Kim Hill
Binnie O'Dwyer: lawyer fighting for Aboriginal rights
Lawyer Belinda (Binnie) O'Dwyer was born in Hastings, and now lives in New South Wales where she works for the Aboriginal Legal Service (ALS). A former environmental activist, she's trying to combat… Audio
Nobel Prize winning auction expert Paul Milgrom
Stanford University Professor and Auctionomics co-founder Paul Milgrom has just been awarded a Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences alongside his former academic supervisor Professor Robert Wilson. You… Audio
Esther Woolfson: loving our pets to death
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
The week in US politics: Nicholas Fandos
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Ruth Bader Ginsburg's likely replacement on the Supreme Court, has been grilled about her stance on abortion rights during her confirmation hearing this week. Facebook and… Audio
Norman Swan: How Australia is coping with Covid-19
Dr Norman Swan is an investigative journalist, broadcaster, and producer based in Sydney.
He's the host of the ABC's Health Report, and Coronacast, a podcast dedicated to informing Australians on the… Audio
Graham Norton - his new book, dogs, and wine
Change hit Ireland like "an express train" and transformed it from a backward country into one that the Irish are proud of, says one of its most famous sons. Audio
Doug Wilson: Keeping your brain healthy as you age
Medical academic, former pharmaceutical executive, and author of Ageing For Beginners, Doug Wilson's back, reporting in from the other side of 80.
This week he's looking at how our brains age and… Audio
Trent Dalton: 'I'm so hungry and I've still got so much to learn'
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
Nathan and Kevin Haines: father and son on their love for jazz
Jazz saxophonist and producer Nathan Haines has been through somewhat of a metamorphosis in recent years. He's evolved from edgy wunderkind to humble legend, via sobriety, fatherhood and cancer.
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Being green to the extreme: Activist Rob Greenfield
Eating roadkill, getting a vasectomy at 25 and reducing your worldly possessions to 44 items. It all makes sense if you follow environmental ethics to their logical end. That's just what Rob… Audio
Petra Straight: Pharmacist on the frontline
Working as a pharmacist in some of the worst conflict zones in the world has given Petra Straight a new perspective on risk.
She was part of the response to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, and… Audio, Gallery
Resurrecting North & South magazine: Rachel Morris
Iconic New Zealand monthly current affairs magazine North & South is rising from the ashes, and at the helm will be new editor Rachel Morris. German journalists Konstantin Richter and Verena… Audio
Chris Smith: Covid-19 vaccine trial pause shows it's no 'rush job'
Dr Chris Smith returns to discuss the latest Covid-19 science and research news. This week trials of one of the front-running vaccines (AZD1222 aka the "Oxford vaccine") made by AstraZeneca, have been… Audio
The urgent need for mass climate change action: Jane Fonda
Actor, model, producer, activist and former fitness guru Jane Fonda reflects on her relationship with climate change activism in a new book:What Can I Do? My Path from Climate Despair to Action. Fonda… Audio
Listener Feedback for Saturday Morning for 4 September 2020
Kim Hill reads Listener feedback for 12 September 2020. Audio
Dame Anne Salmond: artefacts at the heart of history
Presented by Dame Professor Anne Salmond, TV series Artefact focuses on objects and taonga at the heart of historical dramas. These treasures range from physical items to places or living things. And… Audio
Barbara Sumner: opening up about the pain of 'closed' adoption
Filmmaker and journalist Barbara Sumner was adopted in 1960 and at the age of 23, embarked on a search to find her birth mother. The system made this all but impossible, and Sumner now campaigns for… Audio
Merlin Sheldrake: the mind-bending majesty of the fungal kingdom
Biologist and mycologist Merlin Sheldrake explores the strange and wonderful world of fungi in his book Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures. It can be… Video, Audio
The voice of Criminal: podcaster Phoebe Judge
Podcaster Phoebe Judge is the host and co-creator of popular shows Criminal and This Is Love, and the owner of one of the more distinctive voices in audio. Her new lockdown-inspired series Phoebe… Audio