The Chris and Sam Podcast

SummaryChris caught up with Ehsan from MagicT at Fieldays this year. He found out about MagicT's journey at bringing New Zealanders quality herbal tea with ingredients sourced from around the world.This is a great story about a great product.LinksMagicT Website

SummaryChris talks to Irina from Daisy Lab. A company that is perfecting precision fermentation.Allowing them to create identical dairy proteins like whey proteins, caseins and lactoferrins without any cows.Listen to find out about this fascinating technology and what it could mean in the future.LinksDaisy Lab Website

SummaryThis week Chris has a beef with Calendly, and is now the first NZ affiliate for Pitch59, have a listen to find out what that is all about.The 48hour City Finals just happened, find out how that went for Sam and learn who he met while there.Chris has a run in with Waka Kotahi as well this week. Find out what he had to sort out with them.Putin went on a trip and some of the photos were epic.We talk about the new $100 million dollar surf park that Auckland will be getting soon.Chris watched the film Red Sun on Tubi as well.All this and more in this weeks collection of randomness, technology and life.LinksCalendly48hour City Final ResultsPutins trip North$100 million dollar surf park coming to AucklandRed Sun Movie

SummarySam catches up with Oscar at KiwiFibre, winner of the Early-Stage award at Fieldays for their regenerative composite textile made from Harakeke fibre.Find out what kinds of products this could be used for as a replacement or to complement conventional carbon fibre and fibreglass materials.This is a great story about using naturally occurring fibres while providing an environmentally superior planting material for commercial growers.We hope you find this interview as interesting as we did.LinksKiwiFibre Website

SummaryOur first episode back from Fieldays, find out what we thought about it. Sam has been at his new job for 4 days, find out how he's been feeling about that.Why has one of the worlds best competitive eaters Joey Chestnut been banned?Hamilton is getting a new hotel, where about is it going and how much will with cost?The great American worm wall. What is it and why does it exist? Find out all about this crazy story as told by Chris.We were interviewed on a podcast recently for a Wintec student, and the podcast episode Sam was a guest on a couple of weeks ago has come out.We talk about Horizons Lord, a sniper rifle that has just got the worlds longest confirmed kill shot.ddLinksJoey Chestnut banned from competitive hot dog competitionHamilton to get a new hotelThe great American worm wallThe Double Loop PodcastHorizon's Lord sniper rifle - longest kill shot

SummarySam catches up with Lucas from WoolAid the Fieldays 2024 Innovation Award Winner for Growth and Scale.Find out how Lucas came up with the idea of creating the worlds first merino wool bandage and what makes it so much better than the plastic alternative.LinksWoolAid Website

SummaryComing direct to you directly from Fieldays 2024.Sam went to Christchurch, find out the weird thing that he saw on the flight downSam also finally left his old job and shares some storiesCocaine made from tobacco plantsWoman found still alive at funeral homeFind out what or who Bitch WhistleLinksCocaine made from tobacco plantsWoman found still alive at funeral home

SummaryThis week Sam had a problem with his computer and Chris was busy sorting out a pilot of a podcast.What is up with the Americans wanting a felon in the white house? We talk medical things from a fake dog to an anti choking tool.What type of teeth trials will be happening soon and what's the deal with a conference about space piracy?All this and so much more. Come have a listen and get your fix of randomness, technology and life.LinksWanting a felon in the WhitehouseJuror given $120k to acquit someone in trialNZ Defense Force and their new mannequin dogAnti choking devicesFLIP Research VesselItalian village where almost everyone wants to be on councilTooth growing trials are happeningTeeth and cataractsSpace piracy conference Priest with a weird idea

SummaryThis week Chris travelled to record a pilot episode of a new podcast. In Chris fashion he got confused when trying to find the recommended place for dinner.We learn more about brain worms and not to eat undercooked bear meat.We learn all about thorium reactors and get a bit mad about a fish and game warden who goes after a woman casting a fishing rod with no bait.All this and much more, so come have a listen and get your weekly fix of randomness, technology and life.LinksMister D DiningNew athletics record brokenBrain Worms from Bear MeatBrain BridgeTitanic ExpeditionViTool InventionFish and Game Ranger goes power madCopenhagen Atomic - Thorium Reactors