Stevie Van Zandt: 50 years of brotherhood with Bruce Springsteen
There isn't much E Street Band guitarist, activist and actor Stevie Van Zandt hasn't done in the world of entertainment. The man formerly known as 'Miami Steve' is in the throes of completing his… Audio
The Musical Chair: Jenene Crossan
Kiwi entrepreneur and tech innovator Jenene Crossan has become one of the unofficial faces of Long Covid sufferers in New Zealand, having first been diagnosed with Covid-19 in March, 2020. She's in… Audio
How Twitter took QAnon from America to the world
Donald Trump may have gone, but could his legacy live on in the form of conspiracy theories that have spilled beyond America's border? An analysis of tweets rooted in the US-originated QAnon theory in… Audio
Critics climb in on defeated All Blacks - and Keith Quinn
While the All Blacks' defeat to the underdone underdogs from Argentina last weekend was unexpected the emotional media response was pretty predictable. The critics went in boots’n’all on the men in… Audio
US correspondent on Trump's 'stolen' election
As expected, outgoing US president Donald Trump is refusing to leave the White House without a fight, claiming his election loss to president-elect Joe Biden is the "worst scam in the history of US… Audio
From DNA to RNA: Science's unhealthy obsession with acronyms
The use of acronyms in scientific publications has spread life wildfire over the last 70 years, according to a study just published in the scientific journal eLife. Study co-author Professor Adrian… Audio
Chairman Xi driven in quest to 'make China great again'
China's leader Xi Jinping has accelerated his ambition to put Covid-19 behind it and 'make China great again'. Macquarie University Prof. of Asia-Pacific Security Studies and long-time China-watcher… Audio
Trump vs Twitter, students recycle laptops, and Tweetbots
Technology correspondent Bill Bennett joins Lynn to talk about how Twitter's moves to make the site more accountable and trustworthy has pitted it against Donald Trump, the students of Aotea College… Audio
The Story of the Day with Amelia Langford
What was the last 'normal' photo you took on your phone before going into lockdown? The BBC asked their readers and it has now become a trending topic on Twitter, as Amelia Langford finds out. Audio
What makes us believe conspiracy theories?
Why do people believe conspiracy theories? And what do conspiracy theories tell us about the way we view the world? Professor Joe Uscinski is a political scientist and author of American Conspiracy… Audio
Rogue suicide claim goes viral
Last weekend an inaccurate claim about suicide spread so far online that both the Ministry of Health and the Mental Health Foundation moved to debunk it. Hayden Donnell looks at how it happened - and…
Robert Macfarlane: the #CoReadingVirus global reading group
Under the Twitter hashtag #CoReadingVirus, the nature and travel writer Robert Macfarlane is doing his bit to fight back against the boredom and increasing isolation many are experiencing as health… Audio
Warnings over the circulation of political manipulated media
Twitter applies its new manipulated media label for the first time on a video deceptively edited of former vice president, Joe Biden, but that doesn't stop US President Donald Trump from retweeting it… Audio
#MeToo Monday looms for Harvey Weinstein
It's been another dramatic week in New York in the trial at the heart of #MeToo. New York Daily News courts reporter Molly Crane-Newman has been covering the case and joins the show with all the… Audio
Kate Murphy: You're Not Listening
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
The Kiwi behind the US adult study hall startup
High-flying New Zealander Nodira Khoussainova is the co-founder and CEO of Focused, a Silicon Valley startup that helps people accomplish undistracted work for a couple of hours in a study hall-type… Audio
How to tell if we're being fed a diet of fake news
New Zealand Broadcasting School at Ara students ask how New Zealanders can protect themselves from fake news and stay vigilant in a coming election year Audio
Political hashtags make people less likely to believe the news
A new study set out to find whether people responded differently to the presence or absence of political hashtags in news stories in major publications. Study co-author Eugenia Ha Rim Rho is with us… Audio
'New Zealand's biggest danger is being swamped by China'
Professor Tyler Cowen is a big supporter of immigration -- when it's done right -- but warns the New Zealand government needs to continue with its policy of not allowing China to get too much… Audio
Why it's time for the CAPS LOCK key to die
How many times have you been typing with serious intent without watching the screen, only to realise you've had the caps lock key on? Writer Daniel Colin James is arguing the case that the caps lock… Audio