Entertainment

Podcast of the Month with Karolin Frohnert Hidden Brain by NPR and Shankar Vedantam Hidden Brain is one of my all time favourite podcasts. Host Shankar Vedantam explores why we behave the way we do by revealing unconscious patterns that drive our behaviour, influence our choices and impact our relationships.…

Summer Readingwith Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes Libraries Adults’ Read Navigating the Stars: Māori Creation Myths Witi Ihmaera 398.208994 IHI – (Frankton, Queenstown, Arrowtown) Fresh off his recent talk at this year’s Queenstown Writer’s Festival, we couldn’t recommend more Witi Ihmaera’s latest book Navigating the Stars: Māori creation Myths. In…

Podcast of the Month with Karolin Frohnert Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen by Campsite Media This new True Crime series has been getting a lot of attention since the first episodes aired in early October, with Vanity Fair, Rolling Stones Magazine, the Financial Times and many others publishing articles. I was…

Podcast of the Month with Karolin Frohnert Passport by Frequency Machine This podcast series is a really fun and informative antidote to the fernweh I’ve been experiencing recently and gives me a sense of exploring the world on my way to work. Passport however is not a traditional travel podcast.…

November Readingwith Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes Libraries Adults’ Read A Natural Year: Living Simply Through the Seasons Nissen Wendyl 640.41 NIS – (Frankton, Clyde and Wanaka) A Natural Year follows writer Wendyl Nissen’s life in the peaceful New Zealand countryside. It’s the story and informative natural living seasonal guide…

October Readingwith Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes Libraries Adults’ Read The Ruins Mat Osman F OSM – Frankton An extraordinary novel about the ubiquitous mysteries of family, memory and music. London, 2010: Icelandic volcanoes have the city in gridlock, banks topple like dominoes and Brandon Kussgarten has been shot dead…

Podcast of the Month with Karolin Frohnert The Savvy Psychologist Hosted by Dr. Jade Wu Host Jade Wu PhD is a clinical psychologist and sleep specialist with a passion for making complex psychological topics easily accessible to anyone. Episodes are only 10-25 minutes long and cover a wide range of…