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How carrying a tune can lead to better health
We've all seen the incredibly positive social impacts of people taking to their balconies, windows, and rooftops to sing to one another during the pandemic. But there are health benefits to singing as… Audio
How voice cloning is revolutionising the way we communicate
Voice cloning software is able to replicate a person's voice speaking any words or sentences that are typed into a keyboard. Founder of VocaliD, Professor Rupal Patel joins us to discuss how the… Audio
Keep an ear out for Sam Charlesworth
Sam Charlesworth is an 18-year-old self-taught musician who has just released his fourth album Duality of the Human Mind. Video, Audio
Gin Wigmore: 'I might have bitten off more than I can chew'
California-based musician Gin Wigmore recently welcomed her second child, giving birth the same day the state went into lockdown for Covid-19. And she is rolling out a batch of new music, kicking off… Audio
How Audio Books Are Made
In the coming weeks of self isolation, audio books will be a lifeline for many people, especially those traditional subscribers who're vision impaired. On the line is Theo Gibson who's the CEO and… Audio
Music, creation, fandom: 'I Only Listen To The Mountain Goats'
The Mountain Goats' front man, the singer and songwriter John Darnielle, talks about the songs on his latest album 'In League With Dragons' with the writer and podcaster Joseph Fink. Fink's… Audio
Lee 'Kix' Thompson: Documenting 40 years of Madness
Madness saxophone player Lee Thompson has made a documentary, One Man's Madness, charting the band's meteoric rise in fame to mark the band's 40 years performing. Audio
Bridges did talk to businessman at centre of donation claim - Bennett
National Party deputy leader Paula Bennett says Simon Bridges did talk with Chinese businessman Zhang Yikun, but is unsure whether they talked about a donation. Audio
Ross offers another moment of truth
Opinion - There are several repeating elements in our modern political scandals - a National Party leader, a recording device, a moment of truth and only smoke instead a gun, writes David Slack.
Dead toddler's aunt releases hush-hush recording with CYF
The aunt of a toddler who died on Child Youth and Family's watch has released a recording she secretly made of a meeting with the agency in an attempt to hold it to account. Audio
Crowded House's 30th Anniversary
Thirty years after the release of their debut album, Neil Finn and Nick Seymour from Crowded House talk about the making of the record and the evolution of the songs from home demos to finished studio… Audio, Gallery
Steve Albini
In New Zealand for shows with Shellac, Emma Smith speaks with Steve Albini, the opinionated, guitar-holstered frontman and recording engineer about the group's longevity, suspending taste in the… Audio
Sunken Seas
Sunken Seas vocalist speaks to Emma Smith about the bands self-imposed exile in order to make their new album, Glass. Audio
Nick Tipping and Lex French: The Jac
Wellington Jazz Collective The Jac recorded their latest album 'The Green Hour' in Christchurch's Orange Studios. Bassist Nick Tipping and trumpet player Lex French talk about the process and their… Audio
The Best of Upbeat for 25 July 2015
In this week's episode: Eva speaks to economist and copyright expert George Barker, before meeting violin superstar Isabelle Faust and multimedia artist Jasmeen Patheja. Audio
Matthew Marshall: Guitarist
New Zealand guitarist Matthew Marshall's latest CD is titled 'Rhapsody on a Riff', and features music by ex-pat composer Michael Calvert. Matthew tells Eva about the album. Audio
Dictaphone Blues - Mufti Day
Dictaphone Blues' Edward Castelow wrote, recorded and mixed almost every instrument on his new album, Mufti Day. He also developed a sound which blended vintage analog gear with modern mixing… Audio
Anatomy of a song- Marlon Williams- Bloodletter
RDU's Spanky Moore gets inside contemporary New Zealand hit tunes - this week it's Marlon Williams' 'Bloodletter' Audio
Anatomy of a Song: Marlon Williams - 'Bloodletter'
RDU's Spanky Moore gets inside contemporary New Zealand hit tunes - this week it's Marlon Williams' 'Bloodletter' Audio
Michael Cathro on Ha The Unclear's debut album
Ha the Unclear's Michael Cathro has overseen a long migration with his project - from Dunedin where he started the band under another name, to Cork, Ireland, and finally to Auckland. The migration has… Audio