All episodes
Monday, 24 July 2023
- 1:15 Reprieve for St James Theatre
- 1:25 Top 100 hottest books for 2023 released
- 1:35 Putting pine forest slash to good use
- 2:10 Television Critic: Brooks Alexander
- 2:30 Expert feature: Dreams
- 3:10 Sam Irby creating fantasy for Hollywood!
Friday, 21 July 2023
- 1:10 First song: The Beths on Obama's summer playlist
- 1:15 Gore fashion designers heading to New Zealand Fashion Week
- 1:25 Special cat show in Palmerston North
- 1:35 Parking problems shared on an app to help councils solve them
- 1:45 Freaky Friday stories from our listeners
- 2:10 Film Review with Dom Corry
- 2:20 NZ Live: Seth Haapu
- 3:08 Sam Parish's special secret ingredient bolognese
- 3:16 Music 101: Kara Rickard
- 3:25 DIY with Stan Scott
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: Banks Peninsula tree weta
Thursday, 20 July 2023
- 1:15 Unlocking the secrets our DNA holds
- 1:25 Ministry confirms plans for Eskdale school following uncertainty
- 1:35 Carterton's own 'Stonehenge'
- 2:10 Music Critic: Colin Morris
- 2:25 NZ Sporting History: Eric Murray
- 2:25 NZ Sporting History: Eric Murray
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 19 July 2023
- 1:15 Special FIFA game kicks off ahead of World Cup action
- 1:25 Great Barrier Island getting rid of single use plastic cups
- 1:35 Bumblebee keeping, a new book on how it works!
- 1:45 Scary Mclary designed to help in dangerous situations
- 2:12 Podcast Critic: Alex Barnes
- 2:25 Bookmarks with Andrew Hagen
- 3:10 How 'excuseflation' is keeping prices high
- 5:00 Inside the nuclear fusion reactor ITER
Tuesday, 18 July 2023
- 1:10 Barbie-mania hits Wellington Museum!
- 1:25 The Paragon and making a film with 25 thousand dollars
- 1:35 The story of Korean War veterans from Aotearoa
- 1:48 Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson
- 2:10 Book Critic: Catherine Ross
- 2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster
- 2:30 Music feature: Mike Chunn's favourite bass players
- 3:10 How to leave the world a better place than we found it
Monday, 17 July 2023
- 1:10 First song: D.C. Maxwell
- 1:25 Europe's heatwave, what does it mean for us down under?
- 1:35 Crosswords and chess help to keep dementia away!
- 1:40 The clubs that changed the Auckland nightlife forever
- 2:10 Television Critic: Linda Burgess
- 2:20 Expert feature: Small talk
- 3:10 Book on New Zealand's lost leader Norman Kirk
Thursday, 13 July 2023
- 1:15 How music can help with speech development
- 1:25 Reversing the trend of girls quitting sport in their teens
- 1:35 Second series of Creamerie launches
- 2:10 Music Critic: Matthew Crawley
- 2:25 NZ Sporting History: The Bledisloe Cup with Stirling Mortlock
- 3:15 Solving the World's Problems with Simon Wilson
- 3:20 History with Dr Grant Morris: Gambling in NZ
Wednesday, 12 July 2023
- 1:13 The uncertain future of music schools
- 1:25 New music from Tiki Taane for a new initiative in Stokes Valley
- 1:35 Death rates higher in rural Aotearoa, a new study
- 1:48 Chip packet project cause with dual positive outcomes!
- 2:12 Podcast Critic: Ximena Smith
- 2:25 Bookmarks with Alison Talmage
- 3:10 The art of Swedish 'death cleaning': an explanation
- 3:35 Our Changing World - Protecting the Waihi estuary
Tuesday, 11 July 2023
- 1:15 Bunny Reid on competing at Word Performing Arts Competition
- 1:25 Joining the party you support is as important as your vote!
- 1:35 National Walking Plan, is it a good idea?
- 1:50 Is a road in Taranaki the best in Aotearoa?
- 2:10 Book Critic: Catherine Robertson
- 2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster
- 2:30 Music feature: Motown drums
- 3:10 The Facebook Whistleblower's story
Monday, 10 July 2023
- 1:15 Dahlias could be key to helping diabetics, sugar levels
- 1:25 Serving up community spirit in Woodville
- 1:35 Handball players fundraising for World Championships
- 2:10 Television Critic: Caitlin Cherry
- 2:20 How to get the most out of shopping at an Asian supermarket
- 3:10 Why science needs art according to Professor Tim Jackson
Friday, 7 July 2023
- 1:15 Do we need another social media platform?
- 1:25 Thames Music Group Grand Piano turns 40!
- 1:35 From battling addcition to conquering Everest
- 1:45 Freaky Friday stories from the audience!
- 1:55 From battling addiction to conquering Everest
- 2:10 Film Review with Sam Hollis
- 2:20 NZ Live: Alayna
- 3:08 Potato, Mascarpone and Lemon Hash Cakes
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:25 Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: The Sea Butterfly
Thursday, 6 July 2023
- 1:15 Making sure Pacific Culture is included for a better school start
- 1:25 Listener on a rare book hunt - an intriguing tale
- 1:35 Albatross fledglings keeping DOC staff on the Chathams busy
- 2:10 Music Critic: Dianne Swann
- 2:25 NZ Sporting History: Blacks Sticks' Commonwealth Games Gold
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 5 July 2023
- 1:15 "Kinanomics" leading the way for a new delicacy to export
- 1:25 Taranaki Sports Hall of Fame calling for nominations
- 1:35 Whakapapa quilt exhibition in Norway
- 1:45 Hastings celebrates 150th commemoration
- 2:12 Podcast Critic: Paul Bushnell
- 2:25 Bookmarks with Renee Liang
- 3:10 Friend of Anne Frank shares her memories
- 3:35 Our Changing World – Anauralia, the lack of audio imagery
Tuesday, 4 July 2023
- 1:15 Women's Health Bus reaching rural Southland & Otago
- 1:25 ARL 'Aunties' on the sidelines to promote better behaviour
- 1:35 Master Carver sharing traditional skills with youngsters
- 1:45 Relationships with Hannah Korrel
- 2:10 Book Critic: Dominic Hoey
- 2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster
- 2:30 Music feature: The theremin
- 3:10 Understanding the emotional lives of teenagers
Monday, 3 July 2023
- 1:15 Did the Australian cricket team cheat, again?
- 1:25 NZ made darts hitting the big bullseye!
- 1:35 Shakespeare's First Folio lives in Aotearoa
- 1:45 Feature album: Saturday Night Fever
- 2:10 Television Critic: Pratik Navani
- 2:20 Expert feature: Memory
- 3:10 Nik Kershaw on his return to Aotearoa
Friday, 30 June 2023
- 1:15 Special Olympians arrive back in Aotearoa with medal haul
- 1:25 Food for Matariki
- 1:35 Comedian teams up with wildlife warrior for new TV series
- 1:45 Freaky Friday stories
- 2:10 Film Review: Daniel Rutledge
- 3:00 NZ Live: Aidan Fine
- 3:08 Food with Kelly Gibney
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:25 Weekend Stuff with Gwilym Breese
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: the devil's coach horse beetle
Thursday, 29 June 2023
- 1:15 Finding new planets that 'shoudn't exist'
- 1:25 Ironing Bored makes it to the Parkin Drawing Prize shortlist
- 1:35 Family life with motor neurone disease
- 2:10 Music Critic: Adam Burns
- 2:25 NZ Sporting History: Wendy Sharpe
- 3:15 Solving the World's Problems with Ali Jones
- 3:20 Historian Dr Grant Morris: Biggest sports tournament held in NZ
Wednesday, 28 June 2023
- 1:15 Alcohol tops list as most harmful substance
- 1:25 Anxious wait for Swifties ahead of ticket sales
- 1:35 Litter campaigner on how to make plastic-free July achievable
- 1:45 Aotearoa’s Savage clubs: art by the people, for the people
- 2:10 How to get closure: ‘Heavyweight’ podcast review
- 2:20 Bookmarks with Brandon De La Cruz
- 3:06 How America evolved into a culture of fans and followers
- 3:35 Our Changing World – Neurogenetics
Tuesday, 27 June 2023
- 1:15 Planning to build around climate change factors in the future
- 1:24 CO2 in geothermal wells to mitigate climate change effects
- 1:25 Rare Murray Ball Footrot Flats cartoon auctioned
- 1:45 Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson
- 2:10 Book Critic: Catherine Robertson
- 2:30 Music feature: African pop music
- 3:10 Gretchen Rubin: Life in Five Senses
Monday, 26 June 2023
- 1:15 Feral cat hunting competition courts controversy
- 1:25 New Zealand second most keen on naturism
- 1:35 Women's club support going strong in Northland
- 2:10 Television Critic: Claire Chitham
- 2:20 The secret to good skin is less than you think
- 3:10 Kevin Kelly: 'The thing that made you weird as a kid can make you great as an adult'
Friday, 23 June 2023
- 1:15 National Flash Fiction Day celebrated
- 1:25 Science and comedy collide for NZ International Science Festival
- 1:35 Talking to communities about what they want from the economy
- 1:45 Sofar gigs re-launched in Aotearoa
- 1:55 Freaky Friday
- 2:10 Film Review with Dom Corry
- 2:20 NZ Live: The Mitchell Twins
- 3:08 Cauliflower cheese baked potatoes
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:25 Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: Antarctic midge
Thursday, 22 June 2023
- 1:15 Supporting the 'stars' of The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes
- 1:25 Building up to FIFA Women's World Cup down under
- 1:35 Bridge World Grand Master from Aotearoa
- 2:10 Music Critic: Matthew Crawley
- 2:30 NZ Sporting History: Nico Porteous' 2022 Winter Olympics Gold
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 21 June 2023
- 1:14 Children's clothing landfill conundrum addressed
- 1:24 Te Kura Maninirau to lead Maori Performing Arts Open Day
- 1:32 Comeback for the Kaikoura Canyon's Seabed ecosystems
- 1:48 What does an 'entrepreneurial mindset' really mean?
- 2:10 Podcast Critic: Vaughn Smith
- 2:25 Bookmarks with Abby Howells
- 3:10 The impact Rome has on modern society and why it can help
- 3:35 Our Changing World – Blinded by the light
Tuesday, 20 June 2023
- 1:15 'Road vac' designed to deal with pesky dust clouds on gravel roads
- 1:25 WW II footage available to the public for the first time
- 1:35 The best places to go 'aurora spotting' in Aotearoa
- 2:10 Book Critic: Anna Rankin
- 2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster
- 2:30 Music feature: John Coltrane
- 3:10 Feature interview: Professor Michael Banissy
