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Playing Favourites with Carmel McGlone
11:05 AM.Carmel McGlone has been working on stage, in films and in television for more than 40 years - you may remember her from Wellington Paranormal, from TV's Marching Girls or when she ran around… Read more Audio
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Kate De Goldi: Reading for pleasure
10:45 AM.Kate De Goldi is one of New Zealand's most celebrated authors, an Arts Foundation Laureate, and a voracious reader. She joins Susie to share some great books: two time travel novels The Ministry of… Read more Audio
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Fintan O'Toole: We've been reading Shakespeare all wrong
10:05 AM.The works of William Shakespeare have been taught in classrooms all over the globe for countless years, but have we been reading them the right way? Irish journalist, author and former theatre critic… Read more Audio
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Katie Wolfe: The Haka Party Incident
9:35 AM.In 1979, group of young Maori and Pasifika activists tried to stop Pakeha students at the University of Auckland performing a parody of haka each capping week. Unfortunately, the consequences for… Read more Audio
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Sam Gibson: the bushman sharing his love for the natural world
9:05 AM.Gisborne based Sam Gibson has a deep love for the bush, spending his time hunting, fishing, trapping pests and working to protect endangered species like Whio. Tall, rugged and oil skin wearing, he… Read more Audio
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Imran Ahmed: Countering the online hate fuelling UK riots
8:35 AM.Almost 500 arrests have been made in connection with the eruption of far-right violence this week following the killing of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, in the… Read more Audio
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Dana Johannsen: Paris Olympics latest
8:30 AM.The Olympics wrap up this weekend and New Zealand's medal tally is ramping up! Shotputter Maddi Wesche has won Silver in the women's Olympic shotput final. Earlier Dame Lisa Carrington and Alicia… Read more Audio
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Breaking down the physics of the Olympic's newest sport
8:10 AM.Breaking has had its Olympic debut. It's an urban dance style in which competitors demonstrate incredible strength and athleticism. Amy Pope has been taking a very close look what it takes to execute… Read more Audio
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Shiori Ito - Black Box Diaries
11:35 AM.Japanese journalist-turned director Shiori Ito tells her own story in Black Box Diaries. Her film is part of Whanau Marama - the New Zealand International Film Festival. In 2017 Shiori went public… Read more Audio
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Sir Wayne McGregor - You can dance
11:10 AM.Globally renowned choreographer, fascinated by the potential of the human body, Wayne McGregor is resident choreographer of The Royal Ballet. He is in demand as a choreographer for theatre, opera… Read more Audio
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Heat energy from the earth: Graham Leonard
10:35 AM.Last week a hydrothermal explosion blew rock and steam into the air, destroyed a boardwalk and sent tourists running in the Yellowstone National Park. GNS Science principal scientist Graham Leonard… Read more Audio
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Tits Up: Sarah Thornton
10:05 AM.Sociologist and author Sarah Thornton hadn't really given too much thought to her breasts for most of her life. But in 2018, after undergoing a preventative double mastectomy and reconstructive… Read more Audio
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Nico Dosenbach: how psilocybin changes the brain
9:35 AM.The effects of psilocybin - the active compound in magic mushrooms - have been illuminated in a new Washington University School of Medicine study. For the study, seven people were given doses of the… Read more Audio
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Catherine Taylor - The Stirrings: A Memoir in Northern Time
9:05 AM.Author Catherine Taylor was born in Waikato but grew up in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. She is a book critic and features writer for British and Irish newspapers. Last week Catherine was announced the… Read more Audio
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Northland going nuts for for peanuts
8:30 AM.Peanut farming has not traditionally been done in New Zealand, but that might be about to change. A three-year trial taking place in Northland is already yielding promising results and some of the… Read more Audio
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Money talks- but what about cash?
8:10 AM.Consultation on the design of a 'digital cash' system for New Zealand closed last week. The Reserve Bank is exploring the new type of currency that would be used in addition to the cash we spend today… Read more Audio
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Claire Mabey: The Raven's Eye Runaways
11:35 AM.You may know Claire Mabey as the founder of the Verb Wellington Festival, perhaps as co-curator of the Aotearoa NZ Festival of the Arts writers programme, or as a book reviewer. Now she's adding… Read more Audio
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Tom Turcich: The man who walked the world
11:05 AM.After the sudden death of a close friend at age 17, Tom Turcich resolved to make the most of life. He began his epic journey to circumnavigate the globe on foot. Four months into the trip he met his… Read more Audio
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Shilo Kino: All That We Know
10:35 AM.Award-winning New Zealand author Shilo Kino has written a second novel - another debut of sorts. The Porangi Boy won the young Adult Fiction Award at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young… Read more Audio
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Melody Thomas: Talking about porn with your kids
10:05 AM.Talking to your children about sex is challenging enough, but how do you tackle the topic of porn? Melody Thomas, host of award-winning podcast The Good Sex Project says that while it's a tricky… Read more Audio
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The case for NZ to ban engineered stone
9:35 AM.Engineered stone is a popular choice for benchtops in modern kitchens - it's cheaper and less porous than marble and more hard wearing than formica. However its production creates tiny dust particles… Read more Audio
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Dr Jo Burzynska: Why books smell so good
9:05 AM.Dr Jo Burzynska has her nose in a book, literally. The wine writer, sound artist and multisensory researcher is turning her attention to the smell of books. She's sniffing out stories, from the scent… Read more Audio
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Keith Wiffin: The fight continues for abuse in care survivors
8:45 AM.The release of the final report from the Abuse in Care inquiry on Wednesday was an important day for Keith Wiffin, but not the end of his 22 year fight for justice. He was a member of the survivors'… Read more Audio
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Olympics Opening Ceremony: Nathan Rarere
8:30 AM.The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris is under way. James Bond upped the ante in London, and the 2024 Olympic Games is introducing Parisian culture to the world in a similarly ambitious and spectacular… Read more Audio