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7:12 PM.Reminiscing on David Barber's memorable experiences from a 60 year career in journalism; his recently published book is Whizzing All Over the Place - A foreign correspondent's memoir. Audio

9:59 PM.Conundrum Clue 4 Audio

8:59 PM.Conundrum Clue 3 Audio

8:40 PM.Philosopher at large Ann Kerwin often muses on the ways we can and could think... Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein - Plato is on his book tour and… Read more Audio

7:10 PM.Christchurch teacher Rachel Meadowcroft is not only in Zambia doing some voluntary work, she will soon be marrying her Zambian fiancé, Atkins, who is a police officer. Audio

8:59 PM.Conundrum Clue 1 Audio

8:43 PM.Prof. Shaun Hendy director of Te Punaha Matatini at the University of Auckland on the study of matter, energy, and the interactions between them... do black holes exist or not Audio

7:40 PM.Australian Centre for Ancient DNA senior research associate Dr. Bastien Llamas on how, only 4000 years ago, adult Europeans gained the ability to drink milk (of goats and cows) from Russian herders. Audio

12:59 PM.Conundrum Clue 2 Audio

8:55 PM.Conundrum Answer 22 January 2016 Audio

8:10 PM.In the grandstands with the German crowds is Football Collective editor, American Dave Raish. plunging temperatures means it the time for winter sports... the election for the FIFA presidency is in… Read more Audio

8:59 PM.Conundrum clue 7 Audio

8:40 PM.RNZ Concert Sound Lounge host Kate Mead raises the baton on contemporary classical music as well as recent releases of old masters. Audio

9:59 PM.Listen on Friday for the answer. Audio

8:59 PM.Listen on Friday for the answer. Audio

8:42 PM.Palmerston North raised journalist Motoko Kakubayashi now resides in Tokyo and works for University of Tokyo's Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, pop. 126,434,964 (est… Read more Audio

7:12 PM.Journalist and author Andrew MacGregor Marshall on Thailand, it's current political situation and the impact of politics on general society, as explored in his book 'Kingdom in Crisis: Thailand's… Read more Audio

9:59 PM.Listen on Friday for the answer. Audio

8:59 PM.Listen on Friday for the answer. Audio

8:42 PM.There's no such thing as a free lunch - with independent scholar Brian Easton... the state of the world economy - especially what is going on in China... Audio

7:12 PM.Rotorua chef Rick Morse on his early travels as a young man, particularly round Darwin, which was the end of the 'Hippy Trail'... Audio

9:59 PM.Listen on Friday for the answer. Audio

8:59 PM.Listen on Friday for the answer. Audio

8:45 PM.Professor Emerita in Science Communication at the University of Otago Jean Fleming, on (quirky) human anatomy... the structure of the inner ear (and how it hears)... Audio