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Dr Deidre Barrett from Harvard Medical School is a dream expert and has been collecting people's pandemic dreams to put in her new book called Pandemic Dreams. Jesse spoke to Dr Barrett in May and… Audio

The Garden Bird Survey is upon us again. Kennedy talks about the trends from the results of a decade's worth of these surveys, which anyone can contribute to. Among the encouraging recent trends is… Audio

Infrastructure is such a boring word - but what's happening now to boost our economy through shovel-ready projects will change our quality of life.  Audio

While working as a Senior Ministerial Press Secretary in 2015, Greg Taipari couldn't shake a persistent cough, after seeking medical advice he was eventually diagnosed with throat cancer. He kept the… Audio

William Dart looks at Quickies, the latest release from The Magnetic Fields, highlighting the deliciously manipulative songcraft of Stephin Merritt. Video, Audio

When Kiwi Nick Ashill was mowed down by a ute while attempting to run 5000km across America, doctors wondered if he would walk again. But after a long rehabilitation and a number of surgeries, he is… Audio

A  small Hamilton-based media streaming company is punching above its weight on the global stage by playing a big part in the Cannes Film Festival and other similar events this year. Audio

Underworld investigator Misha Glenny says the Covid-19 pandemic is going to change the nature of the drug-dealing business, working against the big organised crime cartels who traditionally control… Audio

The government has taken urgent steps to overhaul the systems in place at the country's managed isolation facilities. Journalists' persistent, tough reporting on failures at those facilities helped… Audio

Like us all Parliament has been slowly, inexorably returning to normal service. This week included two quite novel events - at least novel recently. Video, Audio

Run The Jewels' new record 4 is the album for now. Released with perfect timing, it discusses issues not only prominent in America right now, but around the world. Video, Audio

J. Scott Thomson is the former police chief of Camden, New Jersey. He presided over a major process of reform in one of America's most violent cities. With many areas of the US (and elsewhere) mulling… Audio

Professor Tiffany Field is the Director of the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami. She studies human touch: why we need it, what it can do for us, and how the importance of touch is… Audio

Lotta Dann - aka Mrs D - overcame her own problems with alcohol to become sober, and an authority on the understanding of addiction and recovery. She's in to talk about her new book The Wine O'Clock… Audio

The sheep are being dagged at Carl and Tori Uren's Le Bons Bay farm this week. The couple produce cross-bred wool at the scenic Banks Peninsula property, but it's actually high country merino wool… Audio

Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101, talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend. Audio

As the global economy spirals post-coronavirus and many people can no longer pay their debts or are being forced to take out new ones, is it time to wipe the slate clean? Two Cents Worth considers the… Audio

A farm owner and some keen bikers have come together to open up a 50km bike park on Glendhu Station near Wānaka. Audio

Will there be a vaccine? Or will we have to learn to live with the virus? Produced by Justin Gregory, Guyon Espiner, Claire Eastham-Farrelly, Tim Watkin and Veronica Schmidt. Audio

There is some confusion about whether or not masks will be compulsory on inbound flights from Australia.

It comes as two New Zealand sisters from the UK tested positive for Covid-19 after transiting… Audio

Technology correspondent Paul Matthews joins Kathryn to talk about how a massive transformation of the vocational education system might not prepare us for the changing future of work. He'll also look… Audio

Can you really separate animals from meat-making? Eric Schulze from the food technology company Memphis Meats thinks so. Video, Audio

A potential treatment for covid-19 is a step closer to reality with a promising study involving hamsters showing a 97% reduction of coronavirus in lungs within 48 hours of treatment. Dr Jacob… Audio

Da 5 Bloods is a Netflix production from veteran director Spike Lee. Part-thriller part-history lesson, it follows four Vietnam veterans on the hunt for buried treasure.  Video, Audio

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin talks to Karyn Hay about a Fawlty woke joke that turned out not to be a Major, some deep and troubling stuff from Stuff - and how the comeback… Audio

The lease for a Warehouse Group store in Auckland has been on the market since last year, despite consultation about job losses at the store only beginning last week.

The revelation comes after the… Audio

The two women who have tested positive for Covid-19 are being spoken to by Wellington Regional Health staff on Wednesday afternoon to confirm the details of the their movements from Auckland to… Video, Audio

A guest at the same hotel as two women who have been confirmed to have Covid-19 says she was only tested for the virus on Wednesday despite Health Ministry protocols to the contrary. Video, Audio

Most of us are familar with the art of procrastination, but what about precrastination? Amelia Langford investigates and discovers both have pros and cons. Audio