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David Farrar on his glimpse of the Ukraine-Russian war
10:18 PM.Over 860 days into the conflict, blogger, pollster and RNZ regular David Farrar has recently returned from visiting Ukraine and he speaks to Emile Donovan about his experience of a country still very… Read more Audio
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When a comedian comes for tea
9:50 PM.Sam Low dishes about the dinner he cooked for visiting superstar stand-up comedian Ali Wong. Read more Audio
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Giselle Clarkson: Why little things are worth looking at
9:30 PM.Illustrator and science communicator Giselle Clarkson says taking notice of the natural world - like the colours on a leaf, and the fine hairs on a spider's leg - is key to retaining a childlike sense… Read more Audio
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Whakataukī of the Week with Dame Naida Glavish
9:15 PM.It's been 40 years since Dame Naida won the right to greet people with 'kia ora' while working as a toll operator for the New Zealand Post Office. Read more Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
10:30 PM.Finn is back with bag of fresh tracks, tonight he's got new music from acoustic improvisers Unknown to Known, singer-songwriter Martha Skye Murphy and Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter Joanna Wang.
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The life of a radical drag queen rabbi
10:18 PM.A new documentary, 21 years in the making, follows the first openly gay Jewish rabbi in a 38-generation family dynasty of rabbis. Read more Audio
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Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
9:30 PM.Dan chats with Emile Donovan about Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story, Fancy Dance featuring Lily Gladstone from Killers of the Flower Moon, and Wind River now playing on TVNZ +. Read more Audio
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This Weekend: Skating for the disabled community
9:15 PM.Amber Clyde from the group Girls Skate is running a skateboarding programme specially catered to the disabled community in Tāmaki Makaurau this Sunday. Read more Audio
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Voting in the UK election gets underway
10:45 PM.With polls a few hours ago, everything is pointing to a historic landslide for the Labour Party with all eyes on how well Nigel Farage's Reform Party fares. Read more Audio
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Aotearoa's best songwriting honoured in APRA Silver Scroll shortlist
10:30 PM.Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan weighs in on the 20 songs shortlisted for the APRA Silver Scroll award. Read more Audio
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New Zealand wool's triumphant return?
10:18 PM.After years of struggle, international tariffs have been lifted from New Zealand wool, and a new education programme on wool dynamics has been announced for school students. Read more Audio
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Jenny Rockwell: Southern Gothic slam poet putting New Zealand on the map
9:40 PM.Jenny Rockwell's debut poetry collection follows her personal growth from growing up in a church community to embracing queer joy. Read more Audio
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What's in a name? A sociolinguist weighs in
9:15 PM.Sociolinguist Dr Julia de Bres says our names do more than refer to us. They tell us about our families, the societies we live in, how others see us and how we see ourselves. Read more Audio
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How capitalism drove Aotearoa's colonisation
10:45 PM.Catherine Comyn's Ockham Book Award long-listed book set out to understand how unfettered and opportunistic global capitalism was involved in the colonisation of New Zealand through institutions like… Read more Audio
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Are the movies you loved as a kid still good?
10:30 PM.At the "risk of ruining their childhoods", Rob Johnson and Christopher Webb revisit their favourite movies from decades past on the podcast Still Any Good? Read more Audio
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The science behind your baby's babbling
10:18 PM.A video of Liverpool-based 19-month old baby Orla arguing with her babysitter went viral last week. Even though Orla wasn't using words, people commented that her babbles carried a clear Liverpool or… Read more Audio
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Agony Aunt: How do I smoothly introduce my own nickname?
9:15 PM.Comedian Courtney Dawson answers listeners' questions on whether to reconcile with a friend who long-ago betrayed you, and how to successfully seed a new nickname. Read more Audio
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In the family: Son of Kiwi rugby league legend turns the lens on his dad
10:45 PM.Mark Graham was named New Zealand Rugby League Player of the Century in 2006, and the subject of new documentary 'Sharko', made by his filmmaker son. Read more Audio
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The ethics of teaching children about predator control in New Zealand
10:30 PM.Pest control can be a particularly tricky topic to tackle in a New Zealand classroom. Dr Sally Birdsall joins Emile Donovan to share how educators frame ethical issues around caring for species. Read more Audio
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The 64 New Zealanders who donated organs after death
10:18 PM.Organ Donation New Zealand have just released their annual report for 2023, showing 64 people donated their organs after they died, leading to more than 200 lifesaving surgeries. Read more Audio
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Politics by Night with Joel MacManus
9:30 PM.Emile Donovan speaks to The Spinoff's Wellington editor Joel MacManus about the latest drama at the Wellington City Council, another supercity idea back on the table, and the Government's approach to… Read more Audio
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Shower Thoughts: Why are mobile video game adverts so annoying?
9:15 PM.You know the ones: a poorly-designed human avatar waving at you to save their house from burning down, or a mesmerising barrel-shooting game that inevitably leads to someone being squashed by a giant… Read more Audio
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BBC World Lookahead with Jonathan Frewin
10:45 PM.BBC World's Jonathan Frewin joins Emile Donovan to take a look at some of the events making headlines internationally, including the latest on the UK and French elections, what the new Dutch… Read more Audio
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Sports with Bryan Waddle
10:30 PM.Bryan Waddle chats to Emile Donovan about the big topics in the world of sport, including the Tour de France, the controversy surrounding the New Zealand women's football team ahead of the Olympics… Read more Audio
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Who is the frontrunner to step in and replace Joe Biden?
10:18 PM.One of the front runners if Biden was to pull out is Gavin Newsom, governor of California and seen as a future presidential candidate. Read more Audio