The Chris and Sam Podcast

Summary This week we had to say goodbye to our producer on the show, Toffee the cat. Find out what happened and how it affected Chris as he trued to organise his first night of a 6 week improv class he is doing. A bit of space news this week with NASA’s Astronaut’s splashing down, and SpaceX is trialling a new type of spacecraft to take lots more cargo into space. Amazing footage has been coming o...

Summary In this weeks catch up we learn how the Professional Speakers Association event went for Chris, and Sam went and checked out Armageddon in Tauranga. Where he spoke to some of the game creators who have taken their game To Marry for Love to Kickstarter. Find out what Sam thought it was initially, and all the details about this locally made game. He also bumped into one of our Patrons. Our 3...

Summary This week we have been busy, Chris went to an audition for a role he thinks he is perfect for. And Sam went and visited Waitomo Caves, find out about that experience. In the COVID news this week, could a COVID breathalyser be coming out, it’s cheaper, faster and has good results. Also we never really thought about it, but testing buildings for COVID is a thing, and it can help out a lot. A...

Summary Welcome to this weeks podcast show, this week we remembered a story from last week where a Samoan man spent an extra 5 years in prison, just because he didn’t know he could leave. We found out more information about the Corona virus. Fieldays had to move to online this year, and we’ve been checking out some of the online content, and reckon you should too, find out what videos we’ve seen a...

Summary We catch up with what we’ve been up to this week, Chris remembers just how good he is at helping people with written word, and Sam has been updating Op Shops. Fieldays is coming up, online that is, so make sure you sign up with a secure password, and if you are using the same password for everything, you really should get that sorted and use a password manager. 4th of July just happened an...

Summary Chris has been busy speaker coaching this week, Sam went to get a warrant for his car, and didn’t have a good time at VTNZ. We forgot to talk about it last week, but Chris really liked the design and the product that is called Snackachangi Chips, we honestly weren’t sponsored by them at all, we just like the copy on their packets. Facebook had an update this week for people that use it in...

Summary Sam got back from a trip to Christchurch. He flew with Air NZ, and was able to go on a dream-liner. Find out what his experience was like. Fox news got caught out when they reported part of a very old Monty Python sketch, makes you wonder why they can be called news at all. We touch on Trump a bit this episode, from Melania striking a better deal, to what his daughter calls her, and the st...

Summary Another week, another episode of randomness, technology and life. Welcome to episode 286. This week we join the other 5 million members of fight against COVID that are annoyed with the 2 people that may cause us to have more cases. Sam explains what happened to get Chris up to speed on this crazy story. Places all over NZ are getting hacked, Lion Breweries and Fisher and Paykell are just 2...

Summary This week Sam found a docking simulator to test your skills at docking a spacex craft with the ISS, it’s apparently not that easy, check out the link below to see how you fare with it. We learned about Nau Mai Ra power company, and the way they run their power company to help people in need during this current crisis, they have a Give a Little page to help. A treasure chest that was hidden...

Summary Episode 284 is out now and these are the show notes to go along with it. We discuss Trump and his need to inspect the bunker beneath the White House, why did he need to do this, or even come up with this story? What did this lead him to do? We have the much anticipated pigeon update from last weeks episode, as well as an update on the Musk baby’s name, it’s still crap. People are doing goo...

Summary In episode 283 of the podcast we talk about the biggest podcast around The Joe Rogan Experience moving over to Spotify. The Some Good News YouTube channel has also been sold to a network, not sure if that will work now. We learned how efficient wireless charging is now, and how it could work for electric cars. A new Christopher Nolan film is coming out soon called Tenet, they brought a who...

Summary This week we cover a whole bunch of different thing, so buckle up and join us for 30 mins of randomness, technology and life. We have an update on last week’s covid game scoring, find out how Sam fared. Have you downloaded the Covid contact app? What do you think about this and other methods being used. Sam came across an interesting idea for brushing your teeth, seems it has been done a b...

Summary This week we welcome our latest Patreon supporter Jamie, if you want want to check out Patreon head on over to our patreon page Remember the other week we heard the story about the old men getting large amounts of sugar from where Chris works, well he finally found out what they have been doing with it and Sam couldn’t be happier knowing the answer to this. Chris found interesting items fo...

Summary This week on the podcast we cover a great film making initiative that our friend and podcast listener Adam was involved with, it’s called Transmission: The Distance Between us Matters. Sam has a new app to tell him about the weather, it also calls him a meatbag from time to time. There’s a few scams around at the moment, Chris got an email asking him to join the Illuminati fraternity, all...

Summary We cover a lot in this episode, so strap yourself in and get ready for a random assortment of stuff. We talk briefly about the luxury underground bunkers that have been built here in NZ for the super rich, where would you expect some of these to be found? Team NZ had to come up with a solution to deal with social distancing, they turned to technology to give them a hand. Talking about the...

We start off this weeks podcast with Chris and his work story and how he managed to call someone a Boomer for the first and apparently only time. Sam stumbled across a piece of excercise equipment called the Jazasize, is it a good idea? A storytelling festival, or many of them have been cancelled and don’t seem to be embracing the new online world many people are using now. Tom Moore has been rais...

Summary This weeks episode gives us a lot of laughs, hopefully it does for you. Fake corona stories, and fake stories in general are rife right now, we debunk some of them. Some tourists get turned around due to the Corona virus, they aren’t your normal tourists though. We watched the McMillions doco and the movie Parasite, find out what we thought and find out which one confused Chris for about 2...

Summary Welcome to another episode of the podcast. This week we start by talking about Tunisia and the technology they are using to make the streets safe. How many do they have, how much do they cost? And will anyone steal them? The Italian Mayors are spreading the word about the Corona virus in their own special way and talking about special, what is with all the people going on about 5G causing...

Summary This week we had a few car troubles, find out what happened and how we got those fixed. We’re pretty certain that if you are going to catch the Corona virus from anywhere it will be a supermarket. You may be wondering what color the Corona virus actually is, we will tell you. A principle at a school dishes out some crazy advice. Tobacco could save us, a man with a drift track makes a drift...

Summary This week we are coming to you from lockdown, where we have been consuming a whole bunch of different media, and by different we mean good and crappy. We’ve watched The Platform, Alien Warfare and are currently working out way through the crazy that is called The Tiger King. Sam has a 2 Kickstart or Dropkicks this week, which one would you rather have in your life? Chris isn’t drinking as...

Another week and more stories about the Corona virus. Find out what’s been happening and how things have been going here for us. Sam went to the Kumeu A&P show which was great, and is in the process of cancelling The Great Pumpkin Carnival. But he’s managed to put together an online competition for people all around the country. Find out what that is all about. Chris went to Break and Escape a...

Lots of Corona virus talk on this weeks podcast, will it effect us? And what is Chris doing to help protect his family members? The scooter trial in Hamilton continues for another 6 months, meaning there will be more scooters around the place and the council has had a change of heart around skateboarders. A social media influencer in Mexico goes down the wrong path as he tries to fool authorities...

Summary Nothing like starting off a podcast episode with some sad news. Find out who died recently. Sam was in a proper recording studio this week, find out what he was up to and how it compares to the world headquarters of The Chris and Sam Podcast. Jerry Springer was a mainstay on television for so long with his long running show named after himself. Find out what his new TV show is about. The C...

Summary Global warming continues as NZ has been in the media about it’s ability to cook mussels out in the sun. Is this a new thing? Boeing has had trouble with it’s latest planes, it turns out making a car and making an airplane are very different things. We talk about the Hamilton Council CEO who is making more than the Canadian Prime Minister, we compare the 2 locations and wonder if this pay r...

Summary Sam was busy this weekend and can’t really talk about it. Chris went and played mini golf, but who really won? The hunt for pre Polynesian giants is on out near Huntly, but do the people know what they are doing? And what have they really discovered while out there digging a tunnel? This week we’ve been watching Watchmen, and watched the Rock in another glorious film of his, this time it w...