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Stories from Our Changing World
3:35 PM.Time now to catch up with Our Changing World's Claire Concannon who has been learning about 'time use epidemiology'. Audio
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Feature interview: A Jeffrey Epstein survivor shares her story
3:10 PM.For a lot of people, the files the US Justice department has on convicted sex offender and millionaire Jeffery Epstein are just something to speculate about or turn into political ammunition. But for… Read more Audio
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Bookmarks with American singer songwriter Santigold
2:30 PM.Time for bookmarks now, the feature where an interesting person shares their favourite cultural picks with us and today we're joined by American singer and songwriter Santigold She's headlining this… Read more Audio
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Easy Eats: Rotisserie chicken panzanella
2:20 PM.Kelly Gibney shares her recipe for rotisserie chicken panzanella. Audio
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Music Critic: New music from FOAP
2:12 PM.Zac Arnold is with Jesse to share two new tunes: Heart Goes Blank - Fazed on a Pony Levitating The Knife - T. G. Shand Audio
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Heading Off: Anna Thomas on living in Timor Leste
1:45 PM.Time for heading off, our weekly travel segment, and today we're heading to Timor Leste or East Timor as it was formally known. New Zealand has a close connection with the island nation, sending New… Read more Audio
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Game On: The Kiwi game developers smashing it
1:35 PM.New Zealand game developers are punching well above their weight on the international stage 18 Kiwi developers from CODE - New Zealand's government-funded Centre of Digital Excellence... recently… Read more Audio
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Inside out: The best way to get the benefits of Vitamin C
1:25 PM.Vitamin C cream is popular with skin-care devotees promising to help slow signs of aging, prevent sun damage, and improve the appearance of wrinkles & dark spots But it might be time to ditch the… Read more Audio
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Why are so many of us driving without a WoF or Rego?
1:20 PM.According to new data published by vehicle compliance platform Bonnet almost 50% of us are driving with an expired WoF or Rego And for vehicles that are eligible for Road User Charges - mainly EVs and… Read more Audio
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Find out why school principals are leaving the role.
1:15 PM.A story caught our eye this morning about school principals, because according to a recent poll, our principals are leaving the job in droves. Analysis on an Insights poll by NZME has found that… Read more Audio
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Feature: Ruby Tandoh digests food culture in 2025
3:10 PM.Food isn't just something we eat anymore. We're served up food culture all day long, whether we invite it in or not, feeding our cravings and shaping our choices in ways we don't always notice. Ruby… Read more Audio
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Music feature: An insight into Emmylou Harris
2:30 PM.It's rare that someone is able to thrive in both roles, but Emmylou Harris was able to do just that - and that's why she is the focus of our music feature today. As if releasing 26 solo albums wasn't… Read more Audio
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Update on Oz with Brad Foster
2:20 PM.Let's chat about what's happening in Australia and here to share the news from across the Tasman is Brad Foster. Today Brad looks at the move to extend the lifespan of the largest coal fired power… Read more Audio
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Book Critic: Claire Mabey shares her picks
2:10 PM.Let's chat books now and our critic Claire Mabey has some excellent offerings - especially if you're thinking of books for Christmas: Good Things Come and Go by Josie Shapiro Wrapping Things by Linda… Read more Audio
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Podcast Critic: The Wonder of Stevie
1:45 PM.Podcast Critic Elliot Childs shares his listening recommendations: Cannonball The Wonder of Stevie. Read more Audio
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Why are we so bad at discerning sounds?
1:35 PM.New research out of Auckland University has revealed we're really bad at discerning sounds. Sam Schwarzkopf an Associate Professor of Health Science chats to Jesse about why. Read more Audio
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What exactly is the Queen's Chain and how can you use it?
1:20 PM.Last week we had a conversation about paper roads, or as the Outdoor Access Commission prefers to call them, "unformed legal roads" and goodness me did we get a lot of feedback from you. Many of you… Read more Audio
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What is 'ragebait' and how does it compare to other 'words of the year'?
1:15 PM.The Oxford English dictionary has announced their Word of the Year as "Ragebait" That joins Cambridge's pick "Parasocial", Collins "Vibe Coding" and Dictionary.com ... playing to the youth crowd with… Read more Audio
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Explainer: Open Banking is here - so what is it exactly?
1:10 PM.This week open banking officially went live for customers of the big four banks. That's ANZ, ASB, BNZ & Westpac. If you bank elsewhere your bank might not have enabled it quite yet. But exactly what… Read more Audio
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Director James Vanderbilt on why 'Nuremberg' had to be made
3:10 PM.The panic kicked in around page 40. Thirteen years ago, director and screenwriter James Vanderbilt set out to write a film about the Nuremberg trials, a moment when the world chose justice over… Read more Audio
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Expert Feature: We put the spotlight on wool
2:30 PM.It's time for our Monday expert feature, where we choose a topic and invite an expert in to give us the ins and outs. Today we're focusing on wool. Wool has played a keen role in New Zealand's economy… Read more Audio
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Jesse Goes Clubbing: Hawkes Bay Racing Lawnmower Club
2:20 PM.Monday means it's time to hit the clubs - because we've got a new segment on the show where I chat to clubbers. So if you have a club you'd like Jesse to join for the day please get in touch we'd love… Read more Audio
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Television Critic: Beast in Me and All Her Fault
2:10 PM.Cailtin Cherry joins Jesse to review two shows: All Her Fault - TVNZ on Demand The Beast in Me - Netflix Read more Audio
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One long song: Crosby Still and Nash
1:45 PM.It's time now for our one long song for Monday - a chance to play a rock music masterpiece that's usually considered too lengthy to broadcast on the radio. We throw that rule out once a week at this… Read more Audio
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What makes Melissa Stokes nervous? Not breaking news!
1:35 PM.Melissa Stokes is the new lead presenter of TVNZ's flagship programme 1News at Six. She's moved from her weekend presenting role to anchor the broadcaster's main bulletin five nights a week - Sunday… Read more Audio