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Why optimists cause nothing but trouble. Writer Ariel Leve describes herself as a confirmed pessimist and chronic worrier. Audio

Travel writer and author Sara Wheeler takes us to world's magnetic north and explains what it's like to herd reindeer and smash through the Arctic Ocean. Her latest book is The Magnetic North. Audio

Felix Francis, the son of the crime thriller-writer phenomenon that is Dick Francis, now author of more than 40 novels. Felix Francis has co-authored three of the books and is set to take over a… Audio

Carl William Doy, ONZM (born Camberley, Surrey, England) is a pianist, composer and arranger. One of New Zealand's most successful musicians, Carl is probably best known for his multi-platinum selling… Audio

US author of the Cross-Stitch series, latest book is 'An Echo in the Bone'. Audio

The Australian comedian and satirist and author of Handling Edna, an unauthorized, scandalous biography written by the man who really does know her best. Handling Edna is published by Hachette. Audio

Veteran MP Sue Bradford looks back on her life and times as she prepares to bow out of parliament. Audio

The former investment banker turned nun, who predicted the banking crash. Audio

A Veteran UK diplomat and former Conservative politician, he was the last British governor of Hong Kong, former member of European Commission and head of Conservative party in UK. Lord Patten of… Audio

British writer and broadcaster best known for her book, Eat, Shoots and Leaves, has a new book out: Get Her Off the Pitch about her four years as a sports columnist. Audio

Rick has been at the forefront of NZ blues and soul for 30 years, and is still going strong. Primarily a singer, he also plays the jug, washboard, and saxophone. He's a founding member of the Windy… Audio

Former head of NZ's second largest wine company, Nobilo Wines, which was established by his father in 1943. He has now set up a tiny boutique vineyard, Vinoptima. Audio

Why it takes a village to raise a child? Sarah Blaffer Hrdy says humans have evolved to be cooperative breeders, and this has informed the way human personality traits have evolved. Audio

Chris Watson is a sound recordist who has worked on numerous films and David Attenborough nature documentaries. He finds music in the sounds of things as diverse and unexpected as ants walking… Audio

She is the wife of a notorious serial killer at the centre of Melbourne's gang wars dramatised on the hit series Underbelly. Audio

Founder and Director of Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, University of Chicago. John T Cacioppa's research examines how personal relationships get under the skin to affect social… Audio

Rob is a former investment banker and one of 30 international founders of the Copenhagen Climate Council, which aims to pressure political leaders to seal a new climate change treaty to succeed the… Audio

Former UK tabloid journalist who has dished the dirt on Fleet Street tactics on"getting the story"in his recently published book"Dog Eat Dog: Confessions of a tabloid journalist". Audio

Owen Lovejoy is the lead analyst on the team that discovered and examined 'Ardi', the oldest skeleton of a human ancestor ever found. Audio

Jessica Le Bas shares the story of her young daughter's journey through the world of mental health care in her new book of poetry"Walking to Africa". Audio

Marc is an animal ethologist and ethicist; he's in NZ for the 20th NZ Companion Animal Conference. He's given the keynote address 'Inside Animal Minds' - he believes animals have emotions and moral… Audio

Author of 'What I Thought I Knew'. Audio

Professor Michael Walker has done research into magnetic fields and how animals and fish use them to navigate their way around the world. Audio

Annie Coates has worked in the Wellington community for many years. Earlier this year she gained the acknowledgement of the Prime Ministers Social Hero awards. This replaces the advertised feature… Audio