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Financial journalist and author Mary Holm talks Kiwisaver and managed funds during the Covid-19 pandemic. Audio

Economist Syon Bhanot explains why public health warnings are sometimes ignored, and what works to change cavalier attitudes. Audio

Carl Bergstrom knows BS when he sees it. Jesse talks to Professor Bergstrom about how to spot it and how to combat it. His new book is Calling BS: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World. Audio

Book maestro Robert Kelly has compiled a list of whimsical silly books that might lift your spirits. Audio

The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award has just been launched in collaboration with the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pukenga Whakaata.  Audio

Deborah Chambers QC is one of the leading relationship property lawyers in New Zealand. She joins Jesse to talk about the process and pitfalls of getting a divorce.  Audio

An Auckland'based youth mentoring charity is taking some innovative steps to adapt in the wake of Covid-19. Audio

Dr Elana Curtis is calling for a "new recipe for pandemic management".   Audio

This week's critter is small but noisy. Doc's Nicola Toki today on Critter of the Week tells Jesse more about  the Chatham Island Snipe! Audio, Gallery

Producer and book man Robert Kelly - went through the hundreds of entries with the editor of the 2020 Poetry New Zealand Yearbook, Jo Emeney and together they whittled them down to a shortlist and our… Audio

If you live in Wellington you might have seen a bearded man sitting in a parking space in Wellington's CBD, eating his lunch. That was likely Alex Dyer who's part of the grassroots movement Picnics In… Audio

Funeral celebrant Timothy Giles hopes his podcast At A Loss will help people navigate the difficult emotions we all must face, including those related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Audio

The editor of the 2020 Poetry New Zealand Yearbook, Jo Emeney joins Jesse to help announce our annual competition to mark National Poetry Day.  Audio

Eateries all over the country have their special recipes. Today we're showcasing Lavender's Green Preserved Lemons. Audio

Two Wellington restaurants have teamed up to start a "slow fish" movement. Chef Max Gordy of Hillside Kitchen talks to Jesse about getting involved with the international campaign. Audio

Even a dictator has to eat. And Polish journalist and trained chef Witold Szablowski has tracked down the cooks for notorious leaders from Saddam Hussein to Pol Pot to get their views from the… Audio

Our Bookmarks guest today is Tex Houston has worked and toured with most of the bands on the Flying Nun label, and developing his own line of speakers called Tex Tone.

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Today Nga Taonga's Kahu Kutia (who is also from Ngāi Tūhoe) shares excerpts of the one of RNZ's Spectrum programme made in 1982 from the sound archives. Audio, Gallery

While mulling over whether to get weight loss surgery, Newsroom columnist Anna Rawhiti-Connell wondered if she was being influenced by oppressive beauty standards. She joins Jesse to discuss her… Audio

Jann Hurley's a Pukekohe based architect trying to run a project just down the road from her, but in northern Waikato. She explains to Jesse how the travel limitations are affecting locals on both… Audio

The Beths joins Jesse to help launch the Kiwi Cover Song Contest, and perform their version of Crowded House's Fall at your Feet. Audio

The physical effects of ageing on women should not be taboo, says writer and former TV presenter Joan Lunden. She hopes to bring their universality to light – with a sense of humour – in her new book… Audio

Political reporter for Newsroom, Marc Daalder, has investigated theories about "living with COVID" in our community along the same lines as Sweden has approached the pandemic. He talks to Jesse about… Audio

Otago University public health professor Michael Baker talks about the significance of a new covid case not linked to the current South Auckland cluster. Audio