Verbal Highs

Reece Reilly is a Hamilton-based podcaster with a global vision for his show. His podcast Kiwi Talkz invites guests to discuss their area of expertise.Reece gave up being a rapper ...

Tom Broome is a drummer, producer, & recording engineer. His extensive performance credits include Home Brew, Tim Finn, TEEKS, Bailey Wiley & Aaradhna. Tom recently invented a new ...

Pete Get Flushed produces and hosts the eponymous Get Flushed, the world’s only sanitation industry pocast. He produces the show from a caravan in NZ. A night shift worker once le...

Kris Holmes is a NZ-born music teacher, collector, & performer who lives in San Antonio, Texas. His green card was issued the day Trump came to power. Kris once made a 599900% retu...

Scott Towers is Chopper Reedz, saxophonist extraordinaire for Fat Freddy’s Drop. When not Freddying, he likes cooking from scratch & fishing from kayaks. Scott’s mullet is not on h...

Fiona Bourne—aka Miss Fee—hand built the 14-piece Housewife’s Choice sound system, which she operates alongside her musical partner Yasmin Rupesinghe. Fiona’s old boss thought she ...

Jen Ferguson and husband Glenn own and operate London-based craft beer, hot sauce, and vinyl record emporium Hop, Burns, & Black. In 2014 they opened their first shop in Peckham, S...

Chris Schulz is a freelance journalist, music fan, & storytelling aficionado. In 2006 he was part of the team that set up Stuff Media’s Auckland bureau. Chris once felt great shame...

John Minty is the festival director of Splore. He is a friend and affiliate of the Polynesian Panthers & was a member of the dawn raid-era PIG Patrol. His Panther friends affection...

Nick D’Angelo is the alter ego of hip hop pioneer, nightclub promoter, broadcaster, former bFM station manager, & self-professed hustler Simon Laan. Nick once held a foam party wit...

Emma Wollum is a competitive pun champion, award-winning accordion player, comedian, singer, & speech therapist. She performs pop classics in Klingon. Emma has sold out to the mayo...

Jed Town is a video artist & musician. From The Features to ICU, via Fetus Productions and the techno of early ‘90s London, Jed’s imprint spans decades. Jed does a convincing vocal...