This morning on the Morning Show, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with Rachel and Cam from Manawatu Summer Shakespeare's "Macbeth", coming up 19-28 February. They talk about the appeal of the play, and the unique elements of this production. Listen: bit.ly/morning_show... #accessmedianz

This morning on the Morning Show, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with Scott Cook and Pamela Mae who are coming to Palmy on the 7th of February. They chat about Scott's background, their musical collaboration, and the new album "Troubadorly Yours". Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show...

Have you been following our holiday rebroadcast of "A Respectable Veneer", the serialised novel by Rachel Dore? We'll be airing episodes 11 and 12 tonight at 8pm, and you can get up to date with the whole series at www.mpr.nz/show/respect... right now! #accessmedianz

@objectivereality.bsky.social is back with more Featured Tracks for 2026! This week, new local music from Polaroids of Polarbears, also Dave and the Dirty Humans, Sharkweek, Pillow Fite, and a track from The Grateful Dead to mark the passing of Bob Weir. Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra...

My radio show is on this afternoon! I'll be on Manawatu People's Radio @mpr.nz from 12 to 2pm (NZDT). You can listen to my show live at www.mpr.nz (or on 999AM on your radio in the Manawatu)

I'm pretty stoked we were able to do this for Dave. This is a picture of his we were gifted by Snails after the event.

About 5 years ago, a local artist called Dave Wrigley died after having cancer for some time. Dave had been an artist for a long time, and had suffered a brain injury at some point. He made a number of shows at MPR, generally based around him interviewing people who made art (particularly comics).

New pod episode coming this Friday, I am excite! This was what played on air at @mpr.nz last Friday: the newly-videofied episode I did with @shaunduke.net about Nightbreed.

This morning on the Morning Show, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with Amy from PreCycle about the Circular Economy Hackathon they are hosting - an exciting competition where teams will compete to find innovative uses for ~100 wind turbine housings. Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show...

"Versions Tuaono" from the Palmerston North Library has been running for nearly a month now, with the fourth episode going out tonight at 8pm! This week's episode features the stories "The Crescent Maid", and "The Wolf and The Bunny" - listen to it here: bit.ly/versions_ep_ #accessmedianz

Tonight at 8pm on The Showcase, we'll be broadcasting the very first episode of Versions, our new show based on the Version audiobook project from Palmerston North Library! Listen here: bit.ly/versions-ep-, and find the show online at mpr.nz/show/version or wherever you get your podcasts!

On the final Featured Tracks for 2025, @objectivereality.bsky.social has a brand new local Christmas tune from Maeve, as well as new Kiwi music from Dick Move, Dropper, Fables, and Caitlin! Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra... or look for Hugh's Featured Tracks wherever pods are cast!

Brand new episode of "The 80s at 8" tonight on @mpr.nz at 8pm (NZDT). This week: Jason Donovan, Herbs, Johnny Hates Jazz, Julian Lennon, and more! Listen live at mpr.nz, or as a podcast at mpr.nz/show/The80sat8 #80smusic

This morning on the Morning Show, Hugh caught up with the Tim Tams, who won the Bandquest prize for the best original song with their tune "Black Can"! Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show... and find the song at soundcloud.com/user-4106043

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This week, on the second last Featured Tracks for the year, @objectivereality.bsky.social plays new Kiwi music from Earth Tongue, The Black Seeds, Bic Runga, Pool House, and Capricore! Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra... or find "Hugh's Featured Tracks" wherever you get podcasts! #accessmedianz

My live radio show is on this afternoon! I'll be on Manawatu People's Radio @mpr.nz from 12 to 2pm (NZDT). You can listen to my show at www.mpr.nz (or on 999AM on your radio in the Manawatu)

This morning on the Morning Show, Hugh caught up with Michael from Pining Radiata, who just released a shiny new album on Bandcamp (piningradiata.bandcamp.com/) and are in absolutely killer form at the moment. Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show...

Happy birthday to us! (You need to be nice to us today, it's the rules.) On this day in 1997, MPR (then called "Manawatū Sounz") did the first broadcast on 999AM in Manawatū. Here's to everyone who helped us bring local stories to life over the last 28 years! #accessmedianz

This week @objectivereality.bsky.social plays Manawatūnes from Polaroids of Polarbears, Pining Radiata, and Tim Tams, as well as a new Florence and the Machine and new kiwi music from Mim Jensen. Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra...

Tonight on the Showcase, catch our recording of Suzanne Lynch's book launch event for her memoir "Yesterday When I Was Young" complete with a couple of songs from Suzanne, recorded live at the Library. Listen here: bit.ly/suzanne_lync...

There's a new episode of "The80s at 8" tonight at 8pm (NZDT) on @mpr.nz. This week: George Michael, Gladys Knight, Jimmy Cliff, Hall & Oates, and more! Listen live at mpr.nz, or as a podcast at mpr.nz/show/The80sat8 #80smusic

It will soon be December, and so I begin my (semi)annual quest to find interesting Christmas music to put on air at @mpr.nz I'm happy for them to be secular or religious but because we are antipodeans, I have a reasonably strict "no snow" policy. Suggestions are welcome...

This week, @objectivereality.bsky.social plays a new local track from Lucia Ashcroft, Kiwi music from Proteins of Magic and Daily Keno, and marks the passing of Wairarapa musician Colette Rivers, and Jimmy Cliff. Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra...

In case you missed it, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with Andre Manella from Sonic Delusion for the Morning Show, chatting about his new single "Smoooth" and his show at the Globe on the 4th of Dec! Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show... tune at: sonicdelusion.bandcamp.com/track/smooot

New episode of "The 80s at 8" tonight on @mpr.nz at 8pm (NZDT). This week: Duran Duran, Bros, Erasure, Elton John, and more! Listen live at www.mpr.nz or as a podcast at mpr.nz/show/The80sat8 #80smusic

This morning on the Morning Show, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with Dan Brown, possibly the hardest-working man in Manawatū music, about the new Polaroids of Polarbears album "Coriander" Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show... and find the album at horsepants.bandcamp.com/track/corian...

This morning on the Morning Show, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with Libby Offord about her brand new single "Keep the Chorus" out now on all platforms! Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show...

This morning on the Morning Show, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with @darrenwatson.bsky.social to chat about the new album "Sings John Hiatt" and Darren's show at the Globe on the 6th of December. Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show... and find the album at darrenwatson.bandcamp.com/

This week, @objectivereality.bsky.social has brand new Kiwi music from Yumi Zouma, Ella Pollet, and Macey as well as shiny new local music from Libby Offord and a tantalising mystery from Cornish indie rockers William The Conqueror. Listen: bit.ly/featured_tra... more at mpr.nz/show/feature...

My live radio show is on this afternoon! I'll be on Manawatu People's Radio @mpr.nz from 12 to 2pm (NZDT). You can listen to my show at www.mpr.nz (or on 999AM on your radio in the Manawatu)

This morning on the Morning Show, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with Emma Carter who has just released her debut album "Blue"! Get the interview here: bit.ly/morning_show..., and find "Blue" on Spotify at: open.spotify.com/album/2650UO...

This week @objectivereality.bsky.social has Manawatūnes from Emma Carter and Funlifebreakupsuite (@funlifedan.bsky.social) as well as brand new Kiwi music from Greta Van Den Brink, Jed Parsons, and Ny Oh. Listen direct here: bit.ly/featured_tra... and get more at mpr.nz/show/feature...!

This week @objectivereality.bsky.social plays a very special new track from Beans Wright, as well as new Kiwi music from Silk Cut, Lou'ana, Fables, and Daily J. Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra... and get more at mpr.nz/show/feature...!

In case you missed it, last night's Showcase was devoted to the final Off The Page session for this year - @michelleduff.bsky.socialchats to @thomconroy.bsky.social about her book "Surplus Women". Listen here: bit.ly/off-the_page... and find the rest of the series at mpr.nz/show/offthep...

Things been complicated lately, me and the missus talk about how (and why there's not a more normal episode) on this week's "Sick and Tired Aotearoa" for @mpr.nz

Tonight's pod is a short solo minisode. Had a chat with someone about Normality, watched "Cargo" with my kid, and had some Thoughts about people who say and do awful stuff and feel aggrieved. Listen here: bit.ly/res_rec-84 and get older eps via @mpr.nz at mpr.nz/show/reserved

There's a brand new episode of "The 80s at 8" tonight on @mpr.nz at 8pm (NZDT). This week: Billy Idol, David Bowie, Simple Minds, Bon Jovi, and more! Listen live at www.mpr.nz, or as a podcast at mpr.nz/show/The80sat8 #80smusic

Tonight at 9pm we're super proud to be airing the 500th (ish) episode of Palmy Pride, our long running LGBTQ news and culture show. Good work guys! Catch up with Palmy Pride at mpr.nz/show/palmypr...

This week, @objectivereality.bsky.social plays new local tracks from @captainrelaxo.bsky.social and Polaroids of Polarbears, a new tune from The Last Dinner Party, and new Kiwi music from @darrenwatson.bsky.social and @lakesouth.bsky.social ! Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra...

A brand new episode of "The 80s at 8" tonight at 8pm (NZDT) on @mpr.nz. This week: Michael Jackson, Bananarama, The Beach Boys, Guns N' Roses, and more! Listen live at www.mpr.nz, or as a podcast at mpr.nz/show/The80sat8 #80smusic

This week on Featured Tracks with @objectivereality.bsky.social, shiny new local music from Monty Hall's Problem and Either/Eyether, a new kiwi track from Echomatica, and new tunes from Wet Leg and Kirrilee! Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra... and find past shows at mpr.nz/show/feature...!

This morning on the Morning Show, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with Mycah from Te Rākau Hua o Te Wao Tapu to talk about the show "Out The Gate" coming to Te Pūtahi-a-toi at Massey University on the 4th of November. Listen here: bit.ly/community_in...

This week, @objectivereality.bsky.social plays new Kiwi tracks from Leisure, @amamelia.bsky.social, Sheep, Dog, and Wolf, Em, and Bic Runga. Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra... and find older episodes at mpr.nz/show/feature...!

There's a new episode of "The 80s at 8" tonight on @mpr.nz at 8pm (NZDT). This week: ABBA, ZZ Top, A-ha, AC/DC, and more! Listen live at www.mpr.nz, or as a podcast at mpr.nz/show/The80sat8 #80smusic

This morning on the Morning Show, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with AJ, the guitarist and synth programmer from Echomatica, to talk about the band and their shiny new debut album! Catch the interview here: bit.ly/echomatica_d... and find all things Echomatica at echomatica.bandcamp.com/

This week @objectivereality.bsky.social has new Kiwi music all round - tracks from Mel Parsons, Baby Zionov, Darren Watson, and Hemi Hemingway! Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra... and get older episodes at mpr.nz/show/feature...!

Thing that we didn't discuss, but occurred to me on listening back to this: this movie about misogyny predates Gamergate by 1 year, and Trump's first term by 3. Given the state of the misogynosphere at the time of its creation, it looks kinda prescient in retrospect....

This will be on air at 9pm, but you wonderful people can listen to the podcast in advance of that right now!