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3:35 PM.Wastewater testing became a part of our daily lexicon during the Covid-19 pandemic, but what else can it tell us? Claire Concannon meets some scientists using wastewater to figure out how much alcohol… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.For 25 years, Daniel Handler, AKA Lemony Snicket has taken young readers into strange and wonderful worlds of his creation in books like A Series of Unfortunate Events and The Bad Beginning. Read more Audio

2:18 PM.Sam Parish is back with another recipe for the time-starved cook. This dish is one where the oven does all the work. Read more Audio

2:09 PM.Ximena Smith reviews two hard hitting investigative podcasts involving a war crime and a con woman. Read more Audio

1:50 PM.We're going to Georgia in Eastern Europe - home of one of world's oldest wine regions and wildly abundant food. Read more Audio

1:37 PM.A break-up or a separation signals the end of a relationship, but really, it's just the beginning.  Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Rita Edited paims to showcase the best of Aotearoa's small-scale makers, artists, producers and designers. Read more Audio

1:16 PM.Now to a long-running battle in the Hutt Valley where the council is set to fell a section of native black beech trees so a road can be widened.  Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Every day, every time you switch from reading an email to checking a text to scrolling social media, the attention economy is mining your data for information that can be bought and sold. It is a form… Read more Audio

2:35 PM.Enter the world of jazz pioneer Thelonious Monk. Read more Audio

2:25 PM.Australia correspondent Brad Foster gives us the rundown on another loss for The Wallabies and more news from the lucky country.  Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Catherine Robertson highlights a Hawke's Bay trifecta of bestsellers. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.What if phone companies were forced to repair your smartphone?  Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the Government was focused on "achievement in math and reading and getting kids to school" but said that could be at the expense of subjects like art and music. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.In case you missed it, a 'blue' supermoon has been lighting up our skies: here's how to get a great shot.  Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Chances are the bacon you're salivating over doesn't come from New Zealand. Read more Audio