All episodes
Monday, 3 May 2021
- 1:14 Aotearoa's relationship with China under strain?
- 1:24 Rubbish recycling behaviour
- 1:39 Next step for women's rugby
- 1:50 Great NZ Album
- 2:07 Television Critic Guy Williams
- 2:38 Dementia explained with Rhonda Preston-Jones
- 3:08 Rapa Nui Odyssey: Concert pianist Mahani Teave
Friday, 30 April 2021
- 1:12 PNG traveller to Brisbane tests positive for Covid 19
- 1:20 Hamilton musicians call for more support for local music scene
- 1:31 Maye Musk, mother of Elon, on her memoir, A Woman Makes A Plan
- 2:08 Film Reviewer Graeme Tuckett
- 2:32 NZ Live: Lontalius
- 3:07 Chocolate and Fig Torte
- 3:13 Music 101: Tony Stamp
- 3:24 Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
- 3:30 Critter of the Week: The Blobfish
Thursday, 29 April 2021
- 1:15 Call for an NZ modern slavery act
- 1:31 Koroi Hawkins hosts new RNZ show Pacific Waves
- 1:37 Aotearoa Unearthed
- 1:50 Great album
- 2:13 Music Critic: Brad Warrington
- 2:31 NZ Screen History: Son of a Gunn
- 3:10 Solving the World's Problems with Simon Wilson
- 3:22 History of Napier with Dr Grant Morris
Wednesday, 28 April 2021
- 1:14 Privacy commissioner on Apple's new privacy feature
- 1:26 The demise of Auckland's iMax building
- 1:39 Australian makes shortlist for one-way trip to Mars
- 1:53 Rob's Book Quiz
- 2:12 Podcast Critic: Denise Garland
- 2:25 Bookmarks with Ema Tavola
- 3:10 How to be seen as an older woman
- 9:06 Alison Ballance retrospective 5: kauri dieback disease
Tuesday, 27 April 2021
- 1:13 School speed zone proposal full of inconsistencies
- 1:22 How to eliminate C02 emissions from industrial materials
- 1:38 More dialogue needed around India flight ban
- 1:49 How to write a movie review
- 2:08 Book Critic: Pip Adam
- 2:17 Producing NZ hits in 2021
- 3:10 How to 'adult' a guide from Julie Lythcott-Haims
Friday, 23 April 2021
- 1:16 The unintended role of alternative music festivals
- 1:26 Saving St David's church from sale
- 1:34 Pop Its: more than a craze
- 1:45 Walking around Ōtautahi
- 2:11 Film Review: Dom Corry
- 2:19 NZ Live: Emma Dilemma
- 3:07 Food with Jacob Brown
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:22 Weekend Stuff with Stan Scott
- 3:35 Critter of the Week Moss Wētā
Thursday, 22 April 2021
- 1:13 NZ/OZ relations under the spotlight
- 1:32 Architecture lecture series road show
- 1:45 More action needed on meeting 2025 Smokefree goal
- 1:53 Great album: No Jacket Required from Phil Collins
- 2:12 Music Critic: Colin Morris
- 2:28 NZ Screen History: That's Country
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm: How to avoid scams
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
- 1:15 Reaction to establishment of a Māori health authority
- 1:25 Lender offering mortgages with just a five percent deposit
- 1:30 Often spotted Wellington dog walker on creating the canine based business
- 1:40 North Island night rail service proposed
- 1:50 Australian musician John Butler
- 2:05 Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
- 2:12 Podcast Critic - Justine Murray
- 2:20 Bookmarks with Tania Roxborogh
- 3:10 Merry Clayton on singing to overcome adversity
- 9:06 Alison Ballance retrospective 4: ocean acidification
Tuesday, 20 April 2021
- 1:15 Super league plan throws football into turmoil
- 1:25 Device developed to stop quad bikes from rolling
- 1:35 Catching up with Kimbra
- 1:50 How to Write a Foreword
- 2:10 Book Critic - Catherine Ross
- 2:25 The life and legacy of Billy Preston
- 3:35 Justine Bateman embracing ageing
Monday, 19 April 2021
- 1:16 Covid-19 vaccines and blood clots, explained
- 1:28 Queenstown waiting for first Australian tourists to touch down
- 1:36 Court theatre fifty years of ushering
- 1:44 Great NZ Album
- 2:09 Television Critic: Perlina Lau and Sam Brooks
- 2:30 Expert on shoe repairs
- 3:07 How food affects your mood
Friday, 16 April 2021
- 1:20 The role of banks in NZ housing market
- 1:35 Gender equality in local government
- 1:45 Recording marine mammals and unlocking their secrets
- 1:55 Bangers to Bluff to highlight inequity in MS drug funding
- 2:10 Film Review with Ali Ventura
- 2:25 NZ Live Dianne Swann - War on Peace of Mind
- 3:10 Spiced 7-hour Lamb with Baba Ghannoush
- 3:20 Music 101 - Charlotte Ryan
- 3:25 Weekend Stuff with Linda Hallinan
- 3:30 Critter of the Week - Myosotis petiolata
Thursday, 15 April 2021
- 1:19 Reserve Bank's independence under attack?
- 1:28 Baby food pouches offer little nutritional value
- 1:38 Why negative thoughts intrude just before we go to bed
- 1:48 Great album
- 2:08 Music Critic: Flo Wilson
- 2:30 NZ Screen History: Billy T James
- 3:23 Solving the World's Problems with Steve Wyn-Harris
- 3:23 History with Dr Grant Morris
Wednesday, 14 April 2021
- 1:22 Covid positive border worker last tested 6 months ago
- 1:29 First Song: Dan Sharp performs live
- 1:37 Explaining politics in Samoa and the wait for a new government
- 1:43 Greenspace therapeutic for refugees - study
- 1:54 Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
- 2:05 Afternoons Quiz answers - Robert Kelly
- 2:14 Podcast Critic: Paul Bushnell
- 2:21 Bookmarks with Paul Cleave
- 3:09 The drama behind the Russian space race
- 9:06 2020 Prime Minister's Science Prize winners
Tuesday, 13 April 2021
- 1:11 The Collective mentor and mentee
- 1:24 Countering views on moving the Ports of Auckland
- 1:38 Wellington council transport meeting results in walk out
- 1:49 Reward offered in cold case of missing toddler
- 1:55 How to Write about Art
- 2:08 Book Critic: Claire Mabey
- 2:21 Movie musical scores of the 50s and 60s
- 3:13 Guaranteed income trial helps struggling US city
Monday, 12 April 2021
- 1:18 Harm from prescribed medications uncovered - study
- 1:27 Moving Auckland's Port: The potential environmental impacts
- 1:43 Worldwatch's Perlina Lau's TV show debut
- 2:06 Great NZ Album
- 2:08 Television Critic: Caitlin Cherry
- 2:18 How to know more about the origins of the Kaimoana you buy
- 2:27 Global supply chains 101 and the disruption of Covid
- 3:09 Trying to answer the question: 'What is Life?'
Friday, 9 April 2021
- 1:17 Looking at environmental factors in Parkinson's disease onset
- 1:31 Early gold mine settlers a melting pot of cultures
- 1:39 Everybody Eats fundraiser: $5 for a doggy bag
- 1:51 Transforming 'dead land' into wetlands
- 2:08 Film Review with Graeme Tuckett
- 2:26 NZ Live: Looking for Alaska
- 3:07 Kumara and Sauerkraut Rosti with Smoked Fish, Horseradish Cream
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:23 Weekend Stuff with builder Stan Scott
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: The Cupola Gecko
Thursday, 8 April 2021
- 1:17 NZ Brain Institute on Parkinson's research advances
- 1:30 Shellfish towers a sustainable option for marine farming
- 1:38 Finding out why a song about George Wilder was banned
- 1:50 NZ Today starts tonight
- 2:10 Music Critic: Tony Stamp
- 2:10 NZ Screen History: A Dog's Show
- 2:10 Mary Holm on managed funds vs bank term deposits
Wednesday, 7 April 2021
- 1:17 Encouraging COVID vaccine uptake in 'anti-vax' circles
- 1:30 Is there an argument for taxpayer funding for the All Blacks?
- 1:43 Raising awareness of Parkinson's and advocating for support
- 1:56 Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
- 2:08 Afternoons Quiz answers - Robert Kelly
- 2:14 Podcast Critic: Molly Jones
- 2:22 Bookmarks with Peter Gordon
- 3:10 Anne Geddes bringing back baby photos in lockdown
- 9:06 Alison Ballance retrospective 3: Voice of the Iceberg
Tuesday, 6 April 2021
- 1:14 Rethinking how contraception is given to teenagers in NZ
- 1:25 Mental health services report delayed and redacted
- 1:35 Phil Garrett's attempt to be the fastest kiwi on a motorbike
- 1:52 How to write a condolence card
- 2:09 Book Critic Lisa Glass
- 2:22 The history of Autotune with Tony Stamp
- 3:07 Wendyl Nissen's quest to uncover her mother's secrets
Thursday, 1 April 2021
- 1:10 First Song: Nadia Reid
- 1:23 Light rail back on track for Auckland
- 1:35 Kiwibank Local Hero of the Year, Shannon Te Huia
- 1:49 From dairy farming to pumpkin harvesting
- 1:55 Great album: Black Crowes
- 2:10 Music Critic: Simon Sweetman
- 2:25 Easter recipe special
- 2:33 NZ Screen History: Gliding On
- 3:13 Solving the World's Problems with Dave Armstrong
- 3:27 History with Dr Grant Morris
Wednesday, 31 March 2021
- 1:09 First Song: Reb Fountain
- 1:23 Australian academics back NZ on deportation policy
- 1:32 NZ PR firm implicated in perverting the course of justice
- 1:39 Aged residential care NZers to get COVID vaccine soon
- 1:54 Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
- 2:08 Afternoons Quiz answers - Robert Kelly
- 2:14 Podcast Critic: Ellie Jay
- 2:27 Bookmarks with Julia Marshall
- 3:09 Technology obsession is destroying empathy - MIT professor
- 9:07 Alison Ballance retrospective 2: Kaikōura earthquake science
Tuesday, 30 March 2021
- 1:10 First Song: Muroki
- 1:17 Are we now breathing in plastics from the air?
- 1:27 An increase in Māori and Pasifika tertiary enrollments
- 1:35 Invasive wasps learn to share resources
- 1:50 How to Write a will
- 2:06 Rob Kelly's ode to librarian authors
- 2:20 A swiftie on Taylor Swift
- 3:10 How a Glenorchy businesswoman turned the tables on a conman
Monday, 29 March 2021
- 1:15 Framing timber shortage in NZ
- 1:32 Fake COVID tests offered to returning NZers
- 1:45 100 years of ads for sanitary products analysed
- 1:53 Great NZ Album - Fur Patrol PET
- 2:08 Television Critic: Linda Burgess
- 2:21 The process of deciding to receive a moko kauae
- 2:34 Expert feature: Mangroves
- 3:06 'Junk food is as addictive as other drugs'
Friday, 26 March 2021
- 1:17 The Whale Oil case and discrediting public health advocates
- 1:30 Autumn foraging for edible fungi and mushrooms
- 1:35 Street art exhibition of The Most Dedicated crew
- 1:50 The story of notorious wildlife smuggler Freddie Angell
- 2:10 Film Review with Dom Corry
- 2:30 NZ Live - Team Dynamite
- 3:07 Yael Shochat's lamb shanks
- 3:15 Music 101 - Charlotte Ryan
- 3:25 Dog Behaviour expert, Dr Clare Browne
- 3:35 Critter of the Week Glow-in-the-dark snail
Thursday, 25 March 2021
- 1:15 Massive rise in e-bike thefts
- 1:30 Explaining the impact of the Suez Canal traffic jam
- 1:35 Carbon neutral magazine The Forever Project
- 1:45 Solving Auckland's infrastructure issues through theatre
- 1:55 Great Album - Wrecking Ball
- 2:15 Music Critic Dianne Swann
- 2:30 NZ Screen History - Spot On
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm - The Wisdom of listeners