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Our Changing World for 22 May 2024
3:35 PM.This week, Phil Vine dives into the science of climate attribution. How much is climate change affecting extreme weather events? And how can this new science prepare us for the future? Audio
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Amanda Montell's new book on surviving the information overload
3:10 PM.Every generation has its own brand of crisis. As far as writer, linguist, and podcaster Amanda Montell is concerned, celebrity worship, conspiracy theories and a tad of mysticism is a crisis. She says… Read more Audio
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Bookmarks with David Downs
2:35 PM.Our bookmarks guest this week is an example of what it means to beat the odds. As a tech entrepreneur, David Downs was at the centre of many amazing innovations during the 1990s and 2000s. He also… Read more Audio
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Easy Eats with Sam Parish: Pork and Miso Ramen
2:23 PM.Each Wednesday she presents us with Easy Eats - the solution to putting something healthy delicious and affordable on the table rather than reaching for your device to get a take out or meal delivery.
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Podcast Critic: Matt Heath
2:09 PM.Today Matt Heath talks to Jesse about The Rest is History and Professor G. Read more Audio
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Reading Party recap
1:52 PM.We held our very first reading party here in Auckland last night. We reflect with one of the guests and our very own people about how that went. Read more Audio
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Seven year old impresses with submission to Rotorua Council
1:40 PM.While kids are usually accused of not being interested in local democracy, Rotorua's Jimmy Bathgate has shown age is no barrier to having your voice heard on local matters. Read more Audio
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Drones needed to find endangered lizard species
1:28 PM.Using drones to find lizards might sound like an impossible task, but it's hoped the technology can get to our endangered ones. Carey Knox has spent 13 years as a lizard ecologist - or herpetologist… Read more Audio
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The Lost Boy podcast released
1:15 PM.The disappearance of 11 years Mike Beckenridge and his stepfather John was initially thought to be a sad story of a murder suicide. Stuff journalist Michael Wright's podcast on the complex and… Read more Audio
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How high school students solved a serial murder mystery
3:10 PM.They're called The Redheaded Murders, the brutal killing and dumping of up to 14 women along motorways in the American South more than 30 years. The murders remained a mystery, almost forgotten, until… Read more Audio
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Music feature: Ray Charles
2:30 PM.Ray Charles was a pioneer of soul, jazz, gospel and rhythm and blues music, and according to Frank Sinatra "the only true genius in show business". Read more Audio
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Update on Oz with Brad Foster
2:20 PM.Brad Foster reports on news of the closure of a number of restaurants in Sydney including celebrity chef Kylie Kwong's Lucky Kwong's. He also talks rising unemployment, the start of Vivid Sydney… Read more Audio
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Book Critic: Catherine Robertson
2:10 PM.Today Catherine speaks to Jesse about Brown Bird by Jane Arthur, Fox Spirit on a Distant Cloud by Lee Murray and Accidental Magic: Book 1 of the Myrtlewood Mysteries by Iris Beaglehole. Read more Audio
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Tech Tuesday with Paul Spain
1:48 PM.Today tech commentator and chief executive of Gorilla Technology Paul Spain speaks to Jesse about longer lasting batteries in microsoft lap tops as well as a new privacy tool to stop all AI work being… Read more Audio
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Obstacle racing in Aotearoa, an explainer
1:35 PM.Kevin Ford and his partner Jules are the folk behind Nelsons Obstacle Park - the only permanent obstacle course racing park in the country. Read more Audio
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Antarctica super storage of carbon
1:25 PM.New research out of Antarctica has revealed it's storing more carbon than ever thought. Previously researches believed that Antarctica wasn't a suitable habitat for seaweed. NIWA Marine Ecologist Dr… Read more Audio
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Kaiapoi Coastguard upgraded vessel to help for rough waters
1:15 PM.Kaiapoi Coastguard is leading the way in swift water rescue with the launch of their brand new boat, the "Extreme 47 Coastguard". Volunteer Coastgaurd and unit skipper, Logan Pryce speaks to Jesse. Read more Audio
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Here Now
3:35 PM.On Here Now this week, as Sudan's civil war continúes, diaspora across the world are holding on to slivers of hope. Audio
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The Age of Grievance, why everyone is complaining
3:10 PM.Everyone has a complaint about something. Being a victim and feeling resentful has become a form of social currency says New York Times opinion writer Frank Bruni. It's driving political division and… Read more Audio
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Expert Feature: Relationship counselling
2:30 PM.Maintaining a long, healthy relationship is never completely smooth sailing, and external pressures can cause stress that couples struggle to work through without support. Read more Audio
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Made in NZ: EmGuard
2:20 PM.For Made in NZ today we're looking to Nelson where an award-winning product called EmGuard is manufactured. Read more Audio
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Television Critic: Pratik Navani
2:10 PM.Today Pratik talks to Jesse about The 3 Body Problem, ExMen '97 and Malcolm in the Middle. Read more Audio
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Keeping profits down to help the community
1:35 PM.A small family run convenience store in Oamaru has taken matters into their own hands when it comes to grocery prices. Read more Audio
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RNZ Podcast "Thrift" launched
1:25 PM.RNZ podcast producer and presenter Katy Gosset has a brand new six part series about to launch all about saving money, making budgets go further and expert tips on fiscal responsibility. Read more Audio
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Hidden life of extinct ducks uncovered
1:15 PM.New information about one of New Zealands mysterious extinct birds has come to light. Associate Professor Nic Rawlence is the Director of Otago Palaeogenetics Laboratory at the University of Otago… Read more Audio