Saturday Morning Podcast Options

11:05 AM.Artist and weaver, Kahutoi Te Kanawa, is the co-director of a new textile research centre at Tamaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial museum. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Matt Heath is an actor, radio host, sports commentator and columnist, hosting a Dad's Day brunch at WORD Christchurch. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.One of the worlds foremost novelists, Kate Atkinson is back with the newest edition of her beloved Jackson Brodie series. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Natural disasters, climate change and a housing shortage have given us pause to think about how we want our cities to develop. New book Urban Aotearoa explores the evolution of our urban areas and… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Historian Vincent O'Malley has gained recognition for his extensive research and publications on the Waikato Wars and the Kiingitanga. Vincent O'Malley joins Mihi to reflect on his relationship with… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Former SAS commander Jamie Pennell recounts his experiences in Afghanistan in his memoir, Serviceman J, detailing life in one of the world's elite military forces and the transition to civilian life… Read more Video, Audio

8:10 AM.Plant expert Juanita Hepi shares the significance of local botanicals and answers listeners questions. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.West Auckland singer-songwriter Jan Hellriegel talks her upcoming tour 'If Not Now, When?' and plays favourites. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Many of us are concerned about the harm that might result from AI being too smart, but Danyl McLauchlan thinks it's worth considering the damage caused by AI being not smart enough. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.More than 1500 photographers covered the Olympic games. One of them was award-winning photographer David Levene.

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10:05 AM.Award-winning British playwright Dennis Kelly's work is both funny and confronting. His play Girls and Boys is being performed by the Auckland Theatre Company and opens next month. Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Journalist Sarah Catherall has written the book she wishes she had when her own long-term relationship imploded. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Does music have the power to make a cities economy, tourism, and quality of life better? Shain Shapiro is a leading music and cultural policy thinker. In his book This Must Be The Place he examines… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.A severe outbreak of a new variant of mpox with a death rate of 10% triggered the WHO to declare a global health emergency last week. Cambridge University clinical virologist and naked scientist Dr… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Zoological correspondent and author Jules Howard on the revolutionary story of eggs. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Madeleine Sami joins us to share her favourite tracks and what to expect from season two of the homegrown comedy, Double Parked.

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10:45 AM.When playwright and performer Ihaka Martyn (Ngati Tuwharetoa, Te Arawa) took an Introduction to Maori Culture course at University he was a pakeha identifying young man named Isaac who was… Read more Audio