All episodes
Thursday, 16 July 2020
- 1:15 First Song - Sam Ford and Trudi Green - Sweet Sweet Love
- 1:27 Boris doing better on climate change than Jacinda
- 1:30 Make-up sex is a movie driven myth
- 1:40 International fertility decline has been expected for some time
- 1:50 Great album: Marvin Gaye - Every Great Motown Hit of Marvin Gaye
- 2:15 Simon Sweetman's music picks
- 2:25 Crimes NZ - The Black Widow - Helen Milner
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 15 July 2020
- 1:15 Hopes for an air bridge to Cook Islands soon
- 1:23 Concerns Cadbury demolition will be left as an empty site
- 1:35 Nga Taonga Sound Archives - a sound history of the Manapouri power project
- 1:55 Rob Kelly's Book Quiz
- 2:12 Denise Garland's podcast choices
- 2:25 Bookmarks - Simon Marks - Feature Story News
- 3:10 Pathologist writes about how many varied and unusual ways people die
- 9:06 Voices from Antarctica 8: Under the ice
Tuesday, 14 July 2020
- 1:15 Analysis of Todd Muller's resignation as National Party leader
- 1:30 Come Sew with Me programme gets a funding boost
- 1:35 Lockdown Laundry in Wellington libraries
- 1:50 Silver Scrolls top 20 of 2020 released
- 2:10 Lisa Glass talks books
- 2:20 Song lyrics with Bruce Brown
- 3:10 William Sitwell reflects on the history and future of eating out
Monday, 13 July 2020
- 1:17 Regaining Coolest Little Capital in the world title
- 1:30 New technology developed for waste wood to replace oil
- 1:40 Regenerative agriculture road show
- 1:50 Great NZ Album - The Exponents Something Beginning With C
- 2:07 Emma John's TV choices
- 2:40 Perfume - the secrets of scent
- 3:10 Nicky Pellegrino - the arguments for being a donor
Friday, 10 July 2020
- 1:10 First Song - Dragon Fruit
- 1:17 Dunedin researcher wants Cook Islanders to dance for health
- 1:24 Viv's Kitchen sells 200,000th cream horn
- 1:30 An escape, a leak, and a resignation
- 1:40 First New Zealander to become a Chartered Master Mariner
- 1:50 Calls for NZ wool to be used in Govt buildings and homes
- 2:07 Ali Ventura's film picks
- 2:20 NZ Live: The Beths
- 3:07 Bring Back the Corned Beef
- 3:20 Music 101 with Charlotte Ryan
- 3:25 Ask the builder
- 3:35 Critter of the Week Tiger beetle
Thursday, 9 July 2020
- 1:10 First Song - Standing with You
- 1:23 Biggest dump of snow this winter
- 1:33 Stoat DNA sequenced
- 1:40 51 micro-enterprises in Afghanistan
- 1:50 Great album - Coldplay - Parachutes
- 2:15 Colin Morris music selects
- 2:25 Crimes NZ - The Jane Furlong cold case
- 3:15 Gandhi Nivas - the violence programme that reduces family harm
- 3:25 The History of Quarantine in NZ
Wednesday, 8 July 2020
- 1:15 National Board to discuss Hamish Walker's leak of Covid-19 details
- 1:25 Melbourne prepares for a six-week lockdown
- 1:40 Making paper from stone
- 1:40 Ngā Taonga Sound Archives - a sound history of Rotorua tourism
- 1:55 Afternoons Book Quiz with Robert Kelly
- 2:15 Podcast Picks
- 2:25 Recipe Request - Capers Cafe Rotorua - Lemon tart
- 2:30 Bookmarks with Anjum Rahman
- 3:10 The link between psychedelic drugs and social connection
- 9:06 Voices from Antarctica 7: What the ice is saying
Tuesday, 7 July 2020
- 1:15 Report released on options for Auckland Port relocation
- 1:25 Renewed calls for Cook Islands name change
- 1:35 Erik's Fish and Chip reading challenge
- 1:46 Do birds change their tune?
- 2:10 In defence of rules in fiction
- 2:25 Music Feature - The best basslines
- 3:10 Chase Purdy - Billion dollar burger - growing meat in a lab
Monday, 6 July 2020
- 1:15 Why Stuff is stopping its activity on Facebook and Instagram
- 1:30 A decade on from Scott Guy's murder
- 1:40 Plans afoot to refurbish Wellington's Embassy Theatre
- 1:50 Great NZ Album - Emma Paki Oxygen of Love
- 2:08 Guy Williams TV picks
- 2:25 Black Sheep - The Story Of Statues
- 2:40 Expert Feature - Alcohol Addiction with Andrew Hopgood
- 3:10 Dr Paul Offit, Professor of Vaccinology - is modern medicine truly the answer?
Friday, 3 July 2020
- 1:15 Jeffrey Epstein's ex partner Ghislaine Maxwell arrested
- 1:20 Waipori Falls residents worried about their future
- 1:35 David Farrier takes on influencer culture
- 1:50 The creator of the 'bubble'
- 2:10 Film review with Graeme Tuckett
- 2:20 Course helping young women enter Primary Industries
- 3:07 Lauraine Jacobs - Fennel, orange, radish and olive salad
- 3:20 Music 101 with Charlotte Ryan
- 3:25 Lynda Hallinan on fragrant winter gardens
- 3:35 Critter of the Week Alpine Wolf Spider
Thursday, 2 July 2020
- 1:15 David Clark steps down as Health Minister
- 1:24 New debt mediation scheme for farmers begins
- 1:30 Govt to look at reinstating compassionate leave for those in Covid-19 managed isolation
- 1:40 Imposter syndrome with Jess Stuart
- 1:45 Great album - Black Sabbath - The End - Live From Birmingham
- 2:20 Simon Sweetman reviews comeback albums
- 2:30 Crimes NZ - The kidnapping of Baby Kahu
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 1 July 2020
- 1:15 North vs South rugby match to be revived
- 1:25 Koha Apparel pop-ups in Auckland
- 1:35 Nga Taonga Sound Archives - Kiwifruit booms and busts
- 1:55 Rob Kelly's book quiz
- 2:15 Katy Atkin's podcast picks
- 2:25 Bookmarks with artist Nikau Hindin
- 3:10 James Borrowdale - Weed: A New Zealand Story
- 9:09 Voices from Antarctica 6: Seal songs
Tuesday, 30 June 2020
- 1:15 NZ man's second round of managed isolation
- 1:27 Increase in eating disorder referrals after lockdown
- 1:35 Surrey Hotel residency winner
- 1:50 Is recycling always better than starting from scratch?
- 2:10 Pip Adam talks books
- 2:20 Music Feature - GirlsRock! Poneke goes online
- 3:30 Glennon Doyle - Untamed - start being who you want to be
Monday, 29 June 2020
- 1:17 Paula Bennett steps down
- 1:28 Students unsure about online learning
- 1:38 TVNZ launches new kids game show
- 1:45 Great NZ Album - The Chills - Submarine Bells
- 2:10 Television Critic Caitlin Cherry reviews Breeders and Bonus Family
- 2:25 Recipe request - Airspresso Southland's Cheese Roll
- 2:30 Coronation Street expert, Simon Morris
- 3:10 Joy at work - The Marie Kondo way
Friday, 26 June 2020
- 1:08 Calls for quarantining international travellers to be canned
- 1:20 Teresa Cowie on her Indepth report on elective caesareans
- 1:35 Kiwi pre-schooler series 'Kiri and Lou' a UK hit
- 1:50 Record prices at Gisborne's Angus Bull week
- 2:10 Ali Ventura's weekend movie picks
- 3:09 Julie Biuso's Crispy vegetable cakes with broccoli and potatoes
- 3:15 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:30 How to grow seeds
- 3:35 Critter of the Week Kaeo - Sea Squirt or Sea Tulip
Thursday, 25 June 2020
- 1:20 First Song - Tim Minchin's latest release
- 1:38 Covid-19: Health minister refuses responsibility over quarantine issues
- 1:45 Do public toilets deserve heritage status?
- 1:52 Head of DOC on an electric car ride adventure
- 2:12 Music with Brad Warrington
- 2:25 Crimes NZ: David Robie on the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior
- 3:15 Solving the World's Problems with Dave Armstrong
- 3:40 History with Grant Morris: Who was John Hamilton?
Wednesday, 24 June 2020
- 1:09 Acupuncturist counters claims it doesn't have medical benefits
- 1:27 Collection of 13,000 pens for sale
- 1:37 Ngā Taonga Sound Archives: Wellington Railway Station
- 1:55 Afternoons Book Quiz with Robert Kelly 24 June 2020
- 2:16 Max Towle's podcast picks
- 2:20 Bookmarks with Michel Mulipola
- 3:09 Billy Jensen - solving cold cases with citizen sleuths
- 8:16 Voices from Antarctica 5: Waiting for Emperors
Tuesday, 23 June 2020
- 1:24 Media 'over-reacting' to new Covid-19 cases in NZ - academic
- 1:31 Auckland's drought puts 14,000 jobs at risk
- 1:41 Life in quarantine not to be moaned about - returned expat
- 1:51 Cam's food adventures
- 2:10 Lisa Glass reviews 3 books set in US swampland
- 2:20 The work of Curtis Mayfield with Simon Sweetman
- 3:10 The race to find a Covid-19 vaccine
Monday, 22 June 2020
- 1:20 Questions over ACC funding acupuncture
- 1:35 Stories from around New Zealand and the World
- 1:42 Scott Watson's latest bid to clear his name
- 1:50 Great NZ Album: Weta - Geographica
- 2:10 Linda Burgess' tv picks
- 2:20 Recipe request - Aglio Olio from Scotts Epicurian Restaurant
- 2:30 Understanding intelligence - Professor James Flynn
- 3:08 Dr Pasi Sahlberg - schools should prioritise play, technology
Friday, 19 June 2020
- 1:25 Volunteering with 'Nana Marie'
- 1:35 Biking in vogue on the farm
- 2:20 NZ Live Replay - Part 2
- 3:10 Annabel Langbein's buckwheat pancakes with honey nuts
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:25 Tree planting for Spring with Lynda Hallinan
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: The ‘vampire of the seabirds’
Thursday, 18 June 2020
- 1:27 Surge in Great Walks bookings boost for local communities
- 1:35 Call for poetry by cleaners for new anthology
- 1:40 Girls Skate NZ: Empowering girls in skateboarding
- 1:50 Great album: Pick Me Up Off The Floor
- 2:10 Colin Morris salutes Ella Fitzgerald and Helen Shapiro
- 2:20 Crimes NZ: The murder of Betty Benning
- 3:10 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 17 June 2020
- 1:14 Wellington butchery closes its doors in wake of Covid-19
- 1:25 Te Papa calls for help identifying "buggy" handwriting
- 1:55 Afternoons Quiz with Robert Kelly
- 2:00 Podcast Picks with Paul Bushnell
- 2:30 Bookmarks with James Crow
- 3:10 How conspiracy theories could impact the spread of Covid-19
Tuesday, 16 June 2020
- 1:10 Northland coastal farm Elliot Bay saved from development
- 1:27 Antarctica NZ to rebuild NZ's Scott Base
- 1:35 Mittens: The iconic Wellington cat
- 1:50 The backlash against Condé Nast
- 2:10 Claire Mabey's good reads
- 2:20 Songs from the decades with Sandon James
- 3:10 We all need human connection - Dr Vivek Murthy
Monday, 15 June 2020
- 1:10 Mike Joy's vision for New Zealand in 2021
- 1:27 Rare antique glasses saved from Wellington's tip
- 1:34 Sophie Morris - fundraising for Pet Refuge
- 1:45 Great NZ Album: Pop Eyed
- 2:10 Screen picks by Emma John
- 2:20 Smith The Grocer: Mary's ginger crunch (GF)
- 2:30 Cam Speedy - The link between seabirds and the land
- 3:10 Mr Toilet at the Doc Edge Festival
Friday, 12 June 2020
- 1:15 Huge waves set to get even bigger in Southern Ocean
- 1:30 Artwork explores link between New Zealand laws, and violence
- 1:40 Central Hawke's Bay's inaugural Readers and Writers Festival
- 1:50 Making the move to an agriculture career
- 2:10 Film Review with Graeme Tuckett
- 2:25 NZ Live - Replay
- 3:10 Using curry paste to create dishes
- 3:20 Music 101 - Charlotte Ryan
- 3:25 DIY tips with Stan Scott
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: The North Island grasshopper