Internet

What do our 'tastes' say about us? And who gets to decide whether they're 'good' or 'bad'? In this episode of Pop! Culture, Melody Thomas and Tony Stamp examine the elusive notion of taste. Audio

We explore themes and characters of popular culture, and what their popularity says about us. First up: Mermaids! (And Mermen. And Tritons. And Sirens. And... you get the gist.) Featuring author and… Audio

It's not fake news but Facebook and other social media platforms that are really polluting our media landscape and our lives, argues Wellington writer Danyl Mclauchlan. Audio

Mike Dickison is New Zealand's first Wikipedian-at-large. Nine to Noon spoke to him when he was starting the job, encouraging people and institutions to get involved and put more material on the… Audio

More than 7400 people are already using a new website Joblist which connects people with workers willing to tackle their chores. Lawyer, Brittany Earl set up the service in July this year. She joins… Audio

We lose something of our inner selves when we constantly present ourselves on social media, an art critic says. Audio

Katy Atkin reviews the best podcasts of the year, including Serial, The Teacher's Pet, Slow Burn and Brains On! Audio

Census 2018 was the lowest response in more than 50 years. Statistics New Zealand says work on the first release is taking longer than expected due to the complex nature of the task and it has already… Audio

Some overseas media, and people on the internet have named the man accused of murdering backpacker Grace Millane. Which begs the question - can name suppression really be enforced in the digital age? 

US magazine The Cut claimed in an article that actress Priyanka Chopra is a 'modern day scam artist' who married singer Nick Jonas to further her career.  Audio

Elizabeth Denham is the UK Information Commissioner and lead the raid on Cambridge Analytica in March this year. She gained a warrant to search the London-based data analytics company's records over… Audio

A new survey looks at the bizarre questions people ask the internet. From 'Am I good in bed?' to 'Do people like me?' and 'What is the menaing of life?' many of the questions seem to be unanswerable. 

How is New Zealand's drug trade being affected by the influence of the dark web? A team at Massey University led by Associate Professor Chris Wilkins will investigate the role that the anonymous deep… Audio

A single mum has been slugged with a $7000 internet bill from Vodafone after apparently exceeding her monthly broadband cap. Video, Audio

Katy reviews El Chapo from Vice News and Gladiator: The Aaron Hernandez story by the Boston Globe's Spotlight team. Audio

Twitter is hoping to improve the debates we have online by making quite a big change to their platform - removing the "like" button. Audio