The Chris and Sam Podcast

Summary This week we were on a short film shoot, we discuss how that went and what we got up to in regards to that. A big welcome to our new listeners who have been downloading episodes like crazy. What do you do if you don’t want your 4 you old and you live in China? Well apparently you send him out into the world with a bag of clothes and a balloon. Mark Wahlberg has come out with his crazy trai...

Summary This week Sam has an update on how his Dad is doing and came across some weird stuff across the road when he went to Rotorua. Chris explains his word of the day this week, find out about an interesting part in Japanese history. Sam got angry about newspapers, and it’s not what you think. Hamilton is the first city to trial new bluetooth dog tags which work in conjunction with an app to hel...

Summary Hello and welcome to episode 195, this week we get the rundown on TEDx Ruakura 2018, find out what went wrong on the day and what made it better than the previous year. Sam went and checked out the circus this week, find out how he got involved in it, while he was doing that, Chris managed to see The Happytime Murders, he gives his expert Chris review on it. NZ Post have upset some people...

This week we talk a bit about the Nevis Catapult we mentioned last week and it’s name choice. What is the story behind one of China’s most popular TV dramas? The UK has some strange ideas of how they want to defend the country and it involves strapping guns to pretty much anything that moves. Chris brings us the latest facts around the mobile phone markets, who is the top companies and what is the...

Summary This week we tried out the Heineken 0.0% beer, find out what we thought about that, also the we are feeling better and just have a stupid cough at the moment. Chris remembered a story from the gym he had to tell. Sam went to the Kids for Kids concert this week, it took him a while to find his child and he caught up with an old workmate from way back in the day. Is Sir Billy Connolly losing...

Summary We are back this week, still sick but we managed to work up the strength to put together this podcast episode. We learn how to diagnose a stroke, as Chris has a higher than normal chance of having one unless he changes his lifestyle, find out how his trip to the doctor went the other week. Chris finally gets around to talking about the towing story from his workmate Aaron. We talk about on...

Summary Chris is getting through the Canadian Club this week as he is off to the Dr’s on Tuesday for a possible health scare, find out more next week. Sam came across an intense gym workout where the person involved didn’t even know what they were doing after it. Chris has something that is now 50% less sugar, find out what this is and why it so confusing. If you were after the large amount of egg...

Summary Find out what we got fixed in the podcast studio this week, what we managed to get rid of and what we are still wanting to get rid of. Apparently according to Chris the US or parts of the US have now allowed 3D guns to be legally printed, what could go wrong in the future??? Another week another Trump story, find out what he has been lying about for the last 20 or so years. A tale about ho...

Summary This week we hit the ground running as Chris has the accept that his Trump prediction he talked about last week was completely wrong, what is happening with Trump and Russia? Who really knows? How much stranger can all of this get? We find out what bee paper is and how it plans to help save the world, hopefully Chris remembers what it is about as he has had it on our podcast list the last...

Summary Another week, another podcast. Find out what we have been up to this week and see what nuggets of useful information we have dug up, which includes the following. Chris has some teen confessions, or wants to talk about a TED talk about teens that confess, it’s hard to tell where this story will lead to. Who is Van Moody, why are the following us on Twitter and which one of the hosts put th...

Summary We are back to normal this week, as much as we can be, Chris was super sick last week. Turned out he couldn’t do his interviews at a TEDx Rukura Salon, so he roped Sam into doing it, find out how that went. We talk about the Kiwi who got shot in the US after traveling there to meet a 14 year old girl he started talking to online. We are now on Spotify which is exciting, just search for us...

Summary This week we’ve had to bust out our back up episode we had stashed away. Sam is busy this weekend and can’t do much editing etc, and Chris has a bad case of man flu and makes less sense than normal and keeps coughing. We watch episode 3 of lost in space, find out if it’s getting any better with our expert feedback as we watch it. Back to a normal episode next week. Links Lost in Space &nbs...

Summary This week 50% of the podcast hosts have come up with topics to talk about. All of our Fieldays interviews are up on the website, thanks for all the downloads, we appreciate them. A man stole some toes this week from the Body Worlds Vital and it made us wonder if it was pre meditated, or just a spur of the moment kind of thing. Chris has picked out a headline in the newspaper that has pique...

Summary Sam talks to Mike from Holsim about the range of fake animals they are creating to help educate people around animal birthing, artificial insemination, hoof care and much more. You’ll find out what features the fake cows have, and what animals they have been asked to make in the future. Photos Be Social with Us The Chris and Sam Podcast Facebook Page The Chris and Sam Podcast Twitter Feed...

Summary Nick from Acuris Systems talks to Sam about the tool they have created to enable precision agriculture in orchards.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summary Sam catches up with Paul to talk about the innovative piece of machinery that Precision Cultivation has made to make things easier for farmers and contractors. Video Links Precision Cultivation Facebook Page   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summary Sam talks to Jeff from Micropod, a startup that allows you to grow your own micro greens at home simply by adding water. With a variety of different things to grow and sizes of trays there is sure to be something for everyone, due for launch at the end of 2018. Photo Links Micropod Website Micropod Facebook Page   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summary At the National Agricultural Fieldays® Chris talks to Freemason members Dean and Kevin to learn more about the sometimes intriguing organisation that is the Freemasons. Chris finds out what they do, and what people can get from joining the Freemasons. Links Freemasons NZ Website   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summary Sam catches up with friend of the podcast Jason who is manning the Health 2000 stand at Fieldays, find out what is hot at the moment in keeping yourself healthy at New Zealand's favourite supplier of natural health supplements, vitamins, minerals and weight lose products. Links Health 2000   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summary Chris talks to Jo from Camp Quality and finds out the amazing things they do for kids living with cancer. Camp Quality New Zealand is a volunteer charitable trust dedicated to running camps where fun, friendship and a can-do culture inspire children living with cancer to overcome the challenges cancer brings. Links Camp Quality Website   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Summary Sam spoke to The Saucerer about the great tasting products Wild West Worcester make. They have products to enhance any meal with their great tasting sauces and relishes all made by the family in Dargaville. Photos   The range of tasty products The Saucerer getting people to try their great products at Fieldays 2018 Links Wild West Worcester Website   Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

Summary Sam catches up with Stuart Brown to learn how Farmote Systems is helping farmers boost their farm’s performance with precise pasture and grazing management. Farmote is a smart, innovative pasture monitoring system that takes the guesswork out of pasture and grazing management. By delivering precise above-and-below-ground data online, every day, it allows you to monitor your paddocks and ma...

Summary Sam talks to Alistair from Nu-D Rated Shackles about their shackle with the blue pin. Find out what makes this product better than a normal D shackle. Links Nu-D Rated Shackles Website   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summary This week we had a great time at The New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays® find out who we spoke to and which interviews you can listen to that will be coming out by themselves very very soon. There was a story about the Freemasons this week in the news, someone broke in and stole their human skull and ceremonial marbles which leaves us with a lot of questions, questions we didn’t as...

Summary In his first interview from The New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays® Sam learns about the very special tractor nicknamed The Transformer they had on display at their stand. Based in Hamilton, Zealong Tea has a wide variety of tea flavours to suit every taste, please visit their website for more information. Links Zealong Tea Estate Website Fieldays® Website Images   Hosted on A...