Music

Today on the show Matua Harry has a theory on the effects of the Twilight saga on romantic relos, Waimirirangi shares a hot take on bacterial baby names, and So’omālō introduces us to the independent… Audio

Documentary maker Kent Belcher spent six years following Henry and Lewis De Jong, the brothers behind Alien Weaponry - since they were teenagers. Audio

Making and processing music is something unique to human brains, says Dr Sam Mehr. But why are we so attuned to rhythms, melodies and matching tones? Claire and Sam take a deep dive into the universal… Video, Audio

Tuari Potiki, the chair of the NZ Drug Foundation and the first Māori chairperson of New Zealand Needle Exchange, reflects on musician Martin Phillipps' legacy. Audio

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Simon Wilson & Jenni Giblin to discuss Tim Walz, Darleen Tana and the Southland choir supporting children into music. Audio

Peels of bells for your listening pleasure Audio

Making and processing music is something unique to human brains, says Dr Sam Mehr. But why are we so attuned to rhythms, melodies and matching tones? Claire and Sam take a deep dive into the universal… Audio

As we head towards the US election, we revisit a 2020 interview with Run The Jewels' Killer Mike (Michael Render), and EL-P (Jaime Meline) who spoke to Charlotte Ryan about US politics and how their… Audio

Professor Catherine Crock is the founder of Australia's Hush Foundation, which for the past 25 years has been commissioning and recording music by Australian composers to pipe into the wards, waiting… Video, Audio

Today on the show we reveal the recipe for the famous Olympic village chocolate muffins, So’omālō has a kōrero with actor and comedian (plus celeb treasure island winner) Chris Parker about the Winter… Audio

A born and bred Chatham Islander, from the largest island, Rēkohu, musician Ajay Peni can trace his hokopapa back to indigenous Moriori who first settled these islands. Audio

Ed McKnight studied singing at university, and worked for the Auckland Philharmonia for a couple of years. But then he changed careers and became an economist. He plays favourite tracks with RNZ… Video, Audio

Music from the world, for the world, with Sola Rosa, Césaria Évora, Dhafer Youssef, and nine piece Mongolian band, Anda Union. Audio

The death of Martin Phillipps was a shock, signing off a slice of our country's musical history. William Dart pays him tribute and we hear from Phillipps himself, in interview, from a quarter-century… Audio

The '90s indie rockers are back with their second album following a 15 year break, and have a lot to say about life online. Video, Audio