angel. Henry Oliver and … Read more