Interview
Idles' Joe Talbot: On facing pain
Ahead of their January 2025 NZ show, we're revisiting a conversation with Idle's frontman Joe Talbot. He's lived through more grief than most of us, yet in his conversation with Charlotte Ryan… Audio
C. Zukey: On creating music from grief
C. Zukey is a Canadian-born New Zealand alternative musician from Auckland with an incredible, heartbreaking story. His new album Stonefruut is inspired by some intense family experiences over the… Audio
Shepherds Reign: Polynesian heavy metal storytellers
The band’s Oliver Leupolu and Filiva’a James share the crowd reactions to their first metal gig in Samoa and the influence of church music on their songs. Audio
Dolly Parton: Fashion, fame and imposter syndrome
Dolly Parton on her first rock album, her love of clothes and the reason she questioned her place in the ’Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Audio
30 with Guyon Espiner | Trailer
Watch the trailer for 30 with Guyon Espiner - a brand new, in-depth interview show launching Wednesday 17 April. Video, Audio
Introducing: 30 with Guyon Espiner
30 with Guyon Espiner is an in-depth interview show featuring some of the most interesting and influential people in our world. Audio
Oprah interview promises 'personal revelations'
The hype machine is building around the airing of Oprah Winfrey's exclusive interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Slate writer Heather Schwedel says there is likely to be some intriguing… Audio
Girl Friday
Tony Stamp talks to Vera, lead singer of LA sub pop group Girl Friday, who's stuck in her hometown, Wellington. Audio
Dan Roberts: Capturing a mood in street style
The international fashion week circuit has become more like a circus than ever before. In this episode of My heels are killing me Sonia Sly chats to a Kiwi street-style photographer who shares the ins… Audio, Gallery
'Everything has to be unmistakably NOM*d'
NOM*d founder Margi Robertson talks about her iconic 30-year-old brand, the one thing she would save in a fire and why summer is a season that never feels quite right. Audio
Bridalwear chilled to perfection
Trish Peng is a designer who creates show-stopping wedding gowns. At last year's NZ Fashion Week her 25-metre long train broke a world record and this year she created a dress that had to be kept in… Audio
It's all in the editing
American journalist Katie Couric is facing criticism over creative editing of a current affairs story about guns. Audio
El Chapo & the Sean Penn interview - Alfredo Corchado Jiménez
The world's most wanted drug lord has been recaptured following a bloody shootout, and now faces extradition from Mexico, six months after his escape from prison. Audio
Interview with Dr Lori Leigh - Part One: The Winter's Tale
Dr Lori Leigh talks about her book Shakespeare and the Embodied Heroine, with particular reference to Paulina and 'The Winter's Tale'. Includes Paulina's monologue from Act 3, Scene 2 performed by… Audio
