Explore every episode of the podcast Fear, Guilt & Agriculture

Icon, legend, talent… can we find the words to sum up one Jon Toogood? Frontman for one of Aotearoa’s biggest bands of all time, Jon stops in to chat life and music with Oscar ahead of the release of his autobiography “Home Again: My Life & Times In A Band Called Shihad” (available now wherever good books are sold). We can’t tell it all here in the description, so you’ll have to tune in and hear the tales from Jon himself as we tuck in once more on this weeks episode of FGA! 

From working with Under The Radar, to being half of the ever prolific production duo Sports Team, to her recent foreign into acting with the national indie gem The Weed Eaters, Annabel has had her fingers all over the creative fields of Aotearoa. Tune in as her and Oscar take it back to where it all began, see where things are at, and diving down some side streets along the way. TUCK IT IN BB!

Musician, producer, and current studio manager at Roundhead, while being a fully rounded human being and good sort. Paddy is part of the bedrock of our local music sense in Aotearoa, and is helping to facilitate an artist focused production process out of one of the most decked out studios in the land. Listen as he and ODK yarn on all things music, life, family, friendship, and all the dross that surrounds it. So kick ye feet us, best adjust the EQ to your liking, and TUCK ON IN!

Joseph is a painter, an artist, a curious soul who works across divides to get to something simmer under the surface in Aotearoa. From his earlier years moving down to the Te Waipounamu and eventually becoming a sheep shearer, to art school and pursuing a creative pathway, Oscar and JR talk through it all and get lost in some fun tangents along the way. As always, get ready… get set… and TUCK TUCK TUCK IN!

This week on the pod we have Silas Futura (aka Silas McClintock). Silas is a creative powerhouse, and part of the crew here at Poynton studios who make this all possible. Oscar and Silas get deep into it. From the reality warping nature of saviour complexes, to the dire importance of valuing art labour. Tuck the flip in and listen to Silas' music, it's very good!

https://silasfutura.bandcamp.com/

Keith Inwood is a man of the world and moving things around it. Himself across the earth, freight across the sea, and discs through the air. He is the founder of RPM discs, and alongside Jackson they revolutionize the sport one revolution at a time. Today on the pod, Keith and Oscar talk about his early life, entomology, the fascinating ins and outs of freight lines. One for the DG heads. TTFI!

Dave Hine is a musician, producer, and student of the mind and body. Member of legendary band Missing Teeth, and half of the MurderChord. This week on the pod, Oscar and Dave chat about aggressive engineering solicitation, balancing your dopamine receptors, and the endless creative grind. Dave reckons we're all playing guitar wrong. He might be right. Tune up and TTFI!

Hayden Eastmond-Mein is a wicked smart musician, political campaigner, and family man. Today on the Pod, Hayden and Oscar get into narrowly escaping the wellington dub scene to tour with the Brunettes, his contributions to Chlöe Swarbrick's meteoric rise, and the genius economics of the Cassette #9 teapot. We loved his respect for the chronology. TTFI!

Johnny Andrews is a British ex-pat currently residing in Aotearoa. By day, Johnny [redacted]. By night, he's the host of the My Movie DNA podcast. This week on the pod Oscar and Johnny get into a childhood soundtracked by music, the leap across hemispheres, and watching more movies than a big year in bird watching. Grab a cuppa and TTFI! 

Tom Tremewan is the captain of our beloved 95bFM. One of the most important cultural cornerstones in Tāmaki Makaurau. He has steered the ship through it's most tumultuous times, while maintaining it's ethos, integrity, and mana. This week on the pod, Tom and Oscar reminisce on bFMs trials and triumphs, and lampoon how sincerely we all take the top 10. 

This episode was recorded before the announcement of bFMs move off the university campus, which was to sensitive to discuss at the time.

But now that the cat is out of the bag, a round of applause, hallelujahs, and 'tuck the fuck ins' to the future of bFM!

Callum Passells is composer and performer based in Tāmaki Makaurau, working across a plethora of musical instruments, traditions, and genres. Callum has toured with Aldous Harding, is a standing member of Hans Pucket, explored spacial relations in his LCR project, and most recently composed the score for the outstanding kiwi horror film The Weed Eaters. This week, as every week, Oscar goes on a wondering chat through Callum’s personal history, artistic perspectives, and whatever pops into the conversation from the will of the winds. So how ever you manage to do it, get ready to TUCK TF IN with the one and only Callum Passells!

Tom Broome is your favourite drummer's favourite drummer. An absolute master of his craft, with artisanal attention to detail. 

This week Tom shares insight into his upbringing, deep cuts about drum production, and discusses the sensitivities of working in a collaborative art form.

What an absolute pleasure to chat to this national treasure.

Throw your TV off the boat, and turn on your radio! 

Tuck the flip in

From Golden Axe to Pizza Pizza to Power Nap to Audio Foundation to 95Bfm to Under The Radar, if you’ve been around underground music in Tāmaki, or anywhere on the Motu, it’s hard to imagine you’ve never run into, or at least hear the name, Chris Cudby. Emerging from the North Shore suburb of Beach Haven, Chris has had his fingers in the worlds music, music journalism and visual art for a good portion of the new millennium, and this week him and Oscar break it all down. So come all ye faithful FGA listeners, spark the fire, sip the tea, and settle in for the tale of Chris Cudby!

Mark Dakiv is a DG legend. A grass roots early adopter, and integral in getting the scene off the ground in Canada & NZ. Today on the pod, Mark and Oscar take a deep dive into aerodynamics, fluid dynamics, and social dynamics.

Tuck the flip in and find out what Mark's all aboot!

Connor Crawford is a photographer, videographer, and music lover from Aotearoa. From early days in the deep east of Tāmaki, to documenting some of the biggest bands in the world, to a pig carcass on Rock Island, we cover it all! So we welcome you all to hear the tale of Connor Crawford, one of the finest folk you are ever likely to encounter, this week on FGA! TTFI(tuck the fuck in…)!!!

Rob Nairn is a salt of the earth bloke with a heart of gold. He is creator of many mediums. Buildings, stories, and very good boys(shout out friend of the pod Vince).

This week he and Oscar peruse the rich annals of Rob's seven decades.

Buckle up, and tuck in! Yeow

Vincent HL is a prolific and storied musician, and also proud father of a brand spanking new studio in the heart of industrial Avondale. This week he and Oscar get into the nitty gritty of growing up in wine country West Auckland and Vincents rich, meandering musical journey. Tuck the f*ck in like its raw cauliflower baby chahoo!

Timothy Giles is a celebrant, a podcast host, a facilitator and trainer, and perhaps most of all someone with a great way with words and people. This week he and Oscar sit down for a long and deep chat around Timothy’s life, where it started, where it’s come to, and what he’s learned along the way. This pod covers a wide range of topics, so come with your taringa and hinengaro open as we tuck in again, this week on FGA!

Katie McRae is a perennial figure in the NZ music scene. From distribution to label duties, to her work with Chicks That Scream bringing some of the hottest international acts to shores of Aotearoa, Katie has seen the music industry from all sides. Currently working as a key member of the WHAMMY team, Katie remains someone you’ve probably run into if you’ve ever put on your own gig in Tāmaki. Her and Oscar trace the personal and the professional this week on another hot Ep. of FGA. TUCK TF IN!!!

Recently in town for the Tour Down Under, Oscar had the great privilege of sitting down with THE “Tall” Paul Omen, 2025 master world champion and an elite veteran touring pro with fifty PDGA victories, now a friend and brother in the world of disc. Traversing Paul’s origin story to life as a road dog following Disc Golf around the globe, we go through it all. With a current rating of 1024, Paul is not only a true legend of the sport, but also just a great soul. This week, come along for a round, listen to the sounds of the course, splash some chain, and of course, TUCK IN!

A lifelong Tāmaki resident, Eric Scholes is a bassist, arranger, band leader, and all around legend. From the notorious early days of the DHDFD’s to a position in the APO, Eric recounts stories and gives good reasons to get into spear fishing. This week on FGA Oscar and Eric get into it, the big picture and all the details. All we ask is that you TUCK IN!

Scotty Pearson is a musician, builder, entrepreneur and character to know! This week on FGA, Oscar and Scotty go through the whole story, the personal and the professional. From a stint in Nashville, to the legendary days of Elemeno P, these are stories you know you want to hear. It’s a +3hr episode this week, so settle in with a nice cup and let the words wash over you. TUCK IN! 

Mason Fairey is a friend of the pod, the main man behind everything sound at Double Whammy, and one of the highest drummers in the land! Whether you know him from his numerous drumming positions over the years (The Nightshades, Pixels, Te Huhu, Louisa Nicklin, SCRAN, to name but a few), his evergreen presence in many aspects of the local music scene, or just as one the best people you’ve ever met.. you probably know him, and now you can know him that little bit more! This week, it is our immense honour to TUCK IN with none other than the #1, Mason Fairey! 

David Feauai-Afaese is a musician, composer, leader of the band LEAO, and co-founder of Noa Records, an indie label which seeks to present diverse creative outputs and perspectives from artistic practitioners based geo-spiritually within Aotearoa/Te Moana Nui a Kiwa. David is also an advocate for a range of interdisciplinary Pacific Arts, with expertise in performance/recordings rights, helping artists to find a sustainable position in the creative industries. This week David and Oscar sink into a smooth chat across the personal and the professional. So sit, stand, whatever you need to do… just make sure you TUCK TF IN!!!

Al Keating might be most familiar from his time at Coffee Supreme, but he’s lived a big life, and today on FGA we get right into it! From industry insights to the mental pressures of christian wanks, Oscar and Al jump the 3hr mark in this one, so you know there’s stories galore. Grab some robusta, sharpen your mind, and tuck in to this week’s episode of FGA!

Glen Elliot is a producer, a property owner, and reportedly once went on a date with Liv Tyler! Come follow the story of his life from early days in GI, to adventures through New York, and the production of one of the greatest shows to bloom from Tāmaki’s underbelly; Wayne Anderson: Singer of Songs. As always FGA invites you to settle in, listen in, tune in, and of course… TUCK…. IN!!! 

Crystal Chen is a musician, composer, photographer, and general creative mind. Born and raised in Tāmaki, Crystal brings a soulful voice to the scene, making humorous and heartbreaking observations that gel perfectly with her ornate blend of soul and jazz influences. Her my debut album 'You can call me CC' came out at the end of 2025 to well deserved adoration. This week on FGA her and Oscar settle in for an introspective discussion, jumping through time and space, and offering a window into Crystal’s process and path to the present. As always tuck in and enjoy!

Craig Wright is a publican with a lifetime worth of experience in the hospitality industry. Owner and operator of the Northern Line Bar & Social in Beresford Square just off Karangahape Rd, on today's episode of FGA Craig runs us through his life, from early days in Manchester with his band The Midwich Cuckoos, an 8 year stint running a pub in Greece, to setting up the Northen Line through Covid and disruptions from the City Rail Link development. So get some carbs and salt ready, pour a pint, a TUCK TF IN!

Finn Johansson is a musician, gam designer, and all round creative hailing from Te Whanganui-a-Tara, now based in Tāmaki. From his own practice to his work with Johnsonville City Nights, The Boxcar Rattle and Tommy and the Fallen Horses amount many others, you will likely have seen Finn around the scene. This week on FGA Oscar and Finn talk about where it all started, where it now, and just generally shoot the shit and find a lot of laughs. Soooooo Tuck TF In and Enjoy!!

This week on the pod we have Madeleine Rose, a mover, educator & kaiwhakahau from Aotearoa, she is a passionate advocate in the field of SW and co-hosts the @stripped_unscripted podcast with Vixen Temple. A life long athlete with a powerful sense of justice, Madeleine has a frank and open chat with Oscar about the worlds of stripping and pole, diving into her personal experiences and observations, and all the hard mahi it look to get here. Her fresh new brand LEX @lexkinis brings classic skrippa wear to Aotearoa by a SWer for SWers. Now open your taringa and TUCK IN for this week’s episode of Fear, Guilt, and 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!

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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!