Saturday Morning Podcast Options

10:43 AM.A historic trial is underway in the United States to help restore vision to blind patients by editing their DNA while it is in their bodies. CRISPR gene-editing technology has been revolutionising… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Emily Karaka's colourful post-modern expressionist paintings explore personal, political, and environmental issues, with an emphasis on the importance of matauranga Maori. One of Aotearoa's most… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:07 AM.Egyptian director Mayye Zayed spent four years immersed in the world of Alexandria's competitive female weight-lifting scene for her new documentary, Lift Like A Girl. The film follows Zebiba (which… Read more Video, Audio

8:35 AM.The concept of fairness is something most of us are taught about as children, but in reality our brains are already hardwired for it. In his new book To Be Fair, former Financial Times journalist Ben… Read more Video, Audio

8:15 AM.Samoa found itself in a constitutional crisis this week when the caretaker HRPP government locked the doors to parliament in an attempt to stop prime minister-elect Fiame Naomi Mata'afa being sworn in… Read more Audio

11:36 AM.Protein scientist and writer Danyl McLauchlan joins Kim to tackle life's big questions, ideas and thinkers. This week he's discussing The Sixth Extinction author's Elizabeth Kolbert's new book on… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Brain-computer interfaces, such as those being developed by Elon Musk's neurotechnology company Neuralink, promise to enable paraplegic people a better quality of life by being able to move things… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Author of bestseller The Vagina Bible Dr. Jennifer Gunter is a fierce advocate for women's health. Whether it's telling Gwyneth Paltrow where not to shove her jade eggs, or campaigning against a… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Helen Kelly was the first female head of the country's trade union movement, but she was also considered a visionary, a fighter, a strategist, and an orator. Her battles with local celebrities and… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Astrotourism is a fast growing niche tourism industry worldwide, and New Zealand, which has five Dark Sky Sanctuaries, is playing a leading role. Renowned astronomer John Hearnshaw has just launched… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.For the last 30 years Catherine Delahunty has undertaken the "sometimes uncomfortable mahi" of being a Treaty educator, encouraging New Zealanders to face up to the damaging elements in our country's… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Dr Leena Dallasheh is a historian of the Modern Middle East and associate professor at Humboldt State University in California. Her work has a particular focus on Palestinians who became citizens of… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.The new novel by Clare Moleta has been hailed as a remarkable debut, thrusting readers into a dystopian world consisting of a society divided into two classes - the sheltered and the unsheltered. Set… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.It is said by many evangelical Christians that true believers will be transported to heaven at the second coming of Christ, known as the rapture. Journalist and writer Joshua Rivera grew up in an… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.He has a doctorate from Oxford, where he studied Bacterial Flagellar Motor, a nanoscale rotary electric motor which makes bacteria swim. Currently Scientia Research Fellow in the School of… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Flo Foxworthy started sewing when she was seven years old, with a dream to make costumes for the movies. By the age of 18 she had launched her own business making bikinis and costumes for exotic… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.For his new book, Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short, has turned his attention to the US's initial response to Covid-19. Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Shaun Bythell has run Wigtown's The Bookshop since 2001. It's the largest second hand bookshop in Scotland with shelves spanning nearly two kilometres and containing over 100,000 books. His trademark… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Covid-19 cases have been spreading through the Everest Base Camp as Nepal deals with a surging outbreak of the virus. Despite this, there has been a record number of climbing permits issued as the… Read more Video, Audio

11:35 AM."Racists Anonymous: the only requirement for membership is a desire to stop being racist." Tainui Tukiwaho is the director of Racists Anonymous, a new show at Auckland's Te Pou Theatre, Aotearoa's… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Danny Elfman is best known for writing the theme tune for The Simpsons, but as a film composer he's had a stellar career - four Oscar nominations and collaborations with directors Tim Burton, Sam… Read more Video, Audio