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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
Podcast Critic: Katy Atkin
Katy Atkin reviews Coming Home by the Spinoff and Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen. Audio
Tech sector revenue increases by almost $1b
New Zealand's tech sector has defied the economic downturn unleashed by the Covid-19 pandemic with strong revenue, export, labour and investment growth.
The Outliers | Episode 20: Nah Zone
Nah Zone is a music community in Auckland which was started by Jonique Purcell. Nah Zone includes events and content that covers local brown creative communities in New Zealand. Video
Struggling ministry spends $5m to update laptops
A ministry hamstrung during the Covid lockdown by its lack of up-to-date laptops has spent almost $5 million buying new ones and the means to run them.
Audit reveals new tech tools in police's digital armoury
A police stocktake triggered by a controversial trial of facial recognition technology has revealed what law enforcement is adding to its digital armoury.
