All episodes
Thursday, 19 September 2024
- 1:18 Govt money to avoid a clam-mity
- 1:27 Pain relief for lambs - a nonsense or necessity?
- 1:35 Why charities fail at fundraising
- 2:15 Music Critic: Yon Loader and Jordyn with a Why
- 2:28 NZ Sporting History: Mark Richardson
- 3:16 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
- 1:15 Rainbow's End hoists its sail
- 1:26 Spray that increase the shelf life of red meat gets funding
- 1:34 The boat that floats, coming to Auckland
- 1:52 Heading Off: Treats of Taupo
- 2:10 Podcast Critic: Question Everything and Witnessed: Night Shift
- 2:23 Easy Eats: Crispy Citrus Chicken Salad
- 2:30 Bookmarks with Vincent O'Malley
- 3:10 Ladies! Don't be 'nice'!
- 3:35 Our Changing World – Finding a cancer-causing genetic mutation
Tuesday, 17 September 2024
- 1:15 Battle of the hands (and arms and biceps)
- 1:25 The world of Moriori
- 1:35 Get ready for the Moon festival
- 1:45 Tech Tuesday: do you really need surge protectors?
- 2:10 Book Critic: recommendations for reluctant readers
- 2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster
- 2:30 Music feature: Te Reo Maori songs
- 3:10 The worldwide illegal trade in eels
- 3:30 Thrift
Monday, 16 September 2024
- 1:10 Te Whānau o Te Puna Reo o Ritimana: a celebration of te Reo Māori
- 1:15 24 years at the CAB
- 1:25 Hamilton and Dunedin get a link to the outside world
- 1:35 Make wool great again
- 2:10 TV Critic: Bump (Neon) and The Perfect Couple (Netflix)
- 2:20 Made in NZ: if you want to make some holes, these are your guys
- 2:30 Expert Feature: how to read body language
- 3:10 Stories of kindness
- 3:35 Here Now
Friday, 13 September 2024
- 1:15 Fluff up those pillows for those in need
- 1:35 Grafted: a new local horror flick
- 1:44 NZ's role in shaping Malaysian doctors and teachers
- 1:55 Freaky Friday: the demon loaf
- 2:10 Film Review: Will & Harper
- 2:20 NZ Live: Best Bets
- 3:06 Food: Tom Kha Gai (coconut chicken soup)
- 3:17 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:27 Weekend Stuff: Stan Scott answers your DIY questions
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: black-headed jumping spider
Thursday, 12 September 2024
- 1:15 Flamingo Pier - flying home
- 1:25 How museums give dignity back to human remains
- 1:35 The secret world of the NZ Passport
- 2:10 Music Critic: Rachel Ashby
- 2:30 NZ Sporting History: Dr John Hellemans
- 3:12 Will business solve climate change?
- 3:20 The history of The Treaty Principles
Wednesday, 11 September 2024
- 1:15 Documentary aims to create support for people with dementia
- 1:25 The rise of 'meatfluencers'
- 1:35 Turning bread waste into award-winning gin
- 1:45 Heading Off: Visiting Torquay with Basil Faulty
- 2:12 Podcast Critic: 'The Rest is...'
- 2:20 Easy Eats with Sam Parish: Mongolian Lamb Noodles
- 2:30 Bookmarks with Neil Pardington
- 3:10 Feature interview: The American stories we miss
- 3:35 Our Changing World – The time of terahertz
Tuesday, 10 September 2024
- 1:15 The wrong crown - a Fijian "conspiracy"
- 1:26 Aotearoa welcomes the contributions of new immigrants
- 1:34 Mpox: What you need to know
- 1:50 Tech Tuesday with Tim Batt
- 2:10 Book Critic: Pip Adams
- 2:20 What's happening in Oz?
- 2:30 Post-Punk with Todd Zaner
- 3:10 How you can use the past to navigate the present
Monday, 9 September 2024
- 1:14 A new waka hits the water
- 1:27 New Billy T. James cabaret - Be like Billy?
- 1:36 The Wellington Girls College student competing for a massive science prize
- 2:09 TV Critic: Industry, Slow Horses and Kaos
- 2:20 Made in NZ: WW1 rotary engines
- 2:34 Expert Feature: everything you need to know about flying
- 3:10 How a man's brain changes when they have kids
- 3:40 Here Now: Capoeira in Auckland
Friday, 6 September 2024
- 1:10 Mosako The Dog and the Air NZ crew who love her
- 1:25 Why You Should Clean Your Paintings
- 1:35 How Much Should You Have In Your Kiwisaver
- 1:45 Freaky Friday: the stained-glass window
- 2:10 Film Review: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Rebel Ridge
- 2:20 NZ Live: Search For Yeti
- 3:08 Food: Georgian eggplant and walnut rolls
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:20 Weekend Stuff: getting ready in the garden for summer
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: common robber fly (Neoitamus melanopogon)
Thursday, 5 September 2024
- 1:15 Recycling vs downcycling
- 1:25 A reading quest like no other
- 1:35 How to milk a lentil
- 1:45 Great album: Manning Fireworks by MJ Lenderman
- 2:10 Music Critic: Hanisi Garue and Phoebe Rings
- 2:30 NZ Sporting History: Bruce Trotter
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
- 1:15 The New Sex Gene?
- 1:25 Australia's Giant Sea Scorpion
- 1:35 Try Strumming This Giant Guitar
- 1:45 Heading Off: the Himalayas - what to know
- 2:12 Podcast Critic: two podcasts about the Polkinghorne trial
- 2:20 Easy Eats with Sam Parish: Kimchi Chicken Burgers
- 2:30 Bookmarks with Jack Cashmore
- 3:10 Feature interview: why do conspiracy theories thrive?
- 3:35 Stories from Our Changing World
Tuesday, 3 September 2024
- 1:15 Tyres Make The World Go Round
- 1:25 The Benefits Of Playing Video Games
- 1:35 Mental Health and The Ambulance At The Bottom Of The Cliff
- 1:50 Tech Tuesday: Elon Musk Vs Brazil
- 2:10 Book Critic: two novels and a self-help book
- 2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster
- 2:30 Music feature: Disco edits with Frank Booker
- 3:10 The Promise of Microfinance
- 3:30 Thrift
Monday, 2 September 2024
- 1:15 Cats among the rubble
- 1:27 No more little burnt chippies?
- 1:36 Christchurch's Cardboard Cathedral not going anywhere
- 2:10 TV Critic: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season Two; Bad Monkey and Terminator Zero
- 2:18 Made in NZ: PUMA Darts
- 2:33 Expert Feature: firefighting
- 3:10 Feature interview: an ecosystem of misbehavior
Friday, 30 August 2024
- 1:15 NIWA's new ship
- 1:25 The final word on how to pop a pimple
- 1:40 Closing the doors and saving lives
- 1:52 Freaky Friday: a porthole premonition
- 2:10 Film Review: Blink Twice and The Substance
- 2:20 NZ Live Mountain Boy
- 3:07 Food: Date & Orange Buttermilk Scones
- 3:20 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:26 OZ: wild weather and the Australian citizenship test
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: Tokoriro, Occultastella morgana
Thursday, 29 August 2024
- 1:15 Supergroove to super movies
- 1:25 The history of the living wage
- 1:35 New Zealand's presence in international futsal continues to grow
- 2:10 Music Critic: Kédu and Tucker Zimmerman
- 2:30 NZ Sporting History: Belinda Cordwell
- 3:15 Solving the World's Problems: energy security
- 3:20 History with Dr Grant Morris
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
- 1:15 Olympian inspiration
- 1:25 The bat-bridge
- 1:35 Angel at the microphone
- 1:45 Heading Off: the Whanganui River
- 2:12 Podcast Critic: Handsome and All Songs Considered
- 2:20 Easy Eats with Sam Parish: Mexican Bean Toasties with Salsa
- 2:30 Bookmarks with Emily Perkins
- 3:10 Feature interview: How refrigerators changed the world
- 3:35 Our Changing World – Genomics in Aotearoa
Tuesday, 27 August 2024
- 1:15 Can you give Melatonin to kids?
- 1:25 Our history mapped
- 1:35 Some brand-new wallabies and what they mean for the environment
- 1:45 Tech Tuesday: The arrest of ‘Russia’s Zuckerberg’, Pavel Durov
- 2:10 Book Critic: travels in post-war Vietnam and Marxism in NZ lit
- 2:20 All the pretty weeds
- 2:30 Music feature: Neil Young
- 3:10 The reasons why we fall out of love with our job
- 3:30 Thrift
Monday, 26 August 2024
- 1:13 Kai's Education recognised as a top 50 EdTech startup
- 1:22 The history of Indian farmers in New Zealand
- 1:35 The physics of light
- 2:08 TV Critic: ‘Douglas is Cancelled’, 'Guy Mont-Spelling Bee' and ‘The Night Manager’
- 2:23 Made in NZ: Dust & Glow
- 2:32 Expert: Op-shopping
- 3:10 Fareed Zakaria: Age of Revolutions
Friday, 23 August 2024
- 1:15 Digging the job for 45 years
- 1:25 Burger Wellington: a wrap up
- 1:34 A chilling passion
- 1:52 Freaky Friday
- 2:09 Film Review: We Were Dangerous, Bookworm and It Ends with Us
- 2:25 NZ Live: Fin Rah Zel
- 3:10 Food: Red curry roasted chicken
- 3:18 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:24 Weekend Stuff
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: New Zealand hermit crab | kaunga
Thursday, 22 August 2024
- 1:15 $15 million New Plymouth Marae set to be city's first
- 1:25 Shackleton's medal
- 1:35 Getting the Pulse of the kids
- 1:45 Great album: Nothing Stands Still by Mike Hall
- 2:10 Music Critic: Jim Nothing and Mousey
- 2:30 NZ Sporting History: Yvonne Willering, champion netballer
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm
- 3:35 Nau Mai Town
- 3:50 The Pre-Panel for 22nd August 2024
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
- 1:16 Axe to fall on Upper Hutt native forest?
- 1:25 Taking on Temu
- 1:37 The ups and downs of separation
- 1:50 Heading Off: Eating Georgia
- 2:09 Podcast Critic: In the Dark and The Real Carrie Jade
- 2:18 Easy Eats: All-in-one oven-baked chorizo risotto
- 2:35 Bookmarks with Chris Kirk
- 3:10 Feature interview: Daniel Handler AKA Lemony Snicket
- 3:35 Our Changing World – What our wastewater reveals
Tuesday, 20 August 2024
- 1:15 A pig explainer
- 1:25 How to get the best shot of the 'blue' supermoon
- 1:35 The kids need a bit of rock'n'roll, too
- 1:45 Tech Tuesday: fix your phone yourself
- 2:10 Book Critic: Hawke's Bay - land of the bestsellers
- 2:25 Update on Oz with Brad Foster
- 2:35 Music feature: Thelonious Monk
- 3:10 Feature interview: D. Graham Burnett
- 3:30 Time to get thrifty
- 3:50 The pre panel
Monday, 19 August 2024
- 1:15 Christchurch band ZED release their first new music in 20 years
- 1:25 Sarah Trotman: Why economic headwinds aren't always bad
- 1:35 Jasbir Kaur: This is how you judge Tapas
- 1:45 Great albums: Regina Spektor 'Soviet Kitsch'
- 2:10 Television Critic: Pratik Navani
- 2:20 Cock-a-doodle-do or Cock-a-doodle-don't: Should Marama get chickens?
- 2:30 Expert Feature: Understanding Art with Mary Kisler
- 3:10 Why caring for others isn't a weakness
- 3:35 Here Now
- 3:50 The pre-panel
Friday, 16 August 2024
- 1:15 The theft that kicked off a debut album - Mike Hall
- 1:25 Addressing Pacific youth and their mental health
- 1:35 A truly fancy cat
- 1:45 Freaky Friday
- 2:10 Film Review: Alien: Romulus, Peeping Tom and more
- 2:20 NZ Live: Georgia Lines
- 3:08 Food: Sticky date pudding
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:25 Weekend Stuff: gardening with Lynda Hallinan
- 3:35 Critter of the Week - Shore skink or Mokomoko
- 3:50 The Pre-Panel for 16th August 2024