Saturday Morning Podcast Options

9:40 AM.Dr Jo James is a biomedical scientist at the University of Auckland. At the end of 2018, Dr James and her research partner, bioengineer Dr Alys Clark, were awarded almost a million dollars in Marsden… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Sarah Gaitanos is a writer, researcher and social historian. Her latest book, Shirley Smith: An Examined Life is a detailed biography of the distinguished lawyer and tireless human rights advocate. As… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.North Koreans are not "robots brainwashed by their weird leader", just ordinary people trying to make ends meet, says award-winning New Zealand journalist Anna Fifield. She lifts the curtain on… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Nga Hine Pukorero are a performance poetry group are from Nga Puna o Waiorea, the Te Reo Maori immersion kura at Western Springs College. In 2018, Nga Hine Pukorero competed against 44 other high… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Jason Te Mete (Ngati Ranganui) is an actor, singer, dancer, director, vocal coach, musical director and pianist. He is also programme leader of Performing Arts at Manukau Institute of Technology. He… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Sean Mallon, of Samoan (Mulivai, Safata) and Irish descent, is Senior Curator Pacific Cultures at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. His latest book, done with Sébastien Galliot, is Tatau: A… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:35 AM.Qiane Matata-Sipu (Te Wai-o-hua, Waikato-Tainui) is a South Auckland based journalist, photographer and social activist. She is currently producing NUKU, a creative and social impact story-telling… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:05 AM.John Walker is one of Canada's best known documentary film-makers. His latest work is Assholes: A Theory. The film is a direct response to psychology professor Aaron James' witty bestseller about why… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Wendy Parkins, formerly a professor of Victorian Literature, has taught at universities in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. She is the author of three scholarly monographs and dozens of academic… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Martin Wylie has decades of experience in business, including 10 years as company secretary at Telecom, chief executive of Simpson Grierson and iHug, and chief executive and director of CallPlus… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.On Saturday 1 June, Auckland University's Gus Fisher Gallery will be hosting a special anniversary heritage tour of the Former 1YA Building on the anniversary of the first television broadcast in… Read more Audio

11:04 AM.Andrew McConnell is an award-winning photographer who has been covering world events for over 15 years. His first work as a filmaker, GAZA has made the official selection for Sundance 2019 and will… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Guyon Espiner has just stepped down from his role as co-host of RNZ's Morning Report to join the organisation's In-Depth team. His first series for in-Depth is Guyon Espiner investigates Pharmac which… Read more Audio

10:04 AM.Dr Hilary Chung is an academic specialising in Asian studies and comparative literature at the University of Auckland, and the founding director of the University's popular Global Studies Programme… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Vincent O'Malley is a founding partner of HistoryWorks, a group of historians specialising in Treaty of Waitangi research. His latest work is The New Zealand Wars/ Nga Pakanga o Aotearoa, about the… Read more Audio

9:04 AM.Theresa May's tenure as British prime minister was the most painful veteran political columnist Anne Perkins has seen. Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Ruby Porter's debut novel Attraction is about three women on a North Island road trip, "navigating the motorways of the North Island, their relationships with one another and New Zealand’s colonial… Read more Audio

8:00 AM.Clinical trials have shown that hallucinogenic substances can help treat depression and addiction so it's time the American government funded more research into their medicinal potential, says… Read more Audio

11:40 AM.Annabel Crabb is the ABC's Chief Political Writer and presenter of Back in Time for Dinner, The House and the highly acclaimed Kitchen Cabinet series on ABC TV. She is also a regular contributor and… Read more Audio

11:04 AM.Douglas Coupland sometimes misses the time before the dawn of the internet, but says once you get addicted to any increased level of speed of information you can never go backwards. Mixing the bizarre… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Ken Ramirez is a world authority on animal training. His work history includes 26 years Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, where he developed and supervised animal care and animal health programs, staff… Read more Audio

10:04 AM.Carla Guelfenbein is a novelist and screenwriter and was born in Santiago to a Russian-Jewish family. She is one of Chile's bestselling writers and the author of five novels including In the Distance… Read more Audio