Media
Podcast Tuesday: Pipeline: Left to Die & The Retrievals Season Two
In 2022, while making repairs to a undersea pipe off the coast of Trinidad, four professional divers got sucked hundreds of metres into a 76cm- wide pipe full of oil. The story of what happened next… Audio
NZIFF with Sarah McMullan
The New Zealand International Film Festival starts next week. Film critic Sarah McMullan is with Jim to talk about some of her favourites. Audio
Mediawatch: Media milking butter battle
Bitter battles over butter prices have led news bulletins, partly prompted by the finance minister's 'please explain' to Fonterra. But one editor says many in the media missed the point.
Bitter butter battle tops bulletins, Saudi sports cash
A bitter battle over the price of butter led news bulletins this week, prompting a 'please explain' from the finance minister to Fonterra. But did the media miss the main point? Also: pundits say Sky… Audio
John Moore: When photographs change the world
As the prestigious World Press Photo Exhibition opens in Auckland, we talk to veteran photographer and previous winner, John Moore. Audio
Hi Viz Manaaki: The story of our Maori Wardens
Maori Wardens have a long and proud history in Aotearoa providing advice, support and aroha to the communities they don't just serve - but help to build. Audio
The Pre-Panel for 25 July 2025
Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest to preview this evening's marlarky.
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Has Marvel got it's mojo back? The Fantastic Four: First Steps
The latest Marvel comic book adaption is The Fantastic Four: First Steps, it's out today and early reviews are glowing. Dom Corry tells Jesse what he thinks and looks at the I Know What You Did Last… Audio
AI and public submissions - What you need to know
Explainer - Submissions have been soaring for legislation, and AI is being used more and more. But what does that mean?
White House lashes out at 'South Park' Trump parody
In its season premiere, an episode featured an AI-generated version of the US president crawling naked through a desert.
Underutilised, or just a waste of time? A look at Youth MPs
Youth Parliament is there to give aspiring politicians a taste of a future career, but after three decades the value of the event is in question
The value of Youth MPs put under a question mark
Youth Parliament is there to give aspiring politicians a taste of a future career, but after three decades the value of the event is in question. Audio
Midweek - 3 for $1, screen sport shake-up, frenchification
Sky buys Three for $1. Also - a shake-up sport on screen, some commentary classics, the Frenchification of Emile Donovan - and was Wrexham FC in Welly a real thing? Audio
34 Jonathan Milne | Hiding from Nazis
Sixty years after the Battle of Crete, a Kiwi WWII veteran travelled back to Greece to find the family of the men who sheltered him from Nazi soldiers. Journalist Jonathan Milne chronicled their… Audio
Sky TV buys Three's network
Co-editor of Newsroom.co.nz and former head of 3 News Mark Jennings talks to Emile about what this will mean for our media landscape. Audio
Calling all grammar fans! We've got the interview for you
Grammarian Ellen Jovin discovered that when she set up a table outside a subway station in New York with a sign encouraging people to ask their grammar questions, it was a huge hit. She and her… Audio
Books Books Books: Some Helpful Models of Grief & Notes to John
Book reviewer Anna Rankin talks to Jesse about her recommendations, Some Helpful Models of Grief, from Compound Press, by Aotearoa writer and artist Hana Pera Aoake and Notes to John by Joan Didion. Audio
Drag Queen Spankie Jackzon selling winners sceptre to raise funds for arts project
The winner of season two of the 'Drag Race Down Under' television show has her sights set on a new sparkle - but at a great sacrifice. Drag Queen Spankie Jackzon spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Sky TV buys Discovery NZ for $1
Sky TV has agreed to fully acquire TV3 owner Discovery New Zealand for $1. Completion of the sale is expected on August the 1st. Spinoff founder and media commentator Duncan Grieve spoke to Ingrid… Audio
Telly Taster: Squid Games and Dexter: Resurrection
TV Critic Dominic Curry gives his hot takes on what he's been watching. Audio