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11:06 AM.Jeremy Taylor from Slow Boat Records brings us an expanded look at the Kinks most iconic album on its 50th birthday, Cher gets stuck into the ABBA catalogue, and the late great Richard Swift's… Read more Audio

10:42 AM.Melanie O'Loughlin from Unity Books reviews The Ice Shelf by Anne Kennedy, which is published by Victoria University Press. "Janice has hit the writer's jackpot - an arts fellowship in Antartica. But… Read more Audio

10:09 AM.Gender. Sexuality. Religion. Race. Nationality. Class. Culture. These are just some of the key facets of identity that help us define who we are, which often involve labels, stereotypes and ideas… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Asia correspondent Ed White says it's been a tense few weeks for the Chinese economy with the government stepping in amid signs of slower growth and very choppy markets. Audio

9:44 AM.A group of students from the University of Auckland are solving the problem of space junk to make it easier to get small satellites in low earth orbit without costing the earth. The team of three… Read more Audio

9:36 AM.How important is it to pronounce a student's name properly?. Dr Punita Rice is an education researcher and academic adviser with John Hopkins University in the US. She has very firm views on teachers… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Ruth Dreifuss, the chair of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, talks with Kathryn about why the war on drugs is a failure, and why effective regulation of drugs is not admitting defeat. The… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Educationalist, Frances Adlam with tips for parents on how to help their children love reading and writing. Her book Raise Your Child to Read and Write - aims to give caregivers strategies to engage… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Tini Molyneux (Ngai Tūhoe) was the face of Māori broadcasting for decades as a presenter on Te Karere, Marae and as One News Māori Affairs correspondent. She got her first job in TV after an editor… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The first ever stocktake into government agencies' use of algorithms and predictive modelling to deliver their services to citizens' says it must be done with caution. The Government Chief Data… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Arts commentator, Mark Amery looks at how New Zealand's art galleries and museums treat young people and families. Mark says there are different approaches that range from ignoring children to fully… Read more Audio

11:27 AM.Art historian Roger Blackley's new book Galleries of Maoriland offers a fresh perspective on the colonial art world. Former curator of Historical New Zealand Art at the Auckland Art Gallery Roger… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:06 AM.Graeme Downes has been listening to The Eagles famous song Hotel California ahead of their tour to New Zealand next year. This got him thinking about other songs where circularity is a strong theme… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Fiona Patten is an MP in the Victorian state parliament and the founder of the Australian Sex Party, now renamed the Reason Party. In the past, she's been a fashion designer, a sex worker and… Read more Audio

9:38 AM.A mental health pilot running at Auckland University is providing early intervention for students needing help with stress. The programme Te Tumu Waiora, is being implemented at five primary care… Read more Audio

9:19 AM.As Turkish investigators intensify their search for the remains of the dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, how will the United States respond? Kathryn talks with Barak Barfi - a research… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.A Wellington woman is seeking assurances from Inland Revenue about its data protection protocols after a privacy breach. The woman, who Nine to Noon has agreed not to name to protect her children's… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Media commentator, Gavin Ellis looks at a format change for the Sunday Star-Times. Has its 'compact' size succeeded in avoiding the 'tabloid' label? Also why Bruce Morris' exemplar hyper-local site Mt… Read more Audio