Verbal Highs

Renee Church & Matt Coombe are stand-up comedians. Both are regulars on the open mic circuit in Auckland, & are working toward being full-time performers.Love to everyone who reached out after the last episode. You are sorely missed by many Aaron. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com

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87: Aaron Tokona performs as AHoriBuzz via Steve Vai from Naenae, Weta, Bongmaster, and Cairo Knife Fight. He speaks two words of truth to power: ‘wha-cup’. Aaron’s secret to a good vocal take is a gunky coil. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com

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Andrea Reid is the founder of Pollinator Paths, a renewal-driven bird, insect, reptile, & urban garden-friendly trail connecting the city’s green spaces. Days into the first pathway being created, local shops sold out of tiny bug-sized suitcases. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com

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Jarret Filmer is Geoff Rissole, co-creator of Shit Towns of NZ. He and Rick Furphy are Australasia's leading experts on sociology, travel, and culture. Jarret has plans for ‘It’s in the Point Bag’; a modern reboot of an iconic NZ game show. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com

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Jason Ford is one of NZ’s most passionate hip hop heads. He hosted NZ’s longest running hip hop radio show, The Wednesday Night Jam, from 1990 to 2006. Jason once worked for a sad man who lived in a mushroom factory. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com

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Peter Urlich is a musician, entertainer, & Renaissance man. He is a Dude, one ½ of Nice & Urlich, TV band manager, broadcaster & dancer with the stars. Peter once ran away from NZ to roadie for The Cure. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com

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Julia Deans has been performing & making music for over 25 years, fronting Fur Patrol before forging a solo career alongside other performance projects. Julia ran away from jazz school to join a Celtic band. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com

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Stephen Gallagher is a composer & music editor. He worked closely on The Hobbit franchise, & has worked closely with Brian Eno, Nick Cave, & Ed Sheeran. ‘Blunt the Knives’, the song he wrote for the first Hobbit film, is a legitimate dwarf banger. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com

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Gene Jouavel & Cian O’Donnell were part of a team who in 1999 began dispensing specialty rhythms, congregations, & nocturnal health tonics on Galatos St. 20 years on. Gene & Cian reflect on cities, culture, music, & life, as well as past projects, including Khuja Lounge, The Turnaround, & the formative Galatos years. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com

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Danny McCrum is a musician, entrepreneur, and co-host of podcast ‘Don’t Give up your Day Job’. His fourth album Hustle Bustle will be released shortly. Danny once provided the soundtrack to some inaugural teen lovemaking on Shortland St. Lindsay describes his decision to do a second master’s degree as a Suzanne Paul moment.

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