Follow this podcast
Direct XML Feeds
The link(s) below can be pasted into your podcasting software.
Podcast (MP3) Oggcast (Vorbis)
Recent items from Saturday Morning
-
Michael Cunningham on time, triangles and his new novel Day
8:10 AM.Although Michael Cunningham began writing Day, A Novel during the Covid pandemic, his new book is not a "plague novel". "I want to read about people and their relationships and how they survived… Read more Audio
-
Raising a glass to Sauvignon Blanc: Bill Spence
11:45 AM.The first Sauvignon Blanc vines were planted in New Zealand fifty years ago. Taking the lead from California, in the early seventies when wine was either red or white, and liqueurs and sherries were… Read more Audio
-
Tusiata Avia's Big Fat Brown Bitch: 'I was bloody rarked up'
11:05 AM.Earlier this year, Samoan-NZ writer Tusiata Avia became the target of harassment and death threats after her poem 250th anniversary of James Cook's arrival in New Zealand was labelled 'racist' by the… Read more Audio
-
Simon Denny: Optimism and the race to space
10:35 AM.Berlin-based New Zealand artist Simon Denny likes to explore and play with the intersections of art, power and new technology. He represented New Zealand at the 2015 Venice Biennale with "Secret… Read more Audio
-
Kera Sherwood-O'Regan: top woman
10:06 AM.Not far down the BBC's list of 100 Women for 2023 is 31 year old Christchurch-based indigenous rights and disability advocate Kera Sherwood-O'Regan (Kai Tahu). Kera is the co-founder of Activate, a… Read more Audio
-
Unsupported and isolated: living and dying with ME/CFS
9:29 AM.An inquest hearing in the UK has heard how 27 year old Maeve Boothby-O'Neill died from complications relating to ME, following years of inadequate care from the National Health Service. At least… Read more Audio
-
Leo Vardiashvili - Hard by a Great Forest
9:05 AM.Leo Vardiashvili arrived in London as a 13 year old refugee from Georgia. His family was forced to flee after their country descended into civil war after breaking away from the Soviet Union. Hard by… Read more Audio
-
Ranulph Fiennes: Lawrence of Arabia
8:10 AM.Sir Ranulph Fiennes pays tribute to a fellow legend in his new biography Lawrence of Arabia. A former SAS officer, Fiennes says he feels a lot of affinity for archaeologist and adventurer Thomas… Read more Audio
-
Sam and Ellie Studd: How to love cheese
11:40 AM.Brother and sister duo Sam and Ellie Studd's new book The Best Things In Life Are Cheese, aims to help us understand and appreciate cheese in all its many forms. They're about as close to cheese… Read more Audio
-
Elinor Karlsson: Darwin’s Dogs and DNA
11:08 AM.What can mammals genome reveal about how the human genome works? Professor Elinor Karlsson co-leads the Zoonomia Project, which uses comparative genomics to shed light on how certain species achieve… Read more Audio
-
Richard Jackson: Does NZ really need its defence force?
10:50 AM.As wars continue in Gaza and Ukraine, and other parts of the world, a new book questions whether New Zealand ought to have a military force at all. Professor Richard Jackson, Griffin Leonard and… Read more Audio
-
Greg Sestero on friendship, creativity and why The Room is so fun to watch
10:09 AM.A soulmate is someone who pushes you to discover your own potential, says actor and filmmaker Greg Sestero. For him, that's Tommy Wiseau, the "eccentric" friend who directed him in a 2003 film widely… Read more Video, Audio
-
Danyl McLauchlan: an argument for eco-terrorism
9:50 AM.Writer Danyl McLauchlan joins Susie to tackle life's big questions, ideas and thinkers. Today's he's looking at Swedish academic and environmental activist Andreas Malm, author of the book How to Blow… Read more Audio
-
Linda Bryder: the best country to give birth?
9:08 AM.In The Best Country to Give Birth? medical historian Linda Bryder explores how New Zealand came to develop its unique approach to the role of midwives in childbirth. The 1990 Nurses Amendment Act… Read more Audio
-
Andy Mitchell: an insider's guide to psychedelics
8:12 AM.British clinical neuropsychologist Andy Mitchell was curious about the renewed attention psychedelics were getting in his field, so set out to do some first-person research. He took ten different… Read more Audio
-
-
-
Playing Favourites with Kim Hill
11:05 AM.After 21 years, Kim Hill has hosted Saturday Morning for the final time. In the final hour of the show, the beloved broadcaster chats to long-time colleague Bryan Crump about some of her favourite… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
-
Gary McCormick: Karaoke, Kim and me
10:30 AM.At the tender age of 72 Gary McCormick has no plans for retirement. The breakfast radio host is still touring small town New Zealand, as he did with Kim last century. Gary explored a different Kiwi… Read more Audio
-
Tim Minchin: Seriously funny
10:05 AM.Australian musical comedian Tim Minchin is a swiss army knife of entertainment. He can be political, silly, and tear-inducing - all within the course of a song. As a composer he's written super-catchy… Read more Audio
-
Richard Flanagan: chain reactions
9:30 AM.Booker Prize-winning Tasmanian writer Richard Flanagan's new novel looks at the choices we make and the chain reaction that follows. By way of a literary love affair through nuclear physics to… Read more Audio
-
Adrian Edmondson: 'The more you hurt yourself, the more people laugh'
9:05 AM.British comedian, actor and writer Adrian Edmondson found fame in the 1980s, playing anarchic medical student Vyvyan alongside Rik Mayall in The Young Ones. They also starred together in Bottom and in… Read more Audio
-
The coalition government and the Treaty
8:50 AM.The new National-ACT-NZ First coalition government says it will introduce a Treaty Principles Bill, based on ACT policy, and support it to a Select Committee. So what could this mean for Maori… Read more Audio
-
Michael Rosen: Getting over it, and getting through it
8:10 AM."Passionate linguist, gifted humanist, national treasure and ambassador of gibberish" is a judge's description of this year's PEN Pinter prize winner, Michael Rosen. The British poet, author and… Read more Audio
-
Saturday listener feedback
11:59 AM.Kim Hills listener feedback for Saturday morning18th November 2023 Audio