The Chris and Sam Podcast

Summary Chris is happy this week in the episode, getting a pay rise will do that to a person. But is he happy enough to do a backflip like an FBI agent did, who then proceeded to drop his gun and shoot someone as he picked it up. A new podcast we have been listening to is called Behind the Bastards, and we recommend it, it’s a great show. Sam saw something amazing this week, but was too slow at ge...

Summary Chris is back from his Melbourne trip, after he spoke to a human as the computer thought he was too fat. We find out what exactly he got up to on this amazing trip. Sam finds out what a bank spoke about to a bunch of primary school kids this week, and it wasn’t about what he thought it would be about. Sam got an email from the local library with some pretty exiting information for people w...

Summary Chris is almost ready to go on his trip to Melbourne, but has a chipped tooth he has to sort out before he goes. Next episode we will have Chris Bingo happening, make sure to take part and fill out the form. Chris found a video tape that Sam got excited about, it is Chris’s wedding tape from 1994, we hope it is still in good condition and we hope to digitise it and edit all the best bits f...

Summary With us being the busy people we sometimes are, we occasionally get so busy that we can’t sit down to record a podcast, but with some forward thinking we managed to record this special backup episode for you. It’s our commentary as we watch Netflix’s Lost in Space episode 2. Will it make us rage as much as episode 1? You’ll have to listen to find out. Links Lost in Space Hosted on Acast. S...

Summary We forgot to mention a couple of things in last weeks episode, so we cover our fence jumping and arguing with a security person at The Great NZ Food Show. When does advertising go too far? Our goal is your hole raised a complaint recently as it was featured on the back of a digger, which in itself makes sense, but the inclusion of a womans silhouette can make people think dirty things. We...

Summary We are recording this episode straight after we got back from The Great NZ Food Show, we talked to some awesome people and tried some great products, shout out to Pia and Ara from Angel Food, which makes some tasty Vegan Dairy free cheese, and another shout out to Lisa from Mummas Donuts, who finally convinced Chris to try them and he now realises just how amazing they are. Chris also trie...

Summary We start of this episode with Chris laughing at something inappropriate. We never thought we would get angry over watching the very first episode of the new Lost in Space on Netflix, but we did, we cover the first episode for you, and talk about the bits that got us all worked up. We get an update on how TEDx Ruakura is, and how the speaker coaching is evolving every year We talked about a...

Title: Dropping the Biggest Pumpkin in NZ from a Crane | EP176 – The Chris and Sam Podcast Summary Episode 176 is here, and this is our second take at the podcast as the first effort didn't work. Find out how everything went with dropping the largest pumpkin in New Zealand from a crane, and when you are doing this you need the best shoes you can get, that's why Chris wears Camel Jinge when h...

Summary: This episode is brought to you by Camel Jinge, the only shoe you need. We are back after a week off of dealing with giant pumpkins, a new NZ record of 808kg for a pumpkin, find out how the rest of The Great Pumpkin Carnival went for 2018. We are also hopeful that pumpkin will be blown up on live TV this week, keep an eye out for that. Chris helped out with another film project, this time...

Summary Another full-on week for Chris at his job, find out how one of his days this started this week. We talk about how terrible Golden Homes have been, find out what crap they have been up to and why we don't think they should be building a new home for you. Sam fills us in on his travels around the country last weekend, highlights included two museums, a harvest festival, an elevator in a hill...

Summary This episode of the podcast is being released a day late as Sam has been busy driving all over the place this weekend to go and see a swimming pool. We learnt that the Humanity Star, idea of the Rocket Lab founder and possibly a stupid idea burnt up a lot sooner than expected, money well spent we say. Some people died this week, find out who. Some New Zealanders want to create a snow leopa...

Summary Sam's been all over the place this last week, for pumpkins and Lego, find out where he went and how it was. More amazing work stories from Chris in the land of groceries. We almost forgot to talk about the further education Chris did last week, find out how we went at Chip University. The Mayor of Hamilton seems to have come up with another hairbrained scheme, find out what he thought woul...

Summary Chris has an exciting opportunity to further his education, it's exciting times and we can't wait to tell you more about all of this in this episode. How did we get along with the census which was this week? Find out. Is AI really helping doctors out here in New Zealand, or is it just some form of an elaborate scam? How was our census experience? Uber eats is now a thing in Hamilton, we mi...

Summary This weeks episode is action packed with lots of stuff happening, first off we found out NZ is the second most peaceful country in the world, find out who came out number one, and where did America fall on this list? How much money are people making from reinventing a beach towel? A lot if the answer. Sam went and checked out a school fundraising event and found out that a lot of people re...

Summary Super sad news this week on the podcast, Sam has lost his pumpkin. Chris has been slurring his words which is probably a problem. Sam experienced some craziness around a website that he runs, find out what happened and see how much Chris laughs at this story. We finally find out what Tom Cruise has been doing here in NZ in preparation for the latest Mission Impossible movie and we wonder i...

Summary Chris struggles with technology first thing in this weeks podcast and appears to be super sweaty while drinking Tequila and is operating at what he calls 3000% Chris learned how someone got a huge number of followers on Instagram in a very short period of time. Real life heroes are now in a movie about what they did and it's being directed by Clint Eastwood, we touch on the most recent sch...

Summary More petrol stations have been ram raided in Hamilton, so they are now installing fog cannons, the Government is also thinking about subsidising these for dairy's and shops in Northland. Sam has to wait at a petrol station for some strange transaction. We heard about a guy trying to sell hi brain for over a million dollars on Trade Me, the more you read into it the crazier it seems, have a...

Summary This episode is an alcohol free one. Sam talks about a plugin he has that shows him a random Wikipedia page every time he opens a new tab, find out what he has been learning. How did a local farmer get named as a board game character in a Kickstarter for a game? Find out in this episode. We also heard about Mycroft V2.0, a home assistant type product that is more open source and won't harv...

Summary We struggled to bring you this weeks episode due to the very hot weather, find out how we coped with the heat while recording. We just finished watching all the latest Black Mirror episodes. DJI have announced a new drone, and it's looking pretty good, find out what we know about the DJI Air in this episode. We find out what random stuff Donald Trump has been up to lately. New Zealand beco...

We are back from our break, find out what we have been up to in this slightly longer than normal episode. Sam is back from his Rotorua trip where he went to a lot of tourist destinations, find out what his top tip is if you are traveling around New Zealand. Congratulations to friends on the show Sash and Mary from Flash as Productions for getting married recently. Another friend of the show Harley...

Summary Sam has been busy this week putting together the final stages of a new podcast, The Pumpkin Podcast and we get an update on how the pumpkins are growing at the moment. Chris is contemplating streaming some of his gaming. We find out who was the highest paid actor of 2017 with a little quiz, find out how close Chris gets to guessing who it was and the amount they made. A new segment has mad...

Summary This is out last episode of 2017. Chris got on his soap box and talked a lot about crypto currency recently, find out what his workmate has been up to with the crypto currency he has. We watched the new Netflix movie named Bright starring Will Smith, find out what we thought about it and Chris has some pretty big claims. Christmas is a time for Chris to sort his stuff out, not only does he...

Summary Welcome to the Christmas eve episode of the show, Chris is planning his gaming marathon for over Christmas as well as sorting out his room. Toffee the producer or maybe another cat keeps crapping on Sam's pumpkins which he is not happy about. Our NZ Secret Santa gifts arrived which was awesome, find out what we got individually and what we got for the podcast. We learn about how the spring...

Summary Find out what Chris is drinking in this week's podcast, and how his week has been so far. Sam has a culinary question for Chris, which you too can answer at home. Our super part time flat mate has been annoying us and is about to get kicked out, Chris gives an update on how his whole gym thing has been going lately. We saw someone's doppelganger recently and it's making Sam wonder if the M...

Summary Chris has started hitting the gym again for his quest to have a body for life after getting sick of staring at himself in mirrors, while Sam had a trip down to Christchurch in the extreme heat, find out how he ended up getting down there and how many grumpy people he dealt with. Chris tells us about the 24hr film festival and wonders if he is a bad friend for not sitting with the people he...