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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

10:30 PM.Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan weighs in on the 20 songs shortlisted for the APRA Silver Scroll award. Read more Audio

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9:30 PM.Hardly a day goes by where there isn't a media report of a species under threat of extinction. But Planet Earth has been here before - up to 96 percent of living species were wiped out during… Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Māori pro-wrestler Aaron Henare plies his trade in the New Japan Pro-Wrestling, the largest and longest-running professional wrestling unit in Japan. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Finn features a selection from across the musical spectrum including tracks by French multi-disciplinary artist Violaine Gratuite, Ōtautahi musician Samantha Josephine and American experimental rock… Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Phrases such as 'Big Brother', 'Thought Police' and 'Double Think' have all made it into our political lexicon, part of the book's darker lessons around mass surveillance and government control. Read more Audio

9:30 PM.Dan Slevin chats with Tony Stamp about the new kiwi film Ka Whawhai Tonu: Struggle Without End, Australian thriller The Royal Hotel and he reviews the streaming service Hoopla, which is available free… Read more Audio

9:15 PM.This Saturday and Sunday, over 700 performers aged 55-and-over from across the country are taking to the stage in Te Papa for Taikura Kapa Haka. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.The main opposition party in Australia is thinking of taking the nuclear option as the country looks to pivot away from coal-fired power generation. Would the Australian people ever approve of such a… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Wine writer, competition judge and businesswoman Yvonne Lorkin joins Emile Donovan to reflect on her career working in all things fermented. Read more Audio