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1:15 PM.To start the show today we speak to Reb Fountain about her version of Happy Xmas (War is Over) by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Grace is something hard to define, but we know it when we feel compassion and kindness offered with an open heart. Julia Baird found grace in the nurses who cared for her in the hospital, battling… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.For today's music feature we have two queens of country blended for a fun filled session. Our very own Tami Neilson, and Dolly super fan, is in the studio to talk about the life, times, music and… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Launched in June 1977 Rip It Up, was a free monthly music magazine, distributed through record shops nationwide. Now 13 years more years of Rip It Up, from 1986 to 1998, are able to be read online… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.It's not what you might expect to find in central Invercargill, but international beach tennis in the CBD could soon be a reality. Executive officer of Volley South, Donna Milne talks to Jesse. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Yesterday on the show we talked about the fight against the fall armyworm and we were asked us to talk about the invasive cluster flies, describing them as "like a biblical locust plague". So we talk… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Mal Evans was many things to the Beatles, road manager, bodyguard and keeper of their guitar picks, a little weed and a secrets he kept in meticulous notes and diary entries. Now his book has finally… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.With summer on the doorstep and outdoor adventures on the agenda for the holidays, this week's expert topic is a timely one. We're talking about first aid, how to be prepared and what you can do to… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.The fight against the fall armyworm has stepped around Aotearoa. Ashley Mills from the Foundation for Arable research speaks to Jesse about their co-ordinated efforts to deal with the pest. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.What could potentially be the country's creepiest Christmas display is again on show in Dunedin. The spooky pixies are now homed at the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum. Jesse speaks to the curator there… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Music in surgical operating rooms is fairly commonplace, with many believing it calms and focuses the mind. But does it? The question intrigued one musician and medical student so much, he decided to… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.Monday December 11 is International Mountain Day - a day to celebrate mountains and the incredible role they play in our world. It's also a great day to celebrate the Mt Arthur giant weta, Deinacrida… Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Today Gretchen Lowe has a wonderful recipe for a Christmas day dessert or something to take to a summer BBQ.  Read more Audio

2:20 PM.This week for NZ Live we have the super talented Australian band The Teskey Brothers. The band, started by brothers Josh and Sam, are on tour here with their new album The Winding Way. Their concerts… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.RNZ producer and film critic Sam Hollis reviews the latest from legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki 'The Boy and the Heron' and the satirical teen-comedy 'Bottoms'. Read more Audio

1:48 PM.We dive back into the pool of spooky, coincidental and unexplained stories provided by you the listeners. If you have a Freaky Friday story to share, email us or text 2101. Today, Jesse hears two… Read more Audio

1:40 PM.It was a mainstay of the 1970s, and now it appears cottage cheese is making a comeback. Tik Tok is making it cool again. Google searches are at a 20-year high, and the New York Times has even devoted… Read more Audio

1:29 PM.Nick "Ikarus" Tam is a legend of our graffiti and street art scene, and was a founding member of Otautahi's most renowned graffiti collective, the DTR crew.  Read more Audio