TARS Season 3
The first of its kind, an Asian show on commercial radio in Aotearoa New Zealand, funded by New Zealand On Air.
This is an irreverent show that is a platform to bring into mainstream discourse the stories of Asians in New Zealand, Asian opinion on all things that matter and an attempt to break patriarchal, exotic stereotypes.
It is a show with attitude; a show that is inclusive and a show in which nothing is taboo or sacred. This is Season3 (2010).
Show 56 – Season 3 – Ep#1
Sahar Lone investigates the practicalities of halal slaughter in New Zealand and the change in the Islamic certifying body for meat exports sent to Indonesia and then Pansy Wong is in the studio to discuss her plans for this year.
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Show 57 – Season 3 – Ep#2
Nuredin Mohammed visits Waitangi for the first time during Waitangi celebrations and in the studio we talk to young New Zealand journalist Guanny Liu who has recently returned from Beijing where she worked on an internship programme at the China Daily.
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Show 58 – Season 3 – Ep#3
Glynis Bartlam finds out about Asian attitudes toward “being Green” and in the studio we talk to Ant Sang; graphic novelist and artist.
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Show 59 – Season 3 – Ep#4
Golnaz Bassam-Tabar has a report from Melbourne about the attacks on Indians and then an interview with Rahul Govindan, an Indian-Kiwi, who talks about his identity and his work in environment studies.
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Show 60 – Season 3 – Ep#5
Sahar Lone learns about Children’s Day and how some Asian families will be spending the day. On the phone we chat with WOMAD performer Iva Lamkum.
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Show 61 – Season 3 – Ep#6
Sapna Samant learns to Samba dance and in the studio we have part one of our two part discussion on Asians in Fiji with Filmmaker Qiujing Wong and Journalist Michael Field.
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Show 62 – Season 3 – Ep#7
Sapna Samant is at WOMAD with Israeli-Palestinian singer Amal Murkus and then in the studio we have part two of the panel discussion with Michael Field and Qiujing Wong on Asians in and from Fiji.
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Show 63 – Season 3 – Ep#8
Continuing with stories from WOMAD, Nuredin Mohammed talks to the Gyuto Monks about their chanting and then an interview with Jan Sardi, the screenplay writer of the film Mao’s Last Dancer.
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Show 64 – Season 3 – Ep#9
Sapna Samant goes in search of regional Asian foods and then an interview with Noor Parkar, operations manager at the Refugee and Migrant Services Settlement Centre in Mangere, South Auckland.
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Show 65 – Season 3 – Ep#10
Sapna Samant talks to Gochag Askharov and his fellow musicians from Azerbaijan who were in New Zealand for WOMAD 2010 and then an interview with Japanese punk rocker Miho Wada.
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Show 66 – Season 3 – Ep#11
Glynis Bartlam goes in search of Asian Heritage in the Auckland CBD and in the studio we have artist/painter Megan Geliza.
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Show 67 – Season 3 – Ep#12
Madeline Schaefer explores white boys and their Asian girlfriends: “Yellow Fever” and in the studio we have young entrepreneur/musician Joshua Daemang Jang
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Show 68 – Season 3 – Ep#13
Sahar talks about the Asian accent – specifically Asians and their ‘non-Asian’ accents. And in the studio Sapna Samant talks to our regular host Tarun Mohanbhai about his comedy.
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Show 69 – Season 3 – Ep#14
Nuredin Hassan hangs out with some Asian b-boys and in the studio Ariel Zhang from Skykiwi explains one of the biggest websites in New Zealand – and it’s in Mandarin.
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Show 70 – Season 3 – Ep#15
Sahar Lone investigates suicide amongst Asian men and in the studio we have Michael Holt a Kiwi business man who runs a business in Thailand and China.
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Show 71 – Season 3 – Ep#16
Glynis Bartlam finds out about educating migrants on domestic violence and we have the second part of our interview with Michael Holt a Kiwi business man who runs a business in Thailand and China.
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Show 72 – Season 3 – Ep#17
Sahar Lone speaks to two Asian activists and the first part of our interview with William Dalrymple.
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Show 73 – Season 3 – Ep#18
Sahar Lone has a report on opinions on whaling and whale meat then part 2 of the interview with writer William Dalrymple who was in Auckland for the Writer’s Festival.
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Show 74 – Season 3 – Ep#19
Sapna Samant visits the House of Sufi-ism and an interview with streetwear and fashion entrepreneur Frank Liew.
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Show 75 – Season 3 – Ep#20
In the first of a two part series, Sapna Samant finds out what goes into making a pretty Asian boy and then an interview with Ted Chen who is doing a Ph.D on the rehabilitation of post tsunami victims in Sri Lanka
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Show 76 – Season 3 – Ep#21
In the second part of our two part series, Sapna Samant explores the myths of why white girls don’t go for pretty Asian boys… or Asian boys in general. Then on the phone we have businesswoman Raga Olga D’Silva.
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Show 77 – Season 3 – Ep#22
We begin a 3 part series of monthly stories on myths and superstitions with Glynis Bartlam and then an interview with columnist and business consultant Sean DeSouza.
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Show 78 – Season 3 – Ep#23
Nuredin Mohammed has a report on the culture of savings amongst Asians and an interview with two local Asian filmmakers who have their works showing in the New Zealand International Film Festival.
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Show 79 – Season 3 – Ep#24
Sapna Samant has a report on Future Dragonz, an initiative within the local Chinese community and then an interview with Seong, founder of Doujin Overload, the anime and manage festival.
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Show 80 – Season 3 – Ep#25
Rida Malik looks at the trend for plastic surgery amongst the Asian community here and an interview with Ngarimu Blair from Auckland iwi Ngati Whatua
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Show 81 – Season 3 – Ep#26
Glynis Bartlam looks at how migration changes breastfeeding patterns and then an interview with Hien Pham, an immigration lawyer of Vietnamese origin.
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Show 82 – Season 3 – Ep#27
Glynis Bartlam delves into Asian Superstitions and Myths once again, this time looking at the characters and creatures that star in them. This is part two of our three part series. In the studio we have Raymond Suen, director of the Hong Kong Film Festival in Auckland.
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Show 83 – Season 3 – Ep#28
Nuredin Hassan looks at the coming of age rituals amongst young Asians and in the studio we have mayoral candidate John Banks.
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Show 84 – Season 3 – Ep#29
Sahar Lone talks to female parliamentarians in Pakistan and in the studio we have mayoral candidate Len Brown.
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Show 85 – Season 3 – Ep#30
Nuredin Hassan begins our series on Asian religions with a discussion on Buddhism and on the phone we talk to Anjum Rehman about her fasting experience during Ramadan.
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