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William Dart features American singer Melissa Etheridge, who has politics on her mind and in her songs on her latest album The Medicine Show. Video, Audio

Every songwriter has a mother, and most of them have written at least one song about them, or written songs about being a mother themselves. Here are some of our favourites. Video

Hundreds are expected to march in Wellington this morning calling on the government to fund more lung cancer medications. Lung cancer is New Zealand's biggest killer - more people die from lung cancer… Video, Audio

Mary Holm offers insights from conference on retirement income policies at the University of Auckland’s Retirement Policy and Research Centre. Audio

We live in an age of anxiety with rates of depression skyrocketing all over the world. But there may be an evolutionary purpose for all this suffering says Dr Randolph Nesse.  Audio

The 2019 Easter Day Church service from St Luke's Presbyterian Church in Auckland, is conducted by the Reverend Glyn Cardy. Audio

After Christchurch, governments around the world are gearing up against the ‘weaponisation’ of the internet by terrorists and extremists. The grim content they create also forces news media to make… Audio

What happens when we die? These questions have posed for centuries. Best-selling author Mary Roach has decided to find out in her new book Spook.  Audio

The euthanasia bill being considered by Parliament appears to be in difficulty, so its sponsor, David Seymour, says he is willing to limit it to the terminally ill. The Justice Select Committee tabled… Video, Audio

Opponents of the right to die bill are dismissing David Seymour's latest bid to get more support as a desperate measure that won't work. The select committee reporting back on the euthanasia… Audio

A NZ composer dissects one of their works in plain and simple language. This time John Psathas on his epic piano trio  Helix. Video

Many years ago, a 13-year-old girl went missing in California. In the early 2000s, a woman turned up claiming to be her.  Right away there were things about the woman and her story seemed off. To help… Audio

Not that long ago, the New Zealand economy was built on sheep, sheep and more sheep. We were asking for economic trouble and in the late 1960s, we got it. Produced by Justin Gregory. Audio

In this episode of Voices; an Ethiopian refugee family are working to make a difference within their own community. Produced by Jogai Bhatt. Audio, Gallery

Komische Oper Berlin and 1927 present Mozart's opera The Magic Flute at Auckland Arts Festival. Audio

Professor Brian Cox is a science star. He's coming to New Zealand bringing the Universe to life on stage. He speaks to Jim Mora about science and what it takes to make it entertaining. Video, Audio

RNZ Music is proud to share this exclusive live version of Finn Andrews’ song ‘One by the Venom’, from his forthcoming solo album One Piece at a Time, which is out March 15. Video

Herbie Hancock is among the artists on the just-announced lineup for the Wellington Jazz Festival 2019. RNZ Music jazz specialist Nick Tipping appraises the artists playing at this year's event. Video

University lecturer Gregory Smith details his sad childhood and his incredible tale of living in the bush in the book Out of the Forest. He talks to Jim Mora about how he dramatically turned his life… Audio

Evening hymns make a rare (but welcome) appearance this week, including John Ellerton's The Day Thou Gavest, Lord Is Ended. Audio

Succulent smugglers have been targeting a particularly beautiful specimen of the plant in southern California and last week two people were in court charged with poaching 1800 Dudleya farinosa, or… Audio

Last night, veteran British drummer, songwriter, and singer and Phil Collins performed the first of two NZ shows as part of his Not Dead Yet tour. James Dann was there.

It's a popular scenario for writers and film makers - the earth's time is up. So knowing you only had a short time left to live, what would you choose to do? Audio

Dr Nergis Mavalvala is a Pakistani-American quantum astrophysicist who was part of the team that first observed gravtation waves (ripples in the fabric of space time) in a landmark discovery in 2016… Audio

Mediawatch's midweek catch-up with Lately. This week Colin talks to Karyn Hay about the warm weather news, Magic Talk up and running, the outing of MP Sarah Dowie, slow TV sparking late-night talkback… Audio

In this episode of Pop! Culture, Melody Thomas and Tony Stamp explore queer representation in television, film and pop music and where LGBTQIA+ audiences are hoping it will go from here. Audio

Veteran hip-hoppers Wu-Tang Clan gave an adoring Christchurch crowd exactly what they wanted at the 36 Chambers 25th anniversary show last night. James Dann was there.

In Mary's last segment with Jesse, she asked listeners to send in questions. The best five questions are answered in this segment. Audio

A big selection of classics from the Australian New Wave of the 70s and 80s is Dan Slevin’s highlight of this week’s new-to-streaming feature films. Video

Hymns by Charles Wesley, and some hymn-singing instructions from his brother John in today's programme. You can also hear Deep in the human heart by NZ hymn writer Bill Wallace, and two settings of… Audio