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Josh Baker: how a London school girl ended up an ISIS bride
9:30 AM.In 2015, three British school girls went missing from their London homes, and headed to Syria to join Islamic State. For years their fate was unknown, but after the collapse of the IS caliphate, one… Read more Audio
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Sarah Gregorius: fighting for equality for female footballers
9:05 AM.This week a celebration was held to mark 100 days until the FIFA Women's World Football Cup kicks off across New Zealand and Australia. If this was the Men's World Cup, would there be more fuss… Read more Audio
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British food critic William Sitwell is coming to "eat himself stupid" in NZ
8:30 AM.Since controversially mocking vegans in 2018, British food critic William Sitwell has been "nicer" to people with a plant-based diet. The long-term MasterChef judge tells Kim Hill about his own food… Read more Audio
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The Wagner Group: doing Russia’s dirty work in Africa
8:10 AM.A shadowy Russian private military company has been increasingly making its presence felt in Africa. The Wagner Group, often dubbed Putin's private army, has been involved in conflicts in Libya… Read more Audio
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Nanny Pura Whale: a life of service to the Maori Wardens
3:00 PM.Almost every Friday and Saturday night Nanny Pura Whale puts on her Maori Warden uniform and heads out into the night to watch over the shops and youth of Taihape. It's something the 79 year old has… Read more Audio
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Saturday Morning Listener Feedback
12:00 PM.Listener feedback from Saturday Morning 8th April Audio
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Danyl McLauchlan: why we vote the way we do
11:35 AM.Scientist and writer Danyl McLauchlan joins Kim to tackle life's big questions, ideas and thinkers. This week he delves into the drivers of voting behaviour. Political scientists suggest there are… Read more Audio
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John Ross in Taiwan
11:05 AM.Taiwan's pivotal location off the China coast and between Northeast and Southeast Asia has served a variety of strategic purposes for regional powers both now and historically. It's proved to be as… Read more Audio
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Daniel M Lavery: the awkwardness of gender transition
10:06 AM.American writer Daniel Lavery says the idea that he'd enjoy living as a male was the biggest motivation for a gender transition in his early 30s. Read more Audio
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Dr Fatima Cody Stanford: Obesity vs Ozempic
9:40 AM.Harvard Medical School Associate Professor Dr Fatima Cody Stanford has spent much of her career pushing for changes in the way the medical establishment thinks about and treats obesity. Dr Stanford… Read more Audio
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Poet Michele Leggott: waiting for a miracle
9:07 AM.Michele Leggott's latest book of poetry, Face to the Sky, explores her encounter with 19th-century New Zealand botanical artist Emily Cumming Harris. But there's more to this story - Michele was… Read more Audio
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Meg Smaker: the most controversial film of 2022
8:36 AM.Meg Smaker's 2022 documentary film about a de-radicalisation centre triggered such a backlash around the time of its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival that it was effectively blacklisted. But… Read more Audio
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David Mitchell: Brexit's impact on the Good Friday agreement
8:12 AM.It's a quarter of a century since the Good Friday Agreement was signed, ending decades of violence in Northern Ireland. But there are new concerns the document's promise of peace could be threatened… Read more Audio
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Listener feedback for 1 April 2023
11:59 AM.Kim Hill reads listener feedback for 1 April 2023. Audio
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Moko Tepania: forging a path for the Far North
11:05 AM.Far North mayor Moko Tepania (Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa, Te Rarawa) tells Kim Hill why he's "naively optimistic" about the future of his region. Read more Video, Audio
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Peter Frankopan: how climate shapes history
10:05 AM.Understanding how shifts in the natural world have shaped history might help us navigate the anxious new era of climate change, according to Oxford University historian Peter Frankopan. His new book… Read more Audio
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Actor Yvette Parsons: representing real women on screen
9:35 AM.Tamaki Makaurau actor Yvette Parsons is currently preparing for stage roles as both a snail and a performance art-making goth. A talented and popular performer, musician and playwright, Parsons more… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Nguyen Phan Que Mai: Vietnamese stories behind the war
9:06 AM.Vietnamese author Dr Nguy n Phan Qu Mai's Dust Child tackles the difficult subject of Amerasian children, left behind when the American military fled after the Vietnam War. Read more Audio
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Simon Hall: creating NZ’s largest private conservation estate
8:40 AM.Simon Hall (Nga¯ti Kahungunu) has spent two decades channelling the success of family business Tasti Foods into conservation. Hall has put nearly $12 million of profit into what has become New… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Brian Christian: AI’s ethical alignment problem
8:10 AM.Computer scientist and author Brian Christian writes about one of the fundamental problems of AI development in his book The Alignment Problem: how do we ensure machine learning systems represent the… Read more Audio
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Natarsha Ganley: Women calling the shots in top tier rugby
8:12 AM.New Zealand Rugby hopes to triple the number of women referees in the game announcing a new scholarship for women referees this week. One of the best in the game, referee Natarsha Ganley joins us to… Read more Audio
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Listener feedback for 25 March 2023
11:55 AM.Listener feedback for 25 March 2023. Audio
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Playing Favourites with artist Judy Darragh
11:06 AM.Life-long creative Judy Darragh is known for her bright and brilliant use of colour and found materials as a sculptor, painter and jeweller. Not afraid to use plastic, Darragh wants us to reflect on… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Fire vs ice: volcanologist Graham Leonard on Tongariro
10:40 AM.Ruapehu, the largest active volcano in Aotearoa, and its neighbour Tongariro, are iconic mountains in the central North Island. They don't look like most other New Zealand volcanoes though - their… Read more Audio
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Chloe Gong: #BookTok and the remarkable rise of a writer
10:05 AM.Those not familiar with TikTok might not have heard of #BookTok, but, gathering 196,000 followers and 10 million likes, its been an important part of Chloe Gong's journey to becoming a New York Times… Read more Audio
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