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Bookmarks with Jo Randerson
2:30 PM.Jo Randerson is a writer, performer and award-winning theatre director. She recently won the annual Topp Prize, named after the Topp twins - recognising her wide-ranging career and work championing up… Read more Audio
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Oz correspondent Brad Foster
2:20 PM.Brad Foster reports on some positive news in Australia on the cost of living challenges at the present time and news about a number of Sydney boys' schools planning to co-ed - and the backlash from… Read more Audio
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Podcast Critic: Elliott Childs
2:12 PM.Today Elliott talks to Jesse about Paul Giamatti's CHINWAG with Stephen Asma and The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop. Audio
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Heading Off: Omataroa Eco Tours
1:45 PM.This week on heading off we're in the Eastern Bay of Plenty where the brand new Maori owned and operated - Omataroa Eco Tours has been named as one of National Geographic's cultural hot spots to visit… Read more Audio
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Origins of the Mainfreight trucking words of wisdom
1:35 PM.Mainfreight trucks - the big blue beasts that wind their way up and down our roads - is the last place many people might think they'll find enlightenment and words of wisdom. But they are there. We… Read more Audio
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NZ's very own big foot mystery in the Moehau Ranges
1:25 PM.The Moehau Man is also known as our very own New Zealand 'Bigfoot'. To discuss this mystery and legend of the Moehau Man, investigative and true crime author Scott Bainbridge talks to Jesse. Read more Audio
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Canterbury salsa dancers winning big overseas
1:15 PM.Canterbury salsa dancers Natasha Frost and Jorja Dann achieved surprise overseas success at the Summit Championship in Orlando, Florida, last month. Natasha joins Jesse to describe the trip and her… Read more Audio
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Brian Klaas: how we control nothing but influence everything
3:10 PM.Social scientist Brian Klaas finds it uplifting to recognise how much of his own life is the result of random chance. "It liberates me to say maybe there's no cosmic purpose to my life and what I'm… Read more Audio
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Expert Feature: The Slow Cooker
2:30 PM.Forget about the fashionable, flashy air fryer is the humble slow cooker or crock pot has outlasted many a kitchen gadget and has lasted the distance. Today we speak to Sally Wise, she's authored… Read more Audio
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Made in NZ: Crayons!
2:20 PM.For Made in NZ today we meet the team behind NZ Crayons and learn the history of the company which goes back to helping soldiers from world war II who returned home with disabilities caused through… Read more Audio
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Television Critic: Jonathan Mahon-Heap
2:10 PM.Today reviewer Jonathan Mahon-Heap talks to Mark about Expats starring Nicole Kidman, it's streaming on Prime. He has also been watching True Detective: Night Country starting Jodi Foster, streaming… Read more Audio
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Maddogs and an Englishman, a comedy show
1:35 PM.Tony Knight's come up with a unique way to combine dog training with comedy. He's tapped into talents as 'the dog listener' to create a unique show that he's bringing across from Australia to Auckland… Read more Audio
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Keeping vintage sewing machines humming
1:25 PM.Peter Hogg collects, repairs, and sells vintage sewing machines, and not just that, he also sells them for charity. Peter worked at the Singer sewing machine shop on Timaru's Stafford St in the 1960s… Read more Audio
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Tributes flowing for Welsh rugby great Barry John
1:15 PM.Today we are paying tribute to one of the greatest Rugby Union players of all time Barry John. In sporting circles he was simply known as 'The King'. Keith Quinn remembers the Welsh great with Mark. Read more Audio
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Critter of the Week: waikaka black mudfish
3:35 PM.Today is World Wetlands Day and this week's critter, the waikaka black mudfish, reveals just how vital these boggy ecosystems are for some of our more elusive and endangered fish species. Waikaka… Read more Audio
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Weekend Stuff: Gardening guru Lynda Hallinan
3:25 PM.Today gardening guru Lynda Hallinan has some tips on helping your plants and garden survive the heat. Audio
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Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
3:16 PM.Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Read more Audio
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Raspberry and Peach cake
3:08 PM.Today Martin Bosley shares a recipe which is great to use up any old or bruised peaches you may have lying around. He talks Jesse through how to make his delicious raspberry and peach cake. You can… Read more Audio
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NZ Live: Mark Mazengarb
2:20 PM.For NZ Live today we welcome back Mark Mazengarb. He was last on NZ Live back in 2019 blowing us away with his guitar skills, alongside his American touring partner Loren Barrigar. He's about to kick… Read more Audio
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Film Review with Dom Corry
2:10 PM.Today Dom talks to Jesse about wrestling drama The Iron Claw, Elvis-adjacent biopic Priscilla and Australian crime drama Force of Nature: The Dry 2. Audio
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Freaky Friday
1:45 PM.This week we hear some spooky stories from two listeners. Loreen has a story about an inexplicable incident in Sydney while Sue shares a story about an eerie coincidence just after the death of her… Read more Audio
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Wetlands, a global day to celebrate them
1:35 PM.Today World Wetland day. Ben Goodwin joines Jesse to talk about the history of them around Tamaki Makaurau. Read more Audio
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Harvest Weekend showcasing vintage machinery in Horowhenua
1:25 PM.The Horowhenua Vintage Machinery Club's Harvest Weekend is running this Saturday and Sunday. The club's been pulling out all the stops for the signature event's return. We speak to their president Rod… Read more Audio
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First NZer named as Special Olympics Global Ambassador
1:15 PM.Grace Payne is a special Olympian. She has just been chosen as a Special Olympics Global Messenger and she is the FIRST New Zealander to be selected for the role. Jesse speaks to Grace. Read more Audio
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History with Dr Grant Morris on golf
3:20 PM.Golf has one of the longest histories of modern sports. While we can trace golf-like games back centuries, it is generally accepted that the modern game developed in Scotland during the eighteenth… Read more Audio