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Feature interview: Leonard Cohen:
3:10 PM.If genius is the ability to see things exactly as they are, singer, songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen fits the bill according to Professor Christophe Lebold. For 20 years, Lebold has traveled in… Read more Audio
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Information Center Cold Call: Kaitaia
2:30 PM.Every week Jesse calls an information center, out of the blue and at random. Read more Audio
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Expert Feature: how to make TV
2:30 PM.Rachel Antony is the CEO of Greenstone TV and is ready to answer your questions about TV and how to make it. Read more Audio
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Critic: Dune: Prophecy and The Simpsons Halloween Special
2:10 PM.Our TV critic Dominic Corry reviews the spinoff Dune: Prophecy and checks in on The Simpsons. Read more Audio
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A life serving others in warzones
1:38 PM.We all like to think we've touched the lives of others in some way, but it's hard to go past Reverend Barbara Walker. Read more Audio
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All the data that's fit to eat
1:29 PM.The last 12 months have not been easy for our fresh produce producers, says United Fresh. Read more Audio
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Over $100k raised in 24 hours for Auckland foodbank
1:15 PM.Last week it was reported that former heavyweight boxer Dave Letele's South Auckland foodbank would not have enough stock to last until Christmas. Read more Audio
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Critter of the Week: Papapa kopure | Orange-spotted ladybird
3:35 PM.Is it a bird or a bug? The answer is neither! Ladybirds or ladybugs are beautiful beetles that are a great help in the garden, where they can eat up to 100 aphids per day. This week's critter is the… Read more Audio
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Weekend Stuff: cleaning/house keeping with Rachael Quinn
3:25 PM.Rachael Quinn is a professional organsier and housekeeper, she's here to answer any and all questions around cleaning and keeping the house shipshape. Today she's talking about ways to create a… Read more 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. Read more Audio
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Food: Glynn Christian's Pork & Chestnut Stuffing
3:08 PM.Sabato's director Jacqui Dixon shares a special delicious stuffing recipe just in time for Christmas. Read more Audio
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NZ Live: Goodwill
2:20 PM.Live from the Otautahi, Christchurch studio RNZ presents Goodwill, the latest project from Will McGillivray. Read more Audio
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Film Review: Saturday Night and My Old Ass
2:10 PM.Hotshot producer and film review Sam Hollis reviews Jason Reitman's Saturday Night Live and Aubrey Plaza's latest: My Old Ass. Read more Audio
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Freaky Friday: Don't cut the Kauri
1:45 PM.Greg tells a tale of a scared stand of trees and the spookiness that ensued. Read more Audio
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Old greyhounds deserve a great retirement
1:35 PM.Greyhounds As Pets is a charity organisation dedicated to finding homes for retired racing greyhounds. Read more Audio
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Why food labels should show environmental impacts
1:25 PM.Planetary health labelling is food labelling which contains data that can be used to calculate the environmental impact of the product. Read more Audio
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How to go dark sky
1:15 PM.A couple of months ago the wider Kaikōura district became our newest Dark Sky Sanctuary. Exciting news for Kaikōura, but it does mean the Council will have to make some changes. Read more Audio
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History with Dr Grant Morris: Victoria, Australia
3:24 PM.Today historian Dr Grant Morris joins Jesse from Victoria, Australia. He's been learning all about the region's history and has prepared a few tidbits to share with us today. Read more Audio
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Solving the World's Problems with Steve Wyn-Harris
3:15 PM.Why has wool it been in terminal decline? Read more Audio
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NZ Sporting History: the Black Caps and the 2021 World Test Championship
2:32 PM.Today seasoned sports journalist Dylan Cleave joins Jesse to talk cricket, specifically the Black Caps winning the inaugural World Test Championship. Read more Audio
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Podcast Critic: 'A Curling Scandal' and 'The Banksy Story'
2:10 PM.Afternoons podcast critic Nick Robinson joins Jesse to review two podcasts. The first tells the story of the broom that very nearly destroyed curling, while the second details the rise of one of the… Read more Audio
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Advocates fear Health Star system has negative impacts
1:38 PM.The Eating Disorder Association of New Zealand (EDANZ) has expressed concerned that the Health Star rating adorning products on supermarket shelves may have negative impacts. Read more Audio
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A month with a dumbphone
1:25 PM. Photographer and journalist Vivien Beduya wanted to cut back on her screen time and found the solution in "dumbing down" her phone. Read more Audio
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National table football tournament coming to Auckland
1:15 PM.Invented in 1947, Subbuteo players simulate a game of football by flicking miniature figures to try and score goals and win matches. Read more Audio
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Our Changing World – MRI research at the Mātai Medical Research Institute
The MRI technique advances coming out of the Mātai Medical Research Institute in Gisborne have been described as ‘pioneering’, ‘groundbreaking’ and ‘world leading’. Claire Concannon speaks to chief… Read more Audio