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Explainer: The world of anime and its rise in popularity
1:35 PM.When Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and The Heron won the best animation prize at the Academy Awards this year it cemented anime's place in mainstream culture. Read more Audio
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Nadia Lim's Farm season two released
1:25 PM.Nadia Lim's Farm series is back for a second season offering a peek behind the scenes into the life she's built after leaving the city for Royalburn Station. Read more Audio
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Newshounds - a classroom resource helping kids detect fake news
1:15 PM.The digital world can be a confronting and confusing place for many of us, as we try and decipher what's real and what's not. Read more Audio
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The wonderful world of play time in the animal kingdom
3:10 PM.University of Massachusetts Professor Dr. David Toomey looks at this growing field of study that was once considered laughable. But now, research is showing how many animals, just like humans. Read more Audio
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Prince's musical relationships - with fan and composer Victoria Kelly
2:30 PM.Victoria Kelly shares some lesser-known songs by her musical hero Prince. Read more Video, Audio
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Update on Oz with Brad Foster
2:20 PM.This week Brad Foster reports on the Alice Springs youth curfew, plus the Federal Government's goal of Australia becoming a globally competitive solar panel manufacturer. Read more Audio
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Book Critic: Dominic Hoey
2:10 PM.Dominic Hoey talks to Jesse about Acute Misfortune by Erik Jensen. Read more Audio
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Tech Tuesday with Tim Warren
1:45 PM.Today Tim Warren talks to Jesse about the pros and cons of using tracking devices such as apple air tags. Read more Audio
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The conflict triangle in the work place and how to avoid it
1:35 PM.Sarah Cross, director of training organisation Kakapo Consulting, talks to Jesse about how to avoid workplace conflict. Read more Audio
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New Zealand at 'electrifcation tipping point'
1:25 PM.New Zealand is at the 'electrification tipping point', according to a new report from non-profit Rewiring Aotearoa. Rewiring Aotearoa's aims to boost knowledge of electronificaiton. CEO Mike Casey… Read more Audio
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300 year old parchment, search for it's original home launched
1:15 PM.A 300-year-old parchment was found down the back of a couch in the 1940s. It then sat folded up in Eketahuna for years, until recently. Read more Audio
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History with Dr Grant Morris
3:20 PM.Today Dr Grant Morris talks to Jesse about the destruction of major settlements in New Zealand history. He's just returned from a trip to Christchurch where he saw a lot of what has been built since… Read more Audio
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Solving the World's Problems with Simon Wilson
3:15 PM.Today NZ Herald senior writer Simon Wilson pays tribute to his friend and a keen problem solver of climate change, Rod Oram. Rod sadly died while out cycling and was laid to rest by his loved ones… Read more Audio
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NZ Sporting History: Stephen Swart
2:30 PM.This week on NZ Sporting history we speak to cyclist Stephen Swart who was an integral part of the group which finally exposed Lance Armstrong's drug cheating to the world. Stephen was named New… Read more Audio
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Music Critic: Dianne Swann
2:10 PM.This week Dianne Swann talks with Jesse about the new album fromWelsh singer-songwriter, Gruff Rhys - Sadness Sets Me Free. Audio
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Mike Jeffries: NZ's award-winning barbecue king
1:35 PM.When former truck driver Mike Jeffries started a mobile barbecue business 14 years ago, he was one of the "originals". Now, as well as running branches of The Big Smoke Barbecue Co in Tauranga and… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Is there a fix for back pain?
1:25 PM.We talk about the effect of stress on hearts but not enough about its relationship to musculoskeletal pain, says physiotherapist Antony Bush. He talks to Jesse Mulligan about the advice in his new… Read more Audio
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Film societies enjoying a boom in membership
1:14 PM.A spike in Wellington Film Society members has forced the group to shut-off subscriptions this year, and even turn away some members from over-subscribed screenings. The popularity is not just limited… Read more Audio
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Our Changing World – Can godwits fly and sleep?
3:35 PM.Kuaka godwits make the longest non-stop flights, and researchers are using hi-tech tags to solve the mystery of how and when they sleep. Read more Audio
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An artists view of the New York art scene
3:10 PM.Bianca Bosker has written a book about her experience of the New York art scene called: Get the Picture: A Mind-Bending Journey among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How… Read more Audio
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Bookmarks with Deborah Challinor
2:32 PM.This week for Bookmarks we speak to one of New Zealand's best selling novelists Deborah Challinor. The talented writer has a knack for writing gripping, accurate historical fiction. Read more Audio
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Easy Eats: Sam Parish's sesame crusted salmon burgers
2:20 PM.Each week chef, author and mum of two young children Samantha Parish is with Jesse for midweek meal inspiration. This week she's got a recipe that would also be a Friday fake away meal, sesame crusted… Read more Audio
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Podcast Critic: Mary Argue
2:10 PM.Today RNZ's very own producer Mary Argue is with Jesse to talk about some podcasts she's been listening to lately. Audio
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Heading Off: The Taniwha biking trail
1:45 PM.Many people are back on the bike in eastern Auckland with the launch of the Taniwha Cycleway. It's the latest in a series of cycleways linking the suburbs of Tamaki Makaurau-Auckland. Read more Audio
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The last flour mill in the southern hemisphere in Foxton
1:40 PM.If you've driven SH1 in the North Island it's likely you've seen it - Foxton's iconic windmill. It's also the only one in the Southern Hemisphere milling flour. Read more Audio