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2020: The lessons we've learned
The year's been dominated by Covid-19 - the lockdowns, the elbow bumps, our bubbles, the home office, hand santiser - genome sequencing, and the QR code.Now that we're nearly at the end of it, we… Audio
Story of the Day with Caitlin Cherry
Caitlin Cherry shares some of her favourites songs from the '70s. Audio
Substack - the platform that boomed under Covid-19
US news media took a beating from Covid-19 in 2020. Kiwi journalist and entrepreneur Hamish McKenzie runs a publishing platform-Substack - that boomed in 2020, giving journalists important audiences… Audio
2020: A year of social media justice, villains and vigilantes
In recent years social media has helped give a voice to survivors of abuse, but group mentalities are fickle. Jogai Bhatt looks back at a fraught year of social media justice.
Online learning: 'It opens up a world of possibilities'
There are hopes the online learning the pandemic forced on schools this year will permanently change the way many teachers work.
Podcast Critic Paul Bushnell
Paul Bushnell is talking today about two USA podcasts exploring different aspects of contemporary culture - history and tv drama - with very different levels of success. The Authority on His Dark… Audio
How Bizarre rises again on TikTok
The beloved track by OMC, aka Pauly Fuemana, is having a global resurgance 25 years after its release. Audio
Molly Jones podcast picks
Today Molly reviews the Netflix series The Big Film Buffet. Audio
'World first': Laws will force Google, Facebook to pay for news in Australia
New laws forcing tech giants Google and Facebook to pay news organisations for access to their journalism will be introduced to Parliament in Canberra today.
Loretta Ross: Callout and cancel culture don't serve social justice
There is a better way than shaming people for hateful or ignorant opinions, says Smith College Professor and feminist activist Loretta Ross. Audio
Three RNZ podcasts among Apple top-10 new Kiwi shows
White Silence, The Service and Aotearoa History Show have been ranked highly in Apple's top 10 new shows of 2020 for New Zealand.
Denise Garland's podcast picks
Denise reviews the ABC's Days Like These, Reply All from Gimlet Media and Brought to You By, from Business Insider. Audio
David Farrier on the conspiracy downfall of Lonely Lingerie
New Zealand fashion label Lonely Lingerie has been worn by Hollywood stars and its expensive creations have developed a cult following in fashion circles. But now the couple behind Lonely seem to have… Audio
Virtual Pasifika museum aims to share cultural heritage
A new virtual museum aims to open up cultural heritage across the Pacific. The pilot digital museum contains over 60,000 digitised items from across the region gathered from collections around the… Audio
Public researcher calling for online alcohol sales overhaul
A public health researcher is calling for an urgent overhaul in the way alcohol is sold online.
New research shows that online alcohol delivery services used during the Covid-19 lockdown in March… Audio
Public servants told to stop dodging paywalls
Bernard Hickey, who writes about economics, business and politics at The Kaka, speaks to The Panel. Audio
Calls for gamers to be protected
Senior psychology lecturer at Massey University Dr Aaron Drummond is calling for video gamers to be protected as addiction increases. His research has found 45 percent of games analysed meet the… Audio
Ellie Jay's podcast picks
Critic Ellie Jay reviews Bed of Lies, Pin Drop and I Saw What You Did. Audio
Australian online data breach may affect thousands of NZers
Thousands of New Zealanders may have been caught up in a massive online data breach connected to Nitro PDF software.
Dodgy digital election ads: Does the watchdog need teeth?
The election was done and dusted weeks ago, but this week the advertising watchdog ruled another online election campaign ad was misleading. Mediawatch asks the Advertising Standards Authority: is the… Audio
