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10:05 AM.British conductor Alice Farnham was once told by a male conductor that women couldn't do the job because their breasts get in the way. She's now been a conductor for three decades, and her newly… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about PM Rishi Sunak declining to investigate a speeding offence against his home secretary Suella Braverman, while his predecessor Boris Johnson… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Some universities are facing tough times with falling enrollments and job cuts looming. Kathryn speaks to Chris Whelan the Executive director of Universities New Zealand and Dr Julie Douglas president… Read more Audio

9:05 AM."The False Promise of ChatGPT" was the headline of a recent New York Times op-ed, penned by three leading thinkers in the field of artificial intelligence. Kathryn speaks to one of the authors, Dr… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.The current high cost of living is affecting relationships as people don’t know how to say ‘I can’t afford that’, financial expert Simran Kaur says. Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Award-winning Australian film-maker Celeste Geer is in New Zealand for the launch of her latest documentary, opening the Doc Edge film festival in Auckland tonight.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.This week for NZ Music Month Ian Chapman revisits two of Christchurch's favourite and most flamboyant bands from the 1970s: Ragnarok and Odyssey.  Read more Audio

10:50 AM.Editor of Hawkes Bay Today Chris Hyde talks to Kathryn about Hawke's Bay being named one of the 12 wine capitals of the world, the reopening of State Highway Two to Wairoa and what that means for the… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Paul Diamond reviews There's a Cure for This: A Memoir by Dr Emma Espiner, published by Penguin Random House NZ Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Award-winning Sydney-based artist and activist Emily Valentine uses art to advocate for her passion: decent public housing. She specialises in creating objects and wonderous animals using, or… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton join Kathryn to talk about the racist sentiment that's been ignited over the proposed Voice to Parliament, PwC is under pressure to name names as the scandal… Read more Audio

9:30 AM. A research team at the University of Auckland has successfully used artificial intelligence to evaluate the actual value of companies. Dr Helen Lu is a senior lecturer accounting and finance, at the… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Economists are united in the view that interest rates will be hiked again today by the Reserve Bank as it continues to battle inflation. David Cunningham is CEO of mortgage broker Squirrel. He says… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Aaron Mauger resigns as the coach of Moana Pasifika, Glen explains the significance and likely impact. The State of Origin's first game is next week, how are things shaping up. Also, Glen talks abou… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Gigantic colourful sculptures tower in an artist's landscaped garden wonderland on Banks Peninsula. Built in 1881, a grand historic house in Akaroa welcomes visitors to wander its colourful terraces… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:05 AM.Two major regulators of companies - the Commerce Commission and the FMA have had their budgets trimmed, Victoria talks to Kathryn about whether class actions have changed this. Also, tech investment… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.The developers of a proposed offshore windfarm in the South Taranaki Bight say it will create hundreds of jobs and require the building of a new port at Patea. A protest in Stratford against rising… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Lisa Finucane reviews Sparrow by James Hyne, published by Macmillan Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Maury Leyland Penno and her husband John Penno were previously high flyers in New Zealand's lucrative dairy industry. Now the former Fonterra executive and founder of dairy company Synlait Milk are… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Ximena has the latest on debt negotiations between the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as the US gets closer to a possible default. GOP Presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Tim Scott… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.There are major efforts underway to keep a bunch of Australian invaders from stepping foot - or paw - in one of our national parks. Wallabies were introduced to New Zealand in the late 1800 for… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The saga of the beleaguered MV Shiling cargo ship which will be towed into Wellington Harbour this morning after losing power at sea nearly two weeks ago has highlighted the "fragile" emergency… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay joins Kathryn to talk about the Loafers Lodge fire and the lowdown on Building Code rules related to building fire protection. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Sam Weston and Wayne Hanright are the founders of Blackball Black Garlic - one of only two producers of black garlic in the country. After two years in business, they say they cannot keep up with… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Brigitte and Neale join Kathryn to dissect what was in last week's Budget - are there any extra votes in it for Labour, and what was the Opposition's reaction to what's been dubbed the "blowout… Read more Audio