We look at some new media trends that have sprung up recently, like Youtube influencers and VR, and think about where they might be taking us.

We explore pop culture through a rainbow lens, asking where queer representation is at in television, film and pop music and where LGBTQIA+ audiences are hoping it will go from here. Including academic Kristin Lieb, queer culture writer Sarah Beauchamp, Eli and Chris of The Male Gayz, Ahikaroa's Todd Karehana and the one and only Lucy Lawless.

This episode: the last few years have been hailed as a new era in mainstream onscreen inclusion, from Black Panther to Crazy Rich Asians. We look at the media's response, and explain what the term 'woke' actually means.

We look at "taste", as in good taste versus bad taste, and who gets to decide which is which. With author and music critic Carl Wilson, The Spinoff's Duncan Greive, Jaya Beach-Robertson and Anna Duckworth of web series PSUSY and Bad Taste (the movie) superfan Andy Burt.

We look at how the rise in gaming culture has affected NZ - from people who get paid to stream themselves playing games online to a locally made game that helps young people deal with depression.

We explore themes and characters of popular culture, and what their popularity says about us. First up: Mermaids! (And Mermen. And Tritons. And Sirens. And... you get the gist.) Featuring author and mer expert Megan Dunn, poet Tayi Tibble, Mei Whaitiri aka the face of Napier's Pania of the Reef statue, Merman Jax, Triton Mahtilinnie and author Dr Jennifer Kokai.

Melody Thomas (Bang!) and Tony Stamp (Music101) explore the themes and iconic characters of popular culture.