RNZ recommends podcasts

Great movies and music selected by our cultural critics Simon Morris, Tony Stamp and Nick Bollinger.

3 podcasts focusing on RNZ recommends

RNZ recommends podcasts

  • Birds-eye-view of an illustrated black vinyl record with a yellow centre and red tonearm, on a blue insert and a red background. The text 'Sampler' reads in white on the right hand side from bottom to top.

    The Sampler

    Deep dives and interviews on new albums and beyond.

  • A podcast cover for "At the Movies" with an abstract cinema screen with a big title.

    At The Movies

    Wondering what movies are worth it? We review the latest releases for you.

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    Test reads "The detail" where the dot on the "I" is highlighted.
    An abstract heart constructed from shapes similar to rural fields seen in aerial photography sits behind the text 'Country Life'.
    Podcast title 'Here Now' in front of a colourful background with overlaid shapes. A map of New Zealand is also overlaid over the coloured shapes.
    An illustrated motif representing people from the Pacific gathered around a sun sits behind a photographic portrait of Susana Suisuiki.

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    Charlotte Ryan smiles wearing bright red lipstick and a Kate Sylvester T-shirt, text reads "Music 101 Interviews". Bright blue background.
    Birds-eye-view of an illustrated black vinyl record with a yellow centre and red tonearm, on a blue insert and a red background. The text 'Sampler' reads in white on the right hand side from bottom to top.
    An illustration of a bright and colourful microphone with a light blue circle behind it placed on a blue background. The words "Musical Chairs" placed at a 90-degree angle relative to each other.
    A podcast cover for "The Blerta Years" with a black and white photo of a group of musisians, standing in front of a wall. It has blue top and bottom margins.

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    A woman with short grey hair stares directly forward with a half-smile, text reads "Kim Hill Wants to Know".
    The title of the programme "Nau Mai Town" in the style of iconic New Zealand road signs
    A family gathered on a tropical island, looking towards an orange mushroom cloud at sea.
    A vintage CD featuring Nick Bollinger's album on a blue background. The text says "Esseential New Zealand Albums"

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