All episodes
Friday, 21 February 2020
- 1:10 First song: Thomas Oliver - Coffee
- 1:17 Are the humanities under attack?
- 1:27 Vintage clothing in a disposable world
- 1:35 Help Is On The Way: TV doco remembers the 2011 Christchurch earthquake
- 1:50 Making New Zealand Home: Alaa Sukkar
- 2:10 Graeme Tuckett's weekend film picks
- 2:20 NZ Live Andrew Fagan and The People
- 3:08 Julie Biuso's stunning Rigatoni
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:25 How to get plants for free
- 3:35 Critter of the Week the bar-tailed godwit
Thursday, 20 February 2020
- 1:10 First song: Lawrence Arabia - Malade
- 1:26 Approaching male mental health in times of personal crisis
- 1:27 Louise Hardman shredding plastic for a brighter future
- 1:39 Building bridges in the lower Waikato
- 1:47 Great album
- 2:17 Simon Sweetman's music picks for the week
- 2:28 Crimes NZ: Gail Maney
- 3:16 How we can avoid human extinction
- 3:25 The ‘Three Waters’ in NZ history?
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
- 1:11 First song: Caleb Isaacs
- 1:18 Wellington water infrastructure concerns
- 1:27 How to be smart about watering in a drought
- 1:37 Nga Taonga Sound Archives - WWII sound recordings
- 1:55 Jury finishes first day of deliberations in Weinstein trial
- 2:10 Podcast Picks - Katy Atkin
- 2:23 Bookmarks with Moana Maniapoto
- 3:08 Dr Azra Raza: We can do better with cancer treatment
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
- 1:10 First song: Wulfie - Paralysed
- 1:18 What is the Serious Fraud Office?
- 1:25 Francine Zuckerman tells new stories of Munich 1972
- 1:35 Moving 250 Western Springs geese to new homes
- 1:49 Lisa West on casting the limelight on Aotearoa's bugs
- 2:09 Book Critic
- 2:22 Doris Day- the best voice of a generation
- 3:08 Just Mercy - Bryan Stevenson on helping death row inmates
- 3:30 Goer: episode 5
Monday, 17 February 2020
- 1:14 Helen Clark - Ghosts of governments past
- 1:24 Trapping in the Ruahine ranges
- 1:39 Open Farms initiative bringing townies into the country
- 1:47 Great NZ Album
- 2:08 Linda Burgess - TV choices
- 2:19 Water infrastructure problems across New Zealand
- 2:28 Better laid than never: how to raise your own hens
- 3:08 The 'honour killing' of "Pakistan's Kim Kardashian"
Friday, 14 February 2020
- 1:17 Conspiracy theorist's secret hunt for giants in Waikato
- 1:25 Fraser Grut: the Kiwi filmmaker capturing 10,000 dreams
- 1:37 Reducing the amount of birds killed flying into buildings
- 1:50 Making New Zealand Home: Fatumata Bah
- 2:08 Ali Ventura's film choices
- 2:22 NZ Live: Molly Payton
- 3:06 Jess Daniell's Valentine's Vegan Chilli Chocolate Mousse
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:23 How to put up a shade sail
- 3:32 Critter of the Week The Bryde’s Whale
Thursday, 13 February 2020
- 1:10 First song: Wells*
- 1:17 Award winning NZ author gives Margaret Atwood event thumbs down
- 1:27 Food science writer on Gwyneth's Goop Lab series
- 1:34 Unity Books shortlisted for International Bookstore of the year
- 1:45 Great album: Elton John & Ray Cooper
- 2:10 Colin Morris' Music selection
- 2:25 Crimes NZ: Teina Pora
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
- 1:14 How to help kiwi during hot, dry weather
- 1:22 Capturing and sharing a king tide
- 1:31 Ngā Taonga Sound Archives: Wellington’s forgotten shipwreck
- 1:49 Coronavirus - Chinese students unable to get to NZ uni's
- 2:08 Ellie Jay's podcast picks
- 2:24 Bookmarks with Sheba Williams
- 2:53 Deal to store tonnes of aluminium dross is called off
- 3:09 Rick Wilson - Saving America from Trump
- 9:06 Using local yeasts to make distinctive NZ beers & wine
Tuesday, 11 February 2020
- 1:20 New Zealand Beekeeping's Jane Lorimer talks honey prices
- 1:30 Daily working life of an intimacy coordinator
- 1:41 Fears locust plague in Africa could become more devastating
- 1:50 First song: Delaney Davidson - Ship of Dreams
- 2:09 RNZ concert will remain on the FM network
- 2:21 Catherine Robertson on language and stereotypes
- 2:30 New tunes that take from the old
- 3:07 Bariatric surgeon Andrew Jenkinson tells us why we eat too much
- 3:30 Goer: episode 4
Monday, 10 February 2020
- 1:17 Northland farmers struggling in dry conditions
- 1:24 Are councils spending too much on consultants and contractors?
- 1:37 Backyard nuclear device for sale
- 1:44 Great NZ Album
- 2:09 Phil Wallington on the legacy of Kirk Douglas
- 2:22 Medical aid twelve thousand feet up
- 2:30 The history and flavours of cheese with expert Juliet Harbutt
- 3:07 Helen Lewis - the limitations put on women by the media
Friday, 7 February 2020
- 1:17 Archives NZ cut public access hours to reading rooms
- 1:27 Killer robot ethical and legal debate under the microscope
- 1:35 The Wall production: telling migrant stories on stage
- 1:50 Dr. Nepia Mahuika explains makutu and its history
- 2:10 Graeme Tuckett - what's hot at the movies this week
- 2:20 NZ Live: Holly Arrowsmith
- 3:10 The delights of Italian cooking
- 3:20 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:30 Critter of the Week: The black-billed gull
Wednesday, 5 February 2020
- 1:10 First song: 78 District - Vieni e Balla
- 1:17 Latest on the Iowa caucus and preview SOTU
- 1:27 New NZ study on medical cannabis shows positive results
- 1:34 The Maori Battalion at Waitangi, 1940.
- 1:50 Study shows the difference in perception of balding men
- 2:10 This week's podcast picks
- 2:20 Bookmarks: Miranda Harcourt
- 3:10 Funky food at The Disgusting Food Museum in Sweden
- 9:06 Psychopathic traits - "everybody has them"
Tuesday, 4 February 2020
- 1:10 Glass Heart String Choir performs 'Light'
- 1:17 Planning for tourist hot-spots impacted by natural disasters
- 1:27 Preserving archeological history in Hawke's Bay
- 1:35 Urban farming project wins 100,000 dollar research award
- 1:50 Demise of school pools could contribute to increased drownings
- 2:10 Pip Adam looks at George Saunders books
- 2:20 Master guitarist Darren Watson teaches acoustic blues
- 3:10 The only advice parents will ever need
- 3:30 Goer: episode 3
Monday, 3 February 2020
- 1:10 Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton performs live
- 1:17 The impact of banning tourists from China
- 1:27 Northland locals hoping to save coastal farm from development
- 1:40 Great NZ Album - Forever Dolphin Love
- 1:53 Saving wetlands on private land
- 2:10 Emma John- what's worth watching on TV
- 2:30 Expert on hacking and cyber crime: how to protect yourself
- 3:10 Jewish holocaust survivor's Auschwitz book published
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
