Media

Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, and illustrator Adrian Kinnaird. The work of Canadian cartoonist Kate Beaton, who will be present at New Zealand Festival… Audio

A grainy photograph, supposedly taken of Olivia Hope days after police say that she was murdered raises questions about just what happened to the 17-year-old and her boyfriend, Ben Smart. Audio

The second annual symposium of popular culture is going to be held at Auckland University of Technology next week. It's called Food/Love/God and will cover everything from biscuits to film horror, TV… Audio

Duncan discusses the new X files reboot, The Americans, and issues with accessing US Netflix. Audio

Reminiscing on David Barber's memorable experiences from a 60 year career in journalism; his recently published book is Whizzing All Over the Place - A foreign correspondent's memoir. Audio

US rapper BoB is arguing the case for the earth being flat in his latest song. Audio

The New Zealand documentary, Tickled, has premiered at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in Utah, overnight New Zealand time. It looks into the the bizarre world of Competitive Endurance… Audio

Media commentator Gavin Ellis discusses the rebranding of 3 News, the demise of Australian women's magazine Cleo, and looking back at the first week of Checkpoint with John Campbell. Audio

Alex Casey joins us to talk about the latest TV shows, including Netflix's new documentary series "Making a Murderer". Audio

If there was one local theme that stood out in 2015 it was the state of New Zealand's mainstream media - declining audiences and the axing of many shows. Audio

In the absence of hard news - or sharks - over the holiday period, scary stories about hazards all around us bulked up the bulletins. Vegans and animals were in the frame too, and there was a… Audio

Mediawatch looks at Checkpoint with John Campbell, RNZ’s new live multimedia news show launched this week. Is it radio with pictures? TV on the radio? Or none of the above? Audio

David Bowie was one of a handful of artists whose death could monopolise front pages and lead news bulletins all around the world. Mediawatch looks at some tributes which stood out among the many… Video, Audio

A convicted sex offender turned to the media this week after he ended up in the news for his involvement with a charity. But things didn’t turn out as he hoped. Audio

Silly, strange and scary stories bulking up the bulletins over summer; checking out Checkpoint with John Campbell; Bowie - in memoriam ad nauseam; inadvertantly unmasking an offender. Audio

Technology news with Peter Griffin and the Sky upgrade gets mixed reviews, and Netflix threatens to crack down on the use of virtual private networks or VPNs. Audio