Not Culture

We’re baaaaack! Soz about the draught - life caught up with me. In this episode, I’m joined by the renowned playwright Andrew Kuliniasi, who is here to talk to us about his upcoming shows for Arts Awareness Month in March - ‘He Is Victor’, ‘For My Father’, and the yet-to-premiere ‘Letters from Bradley’.

Andrew is a prolific writer and has penned some of our time's most thought-provoking and socially conscious plays. In this episode, he’ll be talking about what it’s been like to put 2 of these shows back on stage after each of their successful runs, and how the passage of time has allowed both he and his cast and crew to tackle these issues in more effective ways.

Here are time stamps to navigate.

00:00 - mic check & rambling

18:38 - Arts Awareness Month - March

23:08 - He Is Victor

48:51 - For My Father

01:16:39 - Letters from Bradley

01:50:24 - What's Next for Andrew Kuliniasi?

Tickets to each of the shows we talk about are ON SALE NOWWWW you can get them from the Moresby Arts Theatre or the Ticket Bilum app!

Show Dates & Prices

He Is Victor - March 2nd, 3rd, and 4th

K50 per ticket for adults, and K25 for Students

For My Father - March 9th, 10th, and 11th

K60 per ticket, adults only.

Letters From Bradley - March 16th, 17th, and 18th & 23rd, 24th, and 25th.

K50 per ticket for adults, and K25 for Students

I hope you enjoy it, and let us know what you think! You can contact us here 👇🏾

We’re back! This time, we have a hyper-focused discussion on Top Gun: Maverick, and talk about what we’ve been up to since you last saw us.

Here are some time codes for easy navigation!

00:00 - Mic Check

01:05 - Show Intro

05:25 - Top Gun: Maverick SPOILER FREE DISCUSSION

16:04 - Top Gun: Maverick SPOILER DISCUSSION

45:39 - What we’ve been up to

I hope you enjoy it, and let us know what you think! You can contact us here 👇🏾

We’re back again! This time around we got to watch Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and give both our spoiler-free and spoiler-filled thoughts in segment 1

And in segment 2, we’ve got special guest Rebecca Tobena on to discuss Papua New Guinea’s Problem with Foreign Accents! A topic that means a lot to me.

Here are some time-codes for easy navigation!

00:00:00 - Mic Check

00:00:30 - Show Intro

00:00:41 - Intro & Catch-Up

00:09:03 - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - Spoiler Free Discussion

00:13:36 - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - SPOILER DISCUSSION

00:42:56 - INTERMISSION

00:43:06 - Papua New Guineans with Foreign Accents with Rebecca Tobena

01:21:52 - What We've Been Watching

You can follow Rebecca on her socials here to catch up with the fantastic content she makes

TikTok: @rebbi.e

IG: @rebbi.e

I hope you enjoy it, and let us know what you think! You can contact us here.

SPECIAL EPISODE ALERT!!

For this episode of Not Culture, we’re joined by singer/songwriter Schneider Yasi, AKA SNYDA, as he talks to us about his experiences with producing his music and putting it on platforms, and trying his best to monetise those.

ALSO!! This is the first episode that’s actually SPONSORED (technically 😅) we gotta give a HUGE THANKS to our wonderful friends from Niunet PNG for lending us 2 mics, mic stands, and an interface to use for this epiosde since we’ve got 2 guests on today! This has to be one of my favourite recording experiences on the show so far, so I REALLY hope you all enjoy it!

Here are some time-codes for easy navigation!

00:00 - Mic Check

01:34 - Show Intro

01:44 - Intro & Catch-Up

12:37 - Music Production! From an Artist's POV

13:40 - Music Platforms

18:28 - Monetising on Platforms

23:56 - PNG Hurdles for the Process

25:52 - Response to Music

36:07 - Instruments + Singing

55:55 - Closing Thoughts

If you enjoyed the episode and you want to listen to SNYDA’s material, check him out on these links!

For this episode, we’re joined by the Clueless Panda himself, Graham Ainui jnr, to discuss some of the films we watched recently and during our break, including the long-over due talk about Spider-Man No Way Home, our thoughts on The Batman, and the fun time-travel Netflix film The Adam Project!

Here are some time-codes for easy navigation!

00:00:00 - BANTER

00:01:18 - Show Intro

00:01:28 - Intro & Catch-Up

00:08:28 - Movie Discussion: Spider-Man No Way Home

00:31:51 - The Batman

01:11:46 - The Adam Project

01:28:33 - Closing Thoughts

I hope you enjoy it, and let us know what you think! You can contact us here.

And we’re back for our first episode of 2022! And apparently, we’ve leveled up! We got invited as legit MEDIA PEOPLE to see a screening of the new award-winning documentary ‘Ophir’, Directed by Alexandre Berman & Olivier Pollet. Thank you to Paradise Cinemas for the invite!

Hey folks, we’re back again! For this episode, we talk about our favourite announcements from The Game Awards and catch up after a bit of a hiatus!

Time Stamps

00:00:00:00 - Rambling

00:00:51:24 - Intro & Catch Up

00:12:53:11 - The Game Awards Highlights!

00:18:12:21 - Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League New Trailer

00:18:12:21 - Star Wars Eclipse Reveal Trailer!

00:22:49:24 - Wonder Woman Reveal

00:25:49:26 - Alan Wake 2 Reveal

00:29:50:03 - Forespoken Trailer

00:35:31:16 - Texas Chainsaw Massacre

00:39:29:09 - Hellblade 2 Senua's Saga Trailer

00:42:34:19 - Halo TV Show First Trailer!

00:48:13:18 - Elden Ring Story Trailer

00:49:45:15 - Sonic Frontiers Trailer

00:51:50:06 - Slitterhead Trailer

00:53:18:13 - The Lord of the Rings: Gollum

00:55:26:02 - Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands Trailer!

00:58:42:07 - Star Trek Resurgence!

01:00:09:29 - The Expanse; A Telltale Series!

01:03:42:15 - Tunic Trailer!

01:05:38:23 - Nightingale Reveal Trailer

01:09:04:29 - Sonic 2 The Movie First Trailer!?!

01:12:40:20 - Thirsty Suitors Announcement Trailer

01:15:47:09 - Dune: Spice Wars Reveal Trailer

01:17:04:05 - The Game Awards Quick Thoughts

01:17:32:15 - What We've Been Playing / Watching

Links

Aaaaaand here's episode 13 folks! I managed to edit it sooner than I thought I would! I'm so happy! In this episode, Dan and I speak to a long-time friend of the show; Leanne Jorari, about a LOT of different subjects, like Internet Safety and COVID-19 Vaccinations!

Time Stamps

00:00:00:00 - Rambling

00:01:49:04 - Intro feat. Leanne Jorari

00:09:32:03 - Leanne & Pop Culture

00:19:22:29 - Leanne & Bethanie get Vaccinated

00:25:55:26 - BREAK!

00:26:04:25 - Leanne talks Freelancing

00:35:37:06 - Normalising Women Wearing the Pants in the Relationship

00:45:06:12 - Keeping Safe Online!

Links

(once again) The wait is over! We've got a NEW EPISODE OUT! This time around we follow Clyde Kaila on one of his jobs as the ride-hailing business; Rides Inc! He tells us what he's learned from 8+ years of driving in the fine city of Port Moresby, we complain about life in the city, and he tells us about a special event he's planning!

Time Stamps

00:01:24:07 - Rides Inc v Uber?

00:03:39:06 - How Do We Know Clyde & How + Why he Started Rides00:09:42:20

00:09:42:20 - Rides v Taxi?

00:14:44:07 - Clyde's Event

00:16:09:28 - On the Road!

00:17:16:29 - Driving Tips from Clyde: Tip 1

00:19:25:28 - Rides Inc Does Deliveries!

00:21:34:25 - Clyde Explains to Godfree what 4-Wheel Drive is

00:25:42:06 - Why do Papua New Guineans Drive Recklessly? (feat. special guest)

00:27:41:00 - The Most Dangerous Place in Moresby?

Links

One day, I promise, ONE DAY we'll get a handle on our scheduling! But that day isn't today. However, we do have a new episode! And it's (kinda) special! Today on the show, I skilfully manipulate co-host Dan and today's guest Graham Ainui into helping me cook my weekly meal preps! All while discussing the current state of music production in Papua New Guinea, our experiences being creatives here, and tips for people starting out in the area!

We've also got an open invite for anyone to come on board to talk to us on the show! If you want to have a conversation with us or if you've got a topic that you'd like us to discuss, please throw it our way!

Time Stamps

00:00:08:29 - Welcome to Not Culture in the Kitchen! (i know right)

00:01:42:12 - The Cooking Begins!

00:02:13:04 - Graham, how did you get into Radio?

00:05:54:11 - Radio, in the time of COVID

00:11:33:11 - Graham as a Music Producer

00:29:37:20 - The Current State of Music in PNG

00:35:21:25 - Song Writing v Song Producing in PNG

00:41:34:18- Jingles! (and how they've lost quality?)

01:01:47:27 - Words of Wisdom for Young Artists (feat. Graham)

I hope you enjoy it, and let us know what you think! You can contact us here.

Here's the week's news! Dan and I go talk about Remembrance day, the Tokyo Olympics, gush over the Dead Space remake, and complain about Netflix's Witcher show.

Time Stamps

00:00:08:29 - Intro + How We've Been

00:05:59:06 - Local News

00:06:35:06 - Remembrance Day

00:09:33:07 - Tokyo Olympics

00:12:40:16 - Bottoms Up - New Show Auditions at the MAT!

00:13:57:28 - Entertainment News - Dead Space Remake Announced!

00:25:39:05 - Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune' Official Trailer Released

00:28:27:09 - HBO's The Last of Us TV Show Casts it's Tess

00:33:14:22 - Double Witcher News! Netflix's Live Action Witcher S2 + Netflix's Animated "Witcher Nightmare of the Wolf" Trailers

00:38:48:12 - Dan & Godfree - Marvel's Loki Discussion (SPOILERS!)

00:51:47:24 - Dan - Wolfenstein Review Status

00:53:52:03 - Dan - Wolverine - The Long Night (Audio Play)

00:56:47:09 - Godfree - Metroid: Zero Mission Replaying

00:58:56:25 - Godfree - Netflix's 'His House' Impressions

01:01:55:21 - Godfree - Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey Re-reading!

I hope you enjoy it, and let us know what you think! You can contact us here.

Once again we apologies for the hiatus! But we're back! We discuss what we've been up to, give our thoughts on Marvel's Black Widow, and as usual, gush about recent film and television! This is also a small taste of the new episode format we'll be using — we're now separating all our segments into their own episodes! We believe that this will help organise content for you, and it also helps us with the production process.

But have a listen and let us know your thoughts!

Time Stamps

00:00:08:29 - Introduction

00:01:13:21 - What We've Been Up To

00:26:54:01 - Discussion - Black Widow (2021) Spoiler Free!

00:36:05:09 - Local News

00:36:21:15 - Delta variant of Covid reaches PNG Shores!

00:39:02:00 - We were Interviewed by Actual News People!

00:44:31:08 - Entertainment News

00:44:50:17 - METROID DREAD

00:48:45:01 - Halo Infinite Hype!

00:52:47:17 - Steam Deck Impressions

00:58:51:23 - Conclusion!

I hope you enjoy it, and let us know what you think! You can contact us here.

We're back with News and a discussion about the Moresby Arts Theatre show 'He Is Victor'. We definitely enjoyed it, and we're kinda sad that it won't be showing any more -- at least in this medium.

We've also got an open invite for anyone to come on board to talk to us on the show! If you want to have a conversation with us or if you've got a topic that you'd like us to discuss, please throw it our way!

Time Stamps

00:00:08:29 - What we've been up to

00:11:57:17 - Local News

00:12:19:14 - Alcohol is Back (?)

00:14:50:25 - COVID Vaccinations!

00:16:33:29 - Elections!

00:18:55:19 - Entertainment News

00:19:26:04 - Dear Evan Hansen Trailer Released

00:24:41:15 - Attack the Block Sequel Announced

00:26:29:29 - Resident Evil Infinite Darkness Full Trailer Drops!

00:33:09:04 - New Animated Batman AND Superman Shows announced

00:34:47:21 - Dave Filoni moves up at Lucasfilm!

00:41:21:11 - Marvel's Eternals Teaser Trailer drops

00:51:22:24 - Edgar Wright's Last Night in Soho Teaser Drops

01:02:43:12 - Special Guest - Andrew Kuliniasi!

01:03:48:00 - He Is Victor

00:55:19:25 - BREAK

00:55:37:12 - Discussion - He Is Victor

Links

We really need to work on these hiatuses 😅 We're doing our best!

This week on the show, Dan and I discuss Godzilla vs Kong! (Spoilers) we thought it was great.

We also have a guest on the show! (I love it when that happens) Actor, writer, producer, showrunner, and director Andrew Kuliniasi gave a gracious amount of his time to us last Friday to talk about his new show opening at the Moresby Arts Theatre on Thursday the 20th of May!

You can find his socials here;

Man, 3 months into 2021 and we’ve already had to say goodbye to a lot of people, and with the most recent, Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare, THE Founding Father of this great nation, Dan and I thought it best to address the situation and talk about death, how we’re facing it, and what it means to us.

And then we go through a bit of news, recapping what we’ve jotted down in the last 3 months.

Time Stamps

00:00:37:08 - What We've Been Up To

00:02:56:06 - What's Been Happening in PNG

00:04:07:22 - Death & Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare

00:17:04:29 - Entertainment News

00:22:18:04 - Nintendo & Pokemon Directs

00:36:39:00 - Spotify is in PNG!

I hope you enjoy it, and let us know what you think! You can contact us here.

And we're back! (I swear we'll stop doing this)

I've had a bunch of hardware issues and legal stuff to wade through in the past few months, but now those are done (more or less) we can release more episodes now! Here's a great conversation we had with Dean Arek of Pixels Perspective. We talk about Work and the culture of it here in Port Moresby, how we manage it, or at least try to, and whether or not it's important to have a side hustle.

Time Stamps 

00:02:23:21 - Dean's Work

00:06:25:06 - Websites

00:10:24:02 - PNG's Videography Industry

00:14:28:09 - Going from Maths + Physics to Creative Work

00:17:33:08 - Hobbies turning into Work

00:26:35:04 - The Importance of Multiple Streams of Income

00:41:08:18 - Tips for Getting Hired

00:48:52:10 - Our Methods of Down Time

Links 

Hey guys! We're back for Episode 4! This time around, Dan and I talk about Social Media Curation, what that means to us, and how it really has an effect on your outlook on life. We talk about some of our favourite YouTube Channels to follow, and our favourite Instagram accounts, we also bring up some of our favourite headlines, and Dan airs his thoughts about Gender-Based Violence.

Time Stamps

• 00:02:06 - The Last of Us Part 2
• 00:08:23 - CYBERPUNK NEWS
• 00:18:57 - SQUARE ENIX AVENGERS
• 00:36:20 - HAMILTON RELEASE
• 00:44:16 - Gender-Based Violence; Dan POV
• 00:51:26 - BREAK!
• 00:52:45 - COVID UPDATE
• 00:54:50 - Social Media Curation
• 01:07:08 - Accounts we Follow

Accounts and Links!

Hey everyone! I know it’s been a while, but since the COVID restrictions have loosened, it’s made it possible for us to pick up recording again! So In this episode, we gush over the Playstation 5 Showcase, how excited we are about The Last of Us Part 2, & talk about what’s been keeping us busy over the last month; like the Scott Pilgrim vs the World comics, Jurassic Park, Doom, and Mario + Rabbids Kingdom!

Time Stamps

05:14 - PS5 Reaction

34:42 - The Last of Us Part 2 Anticipation

41:42 - Scott Pilgrim Vs the World

45:47 - Doom (2016)

47:25 - Hyper Light Drifter

54:07 - Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

56:58 - Jurassic Park

07:32 - Son of a Hitman

I hope you enjoy it, and let us know what you think! You can contact us here.

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Hey everyone! I know it's been a while (that SOE was crazy right? 😅😰) but here's episode 2 of Not Culture, with guest Izabell Druma! Izzy and I talk about what she's been watching since going on lockdown, the state of emergency in the nation, how people can make the most of the lockdown, the kind of social media content going around right now, and how we get around POM city in the SOE! All while Ms. Druma plays the Ukulele.

Now just a disclaimer, this episode was recorded 4 weeks ago when the first lockdown was about to end, so some of the info might be a bit dated, but I really like our discussion on social media content, and how to get around Moresby safely.

01:37 What we've been watching

11:13 State of Emergency

12:51 Creativity in the SOE

15:53 Social Media Climate

21:10 What we want to see on Social Media

24:53 Getting around Moresby

I hope you enjoy it, and if you need to contact the team, you can do so here!

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Not Culture - The Podcast Episode 1 - Introduction!

The first-ever edition of Not Culture - The Podcast!

Hi, I’m Godfree, and this is Dan. We wanted to finally have our thoughts on record about anything we enjoy talking about and work on our conversation skills, so we decided to make a podcast! In this episode, we talk about some of the things making headlines, what’s up with the Coronavirus, The Last of Us getting a TV show, our thoughts on Battinson, and how we use the internet in PNG!

Feel free to join in the conversation, comment, critique, and just let us know what you think! It's our first one, so it’s really quite terrible, but we’re going to work on making this as good as possible. Catch the next one in about 2 weeks!

A big thank you to the Clueless Panda for producing our music and sound effects!

And here are our socials if you’d like to follow or get in touch with us!