Journalism
Maziar Bahari: Iran, imprisonment and education
Iranian Canadian journalist and film-maker who was imprisoned and interrogated in Iran for over 118 days in 2009. Audio
David Cohen’s Greatest Hits
Journalist David Cohen on how he selected a 'best-of' compilation from thousands of articles, reviews and columns he's written for publications including The Listener, the Guardian, and the New York… Audio
Pundit - Philosophy: The News
Philosopher at large Ann Kerwin muses upon what we do. This time she and Bryan tackle the questions raised by Alain de Botton's book 'The News: A User's Manual'. Audio
Playing Favourites with Charlotte Greenfield
New Zealand journalist who studied at the Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism, and is about to work for Reuters in Indonesia. Audio
Robert Christgau - An Appointment With The Dean
Nick Bollinger talks to the self-proclaimed 'Dean of American Rock Critics' about modern pop, good writing and the changing role of the rock critic in age of the internet. Audio
Brother of an Al Jazeera journalist jailed in Egypt speaks out
Mohamed Fahmy, the Al Jazeera English bureau chief in Cairo, was this week one of three AJE journalists sentenced to prison terms in Egypt on the charge of "spreading false news". The Egyptian… Audio
White Lung
Canadian group White Lung have a new album, Deep Fantasy. It's more melodic than their last album Sorry, and also much more metal. The group is fronted by Mish Way, a howling, take no prisoners front… Audio
Adam Brookes - Thriller writer
Adam Brookes is a former BBC foreign correspondent whose debut thriller novel, Night Heron, has just been published. The jumping-off point for the story is one of Adam's real-life experiences as a… Audio
Ideas for 24 May 2009
This week award winning journalist Christina lamb talks with Lynn Freeman. Audio
Ideas for 10 May 2009: Media Evolution
Is journalism in peril? Well maybe in the US. Robert McChesney, founder of American lobby group Free Press talks to RNZ's Jeremy Rose, then... Julie Starr and Jim Tucker join Chris to talk about the… Audio