Rugby and Our Last Hoorah

Kia ora, it's been a while. Christ on a cracker, what is happening to rugby union!?

CultureNormaan MohammedSeptember 19, 2022Batch021

For this week’s podcast page, I look back into our archives and explore the beginnings of not only Salient Podcasts but Salient F.M.

CultureFrancesca PietkiewiczSeptember 5, 2022Batch019

Note To Self – Being Happy is Being Healthy.

Note To Self is a podcast that tackles heavy topics in a way that is fun and entertaining yet meaningful and digestible.

Smooth Brain Society and a Relationship Researcher Discuss Attachment Styles, Red Flags, and Love

As students, a lot of the information we consume is presented in ways which are hard to understand.

podcastSahir Hussain and Olivia WebbAugust 1, 2022Batch016

Kaitoke Fireball

Our eco-critical superstar is back once again to wow us with her words. In this week’s Environment issue, Tharushi Bowatte from Rock Dog Podcast writes about her experience seeing the comet in Kaitoke a few weeks back.

podcastTharushi BowatteJuly 25, 2022Batch015, Rock dog, Featured

Stranger At Home Podcast on Queer Identity in Aotearoa

Gil: When I was nineteen, a colleague told me that I didn’t need to be so defensive about queer justice because, and I quote, “you’re not in Australia anymore; it’s different here.”

podcastAlex Marincovich-Josey and Gil OstiniJuly 18, 2022Batch014, Featured

Real Talk, Trends

This week on the Salient Podcasts page, Liv & Gabi from FOR REAL? Podcast chat to us about the famous foe of the 2000s. It’s fast fashion, a topic they discussed on their “Real talk, trends” episode.

podcastOlivia Dykes and Gabrielle ReyesJuly 11, 2022Real Talk, Liv and gabi, Batch013, Featured

Counter-Culture with Piña Colada Town

In Pina Colada Town, we invite you to uncover areas of Wellington that are overlooked, forgotten, or underrated.

podcast, cultureMichael Turnbull and Ben StubbingMay 30, 2022Batch012

THE ROMANCE OF SCIENCE—from Rock Dog Podcast

Am I a pervert if I think science is romantic? Perhaps science is just the vessel for the romance. Regardless, the romance is certainly immense.

Podcasts For Justice

We here at Salient Podcasts know the importance of getting diverse voices and stories out into the world.

podcast, cultureEditor SalientMay 16, 2022Batch010

The Dusty Sunday Session on Music

I’ve just sat down to write an article about NZ Music Month and my mind casts back to the great days of Kiwi Classics (unlike the podcast episode we did on NOW albums a while ago).

culture, podcastTom Watson, Normaan Mohammed, and Levi GibbsMay 9, 2022Batch009

Third-Wheeling in a ‘Bicultural’ Society

Being tauiwi in Aotearoa can feel like third-wheeling in a ‘bicultural’ society.

podcast, cultureAlex, Sahir and JessMay 2, 2022Batch008, Bicultural’ Society

A Year of ‘Over-Sharing’

My most coming-of-age experience has been producing a sex podcast; my first time being able to blend work and passion and the first time I have felt confident being utterly vulnerable.

culture, podcastFrancesca PietkiewiczApril 25, 2022A Year of ‘Over-Sharing’, Batch007

Meet Our Upcoming Salient Podcasts

Six new shows have joined the Salient Podcast scene and are ready to introduce themselves to you. Stay tuned!

cultureEditor SalientApril 4, 2022Batch006

Finding Your Voice With Zola From SheCess

If you were put in front of a microphone with no one around… what would you say, why would you say it, and would you want anyone to listen to it?

cultureZola PrendevilleMarch 28, 2022Batch005, Featured

Saying Goodbye to Our Spunkiest Trio: 20Somethings~

After a year we’ve realised it's time to step out of the sun and off the magical ride that has been the 20Somethings podcast.

cultureEditor SalientMarch 21, 2022Featured, Batch004

Best of Salient Podcasts

The Salient Podcasts’ Starter Kit: Check out our favourites from 2021 and some other shows that inspired us.

cultureEditor SalientMarch 14, 2022Batch003, Featured

Isolation Frustrations with Above Standard

Going into their final year of study, Above Standard’s Ella and Alice, were planning to record a podcast episode on ‘How to Not Fuck Up Your O-Week’ when Omicron colossally fucked up their last O-Week.

Editor SalientMarch 7, 2022Featured, Batch002

Profiles

Salient Podcasts, the love child of Salient Magazine and the late Salient FM, was born in 2020.

Editor SalientMarch 6, 2022Featured, Batch001