Fear, Guilt & Agriculture

Connor Crawford is a photographer, videographer, and music lover from Aotearoa. From early days in the deep east of Tāmaki, to documenting some of the biggest bands in the world, to a pig carcass on Rock Island, we cover it all! So we welcome you all to hear the tale of Connor Crawford, one of the finest folk you are ever likely to encounter, this week on FGA! TTFI(tuck the fuck in…)!!!

Rob Nairn is a salt of the earth bloke with a heart of gold. He is creator of many mediums. Buildings, stories, and very good boys(shout out friend of the pod Vince). This week he and Oscar peruse the rich annals of Rob's seven decades. Buckle up, and tuck in! Yeow

Vincent HL is a prolific and storied musician, and also proud father of a brand spanking new studio in the heart of industrial Avondale. This week he and Oscar get into the nitty gritty of growing up in wine country West Auckland and Vincents rich, meandering musical journey. Tuck the f*ck in like its raw cauliflower baby chahoo!

Timothy Giles is a celebrant, a podcast host, a facilitator and trainer, and perhaps most of all someone with a great way with words and people. This week he and Oscar sit down for a long and deep chat around Timothy’s life, where it started, where it’s come to, and what he’s learned along the way. This pod covers a wide range of topics, so come with your taringa and hinengaro open as we tuck in a...

Katie McRae is a perennial figure in the NZ music scene. From distribution to label duties, to her work with Chicks That Scream bringing some of the hottest international acts to shores of Aotearoa, Katie has seen the music industry from all sides. Currently working as a key member of the WHAMMY team, Katie remains someone you’ve probably run into if you’ve ever put on your own gig in Tāmaki. Her...

Recently in town for the Tour Down Under, Oscar had the great privilege of sitting down with THE “Tall” Paul Omen, 2025 master world champion and an elite veteran touring pro with fifty PDGA victories, now a friend and brother in the world of disc. Traversing Paul’s origin story to life as a road dog following Disc Golf around the globe, we go through it all. With a current rating of 1024, Paul is...

A lifelong Tāmaki resident, Eric Scholes is a bassist, arranger, band leader, and all around legend. From the notorious early days of the DHDFD’s to a position in the APO, Eric recounts stories and gives good reasons to get into spear fishing. This week on FGA Oscar and Eric get into it, the big picture and all the details. All we ask is that you TUCK IN!

Scotty Pearson is a musician, builder, entrepreneur and character to know! This week on FGA, Oscar and Scotty go through the whole story, the personal and the professional. From a stint in Nashville, to the legendary days of Elemeno P, these are stories you know you want to hear. It’s a +3hr episode this week, so settle in with a nice cup and let the words wash over you. TUCK IN! 

Mason Fairey is a friend of the pod, the main man behind everything sound at Double Whammy, and one of the highest drummers in the land! Whether you know him from his numerous drumming positions over the years (The Nightshades, Pixels, Te Huhu, Louisa Nicklin, SCRAN, to name but a few), his evergreen presence in many aspects of the local music scene, or just as one the best people you’ve ever met....

David Feauai-Afaese is a musician, composer, leader of the band LEAO, and co-founder of Noa Records, an indie label which seeks to present diverse creative outputs and perspectives from artistic practitioners based geo-spiritually within Aotearoa/Te Moana Nui a Kiwa. David is also an advocate for a range of interdisciplinary Pacific Arts, with expertise in performance/recordings rights, helping ar...

Al Keating might be most familiar from his time at Coffee Supreme, but he’s lived a big life, and today on FGA we get right into it! From industry insights to the mental pressures of christian wanks, Oscar and Al jump the 3hr mark in this one, so you know there’s stories galore. Grab some robusta, sharpen your mind, and tuck in to this week’s episode of FGA!

Glen Elliot is a producer, a property owner, and reportedly once went on a date with Liv Tyler! Come follow the story of his life from early days in GI, to adventures through New York, and the production of one of the greatest shows to bloom from Tāmaki’s underbelly; Wayne Anderson: Singer of Songs. As always FGA invites you to settle in, listen in, tune in, and of course… TUCK…. IN!!! 

Crystal Chen is a musician, composer, photographer, and general creative mind. Born and raised in Tāmaki, Crystal brings a soulful voice to the scene, making humorous and heartbreaking observations that gel perfectly with her ornate blend of soul and jazz influences. Her my debut album 'You can call me CC' came out at the end of 2025 to well deserved adoration. This week on FGA her and Osc...

Craig Wright is a publican with a lifetime worth of experience in the hospitality industry. Owner and operator of the Northern Line Bar & Social in Beresford Square just off Karangahape Rd, on today's episode of FGA Craig runs us through his life, from early days in Manchester with his band The Midwich Cuckoos, an 8 year stint running a pub in Greece, to setting up the Northen Line through...

Finn Johansson is a musician, gam designer, and all round creative hailing from Te Whanganui-a-Tara, now based in Tāmaki. From his own practice to his work with Johnsonville City Nights, The Boxcar Rattle and Tommy and the Fallen Horses amount many others, you will likely have seen Finn around the scene. This week on FGA Oscar and Finn talk about where it all started, where it now, and just genera...

This week on the pod we have Madeleine Rose, a mover, educator & kaiwhakahau from Aotearoa, she is a passionate advocate in the field of SW and co-hosts the @stripped_unscripted podcast with Vixen Temple. A life long athlete with a powerful sense of justice, Madeleine has a frank and open chat with Oscar about the worlds of stripping and pole, diving into her personal experiences and observati...

This week on FGA we have Johnny Mantell, a fixture of the food and hospitality scene in Tāmaki you may know the name from the Mantells venues and function spaces. Johnny is also an avid skier and snowboarder, hitting some of the best slopes this orb has to offer, a family man, and just one who has seen the world. Some nestle in, crack a brew, and hang out with your new mates this week on the pod....

Hudge is a DJ, a promoter, and ex-rowing champion, a father, and a lover of music with soul among many other things. Hudge has been DJing for over 30 years, starting in the London Hip Hop and spreading all over the globe, and boy does he have some stories to tell! You may be familiar with him as the host of MASS APPEAL on 95bFM, smoothing out the end of your week every Sunday morning. Come settle...

John Davies is a director and performer working in theater, opera, masked dance, and much much more. From his early days in Piopio to adventures through the world, discovering the breadth of experience and theatrical/musical expression available to an open mind with a thirst to learn. Come get to know another member of the Davies clan as Oscar sits down his whanau and explores this section of the...

This week on Fear, Guilt and Agriculture we talk to Chenoa Murphy. If you’ve spent anytime in the Tāmaki music scene, changes are you’re run into Chenoa. From Margaritas, to the Kings Arms, the Leigh Sawmill, and WHAMMY bar to name a few, Chenoa has probably facilitated one of the best nights out for you or someone you love. From chaos punk to an open door and an open heart, Chenoa is a cornerston...

Artist, actor, director, editor, set builder, stuntman, musician, icon, the man… It’s Chris Stapp! If you don’t know him, you don’t know nothing, and you’ve missed the all time low(high) point of New Zealand television. The brain behind Back of the Y Masterpiece Television and Deja Voodoo sits down for some well deserved beverages with Oscar this week on FGA to uncover where it all started, and wh...

If you’ve been part of the Tāmaki music scene over the last decade and a half, chances are Tony Drent has been on your radar at some point. The Nevernudes, Anthony Drent and the Blood of The Innocent, Civil Union, Executive Zone, and their current project Ex-Partner. Chances are one of these names has made it through your ears, probably accompanied by some music. Why don’t you come take a peak beh...

Reuben Bonner runs Banished Music, a major force in organising and promoting some of the best acts, local and international, to grace the shores of Aotearoa. Reuben and Oscar go back a fair way, with Banished releasing some of the earliest Rackets albums, and this week they look back through Reuben’s life, in music and further afield. From journalism, to promotion, to An Emerald City, everything i...

Finn Scholes is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, trumpet legend, and a person you want to know! From heading the incomparable Carnivorous Pant Society to playing with Tiny Ruins, Batucada Sound Machine, Lawrence Arabia, Katchafire and too many more to name, Finn is a key player in the Aotearoa music scene who traverses many styles and contexts. Come hear a bit of his story, as we Tuck In this we...

This week Oscar is joined by Sam Te Kani, an author, artist, art critic, and fellow podcaster, regularly hosting Rats in the Gutter with Johanna Cosgrove. Sam and Oscar get into it all, the personal, the public, the politic, the erotic. Let the words speak for themselves, get your ears open wide and take it all in this week on another episode of Fear, Guilt & Agriculture!