Prank of the Year Podcast

26/07/2024

New interview epsiode available now!

Join us for a korero with Sarah, a Fine Art Conservator at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki - we approached Sarah during our investigation to see if a forensic analysis of the Telecom Sux painting might yield any clues. And what she told us about her team's process and approach was fascinating - she also shared some incredible stories of art restoration from her long career.

Check out our interview now, wherever you get podcasts!
https://shows.acast.com/prank-of-the-year/episodes

25/07/2024

This is ripe for an investigative podcast series...

As residents wake to another cold morning, a silent figure slips into the mist, leaving just one clue.

30/05/2024

New interview episode!

Check out our interview with two former journalists who covered the 1993 Telecom Christmas Card incident for a couple of Aotearoa's biggest news outlets.

In this bonus episode we chat to Rochelle, a former NZ Herald writer about how news was covered in the 90s (as well as how she went on to work for Telecom's biggest rival). We also have a korero with Lee - a former journalist tasked with covering the vibrant local Dunedin Arts scene for the Otago Daily Times.

The latest episode is available wherever you get pods - or listen online at https://shows.acast.com/prank-of-the-year/episodes/bonus-interview-with-former-journalists-rochelle-lockley-and

25/04/2024

BONUS INTERVIEW EPISODE!

Check out our extended interview with Rata, an ephemera expert at NZ's Alexander Turnbull Library, who we first heard from in Episode Three.

During our korero, Rata guided us through what "ephemera" is, the role it plays in our social and cultural history, and why it is important to preserve the stuff that is largely "made to be disposed of."

Listen now at the link below, or wherever you get podcasts!

https://shows.acast.com/prank-of-the-year/episodes/bonus-interview-with-ephemera-expert-rata

22/03/2024

Our mailbag episode is live!

Thanks to everyone who got in touch with their questions, theories and comments - we had a great time going through them all.

Also in this episode, a little update on what's next for Prank of the Year Podcast

Listen wherever you get podcasts, or online at: https://shows.acast.com/64d5bd17b4d0da001041bb61/65f8c518c44f3100171edfef

10/01/2024

Kia ora to our new followers!

We're still collecting questions, comments, feedback and theories for an upcoming Q&A episode. If you've got any burning questions or anything, please drop us an email at [email protected] - we'd love to hear from you!

22/12/2023

We spoke to RNZ about the pod, the card, and what might have happened. The interview is online now at

Exactly 30 years ago, the company then-known as Telecom sent out some corporate Christmas cards. If you looked closely enough at the illustration on these cards, you could make out the words 'Telecom Sucks'. And if you looked even closer, you could spot the logo of Telecom's big competitor, Clear, s...

22/12/2023

We'll be on RNZ Nights around 10.25 this evening. Check it out at

Tune in as Mark Leishman and the Nights team takes you abroad and helps you find out what’s happening at home - Let us know what's what’s happening in your world!

21/12/2023

Big ups to The Spinoff for publishing this piece on the card today!

21/12/2023

Happy Telecom Sux Christmas Card Day to all who celebrate!

Today is the 30th anniversary of the defaced card gaining national attention - its also the day in which our final podcast episode is released.

Episode Six - "Seasons Greetings from Telecom" - is available in your podcast feed right now

20/12/2023

BREAKING! This amazing piece of history just arrived in my mailbox... This is one of the actual Telecom Christmas Cards from 1993, courtesy of an anonymous donor.

Our series finale is coming out on Friday 22 December - make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss it... It's a doozy!

Listen online at: https://shows.acast.com/prank-of-the-year or wherever you get pods.

14/12/2023

Today, we've got something a little different for you all - a deeper dive into some of the fascinating topics that we explored during the course of our research.

In "Part Five: More Korero" you'll hear about Marketing, Art Crime, Protest and Art-based Activism from experts at Massey University, Te Papa, the NZ Art Crime Research Trust and the Wellington Media Collective.

Check out Part Five at https://shows.acast.com/prank-of-the-year or anywhere you get podcasts!

Our season finale will be in your podcast feed next week - Friday 22 December.