Kathryn Ryan
Study skills teach life skills
Teacher, author, public speaker and CEO of Spectrum Education Karen Boyes says study skills can also teach life skills. She shares tips for students and parents. Audio
Your cameras are ours, Google surveillance, cyborg cockroaches
Mark Pesce discusses plans by the San Francisco City Council to make it legal for police to watch citizens' private feeds from their surveillance cameras. Google is going to start watching to see if… Audio
Book review: Do Let's Have Another Drink by Gareth Russell
Gina Rogers reviews Do Let's Have Another Drink: The Singular Wit and Double Measures of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother by Gareth Russell, published by Harper Collins. Audio
Francoise Malby-Anthon on love and elephants
Francoise Malby-Anthony has spent the last 35 years in South Africa - 25 of them running an elephant reserve called Thula Thula. Francoise's first book was called An Elephant in My Kitchen -- that… Audio, Gallery
UK: Truss promise, Tory conference, Royal Family back to work
UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to talk about Liz Truss's promise to get the country through "stormy days", while admitting her policies would cause "disruption". Audio
US-Pacific partnership deal signed amid China concerns
China loomed large over a US-Pacific Island Summit in Washington last week. Kathryn discusses the latest with Anna Powles, senior lecturer at Massey University's Centre for Defence and Security… Audio
Major power distributor wants Energy Ministry
Power and gas distributor Vector is warning against what it calls "disorderly decarbonisation", without also investing in digital technology to manage peak time demand. It says the sector needs a… Audio
Nobel Prize for Physics, trees + warming, mystery extinct fish
Science correspondent Allan Blackman joins Kathryn to look at the newly-announced winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics, new research which suggests planting trees in dry areas can actually help… Audio
The Certainty Myth: tips for coping with anxiety
Dr Toni Lindsay is a clinical and health psychologist, and author of The Certainty Myth; a guide for anyone struggling with uncertainty in their life. Whether it's caused by the pandemic, a… Audio
Book review: The English Text of the Treaty of Waitangi
Martin Fisher reviews The English Text of the Treaty of Waitangi by Ned Fletcher, published by BWB. Audio
What happened at Apple after Steve Jobs' death
Since the death of Apple's controversial co-founder Steve Jobs in 2011, the tech company's massive success has been due to internal collaboration as much as innovation, says New York Times tech… Audio
Australia: Parliament rape trial, rates rise, data breach
Correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the trial getting underway for the man accused of raping former ministerial staffer Brittany Higgins at Parliament in 2019. Audio
Stadium concerts return to Auckland
Nearly 300,000 people are expected to attend major stadium events in Auckland this summer as the city, and the country, gets back to a bit of post-Covid normal. Audio
Soaring energy demands: What is the master plan?
Our national power grid is aging, yet we're needing more and more power. Is it up to the job? What are the solutions? Audio
Playlists: Celebrating the highs and lows of life through music
Music commentator Kirsten Zemke joins Kathryn to talk about the ingredients to an "epic" playlist in an era where technology makes it easier than ever to compile options for you. What makes a song… Audio
Money expert Liz Koh : Financial resilience
Liz talks to Kathryn about- the ability to withstand life events that impact your income or assets. She says financial resilience has three aspects - your personal characteristics, your financial… Audio
Legally blind PhD student Michael Whittaker
In his twenties Michael Whittaker started losing his vision due to a progressive condition, retinitis pigmentosa. He was an international model at the time, and still fits in some modelling… Audio
Business commentator Nikki Mandow
Nikki Mandow takes a look at managed retreat and councils' willingness to accelerate planning, the potential of green hydrogen and its role in the America's Cup, plus how embedded carbon works in the… Audio
Book review: Fairy Tale by Stephen King
Sally Wenley reviews Fairy Tale by Stephen King, published by Hachette. Audio
The World in 2050: How to Think About the Future
What will the world look like in 2050? What will be our biggest challenges and the major issues shaping our world? And what countries will have the biggest economies? Hamish McRae is one of Europe's… Audio