The Chris and Sam Podcast

Summary Sam talks to Scott from SPS Automation to find out what their purpose built drone can do to help combat weeds in forestry situations. Built from the ground up in Christchurch, this is some impressive technology. Links https://spsautomation.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summary Chris learns about the science going into helping bulls become low methane producers. Links https://www.lic.co.nz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summary Sam talk to Richard to learn about Lemon and Te Aroha, the refreshing drink that's making a comeback. Find out what makes this drink special compared to others. Links https://www.tearohamineralwater.co.nz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summary Chris talks to Siobhan from Hemprino, a luxury hemp and merino combination that creates super soft, light and warm clothing that is made from all natural fibres. Links https://www.hemprino.co.nz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summary Chris catches up with Rogan and Lali from Alpine Buildings to find out just how big a building you can get for your farm or lifestyle property. Links http://alpinebuildings.co.nz/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summary Chris speaks to Jeremy from AIMER Farming and finds out about their new products they've created to help farmers measure their pasture cover just by using their mobile phone and a digital assistant to help farmers in day to day operations. Links https://www.aimer-farming.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris catches up with Emma from Fling Premium Cocktails and how her and her husband Ben started making these premium cocktails that come in a can. Including NZ's first canned espresso martini. Great tasting products with no artificial flavours. Listen to the full interview below. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this interview from Fieldays 2023 Chris talks to Vic about ABMAN. A small plastic multi use tool that helps you open bungs in containers and lids from buckets. This simple but handy idea has been in development for almost 10 years. They've come to Fieldays to gauge interest in it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Summary Sam is still sick, and Chris is shattered from all the work he's been doing lately. Chris is also mistaken for Sam this week. Apple vision is announced this week, we give our expert view on this. The WEL Energy Trust board elections are coming up. We talk about the moon some more as well as scientists coming up with a cheap blood pressure monitor, new high temperatures in a tokamak. We als...

Summary This week Sam's been battling a cold, while also battling some sort of mic problem. So the audio isn't as clear as we normally would have it. Chris has been upskilling his dance skills this week. We have a date for our fireside chat in July. Also HaHa Hamilton is coming up. If you head along make sure to say hi to Chris. Talking about Hamilton, Sam went to the musical this last week, someh...

Summary Chris had a crappy Friday last week, his internet was playing up. Sam had a run in with someone that was apparently shoe blind this week. The Miami zoo sure knows how to upset Kiwi's by offering a zoo experience that seems crazy to us. Find out how much backlash there was. Chris finds nothing wrong with a surgeon bringing in a cleaner to help with an amputation. Their bosses thought otherw...

Summary: WiFi issues this week for both of us. The WiFi in Sam's TV has died, while Chris has been battling with his modem being screwy.   Sam managed to sell some snow chains he had from years ago to someone called Chief. Find out why he needs them.   Chris has to get the latest Rudy Giuliani news off of his chest this week. Find out what this creepy creepy man has been up to recently....

Summary In this weeks episode Chris is all excited after watching the latest Trump craziness. While Sam has been dealing with his cars brakes. We talk about the disguise that actually turned out to be a real person. Why school bags have been banned from some school buses. While Sam has his own school bus story to tell. A children's book author was charged for murder. Are unborn children employees?...

Summary In this episode we learn how Chris went with jury duty this week. A short film he was in years ago is now in a film festival. We learn about a skip bin scam that someone pulled off and why Vinnie Jones has been in the country. We have two YouTube channels for you to check out, and Chris learned just how expensive some e-bikes are. All this and more in the weeks episode. Links Chris's US Tr...

Summary In the latest episode of The Chris and Sam Podcast, Chris shares his thoughts on Latte. Social and its features. we also discussed Dredge, an independent game from Kiwi indy game developers. called Black Salt Games. What is a Kinexon Balls? And what makes it so good? We also talk about 3D printed basketballs. There's recent news of cows being mutilated in Texas, and what does "Unscheduled...

Summary This week we crack up over some of the stories we have. First up Chris catches up with some people. While Sam is dealing with a rat, and has been getting all the mentioned on Twitter. How far would you go if your Mercedes Benz SUV didn't come with the towbar? We find out. Scientists have been up to their shenanigans again. From doing magic tricks to monkeys and then making drones out of de...

Summary This week we find out how the last Salsa lesson went for Chris. We discuss the reasons Skydrop is setting up in Huntly. All while Richard Bransons company Virgin Orbit shuts down. We wonder if the Waikato needs to be weirder. A shrine in Turkey turns out not to be as religious as some people thought. Talking of religion Chris shared an Easter photo that may have upset some people. We talk...

Summary This week Chris is the target of comedians at Haha Hamilton. Find out what went down. Legendary NZ wrestler Bushwhacker Butch died this week. We also talk about the combining of the WWE and UFC companies. In tech news we talk a bit about Vodafone changing to One, and what they have agreed to offer soon. Plus the radio observatory that was going to shut down, but was saved. Find out by who...

Summary In this episode of the podcast, Chris has seen all the wicks. We talk briefly about the killer fungus doing the rounds lately. Another shooting at a school in the US, this time the cops turned up and did some work. Rocket powered planes are OK to fly out of NZ airports now. We learn about a sliding bike and the worlds lightest paint. Also Arepa the brain drink has won some awards. All this...

Summary This week we find out how Sam went at the escape room and what Chris thought about the new Dungeons and Dragons movie. We talk about how Sam is probably annoying a Trademe seller. How body donations can go wrong in the US. We find out about a lady who had enough of her neighbour, find out what she did to get back at her. We discuss what photos to use if you go missing, and Jack Daniels is...

Summary This week Sam got new internet this week and Chris went to LinkedIn Local and learned a bunch of stuff. We learned about swing-less golf clubs this week NZ Tiny home have to give the almost finished homes back to customers after liquidating. Chris spoke about transformational stories and gives an example from his past. Artist confesses some of his photos are AI generated Weight watchers pu...

Summary This week find out what our intrepid podcast hosts have been up to. From salsa dancing to watching drone footage, training some Chief's players to physio. We talk about Australia's largest ever drug bust. Why there is no more coconut milk for HelloFresh. Would you go and buy a tool that makes non-stop annoying noise? We give our professional assessment of a geotech engineer. California got...

Summary In this week's episode we talk about a random game Chris played and how his pitch for a new podcast went. He also went along to the latest Haha Hamilton Comedy showcase. Where he gives his quick review of it. We learned that Salesforce has laid off around 8000 staff, but kept one Matthew McConaughey $10 million a year to act as creative advisors. Finland is building a giant fence as they'v...

Summary Welcome to Episode 418. This week we talk about Noom the weight loss app and how it's been going for Chris. We even have a special discount code on the website show notes page just for you. Also find out what Chris is taking part in in a couple of weeks. We have an ad for HahaHamilton as well. Make sure to check it out if you can. Sam's been exploring library apps which gives you access to...

Summary In episode 417, we cover a range of interesting and diverse topics from New Zealand and beyond. Cyclone Gabrielle has hit NZ, what's it been like for us? And what other things have come from it. Moving on to more lighthearted topics, we recount the bizarre story of a man who died during an MRI. Find out what dumb thing he did to achieve this. We get an update on the short film Surgical Pre...