Prank Of The Year

Prank Of The Year

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  • BONUS: Interview with Fine Arts Conservator Sarah Hillary

    In this interview episode we speak to Sarah Hillary, a Fine Arts Conservator at the Conservation Research Centre at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. We approached Sarah during our investigation to discuss what a forensic examination of an artwork might involve, and gained a fascinating outlook into her team's process and specialist skill-set (as well as some incredible stories about high-profile restorations).


    Find out more about the Conservation Research Centre on the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki website.


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    20 min
  • BONUS: Interview with Former Journalists Rochelle and Lee

    In this interview episode we speak to two former journalists behind two newspaper articles from December 1993 that proved pivotal to our investigation. We hear from former NZ Herald writer Rochelle Lockley about her time at Aotearoa's biggest paper (and how she went on to work for Telecom's biggest rival), as well as Dunedin-based Lee Harris, a former Arts Editor for the Otago Daily Times.


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    Music in this episode:


    Vibing over Venus and Fearless First - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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    39 min
  • BONUS: Interview with Ephemera Expert Rata

    In the first of our Bonus Interview series, we korero with Rata - an expert in Ephemera, who we heard from in Episode Three, Front Page News. During our conversation Rata talks us through what ephemera is, the role that it plays in learning about our social and cultural past, and why it is important to preserve it.


    Check out the Alexander Turnbull Library Collections on the National Library website at www.natlib.govt.nz


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    Music in this episode:


    Backbay Lounge -  Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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    Vlad Gluschenko — Summer's Around

    License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

    Unported: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en





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    26 min
  • BONUS: Mailbag and Update

    Craig and Luke sit down to read and respond to listener correspondence - as well as announce plans for future content.


    Prank of the Year is produced by Luke Watkinson and Craig Major. 


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    Opening theme song is “Let Go” by Kong Fooey 


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    1 hr 1 min
  • Part Six: Seasons Greetings from Telecom

    In the season finale we find an artist, lay out a timeline and present our best theories. 


    Prank of the Year is produced by Luke Watkinson and Craig Major. 


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    Opening theme song is “Let Go” by Kong Fooey 

    Closing theme song is “Cliche” by Deluxe Boy - courtesy of Failsafe Records 


    “Waltz Away” by Floot 


    Additional music by Carlye Laurent


    “Cool Vibes” and “Vibing over Venus” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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    56 min
  • Part Five: More Korero

    As we tiptoe towards our conclusion, lets take a detour down some investigative side-streets


    Prank of the Year is produced by Luke Watkinson and Craig Major. 


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    Watch coverage of the "Homeland is racist" incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJkO2iGXCyQ

    Find out more about Art Crime at the NZ Art Crime Research Trust website: https://artcrime.nz/

    Explore Te Papa's Protest Movement online collection: https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/category/428398

    Check out the "Save our Post Office" posters produced by the Wellington Media Collective: https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1424212


    Opening theme song is “Let Go” by Kong Fooey (https://www.facebook.com/kongfooeymusic/)

    Closing theme song is “Cliche” by Deluxe Boy - courtesy of Failsafe Records (https://www.failsaferecords.com/)


    Additional music by Carlye Laurent (https://carlylelaurent.bandcamp.com)


    "Big Drumming:, "Zig-Zag" and "Fearless First" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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    30 min
  • Part Four: "****! Those things have been printed!!!"

    The investigation continues as we explore the painting's journey.


    Prank of the Year is produced by Luke Watkinson and Craig Major. 


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    Opening theme song is “Let Go” by Kong Fooey (https://www.facebook.com/kongfooeymusic/)

    Closing theme song is “Cliche” by Deluxe Boy - courtesy of Failsafe Records (https://www.failsaferecords.com/)


    Additional music by Carlye Laurent (https://carlylelaurent.bandcamp.com)


    "Marty Gots A Plan" and "Hard Boiled" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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    "Holland Bunny" by Vlad Gluschenko

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    30 min
  • Part Three: Front-page News

    A single newspaper article unearths a bundle of new information.


    Prank of the Year is produced by Luke Watkinson and Craig Major. 


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    Opening theme song is “Let Go” by Kong Fooey (https://www.facebook.com/kongfooeymusic/)

    Closing theme song is “Cliche” by Deluxe Boy - courtesy of Failsafe Records (https://www.failsaferecords.com/)


    "Dunedin Sound" by Carlyle Laurent (https://carlylelaurent.bandcamp.com)


    "Spyglass", "Zig-Zag", Backbay Lounge", "Deadly Roulette", "Southern Gothic" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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    32 min
  • Part Two: Did Telecom Suck?

    A key part of any investigation is to establish a motive - it's time for a history lesson.


    Prank of the Year is produced by Luke Watkinson and Craig Major. 


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    Read Keith Newman's Connecting the Clouds - The Internet in New Zealand at: https://www.nethistory.co.nz/


    Opening theme song is “Let Go” by Kong Fooey (https://www.facebook.com/kongfooeymusic/)

    Closing theme song is “Cliche” by Deluxe Boy - courtesy of Failsafe Records (https://www.failsaferecords.com/)


    Additional music by Carlye Laurent (https://carlylelaurent.bandcamp.com)


    "Hard Boiled" / "Loopster" / "Ominous Gregorian Chant" / "Kool Kats" / "Fearless First" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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    29 min
  • Part One: "Savage Prank, Brilliant Prank"

    The image of a logo (for a company that no longer exists) sparks a memory and kickstarts a years-long investigation into a forgotten incident.


    Prank of the Year is produced by Luke Watkinson and Craig Major. 


    Email: [email protected] 


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    Opening theme song is “Let Go” by Kong Fooey (https://www.facebook.com/kongfooeymusic/)

    Closing theme song is “Cliche” by Deluxe Boy - courtesy of Failsafe Records (https://www.failsaferecords.com/)


    Additional music by Carlye Laurent (https://carlylelaurent.bandcamp.com)


    “Silver Flame” / “Adeste Fideles Waltz” /“Southern Gothic” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License



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    24 min

About Prank Of The Year

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In 1993 one of New Zealand's biggest companies was tricked into publicly mocking themselves. Thirty years later, two amateur sleuths try to solve the long-forgotten mystery of what happened, who…