All episodes
Friday, 31 January 2020
- 1:15 Hospitals are inhospitable for parents with sick children
- 1:27 Securing venture capital funding in Silicon Valley
- 1:35 Audio Foundation Summer Series: a week of curious sounds in Auckland
- 1:50 Making New Zealand Home: Dulani Abeysinghe
- 2:07 Ali Ventura on movies and why she won't see Cats!
- 2:20 NZ Live: Adam McGrath
- 3:10 Nadia Lim on life in Central Otago: 'We have a lot of rabbit parties'
- 3:20 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:30 Critter of the Week NZ Bull Kelp
Thursday, 30 January 2020
- 1:10 First song: Solid Cream
- 1:17 Hands off treatment for collapsed lungs
- 1:27 Fulvic acid exports to the U.S worth millions
- 1:34 Call for a creative non-fiction category for book awards
- 1:50 Great album: Neneh Cherry
- 2:10 Music Critic: Waveney Russ
- 2:25 Crimes NZ: Ben Smart and Olivia Hope
- 3:15 Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 29 January 2020
- 1:10 First song - Rock'n'Over
- 1:19 Government advises New Zealanders to avoid travel to China
- 1:24 New Zealanders send 97 million plastic containers to landfill every year
- 1:32 Why more accidents happen on Mondays
- 1:37 Kiwi camping memories from the Ngā Taonga Sound Archives
- 1:52 Buying a DVD store in 2020
- 2:10 Podcasts picks - white-collar fraud
- 2:20 Bookmarks: Kimberley Crossman
- 3:10 Roy Baumeister on how we can overcome negativity
- 9:06 The science of wildfires
Tuesday, 28 January 2020
- 1:10 First Song
- 1:17 Congestion charges work
- 1:27 Getting Kiwi kids moving in 2020
- 1:35 Interning in a Republican Congress office
- 1:50 Digging up two rare locomotives
- 2:10 Lisa Glass discovers WW11 secrets
- 2:20 Songwriting with Charlotte Yates
- 3:10 Gwendoline Smith - how to quit overthinking
- 3:30 Goer: episode 2
Monday, 27 January 2020
- 1:17 NBA great Kobe Bryant dies in a helicopter crash
- 1:27 Wikipedia reluctant to use macrons for Māori place names
- 1:34 Call for more action on school speed restrictions
- 1:45 Great NZ Album: Nga Matua: When The Haka Became Boogie
- 2:10 TV Critic: In praise of The Chase
- 2:20 From Little Barrier to Science Camp
- 2:25 Tribute to Gordon McLauchlan
- 2:30 Bronwyn Turei - how to become an actor
- 3:10 Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin's Guide to Ageing Well
Friday, 24 January 2020
- 1:15 Summer maths classes attract West Auckland students
- 1:25 The truth about rescuing animals from the Australian bushfires
- 1:35 Otago University study compares weight loss benefits of paleo, 5/2 and Mediterranean diet
- 1:47 Making New Zealand Home: Mauricio Olmedo-Perez
- 2:07 Film Review: Graeme Tuckett
- 2:25 NZ Live: Tattletale Saints
- 3:05 Food With Sarah Tuck
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:30 Critter of the Week The Basking Shark
Thursday, 23 January 2020
- 1:09 First song: Archer and Flora Knight
- 1:19 Jim Acheson - costume maker for Terry Jones and Monty Python
- 1:27 The Dead Lands: new show takes Māori culture to global TV audience
- 1:35 Researching the fish in the deepest parts of the sea
- 1:45 Great album: The Pretenders - Pretenders
- 2:10 Dianne Swann's music picks
- 2:25 The Legacy of Sir Keith Holyoake
- 3:10 What's the government of transformation been up to?
- 3:20 Futurology, History, and dangers of predictions
Wednesday, 22 January 2020
- 1:10 First song: Pauline Scanlon
- 1:15 Ihumātao - Meriana Johnsen
- 1:20 Kiwifruit - who renamed the Chinese gooseberry?
- 1:25 Anglers on the Rangitata River asked to share their stories
- 1:35 Insurance bought direct keeps customers more satisfied
- 1:50 Fermenting corn the traditional Māori way
- 2:10 Katy Atkin's podcast picks
- 2:20 Bookmarks: Geoff Rissole
- 3:10 Ada Calhoun: what midlife crisis looks like for Gen X women
- 9:06 Rock wren - a little bird in NZ's big mountains
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
- 1:10 First song: Paul Bosauder
- 1:17 Boys playing netball at Nelson high school
- 1:27 Classifying animal sounds the Koe way
- 1:35 Joey pouches for animals affected by the bush fires
- 1:50 Rocking hunting and painting
- 2:10 Catherine Robertson's weird old kids books
- 2:20 Thirty years ago we said Goodbye to the 1980's and Hello to 1990
- 3:10 How do you know if you're mad?
- 3:30 Goer: episode 1
Monday, 20 January 2020
- 1:17 How to help inner-city bees thrive and protect biodiversity
- 1:27 Learn to read and play music in three days
- 1:37 Is our obsession with wildlife photos causing harm?
- 1:40 Great NZ Album: SJD - Southern Lights
- 2:10 Linda Burgess's TV picks
- 2:20 New virus in China causing concern in NZ
- 2:30 How to compost well
- 3:10 Daniel Franklin of The Economist predicts The World in 2020
Friday, 17 January 2020
- 1:17 Petition launched to prevent workplace bullying
- 1:27 Welcoming communities programme gets the tick
- 1:34 A Short Run: lathe cut record exhibition coming to Dowse
- 1:45 Great NZ Album: Purple Pilgrims - Perfumed Earth
- 2:10 Salad days: two recipes from Ripe's new book
- 2:30 NZ Live: Emily Fairlight and her band
- 3:10 Summer films with Steve Newall
- 3:30 How to have a conversation with someone you disagree with
Thursday, 16 January 2020
- 1:15 The impact of skim reading on our brains
- 1:25 Don't dump it, upcycle it!
- 1:34 ninthWave: PhD student builds unique soundsystem
- 2:05 Day tripping with Lisa Jansen
- 2:30 NZ Bio: Nicky Pellegrino on Angela D'Audney
- 3:10 Summer books with Kiran Dass
- 3:35 How emotions leave their marks on our hearts
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
- 1:15 Update on Iraq with Negar Partow
- 1:23 Farmer pens open letter over land-use concern
- 1:30 Silent pedestrian crossings dangerous for blind people
- 1:37 Poet Oscar Upperton to release debut book
- 1:45 Great Album: Tanita Tikaram - Ancient Heart
- 2:05 Eating green with British food writer Melissa Hemsley
- 2:30 Bookmarks with Sam Harman
- 3:10 Summer Podcasts with Danielle Street
- 3:35 Using psychedelics to treat PTSD and depression
Tuesday, 14 January 2020
- 1:15 Is cost stopping people from getting dangerous moles removed?
- 1:25 Tonnes of digital waste saved from our landfills by Digital Wings
- 1:35 Academy Awards spurned by Issa Rae for lack of diversity
- 1:45 Great NZ Album: Toy Love - Live at the Gluepot
- 2:05 Summer gardening with Natasha Iyer
- 2:30 The music that makes the film
- 3:05 Summer binge watching with Matthew Crawley
- 3:30 The link between helping and happiness
Monday, 13 January 2020
- 1:15 Should we have a moratorium on water bottling?
- 1:25 The people caring for animals affected by Australia's bushfires
- 1:35 Robin Murphy named in Top 10 Filmmakers of Decade for Diversity
- 1:45 Great Album: Amy Winehouse - Lioness
- 2:10 Food with Conor Mertens of Chimera
- 2:30 NZ's State Dinner: The History of the BBQ
- 3:05 Summer Music with Dianne Swann
- 3:30 Why is it so hard to make healthy decisions?
Tuesday, 24 December 2019
- 1:10 Christmas Eve house band
- 1:17 Dunedin's heartache on display in special exhibition
- 1:27 Invercargill man's homemade electric bikes go global
- 1:35 Virtual reality to help people with autism
- 2:10 How to keep track of the books you read
- 2:25 Original Kiwi Christmas Songs
- 3:10 A Christmas Quiz for Christmas Eve
Monday, 23 December 2019
- 8:00 Zirconium - shape-shifting time capsule
- 1:15 Does the word 'love' mean the same thing in every language?
- 1:23 Could urban pest control create 'super rats'?
- 1:39 The worst opinion pieces of the decade
- 1:50 Great NZ Album
- 2:07 Tony Stamp's TV picks
- 2:25 How to manage spinal pain
- 3:08 Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable
Friday, 20 December 2019
- 1:12 First song: Beacon Bloom - Little Kingdom
- 1:22 Pension for children no panacea
- 1:32 Sober and surviving the silly season
- 1:41 Pacific Island Food Revolution: a fun cooking show with a mission
- 1:49 Making New Zealand Home: Memuna Barnes
- 2:08 Film Review: Graeme Tuckett
- 2:23 NZ Live: Beachware
- 3:00 After Afternoons Podcast
- 3:09 Annabel Langbein's tips on getting ready for Christmas
- 3:20 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:30 Critter of the Week NZ rock oyster
Thursday, 19 December 2019
- 1:09 First song: Mal Lakatani - Smile
- 1:17 Trump impeachment hearing and vote
- 1:24 Spark Lightbox sale to Sky
- 1:37 New website to encourage Maori to talk about food and lifestyle
- 1:43 Great album
- 1:44 Tent collectors reduce landfill and help refugees
- 2:14 Music Crirtic: Dianne Swann
- 2:29 NZ Biography: Peter Mahon
- 3:18 Making the world better with friendship
- 3:25 The history of women and beer
- 3:35 'I delayed the Millennium by five or six minutes' - Murray Kingi on The Gathering 2000
Wednesday, 18 December 2019
- 1:07 First song: George After James - 'In Your Hands'
- 1:15 National Library withdraws 600,000 books from its collection
- 1:24 Wreal Wrapping: the unprofessional gift wrapper
- 1:33 Ngā Taonga Sound Archives: Christmases Past
- 1:49 Christmas reads with Robert Kelly
- 2:09 Ellie Jay's podcast picks
- 2:23 Bookmarks: JessB
- 3:06 Dolly Parton's America
- 9:06 Origins - the Big Bang, human evolution & Polynesian migrations
Tuesday, 17 December 2019
- 1:10 First song: Foxtrots - 'Baby Y?'
- 1:17 Marine scientist goes viral after being targeted by spitting octopus
- 1:27 Should teachers be able to post on social media about their students?
- 1:35 Surfer spends 70th birthday searching for stolen longboard
- 1:50 World sheep shearing record broken in Waikato
- 2:10 Claire Mabey's top ten reads for 2019
- 2:20 The best songs about places in New Zealand
- 3:10 Billy Bragg talks music, politics and his New Zealand tour
- 8:00 Zirconium - shape-shifting time capsule
Monday, 16 December 2019
- 1:10 Callum Lee performs his Christmas Song 'Pohutukawa'
- 1:17 Whakaari / White Island update
- 1:20 Unhealthy food more likely to be discounted at supermarkets
- 1:27 $4 million grant for research on religion's impact on family
- 1:45 Great NZ Album: Sola Rosa - 'Get It Together'
- 2:10 Graeme Tuckett's TV picks
- 2:35 Expert Feature: Jane Austen
- 3:10 Mobituraries: getting the obituary you deserve
Friday, 13 December 2019
- 1:17 The latest from Whakaari / White Island
- 1:22 UK Elections - what the Exit Polls say
- 1:32 Piki Toi: a collective of artists from the streets of Auckland
- 1:50 Making New Zealand Home: Millad Rashidi
- 2:10 Film Review: Ali Ventura
- 2:20 NZ Live: Ha the Unclear
- 3:00 After Afternoons Podcast
- 3:10 How to make perfect gravy and carve meat properly
- 3:20 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:30 Critter of the Week: Ngaio weevil
Thursday, 12 December 2019
- 7:00 RSE scheme 'transformed' the New Zealand fruit growing industry
- 1:07 Theia performs her Christmas song Te Kaiwhakaora O Te Ao
- 1:16 Underwater speakers lure fish to dead coral reefs
- 1:21 Former PM Jim Bolger given honorary doctorate
- 1:28 Prisoners up-skill thanks to Howard League
- 1:43 Great album: Prince - 1999 Reissue
- 2:15 Music Critic: Jana Te Nahu Owen
- 2:29 James Shaw leads NZ delegation at UN climate talks in Madrid
- 2:40 NZ Biography - Truby King and the legacy of Plunket
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 11 December 2019
- 1:10 Claudia Gunn performs her kiwi Christmas song 'It's Not a Silent Night'
- 1:18 Update on Whakaari / White Island
- 1:24 Hundreds of Chris Knox tapes to be archived by Alexander Turnbull Library
- 1:33 Sydney enveloped in smoke and ash as NSW fires rage
- 1:38 Ngā Taonga Sound Archives: The 1984 Queen St riot
- 1:52 Christmas reading recommendations
- 2:09 Elliott Childs' podcast picks
- 2:24 Chester Borrows: 'John Key once told me I was National’s leftie'
- 3:10 Both sides of the couch- when a therapist goes to therapy
- 9:06 High-rise apartments in earthquake-prone Wellington