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Ill-equipped isolators place strain on Great Barrier Island
Great Barrier Island sounds like the ideal place to isolate during the lockdown but resident Tom Daly, who lives there with his wife and three kids, says some people have arrived on the island… Audio
Dragging yourself out of the dark realms of the internet
Caleb Cain got lost in an internet world of white supremacism. What happened to get him to make such a radical u-turn that he's now preaching from the other side of the page? Audio
Podcasts to survive the Pandemic
Katy Atkin reviews Best Friends, How Did This Get Made? Take Me There, Urgent Care and Entry Level. Audio
Video chats: Technology saves teacher locked down in Milan
Stay connected, set boundaries and acknowledge there will be highs and lows, says a New Zealander who's been in lockdown in Italy for a month.
Internet and phone services feel the heat
People working from home who might be worried whether their broadband and phone networks will cope during the four week lockdown are being given reassurances by providers. We talk Geoff Thorn is the… Audio
Technology and your home office
Just about anyone who's still working, is working from home. We look at the social and technical issues behind the big shift to your new "office". Audio
The streamer at the heart of the esports chess boom
Following in the footsteps of esport stars playing games like Fortnite in front of thousands of adoring fans, full-time chess streamer Alexandra Botez is at the forefront of the revolution that is… Audio
Why Facebook has been blocking Covid19 news stories
Facebook's attempts to control fake news around Covid has lead to it also rejecting legitimate news stories. Tech commentator Paul Brislen explains what might have gone wrong. Audio
Ellie Jay's podcast picks
Time to talk Podcasts - reviewer Ellie Jay joins the show to discuss the podcasts Dead Eyes, The Conversation and Call your girfriend. Audio
Calling Home: Kim Brice in Bangkok
Nelsonian Kim Brice moved to Bangkok in 2017 when he and his Thai partner Gap and their cat Milo returned to Gap's homeland so he could help his mother run their family restaurant. He's Calling Home… Audio
Steven Levy on Facebook's inside story
Every month, 2.5 billion people use the largest social network in the world, Facebook. Wired's editor at large Steven Levy is granted unprecedented access to Mark Zuckerberg and other key players to… Audio
Podcast Critic: Paul Bushnell
Today's podcast picks are focused on story-telling, and Paul Bushnell's beginning with one which listeners may have heard about on Afternoons last week. Audio
Loot boxes - a door to gambling for gamers
Loot Boxes are the video version of bubble gum cards - you buy them while gaming, without knowing what prize you're going to get. But critics say they're opening a door for children to gamble. Audio
Musician Frank Turner on the stories of 'No Man's Land'
English folk-punk singer Frank Turner's about to come back to New Zealand next month, and he's just put out his eighth studio album, No Man's Land, which is entirely made up of the stories of… Audio
The Evolving E-commerce Wars
Trade Me has been our favourite online marketplace for nearly two decades, but serious competition is on the way. Peter Griffin looks at our e-commerce options. Audio
Story of the Day for 5 March 2020
Bernie Bros. This a nick-name that was created for a particular section of Bernie Sanders supporters - who are white young males who passionately defend and support Sanders online. Audio
Denise Garland's podcast picks
Denise reviews Cautionary Tales, The Other Latif and Ladies We Need to Talk. Audio
America's biggest art heist
Thirty years ago this month, two thieves impersonating police officers got into Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. 81 minutes later they left with 13 paintings worth US$500 million. Audio
The philosopher whose thoughts are being cancelled
Is Peter Singer one of the world's most influential philosophers, or an intellectual pariah? Audio
Sad songs say so much
Researchers at the University of Exeter analysed the lyrics of more than 15,000 songs published between 1965 and 2015 and found that popular songs are getting sadder. Dr. Charlotte Brand was one of… Audio