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10:07 AM.Are male and female brains really that different, or is it just a sexist myth? Neuroscience professor Gina Rippon argues that our brains are shaped by the lives we live and what we're exposed to – not… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Susan Milligan reports from Washington DC on Donald Trump being cleared of conspiring with Russia over the US 2016 election. The President is accusing his enemies of doing evil and treasonous things… Read more Audio

9:38 AM.The Christchurch terror attacks have forced changes to Wellington street festival CubaDupa. Wellington mayor Justin Lester joins Kathryn to detail how the popular street festival will work - off the… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.A new app called Proper aims to simplify the rental experience for both landlords and tenants, but the free background check has raised privacy concerns with renters advocates. The app's founder Aaron… Read more Audio

11:32 AM."The quinces and the tamarillos are looking at me from the tree right at the minute," says Anna Valentine from Northland's Veggie Tree Cook School. She shares with us two plant-based autumn recipes –… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Stephen Mills and Trish Sherson walk through the political landscape with Kathryn following the tragedy at Christchurch's two mosques, including gun laws, immigration and civil liberties issues… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Ian Telfer has been reading The Hunt for MH370 by Ean Higgins, published by Macmillan. Audio

10:07 AM.When Gordon Brown was born, life expectancy in New Zealand was just 46 years for men and 44 for women. Now, at the age of 103, the car enthusiast is driving well into his second century. Gordon is one… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:48 AM.Rumours have been swirling around Westminster this weekend of a coup by cabinet ministers to oust the British Prime Minister. Meanwhile Theresa May has been meeting senior colleagues and… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.President and Chief Legal Officer of the technology giant Microsoft, Brad Smith, who says the Christchurch shootings must galvanise the tech sector to work together and with governments around the… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.A letter sent to Congress today says the report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller has found no evidence that the Trump campaign or his associates conspired with Russia. We cross to the Guardian's… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.With Christchurch City Councillor, Raf Manji , Ikhlaq Kashkari, President of the NZ Muslim Association, speaking to us from the country's oldest Mosque and Okirano Tilaia, Head boy of Cashmere High… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.RNZ sports reporter, Barry Guy talks to Kathryn about the proposed Crusaders name change, and comments from athletes from a variety of sporting codes about how insignificant their sports are, at a… Read more Audio

11:09 AM.Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor from Slow Boat Records with a trio of solo albums, fine new efforts from ex-Go-Between Robert Forster, the fourth release from Jenny Lewis, and a heartbreak opus from The… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Melanie O'Loughlin from Unity Book has been reading Night School : A reader for grown ups by Zsófia Bán Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Novelist Andrew Sean Greer talks to Kathryn Ryan about his 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy novel Less. He is a guest of the Auckland Writers Festival which runs 13-19 May this year. Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Asia Correspondent, Edward White talks to Kathryn about the the Chinese government has renewed its stance, defending its treatment of the Muslim minority population despite rising international… Read more Audio

9:42 AM.Today is the last day for submissions on an independent review into power pricing. The Electricity Price Review's expert panel outlined options it was in favour of, but will power uses see any… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Major changes are happening to our gun laws, a week after the Christchurch mosque shooting. The government wants a ban on military-style semi-automatic and assault rifles to be in place by April 11. A… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Nathan Wallis talks with Kathryn about how parents and caregivers can help children cope with the horror of the Christchurch mosque shootings. He says there are simple things to help children move… Read more Audio

10:36 AM.Catriona Ferguson reviews Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken. Read more Audio