Fear, Guilt & Agriculture

This week on FGA we have Johnny Mantell, a fixture of the food and hospitality scene in Tāmaki you may know the name from the Mantells venues and function spaces. Johnny is also an avid skier and snowboarder, hitting some of the best slopes this orb has to offer, a family man, and just one who has seen the world. Some nestle in, crack a brew, and hang out with your new mates this week on the pod. Tuck in!

Hudge is a DJ, a promoter, and ex-rowing champion, a father, and a lover of music with soul among many other things. Hudge has been DJing for over 30 years, starting in the London Hip Hop and spreading all over the globe, and boy does he have some stories to tell! You may be familiar with him as the host of MASS APPEAL on 95bFM, smoothing out the end of your week every Sunday morning. Come settle in, get the taringa open, and TUCK TF IN as we move past 100 episodes here on FGA!!!

John Davies is a director and performer working in theater, opera, masked dance, and much much more. From his early days in Piopio to adventures through the world, discovering the breadth of experience and theatrical/musical expression available to an open mind with a thirst to learn. Come get to know another member of the Davies clan as Oscar sits down his whanau and explores this section of the tree on this weeks episode of FGA! 

This week on Fear, Guilt and Agriculture we talk to Chenoa Murphy. If you’ve spent anytime in the Tāmaki music scene, changes are you’re run into Chenoa. From Margaritas, to the Kings Arms, the Leigh Sawmill, and WHAMMY bar to name a few, Chenoa has probably facilitated one of the best nights out for you or someone you love. From chaos punk to an open door and an open heart, Chenoa is a cornerstone our community. Come hear tales past and present, and find out where it all started! TUCK IN!

Artist, actor, director, editor, set builder, stuntman, musician, icon, the man… It’s Chris Stapp! If you don’t know him, you don’t know nothing, and you’ve missed the all time low(high) point of New Zealand television. The brain behind Back of the Y Masterpiece Television and Deja Voodoo sits down for some well deserved beverages with Oscar this week on FGA to uncover where it all started, and what the sausage is made of. From Vaseline Warriors to homemade squibs, crack a cold one and sink into the magic with the legend, Chris Stapp! 

If you’ve been part of the Tāmaki music scene over the last decade and a half, chances are Tony Drent has been on your radar at some point. The Nevernudes, Anthony Drent and the Blood of The Innocent, Civil Union, Executive Zone, and their current project Ex-Partner. Chances are one of these names has made it through your ears, probably accompanied by some music. Why don’t you come take a peak behind the curtain, hear some of the tales, get the timeline, map the history, make notes for your grandchildren. This week on FGA, we sit down with Tony Drent, and so do you! Tuck In!

Reuben Bonner runs Banished Music, a major force in organising and promoting some of the best acts, local and international, to grace the shores of Aotearoa. Reuben and Oscar go back a fair way, with Banished releasing some of the earliest Rackets albums, and this week they look back through Reuben’s life, in music and further afield. From journalism, to promotion, to An Emerald City, everything is laid bare. So find some way to TUCK IN, or you’ll miss out on all we have served up, on this week’s Ep of FGA!

Finn Scholes is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, trumpet legend, and a person you want to know! From heading the incomparable Carnivorous Pant Society to playing with Tiny Ruins, Batucada Sound Machine, Lawrence Arabia, Katchafire and too many more to name, Finn is a key player in the Aotearoa music scene who traverses many styles and contexts. Come hear a bit of his story, as we Tuck In this week on FGA!

This week Oscar is joined by Sam Te Kani, an author, artist, art critic, and fellow podcaster, regularly hosting Rats in the Gutter with Johanna Cosgrove. Sam and Oscar get into it all, the personal, the public, the politic, the erotic. Let the words speak for themselves, get your ears open wide and take it all in this week on another episode of Fear, Guilt & Agriculture!

Kia ora! This week on Fear, Guilt and Agriculture we are joined by Joel Cosgrove. Joel is a musician, an activist, and perhaps most notably a core member of the EYEGUM collective, which has been a major part of the independent gig scene in Te Whanganui-a-Tara for over a decade, particularly in the organisation and proliferation of house parties. Come TUCK into his tales, both of the scene and personal, as we enter the 2026 chapter of FGA!

Chris O’Connor is one of Aotearoa's most beloved musicians and a master drummer who you will have heard on everything from The Phoenix Foundation to Trinity Roots to his deep explorations of non-idiomatic free improvisation. Currently Chris is based in Tāmaki working in music therapy. This week he and Oscar dig into a bit of Chris’s past, where it all started, as well his present and some musings along the winding way. We invite you to take part as a friendly experiencer, to learn, laugh, and open yourself to some new musicking with this weeks guest, the one and only, Chris O’Connor. Tuck in!

Olga Dakiv is an author and teacher who has literally walked the path from Hell to Heaven—both on ‘the other side’ and here on Earth. Today, she guides people toward inner peace, health, and a fulfilled life, so heaven can be lived here on Earth. Open your mind this week on FGA as we get a peak into Olga’s life story, and some of her insights into what it means to live through this life. Tuck in as always, to the final 2025 episode!To read or listen to her full story for FREE, visit www.theillnessthathealedme.com (https://www.theillnessthathealedme.com/?utm_source=organic&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=fear-guilt-and-agriculture&utm_content=episode-description). Learn more about her work at www.olgadakiv.com (https://www.olgadakiv.com/?utm_source=organic&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=fear-guilt-and-agriculture&utm_content=episode-description).

This weeks guest is Tom Anderson, a massive part of the local music scene in Tāmaki and across the motu. Wether its as a musician, a sound engineer, his involvement with the legendary Whammy bar, or overseeing massive international acts in some of the countries largest venues, Tom has on the ground involvement with the practical realities and idiosyncratic beauties of live music in Aotearoa and abroad. Come hear tales, personal and technical, as we round episode 90, the second to last episode of 2025, this week on FGA! 

This week’s guest is Jack Oliver-Hood. Jack is a lawyer, a film buff, a deadhead, a beautiful, ethically minded soul, and someone with both great critical faculties and a history on the WOW servers. On this episode Oscar navigates Jack’s personal histories as well as a splash of fascinating insights into the local legal waters of our island nation. So get the kettle on, get your affairs in order, secure your face on your head, and enjoy this week’s Ep of FGA! Tuck tuck tuck… 

De Stevens is a musician, producer, engineer, and beloved individual around the music scene. Based in Tāmaki, but with a heart and soul emerging from Te Waipounamu, De is currently working out of the legendary Roundhead Studios (where this episode was recorded!). Come hear about some of his journey, and a few peaks behind the musical curtain. This week, as always, we highly recommend that you TUCK IN! xxx

Shawn McManus has worked as a DJ, master electrician, prop builder, been an event producer, run a cafe/bar… he’s been the one-stop-shop! Come hear what it takes to balance all these hats, and get some inside stories from the past days of Krd (Shawn’s old abode became our dearly beloved Wine Cellar, RIP). So once again, we find ourselves together deal listeners. Feet up! Taringa on! Tuck in! Here comes this week’s Ep of FGA!

Lucola (Luke Benge) is a wonderful multi-instrumentalist, composer, graphic designer, and globetrotter. His music plays with electronic music of the 70’s and 80’s, recontextualizing it with slick production and an enigmatic demeanour. With stories for day, and experiences far and wide, Lucola and Oscar dive into everything from working with Dhani Harrison, to Wellington in the 90’s and Bitcoin. Once again we are on to a winner here folks, so kick back, relax, and sink into this weeks episode of Fear, Guilt & Agriculture with the incomparable Lucola! 

Gary Dalhousie is a connector, a collaborator, a searcher, and an open book with a long history in hospitality, management, and development. Music holds a special place in Gary’s heart, and you can hear his most recent efforts in the psych pop outfit Ocean Beach. Rocketing fourth from Invercargill, Gary has lived a lot of life, and it’s far from over… so settle in, brew that perfect cuppa tea, and tuck in with this weeks episode of FGA!

This week on FGA we are joined by the incomparable Joshua Worthington-Church. You’ve seen him around, even if you don’t know it. Whether it’s by the side of a drumming teddy in Galaxy Bear, leading the ship as the front man of Mammalien, as a solid foundation in bands such as Being and Princess Chelsea’s Dream Warriors, behind the bar at Whammy, or vigorously conducing in front of the expansive Exploding Rainbow Orchestra, to name but a few of his pursuits. Josh is truly invested in the local music community, and the effects of his presence are felt and appreciated by many. Come hear where it all started, and where it’s going, on this weeks episode with the Mammalien himself, Joshua Worthington-Church!!

Levi Hawken is an artist and skateboarder based in Tāmaki Makaurau. Working with Blue Tile Lounge, Boom Skateboards, and Sector 9, Hawken has explored the streets as a pro, but always kept in touch with the personal joy that comes from riding, particularly gaining notoriety as a hill bomber. As an artist his works explore the mediums of painting and sculpture with a contemporary take on aspects of modernism and brutalism. Come hear about the legend Levi’s life this week on FGA!