Wallace Chapman
Paul Beatty - Slavery as farce
Paul Beatty is the author of last year's Man Booker Prize winner The Sellout. The published poet had a surprise hit with his satirical novel about a Los Angeles farmer who tries to recreate slavery on… Audio
Paul Beatty - Slavery as farce
Paul Beatty is the author of last year's Man Booker Prize winner The Sellout. The published poet had a surprise hit with his satirical novel about a Los Angeles farmer who tries to recreate slavery on… Audio
The woowoos of Sedona, Arizona
In the US, new age spirituality is known as 'woowoo'. Writer Julie Hill travelled to the US Mecca of new ageism, Sedona in Arizona, to find out more. Audio, Gallery
Megan Wraight and Stuart Dun - Pukeahu Park
The Pukeahu National War Memorial Park design took out the top prize at the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects awards this week with the judges describing it as weaving culture and history… Audio
The Panel pre-show for 31 March 2017
Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio
One Quick Question for 31 March 2017
We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Audio
John Boyne - Writing life
John Boyne is one of Ireland's most successful writers - his novel, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, became a literary best-seller and was later released as a film. John talks to Wallace about his… Audio
Bill Frisell - Jazz Virtuoso
Grammy award winning guitar legend Bill Frisell joins Wallace to talk about how he has forged his own musical path in the world of jazz. Bill Frisell is coming to Aotearoa for the Wellington Jazz… Audio
Annie Potts - Animals and earthquakes
After the magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Canterbury on 4 September 2010, most media reports claimed that no lives had been lost. But In fact, this first earthquake killed at least 3000 chickens… Audio
The Holocaust: the voices of victims and killers
TV producer and historian Laurence Rees has spent 25 years on his latest book, The Holocaust. It contains personal testimony of both survivors and perpetrators of the Holocaust and shows the inner… Audio
Tre' Packard - Stunning SeaWalls
Tre' Packard is the Hawaii-based founder and director of PangeaSeed, which uses art, science and education to further ocean conservation. Tre' Packard is in Napier, where this weekend the street art… Audio
Evita March - Dating trolls
Think of an internet troll and what comes to mind? Chances are the picture in your mind's eye is male - possibly pasty and pale - but definitely male. But a recent study by Australian academic Evita… Audio
Antonia Kirkland - Global rape epidemic
Antonia Kirkland is Legal Equality Programme Manager at Equality Now, an international human rights organisation working to protect and promote the rights of women and girls. The organisation recently… Audio
The future of manufacturing: a panel discussion
The recent announcement that Cadbury is closing its Dunedin factory is just the latest in a long-line of industries moving their manufacturing off-shore. But locally manufactured goods still account… Audio
The Panel pre-show for 2 March 2017
Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel - plus a very awkward government job ad. Video, Audio
One Quick Question for 2 March 2017
We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Audio
Port Hills fire: RNZ update from the scene
RNZ senior reporter Saron Brettkelly has been out and about with Port Hills residents today and joins us for an update. Audio
Val McDermid - A life of crime
Celebrated crime writer Val McDermid joins Wallace to talk about what it takes to be a successful crime writer and how being part of the LGBTQI community is an integral part of the process. Audio
Stephen Sinclair - In fame’s shadows
He co-wrote the hit play Ladies Night; worked on the screenplay for the Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; has a critically acclaimed novel and a feature film to his name; Metro described him as "New… Audio
Australian reggae artist Nattali Rize is raising consciousness
Australian reggae artist Nattali Rize is best known as front woman for roots band Blue King Brown. Fresh from Jamaica, she is bringing her brand of soulful and political harmonies to WOMAD Taranaki… Audio