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Cult expert Dr Janja Lalich: 'Don't jump into the first life-changing thing you come across'
10:05 AM.American cult expert Dr Janja Lalich knows from experience how paralysed a person can feel within a high-control group. In the late 70s and early 80s, she was a high-up member of a political cult… Read more Audio
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Dr Andrew Faleatua: fusing jazz with Pasifika sounds
9:40 AM.Composer, performer, and educator Dr Andrew Faleatua has been announced as the 2024 Jazz Composer-in-Residence at the New Zealand School of Music. Read more Audio
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James Comey: FBI director turned crime writer
9:05 AM.Former FBI director turned crime writer, James Comey, takes readers into the world of high finance and corporate espionage in his new thriller Westport. Read more Audio
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Dr Jo Cribb: how to thrive in the new world of work
8:35 AM.With the exponential growth of AI-based technology many people are left wondering if their jobs will exist in the not-too-distant future. Read more Audio
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Sandy Inglis: Life as a surgeon in Southern Gaza
8:10 AM.Kiwi surgeon in Southern Gaza, Dr Sandy Inglis has helped establish a new field hospital in Southern Gaza, under the banner of the ICRC - the International Committee of the Red Cross. Read more Audio
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Saturday morning listener feedback for June 8th 2024
12:00 PM.Susie Fergusons listener feedback for Saturday Morning 8th June 2024. Audio
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World Choir Games bring 11,000 singers to Auckland
11:35 AM.Auckland will be in full voice next month as 11,000 singers hit town for The World Choir Games. 250 choirs from more than 30 countries, representing a diverse range of choral music styles will compete… Read more Audio
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Renee Gracie: From Bathurst to OnlyFans and back
11:05 AM.Renee Gracie was just 19 when she began racing V8 Supercars at Australia's legendary Bathurst 1000. Despite breaking records on the track, the sexism and sexualisation she faced forced her out of the… Read more Audio
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Liam Dann: Inflation vs interest rates
10:35 AM.When will interest rates go down? What impact will last week's Budget have on inflation? And why are the two connected? New Zealand Herald business editor-at-large Liam Dann joins us to survey the… Read more Audio
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Tom Burgis: How the mega-rich warp the truth
10:00 AM.Award-winning investigative writer Tom Burgis' new book exposes a world where the rich can buy "truth". In Cuckooland - Where the Rich Own the Truth Burgis follows a trail from the Kremlin, through… Read more Audio
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The first 'millennial saint'
9:40 AM.A London-born Italian teenager is on course for a sainthood after two miracles attributed to him have been recognised by Pope Francis. Carlo Acutis was diagnosed with untreatable leukaemia and died… Read more Audio
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Prof Beth Linker: In defence of slouching
9:05 AM.A straight spine is so prized in our culture that megastar Taylor Swift is currently performing in a NZ$300 posture-supporting bra. Yet the idea there is a "universal good posture" that will protect… Read more Audio
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Dennis and Judy Shepard: Harnessing grief to fight gay hate crime
8:10 AM.Dennis and Judy Shepard's gay son Matthew Shepard was murdered in October 1998. The 21-year-old University of Wyoming student's death remains one of America's most high-profile cases of hate crime… Read more Audio
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Gore's Gold Guitars
11:40 AM.We're heading to Gore, where the Gold Guitar Awards are in full swing as part of the Tussock country festival. It's one of New Zealand's most prestigious country music events, drawing contestants from… Read more Audio
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Max Miller: Tasting history one recipe at a time
11:15 AM.Since launching his YouTube channel four years ago, Max Miller has amassed more than two million of subscribers - all tuning in for his videos that fuse history lessons with a cooking show. Neither a… Read more Audio
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Trump the felon: what's next for the Republican party?
11:05 AM.Donald Trump is a convicted felon. A New York jury found him guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels. He intends to appeal, and… Read more Audio
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Historic swarm of cicadas disrupting the peace, and food chain
10:45 AM.A phenomenon that hasn't occurred since 1803 is in full swing. Trillions of periodical cicadas are emerging in a rare double event. Brood XIX and XIII are either above ground, or emerging in 17… Read more Audio
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Matt Heath: learning to love your own life
10:05 AM.A "miserable" moment on the banks of Lake Wakatipu was the initial inspiration for Matt Heath's new book A Life Less Punishing: 13 Ways To Love the Life You've Got. The radio host and writer… Read more Audio
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Dr Christos Christou: the state of humanitarianism
9:30 AM.Some of the world's humanitarian crises are well known - Gaza and Ukraine for example - but many more are less likely to make international news: Chad and Sudan. One of the organisations operating… Read more Audio
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Prof Anna Wirz-Justice: Why winter makes us SAD and how light can help
9:05 AM.If you're feeling sadder as the days get shorter, you're not alone. Around half the population report feeling less happy in winter and 5 percent fall into serious depression. Apart from nutrition and… Read more Audio
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Julia Whaipooti: Budget does not fulfil te Tiriti obligations
8:40 AM.Thousands of people rallied across the country on Thursday to protest the coalition government's policies - including axing the Maori Health Authority, removing local councils' right to set up Maori… Read more Audio
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The forgotten women's football world cup
8:10 AM.The shameful treatment of pioneer women footballers 50 years ago is the subject of a new documentary Copa 71, which is screening now. Rapturous crowds of over 100,000 fans cheered 18 year old Carol… Read more Video, Audio
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Kate De Goldi: reading for pleasure
11:40 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 three books she's loved; Ironopolis by Glen James Brown… Read more Audio
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The website revealing how much jobs might pay
11:25 AM.Recruiters are reporting an unprecedented jump in job applications in the wake of thousands of layoffs across the public and private sectors. But for those seeking new work, a key question often… Read more Audio
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Jake Adelstein: A unique view into Japan's seedy underbelly
11:05 AM.Having grown up in Missouri, Jake Adelstein moved to Japan at age 19 to study Japanese literature. A few years later, he became the first non-Japanese staff writer at Yomiuri Shimbun, one of the… Read more Audio