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Book Critic: Dominic Hoey
2:10 PM.Dominic Hoey talks to Jesse about Acute Misfortune by Erik Jensen. Read more Audio
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Tech Tuesday with Tim Warren
1:45 PM.Today Tim Warren talks to Jesse about the pros and cons of using tracking devices such as apple air tags. Read more Audio
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The conflict triangle in the work place and how to avoid it
1:35 PM.Sarah Cross, director of training organisation Kakapo Consulting, talks to Jesse about how to avoid workplace conflict. Read more Audio
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New Zealand at 'electrifcation tipping point'
1:25 PM.New Zealand is at the 'electrification tipping point', according to a new report from non-profit Rewiring Aotearoa. Rewiring Aotearoa's aims to boost knowledge of electronificaiton. CEO Mike Casey… Read more Audio
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300 year old parchment, search for it's original home launched
1:15 PM.A 300-year-old parchment was found down the back of a couch in the 1940s. It then sat folded up in Eketahuna for years, until recently. Read more Audio
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History with Dr Grant Morris
3:20 PM.Today Dr Grant Morris talks to Jesse about the destruction of major settlements in New Zealand history. He's just returned from a trip to Christchurch where he saw a lot of what has been built since… Read more Audio
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Solving the World's Problems with Simon Wilson
3:15 PM.Today NZ Herald senior writer Simon Wilson pays tribute to his friend and a keen problem solver of climate change, Rod Oram. Rod sadly died while out cycling and was laid to rest by his loved ones… Read more Audio
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NZ Sporting History: Stephen Swart
2:30 PM.This week on NZ Sporting history we speak to cyclist Stephen Swart who was an integral part of the group which finally exposed Lance Armstrong's drug cheating to the world. Stephen was named New… Read more Audio
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Music Critic: Dianne Swann
2:10 PM.This week Dianne Swann talks with Jesse about the new album fromWelsh singer-songwriter, Gruff Rhys - Sadness Sets Me Free. Audio
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Mike Jeffries: NZ's award-winning barbecue king
1:35 PM.When former truck driver Mike Jeffries started a mobile barbecue business 14 years ago, he was one of the "originals". Now, as well as running branches of The Big Smoke Barbecue Co in Tauranga and… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Is there a fix for back pain?
1:25 PM.We talk about the effect of stress on hearts but not enough about its relationship to musculoskeletal pain, says physiotherapist Antony Bush. He talks to Jesse Mulligan about the advice in his new… Read more Audio
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Film societies enjoying a boom in membership
1:14 PM.A spike in Wellington Film Society members has forced the group to shut-off subscriptions this year, and even turn away some members from over-subscribed screenings. The popularity is not just limited… Read more Audio
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Our Changing World – Can godwits fly and sleep?
3:35 PM.Kuaka godwits make the longest non-stop flights, and researchers are using hi-tech tags to solve the mystery of how and when they sleep. Read more Audio
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An artists view of the New York art scene
3:10 PM.Bianca Bosker has written a book about her experience of the New York art scene called: Get the Picture: A Mind-Bending Journey among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How… Read more Audio
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Bookmarks with Deborah Challinor
2:32 PM.This week for Bookmarks we speak to one of New Zealand's best selling novelists Deborah Challinor. The talented writer has a knack for writing gripping, accurate historical fiction. Read more Audio
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Easy Eats: Sam Parish's sesame crusted salmon burgers
2:20 PM.Each week chef, author and mum of two young children Samantha Parish is with Jesse for midweek meal inspiration. This week she's got a recipe that would also be a Friday fake away meal, sesame crusted… Read more Audio
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Podcast Critic: Mary Argue
2:10 PM.Today RNZ's very own producer Mary Argue is with Jesse to talk about some podcasts she's been listening to lately. Audio
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Heading Off: The Taniwha biking trail
1:45 PM.Many people are back on the bike in eastern Auckland with the launch of the Taniwha Cycleway. It's the latest in a series of cycleways linking the suburbs of Tamaki Makaurau-Auckland. Read more Audio
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The last flour mill in the southern hemisphere in Foxton
1:40 PM.If you've driven SH1 in the North Island it's likely you've seen it - Foxton's iconic windmill. It's also the only one in the Southern Hemisphere milling flour. Read more Audio
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The Mountain, a local film being released tomorrow
1:32 PM.Set on the slopes of the iconic Taranaki maunga, The Mountain is going to be out in cinemas from tomorrow. The local production also features one of our well known and talented actors Rachel House. Read more Audio
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New 'green' freight hub developed in Auckland.
1:20 PM.A unique new industrial complex is being built in Auckland with the environment in mind. It will involve low carbon concrete, rainwater harvesting and one of New Zealand's largest rooftop solar panel… Read more Audio
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First song: Andrew Paley
1:15 PM.For our first song today we meet Andrew Paley who's in Aotearoa to perform for the first time. He's a Chicago based artist, multi-instrumentalist and producer on his way to visit family in the South… Read more Audio
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Is big business stifling music creativity?
3:10 PM.The same private equity firms that have made leveraged buyouts two words employees have come to dread, are pouring billions of dollars into buying up the music catalogs of artists like Bob Dylan, Tina… Read more Audio
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Music feature: Dinah Lee
2:34 PM.Today we look back on the incredible career of Dinah Lee. Dr Kimberly Cannady, a senior lecturer in ethnomusicology at Victoria University is writing a book about the 60s musical icon. Read more Audio
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Update on Oz with Brad Foster
2:25 PM.Brad Foster gives us some positive news on the experimental cancer treatment of this year's joint Australian of the Year, Professor Richard Scolyer, co-head of Melanoma Institute Australia, who was… Read more Audio