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11:45 AM.Science commentator Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn with three quirky recent studies: procrastinating before bedtime might be bad for you, the tiny jelly-fish relative that jets through water and… Read more Audio

11:20 AM.It's Te Papa's most successful exhibition ever - so popular in fact, it's been extended twice and will be on display until at least 2025. Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War opened on April 18, 2015, to… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Charlotte plays new local music and features the latest acts to be announced for Womad 2023. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Paul Diamond reviews Whatever Next? by Anne Glenconner, published by Hachette Read more Audio

10:30 AM.RNZ journalist Tim Brown joins Kathryn to talk about the controversy surrounding Gore's new Mayor Ben Bell and the attempt by seven councillors to oust his choice of deputy, Queenstown's vulnerable… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Michael Lipman was concussed 30 times, during his career as a professional rugby player, and has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and early onset dementia. He talks to… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to talk about how the Government's industrial relations reforms look set to pass, and how they'll be a big win for workers and higher wages. He also… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Lizzie Bayliss is an Auckland teacher on a mission to inspire others in the classroom who may be wading through exhaustion and red tape.

She's founded a journal - called everyday, containing articles… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Lawyers say industrial action by court staff is slowing down proceedings by up to 50%. Vice President of the Criminal Bar Association, Chris Wilkenson-Smith, says the current industrial action is… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Sports commentator Steve Holloway joins Kathryn to talk about the games that have happened overnight in Qatar, how this tournament is important for the legacies of Ronaldo and Messi and what neighbour… Read more Audio

11:30 AM."If you want to deal with the dying, deal with your own shit first," is the key piece of advice that shaped palliative care nurse Susan Marsden's career. It was given to her back in 1978 by the… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Senior writer at interest.co.nz Rebecca Stevenson examines whether the four-day work week has reached a tipping point? And there is more competition in the grocery sector with new online supermarket… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Kiran Dass reviews Downfall: The Destruction of Charles Mackay by Paul Diamond, published by Massey University Press Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Matthew Rosenberg, a local democracy reporter based out of the Gisborne Herald's newsroom talks to Kathryn about the abandoned San Rosa boat, a historic rail bridge that is no longer safe for the… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Challenging our own negative bias is the most helpful tool for day-to-day mental health, says English psychologist Dr Julie Smith. To help more people understand and practice this ability – "the main… Read more Video, Audio

9:45 AM.Ron Elving talks to Kathryn about a nasty controversy about Donald Trump having dinner last week with Nick Fuentes, plans for new majority party in US House are roiled by the leader lacking votes to… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Grape waste from the wine industry is being turned into carbon-soaking biochar - which also enriches the soil.  Kathryn speaks with Professor Stephen Joseph, an internationally renowned expert on… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.InternetNZ has released the findings of a systemic review into racism in the organisation, following an incident last year involving a video threatening violence against Maori. Kathryn speaks to Dr… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Kennedy talks about his recent visit to the Antarctic Peninsula and he also has an update on the Australian man aiming to the youngest person to row solo across the Pacific Ocean. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:05 AM.We talk about the Reserve Bank's projections for recession - will it see the government rein in spending and will it impact Labour's election chances? We look at the compromises made over the hate… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Ray Shipley from Scorpio Books in Christchurch reviews The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty, published by Penguin Random House Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Jacob McSweeny talks to Kathryn about the sudden closure of the Ohakune Courthouse, the challenges facing the Whanganui pilot academy, the rescuing of plant material from the historic Bastia Hill… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.It was an email from a friend offering a investment opportunity he couldn't turn down that transformed Christchurch man Danny de Hek into a self confessed Crypto Ponzi Scheme buster. Since that email… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.As freezing weather sets in, Ukraine is racing against the clock to repair damage to electricity and water infrastructure across the country after a relentless wave of Russian missile strikes… Read more Audio