Saturday Morning Podcast Options

11:38 AM.Is allowing employees to work from home a few days a week good for their productivity, careers, and job satisfaction?  Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Kulaiwi & Kaumakaiwa is a collective of award-winning Hawaiian performers in Aotearoa right now for Auckland's Art Festival.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Dr Laura Jean McKay is the first New Zealand-based author to win one of the world's top science fiction prizes, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, for her novel The Animals in That Country. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Eden Hore held one of one of the most significant high fashion collections of its kind in Australasia in a tractor shed on his high-country farm in the Māniatoto. Read more Audio, Gallery

10:06 AM.Laila Lalami is the author of five books, and her latest work, The Dream Hotel is a gripping speculative mystery about the seductive dangers of the technologies that are supposed to make our lives… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.New six part podcast Levittown shares the stories of dozens of young women in small town America, who discovered photos of themselves had been stolen from their social media accounts, manipulated and… Read more Audio

9:26 AM.This week whanau from Wairewa, Lake Forsyth have been working hard to ensure tuna, long and short finned eels can complete their lifecycle.  Read more Audio, Gallery

9:06 AM.In just a few generations, many New Zealanders have become disconnected from growing kai in their backyards, these days being completely reliant on big corporations who control the flow of food. The… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.An upcoming conference is examining the different ways people hear sounds in their heads - from a music earworm, to a loved-ones' voice, to hearing nothing at all.  Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Singer-songwriter and anti-poverty activist Bob Geldof speaks with Susie on the eve of his one-man show coming to New Zealand.  Read more Audio

7:52 AM.This year, for the first time, New Zealand Rugby will field an under 18 team against Australia. But that's started a growing debate. Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Experts are worried that lessons learnt during the Covid pandemic are being ignored and too many people are getting sick and dying after catching the virus in healthcare settings. Read more Audio

7:34 AM.Excellence was celebrated this week with the announcement of the new Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year. Professor Bev Lawton (Ngati Porou) is a pioneer in women's health. Read more Audio

7:24 AM.In defending the renewed bombing campaign Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu blamed Hamas and said it was rearming itself. In turn Hamas, in the past 24 hours has launched rockets at Tel Aviv -… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.A drought has been declared in the Northland, Waikato, Horizons, Marlborough-Tasman, and Taranaki regions. Our reporter Alexa Cook has been out and about in the central North Island. Read more Audio

7:11 AM.The complete shutdown of one of the world's busiest travel hubs is estimated to cost tens of millions, according to experts.  Read more Audio

11:40 AM.Said to be one of the most talked-about folk bands of the 21st century, Scottish band Talisk have been ripping up stereotypes and redefining folk music for the last ten years.  Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Pukekohe local Liam Lawson is competing for the first time as a permanent driver for Red Bull Racing at the Australian Grand Prix.  Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Our next guest is someone with an incredible story of how farming turned his life around. Ben Purua is a finalist for Kiwibank's Young New Zealander of the Year. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Maori-Samoan R&B artist, Raglan-based Jordyn Rapana, aka Jordyn with a Why, is a making her mark with soulful, dynamic performances.  Read more Audio

10:38 AM.British musician, composer and producer Nitin Sawhney CBE is a formidable talent across many genres. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Journalist turned number one New York Times best-selling author and screenwriter, Jojo Moyes, is back with a new book. She speaks with Susie Ferguson about the importance of middle-aged women seeing… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Star of the global dancehall-reggae scene, from Trinidad and Tobago, Queen Omega has been blazing a trail for over 20 years, performing at some of the world's biggest reggae festivals. Her 2023… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Dr Simon Talbot is a pioneer in hand and arm transplantation, the Director of the Upper Extremity Transplant Program at the world-renowned Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and an… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.The idea of non-monogamy has long been a controversial one, linked with heartache and promiscuity. But polyamory's gaining traction, including online in the last few years, with influencers… Read more Audio