All episodes
Monday, 26 August 2019
- 1:13 First song: Albi and the Wolves: This is War
- 1:20 Farewell Ray Henwood: Peter Hambleton.
- 1:31 The glass artist and the philosopher's stone
- 1:42 The story behind Happy Ending
- 1:47 Great NZ Album
- 2:08 Television Critic: Linda Burgess
- 2:20 The art of taking selfies
- 2:32 Steve Cordiner - Forensic advances
- 3:08 How risk-takers manage risk, and what that can teach us
Friday, 23 August 2019
- 9:00 Go Ahead Caller - Ser 13, Ep 7 'Old Mate'
- 1:15 Christchurch band Mako Road play their song 'Ride'
- 1:21 National poetry day
- 1:25 Why doctors need to fight misinformation online
- 1:37 The value of memorising poetry
- 1:50 Wairarapa woman celebrates 70 years at shoe shop
- 2:10 Film Review: Ali Ventura
- 2:22 Flash poetry competition - the winners
- 2:31 NZ Live: Jan Hellriegel
- 3:08 Anna Worthington's cakes
- 3:18 Stan Scott on renovations
- 3:25 Critter of the Week: Black tunnelweb spider
Thursday, 22 August 2019
- 1:13 Kiwi company selling darts worldwide
- 1:27 The cost of building in New Zealand
- 1:38 Conservation landscape design at Auckland Zoo
- 1:46 Great album
- 2:14 Music Critic: Simon Sweetman
- 2:33 NZ Biography: Ernest Rutherford
- 3:12 Your Finances with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 21 August 2019
- 1:12 First song: Sulfate
- 1:20 New Zealand's first locust farmer on eating insects
- 1:34 Making the calls for the World Series of Darts
- 1:41 Ngā Taonga Sound Archives: The history of Hong Kong and China
- 1:54 Making New Zealand Home - Sawsan Rashid
- 2:10 Harry Potter and The Cursed Child
- 2:24 Bookmarks: Crime writer Liam McIlvanney
- 3:07 Is TV as good as the movies?
- 9:06 Using sound to brew better beer
Tuesday, 20 August 2019
- 8:00 Cerium - combustible and confusing
- 1:15 Council races heating up in Wellington
- 1:30 Tough love in addiction treatment
- 1:41 Potential link between gut bacteria and ADHD
- 2:09 Coining a genre: Wasteland Fiction
- 2:21 Break up songs part 2: good riddance
- 3:07 Dan Carter: A Perfect 10
Monday, 19 August 2019
- 1:12 The Sneaky Caribbean Monk Seals live in Christchurch
- 1:18 The rising costs of farming
- 1:26 An argument against dating
- 1:37 Nathan King and the twenty years of Silencer
- 1:46 Great NZ Album
- 2:09 TV critic: Tony Stamp
- 2:20 Refreshing rubbish in Horowhenua
- 2:31 Understanding chronic pain
- 3:08 Steve Biddulph and The New Manhood
Friday, 16 August 2019
- 9:00 Go Ahead Caller - Ser 13, Ep 6 'The Ken Commandments'
- 1:14 First song: French for Rabbits
- 1:19 Enrolment closing for local body elections
- 1:31 Commemorating Long Tan Day
- 1:41 The Topp Twins on damehood and spontaneity
- 1:53 McCahon 100 brings NZ art to life
- 2:06 Film Review: Graeme Tuckett
- 2:23 NZ Live: Troy Kingi
- 3:07 Comfort Me With Potatoes Julie Biuso
- 3:20 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:28 Critter of the Week Northland mudfish
Thursday, 15 August 2019
- 1:15 Are Auckland's ruru being poisoned?
- 1:29 Kiwi teen wins School of Rock songwriting comp
- 1:35 Outdoors "classroom" needs a new home
- 1:45 Great album
- 2:14 Music Critic: Brad Warrington
- 2:31 NZ Biography: Prince Tui Teka
- 3:15 Solving the World's Problems
- 3:25 The history of New Zealand’s private schools
Wednesday, 14 August 2019
- 1:15 First song: The Raddlers
- 1:21 New organisation for New Zealand's book scene
- 1:31 The importance of pruning your lilly pilly
- 1:36 Ngā Taonga Sound Archives: Ed Hillary and Everest, 1953
- 1:47 Making New Zealand Home: Kazimiya Shahwali
- 2:12 Ron Brownson on the Colin McCahon Auckland exhibition
- 2:24 Bookmarks with author Eirlys Hunter
- 3:09 The secret lives of the world's most expensive painting
- 9:06 Risky decisions & gambling addiction
Tuesday, 13 August 2019
- 8:00 Bismuth - an unusual heavy metal
- 1:10 First song and interview: Rei
- 1:18 First song: Rei
- 1:23 How talk to kids about climate change
- 1:30 Yours Faithfully: TV Show about religion in New Zealand
- 1:39 The Godzone Dictionary: A language guide for non-Kiwis
- 2:10 Book Critic: Claire Mabey
- 2:26 Music Feature: Nicky Wuts on the vibraphone
- 3:09 Ben Elton on We Will Rock You: The Musical
Monday, 12 August 2019
- 1:14 16 year old singer, Mikaela Stroud performs live
- 1:20 More responsibility for environmental impact
- 1:31 Japanese stories for English readers
- 1:46 Stellar's Andrew Maclaren
- 1:51 Great NZ Album
- 2:08 Television Critic: Irene Gardiner
- 2:18 Giulio Sturla from Roots to The Grove
- 2:30 Vic Tamati: Walking away from violence
- 3:10 Paullina Simons: The End of Forever Trilogy
Friday, 9 August 2019
- 9:00 Go Ahead Caller - Ser13, Ep 5 'Guns Ahoy!'
- 1:12 First song: Na Noise - Debut Single Then Who
- 1:16 Could the OCR drop into negatives?
- 1:29 How NOT to train your dog
- 1:34 Using children's books to teach farm safety
- 1:42 Potatoes for mobility scooters: rotary club's fundraising
- 1:46 RNZ's Christmas song competition revisited!
- 2:10 Film Review - Ali Ventura
- 2:26 NZ Live: Steph Casey
- 3:06 Michael Easton - Very Good Dumplings
- 3:25 Music 101
- 3:28 Critter of the Week Frosted phoenix, Titanomis sisyrota
Thursday, 8 August 2019
- 1:14 First song Levi Lights On Project - New Single
- 1:21 What are referendums and when do we use them?
- 1:33 Bellyful celebrates 10 years of filling empty bellies
- 1:39 NZ Book Awards winner making art accessible for young readers
- 1:45 Great album
- 2:13 Music Critic: Colin Morris
- 2:30 NZ Biography: Joanne Drayton on Dame Ngaio Marsh
- 3:15 Your Finances with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 7 August 2019
- 1:13 First song: Cavalcade - Twisted Paradise
- 1:17 World's largest parrot fossil discovered in Central Otago
- 1:35 Ngā Taonga Sound Archives: The Abbotsford Disaster
- 1:40 Blood from a stone: getting local councils to comment
- 1:51 Making New Zealand Home: Batool Arif
- 2:07 Podcast critic Katy Atkin
- 2:21 Bookmarks: Kalyani Nagarajan: Partying with Mrs Krishnan
- 3:08 Managing pain through breathing
- 9:06 Detector Gadget the conservation dog
Tuesday, 6 August 2019
- 8:00 Argon - every breath you take
- 1:17 Sharemarket slump follows Wall Street's worst day
- 1:25 Giant storm predictions an exaggeration
- 1:27 Taking children on high altitude adventures
- 1:35 Suffrage in Stitches: The Exhibition at Wellington Museum
- 2:10 Christmas Song Competition - we announce the winner!
- 3:10 Jonna Mendez: Master of disguise
Monday, 5 August 2019
- 1:10 Clarissa Dunn on the BBC Proms
- 1:23 Andrew Little announces proposed abortion law changes
- 1:35 Brothers in Black: a history of All Black siblings
- 1:36 Six60's Chris Mac on Six60 and their upcoming tour
- 1:47 Great NZ Album
- 2:11 Television Critic: Graeme Tuckett
- 2:26 New biodiversity strategy a roadmap to reversing the trend
- 2:33 Expert Feature: James Bond
- 3:08 The Importance of Sleep and how to Maximise your Brain Health
Friday, 2 August 2019
- 9:00 Go Ahead Caller - Ser13, Ep 4 'The Black Mirrors'
- 1:09 Liam Finn - Neil Young's live rust tour and first song
- 1:15 Liam Finn performs Neil Young's Needle & The Damage Done
- 1:18 Women in engineering
- 1:32 Kiwi Fortnite players return home
- 1:39 Meet the dog sniffing out seabirds
- 1:52 The agriculture sector and young people
- 2:11 Film Review: Graeme Tuckett
- 2:24 NZ Live: Blair Parkes
- 3:08 Kelly Gibney: Healing Homemade Chicken Soup
- 3:19 Keeping your home warm and dry on a budget
- 3:26 Critter of the Week: Cook Strait giant wētā
Thursday, 1 August 2019
- 1:12 Industry training and polytech shake up
- 1:18 Christchurch City Mission's 90th Birthday
- 1:35 NZIFF: Documentary Jawline looks at the world of influencers
- 1:43 Great album
- 2:12 Music Critic: Simon Sweetman
- 2:30 NZ Biography: David Lange
- 3:15 Solving the World's Problems
- 3:25 Why was The Battle of Kūititanga important?
Wednesday, 31 July 2019
- 1:15 First song: Kings
- 1:18 World-first: Drone used to monitor endangered whales
- 1:28 Lil Nas X breaks records in music history
- 1:36 Ngā Taonga Sound Archives: Saving the takahē
- 1:50 Making New Zealand Home: Hafsar Tamesuddin
- 2:08 Cultural Daredevil Jonny Potts
- 2:28 Bookmarks: Gareth Ward, steampunk adventures
- 3:08 Kate Eichhorn - Growing up with Social Media
- 9:06 Challenging gender norms & the threat of female sexuality
Tuesday, 30 July 2019
- 1:12 First Song: Bartells
- 1:18 Real skills from a real 'Southern girl'
- 1:29 Kiwi site Neighbourly on staying local
- 1:34 Play about corruption, gambling and SkyCity
- 2:08 Book Critic: Penny Hartill
- 2:23 Music feature: Cringeworthy
- 3:11 Ted Dawe on raising enthusiastic readers
Monday, 29 July 2019
- 1:18 First song: Ashraf Sewailam
- 1:22 Raglan's waste free goal
- 1:31 Wanaka's snow anxiety
- 1:39 Dave Dobbyn: Making The Islander
- 1:48 Great NZ Album
- 2:09 Television Critic: Alix Higby
- 2:18 Are we making "zombie" rivers?
- 2:28 Expert Feature: How hearing works with Emma Russell
- 3:08 Dr Katherine Foxhall and the history of migraines
Friday, 26 July 2019
- 9:00 Go Ahead Caller - Ser13, Ep 3 'Prison Buddies'
- 1:14 HPV infection on Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Day
- 1:24 Concern over Boomers drinking habits
- 1:35 Damon Gameau explores the future in new film
- 1:49 Species extinction: Are we overestimating the threat?
- 2:09 Film Review: Ali Ventura
- 2:23 NZ Live: Louis Baker
- 2:47 Louis Baker performs 'Purple Rain'
- 3:06 Swati's Indian Potatoes by Simon Gault
- 3:15 Useful Tips on Māori Social Etiquette
- 3:28 Critter of the Week: Oleira
Thursday, 25 July 2019
- 1:16 Female filmmakers telling important science stories
- 1:25 Kiwi artist showcased at international Chinese exhibition
- 1:37 Police look to recruit Hawke's Bay rugby players
- 1:46 Great album
- 2:13 Music Critic: Dianne Swann
- 2:30 'Not one more acre': The mana of Dame Whina Cooper
- 3:11 Your Finances with Mary Holm: a rising share market
Wednesday, 24 July 2019
- 1:15 Nicky Snoyink: RMA reforms welcomed by Forest and Bird
- 1:26 Suzanne Lane: on a wait list to go the moon
- 1:36 Ngā Taonga Sound Archives - The History of Netball
- 1:53 Richard Beddie: age limit on energy drinks to tackle obesity
- 2:08 Podcast Critic Katy Atkin
- 2:23 Bookmarks: Fiona McQueen
- 3:08 Natalie Haynes brings Troy Story to New Zealand
- 9:06 Restoring Fiordland's 'island lifeboats'