Saturday Morning Podcast Options

11:40 AM.Entomologist and conservationist Tara Murray from Canterbury University describes robust grasshoppers as being "a bit like the Kakapo of the insect world - large, flightless, smelly and reliant on… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:05 AM.What's-a matter you? Hey! Gotta no respect? Joe Dolce kept Ultravox's 'Vienna' off the top of the charts with his 1981 hit 'Shaddap You Face'. An ode to his Italian-American roots, the lyrics used… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Artist Michel Tuffery has been part of efforts to broaden and refocus narratives around Captain Cook's arrival in Aotearoa 250 years ago, including giving proper credit to his Tahitian navigator and… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:05 AM.English actor David Suchet was in the Royal Shakespeare Company for more than a decade, and has been directed by Harold Pinter, but he's undoubtedly best known for his 25 year turn playing Agatha… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Professor Robert Wade argues that the Trump presidency is a symptom of an emerging syndrome in the world-at-large, which he thinks may last for 30 years. He links the spread of 'strongman' leaders… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Forgiveness shouldn't be forced, but even an imagined apology can be transformational, says American writer and activist Eve Ensler. In her latest book The Apology, Ensler writes an apology to herself… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Professor David Carroll, from Parsons School of Design in New York, is one of the central figures in 'The Great Hack', a recently released Netflix documentary looking at the Cambridge… Read more Video, Audio

11:40 AM.Dr Doug Wilson has a medical degree from New Zealand, a PhD from the University of London and has pursued postgraduate work and medical research globally. He currently consults and acts as the chief… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson is a leading voice in the Black Lives Matter Movement and a co-founder of Campaign Zero. He has been praised by Barack Obama for his work as a community organizer… Read more Audio

10:25 AM.Scottish musician Midge Ure continues to tour the world decades after hitting the charts with songs from stints with Ultravox, Visage, and his solo years. With Ultravox, Ure headlined Sweetwaters in… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Felicity Gerry is an international QC and Professor of Legal Practice at Deakin University, who works towards reforming justice systems to protect the rights of vulnerable groups. She has led legal… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Boris Johnson’s majority in the House of Commons is now a slender one seat after the Conservatives lost the Welsh seat of Brecon and Radnorshire by-election last week to the Lib Dems.Meanwhile the… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Comedian, actor, and author David Downs honestly and humourously shared his battle with lymphoma in his popular column 'A Mild Touch of the Cancer' Unfortunately his treatment failed and after 12… Read more Audio

11:40 AM.This week it was announced that all three MasterChef Australia judges Matt Preston, Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris will be leaving the show after a contract dispute. Calombaris has also been under… Read more Audio

11:04 AM.Edo de Waart began his career as an Assistant Conductor to Leonard Bernstein and is now a world authority on Beethoven. Frank Zappa has called him "the Paul McCartney of classical music". He is Music… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Archaeologist David Veart says the failure of heritage protection legislation has caused the situation at Ihumātao and while we get upset about the destruction of other people's heritage we've managed… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:04 AM.In 2017, author Elspeth Sandys travelled to China with other family members to mark the 90th anniversary of her cousin Rewi Alley's arrival in Shanghai. The book she wrote about that journey is called… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Dr Florian Graichen is Science Leader, Biopolymers and Chemicals, at Scion in Rotorua. Scion is a Crown research institute that specialises in research and technology development for the forestry and… Read more Audio

9:04 AM.Jamie Morton was horrified to discover his father had written very explicit and very bad erotic fiction under the nom-de -porn Rocky Flintstone. He enlisted his friends - James Cooper and Radio 1 host… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Last year Kiwi adventurer Scott Donaldson achieved a world first, crossing 2200 km of the Tasman Sea in a kayak solo. Over 61 days he battled 'frisky' sharks, massive ocean swells, and physical and… Read more Audio, Gallery

8:15 AM.MPs Peeni Henare and Willy Jackson will be heading to Ihumatao in South Auckland today, to listen to, and speak with, protestors on the site of land they consider sacred. Until very recently the… Read more Audio

11:40 AM.Artist Joseph Michael is best known for his full-scale 360° projection of an iceberg onto the Auckland War Museum in 2017. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:05 AM.Justin Pemberton started his career directing music videos and music television, before setting up his own documentary production company in his 20s with fellow filmmakers. Read more Audio