Conversation

For many of us, chit-chatting with strangers seems like nothing less than cruel and unusual punishment. However, new research suggests our negative expectations of talking to strangers are generally… Audio

 Dr Anne Unkenstein is a neuropsychologist and author of the book Memory-wise: How memory works and what to do when it doesn't. She's with us to look at misremembering and why our memory isn't… Audio

The fidget spinner craze has come and gone, and now bubble poppers are doing the rounds, but it's not just kids who are doing the fidgeting. Children and adults alike use fidget devices of some sort… Audio

Self-improvement guru Dale Carnegie always said listening was key to getting ahead in life. Journalist Kate Murphy takes a closer look at the art of listening in her new book, You're Not Listening:… Audio

People who claim hearing Christmas music - especially well in advance of December - does their head in mightn't be that far off the mark. Dr. Linda Blair joins the show to explain why these tunes… Audio

Debra Fine is the author of The Fine Art of Small Talk. She joins the show to offer a few tips on how to start a conversation, how to keep it going, and the best way to bail out when a conversation… Audio

Lindsay Neill's a Senior Lecturer Bachelor of International Hospitality Management at AUT, and he's been thinking about the invasions of our private space that we have to endure each day. Audio

If you look around and see faces glued to smartphones, it's easy to think that the art of conversation has been lost. Think again! Natasha Zimmerman has created an event in Auckland, Wellington and… Audio

"I do travel for eros. Eros isn't he same thing as sex. It's the sense of being sensually present in someone's eyes, and their being sensually present in yours; and of giving pleasure and receiving… Audio