The Chris and Sam Podcast

Welcome to the 250th episode of the podcast, what an accomplishment, seems like only yesterday we were trying to figure out how to record audio and get it up onto the internet. What crazy ideas does Trump want investigated to make his border wall even better than it currently is? Sam had an incident at the gym this week, find out what happened and how bad it actually was. Chris has been talking to...

Summary What have we been up to this week? Well Chris has been busy talking to people about creating a signature talk, and Sam has been updating giant pumpkin things. We learned this week about the Cherry Tree Festival being canceled here in Hamilton, apparently it was quite a big event. And as always there are always 2 sides to every story, find out about what has been happening with this. Lots o...

Summary An old white man was “doing gods work” this weeks when he took to a Maori sculpture with a chainsaw to remove it’s penis. Find out why this story just seems so crazy. Milton Wainwright who runs the Woodville Organ Museum tried to cut off the “obscene and immoral” penis with a handsaw but had to give up exhausted by the superior quality of the wood combined with being 78 years old, went bac...

Summary We learned an important lesson from last week’s episode and have to issue an apology, find out what that was all about and we have some facts to help back up our position on that. Talking about learning stuff, the person that was making RockRoll toilet paper that Sam backed and was looking forward to receiving has learned a whole bunch of life lessons, find out just how bad all of that wen...

Summary Chris went to a LinkedIn local event this week, find out what that is about and how it went, Sam has been busy making robot hands and a robot head this week, and find out how he almost locked himself out. We watched a bunch of stuff this week, we checked out the small documentary about the Kiwi that starred in the Rambu movies, find out what that is all about. And we just watched Sorry to...

Summary We start this episode off reassuring you our lovely fans that as a podcast are not plagiarising any other podcast, which led us to talk about Jay Sheti, who is making millions from ripping off other people’s quotes it seems. Chris talks about some stick insects that we accidentally exported to the UK many years ago, and what happened to them in regards to breading, and what happened when t...

Summary This week we talk about the 2nd most used resource in the world, and it might surprise you to what that actually is. Deep fakes are a thing we should all be worried about when we watch things online, but some scientists might have the an answer using mice, apparently they can be trained to help spot these fake videos. A giant fossil of a previously unknown giant penguin has been found righ...

Summary Sam spoke to some old people this week about giant pumpkins which went well. Chris learned about Atomik Vodka which is made in Chernobyl, would you be keen to try this? A top gamer named Ninja moved to Twitch alternative Mixer, find out how Twitch has been dealing with that, which leads us onto a discussion around if esports is an actual sport because Hilary Barry doesn’t think it is. Why...

Summary This week you will hear about Chris’s finger, where he got advice from and how he managed to use a brand new app to get free medical treatment. A landlord got upset with one of his tenants and took him to the Tenancy Tribunal over a 10 tonne rock he said wasn’t there, and the tenant had moved and then put back. A police officer from the US accidentally filmed himself putting cocaine into a...

Summary Chris had a bad day this week, find out how many things he broke. We learned this week an astroid came very close to the earth and if it had hit it could have destroyed a large city. How did out prime minister get onto the cover of a magazine recently. CoNZealand is on very soon and if you can figure what that name is for you deserve a medal. This leads on to a story about when Chris was a...

Summary This week we learned about the ancient Kauri tree holds a record of earths magnetic field reversal with in it, Bill Nye was not impressed by the Ark exhibit and had issue with the science involved. We have a nice story about some war medals being returned to their rightful owner, Rutger Hauer died this week. How did a man get caught with millions of dollars of drugs in Australia? And why w...

Summary This week we haven’t been around much so it is a catch up kind of episode, find out how Sam’s trip was and how Chris has been doing at Spookers. If you come up with enough predictions some of them are bound to come true, find out what a futurist believes is going to happen in the near future. The 50th anniversary of man on the moon has happened this week, Chris fondly remembers when it hap...

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...