Verbal Highs

Andy Pickering founded and edited Remix & Pilot magazines, and was ‘Spy’ for the Herald. He was brand manager for the Internet Party & was a Freemason. Andy once setup an all ages rave club above a UFO cult’s headquarters. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brendhan Lovegrove is a stand-up comedian who has been regularly performing for the past 23 years. In 1998 he was one of the first Billy T Award winners. Reviews in the UK said his show was a riot, then one day an actual riot broke out. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dominic Hoey is a poet, rapper, musician, podcaster, teacher, youth mentor, and writer. His first novel, 'Iceland', is available 15 June 2017. Following the failure of a long-term relationship & an album release, Dominic moved to a 400-strong Icelandic fishing village. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Walsh is a visual artist, who works in a range of mediums, from watercolour to spray paint. He is also a DJ, web designer, and wedding entertainer. Paul suffers from telephonophobia. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kirsty Johnston is a Canon Media Award-winning investigative reporter at the New Zealand Herald. She has a strong interest in social justice and education. Kirsty hopes one day to write a feature-length cat up a tree story. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrick Waller is a record collector, rhythm selector, radio presenter, musician and producer. He has hosted bFM’s The Rhythm Selection since 1990. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam Rickett is a British-born chef who currently heads the kitchen at Auckland’s Euro. He previously ran Wellington’s Matterhorn and Pravda kitchens. His favourite two minute noodle flavour is Mee Goreng. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mike Hodgson is a multimedia artist, musician, robot collector, video punk, and live event aficionado. He and Paddy Free form musical duo Pitch Black. MIke once used sub bass to distract a rugby league team from getting a try. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dai Henwood leads the second team on Seven Days, hosts Family Feud 5.30pm weekdays, wins awards for his stand-up comedy, and used to be a wedding DJ. Strangers often refer to him as ‘that homo from the TV’. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mikey Havoc is a radio broadcaster, rock star, TV show pioneer, nightclub connoisseur, fireworks aficionado, game show host, and sauce ambassador. By his own admission, he was on time for the podcast. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Cubey is a media artisan who produced Kim Hill on RNZ, co-founded Loop Magazine, managed Radio Active, and started NZ’s longest running hip hop show. His first job was being an apple. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ursula Grace is a documentary filmmaker and university lecturer. Her award-winning short film 'The King' was made as part of her Master's thesis. On December 31 1999 she sat in her Hey Sister boxers waiting for Y2K to take effect. It never did. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John ‘Jstar’ Ayres is a bass music producer, remixer, and DJ widely known for his reggae mashups. He used to be tour manager for Major Lazer and Diplo. He also tour managed Yo Majesty, a short lived Christian lesbian electronic group. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Verity Johnson is a journalist, speaker, part-time comic, and ex Paul Henry Show co-host. She was a finalist in the 2016 Canon Media awards. She once had an existential crisis at The Men of Steel strip club. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark 'Slave' Williams is a radio & TV broadcaster, MC, video director, voice artist, DJ, and actor. He is the MC & videographer for Fat Freddy's Drop. He does not collect Bill Cosby records. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Russell Brown is a media commentator, journalist, TV & radio broadcaster, and blogger. He launched the pioneering Public Address blog community in 2002. His early trolling was foiled by typewriter forensics. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave Roper is a music promoter and artist manager, and was the first to tour international DJs regularly in NZ. He also owned Fu Bar & Subtronix Recordings. He once transported an incapacitated Ghostface Killah between a Denny’s restaurant and a hotel room. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave Peck is a semi-retired entrepreneur who owns 127 pinball machines (the largest collection in NZ). He is NZ’s number one player, and competes globally. He is currently restoring a 1979 Hercules, the largest pinball machine ever commercially produced, and one of the rarest titles in his collection. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

Fergus Aitken is a director, performer, presenter, movement tutor, stand-up comedian, and mime. He is perhaps best known to audiences as Mr Fungus. The youngest of eight children, he recently held a family reunion in a custom-made shoe. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nathan Rarere is a scriptwriter and radio & television personality who first found a national audience on Ice TV, and now hosts breakfast on Radio Sport. He is the unofficial NZ ambassador for poutine. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mikee Tucker founded independent label Loop Recordings, produces for Think INC & TEDxAuckland, and was campaign manager for Kim Dotcom’s Internet Party. He has played Scrabble with Steve Wozniak. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Otis Frizzell is a visual artist, designer, musician, and radio & TV host. He was OJ to the Rhythm Slave and Opto to the early hip-hop infused walls of NZ. He was briefly in an unhealthy relationship with Robbie Williams which came to a head at a friend of Keanu Reeves' birthday party. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Thomas Watts dances erogenously in alt-rock band Villainy, produces NZ TV panel show Seven Days, and teaches students how to make audio stories at AUT. He owns an auburn beard and a hamster. Please subscribe to the podcast & check www.verbalhighs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.