Lucinda Williams' career spans 12 albums over nearly 40 years and the three-time Grammy Award winner is an inspiration to a generation of new young bands and artists who have tapped into country, alt… Read more Audio

Professor Ilan Noy is the inaugural Chair in the Economics of Disasters at Victoria University. He's been examining the long-term financial effects of the Canterbury quakes, and how New Zealand can be… Read more Audio

Dr Rebecca Gill, is the lead researcher for the Grow North Innovation District project, which aims to promote a 'Silicon Valley' type hub in Auckland's North Shore. Her research has found that the… Read more Audio

Voting is under way in the flag referendum and pundits, politicians and presenters alike have been pushing their preferences in the media - even if they pretended not to. Read more Audio

Robert Wade is a New Zealander based in the UK - he's a professor of political economy at the London School of Economics, and he is a world expert on inequality. A couple of years ago he spoke to… Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger considers the country soul collaboration of Strange Faith. Read more Audio