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9:30 AM.Psilocybin, or magic mushrooms, has been proven to help those suffering depression, now new research is focused on whether it would work for anorexia.

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9:05 AM.Three years and $1.9b later, the government says an external oversight group is needed to keep the country’s mental health plan on track. Kathryn speaks with Mental Health Foundation Chief Executive… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Siouxsie joins Kathryn to answer listeners' questions about Covid 19. Associate Professor Dr Siouxsie Wiles is the head of Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland. Read more Audio

11:20 AM.The horror of the September 11 attacks unfolded as Elias Kanaris was flying halfway across the Atlantic Ocean on his way from London to Chicago. Air space across the US was hurriedly shutdown - and… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan joins Kathryn to play a track from Don McGlashan's new album Bright New Morning that's out at the end of October, a surprise album written over lockdown released by Tim… Read more Audio

10:55 AM.Police with specialist arms training will be rostered around the clock under a new 45 million dollar model designed to improve safety and capability of the frontline. The Police Minister Poto… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Michelle Rahurahu reviews Butcherbird by Cassie Hart, published by Huia Publishers. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Robin Sharma's Everyday Hero Manifesto reveals the habits that have helped successful people excel. His work in leadership and personal development has attracted clients including NASA, Microsoft… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn to talk about Prime Minister Scott Morrison's trip to Washington following the announcement of the AUKUS security alliance, how New South Wales… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Magic Beans was set up five years ago by Anneliese Hough as a way people in the Hawkes Bay region could trade the food from their gardens, with no money involved. At the moment it's run via a very… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.A leading engineering firm says New Zealand needs to get moving on creating a digital twin - and government should be considering it as part of a national digital strategy. A digital twin is a virtual… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Auckland is now at alert level three, but just how much of our biggest city can actually get back to work? Finance Minister Grant Robertson says 85 to 90 percent of economic activity is still possible… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.The High Court in Australia has ruled that media companies are liable for defamation for comments made on their social media platforms. Also Andrew looks at the musical chairs at Mediaworks and other… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Film maker Jade Jackson was thirty when she first learned of the Dawn Raids. For the Samoan - Palangi woman, it was confusing and upsetting to never have learned about such a significant and traumatic… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Pattrick talks to Kathryn about the geopolitical and economic implications for NZ of the AUKUS defence treaty. He also looks at low user electricity tariffs finally being abolished and at the three… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Louise O'Brien reviews The Women of Troy by Pat Barker, published by Hamish Hamilton. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.There are some dishes that are ubiquitous around the globe. Every culture taking its own spin. Portland chef and activist Jenn Louis has spent several years exploring our relationship with chicken… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.A federal panel has approved COVID-19 boosters for high-risk Americans, including those aged 65 and over, health care workers and the immunocompromised as Joe Biden heads to the UN General Assembly… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.A New Zealand health-tech company is trialling technology that could help sufferers of chronic pain 'retrain' how their brain responds to nerve signals from the body. Exsurgo has developed a headset… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Hong Kong-raised businessman, Desmond Shum's book Red Roulette is a no holds barred account of the life he lived as a wealthy businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist in China in the 1990's and… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Bill McKay talks to Kathryn about the myth of lack of land. He says sprawl is a problem in big cities and small towns, whether it is new suburbs or big box commercial developments on the outskirts… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Oat milk has become extremely popular in Aotearoa. At the start of this year cafe owners reported that they were running out of oat milk due to its popularity at barista counters across the country… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Amid lockdown fatigue in Tamaki Makaurau, business pain and three Covid cases in Waikato all eyes are on today's big decision over Auckland's alert level. Ben, Shane and Kathryn also look at AUKUS… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Dedicated horseman Hone Smythe can usually be found guiding tourists through the Tongariro National Park on horseback. Now he's now putting his experience into a new project, working with inmates at… Read more Audio