Wallace Chapman

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Maureen Gosling talks about her award-winning 1980s documentary Burden of Dreams, chronicling the making of Fitzcarraldo, Werner Herzog's epic feature. Audio

Mpho Tutu van Furth has co-authored The Book of Forgiving with her father, Nobel Peace Prize recipient Archbishop Desmond Tutu. She will speak about the subject of forgiveness at the Auckland Writers… Audio

Anton Blank is the co-author, with Carla Houkamau, of Rewire: a Little Book on Bias. In the book he argues that New Zealand needs to transition from biculturalism to multiculturalism and that one of… Audio

There is much jargon in the language of money; hedge funds, commodities, even ‘shrinkflation’ – a British author says it's time we all got more fluent. Audio

Mattress Men is a documentary by filmmaker Colm Quinn which tells the story of Paul Kelly and Mick Flynn, creators of the eccentric online persona "Mattress Mick". The film follows the fortunes of… Audio

The Distractions were only together long enough to produce one studio album in 1980, but in their short stint in post-punk Manchester they played alongside Joy Division and The Buzzcocks.The break up… Audio

Irish comedian Ed Byrne has been touring Aotearoa for 20 years and many of his NZ experiences have been woven into his stand-up shows. He talks to Wallace about opting for comedy over horticulture… Audio

In his new book, The Truth About Language: What is it and where it came from, author and psychologist Professor Michael Corballis explores the origin of human language and our unique ability to tell… Audio

The Unseen Anzac is Jeff Maynard's story of George Hubert Wilkins – a former Australian war photographer and Arctic explorer who produced the most detailed and accurate collection of WWI photographs… Audio, Gallery

Baker Benjamin talks about the contradictory rhetoric of US President Donald Trump and ongoing political tensions around the world. Audio

John Campbell, Karyn Hay, Wallace Chapman, Anthonie Tonnon and Paz Lenchantin (of The Pixies) share their favourite Chills song.

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Dunedin designer Jane Avery makes clothing out of wild rabbit fur and she's on a mission to take her label to the world. Audio, Gallery

Syd Barrett was a founding member of Pink Floyd, the lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter in the band's early years. He died in 2006. Video, Audio