All episodes
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: Do we all see colour the same?
- 9:30 Politics by Night with Katie Scotcher
- 9:50 One foot in front of the other: Nominations open for the Golden Foot awards
- 10:18 Not your typical lawyer: Legal advice in the social media age
- 10:30 Jobs for nature yields impressive outcomes for Ruapehu region
- 10:45 Australian cricketer Travis Head on the 2023 Ashes series
Monday, 20 May 2024
- 9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Benjamin Lau
- 9:30 Tapping into our noisy oceans
- 10:18 Young New Zealander named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list
- 10:30 Sports with Kayla Hodge
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Pete Ross
Friday, 17 May 2024
- 9:15 This Weekend: Southern Pro Wrestling
- 9:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:18 Solving the human waste problem on our highest mountain
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 16 May 2024
- 9:15 New maps uncover Wānaka lakebed
- 9:30 The life and times of a Kiwi soldier
- 9:50 Paekākāriki fundraiser goes full steam ahead
- 10:18 Working with death: The Dunedin woman following the family profession
- 10:30 Never too old: Dr Te Piere Warahi and his journey to obtaining a PhD at 73
- 10:45 Decision to jail Australian whistleblower "chilling", supporter says
Wednesday, 15 May 2024
- 8:20 Three dead, hundreds injured during civil unrest in New Caledonia
- 9:15 How will New Zealand be recorded in the future?
- 10:18 Damon Salesa takes out top book prize for 'An Indigenous Ocean'
- 10:30 King Charles' bold new portrait
- 10:45 The history of the word 'woke'
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: Where should perfume be sprayed?
- 9:30 Politics by Night with Thomas Coughlan
- 10:18 Remembering the doyenne of romantic comedies: Nora Ephron
- 10:30 Keeping the work chat professional with employment lawyer Barbara Buckett
Monday, 13 May 2024
- 9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Robert Sullivan
- 9:30 Jodi Salinsky: Being open about animal testing in Aotearoa
- 10:18 Why the government may be cutting 'city deals'
- 10:30 Sports with Bryan Waddle
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Jonathan Frewin
Friday, 10 May 2024
- 9:15 This Weekend: Four kayakers putting paddle to the metal in Porangahau
- 9:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:18 Live classical music bringing Hanmer Springs township together
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 9 May 2024
- 9:15 Philosophy Now with Dan Weijers
- 9:40 Rātana, revised: New edition of book capturing the influential priest
- 10:18 Nineteen years and 48,071 episodes: New Zealand's podcasting record
- 10:30 Social housing opens in Dunedin heritage building
- 10:50 American alt-rock producer Steve Albini remembered in New Zealand
Wednesday, 8 May 2024
- 9:15 Myth Takes: The birth of Rome
- 10:18 What is structured literacy and why is the government talking about it?
- 10:30 Sex on screen: Why is Hollywood shying away from sex and nudity?
- 10:45 You're it! The Outback town where adults play a month-long game of tag
Tuesday, 7 May 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thought: Do the spiders you put outside live or die?
- 9:40 Politics by Night with Ben McKay
- 10:18 Uncovering the Chinese Olympic swimming drug scandal: Journalist Tariq Panja
- 10:30 The Met Gala: The history, fashion and celebrities
- 10:50 Searching for New Zealand's most interesting tree
Monday, 6 May 2024
- 9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Mahanga Pihama
- 9:30 The vision bus treating Auckland kids for free
- 10:18 Brain technology: A step forward, or a dystopian nightmare?
- 10:30 Sports with Jamie Wall
- 10:45 A 'deadbeat' by any other name: What's in a diss track?
Friday, 3 May 2024
- 9:15 This Weekend: Pictorial page-turners converge on Wellington
- 9:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:18 One small step for peanut butter, one giant leap for a Wellington business
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 2 May 2024
- 9:15 I Was There When: Wellington students did or did not help the Viet Cong buy a tank
- 9:40 Mangahāwea: The final frontier of human settlement
- 10:18 Duck hunters ready for season
- 10:30 World's biggest democracy off to the polls
- 10:45 New Zealand's emerging artists preserved on glossy paper
Wednesday, 1 May 2024
- 9:15 Agony Aunt: 'Can you ask someone out at their workplace?'
- 10:18 What the future sounds like: Music journalist Simon Reynolds
- 10:40 Helen Clark on New Zealand joining AUKUS
Tuesday, 30 April 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: Why can't Kiwis pay to get bail?
- 9:45 Politics by Night with Thomas Manch
- 10:18 Kiwi ultramarathon runner aiming to break world record
- 10:30 Celebrating architecture in a fractured city
- 10:45 Beloved costume shop set to close its doors for good
Monday, 29 April 2024
- 9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Justine Murray
- 9:30 Time ticking down for next nova explosion
- 10:17 Lifeline makes crisis call of its own
- 10:30 Sports with Kayla Hodge
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Pete Ross
Friday, 26 April 2024
- 9:15 This Weekend: Guinea pigs galore in Waimauku
- 9:35 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:18 Pigeons pilfered in Wellington
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Wednesday, 24 April 2024
- 9:15 Is the customer base for big events vanishing?
- 10:18 What it takes to make a great movie poster
- 10:30 ANZAC Day: Ancestors memorialised in online cenotaph
- 10:45 Rolleston Brass keeps the ANZAC spirit alive
Tuesday, 23 April 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: Does peeing on lemon trees actually work?
- 9:30 Politics by Night with Dan Brunskill
- 10:18 Iconic Game Boy console turns 35
- 10:30 From Iron Maiden to New Plymouth: Sam Jay's sewing journey
- 10:45 Vera Ellen takes out the Taite Music Prize 2024
Monday, 22 April 2024
- 9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Dr Hirini Kaa
- 9:40 Is it time to update our understanding of the universe? Some cosmologists think so
- 10:18 Ginette 'Lynn of Tawa' McDonald celebrated with new collection
- 10:30 Sports with Bryan Waddle
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Rich Preston
Friday, 19 April 2024
- 9:15 This Weekend: Rotorua search for the ultimate Oma's Appeltaart
- 9:30 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:17 Update on Isfahan air strike
- 10:20 Two hundred year anniversary of poet Lord Byron's death
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 18 April 2024
- 9:15 I Was There When: Mount Ruapehu erupted
- 9:30 Why more New Zealanders are reading romance novels
- 10:17 Pillar 2 of AUKUS - should we, or shouldn't we?
- 10:30 New book details New Zealand's military and social history
- 10:45 ‘Health Sensation’ food blogger shares cheap eats
Wednesday, 17 April 2024
- 9:15 The challenges of collecting data
- 9:30 Midweek Mediawatch
- 10:17 NZ developed video game to hit the big screen
- 10:30 Explainer: How to become an art collector
- 10:45 How AI can help you be funnier
Tuesday, 16 April 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: Why do we switch our phones to airplane mode?
- 9:30 Politics by Night with Marc Daalder
- 9:50 'Black gold': Why NZ grown black garlic is in high demand
- 10:17 Defamation laws under spotlight after high profile Australian trial
- 10:30 Making it up on the spot with Joe Bill
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