Episodes
Mazbou Q is a Nigerian NZ hip hop artist, content creator, activist, and educator. Online he’s dubbed ‘The Rap Scientist’ for his analysis of rap flow. Mazbou does not own a lab coat. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com
Published 03/23/24
Published 03/23/24
Welby Ings is an educational reformer, university professor, feature film director, author, teacher, designer, and activist. Until the age of 15 Welby could not read or write. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com
Published 02/21/24
Andrew Manning is the GM of musical instrument importer Lyn McAllister Music. In 1997 he and six friends co-founded the Kog Transmissions label & studio. Andrew is the Tony Montana of New Zealand ukeleles. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com
Published 12/30/23
Jason ‘Rockpig’ Hall is a fuel tanker truck driver, broadcaster, club DJ, live musician, 95 bFM alumni, and family man. He drives a 2019 Kenworth T610 towing a triple axle semi tanker. Jason enjoys having many routes across the North Island. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com.
Published 12/04/23
Dean Young is the creator of Studio Stories, a podcast that talks to people behind some of New Zealand’s best-known albums. In a past life, he made one of NZ’s most popular song parodies. Dean once tried to do Homer Simpson in the back of a van. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com
Published 10/23/23
Vishal Vasan is a music and culture promoter, networker and connector, man about town and deejay. His latest label release is a tribute to Fredrik Lager. You will find that release here: https://theelephantrecords.bandcamp.com/album/drw-future-red-astaire-dj-vadim-remixes / Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com
Published 09/27/23
Ant Timpson is a cinephile. He launched The Incredibly Strange Film Festival in 1994 and has a long & varied career in all facets of the film industry. Ant has a distrust of lobster consumers. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com
Published 08/24/23
Matt Burgess is a London-based chef. His UK career began at Soho House, followed by Gordon Ramsey’s Maze Grill, then Jamie Oliver’s Threadneedle Street. Matt first encountered his father in 2021 via cleaning out a sugar bin. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com
Published 07/04/23
Evan Short was one half of iconic drum & bass duo Concord Dawn. He now lives in Washington DC with his family, producing and performing as Evan Kiljoy. Evan’s life is not like House of Cards. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com
Published 06/04/23
Adam Dudding is an author, journalist, and podcast producer. His podcast portfolio includes Gone Fishing, True Story, Coronavirus NZ, and The Commune. Adam has a problem with underpant openings. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com
Published 05/02/23
Zoë George is a journalist. She hosts Stuff’s sports podcast The Podium, and focusses on telling stories about women, LGBTQI+, and minority communities. Zoë often attends toilet openings with The Honourable Grant Robertson. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com
Published 04/01/23
Manuel Bundy is one of NZ’s pre-eminent DJs, with a long & multifaceted career in music. Pauly Fuemana once told him ‘If I get big, I’ll get you to DJ’. A few years later they were touring the world.
Published 03/01/23
Riccardo Ball is a music consultant, radio plugger, broadcaster, mentor, and heavy metal vocalist. He was Music Director at The Rock from 2006 to 2014. Riccardo once age shamed Ozzy Osbourne. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com
Published 11/16/22
Jane Yee is The Spinoff’s head of podcasts. She is also known as a TV & radio presenter & producer, with credits including C4, Channel Z, & The Squeeze. When Jane left the telly she had to learn how to dress herself again. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com
Published 10/31/22
Martin Bosley is a celebrated chef, restaurateur, and food pundit. In 2014 he was blindsided when liquidators suddenly seized his restaurant of 13 years. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Nick Ryan. PLEASE NOTE: This episode contains a discussion about suicide and a discussion about a serious accident and the trauma that followed. Please be mindful if you or anyone in earshot of you may be upset or disturbed by these elements of the conversation.
Published 10/16/22
Martin Bosley is a celebrated chef, restaurateur, and food pundit. In 2014 he was blindsided when liquidators suddenly seized his restaurant of 13 years.
Martin introduced fancy cheese to Port Douglas. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com
Published 10/04/22
Leonard Powell is a pro golf caddie, low budget short film star, broadcaster, journalist, and musician. He is currently a programme producer at RNZ. Leonard travels with an emotional support guitar. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com
Published 09/15/22
Israel Starr is a recording artist, record producer, and independent retailer. In 2012 he moved from playing sport in Australia to playing music in NZ. Israel knows barber pimpin’ easy. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com
Published 07/30/22
125: Olivia Shivas—along with two friends—made What’s Wrong With You?‘, a podcast about disability that tackles the tricky questions disabled people are asked.
Olivia was inadvertently locked out of her first big office Christmas party. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com.
Published 06/23/22
Phil Grey is the GM of Waikato community access station Free FM. A constant over his 19 years in the role is embracing change, as well as instigating it. Phil has Dewey Decimal-related PTSD. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com.
Published 05/19/22
Efeso Collins is an Auckland Councillor, youth worker, mentor, and teacher. He is an independent candidate for Mayor of Auckland in the 2022 election.
Efeso is the only mayoral candidate with a bean bag policy. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com
Published 05/10/22
Jake Law is a Sinophile, teacher, culture co-ordinator, writer, & Auckland Council candidate. At 29, he is the youngest person in the 2022 mayoral race. Jake has serious street cred at Glenfield Intermediate.
Published 04/23/22
Kane Power is a podcast producer, audio engineer, editor, and mentor. In 2017 he founded Precision Podcasting, a post-production & consulting service.
Kane is probably a better drummer than you are. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com
Published 03/14/22
Tom Lowndes became a professional DJ at 35 and is now one of Australia’s biggest touring acts. Hot Dub showcases songs from every decade & genre of music. In the year 2000 Tom and this podcast host shared a room in Soho, London. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com
Published 02/23/22
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