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3:10 PM.Since his debut as The Joker's schizophrenic sidekick in The Dark Knight, David Dastmalchian has shown an aptitude for scaring movie -goers. Now the American actor is getting rave reviews for his lead… Read more Video, Audio

2:30 PM.For Bookmarks today we have founding member of the Phoenix Foundation and also solo musician Luke Buda. He has worked on many film scores, most notably Eagle vs Shark, Boy, and Hunt for the… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.This week on Easy Eats with Sam Parish she shares a fabulous mid week meal idea that won't leave you with tonnes of dishes to clean up afterwards. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Bookings have been opening for the next season of DoC walks - great and otherwise. To talk about some of these lesser-know gems is Department of Conservation heritage and visitors director Cat Wilson… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.It was around this time of the year in 1974 that ABBA performed Waterloo at the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton's Grand Hotel. Jimmy Barnett. Jimmy was Light Director & Productions Manager for the… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.The Fisheries Minister has scrapped official limits on the number of sea lion deaths through commercial fishing nets. So what will this reduced protection mean for the species? Dr Simon Childerhouse… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.As an island nation with a complete dependence on fuel imports, what would happen to us if a global disaster cut off our fuel supply? Professor Nick Wilson of the University of Otago, Wellington has… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.The internet is broken. Billionaire American Businessman Frank McCourt Jr doesn't want to just complain about it, he wants to fix it. He's putting millions of dollars towards Project Liberty, working… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Since her debut, Lana Del Rey has released 8 more studio albums, while her influence on the music industry has only continued to grow. Award-winning New Zealand musician Anthonie Tonnon, discusses the… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Kiwi actor Morgana O'Reilly still can't quite believe she's in the third season of the wildly successful HBO comedy The White Lotus. She talks to Jesse about that role and the "relentlessly juicy"… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.People working on the front line with troubled kids know well that creating empathy towards animals helps to break the cycle of violence. Katie and Dean Shannon have just written a book 'It's Not the… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.As we get set to commemorate Anzac Day later this month, efforts have been underway to find descendants of 10 New Zealand World War One soldiers. Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Patricia Keppie… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.In the year 2182, an asteroid travelling between Mars and Jupiter right now, may end up on a collision course with planet earth. So NASA decided to pay it a visit. Dr Dante Lauretta is a planetary… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Today's expert is a very practical one, it's all about the science of doing laundry. If you'd like to know more about the different ways to approach this everyday task, we've got Emeritus Professor… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.This week for Made in NZ we head to Eltham in Taranaki where the Carac Group was formed and specialises in making TrackGrips. We speak to Sonia Kiser, CEO about their unique products which are sought… Read more Audio

1:41 PM.When it comes to the birds and the bees, preventing pro-creation has long been the burden of women. But there's a growing number of men - particularly young, childless men - picking up the… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Each week a group of people gather at Avondale Library to work with wool that was destined to be destroyed. We speak to award-winning designer Liz Mitchell and Jill Ferrell - the passionate spinner… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Many of you will have heard of Bug of the Year and it would be hard to escape the frenzy around the notoriously controversial Bird of the Year. Now we have Tree of the Year.  Read more Audio

3:35 PM.The Otago alpine cockroach is only found on the Rock and Pillar Range in Otago and can survive being frozen. Read more Audio

3:25 PM.This week Lynda talks to Jesse about not getting too carried away tidying up the garden during the autumn months.  Read more Audio