Saturday Morning Podcast Options

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9:40 AM.Pickleball – a form of paddle tennis played on a downsized court – is the fastest-growing sport in the US. Already well-established with older Americans, the game is now attracting people of all ages… Read more Video, Audio

9:07 AM.Bonnie Garmus's debut novel Lessons in Chemistry has become a multi-million selling bestseller largely through word of mouth.The story concerns a American scientist who, sacked for being pregnant in… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.NZ Army leader Dr Ellen Nelson worked night and day for almost a year to help evacuate 563 Afghan Defence Force allies and their families after the country fell to the Taliban in 2021. Ellen Nelson is… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.New Zealand runner and two-time Olympian Zane Robertson has been banned from all sport for eight years. Fellow runner, author and journalist Adharanand Finn raced with Robertson in Kenya in 2011 and… Read more Audio

11:36 AM.Author and art writer Megan Dunn joins Kim to talk crocodiles. From sculptor Mike Hewson's wooden crocs, to historic paintings and children's books, she examines why we like to look at crocodiles, and… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:06 AM.Gardener Gordon Collier's first major project was on his family's farm, west of Taihape, Over 30 years he transformed a sunny clay hillside into an internationally celebrated garden, Titoki Point… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:30 AM.Evana Belich has plenty of experience dealing with other's employment woes. She has worked as a trade union official, a mediator, an employment relations adviser, and has degrees in law and dispute… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Peripatus (aka velvet worms or ngaokeoke) are an ancient and fascinating native nocturnal crawling creature. This week in an Otago University fridge a group of peripatus had babies. Celebrating the… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Auckland-based fashion designer Kat Tua (Ngati Kahu, Ngati Raukawa) is the powerhouse behind menswear label Manaaki, which is already proving popular with high-end fashion buyers. In its first year… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:05 AM.Mass protests have rocked Israel in recent weeks, in response to planned changes to the judicial system by the country's far-right coalition, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. If the… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Sir Sam Neill is known as an open book, sharing yarns from his Central Otago vineyard home with his social media following, but in his soon to be released memoir Did I Ever Tell You This? Sir Sam… Read more Audio