Saturday Morning Podcast Options

11:05 AM.Barber Mataio (Matt) Faafetai Malietoa Brown offers men not just a haircut, but a safe space to talk without judgement. In his book She is Not Your Rehab, co-authored with his wife Sarah, he shares… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.After 50 years in the business Joan Armatrading is still making music that pushes the envelope. At age 70 she says she's still trying to write that "definitive song" - the song that will make her put… Read more Video, Audio

9:30 AM.James Ashcroft's debut feature film Coming Home In The Dark hasn't even hit New Zealand cinemas yet, but the director has already been shoulder-tapped for at least one big budget Hollywood flick. Read more Video, Audio

9:05 AM.Laura Raicovich believes the museum has never been a neutral space. As director of the Queens Museum during the Trump administration she was credited with helping turn the New York institution into a… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.Author, plant lover and former BBC documentary maker Jonathan Drori joins the show for a chat about some of the latest botanical news. This week, Drori discusses a ragwort-filled garden and the fact… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Ransomware attacks are not a new phenomenon, but they have increased exponentially since the beginning of the pandemic. Bryce Webster-Jacobsen is the Director of Intelligence for Virginia-based… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.When David Mitchell's son was diagnosed with autism at three years old, the British author and his wife Keiko Yoshida felt lost, unsure of what was happening inside their son's head. In an effort to… Read more Audio

11:59 AM.Kim Hill reads and responds to listener feedback for 24 July 2021. Audio

11:35 AM.Wellington writer John Summers delves into old-school New Zealandness in his new essay collection The Commercial Hotel. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.The inability to visualise mental images - a condition called aphantasia - affects around 2-5 percent of the population, but very little is known about it. Aphantasia comes in different shapes and… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.A leading jewellery artist known for his subversive punk approach to valuable materials, Karl Fritsch exhibits as much in Europe and the United States as he does New Zealand - but the pandemic has… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:10 AM.The relationship between mothers and daughters has been a central theme of much of the work by Asian-American writer Amy Tan. The best-selling author, whose books include The Joy Luck Club, The… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Next month, a group of young activists will be in the Court of Appeal arguing that the current voting age is discriminatory under the Bill of Rights. Make It 16 members Ella Flavell and Lily Lewis… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games opening ceremony took place overnight Friday, kicking off a games that has faced countless challenges amid a global pandemic.  Professor Ian Culpan, co-director of the NZ… Read more Audio

11:40 AM.Doug Wilson  discussing approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease in 18 years and the creation of a new vaccine against malaria that is hoped… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Many families have a tale of an adventurous ancestor - but some are far more interesting than others. Harrison Christian's ancestor, Fletcher Christian, was a seaman in the late 1700s who rebelled… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.When Juanita Nielsen disappeared from Sydney’s King Cross in July 1975 the story received intense public interest. Nielsen was a journalist, socialite, model and heiress of the Mark Foy family. She… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Waihoroi Shortland (Ngati Hine) has had a long and varied career. As an actor he's starred in Rain of the Children and Boy, as well as New Zealand's first ever film entirely in te reo - The Maori… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Rare book dealer Rick Gekoski has been hunting for hidden literary gems for over 50 years. His latest book, Guarded by Dragons: Encounters with Rare Books and Rare People likens his trade to a… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Cameron is a co-founder of Big Street Bikers - Big Street Bikers have been busy creating new electric infrastructure to make cycling easier for commuters. That's where Locky Docks come in. Read more Audio, Gallery

9:10 AM.It was a documentary called Pucker Up that first introduced Molly Lewis to the world of competitive whistling back in 2005. It wasn't long before she was competing at the now-defunct International… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.Bitcoin mining is a way people can acquire cryptocurrency without buying it. While the process may be lucrative, it is also hugely energy intensive. Dr Tara Shirvani is an infrastructure specialist… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.More than 600 homes have been evacuated in Westport as the Buller River threatens to breach its banks. Kim Hill spoke with Buller District Council Mayor Jamie Cleine in Westport, where voluntary… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Kim reads out listener feedback on the show. Audio