All episodes
Sunday, 3 December 2023
- 8:10 Lisa Kaltenegger: The search for life on other planets
- 8:40 Ali Hill: The Nutrition Edition
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 3 December 2023
- 9:40 Marc Wilson: Do pets actually make us happier?
- 10:10 Sebastian Faulks: On being Homo sapiens
- 10:40 Peter & Josh Solorzano: The brothers making planespotting cool
- 11:10 Gilbert Enoka: Mental skills for sport and life
- 11:30 Martyn Craddock: Why retirement homes must be better
Sunday, 26 November 2023
- 8:11 Kim Hill: The Jim Mora interview
- 8:43 Ali Hill: The Nutrition Edition
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 26 November 2023
- 9:40 Catherine de Lange: The best exercise for the mind
- 10:05 Anna Ptaszynski: The strange and interesting world of sport
- 10:40 Daniel Oppenheimer: Can hand writing survive the digital age?
- 11:13 Terry Hayes on The Year of the Locust
Sunday, 19 November 2023
- 8:10 Jack Watling: The Future of Warfare
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 19 November 2023
- 9:40 Benjamin Rogers: Becoming your own hero
- 10:10 Calling Home: Sue McGregor in Zambia
- 10:30 Russell Foster: Circadian rhythm and the science of our body
- 11:45 Ben Campbell: What I’m Listening To
- 5:10 George Harrison: The reluctant Beatle
- 5:45 Rachel McAlpine: Is life worth living after 90?
Sunday, 12 November 2023
- 8:13 Will Flockton: Live in London after pro-Palestinian protests
- 8:21 Anne-Sophie Mutter: Violin virtuoso visits New Zealand
- 8:46 Barbara Sahakian: New research into avoiding depression
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 12 November 2023
- 9:40 George Lockyer: Kiwis on Harley-Davidsons
- 10:10 Calling Home: Liam McEwan in Los Angeles
- 10:43 Robinson: My Latest Track
- 11:05 Mike Seawright: Aid team on the ground in the Gaza
- 11:18 Margaret Lovell-Smith: A radical history of Christchurch
- 11:32 Julian Paton: Blood pressure and links to dementia
Sunday, 5 November 2023
- 8:10 Robert Brander: The Science of Surf, Sand and Rips
- 8:30 Toni Childs: ‘It’s all a beautiful noise’
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 5 November 2023
- 9:35 Lucy Corry: Homemade Goody Goody Gum Drops Ice Cream
- 10:10 Adam Grant: The Science of Success
- 10:30 Dr Erica Brozovsky: The surprising origin of gossip
- 11:10 Calling Home: Honor Harger in Singapore
- 11:30 Amiria Grenell: My Latest Track
Sunday, 29 October 2023
- 8:10 Al Gillespie: Middle East update and China’s economic headwinds
- 8:25 Duncan Paterson: Parisian publican
- 8:30 Calling home: Giles Cooper in Hanoi
- 8:55 Christina Persico: Halftime at Stade de France
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 29 October 2023
- 9:40 Zazie Todd: Are we pathologising normal pooch behaviour?
- 9:50 Christina Persico: Stade de France fulltime
- 10:10 Sir Bryan Williams: Rugby World Cup Final reaction
- 10:20 Fiona Hugues: Wishing you a hairy Halloween
- 10:35 Melissa Hogenboom: The brain that changes itself
- 11:05 Mark Reason: Rugby World Cup Final reaction
- 11:15 Clare Wilson: How ‘free’ is free will?
- 11:45 Jeffrey Halley: An economic temperature check post-election
Sunday, 22 October 2023
- 8:16 Professor Al Gillespie: War and peace on the international stage
- 8:25 Will Stone: The Benefits of a cold plunge
- 8:43 Pinky Agnew: Why don’t more women propose?
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 22 October 2023
- 9:40 Dr Sanja Jelic: The link between sleep and heart health
- 10:05 Mark Reason: The latest from the Rugby World Cup
- 10:20 Calling Home: Jeremy Redmore in Utrecht
- 11:06 Claire Cowan: Conjuring fables and fairy tales
- 11:25 Dr Barbara Barbosa Neves: Recording loneliness in Aged Care
Sunday, 15 October 2023
- 10:05 Sir Bryan Williams: Rugby World Cup reaction
- 10:15 Natasha Frost: The Voice Referendum
- 10:25 Liam Lawson: What I’m Listening to
- 10:45 Lucy Corry: Post-Election Brunch
- 11:05 Chris Tse: ‘It was a bit of a secret that I liked Celine Dion’
- 11:05 Jo McCarroll: Vege Patch From Scratch
- 11:35 Gregor Paul: The All Blacks and the Rugby World Cup
- 11:50 Jonathon Coquet: do germs actually help build our immune systems?
Sunday, 8 October 2023
- 8:40 Princess Chelsea: Everything Is Going to Be Alright Tour
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 8 October 2023
- 9:40 Ethan Kross: How to master your inner voice
- 10:06 Gregor Paul: Rugby World Cup Update
- 10:20 Otto English: History's fake heroes
- 11:05 Natasha Frost: Australia Update
- 11:20 Jess Rogers: The Music Man’s leading woman
- 11:31 Dr Whitney Scott: Chronic pain without the pills
- 11:45 Jarrod Haar: Should employers be paying for your beach
- 3:10 Michael Palin's New Zealand connection: My great uncle Harry’s life and death in WWI
Sunday, 1 October 2023
- 8:10 Mark Reason: All Blacks win, cause for celebration?
- 8:20 Emily Guy Birken: How to buy happiness
- 8:40 David Linklater: Is your car spying on you?
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 1 October 2023
- 9:30 Calling Home: Simon Butchard in Warsaw
- 10:10 Dr Lucy Foulkes: Why ‘therapy speak’ might be making us feel worse
- 10:40 Dr Alex Burgoyne: there's something about mindfulness
- 11:05 Dr Maya Mathur: BMI and the gap between belief and reality
- 11:20 Dr Lisa Sanders: Your questions on Long-COVID answered
- 11:40 Michael Vlismas: behind Elon Musk's quarter-trillon fortune
Sunday, 24 September 2023
- 8:30 Put down the soap, you're showering too much, says top dermatologist
- 8:50 Jack Chen: Do we still need to separate laundry?
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 24 September 2023
- 9:30 Calling Home: Brett Sargon in Calgary, Alberta
- 10:05 Mark Reason: Rugby World Cup Update
- 10:15 Arthur C Brooks: Understanding happiness
- 11:20 Lavina Good: The Asian Games
- 11:40 Ali Hill: The Nutrition Edition
- 11:40 Dr Sam Parnia: Life, death and in-between
- 6:10 Anna Kornadt: Why we rarely feel our age
Sunday, 17 September 2023
- 8:14 Gregor Paul: Rugby World Cup Update
- 8:27 Dr. David Cox: How to best keep hydrated
- 8:43 Dr Riley Elliott: Cookiecutter sharks
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 17 September 2023
- 9:35 Calling Home: Duncan Paterson in Paris
- 10:10 Lisa Sanders on Long Covid: 'For many people, it's been a terrible journey'
- 10:37 Alex Wellerstein: on the world’s nuclear weapon arsenal?
- 11:06 David Robson: Great people don’t always give the best advice.
- 11:36 Mea Motu: What I'm listening to
Sunday, 10 September 2023
- 8:10 Mark Reason: Rugby World Cup update
- 8:20 Lucy Corry: Hack your snacks for the Rugby World Cup
- 8:35 Michael Snyder: Which ‘ageotype’ are you?
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 10 September 2023
- 9:40 Susan Goldin-Meadow: Gestures are our thoughts hidden
- 10:10 Richard Osman: The Last Devil To Die
- 10:40 Kirsten Morrell: My Latest Track
- 11:10 Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper: Inspiring young women to look to the stars
- 11:28 Natasha Frost: Our woman in Australia
- 11:30 Sarah Peirce: Bringing the thriller Switzerland to the stage
Sunday, 3 September 2023
- 8:14 Lorin Clarke: Would that be funny? Growing up with John Clarke
- 8:43 Rachel Cowgill: Has whistling gone out of fashion?
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 3 September 2023
- 9:38 Calling Home: Rachel Bickler in Brussels
- 10:07 Howard Fishman on Connie Converse
- 10:29 Sean Lyons on smartphone security
- 11:06 John F. Bradford: Tensions in the South China Sea
- 11:28 What I’m Listening To with Acushla-Tara Kupe
- 11:52 Bryan Bruce: The Food Crisis
Sunday, 27 August 2023
- 8:12 Mark Reason: The All Blacks worst-ever defeat
- 8:20 Bryan Johnson: The tech billionaire reversing his age
- 8:47 Micheal Dearth: The rise of menu anxiety
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 27 August 2023
- 9:37 Marc Wilson: How could Lucy Letby do the things she did?
- 10:06 Janet Cade: Fidgeting is good for you
- 10:22 Chris Patten: The last British Governor of Hong Kong
- 11:05 Peter Rowlett: Can mathematics help win lotto?
- 11:38 Calling Home: John Featherston in San Francisco
Sunday, 20 August 2023
- 8:13 Dr Gary McLean: Is covid really in the rear-view mirror?
- 8:30 How the housing crisis is shaping modern relationships.
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 20 August 2023
- 9:35 Calling Home: Dr Nick Laing in Northern Uganda
- 10:35 Sarah Gregorius: Women's World Cup final excitement builds
- 11:07 Fletcher McKenzie: Enthralling tales from New Zealand pilots
- 11:27 Paula Marantz Cohen: Good conversation is a basic human need
- 3:25 Why is the eastern Pacific Ocean cooling?
- 4:30 'I'm ready to saddle up' - Dai Henwood on new stand-up show
Sunday, 13 August 2023
- 8:10 Michael Leon: Startling research on scent and brain function
- 8:35 Kevin Scharfenberg: A private Island for less than the average family home
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 13 August 2023
- 9:40 Karen Kasler: USA Update
- 10:30 Brett Christopher: Do asset managers own the world?
- 11:10 Captain Brett Crozier: Maverick navy captain on leadership and loyalty
- 11:30 Annie Romanos: ADHD coach on the Kapiti Coast
- 6:00 True crime series retells stranger than fiction meth bust in Far North
Sunday, 6 August 2023
- 8:10 Jane Golley: China's economic headwinds, and what it means for us
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 6 August 2023
- 9:35 Calling Home: Chris Lewis and daughter Geneva in London
- 10:05 Bridget Tunnicliffe: Netball World Cup
- 10:10 Dr Rachel Nolan: The drug cartel mythos
- 10:40 Tony Thorne: What to make of the letter 'X'
- 11:05 Holly Morris: reaching the North Pole
- 11:05 Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic: In an AI world, what makes us human?
- 2:45 Neil Gemmell: Could the Loch Ness Monster be a giant eel?
Sunday, 30 July 2023
- 8:10 Ali Hill: The Nutrition Edition
- 8:30 Katherine Wu: Are you really eating too fast?
- 8:45 Lucy Scott: Puppies and sibling recognition
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 30 July 2023
- 9:30 Calling Home: Jack Boulton in the Orkney Islands, Scotland
- 10:10 Katie Steckles: Amazing maths in a maze
- 10:30 Mandy Hagstrom: Gender in the gym
- 10:45 Sarah McMullan: Should we stop going to movies to support the Hollywood strikers?
- 11:10 Walter Marsh: The beginning of the Murdoch Empire
Sunday, 23 July 2023
- 8:10 Tim Balme: Season 9 of The Brokenwood Mysteries
- 8:30 Dan Carter’s new book on leadership and purpose
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 23 July 2023
- 9:38 Calling Home: Aaron Hodges in Buenos Aires
- 10:08 Stephanie Dowrick: How to beat anxiety
- 10:35 Johnny Green’s 11,000-strong egg cup collection
- 11:10 Emery Schubert: Why earworm songs get stuck in our heads
- 11:25 Jean Twenge: Generations
Sunday, 16 July 2023
- 8:10 Emanuel Kalafatelis: New Zealanders feeling the pinch
- 8:20 Roxanne Prichard: When sleep eludes you
- 8:40 Professor Robin Dunbar: Conversation are better with four
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 16 July 2023
- 9:30 Calling Home: KJ Gilmour in Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland
- 10:30 Arthur Edwards: 45 Years as a Royal Photographer
- 10:50 Joanne Watson: Scone Etiquette
- 11:00 Sarah McMullan: We should watch films in the cinema
- 11:20 Simon Schama: A history of vaccination
- 11:32 Fay Clark: Do animals feel joy?
Sunday, 9 July 2023
- 8:10 Professor Barbara Sahakian: Reading for pleasure,
- 8:25 Dr Craig Rodger: What to expect from Solar Maximum
- 8:40 Daniel Hillier: What I’m listening to
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 9 July 2023
- 9:30 Calling Home: Meg Prendergast from all over Europe
- 10:10 Rosie Grant: Baking recipes from gravestone epitaphs
- 10:30 Dr. Alan Blackman: Can science do the ironing?
- 10:40 Dr Marc Wilson: Psychology
- 11:10 How to tackle your telephone hang-ups
- 11:30 Karen Kasler: Update from the USA
Sunday, 2 July 2023
- 8:10 Jack Watling: Putin after Prigozhin
- 8:30 Nigel Latta: The changing face of intergenerational wealth
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 2 July 2023
- 9:30 Avi Loeb: Underwater hunt for alien debris
- 10:06 Calling Home: Brendan Lynch in The Dolomites, Italy
- 10:30 Robert Pagliarini: Sudden Wealth Syndrome
- 10:50 Ashley Brown: Championing the cello
- 11:10 Martin Ford: The technology set to change our lives
- 11:37 William Fajzel: A day in the life of the world
- 11:37 William Fajzel: A day in the life of the world
Sunday, 25 June 2023
- 8:10 Coen Lammers: The largest inclusive event on the planet
- 8:13 Frank Gardner, BBC Security correspondent on Wagner group rebellion
- 8:20 Dr David Beresford: How to avoid insect bites
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 25 June 2023
- 9:30 Calling Home: Aivale Cole in London
- 10:10 Will coffee boost or bruise your garden?
- 10:15 Greg LeMond: The Last Rider
- 10:45 Jeffrey Halley: Have we reached peak globalism?
- 11:05 Troy Kingi: Aotearoa’s Other Islands
- 11:05 Jesse Gaynor: Is the wellness industry under the weather?
Sunday, 18 June 2023
- 8:12 Jack Watling: Ukraine Conflict update
- 8:30 Bob Stanley: Fathoming the Brothers Gibb
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 18 June 2023
- 9:43 Calling Home: Mimi Todhunter in Venice
- 11:05 Ray Algar: Top athletes live longer
- 11:25 Dr. Ali Hill: The Nutrition Edition
- 1:08 Watering plants myth debunked: 'If a plant needs water, water it'
- 4:22 Moby: Music, fame and loneliness