All episodes
Saturday, 1 September 2018
- 8:12 Chessie Henry - Canterbury earthquakes and a family memoir
- 8:44 Surviving necrotising fasciitis: the 'flesh-eating' disease
- 9:08 Dr Michio Kaku - theoretical physicist
- 9:26 Robin Robertson - Scottish poet
- 10:07 Euan Macleod - Painter's major exhibition opens at Pataka
- 10:40 Sonya Renee Taylor: radical self-love and accepting every body
- 11:06 Dudley Benson - An album and labour of love called Zealandia
Saturday, 25 August 2018
- 8:12 Rebecca Peters - The world's foremost gun control activist
- 9:07 Chelsea Manning - Traitor or hero?
- 9:34 Lizzie Marvelly - Growing up feminist in Aotearoa
- 10:07 Dr Joshu Mountjoy - local voice on new series Drain the Ocean
- 10:42 Amber Rose - Chef celebrates wild food in her new cookbook
- 11:07 Denise Mina - The story of a Scottish serial killer
- 11:42 David Marr - Political shenanigans in Australia
- 11:55 Listener feedback for 25 August 2018
Saturday, 18 August 2018
- 8:09 Theresa May unlikely to last year, says Brexiteer Nigel Farage
- 8:30 Dane Mitchell - Taking Post Hoc to La Biennale di Venezia
- 9:05 Jenny Wheeler - the death of Warwick Roger
- 9:10 Geoff McDonald - Mental health at work
- 9:35 Professor Deanne Williams - Looking for Shakespeare's Girls
- 10:04 David Neiwert - The Rise of the Radical Right
- 10:40 Dr Doug Wilson - The latest in longevity
- 11:55 Listener feedback for 18 August 2018
- 12:00 Neil and Liam Finn on their new album Lightsleeper
Saturday, 11 August 2018
- 8:11 Gillian Triggs - Aussie battler for human rights
- 9:10 Cornel West - Confronting a polarised world
- 9:41 Patrick Pound - Collection artist
- 10:07 Ed Husain - Countering radical Islam
- 10:40 Venus Envy: Are we there yet over generations?
- 11:06 Lisa Brown - What is aerospace medicine?
- 11:40 Linda Burgess - 1970s WAGS take on the All Blacks
- 11:55 Listener Feedback for 11 August 2018
Saturday, 4 August 2018
- 8:09 Nigel Pascoe QC - high-profile UK lawyer, actor and playwright
- 8:35 Franca Ronchese - The latest science on allergic reactions
- 9:06 Paora Joseph - The pain of suicide for whanau in Maui's Hook
- 9:35 Lucy Saunders - Bringing healthy streets to cities
- 10:04 Mike McCormack - Prize-winning novel, Solar Bones
- 10:40 Venus Envy Podcast: Are We There Yet in the sex industry?
- 11:04 Hollie McNish - Author of 'Nobody Told Me'
- 11:30 Andre Upston - RNZ's own music-mixing legend
- 11:55 Listener Feedback for 4 August 2018
Saturday, 28 July 2018
- 8:12 Caitlin McGee - A general election in Cambodia
- 8:42 Anna Boyiazis - World Press photographer
- 9:07 Craig Heatley - Sky TV Founder and rich-lister
- 9:32 Kirsty Gunn - prize-winning author publishes new novel
- 10:07 Debra Granik - Director of Leave No Trace
- 10:32 Venus Envy - Are we there yet in the legal profession?
- 11:07 Madeleine Chapman - The story of Steven Adams
- 11:38 Sid Sahrawat - Top Auckland chef
Saturday, 21 July 2018
- 8:12 Tim McCormack - International humanitarian law expert
- 9:07 Jane Fonda on acting and activism
- 9:34 Sam Brooks - Award-winning playwright
- 10:07 Irvine Welsh - Dead Men's Trousers and the Trainspotting generation
- 10:41 Soda Jerk - Australian art duo's new film, Terror Nullius
- 11:06 Venus Envy - Are we there yet in the world of creative arts?
- 11:29 Tami Neilson - Award-winning country singer
- 11:55 Listener feedback for 21 July 2018
Saturday, 14 July 2018
- 8:09 Patricia Lohr - Better abortion laws
- 8:44 Anne Perkins - A big week in British politics
- 9:09 Photographing the Tour de France for 40 years
- 9:35 Venus Envy - A Feminism in NZ Podcast in five parts
- 10:09 Gregory Berns MRI research reveals What it's like to be a Dog
- 10:30 Carolin Emcke - How We Love
- 11:09 Anna Cahill -The life and times of Douglas MacDiarmid
- 11:40 Arthur Tompkins - Marc Chagall's Othello and Desdemona
Saturday, 7 July 2018
- 8:09 Judge Andrew Becroft - Children's Commissioner marks two years in the role
- 9:05 Simon Keller - Philosopher assesses claims about mental health
- 9:35 Mark Hadlow - Shortland Street - The Musical
- 10:05 Nic Murray and Kyla Rayner - Good Bitches Baking launches crowd-funder
- 10:25 Philippe Legrain - The economic value of welcoming refugees
- 11:04 Vincent Ward - Filmmaker and artist exhibits at Light Nelson
- 11:40 Kate Camp - Review of Philip Roth’s The Plot Against America
- 11:55 Listener feedback for 7 July 2018
Saturday, 30 June 2018
- 8:10 Sir Peter Gluckman, outgoing Chief Science Advisor, says National govt pushed back on methamphetamine contamination
- 9:07 Jo Cribb - Surviving automation and change in the workplace
- 9:40 Bludgeon: A documentary about a medieval combat competition
- 10:07 Author Leslie Jamison on recovering from alcoholism
- 10:48 Kate De Goldi - Young adult reading picks
- 11:05 Jemaine Clement on his new TV show 'Wellington Paranormal'
- 11:55 Listener feedback for Saturday 30 June 2018
Saturday, 23 June 2018
- 8:09 Peter Hammarstedt - Catching Thunder
- 9:05 Seymour Hersh - Reporter
- 9:35 Kris Sowersby - No such thing as a New Zealand typeface
- 10:05 Douglas Vakoch - Can we speak alien?
- 10:35 Stefan Jackiw - Violin superstar
- 11:05 Martha C. Nussbaum - The politics of blame
- 11:55 Listener feedback
Saturday, 16 June 2018
- 8:13 Michael Portillo: uncovering history through train travel
- 9:07 Professor Merryn Tawhai - lung disease
- 9:30 Helen Zaltzman - The Allusionist
- 10:06 Barry Hearn - Darts Impresario
- 10:35 Jessie Cole - Staying
- 11:06 Ladi6: Back on the road after a tough year
- 11:55 Listener feedback 16 June 2018
Saturday, 9 June 2018
- 8:10 Angie Meiklejohn: 'Centrepoint is a dark stain on New Zealand's landscape'
- 9:07 Jill Pearson - The stand for the Golden Bay grandstand
- 9:28 Peter Beck - Rocket Lab founder wins Sir Peter Blake medal
- 9:40 Professor Helen Small - Defending the humanities
- 10:07 Stephen Nicol - Curious krill
- 10:35 Curtis Marsh - Wine geek
- 11:05 Clarke Gayford - Fish and cribs
- 11:55 Listener feedback 9 June 2018
Saturday, 2 June 2018
- 8:09 Ben Ryan: what an English rugby coach learnt in Fiji
- 9:04 Marama Mullen - HIV support and advocacy
- 9:40 David Shearer - South Sudan update
- 10:04 Karl Sallin - Resignation Syndrome
- 10:35 Kath Irvine - Winter gardens
- 11:04 Cat Leahy and Leisha Jungalwalla - Sass the Patriarchy
- 11:40 Atticus Fleming - Cat-proof fence
- 11:55 Listener feedback 2 June 2018
Saturday, 26 May 2018
- 8:13 Ivana Bacik - Legalising abortion in Ireland
- 8:40 Lord Fusitu'a - On the 'Leitis in Waiting' of Tonga
- 9:07 David Yarrow - wildlife up close
- 9:36 Dr Nicola Gaston - The Chemistry of Things
- 10:06 Louise Aitken - Growing social enterprise
- 10:36 Saraid Cameron and Amelia Reynolds - Cult Show
- 11:05 Harry Ricketts - Winter Eyes
- 11:35 Priya Sami's Carnatic moment
- 11:55 Listener feedback 26 May 2018
Saturday, 19 May 2018
- 8:12 Roger Donaldson and Ian Mune - Winners and Losers
- 9:07 Dr Ramzy Baroud - A Palestinian Story
- 9:35 David Elliot-Smith - Big in Japan
- 10:04 Karl Ove Knausgård: struggles and seasons
- 10:40 Doug Wilson - Dementia Dispatch
- 11:04 Elizabeth Smither - Night Horse
- 11:40 Bernie Griffen's near death experiences lead to latest album
- 11:55 Listener Feedback for 19 May 2018
Saturday, 12 May 2018
- 8:10 Barbara Ehrenreich - Natural Causes
- 9:07 Arjan van der Boon - Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- 9:40 Monique Fiso: the chef creating Michelin-style Māori kai
- 10:06 Håvard Bustnes - Golden Dawn Girls
- 10:40 Emma Jameson - History in watercolours
- 11:06 Fred Graham - Arts Icon
- 11:32 Simon Morris - Coronation Street shocker
- 11:43 Kate Camp - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Saturday, 5 May 2018
- 8:10 Medical Museums: scholastic, or just sickening?
- 9:06 Katy Tur - Unbelievable
- 9:43 David Klein - Plant Man
- 10:06 Morgan James - Singing Bernstein
- 10:40 Behrouz Boochani - Chauka, Please Tell Us The Time
- 11:05 Madeleine O'Dea - The Eyes of the Artist
- 11:45 Shane Hansen - Design Junkies
- 11:55 Listener feedback for 5 May 2018
Saturday, 28 April 2018
- 8:10 Camille Paglia - Free Women, Free Men
- 9:06 David Goddard QC - Improving the law
- 9:35 MONK'estra: the big band celebrating a jazz revolutionary
- 10:04 David Eagleman - Secrets of the Brain
- 10:45 Dr Peter Shand - The Turner Prize and Luke Willis Thompson
- 11:05 Sian Davey - Martha
- 11:55 Listener feedback for 28 April 2018
Saturday, 21 April 2018
- 8:12 Jeffrey Sachs on inequality and sustainable growth
- 9:07 Francis Wade - Myanmar's Enemy Within
- 10:06 Eileen Myles - A Dog Memoir
- 10:35 What happens to the whales we put back to sea
- 11:06 Andrew Withington - Teaching the world to sing
Saturday, 14 April 2018
- 8:09 Dave Goelz - Gonzo Muppeteer
- 9:05 Climate change in the Pacific – what's really going on?
- 9:30 Joel Solomon - The Clean Money Revolution
- 10:04 Otto Kunzli - The Language of Things
- 10:35 Choman Hardi - Considering the Women
- 11:05 Tony Backhouse - A cappella
- 11:55 Listener Feedback for Saturday 14 April
Saturday, 7 April 2018
- 8:11 Idelber Avelar - Lula in jail, Brazil in chaos
- 8:47 Miranda Manasiadis on the story of Icarus
- 9:07 Alan Taylor - Appointment in Arezzo
- 9:40 Arthur Tompkins - Plundering Beauty
- 10:06 Simon Wilson - Cancer Diaries
- 11:05 Dr Andrew Williams - The nuts and bolts
- 11:40 Zoe George - The fight for fair play
Saturday, 31 March 2018
- 8:10 Rochelle Constantine and Regina Eisert - Whale watch
- 9:10 Pattie Boyd: muse to Harrison and Clapton
- 10:10 Doug Wilson on ageing and longevity
- 10:30 Ngugi wa Thiong'o - Decolonising the mind
- 11:10 Mary O'Connell and Sister Margaret Mary Birgan - Sainthood in 2018
- 11:45 Kate De Goldi - Invisible Hand and Where the world ends
- 11:55 Listener feedback for 31 March 2018
Saturday, 24 March 2018
- 8:09 Alex Perry - The Good Mothers
- 9:05 Cenk Uygur - The Young Turks
- 9:40 Gigi Fenster - Feverish
- 10:05 'Artificial womb' offers hope for premature babies
- 11:05 Catherine Callaghan - Taking silk
- 11:30 David Stratton - A cinematic life
- 11:55 Listener feedback for 24 March 2018
Saturday, 17 March 2018
- 8:10 Kapka Kassabova - Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe
- 8:40 Veronica Stevenson - The solitary Australian bee that could
- 9:07 Sir Lloyd Geering at 100: ‘I find a lot of things to rejoice in'
- 9:40 Mark Derby - Pioneer of battlefield surgery
- 10:07 Larissa Behrendt - After the Apology
- 10:40 Joanna Murray-Smith - Switzerland and other thrillers
- 11:05 Peter Wells - Dear Oliver
- 11:40 Kate Camp - Rebecca
- 11:55 Listener feedback 17 March 2018
