Podcast

Our podcast reviewer Evie Ashton goes down the bigfoot rabbit hole. Audio

Thirty years ago, the company then-known as Telecom sent out some corporate Christmas cards. But recipients got a surprise when they opened them. Audio

Since launching in April 2019, The Detail podcast has run over 1,000 episodes. The team recap some of their favourites.

Actress and producer Teuila Blakely reveals how the music of Beethoven sustained her in the face of prejudice and racism. Audio

Musician Morgan Leary discusses the influence of the famous British composer, Edward Elgar, on her musical development and with NZSO cellist Elizabeth Patchett revisits Jacqueline du Pre's stunning… Audio

Natural disasters, economic turmoil, and injustices in the justice system - The Detail recaps the big stories from this year. Audio

Legendary Split Enz keyboardist Eddie Rayner explains the genesis of ENZSO, a musical collaboration between the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and a roster of well known singers performing new… Audio

Celebrated actor, director and acting coach Miranda Harcourt explores her sense of connection with Symphonie Fantastique by French composer Hector Berlioz, and NZSO bassoonist David Angus gives an… Audio

Year 12 music student Emma Dias explains her connection with the Passacaglia For Violin and Viola by Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen and describes how she was introduced to the piece by her violin… Audio

Actor Karen O Leary explains her connection with Peter and the Wolf - a beloved piece of music written originally for children, while NZSO flutist Bridget Douglas explains the challenges that come… Audio

Rock and roll star turned musicologist Graeme Downes gives a masterful breakdown of the enduring brilliance of Schubert's Symphony #9 in C major, and why it’s had a hold on his heart all these years… Audio

One of Aotearoa's legendary performers, opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, describes the complicated feelings of homesickness stirred in her by Elgar's "Nimrod" while NZSO cellist Brigid O'Meeghan… Audio

Journalist John Campbell's latest podcast premieres on Labour Day on TVNZ. From Egmont to Taranaki "is a personal story of Pakeha me. Who didn't know what I didn't know, until I began discovering it."

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

A cheating scandal has rocked the chess world, but it's just the latest in a long list of sports cheats. Audio