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Catherine Raven: an unexpected friendship with a fox
Catherine Raven lives in a remote mountain valley in Montana. She has lived more or less alone since leaving a troubled home aged 15. She was a National Park ranger for 20 years, and gained a PhD in… Audio
Book Critic: Anna Rankin
Today Anna reviews a book by Jacqueline Rose called On Violence and On Violence Against Women. It's been described as an insightful, provocative study of violence against women from the peerless… Audio
Book review People Like Them by Samira Sedira
Jenna Todd of Time Out Bookstore reviews People Like Them by Samira Sedira, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
Attitudes to Insects in Aotearoa
Lyttleton writer and artist, Lily Duval has just been given a research grant to develop her project Six-legged Ghosts: Stories of the Insects of Aotearoa. Audio
Book review: Melt by Ele Fountain
Joanna Ludbrook from Chicken and Frog books in Featherston reviews Melt by Ele Fountain, published by Allen and Unwin Audio
An angler and a surfer on the rivers, riptides & roads of New Zealand
Angler Dougal Rillstone and surfer Derek Morrison talk to fellow explorer Bruce Ansley about their love for the wild places of Aotearoa. Audio
Jenny Lawson: Laughing in the face of mental illness
New York Times bestselling author and Twitter sensation Jenny Lawson suffers from depression and anxiety - not to mention coming from a family with a history of dementia. But instead of hiding her… Audio
Book review: Count the Ways by Joyce Maynard
Jane Westaway reviews Count the Ways by Joyce Maynard, published by Harper Collins Audio
Book review: A Good Winter by Gigi Fenster
Anne Else reviews A Good Winter by Gigi Fenster, published by Text Publishing. Audio
Bookmarks with Rosie Collins
Economist Rosie Collins is trying to make her line of work a bit more fun for people. She used stand up comedy as a way to improve her communication skills and inject humour into the world of… Audio
Afternoons Quiz Robert Kelly
RNZ producer and onetime bookseller Robert Kelly presents his weekly quiz. Audio
Which fruit are you? A personality quiz to help you cope with being cooped up
Sometimes it's hard to understand the way other people behave - especially when you're all cooped up together. To the rescue comes a quick quiz about behaviour preferences. Business coach Lynne… Audio
Book Critic: Catherine Robertson
Catherine reviews Guarded by Dragons: Encounters with Rare Books and Rare People by Rick Gekoski, My Mess is a Bit of a Life: Adventures in Anxiety by Georgia Pritchett, and the Chief Inspector… Audio
The power of the 'nudge' to motivate people
There are carrots and sticks to motivate someone to do something they should. And then there's the nudge. Behavioural economist Richard Thaler tells Jesse that people can be nudged in the right… Audio
Book review: The Pink Jumpsuit by Emma Neale
Anna Jackson-Scott reviews The Pink Jumpsuit by Emma Neale, published by Quentin Wilson Publishing Audio
Peter Laurenson: Connection to Khumbu
Peter Laurenson is a keen tramper, climber and photographer who has spent three decades maintaining a special connection with the Khumbu region - the gateway to Mount Everest. He first visited the… Audio, Gallery
There are 800 Māori with PhDs, so why are there only five Māori HoDs other than in Māori Studies?
Prof. Jacinta Ruru talks with fellow Māori academics about being Māori in a university. A highlight of 2021's Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival. Audio
Lying blind: hiding vision loss in plain sight
James Tate Hill lost nearly all his sight as a teenager to a rare condition called Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy. By the time he was 16, he was legally blind. But he could still pass for… Audio
Toby Morris on the beauty and power of comics
Award-winning Kiwi cartoonist Toby Morris tells Kim Hill working on his latest book Dad Man Walking was "a bit of a reprieve" from his regular gig illustrating Covid-19 explainers for the World Health… Audio, Gallery
Book review - Steve Hansen: The Legacy by Gregor Paul
Harry Broad reviews Steve Hansen: The Legacy by Gregor Paul, published by HarperCollins NZ. Audio
