Comedy
Comedy's Earl of Whimsy returns to NZ
Bill Bailey's a man of many talents. As well as making people laugh, he's an enthusiastic stand-up paddle boarder, passionate conservationist, accomplished musician and an author. He's back in New… Audio
Clip-on man buns & office tea etiquette ?
The Week That Was with James Elliott and Justine Smith includes a look at the gift for the hard to buy for - a clip-on man bun, and the minefield that is office tea etiquette. Audio
The week that was, rubbishing chip packets
Te Radar and Gemma Gracewood look at the sublime and the ridiculous, including the UK roofer who was fined for having empty chip packets in his van, without having a licence to carry rubbish! Audio
The week that was
James Elliott and Michele A'Court on the cat flap that caught out a Waikato woman, and the Virginia Beach runaway snake. Audio
Chris Marcil and the art of serial sitcoms
Chris talks to Lynn Freeman and about How I met your mother, serials in general and the Script To Screen "Episodic Lab" for New Zealand would-be TV scriptwriters. Audio
The week that was
Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther take a look at the more unusual stories of the week including the woman described as 'Britain's worst neighbour' who made headlines for installing a special high pitched… Audio
Robbie Ellis: composing with the laughs
Robbie Ellis is a New Zealander living in Chicago, making his living as radio DJ, performer, music teacher, musical director and he also writes very funny songs. He fully admits that he is very hard… Audio
Cheesy mystery with Te Radar & Irene Pink
Baffling blocks of cheese in inner-Melbourne gardens, and a train carrying human waste through Alabama causes a stink. Audio
Pollies and the power of humour
Researching humour is not just a laughing matter for cultural studies lecturer Dr Nick Holm. He specialises in studying its multiple forms - from satire to deadpan - to understand how humour can make… Audio
The week that was
Pinky Agnew and James Elliot examine the lighter side of the stories making headlines, including a controversial Mosgiel tree house and a blunt exchange involving the Dutch Prime Minister and the US… Audio
Bridges' comedy of errors
Last week opposition leader Simon Bridges joked that nothing he said during a Radio Hauraki interview mattered because there was going to be a "news vacuum" following the birth of the Prime Minister's… Audio
Bridges' comedy of errors
Last week opposition leader Simon Bridges joked that nothing he said during a Radio Hauraki interview mattered because there was going to be a "news vacuum" following the birth of the Prime Minister's…
AudioJemaine Clement on his new TV show 'Wellington Paranormal'
Kim Hill was nervous to meet Jemaine Clement as he famously doesn't like interviews. They meet for a sometimes excruciating, sometimes funny conversation about, among other things, his new TV show… Video, Audio
The week that was with Te Radar and Melanie Bracewell
Te Radar and Melanie ponder why more of your clothes are being ruined by moths, a US flamingo's great escape and why a mural in Los Angeles for social media 'influencers' is sparking outrage. Audio
The Week that Was with James Elliot and Pinky Agnew
A feast of funniness with Meghan Markle earning a toff nickname from her father-in-law, Prince Charles, and what do women really think of their partners wearing Speedos? Audio
The Week that Was with Te Radar and Michele A'Court
What our eyebrows say about us, the Nelson furniture thieves' genius plan to avoid detection, and the sky scraper-climbing racoon. Audio
The week that was with Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther
The cringeworthy reasons some British firms say they lack women on boards; Australia's "poo jogger" unmasked, and are Canadian peacocks having existential crises en masse? Audio
The week that was with Te Radar and Irene Pink
The referendum on independence for Auckland's North Shore, the Masterton man who bought a house and found out five years later he doesn't own it, and can prescription medication cause racism? Audio
The week that was with Te Radar and Michele A'Court
Could Yorkshire puddings with jam become the latest craze ? Not if the Brits have anything to do with it. Also the journalists, political advisors and lobbyists who ended up stuck in a Beehive lift. Audio