All episodes
Friday, 12 December 2025
- 8:10 Christchurch welcomes big new sports and aquatic centre
- 8:30 Can an octopus really play the piano?
- 8:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 9:25 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 11 December 2025
- 8:10 Glyphosate safety paper retraction exposes ghostwriting in science
- 8:30 Myth Takes with Ben Jackson
- 8:40 What is a Silent Divorce?
- 8:45 Why some typefaces feel different
- 9:25 Is true crime as a form of entertainment ethical?
Wednesday, 10 December 2025
- 8:10 Day one of Australia's social media ban for under-16s
- 8:25 Century-old voices reveal evolution of New Zealand accent
- 9:15 European correspondent Christian Smith
- 9:25 Award winning criminal justice advocate's call to the next generation
Tuesday, 9 December 2025
- 8:10 The Richardson v Willis fiscal boxing match
- 8:30 What is a culture war? Nights expert Dr Julia de Bres explains
- 8:35 The internal journey of the ingested Fabergé egg
- 8:40 Shower Thoughts: How did the 111 emergency number come about?
Monday, 8 December 2025
- 8:10 One year since fall of Syrian leader as humanitarian crisis remains
- 8:30 Small Histories of New Zealand with Emma Kay
- 8:40 Sports with Jamie Wall
- 8:45 BBC World News with Rob Hugh Jones
- 9:25 The clouded legacy of Dr Truby King
Friday, 5 December 2025
- 8:10 Words of greeting and words of the year
- 8:20 Walking 144 kilometres in impeccable vintage
- 8:30 The Weekend: Wellington Bike Rave
- 8:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 9:25 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 4 December 2025
- 8:10 IKEA opens its modular doors to Auckland
- 8:30 The dos & don'ts of Secret Santa
- 8:45 Laser Kiwi: From flag design to icon
- 9:20 Bush poet celebrating 125 years of Banjo Paterson with one-man show
Wednesday, 3 December 2025
- 8:10 New Zealand's obsession with property might finally be coming to an end
- 9:10 Science with Ezzy Pearson
- 9:25 What we borrowed from the library in 2025
Tuesday, 2 December 2025
- 8:10 'Wicked' problems need a new approach
- 8:30 The man who came close to designing New Zealand's official flag
- 8:50 Shower Thoughts: Why does frozen ice cream get harder?
- 9:25 Rhian Sheehan: Putting sound to space
Monday, 1 December 2025
- 8:10 Chef Al Brown on surviving the restaurant 'silly season'
- 8:30 History with Emma Kay
- 8:35 Sports with Jamie Wall
- 8:50 BBC World Service Lookahead with Rob Hugh-Jones
- 9:25 Sheila Fitzpatrick: The death and lasting legacy of Stalin
Friday, 28 November 2025
- 8:10 Celebrating fifty years of Wellington's Circa Theatre
- 8:20 This Weekend: HIIT for Hope
- 8:30 Whamageddon is almost upon us
- 8:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 9:25 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 27 November 2025
- 8:10 Historian Dr Rowan Light on significance of Erebus national memorial
- 8:20 Which is the coolest Super Rugby Pacific jersey?
- 8:40 The Reread with Hera Lindsay Bird
- 9:25 The best fictional bands in film history
Wednesday, 26 November 2025
- 8:10 Should tenants be able to ask for a rent decrease in the current rental climate?
- 8:20 The history of the iconic chocolate fish
- 9:10 UK correspondent Christian Smith
- 9:25 Law, violence and revolution: New book examines what happens after war
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
- 8:10 Regional councillor, former Mayor on local government shake-up
- 8:20 Are solo drinkers a problem for bars?
- 8:30 The life and times of the small town of Herbertville
- 8:45 Shower Thoughts: Why do cats meow?
- 9:25 What can we learn from Australia's cigarette black market to avoid the same fate?
Monday, 24 November 2025
- 8:10 Why a libertarian wants more done to collect unpaid taxes
- 8:20 Sports with Jamie Wall
- 8:30 Small Histories with Emma Kay
- 8:40 World news with the BBC
- 9:25 Meet the country's youngest ever NZ Funeral Association president
Friday, 21 November 2025
- 8:10 "Overlooked" cricket stalwart recognised by New Zealand Cricket
- 8:30 The Quiz Appendix: Swimming pools and Patti Smith
- 8:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 9:25 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 20 November 2025
- 8:10 Government eyes up privatising Lotto
- 8:30 Philosophy Now: Does right and wrong exist?
- 8:40 In her seventh decade punk legend Toody Cole shows no sign of stopping
- 9:25 Is New Zealand in danger of population stagnation?
Wednesday, 19 November 2025
- 8:10 Sex ed consultation walking out the door
- 8:30 When I met Metallica
- 9:10 Science with Ezzy Pearson
- 9:25 Stefan Fatsis: Why dictionaries are thrilling
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
- 8:10 Is your Uber about to get more expensive?
- 8:25 AI covers see writers ruled out of New Zealand's top book awards
- 8:45 Shower Thoughts: How do you value a property?
- 9:25 Live Music: Sionna
Monday, 17 November 2025
- 8:10 With a new leader and party rebrand, Opportunity aims for parliament in 2025
- 8:30 Small Histories with Emma Kay
- 8:40 Sports with Jamie Wall
- 8:50 BBC World Service Lookahead with Rob Hugh-Jones
- 9:25 Cutting through 'spin': David Cohen on his unauthorised biography of Jacinda Ardern
Friday, 14 November 2025
- 8:10 Lit mag pulled from Whitcoulls shelves
- 8:20 This Weekend: Arty Little Flickers
- 8:30 This Weekend: Wairarapa Walking Festival
- 8:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 9:25 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 13 November 2025
- 8:10 How prepared are we for solar storms?
- 8:30 Myth Takes: The Roman soldier
- 8:40 How kids' TV consumption has changed in 10 years
- 9:25 Thinking deeply about deepfakes
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
- 8:10 The Prime Minister mulls asset sales
- 9:10 Europe correspondent Christian Smith
- 9:25 Iconic racehorse Phar Lap reimagined in new musical
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
- 8:10 Scathing report into upper echelons of NZ Police
- 8:20 Booker Prize's 2025 winner's 'bare bones' prose
- 8:30 A blueprint for iwi-led housing in New Zealand?
- 8:40 Shower Thoughts: What does a ghostwriter actually do?
- 9:25 The psychology behind The Celebrity Traitors
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