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Playing Favourites with Carmel McGlone
Carmel McGlone has been working on stage, in films and in television for more than 40 years - you may remember her from Wellington Paranormal, from TV's Marching Girls or when she ran around… Audio
Imran Ahmed: Countering the online hate fuelling UK riots
Almost 500 arrests have been made in connection with the eruption of far-right violence this week following the killing of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, in the… Audio
The tradwife influence
These 'traditional' influencers don't talk about politics, but all the markers of conservative ideologies are there Audio
Te Pāti Māori boycott NZ Herald over Hobson's Pledge ad
Te Pāti Māori has announced a boycott of the NZ Herald after the newspaper ran a front-page advert for Don Brash-led lobby group Hobson's Pledge.
Māori reporters call on NZME to review advertising standards
A front-page Hobson's Pledge advertisement in The New Zealand Herald is misleading and inflammatory, Māori journalists say, but the newspaper says it is clearly marked as an ad.
Rage-baiting big business on social media
We've all been guilty of doom scrolling on social media, but a new Tik Tok trend might not leave you quite so passive. Jogai Bhatt spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Business to offer AI cameras for front of buses
A US company that puts AI-enabled cameras on the front of buses to try to stop cars from blocking bus stops has entered the New Zealand market.
Bringing data back to the long white cloud
Fears that New Zealanders are losing control of their private information are behind moves to improve data sovereignty Audio
Rage-bait influencers are profiting off your anger
It's staged interactions and storytimes, disgusting cooking videos, and mistakes that, frankly, just piss people off.
Richard Pearce flies again
Did Canterbury farmer Richard Pearce beat the Wright Brothers in 1903? Audio
CrowdStrike reveals 'very embarrassing' mistake behind global meltdown
Experts say first-year programming students are taught how to avoid the problem that caused the largest IT outage in history.
Tech with Bill Bennett
Technology journalist Bill Bennett talks to Paddy about what's going on in the tech world. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - AI, the IOC & an AGM
Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Nights. This week Colin Peacock talked to Todd Zaner about reactions to the revelation the Herald used artificial intelligence to write… Audio
Feature interview: Dr Matt Beane
See one, do one, teach one. This is the way so many of us learned how to do our jobs through mentorships, apprenticeships and other on-the-job training schemes. But AI and robotics are changing the… Audio
Bookmarks with Justin Flitter
Justin has had his finger on the pulse of technological advancement in New Zealand for over two decades now. In 2016 he founded NewZealand.AI to help businesses understand and incorporate the… Audio
Podcast Critic: Adam Burns
Today Adam reviews two podcasts. He looks at Sportscafe-ish, which sees the return of a New Zealand sports television icon. And he chats with Jesse about Transmissions, the definitive story of Joy… Audio
Concern rise of biometrics infringes on privacy
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has received 250 submissions on its draft code of biometrics practice.
31 Heather du Plessis-Allan | Locked Down, Left Behind
Struck by the disconnect between Wellington bureaucrats and frustrated Aucklanders stuck in Covid lockdown, Heather du-Plessis Allan held the country’s leaders to account in tenacious style. Audio
Does scrolling before bed affect your sleep?
Shut-eye latency can be caused by using technology, says Kate Bartel, a sleep researcher with Flinders University.
The Panel with Kathryn Graham and Dean Hall (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Kathryn Graham & Dean Hall discuss what is happening in the stock market, and how misinformation about Algerian boxer Imane Khelif spread so… Audio