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1:38 PM.Hugo Hughes is the first graduate from AUT's culinary arts school to specialise in vegan cooking. Read more Audio

1:24 PM.In 2009 Stephanie Harris' brother suddenly and unexpectedly died. Brendon was only 33-years-old. The devastation she felt led her on a new path, to becoming a professional grief coach. She's put pen… Read more Audio

1:12 PM.Wayne Gillespie is an Aucklander who has been living in Australia for 20 years. Currently he's taking a sabbatical from his regular gig in Sydney and is playing in and around Auckland, including a… Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Most of us have heard about the generosity of philanthropists like Bill and Melinda Gates, or Mark Zuckerberg who have pledged to give away the majority of their wealth. But outside the media… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Today we are meeting a remarkable person. Mani Bruce Mitchell is the presenter of a New Zealand made documentary which looks at a condition which is not all that uncommon, but is unheard of. One in… Read more Audio

1:36 PM.On Monday, we talked to Melbourne writer Jeff Sparrow about his book No Way But This: In Search of Paul Robeson. This brought a lot of feedback from you and memories of the singer and civil rights… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:26 PM.Hans Kellett deals in musical medicine. He's one-third of the song alchemists who call themselves The Song Dispensary. It's a pop-up performance where you can get an original song, written and… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Consumer New Zealand says those expensive himalayan rock salts and other gourmet brands are essentially the same as the cheapest brands on supermarket shelves. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Alternative facts did not start with Donald Trump. For years, emotion has played a bigger role than reason in many public debates. But the rejection of rationalism and faith in experts is getting… Read more Audio

2:25 PM.Leila Adu is a kiwi musician who has composed for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, the Brentano String Quartet, So Percussion, Gamelan Padhang Moncar and Orchestra Wellington.  She has performed her… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Chris Callewaert, a post doctoral scholar from the University of California, San Diego has disovered that replacing the underarm bacteria of a very smelly person, with the bacteria from a less smelly… Read more Audio

1:14 PM.A project to bring back whitebait to rivers in Christchurch is having great results a year on. Read more Audio, Gallery

3:30 PM.Daniel Gamboa is 22, an actor, son, humanitarian, student, young leader and former refugee. In 2006 Daniel and his mother fled Colombia when rebels threated to kill the then 12-year-old boy because… Read more Audio, Gallery

3:10 PM.Paul Robeson was a the son of a slave who rose to great heights as an actor and singer in the 30's and 40's. His velvety bass voice earned him roles in films and the musical Show Boat. Off stage he… Read more Video, Audio

2:30 PM.Last week we focussed on Early and Middle English with Mark Amsler, an Associate Professor Comparative Literature at the School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics at the University of Auckland. He… Read more Audio