The Chris and Sam Podcast

Summary In this weeks show, we find out why Chris was so sweaty, the interaction he had with some protesters, and what he brought himself as an early Christmas present. A woman wouldn't stop breast feeding her cat on an airplane, sounds about right. We discover a way to stop someone that is escaping on an electric scooter, we think there are better ways to do it. A CEO lays off 900 people at once,...

Summary This week on the show we find out just how much Chris has immersed himself into the Metaverse. Will he ever come back? Sam got a bit of PTSD from another podcast, and has been putting up Christmas lights just to see how much he can blind the neighbours. After mentioning Armageddon last week, we heard from them this week. Will we be going this year? Chris busts out some facts about the Haas...

Summary This week we start with something visual which we know you all love. It's the super skinny waste of time Yellow Pages. Sam talks about his recent visit to Hamilton Zoo and who he managed to bump into there. Find out how all of that went. Chris “celebrated” a birthday this week, not sure how old he really is now. In the field of space, we're trying to hit a small moon of an astroid, is this...

Is Chris a new man this week? Sam got a great deal for $1 this week, what exactly did he get and how did the pickup go? RIP to John Whittaker Who is this person that keeps stating they are human to Sam. Is there going to be problems with windows 11 and the browser you use with it? This leads Sam to start talking about MacBook Pros and just how powerful they are now. Sam's started to deal with Guin...

Summary Chris has just been on a retreat, will it make him a new person? We'll find out next week just how it went. He's also doing some work with Impact Hub. We have a listener shout out to Jamie, welcome to the podcast. In Covid talk we cover the African startup that is wanting to crack the Covid vaccine, and we cover the dumb protests happening in New Zealand currently. Peter Jackson sells the...

What do dairy sheep have to do with Covid19? And who drinks sheep's milk, we ponder these questions and more. Like what is the deal with Zuckerberg and the BBQ sauce bottle, did a Brazilian man actually die from a piranha attack. Joe Rogan got confused about an ad that mentioned him, Trump keeps changing some figures. We also find out where the cheapest house in NZ is, just how much Lego can someo...

Summary We're back Find out what kept Sam busy this week, and what almost happened to him at work. Diego, everyone's favourite Brazilian moved out this week also. Trumps trying to make a new social media network, and being as predictable as he is, it's already a shambles before it's even started. We have a great discussion about Alec Baldwin killing the DOP on the set of the movie Rust, who was at...

William Shatner went into space this week on Jeff Bezo's rocket. How did it go and how much of it was a publicity stunt. We have the run down this week of what has been happening with COVID here in New Zealand, and talk about Super Saturday. A thief has to surrender the gold he had on him while robbing other places as he didn't have a good enough reason to have it, very strange story. There are me...

Summary We have the latest with the Covid news and how it is affecting us. Facebook and related properties went down this week, is this a good thing? How often do drunk people end up in their own search when they go missing? More than you think is our guess. Scam emails seem to have got more sophisticated for once, find out what almost caught Chris out this week. Chris gives a movie review, we fin...

Summary We catch up in person this week, which makes for a better podcast recording. Find out what Sam has been doing with pumpkin planning this week, and how many times Chris made it to the gym. We finally sit down and watch the amazing piece of film that is Samurai Cop. Find out what we thought about it and what we learned about the making of it. The french are upset about the Australians gettin...

Summary Since the last podcast we've been nominated for the NZ Podcast Awards, not really sure what category or what we need to do if we make it to the next round, or who nominated us, but we're nominated. Sam encountered a drive-in movie theater the other night. Find out what happened. Just how many car crashes happen because of wild boars in Rome? The number might surprise you. Herding sheep int...

Summary Sam had to deal with someone on their secure phone line for a refund this week. We discuss everyone's favourite Auckland couple that had to go to Wanaka recently. We also talk about what Florida man has been up to on your birthday. Australia is going to get some nuclear submarines, but the weapons won't be nuclear. And a man with an interesting name hands himself in after 30 years. We talk...

Summary Hello and welcome to this week's podcast episode. We learn Chris may have given out an email address last week that doesn't work, and Sam has been binge watching Battle Bots recently. Michael K Williams died this week and Nigeria's Islamic Police have been cracking down on some stuff. The NZ podcast awards is happening really soon. So is Trump being a boxing announcer. We learn about a man...

Summary We discuss the need for fast food this lockdown and the amount of traffic control needed to keep people safe. Chris has an update from his family. Our number 1 podcast fan Jeremy, has been busy making amazing artwork this week. Check out Chris' reaction to it. What is there to learn from a study is narcissism? A woman fought off a mountain lion attacking her child. How did the authorities...

Summary This weeks podcast has a bunch of stuff jammed inside it. Chris is back at work. Find out what that means during a Covid lockdown. We find out about some hurricane prep, including a common sense shutdown, which might not be that common. Sam found out about a website called Letterboxer where they will send you a sticker to help you stop receiving junk mail. We have an update on Brittany, th...

Summary Round 2 of Covid time in New Zealand, how have we been coping with that. What happened this week that held Sam up for a couple of hours. Is Chris working during covid? Find out. Also, what has he been wearing lately? And what's a new podcast that he recommends? We have a Kickstart for you, involving Dragon Eye Dice. We have a discussion around Segg, a meat type product that apparently was...

Summary This week we find out why Chris had such a great time, and what did he do with a pink paperclip? We give our expert roundup of the olympics, covering things no one's really been thinking about. What's the deal with the power cut a lot of Hamilton faced recently? We discuss what is going to happen to Geronimo the Alpaca, who is Wilson Edwards, and just how much was the Amiga used to control...

This week Sam has had a lot of random pumpkin related stuff happening, while Chris has been busy teaching kids in Canada. We've both been dealing with trades people this week. We learn about Bill Gates and his obsession with toilets. What good will come out of this? And is there a conspiracy in there? An Israeli search team asked to join a search for people in a collapsed building in the US, we le...

Summary In this week's episode, find out what's been keeping Chris busy, and why Sam doesn't like the pool people. A local town has come up with a slogan, and we think it's great. We also wonder what Hamilton slogan is and come up with one that might work for it. What could go wrong when a bunch of unknown viruses are found trapped in ice? Want rain, how about using lasers to zap rain clouds, it's...

Summary Chris and his vacuum cleaner story make an appearance in this week's episode. Sam is back from Christchurch. He went to a Lego show, saw a Sunday Market, experienced a gem store, saw some random on roller blades and a lot more. How does a business owner in Christchurch keep the homeless away? By rickrolling them it seems. Sam saw the doco A Glitch in the Matrix. Find out what he thought ab...

Summary Welcome along to the podcast, randomness, technology and life is what we are all about. This week we discuss the latest Colin McGregor Fight mixed in with the NZ Olympic crappy uniform. We talk about savvy Kiwis using scripts to nab rooms, crazy child names and demolition down under. Billionaires and rockets get a mention, and a firenado that threatens weed in Weed. Plus much more. Come ch...

Summary Chris celebrates early for being consistent with the gym, marking those small wins can help you with your goals. Sam talks about how Amazon is no shipping to New Zealand. Trumps been busy putting together a class action lawsuit against technology companies, all while asking his supporters to fund it. A football final has drama with lasers. People in Bangladesh get excited about a small cow...

Summary From our Fieldays 2021 interview series,Sam catches up with the Saucerer to find out about 2 new exciting products they have brought to the market. The Blazin' BBQ Sauce and the BBQ Blacksauce Whanau Favourite. Find out what makes these sauces unique and what goes into crafting such a fine product. Website   Wild West Worcester Website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Summary From our Fieldays 2021 interview series Sam talks to Scott from the University of Waikato Engineering department. They team up with different growers and organisations to overcome problems within industry. On display at this years Fieldays the University of Waikato team had on display a kiwifruit orchard survey robot, an grape vine pruner and a robotic asparagus harvester. Sam talks to Sco...

Summary From our Fieldays 2021 interview series, Sam talks to Glen from Truly Treasured, a complete pet loss business. Not matter the size of your pet Truly Treasured can help you with cremations, special keepsakes and much more. Find out how it all started, services offered and the area they cover. Website   Truly Treasured Website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.