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US filmmaker Ava Duvernay’s new film Origin is based on the New York Times bestselling book Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson, she joined Culture 101 to talk about the film. Video, Audio

At the age of 29, New Yorker Carrie Sun bagged a top job at a top Wall Street hedge fund. But as the demands of the job took a toll on her physical and mental health, Sun began to question everything she had worked for. Audio

Abdul Samad Haidari became a refugee at the age of 10. Poetry has been a way for him to cope with the trauma and to turn it into empowerment. His second book of poetry was launched recently at Unity Books in Pōneke Wellington.   Audio

Anglican Priest and manukura Dr Hirini Kaa shared his favourite whakataukī, all about celebrating children finding their way. Audio

LISTEN: Beyoncé's glorious new Cowboy Carter album may well be this year's most startling release. William Dart checks out Queen Bey's take on country music that has already caused tremors in more conservative Nashville circles. Audio

The Migrant Heritage Trust,helps bridge the cultural gap for Indian diaspora living here by promoting Indian arts. They recently invited acclaimed classical musician Pandit Anand Bhate who toured the country. Audio

On Saturday night, Posh, Scary, Baby, Ginger and Sporty Spice came together to celebrate Victoria Beckham's 50th birthday in London.

Lacking technical skills in the beginning, the band had to experiment and get creative. That's stood them in good stead, the Portland, Oregon band's frontman says. Audio

The RBNZ recently said it was investigating government-backed digital currency. So is this the death of paper money? Veteran financial journalist Liam Dann joined Saturday Morning to discuss. Audio

Intimacy coordination is about righting a "huge power imbalance" in the screen industry, a top practitioner says. Audio

The incredible story of Phyllis "Pippa" Latour, who was an undercover spy during World War II, is being retold by an award-winning New Zealand producer. Audio

A Dutch architect is harnessing the rising seas as the basis for an architectural revolution. He tells RNZ's Sunday Morning why it might just be the wave of the future. Audio

30 years after the debut album by New York rapper Nas, Kiwis pay tribute to a rap classic. Audio

Run out of stuff to watch? Join us as we excavate the streamers' back catalogues for the shows we might have missed. This week: Odd Taxi.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Elizabeth Kolbert calls for urgent climate action in her new essay collection H Is for Hope. Audio

WATCH - Tāne Houston takes Country Life for a walk along a trap line to reset bait and forage. Video, Audio

Robin Campbell - founding member of UB40 - is excited to play a mix of classics and new songs at the British band's two NZ shows this October Audio

Louise Wallace’s simmering rural story Ash is a book that rewards the reader who lingers, writes Anna Scaife.

This delightful treat from Martin Bosley combines the richness of dark chocolate with warming ginger spice. 

Psychedelic rock band the Dandy Warhols have been making music for 30 years, but they still only feel "pressure to blow our own minds", their frontman says. On Monday, they will perform live at Auckland's Powerstation. Audio

Ahead of the new documentary The Lie, the lead detective in the Grace Millane murder trial speaks to Susie Ferguson. Audio

Evie the Friesian cow has been Supreme Champion Holstein at the NZ A&P Agricultural Show for two years running. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes meets the farmer behind the champion. Audio

Looking ahead to ANZAC Day this week, with hymns including Abide with me and Shirley Murray’s Honour the dead. Audio

"Accidental botanist" Peter Langlands has written a guide to over 250 wild food sources around Aotearoa. Audio