Category: On-air Programs

PODCAST – THE PURPLE HAZE ARCHIVE presents 1960s SAN FRANCISCAN SOUND MUSIC LEGEND: COUNTRY JOE McDONALD

  Country Joe & the Fish were one of the seminal bands of the 1960s ‘San Franciscan Sound’. Originating from Berkeley, California their folk, psychedelic pop rock, & protest songs defined a generation. Best known for perhaps the most famous (or infamous) anti-Vietnam War song of them all: The I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag, which was immortalised at the renowned Woodstock Music Festival in 1969. Country Joe

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Film review: GARDENING WITH SOUL, from Built For Speed

New Zealand documentary Gardening with Soul presents the charming and at times poignant story of 90-year-old Sister Loyola Galvin who oversees the garden at the Home of Compassion in Island Bay Wellington.  With Sister Loyola narrating, the film explores her daily life tending to residents of the home and to her garden.  The film also delves into her history as

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Songs of Hope podcast Sunday 29/6/2014

Listen again to the “Songs of Hope” podcasts for Sunday 29 June 2014. 1. The first is one hour of great Christian praise and worship music, with a feature about the life of Francis Collins, the scientist who led the human genome sequencing team in the USA. 2. The second is a podcast of Gregorian chants, including : Agnus Dei

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Film review: THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, from Built For Speed

It’s easy to be cynical about a film like The Fault in Our Stars, a story of teen romance and terminal illness that updates Love Story for the smart phone generation. Yes, it’s often clichéd and emotionally manipulative but largely due a strong central performance from Shailene Woodley, the film holds together and offers at least a few moments of

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