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As a father of 5 who embraces laziness and the middle age spread that comes with that, Jim Gaffigan was destined to be a comedian. Video, Audio

Film Producer and Great Grandson of a famous author, Royd Tolkien is on a Quest. He is back in New Zealand to complete the bucket list his younger brother was unable to. Today he talks to Jesse about… Audio

A mysterious time capsule discovered during construction work on Bowen Campus has been opened today. Audio, Gallery

The author of a children’s book which explains the Christchurch rebuild is fundraising to have more copies printed after the first 1000 sold out in weeks. Audio

Satirist, comedian and writer John Clarke has died, aged 68.  Audio

Hugo Hughes is the first graduate from AUT's culinary arts school to specialise in vegan cooking. Audio

Most of us have heard about the generosity of philanthropists like Bill and Melinda Gates, or Mark Zuckerberg who have pledged to give away the majority of their wealth. But outside the media… Audio

Alternative facts did not start with Donald Trump. For years, emotion has played a bigger role than reason in many public debates. But the rejection of rationalism and faith in experts is getting… Audio

Chris Callewaert, a post doctoral scholar from the University of California, San Diego has disovered that replacing the underarm bacteria of a very smelly person, with the bacteria from a less smelly… Audio

Last week we focussed on Early and Middle English with Mark Amsler, an Associate Professor Comparative Literature at the School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics at the University of Auckland. He… Audio

Robert Whitman founded the FBI's Art Crime Team, and in the past he's been dubbed "the most famous art detective in the world". He discusses the Parnell Art heist at the weekend. Audio

The Australian production of Matilda the musical is the most awarded musical in Australian theatrical history and now it's coming to Auckland. Video, Audio

There are more than 171 thousand words in the Oxford English Dictionary, and not a single one to describe the desire to be struck by disaster or the frustration of photographing something amazing when… Video, Audio

A taste for chocolate has done more than break the will power of people across the generations. It's also started wars. The fascinating impact of food on history is told in the new book, Food Fights… Audio

Wellington based Viking records was once New Zealand's largest independent record label. And now, all of the company's back catalogue has now been donated to the National Library for digitisation and… Video, Audio, Gallery

Just when it feels like there are few places left on the earth unexplored, Professor Anthony Martin says all you have to do is look down to discover some of nature's deepest, darkest secrets. Audio, Gallery

Kiwi music legend Dave Dobbyn talks to Jesse Mulligan about his other passion - photography. Audio, Gallery

What exactly is, and is not, considered a native bird? And how is this decided? It seems like a simple question but it could be harder to define than we think. Whanganui Regional Museum curator of… Audio

A bid to repatriate Katherine Mansfield's remains to her Wellington birthplace has been labelled as ghoulish and inappropriate by New Zealand author C.K Stead. Audio

Short-term vote-winning policies are often promoted in election years, but are we governing with long-term goals in mind? Jonathan Boston talks to Jesse Mulligan about planning for the future. Audio