Features

This week on The 9th Floor Mike Moore discusses his short stint as Prime Minister in 1990, followed by his miraculous near-comeback in 1993. Video, Audio, Gallery

As well as being cute, short nosed dogs like pugs and bulldogs are notorious for their health problems.  Audio, Gallery

Star American mezzo Michelle DeYoung sings Elgar's Sea Pictures, and the orchestra visits the outer Hebrides and the Swiss Alps.

Simon Morris reviews the Oscar-winning Iranian film The Salesman, the wildly popular Lego Batman Movie and previews the New Zealand Film Festival's Autumn events. Video, Audio

As a father of 5 who embraces laziness and the middle age spread that comes with that, Jim Gaffigan was destined to be a comedian. Video, Audio

The squatting movement is a neglected chapter in the history of European and North American cities, according to a new book. Audio, Gallery

The Coastwatchers were small groups of men posted to New Zealand's subantarctic islands during the World War II to watch for enemy shipping. Audio, Gallery

“The terrifying reality is everything is chaos and no one is really in control of anyone or anything” says Joshua Tillman, better known as Father John Misty. So why has he called his new album Pure Comedy? asks Nick Bollinger. Audio

Lynda Chanwai-Earle investigates what we mean by hate speech and hate crime and asks if policing it would have a negative impact upon free speech. Audio

From teaching maths to British teens to being an acclaimed stand-up comedian, Romesh Ranganathan says following his comedy aspirations has not always been easy. Video, Audio

Niue's rugby league coach is hoping that more players with Niuean heritage will be discovered now that an Emerging Nations World Championship has been confirmed.

Eleven Pacific nations hope that new measures will help to conserve whales in the region's waters. Audio

Microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles explores the looming crisis of antibiotic resistance and how it will impact New Zealand in a new book. Audio

In this podcast, My Heels Are Killing Me, meets a pair of fashion designers making use of the stuff we throw away. Audio

Christian Picciolini was a founding member of a neo-Nazi skinhead gang but after seven years he left and now helps others leave far-right hate groups in the US and Europe. Audio

Listen to interviews and stunning performances from the finalists of this year's National Concerto Competition.

What does the right to freedom of speech really entitle us to? The Wireless mulls it over with University of Auckland academic Kathy Smits.

A University of Southern California psychologist is using virtual reality to treat deeply ingrained fears - a technique showing benefits for soldiers with PTSD. Video, Audio

Syd Barrett was a founding member of Pink Floyd, the lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter in the band's early years. He died a virtual recluse in 2006. Video, Audio

Students at Victoria University tell The Wireless home ownership is unlikely to happen any time soon - if at all.

The author of a children’s book which explains the Christchurch rebuild is fundraising to have more copies printed after the first 1000 sold out in weeks. Audio

A controversial visit by Australia's prime minister to Papua New Guinea has shed little light on how the hundreds of refugees stuck on Manus Island will be resettled.

Ahead of a rare acoustic tour, rock singer Jon Toogood invites us into the home he shares with his wife and young child to find out how he's stripping back the layers of Shihad's biggest songs. Audio

Dunedin designer Jane Avery makes clothing out of wild rabbit fur and she's on a mission to take her Lapin label to the world. Audio, Gallery