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Smooth operator: How Kenny G created his own genre
10:25 AM.In 'Listening to Kenny G,' director Penny Lane traces the saxophonist's rise from his start as a high school musician in Seattle through to the current day, highlighting what makes him tick and why… Read more Audio
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I'm Listening to This: Scott McLaughlin
10:04 AM.Motorsport star Scott McLaughlin has competed in plenty of big races during his career. But he will take part in what is easily the biggest race of his life when he lines up on the starting grid for… Read more Audio
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Calling Home: Ashleigh Stewart in Toronto
9:37 AM.Investigative journalist Ashleigh Stewart lives in downtown Toronto with her husband Stuart McCready, but more recently she has been stationed in Ukraine covering the war there. She's Calling Home… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 29 May 2022
9:07 AM.PM in USA; two decades of Internet disruption; more questions to answer on public media plan; motoring money gives media climate conundrum. Audio
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The 'every-single-street' movement
8:41 AM.No one has completed all 39,137 streets of Greater London, but in 2014, Noelle Poulson walked every street within London's congestion zone. She joins the show to discuss why she did it and what she… Read more Audio
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Are anti-inflammatory drugs making back pain worse?
8:27 AM.A new series of studies are questioning the conventional wisdom of using steroids and commonly used anti-inflammatory drugs to treat chronic back pain, suggesting they could instead prolong the pain… Read more Audio
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From inflation to stagflation
8:12 AM.Market analyst Jeffrey Halley joins the show to explain what stagnation is and why we don't need to start worrying about depression just yet, despite the economic outlook globally looking challenging… Read more Audio
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Tom Sainsbury: I'm Listening to This
11:50 AM.Beloved Kiwi comedian Tom Sainsbury is busy as ever. He's about to hit the road with his nationwide Snapchat Dude Live! tour. The 15-stop tour, which kicks off in New Plymouth next Sunday, will see… Read more Audio
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Julian Assange's father: 'His jail is worse than hell'
11:24 AM.The new documentary Ithaka documents 76-year-old John Shipton's campaign to free his son, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Shipton joins the show to discuss Ithaka and why he'll never give up on his… Read more Video, Audio
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The oddities of the English language
11:05 AM.In Dr Arika Okrent's latest book, Highly Irregular: Why Tough, Through, and Dough Don't Rhyme - and Other Oddities of the English Language, the linguist examines the weirdness of the English language… Read more Audio
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How oligarchs are being undone by social media
10:38 AM.Journalist Greg Walters has been writing about how influencers and "beautiful people" posting glamorous selfies aboard Russian oligarchs' yachts are helping to bring down the incredibly rich people… Read more Video, Audio
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Australian election reaction - Dr Ross Stitt
10:05 AM.Dr Ross Stitt is a New Zealand writer and political commentator living in Sydney. He joins the show to analyse the 2022 Australian federal election, which took place yesterday, and what the result… Read more Audio
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Calling Home: Yanai Postelnik in Devon
9:27 AM.Yanai Postelnik could never have imagined how his life was going to change when he arrived at Gaia House in Devon for a silent meditation retreat in 1990. He returned to Gaia House to work in 1991… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 22 May 2022
9:08 AM.Slaves to the algorithm - big tech's mathematical maximising of engagement undermines the Christchurch Call three years on; Budget 2022 - public media entity's funding finally made public; Budget 2022… Read more Audio
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You're probably cleaning all wrong, according to science
8:45 AM.Cleaning has never played a bigger role in our lives than it does today. Whether it's wiping down workplace surfaces or disinfecting supermarket trolley handles, we're doing it all more… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: How come there are so many Omicron variants?
8:30 AM.We've all heard about new Omicron subvariants with such names as BA.2, BA.4 and BA.5. The recent proliferation of variants begs the question: is Covid-19 mutating faster than ever before? Dr Sebastian… Read more Audio
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Poll: Kiwis in favour of earlier reopening of the borders
8:25 AM.Two weeks ago, Jacinda Ardern announced that our borders would fully reopen (including to cruise ships and international students) on July 31 - two months earlier than initially planned. A new poll… Read more Audio
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Australian election reaction - Stephen Mills
8:10 AM.Australians are waking up to life with a new Prime Minister, with Anthony Albanese and Labor ousting Scott Morrison's incumbent Liberal National coalition in yesterday's election. Political… Read more Audio
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Social media breaks improve mental health: study
4:05 PM.It won't come as a surprise to many people to learn that taking a break from social media can lead to improvements in things like depression and anxiety. But a new study out of the University of Bath… Read more Audio
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Why an American writer chose to stay in Ukraine
11:35 AM.American writer and editor Kate Tsurkan initially moved to the Ukrainian city of Chernivsti to work as a volunteer English teacher four years ago. Now she is living through the Russian invasion of her… Read more Audio
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Does naming objects change our relationship with them?
11:06 AM.Are you someone who gives things like your phone or car names? When we give things like cars or other important objects in our lives names, we change the way we interact with them, and we may be more… Read more Audio
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How nihilism can be used as a weapon
10:36 AM.Nihilism has existed in one form or another for hundreds of years, and it's back in fashion. Writer Wendy Syfret joins the show to discuss her new book, The Sunny Nihilist: How a meaningless life can… Read more Audio
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Military expert predicts larger mobilisation in Russia
10:05 AM.Dr Jack Watling is Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institut, a British defence and security think tank. He joins the show to discuss the situation in Ukraine and when, not if, a larger… Read more Audio
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Calling Home: Gillian Bremner in Botswana
9:38 AM.Gillian Bremner was looking for something different when she retired from her role as CEO at Presbyterian Support Otago. Little did she know she would soon be running a multi-tiered tourism company in… Read more Audio
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Mediawatch for 15 May 2022
9:08 AM.Re- Platformed - Sean Plunket launches new live outlet urging listeners to 'join the resistance'; outgoing censor on plans to re-jig regulation of media content. Audio