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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

Hikurangi Enterprises' hemp trial is ready for harvest, and this Friday the Ruatoria community can come and smell, touch and smoke the plant, and learn what it's all about. Audio

Poets have been writing about it for centuries and now science is starting to understand the power of a breath of fresh air and a good look around. Audio

Richie Poulton and his team from Otago University's Dunedin Study have been awarded 5 hundred thousand dollars for their world renowned study that began in 1972, following the lives of babies born at… Audio

Bob Odenkirk was a successful comedy writer when he was cast as lawyer Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad - he's now winning plaudits for his acting talents too. Audio, Gallery

NASA has come up with a pretty bold idea to make the planet Mars potentially livable for humans - launching a "magnetic shield" to a stable orbit between Mars and the sun which would effectively give… Audio, Gallery

Legends and stories of a lost city in the jungles of Honduras in Central America have intrigued explorers for the past 500 years. Crime novelist Douglas Preston joined an expedition armed with modern… Audio, Gallery

Live on Jesse Mulligan today are two kiwi country music icons, entertainers extrodinaire The Topp Twins. Jools and Lynda Topp are about to tour the country, with guitar, mouth harp and spoons. Video, Audio

Christopher Knight spent 27 years living alone in a forest in Maine on the US east coast, his story is now told in a new book. Audio, Gallery

This afternoon we explore the hidden talent of one of our highest profile public servants. Former Reserve Bank Governor, Alan Bollard is a keen water colourist. Audio, Gallery

A group of Otago primary school students have been tracking their own cats in areas where predator traps have been set for possums and rats. Audio, Gallery

For five years, the Seasteading Institute has been researching how to make new, permanent cities - floating at sea, in the South Pacific. In January, the French Polynesian government signed an… Video, Audio

The latest Wikileaks revelations have been an eye opener about the ways in which you can now be monitored through your smart devices around the house. The documents describe tools which can turn… Audio

We are currently experiencing an immigration boom. But New Zealand is an immigrant nation. So how does the current boom compare to previous ones? Audio

Wellington writer David Cormack shares the struggles he and his wife have faced as they’ve tried to conceive. Audio

Grammy Award winning musician, Romulo Castro Garcia of Panama, is in the country on a 3-week cultural tour - visiting high schools where Spanish Language is taught. He's joins Jesse in our Auckland… Audio

The former fisherman turned actor and playwright talks about the books, music, theatre and TV he's inspired by. Audio

Sydney author Sarah Wilson shares her experiences in dealing with anxiety and harnessing it to find the positives. Audio

Bill E (Simon Bendall) is a Wellington DJ and the man behind regular ‘Atomic 80's and ‘24 Hour Party People' dance nights held in various clubs around the capital since 1996. Audio

Lindy West says there’s power in reclaiming words that are intended to hurt, which is why she prefers to be called fat, rather than big. Audio

A massive weapons arsenal isn't just something humans seem hell-bent on developing. Members of the arachnid world are also in an arms race. Audio, Gallery