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Is the way we breed and keep pet animals essentially cruel and unethical? Esther Woolfson is an Scottish author and animal lover. Her latest book Between Light and Storm: How We Live With Other… Audio

Dr Melanie Fillios is an archaeologist who specialises in the study of animal remains to tell help tell the story of human civilisations. For the last ten years she has studied Australia's native dog… Audio

Australian writer and journalist Trent Dalton has just followed up the massive success of his semi-autobiographical debut novel Boy Swallows Universe with a new book All Our Shimmering Skies. Audio

Chamber Music from the heady days of the '20s' is coming to a concert hall near you over the next few weeks. 

Andrew Beer and Sarah Watkins, and composer Ben Hoadley, whose new work Cave Dances is… Audio

On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark celebrates the birthday of Leonard Cohen with an hour long special devoted to his music. As well as a number of Cohen classics there'll also be versions of his… Audio

Author and journalist David Cohen joins Jesse to talk about some of his favourite books, songs, TV shows and more. Audio

Underground is where humans have kept our most sacred treasures and darkest secrets. From the subterranean cities of Cappadocia to smuggling tunnels on the US-Mexico border, caves full of tiny blind… Audio

On this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a couple of slip-ups at the Herald, a run-in between Magic Talk and the WHO and another 1pm press conference question that… Audio

William Dart takes a look at Charlotte Yates' splendid new Mansfield album with a host of Kiwi musicians responding to one of New Zealand and the world's finest writers. Video, Audio

The best duets as chosen by our listeners - from songs of love to songs of loathing. Audio

Ross and Janette Campbell have run Owlcatraz, an iconic owl and animal sanctuary, from their property in Shannon for the past 23 years. After battling storms and beating cancer, they've decided it's… Audio

John Heskett's trying to get his tower approved to provide a tourist attraction in the Waikato. He tells Jesse about his idea and why he keeps trying to get it made after being denied resource consent… Audio

She has been legally blind since birth, but that hasn't stopped paranormal romance writer Steff Green (aka Stephanie Holmes) from undertaking a self-publishing career that sees her clear a six-figure… Audio