Summer Times Podcast Options

8:10 AM.Christmas in the United States political sphere has not been a peaceful one.  Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Former PM Jenny Shipley and former Deputy PM Annette King react to Jacinda Ardern's pregnancy announcement. Audio

11:08 AM.Scientist and science communicator Dr Siouxsie Wiles is a nominee for New Zealander of the year. She's currently working to find a cure for antibiotic-resistant superbugs, and talks to Megan about… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Kids are fascinated by fire and kitchen science is a fun, supervised way for them to learn about it, says science communicator Michelle Dickinson. She tells us how to make a candle from a banana and… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Canadian band The East Pointers are in New Zealand to tour with our very own Mel Parsons, playing at five venues around the country over the next week. They've been here before, playing at WOMAD in… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Matt Chatterton and Megan discuss Joseph Parker, the Black Caps, and upsets in the Australian Open. Audio

9:30 AM.During the First World War, a small Surrey community was home to a hospital exclusively staffed by Kiwis and treating Kiwi soldiers. The Mount Felix tapestry commemorates the ANZAC hospital… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Former advertising CEO Bob Hoffman makes it his business to call out the industry for feeding fake news, clickbait and cat videos online to collect data from people. His blog, Adcontrarian, with its… Read more Audio

11:53 AM.Few of us has much sympathy for the cockroach, but pity the luckless roach that’s caught by a jewel wasp. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:45 AM.TV Reviewer Linda Burgess looks at the timely television drama which features Robbie Coltrane as an actor accused of rape. She has plenty to say, without giving away too much, about National Treasure.

11:10 AM.Tami Neilson fans can rejoice in 2018 as she spent a chunk of time in 2017 recording her new album. She hit the studio soon after completing her successful and acclaimed Songs of Sinners tour which… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Australian stand-up comedian Zoë Coombs Marr brings her sexist talentless on-stage alter ego 'Dave' to this year's NZ Festival in the award-winning show Trigger Warning. Read more Video, Audio

9:45 AM.Al Jazeera reporter in Thailand Wayne Hay talks to Megan about the ongoing issue of North Korean bodies washing up on the shores of Japan and why there has been a sudden increase. He's also talks… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Monarch butterfly caterpillars are struggling to find a feed. Around the country gardening centres and plant shops have sold out of swan plants as people rush to replace the plants which are being… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:10 AM.An Auckland architect company is challenging a report from the New Zealand Medical Journal which concluded that open plan offices are bad for workers' health. The research from Canterbury University… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Jess Berentson-Shaw reminisces with Megan about her favourite road trips prior to having children to accommodate in the car. She also talks about what she's going to be working on in 2018 after… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.The Seattle singer/ songwriter's mix of pop and classical music inspired a California jail inmate to label it 'popsicle'. Read more Video, Audio

10:01 AM.Donna Field talks to Megan about the latest news and current affairs across the Tasman. She has the latest on a horror crash near Dubbo in Western New South Wales which has claimed at least two lives… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.New Zealand came 30th out of 50 OECD countries in a recent study of childhood reading comprehension. The NZ Book Council's Jo Cribb says we're letting Kiwi kids down if we don't take action. Read more Audio

9:10 AM.The Government is poised to make a decision in the next few weeks on how it will proceed with an inquiry to the abuse of children in state care. Former state wards who were victims of abuse presented… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Movie reviewer Dom Corry talks to Megan about the latest film from Guillermo del Toro due out here later in the week, The Shape of Water. Dom's also going to speculate about the upcoming Oscar… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Today we have convinced an RNZ sound engineer William Saunders to get on the other side of the microphone and talk to Megan about his list of songs for a road trip. He talks about how he spends his… Read more Audio

10:50 AM.Feature story correspondent Giles Gibson talks to Megan about the big issues in the US right now. He talks about the ongoing fall out over President Donald Trump's derogatory remarks about Haiti and… Read more Audio