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How to raise a good dog: Tips from the stars of The Dog House NZ
10:35 AM.Helen and Gavin Cook, who run an animal rescue centre north of Auckland, are the stars of TVNZ's hit show The Dog House NZ. In the new book Good Dogs, the English-born couple share advice from their… Read more Audio
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Prof Ian Hickie: busting the myths around depression
10:05 AM.Professor Ian Hickie is a psychiatrist and co-director of health and policy at the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre. As one of Australia's leading authorities on mental health, Professor… Read more Audio
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Kate De Goldi: Reading for pleasure
9:45 AM.Kate De Goldi is one of New Zealand's most celebrated authors, an Arts Foundation Laureate, and a voracious reader. She joins Bryan to share three books she's loved; Kids Run the Show by Delphine de… Read more Audio
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Prof Josephine Quinn: How the world made the West
9:05 AM.In her new book, How the World Made the West, historian and archaeologist Josephine Quinn shakes the foundation of familiar ideas. Her target? Western Civilisation. Professor Quinn, who teaches… Read more Audio
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Shaun Wallace: Chasing the All Blacks
8:40 AM.The Dark Destroyer has been quizzing his way around New Zealand raising money for charity as he goes. He's also managed to squeeze in a couple of All Blacks games. The star of the Chase, Shaun… Read more Audio
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Helping the brain drain
8:10 AM.The developer of the world's smallest brain implant, Kitea Health, says it not only alerts parents when pressure is building in their child's brain, but will take the pressure off families living in… Read more Audio
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Saturday morning feedback for 6 July 2024
12:00 PM.Susie Ferguson's listener feedback for saturday morning 6 July 2024 Audio
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Playing Favourites with Marlon Williams
11:05 AM.Marlon Williams joins the show to play some of his favourite music. The Lyttelton superstar cut his musical teeth as a member of a church choir. His love of choral music has extended into other… Read more Audio
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Danyl McLauchlan: Silicon Valley's cult of tech utopianism
10:45 AM.Writer Danyl McLauchlan joins Susie to tackle life's big questions, ideas, and thinkers. This week he tackles TESCREAL, the acronym you may have seen pop up online over the past few months. Coined by… Read more Audio
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Ken Wylie: The guilt of surviving a deadly avalanche
10:05 AM.Ken Wylie was guiding climbers on British Columbia's remote La Traviata peak, when an avalanche came crashing down, burying him and 12 others. Seven people died that day in January 2003, but Ken… Read more Audio
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Antonia Murphy: The ethical pimp who inspired Madam
9:35 AM.In 2016 Antonia Murphy started a feminist escort agency in New Zealand called The Bach. It wasn't the career she planned, but after immigrating to New Zealand from America and raising a family her… Read more Audio
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David Finnigan: Scenes from the Climate Era
9:05 AM.Australian playwright David Finnigan is bringing Scenes from the Climate Era to Auckland next month. Set in the past, present and possible future, the show snaps between the absurd, the turbulent and… Read more Audio
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Norman Ohler: Nazis, drugs, and the CIA
8:35 AM.The little-known story of how Nazi experiments into psychedelics covertly influenced the CIA and shaped the foundation of America's war on drugs has been told in the new book by best-selling author… Read more Audio
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Lucy Jones on the "gnarly and hardcore" reality of motherhood
8:10 AM.When science writer Lucy Jones had a baby, she found herself in an unexpectedly frightening and lonely new world. In the new book Matrescence, She takes a deep dive into the profound psychological and… Read more Audio
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Kath Irvine: how to prune raspberries
11:40 AM.Organic gardener Kath Irvine joins the show to discuss pruning raspberries. Read more Audio
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David Nicholls: new novel from 'One Day' author
11:05 AM.Critically acclaimed British novelist and BAFTA-winning screenwriter Author David Nicholls speaks to Susie about his new book You Are Here. Read more Audio
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Lyndy McIntyre: The living wage movement
10:45 AM.Lyndy McIntyre's book Power to Win tells the story of the Living Wage Movement through the voices of workers, activists, leaders and allies. Read more Audio
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The Forgotten Queens of Egypt
10:05 AM.The story of Cleopatra has been immortalised in popular culture. Less talked about, is the fact that she was one of seven Cleopatras. Read more Audio
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Lisa Blair: 'I only have to think about eat, sleep, sail'
9:30 AM.Self-confidence is the most important asset when you're alone on treacherous seas, says world-record-holding solo sailor Lisa Blair. In May 2022, she became the fastest person in the world to… Read more Video, Audio
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Amor Towles: Table for Two
9:05 AM.Amor Towles, the best-selling author of A Gentleman in Moscow, has a new book of short stories Table for Two. Read more Audio
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Massey's fake animals win big
8:40 AM.Massey University's School of Veterinary Science have taken home an international prize for their work replacing live animals with models in the classroom. Read more Audio
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Easter Island 'ecocide' theory challenged
8:25 AM.Rapa Nui (Easter Island) is often used as an example of how overexploitation of limited resources can result in a catastrophic societal collapse. But new research from the Columbia Center for… Read more Audio
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Rob Watson: UK general election update
8:20 AM.Millions of UK voters will be heading to the polls in the coming week to cast their votes in the July 4th general election. Read more Audio
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That Biden-Trump US presidential debate
8:10 AM.Our US correspondent Caroline Malone discusses the implications of the latest Biden-Trump US presidential debate. Read more Audio
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Listener feedback
12:00 PM.Saturday morning listener feedback Audio