The Chris and Sam Podcast

Summary A young person in the US has picked up the nickname of the Lufkin Licker after picking up a tub of icecream, licking the top and putting it back, how much jail time will she serve for such an act, we’re not sure. With the increase in technology and new ways to communicate the use of emojis has cause problems in court cases as people debate the meaning of different icons. One African man wa...

Summary Sammies and Stuff opened in Hamilton this week, Sam manged to get a free sandwich out of them, find out what he thought about it, and what else he brought that maybe have been actually better. A new report has come out stating that obesity has overtaken smoking as the leading cause of cancer. Back in episode 210 we talked about the NZ woman that married a guy she had only just met on the i...

Summary Chris has been busy as this week. We find out what he has been up to work wise, and he gives his rating abd brief review of what TEDx Tauranga was like. Sam went to the Hamilton Lego show put on by the HAMLUG group, find out what he thought of that. Corona beer has been thinking about the environment, and to save plastic to hold cans together they have worked out how to screw cans together...

Summary Chris had a dream about his ex wife having a beard, what does this mean? Let us know your theories and see if it can help him make sense of it all. We find out who another one of our listeners is this week as well. We also spent a lot of time talking about a notebook for some reason, Hamilton City is about to trial something. And what is up with Xero at Fieldays? We have some advice for th...

Summary Realising there was more to life than copious amount of coffee and energy drinks, Angus Brown went about creating a new better product. Combining nature, neuroscience and nutrition he came up with Ārepa. A product designed to give you mental clarity during moments of pressure and stress. Chris talks to Angus to find out about the journey of Ārepa. Links Ārepa Website   Hosted on Acast...

Summary What to do with the ever growing amount of plastic in the world is a question a lot of people have, but for Jerome Wenzlick it provided and opportunity to make a better performing longer lasting fence post out of recycled plastic. Chris catches up with Jerome to find out how they are made, what makes Future Post a better alternative to standard wooden posts Links Future Post Website  ...

Summary After creating a documentary about a river dying on his dad’s farm, James Muir set out on a journey to help protect water in NZ by co-founding River Watch, the fitbit for our water. This innovative device provides real time feedback about the quality of freshwater. Sam talks to James and learns some astounding facts, and the some of the challenges of creating a product that will help peopl...

Summary What would you say if you could have an alcoholic free gin that tastes great? Well lucky for you Ecology and Co have made just that. Chris catches up with Di to learn about the two different gins they currently produce and how they got started. A great idea for people that like gin but without the headaches of alcohol. Links Ecology and Co Website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Summary One of the more interesting stands at Fieldays this year was Dung Beetle Innovations. Sam caught up with Shaun Forgie, the foremost expert on dung beetles in NZ. We learn how these beetles are natures solution to sustainable farming, why they haven’t been used in NZ for very long compared to other parts of the world, and just how easy it is to apply dung beetles to your own farm. A fascina...

Summary We were at Fieldays for another year. As well as bringing you great interviews and stories from Fieldays, we decided to record our normal podcast while there. We find out what the audition Chris went for was all about. Plastic is being used in an exciting trial in New Plymouth. How easy is it to mix up doors on an airplane? And one of us gets ragey about the TV Mini Series Chernobyl. Links...

Summary Chris caught up with Peter who along with his wife Donna have been touring the country with their Inzone careers coach helping young people find out what careers are out there that they might not have known about. This is such an inspirational idea and story we wanted to share.  We wish there was something like this available to us when we were younger. Links Inzone Website Hosted on Acast...

Summary When you are after a blender based on a stationary bike there is only one that we recommend. Cycle Blend make beautiful blender bikes you can hire or buy. Sam talks to Cycle Blend owner Jane, to find out how this venture started and where Cycle Blend had been used here and around the world. This was an unexpected fun interview we had at Fieldays at the Zespri stand. Links Cycle Blend Hoste...

Summary We caught up with Brent and learned all about the very tasty batch10 honey bourbon. A smooth drink with the perfect blend of bourbon and NZ honey makes this a drink you’ll want to share with your friends. As well as the honey bourbon, batch10 also produces a Manuka smoked bourbon, a London dry gin, and just released at Fieldays 2019 a pink gin which combines a London dry gin with pomegrana...

Summary While looking around the 2019 Fieldays we came across Chris who installs solar panels onto tiny houses, we found out a lot about solar panels and so can you in this entertaining chat we had. Links NZ Tiny Home Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summary Another week and another app we have learned about, this time it is one called Giveahoy, which makes donating to causes on the street easy for the charity and random people walking around. Rockroll is a new type of toilet paper, softer and better for the environment is the claim. We talk about this new product, and one of us has backed it via it’s crowd funding, find out what we get for ou...

Summary This week on the podcast Chris is quite excited as it is last day of work and he begins to live his dream, whatever that is. We talk about an app that is destined for great things apparently, Dropit. Would you invest in this? How people have managed to make their own Harriet Tubman bank note with the help of a stamp. We have a bunch of interesting animal facts for some reason this week, on...

Summary This week we cover Adams birthday movie marathon we went to, where we saw a bunch of great films. Someone tried to dropkick Arnie this week and it didn’t work, the last Game of Thrones episode came out, find out what we thought about it as well as what Sam is going to do with his Huawei phone if the newly announced ban from Google comes into play. We learned about a special type of chip so...

Summary We find out how the diet is going for Chris and just how much he is loving cheat day this week. Sam is back from Christchurch, find out what sights he saw and how he went on a Lime Scooter. A new bridge is being built here in Hamilton, and while people don’t really care what it looks like, would a bungy jump make it better? And with only 5 month to go until the local body elections, a new...

Summary We have an update on how Chris is going with his diet and working out this week, he’s been eating a lot including no chicken chicken. He might also have a problem with his car and we learned where transmission fluid goes in a car. Back on the death talk from last week, turns out you can be buried in a mushroom suit and one recent celebrity was super excited about it and did just that, and...

Summary Chris is on a diet and doing well, he is combining the slow carb diet from The 4 Hour Body and the Body for Life program for the gym, find out what body part he’s been having trouble with. Talking of diets, we learned about a man who is on a 46 day beer diet for Lent, find out how that has been going for him. One of the major new publications here in NZ has decided to put a pay wall up on...

Summary Lots of public holidays this week for some of us, and we start off the podcast with a good news story for a change. In fact it is about the best teacher in the world, Peter Tabichi won a million dollars by taking out the Global Teacher Prize. Our prime minister Jacinda Ardern gets ranked as the 2nd best leader in the world, which is no surprise to us, but we would have never guessed the fi...

Summary This week Chris is stressed because it Easter, Sam has a sore mouth and spoke to a gardening group. Chris went and saw the movie Us recently, find out what he thought about it. What ads do you expect to see before a film? If you said NZ Bridge you would be correct. How much do they pay for this? How successful are these ads? Why are they being played, all of these questions go unanswered....

Summary Minecraft dramas this week and one of us drove over 850km just to end up seeing one pumpkin, was it worth it? Brazil has some problems with a set of identical twins, find out what they have been up to and what they have got away with. We learn what you can and can’t do in a DOC hut, and find out what upset some woman named Lyn recently. Hamilton has come in as the top spot to stay apparent...

Summary We get the rundown on everyone’s favourite pumpkin event, The Great Pumpkin Carnival and we find out just how busy Chris got over the weekend. Chris talks about how to sell a massacre and it’s a lot better than what it sounds like, trust us. What is Dub FX and why is it in Chris’s car? Have a listen and find out. Links How to Sell a Massacre EU Car Safety Plan Dub FX Website Hosted on Acas...

Summary Chris had some “fun” spam this week, he was impressed with how it was written and wants to share it. We get the run down on the Arohanui film festival, find out how it was and what movies Chris liked. Sam somehow ended up having a photo shoot with his giant pumpkin, we look forward to seeing how that turns out. We’ve started watching the TV series, Happy and recommend it if you are into da...