All episodes
Monday, 26 July 2021
- 1:17 Olympics, first medal and more prospects today
- 1:24 Cabinet has agreed to the managed return of NZ citizen
- 1:29 Could empty discarded mussel shells clean up our waterways?
- 1:38 Whitcoulls Top 100 list in 2021 sees new writers make it in
- 1:45 Great NZ Album
- 2:09 Television Critic Emma John
- 2:40 Expert on coffee
- 3:09 Bridie Jabour: How millennials can be happy
Friday, 23 July 2021
- 1:10 First Song - Georgia Lines' new single out today
- 1:25 Teeth research puts a question mark over diet evolution
- 1:30 New Zealand gamer wins Independent Games Festival grand prize
- 1:35 COVID bubble pause update and reaction
- 1:55 The story behind Durham farms
- 2:10 Film Review with Graeme Tuckett
- 2:20 Te Maeva Nui Festival starts in Auckland tonight
- 3:10 Tunisian Fricassee Tuna Sandwich
- 3:20 Music 101 - Charlotte Ryan
- 3:25 Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
- 3:43 Critter of the Week - The Snail-sucking Ground Beetle
Thursday, 22 July 2021
- 1:12 First Song: Pacific Heights and Foley
- 1:17 EcoWorld staff planning occupation when their lease expires tonight
- 1:27 Concerns Wellington's obsession with heritage is hindering progress
- 1:35 Auckland's Bean Rock celebrating 150th birthday
- 1:45 Great album: Reprise by Moby
- 2:10 Music Critic: Colin Morris
- 2:25 NZ Screen History: Top Town
- 3:15 Solving the World's Problems with Suzanne McFadden
- 3:25 History with Dr Grant Morris: The history of interest rates in NZ
Wednesday, 21 July 2021
- 1:17 Mammoth effort to clean up Buller school before term 3 starts
- 1:26 The upcoming moon wobble and what we can expect
- 1:42 Space balls on display in Ashburton
- 1:52 Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
- 2:11 Podcast Critic: Paul Bushnell
- 2:20 Bookmarks with mariachi star, Mireya Ramos
- 3:08 How similar flies and humans really are!
- 3:35 Our Changing World - Base Isolation
Tuesday, 20 July 2021
- 1:16 Concerns about a visiting Australian sperm donor
- 1:26 MIQ booking system baffling homeward bound New Zealanders
- 1:37 Clear beer brewing for Beervana festival
- 1:49 How to Write a valedictory speech
- 2:08 Book Critic: Catherine Ross
- 2:25 The musical inspirations of soul singer Allen Stone
- 3:09 How good ideas are ignored in an economy built for men
Monday, 19 July 2021
- 1:13 Photographing flood waters in Westport
- 1:24 Why interest rates are rising while the OCR is on hold
- 1:38 Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award finalists on display
- 1:46 Great NZ Album
- 2:08 Television Critic: Perlina Lau
- 2:36 Expert on UFOs
- 3:09 Behind the scenes of the largest online seller Amazon
Friday, 16 July 2021
- 1:15 Concerns over Government's urban planning policy
- 1:27 The rise of 'Finfluencers' on social media
- 1:37 Local wildlife passageways protecting our native species
- 1:47 Student enterprise creates 'Woolly Wedge' product
- 2:07 Film Review: Ali Ventura
- 2:26 NZ Live: Courtney Barnett
- 3:08 Crusted lamb racks with roasted grapes
- 3:20 Music 101: Tony Stamp
- 3:27 Weekend Stuff: DIY tips with builder Stan Scott
- 3:35 Critter of the Week Dusky Dragonfly
Thursday, 15 July 2021
- 1:15 Hospital EDs overwhelmed by RSV patients
- 1:30 Melbourne bracing for another lockdown after COVID crosses border
- 1:40 Swimming in the wild becoming a 'thing' of the past
- 1:50 Great album - Picture Book by Simply Red
- 2:15 Music Critic: Dianne Swann
- 2:30 NZ Screen History: Nice One Stu
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 14 July 2021
- 1:16 East Coast barging facility opposed by local hapū
- 1:29 Professor becomes first woman to win Dan Walls Medal
- 1:37 Surrey Hotel writers residency winners announced
- 1:47 A look at this year's Emmy Nominations
- 1:53 Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
- 2:14 Podcast Critic: Molly Jones
- 2:20 Bookmarks with Becky Kuek
- 3:10 The struggle to make choices about our own bodies
- 3:35 Our Changing World - How songbirds learn
Tuesday, 13 July 2021
- 1:20 Who's insuring coastal NZ and will they continue?
- 1:35 Creating the largest wildlife corridor in the world
- 1:45 Wellington Paranormal creating a buzz in US
- 1:50 How to Write a funeral notice
- 2:10 Book Critic Claire Mabey
- 2:20 40 years of Grace Jones' music
- 3:10 Conservationist Emma Marris on trapping animals to save them
Monday, 12 July 2021
- 1:19 Euro 2020 final: Italy's triumphant win
- 1:27 NSW Covid-19 outbreak: 112 new community cases
- 1:37 Emerging designer from Nelson heading to NZ Fashion Week
- 1:47 Great NZ Album
- 2:08 Television Critic: Caitlin Cherry
- 2:35 Expert feature: Dating in a digital age
- 3:08 Raising Girls Who Like Themselves with Kasey Edwards
Friday, 9 July 2021
- 1:16 Difficulties and joys of pacific rugby on the world stage
- 1:26 The art of the traditional hāngi
- 1:45 Cow poo generating energy for Southland farms
- 1:51 Woodville's new slogan: 'All Good in the Wood'
- 2:08 Film Review with Dom Corry
- 2:20 NZ Live: Flamingo Pier
- 3:07 Kelly Gibney's parmesan and thyme crumbed mushrooms
- 3:17 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:23 Gardening with Jo McCarroll
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: Lettuce Liverwort
Thursday, 8 July 2021
- 1:13 Why is there a hospitality worker shortage?
- 1:28 Tweet the Tour: The '81 Springbok tour as it happened
- 1:38 Euro 2020 semifinal: England's win over Denmark
- 1:47 Great album
- 2:14 Music Critic: Flo Wilson
- 2:30 NZ Screen History: John Clarke
- 3:14 Solving the World's Problems with Steve Wyn-Harris
- 3:25 History of defamation in NZ with Dr Grant Morris
Wednesday, 7 July 2021
- 1:13 Mystery over lakes turning green around the world
- 1:25 Tackling homelessness in Tāmaki Makaurau
- 1:39 Dinosaurs and ancient mammals in Te Awamutu
- 1:55 Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
- 2:14 Podcast Critic: Ellie Jay
- 2:27 Bookmarks with Holly Rose Emery
- 3:07 Bioluminesence in the ocean's depths
- 3:35 Our Changing World - Crafty Maths
Tuesday, 6 July 2021
- 1:15 NZ cyber security under threat
- 1:27 The battle to stop compostable food waste going to landfill
- 1:37 Data gathering behind 'Who's Eating New Zealand'
- 1:50 How to Write: A Cover Letter
- 2:10 Book Critic: Lisa Glass
- 2:25 Music feature: Film musicals
- 3:10 How to have 'those' difficult conversations
Monday, 5 July 2021
- 1:15 Covid-19 - The latest from Fiji
- 1:25 NZ brand aims to tackle textile waste
- 1:35 Sheep farmers to be surveyed over shift to sustainability
- 1:50 Great NZ Album - Songs from The Front Lawn
- 2:10 Television Critic - Linda Burgess
- 2:40 Expert feature: House Plants
- 3:10 How greed fuelled vaping craze - Bloomberg journalist
Friday, 2 July 2021
- 1:15 Wintec students snapped by Huntly building company
- 1:31 Stoat research published in NZ Journal of Ecology
- 1:40 Matariki celebration at Otago Museum
- 1:51 Granny's Christmas Grotto ready for mid-winter celebrations
- 2:06 Film Review with Graeme Tuckett
- 2:20 NZ Live: Icelandic singer Hera Hjartardottir
- 3:07 Trevally Sashimi with Truffle Ponzu
- 3:18 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:23 DIY with builder Stan Scott
- 3:35 Critter of the Week The Native landhopper
Thursday, 1 July 2021
- 1:09 First Song: Reb Fountain
- 1:23 New healthy homes standards come into effect
- 1:40 Massey University taking no more domestic students in 2021
- 1:44 Anika Moa on Tuawahine performance
- 1:55 Great album: Rod Stewart's Greatest Hits Vol.1
- 2:11 Music Critic: Simon Sweetman
- 2:26 NZ Screen History: Holmes
- 3:17 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 30 June 2021
- 1:16 Hate speech law reforms make it hard to prosecute
- 1:28 Connecting whānau to ancestors in unmarked graves
- 1:37 Real radio inspires new comedy Talkback on TVNZ
- 1:53 Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
- 2:12 Podcast Critic: Amelia Langford
- 2:19 Bookmarks with Vicki Scott
- 3:10 Explaining the Lindy Effect
- 3:35 Our Changing World - Designing a pressure sensor for the brain
Tuesday, 29 June 2021
- 1:25 Stormy Weather on Wellington's South Coast
- 1:30 Looking into the details of the Hauraki Gulf new safe guards
- 1:45 Keep Hamilton Beautiful collecting tonnes of rubbish
- 1:55 How to Write a Trade Me ad
- 2:10 Book Critic - Pip Adam
- 2:25 Music feature - Laurel Canyon
- 3:10 India Oxenberg on escaping the NXIVM cult
Monday, 28 June 2021
- 1:17 Bernard Hickey on his most despairing and ugly column ever
- 1:30 Growing demand for dog food made from possum meat
- 1:40 Sulphites in wine - harmful or just misunderstood
- 1:50 Great NZ Album - Ladi6 Liberation
- 2:10 Television Critic - Claire Chitham
- 2:40 Expert feature - Hats and hat-making
- 3:10 Learning from strong women to raise resilient young men
Friday, 25 June 2021
- 1:17 First Song: Rikki Morris releases a new single
- 1:27 Wellington's spatial plan signed off by council
- 1:39 Ancient Egyptian shroud discovery in NZ
- 1:55 New tool helps computer workers upgrade their people skills
- 1:58 Pudding pandemonium: Edmond's cookbook controversy
- 2:08 Film Review with Dom Corry
- 2:18 NZ Live: The best of 2021 so far
- 3:08 Martin Bosley's Seafood Chowder
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:21 Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
- 3:35 Critter of the Week Southern Elephant Seal
Thursday, 24 June 2021
- 1:25 The designer behind the new Predator Free 2050 movement logo
- 1:35 Te Puke school lunch programme provider
- 1:50 Super fan, Ben Hurley, on the Black Caps World Test Championship
- 1:55 Great album: All That You Can't Leave Behind
- 2:10 Music Critic: Tony Stamp
- 2:25 NZ Screen History - What Now
- 3:15 Solving the World's Problems with Dave Armstrong
- 3:27 History with Dr Grant Morris
Wednesday, 23 June 2021
- 1:25 Covid-19 tourist's visit to Wellington
- 1:32 Behind the scenes of the Yoghurt Mafia
- 1:40 A listener solution for keeping food fresher for longer
- 1:46 Recap on what's happening at the test cricket world final
- 1:57 Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
- 2:12 Podcast Critic: Justine Murray
- 2:20 Bookmarks with Lindy Nelson
- 3:10 The fragility of science and how it can quickly go wrong
- 3:35 Our Changing World - Scurvy saviour fights for survival
Tuesday, 22 June 2021
- 1:17 Co-housing model to build homes now
- 1:27 Hauraki Gulf marine protections a boon for sea life
- 1:35 Composition inspired by the world's oldest surviving piece of music
- 1:50 How to Write a travel guide or visitor information
- 2:10 Book Critic: Catherine Robertson
- 2:20 Music feature: Songs about the moon
- 3:10 Chasing The Thrill - a look at a real life treasure hunt
