Dean Hall
Today in music history, Dire Straits released Sultans of Swing
On this day in 1978 Dire Straits released their first single, Sultans of Swing. Audio
Should expensive tourist attractions cut their prices?
There's a call for expensive tourist attractions to lower their prices to make them affordable for domestic visitors in the coming months. Tourism Industry Association Aotearoa's Chief executive… Audio
WHO inquiry into COVID Pandemic origins
The World Health Organisation inquiry into how the COVID-19 virus started may be limited with China not willing to take part in the process. International Professor of Law, Al Gillespie, talks about… Audio
Newshub political poll has staggering numbers in light of pandemic
A Newshub political poll has some new insights on how we have viewed the lockdown. Auckland University professor of Politics and Director of the Public Policy Institute, Jennifer Curtin joins the… Audio
The Panel with Penny Ashton and Dean Hall (Part 2)
People who're losing their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic are being urged to consider signing up to a trade apprenticeship. Helen Stephens, Chief Executive at the Apprenticeship Training Trust… Audio
The Panel with Penny Ashton and Dean Hall (Part 1)
A Newshub political poll has some new insights on how we have viewed the lockdown. Auckland University professor of Politics and Director of the Public Policy Institute, Jennifer Curtin joins the… Audio
I've been thinking for19 May 2020
Panellists share Penny Ashton and Dean Hall share what they've been thinking about. Audio
Story of the Day for 19 May 2020
For today's Story of the Day, we're talking about why Zoom calls are so exhausting. Audio
'I made a lot of money from DayZ, but it wasn’t my best work'
Survival training for the NZ Army inspired Dean Hall to create the zombie apocalypse PC game DayZ. From there, the man known as "Rocket" founded his own gaming studio in Dunedin called Rocketwerkz. Audio
Trump stuns by talking about Italy-US links
US President Trump, 1000 days into his presidency stuns again by talking about U.S - Italian links going back thousands of years. Audio
Zombie town predictions realised in commission report
Economist, Shamubeel Eaqub, who predicted regional zombie towns around the country has been vindicated in the latest productivity commission report. He joins the panel to discuss the report. Audio
Govt ignored treasury advice about gun buy back scheme
The Government ignored advice from treasury about their gun buyback scheme making no difference to future gun related deaths and injuries. Audio
Question of the Day for 18 October 2019
Eggs, tomatoes and chocolate: in the fridge or at room temperature? Audio
Blackface costs record label executive his job
UK Atlantic Record label boss has stepped down from his job after an image of him with blackface for a fancy dress party prompting an outcry. Audio
Lack of diversity in top roles of companies highlighted
A new report has highlighted the lack of diversity in top roles in companies, with just 18% of jobs held by non-Europeans. Audio
Lecturer Peter Thompson explains what the sale of TV3 means
Mediaworks puts television arm of its business up for sale. Victoria University media lecturer, Peter Thompson explains why this has happened and what it means. Audio
The Panel with Tayyaba Khan and Dean Hall (Part 2)
UK Atlantic Record label boss has stepped down from his job after an image of him with blackface for a fancy dress party prompting an outcry. Eggs, tomatoes and chocolate: in the fridge or at room… Audio
The Panel with Tayyaba Khan and Dean Hall (Part 1)
Mediaworks puts television arm of its business up for sale. Victoria University media lecturer, Peter Thompson explains why this has happened and what it means. A new report has highlighted the lack… Audio
I've been thinking for 18 October 2019
What the panelists Tayyaba Khan and Dean Hall have been thinking about. Audio