All episodes
Thursday, 28 November 2024
- 1:15 Who is the mystery author of The Rimu Bushman?
- 1:20 Sport and climate change
- 1:30 Buddy the Grand Designs sheep still turns heads
- 1:40 A return to Erebus
- 2:10 Podcast Critic: Finding Heidi and The English Disease
- 2:30 NZ Sporting History: curler Sean Becker
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm
- 3:50 The Pre-Panel for 28 November
Wednesday, 27 November 2024
- 1:15 Keeping grocery bags a local thing
- 1:25 The fight to get the young involved in civic life
- 1:35 New Zealand Geographic opens its books
- 1:45 Heading Off: Coronet Peak Hill Climb
- 2:12 Music Critic: new music from Jeff Madd and The Lovely Eggs
- 2:20 Easy Eats with Kelly Gibney: Cherry Tomato and Ricotta Tart
- 2:30 Bookmarks with Sarah Foster-Sproull
- 3:10 Feature interview: how to be smart about smart homes
- 3:35 Pacific Scientific: The secrets of Samoan plants
- 3:50 The Pre-Panel for 27 November
Tuesday, 26 November 2024
- 1:15 The machine that places road cones
- 1:25 Nelson restaurant fights to keep its doors open
- 1:35 Why is it so hard to find a good pair of togs?
- 2:10 Book Critic: Delirious by Damien Wilkins
- 2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster
- 2:30 Music feature: Frank Zappa
- 3:10 Feature interview: why you might never be a grandparent
- 3:30 Thrift: Financial literacy for the whole family
Monday, 25 November 2024
- 1:18 The National Pub quiz champion
- 1:36 New Zealand gets its own 'kiwi tweed'
- 1:53 Unmasking the Monsters
- 2:08 Television Critic: English Teacher and the TV of Japan.
- 2:20 Information center cold call: Tirau
- 2:33 Expert Feature: the swimming pool
- 3:10 Feature interview: why movies flop
Friday, 22 November 2024
- 1:15 Human vs horse - who will win?
- 1:24 Coast To Coast Rangers - a charity to help kids
- 1:35 Why do kiwi cities have Coats of Arms?
- 1:53 Freaky Friday: Rick's freaky life
- 2:07 Film Review: Hugh Grant's latest, Heretic
- 2:20 NZ Live: Arthur Ahbez
- 3:10 Food: Sicilian Baked Eggplants with Capers & Tomatoes
- 3:18 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:23 Weekend Stuff: Gardening
- 3:40 Critter of the Week: New Zealand sheetweb spider
- 3:50 The Pre-Panel for 22 November
Thursday, 21 November 2024
- 1:15 Native plants in Tongariro National Park are facing a threat
- 1:25 Are bobby calves reducing New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions?
- 1:35 Lord of the Ring (laser)
- 1:45 Please help find a cockatoo that says "hello darling"
- 2:10 Podcast Critic: pods to send you to sleep
- 2:30 NZ Sporting History: Steve Gurney
- 3:15 Solving the World's Problems: midwife-led maternity care
- 3:20 History with Dr Grant Morris
- 3:50 The Pre-Panel for November 21
Wednesday, 20 November 2024
- 1:15 How to estimate the size of crowds
- 1:25 Wellington's internationally recgonised green building
- 1:35 Keeping Waikato swimmers safe from bacteria
- 1:45 Heading Off: An Aotearoa pilgrimage
- 2:10 Music Critic: new music from WOMB and Caru & Micca
- 2:20 Easy Eats: chorizo salad with feta and yoghurt dressing
- 2:30 Bookmarks with Hera Lindsay Bird
- 3:10 Feature interview: The story of long covid in data
- 3:35 Our Changing World: The Ngutukākā Festival
- 3:50 The Pre-Panel for 20 November
Tuesday, 19 November 2024
- 1:15 Toot for Timaru
- 1:25 Fergus takes on the World
- 1:30 Thrift: When to wash
- 1:35 Live from Hikoi mo te Tiriti
- 1:45 Tech Tuesday: tramping tech recommendations
- 2:10 Critic: Books and the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
- 2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster
- 2:30 Music feature: Grey Lynn gothic country
- 3:10 Feature interview: Group Living and the meals that matter
Monday, 18 November 2024
- 1:10 18-year-old sings with Chris Martin
- 1:20 Teachers learning in a Samoan village
- 1:30 Elly and the Cyclone
- 1:40 The 'Ginaissance'
- 2:10 Television Critic: Matlock and A Remarkable Place to Die.
- 2:20 Information Center Cold Call
- 2:30 Expert Feature: everything you need to know about the Kūmara
- 3:10 Feature interview: No Such Thing As a Fish
Friday, 15 November 2024
- 1:15 Inner city permaculture - how to make it happen
- 1:25 Helping the people who help people with disabilities
- 1:35 Insurance in the climate change era
- 1:50 Freaky Friday: Premonitions
- 2:10 Film Review: Gladiator II
- 2:20 NZ Live: Sin City
- 3:08 Food: Pizza gnocchi in a flash
- 3:25 Weekend Stuff: DIY with Stan Scott
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: Thread-legged bug
Thursday, 14 November 2024
- 1:15 The supergroup made up of Turkey's and Nukes
- 1:25 I bet you're thinking about the Roman Empire right now!
- 1:35 Vanessa Robertson: how to document a family history
- 2:10 Podcast Critic: The Wedding Planners Podcast and Into The Mix
- 2:30 NZ Sporting History: Sir Wayne 'Buck' Shelford
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm: how can men invest better?
- 3:50 The Pre-Panel for the 14th November
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- 1:15 Goodbye and thanks for all the fish
- 1:25 A custom death, a custom coffin
- 1:35 Oamaru turns back the clock
- 1:45 Heading Off: walking the Hexatrek
- 2:12 Music Critic: new music from The Veils and Manami Kakudo
- 2:20 Easy Eats with Kelly Gibney: Mac 'n Cheese with a twist
- 2:30 Bookmarks with Mitchell Pham
- 3:10 Feature interview: all you need to know about the immune system
- 3:35 Our Changing World – Redback spider trap
Tuesday, 12 November 2024
- 1:15 Vigil: A Kiwi classic turns 40
- 1:25 Pig competition returns to A&P show
- 1:35 Hawke's Bay bird watching voted a top family attraction
- 1:45 Tech Tuesday: Australia's new approach to social media
- 2:10 Book Critic: Catherine Robertson
- 2:20 Update on Oz with Michael Rennie
- 2:30 Music Feature: The Flaming Lips
- 3:10 Feature interview: The secret to happiness
Monday, 11 November 2024
- 1:15 Over $100k raised in 24 hours for Auckland foodbank
- 1:29 All the data that's fit to eat
- 1:38 A life serving others in warzones
- 2:10 Critic: Dune: Prophecy and The Simpsons Halloween Special
- 2:30 Information Center Cold Call: Kaitaia
- 2:30 Expert Feature: how to make TV
- 3:10 Feature interview: Leonard Cohen:
Friday, 8 November 2024
- 1:15 How to go dark sky
- 1:25 Why food labels should show environmental impacts
- 1:35 Old greyhounds deserve a great retirement
- 1:45 Freaky Friday: Don't cut the Kauri
- 2:10 Film Review: Saturday Night and My Old Ass
- 2:20 NZ Live: Goodwill
- 3:08 Food: Glynn Christian's Pork & Chestnut Stuffing
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:25 Weekend Stuff: cleaning/house keeping with Rachael Quinn
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: Papapa kopure | Orange-spotted ladybird
Thursday, 7 November 2024
- 1:15 National table football tournament coming to Auckland
- 1:25 A month with a dumbphone
- 1:38 Advocates fear Health Star system has negative impacts
- 2:10 Podcast Critic: 'A Curling Scandal' and 'The Banksy Story'
- 2:32 NZ Sporting History: the Black Caps and the 2021 World Test Championship
- 3:15 Solving the World's Problems with Steve Wyn-Harris
- 3:24 History with Dr Grant Morris: Victoria, Australia
Wednesday, 6 November 2024
- 1:15 The power of the sun in your pocket
- 1:25 Making water cool again
- 1:35 Shortland St music writer wins national choral music comp
- 1:45 Heading Off: Michael Szabo's Wild Wellington
- 2:12 Music Critic: Christoph El' Truento and Flying Lotus
- 2:20 Easy Eats: Late spring vegetable and white bean soup
- 2:30 Bookmarks with Te Kahu Rolleston
- 3:10 Feature interview: behind the Manson murders
- 3:35 Our Changing World – MRI research at the Mātai Medical Research Institute
Tuesday, 5 November 2024
- 1:15 Waikato graphic novels getting posthumous release
- 1:25 Farmers hang ten
- 1:35 The story of the sari
- 1:50 Tech Tuesday: Christmas scams
- 2:10 Book Critic: children's books with twists of fate
- 2:20 Update on Oz with Bernard Keane
- 2:30 Music feature: 30 years of Pulp Fiction
- 3:10 Re-evaluating tech in the classroom
- 3:30 Thrift
Monday, 4 November 2024
- 1:15 Can't keep an old slide down
- 1:25 A raffle for the Kāpiti Coast
- 1:39 The Richard Poems with Simon Sweetman
- 2:10 Television Critic: Linda Burgess
- 2:23 Information Center Cold Call: Wairoa
- 2:35 Expert Feature: Michael Beel on haircuts
- 3:09 Feature interview: Jason Reitman
- 3:45 The Pre-Panel for 1st November
Friday, 1 November 2024
- 1:15 A push to create a new public reserve
- 1:25 A huntaway 'shemozzle'
- 1:35 Why and how loved ones linger
- 1:45 Freaky Friday: Barracks of Horror
- 2:10 Film Review: Here, Head South and The Red
- 2:20 NZ Live: Reb Fountain
- 3:08 Food: Martin Bosley's Spring Minestrone Soup
- 3:25 Weekend Stuff: Gardening Q and A
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: By-the-wind-sailor | katiaho rere
- 3:45 The Pre-Panel for 1st November
Thursday, 31 October 2024
- 1:15 The Nudge shows off their softer side
- 1:25 Pushing the limits
- 1:35 WW1 Honours carry special meaning for Napier soldier
- 1:45 Great album: SLO MO by Fat Freddy's Drop
- 2:10 Podcast Critic: The Prosecutors and Legacy
- 2:30 NZ Sporting History: The NZ Grand Prix
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm: The change in KiwiSaver
Wednesday, 30 October 2024
- 1:15 Fingers, a 50-year journey in jewellery
- 1:25 How to make robots less creepy
- 1:35 Football and a Chatterbox for mental health
- 1:45 Heading Off: Tokelau
- 2:12 Music Critic: Borrowed CS and Tessa De Lyon
- 2:20 Easy Eats: Crispy red curry rice and tofu salad
- 2:30 Bookmarks with Black Thought
- 3:10 Feature interview: the world's scariest lakes
- 3:35 Our Changing World – Fernbirds in the Catlins
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
- 1:15 Mystery photographer of Dunedin street identity revealed
- 1:25 Don't flag Flag Football
- 1:35 Up close and personal with great white sharks
- 1:45 Tech Tuesday: Cyber threats to the US Election
- 2:10 Book Critic: the best young adult novel ever
- 2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster
- 2:30 Music feature: Halloween Songs
- 3:10 Feature interview: Kahurangi National Park and why it should be saved
Friday, 25 October 2024
- 1:15 Critics choose the top Kiwi TV shows of the 21st century
- 1:25 Competition heats up for Young Horticulturist of the Year
- 1:35 Community works to restore historical miners’ hall
- 1:45 Freaky Friday
- 2:10 Film Review: ‘Lee’ and ‘Woman of the Hour’
- 2:20 NZ Live: Sam Bambery
- 3:08 Food: Baked Fish with Lemony Potatoes
- 3:25 Weekend Stuff: DIY with Stan Scott
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: Moko-pāpā Waitaha gecko
Thursday, 24 October 2024
- 1:15 The case for seaweed
- 1:25 Big money for some special wine
- 1:35 When sushi took over NZ
- 2:10 The Sterling Affairs and The Ultimate Sacrifice
- 2:30 NZ Sporting History: Mark Orams
- 3:15 Solving Wellington's Problems: Dave Armstrong
- 3:20 History with Dr Grant Morris: NZ and activist judges
- 3:50 The Pre-Panel for 24 October 2024
