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The chilling story of Mr Asia
A new investigative podcast series from the NZ Herald delves into the rise and fall of one of New Zealand's most notorious criminal groups. Audio
Book review: Grand by Noelle McCarthy
Holly Walker reviews Grand by Noelle McCarthy, published Penguin Random House NZ Audio
Book Critic: Claire Mabey
Claire talks to Jesse about the new Lloyd Jones novel and Noelle McCarthy's memoir 'Grand'. She's also got a couple of online reads she wants to share as well. Audio
Noelle McCarthy: 'The idea that I'd be the same as my mother was just this cosmic joke'
"I'll be grand, girl, I've great faith," Noelle McCarthy's mother Carol told her just before she died. Raised in the Irish city of Cork, Noelle “ran away” to New Zealand as a young woman, but things… Audio
The Rising Road by Rachel O'Connor
With the shadow of war looming what does the future hold for Brigid and her beau Daniel in riot-torn Dublin circa 1912?
Told by Noelle McCarthy Audio
“She does break all the locks on the door to her soul” – author Elizabeth Knox on The Absolute Book
Elizabeth Knox talks to Noelle McCarthy about her most recent novel The Absolute Book. A highlight of the 2020 Word Christchurch Spring Festival. Audio
Big problems yes, but big opportunities too: NZ can make a difference to climate change, says James Cameron
Noelle McCarthy talks about the environment and environmental politics with film director James Cameron, and Dunedin's new Mayor, Aaron Hawkins. Recorded at Otago Museum. Audio
From plumbing his dreams to creating new technology, James Cameron’s deep-sea explorations mirror his approach to making movies
Noelle McCarthy talks with the film director James Cameron about his passion for exploring the natural world, and its connection to his career in cinema. This event was recorded at Otago Museum. Audio
The Rising Road - by Rachel O'Connor
With the shadow of war looming what does the future hold for Brigid and her beau Daniel in riot torn Dublin circa 1912. Audio
The Whale Baby - by Sarah Ell
Kitty, struggling with her life as a new settler in 1860's Canterbury is perplexed by a mysterious offering from the sea. Audio
Listener Feedback for Saturday Morning 15 June 2019
Noelle McCarthy reads listener feedback for 15 June 2019. Audio
Natalie Wynn (aka ContraPoints) - the 'Oscar Wilde of YouTube'
Natalie Wynn aka ContraPoints, is a youtube video essayist and political philosopher who seeks to examine, counter and play with internet culture. Her videos, which have gathered over 8 million views… Audio
Enda Walsh - stage adaptation of hit movie Once
Enda Walsh is a multi-award-winning Irish playwright. His work has been translated into over twenty languages and has been performed internationally since 1998. Walsh is the author of five Edinburgh… Audio
The pact of forgetting the years of Franco's dictatorship
Almudena Carracedo is an Emmy award-winning filmmaker. Born and raised in Madrid, she has built her career as an artist and filmmaker in the US. Her debut film Made in L.A, a feature-length… Audio
Ronnie van Hout - Artist behind new Auckland public art
This week, a work of public art called Boy Walking has taken its place in Potters Park in the suburb of Mt Eden in Auckland. It was made by New Zealand-born, internationally-acclaimed artist Ronnie… Audio
Toby Faber - The untold story of Faber & Faber publishing
Over the past 90 years, Faber & Faber's authors have included William Golding, TS Eliot, WH Auden, Sylvia Plath, Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney, Alan Bennett, PD James, John Carey, Kazuo Ishiguro… Audio
Nisa – the Wellington underwear brand employing former refugees
Former lawyer Elisha Watson first met refugee families as a volunteer. She bonded with some of the women over a shared love of sewing – then got the idea of creating an underwear company to employ… Audio
Louis Theroux: the TV version of me is semi-fictional
Famously unafraid of awkward moments, and incurably curious, filmmaker Louis Theroux has been making BAFTA award winning documentaries for over twenty years. He has specialised in immersing himself in… Audio
Listener Feedback for Saturday Morning 1 June 2019
Noelle McCarthy reads listener feedback for 1 June 2019. Audio