Media
Television Critic: Linda Burgess
Today Linda talks to Jesse about The Tattooist of Auschwitz on Neon and Clarkson's Farm on Prime Video. Audio
Trading on - new deal saves local medical media
These are tough times for media - even those dedicated to covering big businesses and industries. After more than 20 years publishing health news and employing expert journalists, Barbara Fountain has…
Mediawatch for 26 May 2024
New Zealand's big awards for journalists were given out this week at a time when many are losing their jobs. Also - Mediawatch talks to an editor who has secured the future of two important medical… Audio
Super Size Me director Morgan Spurlock dies at 53
The 2004 documentary saw Spurlock live on a diet of McDonald's food for an entire month to test the health impact on his body.
RNZ wins Voyager Media Awards for journalism, innovation
RNZ journalists have been recognised for their "compelling storytelling" and "serious data wrangling" at this year's awards.
'Facebook probably knows I sell drugs': The risks of big data
Analysis - Young people trading recreational cannabis and MDMA on social media could face unintended consequences of their data being sold.
Midweek Mediawatch - Justice for Herbertville
Midweek Mediawatch: Hayden Donnell and Emile Donovan apologise poetically to a small Tararua seaside settlement inadvertently insulted by RNZ online. Also: Stuff launches crime podcasts you pay for -… Audio
Podcast Critic: Matt Heath
Today Matt Heath talks to Jesse about The Rest is History and Professor G. Audio
The Lost Boy podcast released
The disappearance of 11 years Mike Beckenridge and his stepfather John was initially thought to be a sad story of a murder suicide. Stuff journalist Michael Wright's podcast on the complex and… Audio
Australian cricketer Travis Head on the 2023 Ashes series
Australia's men's cricket team's triumphant tear in 2023 has been captured in a new documentary series, The Test. Audio
Paddy Gower to host RNZ King's Birthday special
The journalist and broadcaster will be making his solo radio hosting debut and is promising an upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling.
The Pre-Panel for 20 May 2024
Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Tom Riste-Smith joins to discuss "BBL Drizy" and whether AI art has become soo good even the pro's can't tell. Audio
Television Critic: Pratik Navani
Today Pratik talks to Jesse about The 3 Body Problem, ExMen '97 and Malcolm in the Middle. Audio
RNZ Podcast "Thrift" launched
RNZ podcast producer and presenter Katy Gosset has a brand new six part series about to launch all about saving money, making budgets go further and expert tips on fiscal responsibility. Audio
Baby Reindeer: How are we still talking about it?
Nearly 60 million people have watched Netflix show Baby Reindeer. Culture 101's Perlina Lau looks at why we're captivated by the story - and the aftermath.
Media oversight one-stop-shop stopped
A plan to update the system for regulating our media content has been running under the radar for years. Some agencies that do the job now have backed the move to one single body, but this week the… Video
Mediawatch for 19 May 2024
A long-running plan to reform the oversight of our media has come to a sudden halt; how public toilets suddenly became political this week. Audio
Playing Favourites with Dame Jane Campion
Dame Jane Campion talks to Susie Ferguson about the intense job of directing movies, her love of napping in the bush and losing a baby as she won international acclaim for her 1993 film The Piano. Audio
Singer Hollie Smith unveils her debut art exhibition
Many people will be familiar with the name Hollie Smith, she is one of the country's most successful music artists with three #1 debuting solo albums, and a slew of awards under her belt. But in… Audio
Joy Womack: the American ballerina who danced for Russia
At just fifteen years old Joy Womack left her family home in Texas and travelled to Moscow to follow her dream of becoming a Prima Ballerina at the world-renowned Bolshoi Ballet Company. In the face… Video, Audio
