All episodes
Thursday, 9 November 2017
- 1:11 Mitch James in session
- 1:20 Conservation mine ban Kevin Hague
- 1:31 Social anxiety: advice from Doctor Know
- 1:38 Jean Balchin: scholarship, science and tackling stigma
- 1:48 Great album
- 2:08 Theatre Critic - Genevieve McClean
- 2:16 Social economics with Dr Jess Berentson Shaw
- 2:30 Matawhero and the New Zealand Wars
- 3:09 Short Story Club
- 3:24 Tell me about your thesis
- 9:06 The New Zealand fossil revolution
Wednesday, 8 November 2017
- 1:16 Environmentally-friendly farming
- 1:27 Colouring-in: Not just a fad
- 1:34 Mascara brand eyes a better world
- 1:40 Sound Archives: A slice of 1972 life
- 1:52 Great album
- 2:08 Music critic - Simon Sweetman
- 2:23 Bookmarks: Traci Houpapa
- 3:08 NZ tech killing mongooses in Hawaii
Tuesday, 7 November 2017
- 1:15 Winston Peters is taking legal action
- 1:22 Our hottest years
- 1:27 Isabel Dedring - how Auckland transport can learn from London
- 1:40 The rise and rise of comic book movies
- 1:50 Great album
- 2:09 Writers' Residencies
- 2:16 World's best break up songs
- 3:08 The biology of altruism
- 9:06 The New Zealand fossil revolution
Monday, 6 November 2017
- 1:15 The health of the Manus Island detainees
- 1:24 Bonnie Crawshaw McLean: empowering young women
- 1:35 Climate Love
- 1:40 Hidden Figures - Lillian Grace
- 1:45 Great album - Al Green
- 2:10 Television Critic Alex Casey
- 2:20 Project Cookie Monster
- 2:30 Dr Helen Sword on writing
- 3:10 Happiness is other people
- 3:30 New government, new faces – our ethnic MPs
Friday, 3 November 2017
- 1:15 The Port Hills fire: nine months on
- 1:20 How to be a boss
- 1:35 New centre for questions about life the universe and everything
- 1:45 Great album: Tiger Lily - Natalie Merchant
- 2:10 Film Review with Richard Swainson
- 2:20 Destination Playgrounds: are they worth it?
- 2:25 NZ Live - The Beths
- 3:05 Lost Preview
- 3:10 Food with Mark Southon
- 3:20 Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: Cook's Scurvy Grass
- 3:40 Music with Alex Behan
Thursday, 2 November 2017
- 1:17 Tensions ahead of Tonga vs Samoa rugby league match
- 1:26 Te Awa cycle bridge opens
- 1:36 Stuart Julian invented an avalanche breathing device
- 1:43 Great album
- 2:09 Roger Hall on NZ Theatre Month
- 2:16 Mary Holm on mortgages
- 3:08 Short Story Club 2 November
- 3:23 Tell me about your thesis
Wednesday, 1 November 2017
- 1:10 First song: Lord Echo
- 1:19 New Government to scrap three strikes law
- 1:27 Laurie Winkless: the physicist-turned-science writer
- 1:34 March of the Pramazons
- 1:40 Sound Archives: Fireworks displays
- 1:51 Great album
- 2:09 Bic Runga: 20th anniversary of Drive
- 2:17 Bookmarks with Pete Rainey
- 3:09 The Life Project
Tuesday, 31 October 2017
- 1:10 First song: Nathan Brown live
- 1:20 Kwitchatown: Whitebaiters paradise
- 1:28 Reinventing the childhood Annual
- 1:38 The art and science of composting toilets
- 1:50 Great album
- 2:09 The little libertarian house on the prairie
- 2:22 Rachmaninov with Joyce Yang
- 3:10 The Life of Michael Hutchence
Monday, 30 October 2017
- 1:10 First song: Peter Pan
- 1:20 Combatting Doctor Stress
- 1:31 Aunty to the homeless
- 1:40 Hidden Figures
- 1:44 Great album: Listen Without Prejudice
- 2:08 Television Critic Melenie Parkes
- 2:19 Twilight love for elderly Takahē
- 2:28 Talking honestly about teens and sex
- 3:10 The long recovery from a stroke
- 3:30 The Brown Elephant - what did Lili say to Trump?
Friday, 27 October 2017
- 1:14 JFK Files
- 1:19 Commemorating the New Zealand wars
- 1:27 Are women better sleepers?
- 1:37 Matilda Rice: being an Instagram celebrity
- 1:43 Great album: Twenty One Pilots, Blurry Face
- 2:08 Film Review with Richard Swainson
- 2:24 NZ Live Julia Deans: Unplugged
- 3:08 Spring Food with Julie Biuso
- 3:19 Spring Wines with Yvonne Lorkin
- 3:24 Critter of the Week The South Island lichen moth
Thursday, 26 October 2017
- 1:16 The government's planting plan
- 1:30 The politics of love
- 1:40 Keeping kororā safe in the city
- 1:49 Great album
- 2:08 Theatre Critic Pinky Agnew
- 2:15 Economics with Shamubeel Eaqub
- 2:32 The history of Catholicism in NZ
- 3:08 Short Story Club October 26
- 3:22 Tell me about your thesis
Wednesday, 25 October 2017
- 1:15 The new government's focus
- 1:24 New ministers
- 1:37 Women and cities
- 1:43 Great album
- 2:10 Music critic - Dianne Swann
- 2:22 Bookmarks with Whitcoulls' Head of Books Joan McKenzie
- 3:09 Thanks Obama: by his speechwriter David Litt
Tuesday, 24 October 2017
- 1:15 Labour's coalition deals
- 1:23 Exercising to help beat cancer
- 1:34 Teen piano prodigy Ashani Waidyatillake
- 1:43 Dan Slevin on the Soap Opera Effect
- 1:51 Great album: Diamond Life
- 2:10 Book critic Catherine Robertson
- 2:19 Marcus Powell: From Blindspott to inspiring youth
- 3:10 'Poems are made to be read, they’re acts of communication'
Friday, 20 October 2017
- 1:15 What's happening today in politics?
- 1:21 Where have all the fountains gone?
- 1:28 The return of James Rolleston
- 1:35 Rob Zabrecky: actor, musician and magician
- 1:44 Great album: Private Dancer
- 2:09 Manawa Ora: Roses In Concrete
- 2:22 NZ Live: Ciaran McMeeken
- 3:06 New Plymouth's finest fritters
- 3:17 Wine - Joelle Thomson
- 3:24 Critter of the Week: The Centipede!
Thursday, 19 October 2017
- 1:16 Richie and Rosie in session
- 1:24 Billy Barton: expert trapper
- 1:30 Dr Mundi Qalo: bringing sight back to the Pacific
- 1:40 Wellington poet $25k richer
- 1:47 Great album - Stories from the City Stories from the Sea
- 2:07 Podcast Critic Katy Atkin
- 2:07 Your Money with Mary Holm
- 3:07 Short Story Club for Thurs October 19
- 3:25 Tell me about your thesis
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
- 1:15 Politics: Government announcement gets closer
- 1:21 A lot less sea ice could mean a lot less research
- 1:27 Sowing the seed for conspiracies: JFK assassination
- 1:35 Sound Archives: NZ's endangered birds
- 1:46 Great album: Aretha Franklin, Lady Soul
- 2:11 Music critic Colin Morris
- 2:29 Bookmarks with Stephen Daisley
- 3:08 Breaking the worry cycle
Tuesday, 17 October 2017
- 1:15 Warnings against using WIFI anywhere
- 1:28 #MeToo campaign picking up pace
- 1:40 How to get more Maori and Pasifika into leading business roles
- 1:47 Great album: Actor
- 2:09 Book critic James Russell
- 2:19 Music Feature: Jazz from unexpected places
- 3:08 Why the pursuit of pleasure is making us sad
- 9:06 Touchstone - a community project for Lake Wanaka
Monday, 16 October 2017
- 1:15 Vodafone/Sky announcement reaction
- 1:26 How to deal with contradictory scientific information
- 1:35 Bleed for You: tampons for change
- 1:42 Great album: Nightclubbing
- 1:43 Hidden Figures about Great Barrier Island
- 2:08 Television Critic Jane Bowron
- 2:38 Expert feature: the Church in NZ
- 3:06 The Lost Art of Sleep
- 3:30 Give it a go! It's Chinese Language Week
Friday, 13 October 2017
- 1:10 First song: Mile 12 perform live
- 1:18 The family living plastic-free
- 1:29 A new blue!
- 1:38 Breaking into the literary world of teen sci-fi
- 1:48 Great album: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
- 2:08 Film Review with Richard Swainson
- 2:22 NZ Live: Mermaidens
- 3:07 Fermented comfort food
- 3:16 You paw thing
- 3:26 Critter of the Week
Thursday, 12 October 2017
- 1:12 Climate change driving migration
- 1:26 Helping the community after you're gone
- 1:33 Tom Larkin - supporting musicians with mental illness
- 1:46 Great album - I Put a Spell on You
- 2:08 Tech talk with Paul Brislen
- 2:17 Dr Jess Berentson-Shaw
- 2:34 The history of video games in NZ
- 3:10 Short Story Club - October 12th
- 3:34 Tell me about your thesis
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
On Thursday, October 12th we will talk about Yoot by Juliet Jackson
And we are very pleased to announce that Jesse Mulligan will be hosting the Short Story Club LIVE at Wellington's Litcrawl in November. People can submit their short stories to be considered for discussion, preferably unpublished. Details in the link above
Full episodeTuesday, 10 October 2017
On Thursday, October 12th we will talk about Yoot by Juliet Jackson
And we are very pleased to announce that Jesse Mulligan will be hosting the Short Story Club LIVE at Wellington's Litcrawl in November. People can submit their short stories to be considered for discussion, preferably unpublished. Details in the link above.
Full episodeMonday, 9 October 2017
SHORT STORY CLUB
On Thursday, October 12th we will talk about Yoot by Juliet Jackson
And we are very pleased to announce that Jesse Mulligan will be hosting the Short Story Club LIVE at Wellington's Litcrawl in November. People can submit their short stories to be considered for discussion, preferably unpublished. Details in the link above.
Full episodeFriday, 6 October 2017
- 1:16 Protecting our waters
- 1:25 Calling attention to human trafficking
- 1:32 Young Ocean Explorers
- 1:39 Ambury Farm Day
- 1:44 Great album - Love in Motion
- 2:08 Film Review with Richard Swainson
- 2:21 New Zealand Live: Bryony Matthews
- 3:07 Getting wise to the meat-free burger
- 3:16 Drinks - Michael Donaldson
- 3:25 Critter of the Week
Thursday, 5 October 2017
SHORT STORY CLUB
Today we discuss The Parting by Thom Conroy
We'll be giving away a copy of Thom's novel The Salted Air to the writer of the best email.
Full episode