Is it possible to be nostalgic for something that isn’t quite over yet? As our year at Salient comes to an end, I’d like to reflect on a year of hard work and celebrate some of the amazing podcasters that have been sharing their work all year. There’s something about working in an environment that celebrates and encourages creative expression that I feel like will be hard to replicate again.
Read MoreAt the beginning of this year, two students set out to cover as much of this year’s election as possible.
Read MoreOur ancestors were amazing storytellers, so it's no surprise that the following podcasts are hosted by some young, beautiful, and brown individuals. The four hosts of the recommended podcasts below have traded in the fue* for microphones and are bringing hyena laughs to all good listening platforms.
Read MoreWait, Roll That Again! is a TTRPG Design podcast that takes you through your first steps to building a game alongside Alex, a brand new game designer. You'll hear from leading, award winning, and vastly experienced designers as they help Alex get a better idea of how to make a game, from the basic idea all the way through to publication.
Read MoreKia ora, I’m Fran, one of the Salient Co-Editors. You may know me from the editorial or from flicking too far back to the team’s page when you’re searching for the puzzles. Before I got this gig working in the big boy box alongside the wonderful Maia and our excellent designer Bella, I was in the Salient Podcasts game. I started in 2020 as Podcast Producer/Support alongside my freelance podcast work, and then became the Salient Podcast Manager from 2021-22.
Read MoreThe best podcast hosts are ones who care and look out for one another. To coincide with the ‘Cupid’ issue, we’re celebrating the friendships behind two of our shows.
The bewilderment others experience when I tell them I’m listening to a comedy podcast never fails to surprise me. On the way home from an overseas school trip, I was listening to D&D is for Nerds, an Australian, comedic Dungeons and Dragons Actual Play podcast.
Read MorePicture this.
You’ve got a banging idea for a new podcast. Everyone’s telling you they’re dying to hear it for real. You’ve pitched it to Salient Podcasts, they love it. Next thing you know, you’re in the studio, recording with your new co-host, and it's all coming together. Then, your producer asks you the fatal question. Have you thought about
intro music? It all comes crashing down.
Read MoreWhen I started at Salient Podcasts in 2020, I had just moved to Aotearoa from Singapore. Singapore was my home for 11 years. It’s a beautiful country at the end of the Malaysian Peninsula—a city-wide island. It’s got an amazing array of people from different cultural backgrounds, and a vast diversity of experiences and perspectives.
Read MoreTalking about the climate crisis can be really overwhelming. We’re the generation everyone expects to fix things, but the issues just seem too big, complex, and interconnected. Where do we even start?
Read MoreYou can’t have an issue on the brain without input from Smooth Brain Society. We’re a psychology-focused podcast that tries to make the field more accessible. Scientific research is far from sexy, so this podcast helps bring forward all the cool work people do and disprove Maria Mitchell saying "knowledge which is popular is not scientific". In a world with endless information available to us at all times, we want to go straight to the source.
Read MoreThis week, we’re bringing back some classic episodes that break down everything you’ve wanted to know about meeting that special person and getting freaky(plus a few episodes that are sure to bring things down for some aftercare).
Read MoreIf you're looking for your fix of podcasts to listen to while fighting with Metlink to get to classes, Salient Podcasts has you covered. We’ve got students from all over the university making shows that you're bound to fall in love with.
Read MoreWhen I got my start podcasting, I mounted my dad’s microphone on top of a chest of draws that just about reached my desk height. My desk was too cluttered with my gaming PC, because podcasting just wouldn’t be enough. I was already a super cool teenager.
Read MoreOne of the special things about podcasting is the ability to create a space for discussion about taboo topics. As discourse about drugs increasingly enters the mainstream media and pop-culture zeitgeist, the podcasting world is booming with drug-related content.
Read MoreKia ora! We’re Liv and Gabi, the hosts of FOR REAL? the Podcast. We’ve been recording with Salient Podcasts for the past year, and will be continuing to extend your weekends this year with episodes released every second Monday.
Read MoreI got my start in podcasting at 14, when my geeky dad revealed his impressive collection of audio recording equipment to me. He had been podcasting with my mum and passed on to me. I launched a small pop culture podcast with one of my oldest friends and we kept going for nearly two years
Read MorePsychedelics aren’t like any other party drug and to understand what they are about, The Smooth Brain Society sat down with Professor Bart Ellenbroek for an episode titled ‘Drugs 101: Psychedelics’.
Read MoreA plate of food carries the collective efforts of people, communities, and mother nature.
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