Podcasts
Podcast Critic: Paul Bushnell
RNZ's Paul Bushnell is in to talk about drama podcasts, and has three recommendations of gritty, gripping audio series to listen to. Audio
Podcast Critic: Alix Higby
Alix reviews her top two recent podcast picks - The Drop Out and BROKEN: Jeffrey Epstein and previews two she's heard about it Dolly Parton's America and Patient Zero. Audio
The Aotearoa History Show webseries
The government's recent announcement that NZ history will be have to be taught in school, addresses the anomaly that saw this country one of few in the world that hasn't had its own history as a… Audio
Professor Cal Newport: Living better with less technology
Cal Newport's latest book Digital Minimalism calls out our enslavement to digital devices. He explains why there is nothing natural about the engineered behaviour of checking your phone every five… Audio
Snowball: ABC podcast about falling victim to a con-artist
In the year 2006, Greg Wards was a Kiwi expat living it up on his big OE in London. One night he went to a house party and met an American woman. Audio
Katy Atkin: Of Giants and Men
Podcast critic Katy Atkin reviews two podcasts for us today. Room 20-LA - about a search for a man's identity and Land of the Giants - a behind the scenes look at the rise of Amazon. More Audio
Podcast critic Katy Atkin
Katy Atkin reviews two podcasts for us today - CARRIER - Q Code and Spectacular Failures. Audio
'Reply All': tech mysteries
For some reason Ben can't listen to one of his favourite podcasts, 99% Invisible with Roman Mars, on the car stereo of his Mazda. But why?! We play some of 'The Roman Mars Mazda Virus', episode 140 of… Audio
Eating Fried Chicken in the Shower: Marilyn Waring
Author, economist and recovering politician Marilyn Waring talks to host James Nokise about activism, feminism and the etiquette of eating fried dumplings.
Nancy Atkinson: The story behind the Apollo programme
Writer Nancy Atkinson talks to Jim about her latest book, Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions, which features the untold stories of engineers and scientists behind the Apollo… Audio
Katy Atkin: Podcast reviews
Katy Atkin reviews Gangster Capitalism and, as it's school holidays - two podcasts for the kids - Overheard and Two Princes. Audio
'The Shrink Next Door': meet the neighbours
Doctor: patient, lawyer: client- there are some special relationships where we trust a professional to do the right thing and to act in our best interests at all times. The relationship between a… Audio
Critic: Podcasts with Richard Scott
Podcast critic Richard Scott reviews The Shrink Next Door and Have You Heard George's Podcast with Jesse. He also mentions True Crime New Zealand, a new locally produced show scaling the podcast… Audio
Death: a podcast about love, grief and hope
Eight years ago, long-time journalist and Newshub managing editor Mark Longley's daughter Emily was murdered, aged just 17. Audio
Critic: Katy Atkin Podcast Picks
Katy reviews two podcasts today - This Land - Crooked Media and Death: a podcast about love, grief and hope. Audio
Brexitcast: Behind-the-scenes Brexit
Listener Janet emailed pods@rnz.co.nz about Brexitcast, a show she's got addicted to that features some top BBC journalists explaining what's going on with Brexit. As Janet writes "... it's very… Audio
'Adrift': overthinkers unite!
In 'Adrift', serial overthinker Geoff Lloyd and co-host and confidante Annabel Port pick over their listeners' social dilemmas and stories about their failed interactions with other human beings. The… Audio
Podcast chat with Katy Atkin
Katy previews two podcasts today - Running with the Cops and Against the Rules. Audio
Homeless in Googleville: 'The Intersection'
'The Intersection' camps out on a street corner in Silicon Valley, close to Google's HQ, to meet the tech workers living in camper vans. We play some of 'Homeless in Googleville' from Season 2 of 'The… Audio
