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Film Review: One of Them Days? and Sinners
2:10 PM.Sam Hollis reviews Ryan Coogler's latest film Sinners and One of Them Days, an American buddy comedy film starring Keke Palmer and SZA. Read more Audio
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Freaky Friday
1:45 PM.Each week we ask you to share your spooky encounters, your eerie coincidences, your unexplained mysteries. Today, Tracy calls in with her story of a nagging sense that her son was heading for trouble… Read more Audio
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The ongoing story of Krd
1:35 PM.Karangahape Road A.K.A K Road is one of the nations most famous streets It's just 1km long and perhaps best known for a slightly seedy reputation. A reputation - mostly - conferred on it by some… Read more Audio
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The best Morris Minor in New Zealand
1:20 PM.Today we're joined by the recently crowned 3 times winner of "best in show" at the New Zealand Morris Minor convention - John Twaddle. Read more Audio
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The latest global debate: could 100 men take a gorilla?
1:10 PM.Believe it or not, that's the question which has turned into a full-blown debate not only on the internet, but also around the watercooler. People have been passionately posturing over the… Read more Audio
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History with Dr Grant Morris
3:20 PM.Today Dr Grant asks: Is the current state of world affairs really as bad as we think? As ever history has the answers. Audio
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Solving the World's Problems
3:15 PM.Ali Jones has more than a couple of thoughts on wastage and her recent efforts to reduce her own waste in her life. Audio
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NZ Sporting History: Mike Walsh
2:30 PM.Mike Walsh is one of our most successful coaches, leading The Black Socks to four consecutive world championship finals, winning two and taking the Women's White Socks team to the Olympics Today we've… Read more Audio
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Podcast Critic: 'DNA Trail: The Promise' & 'Titanic - Ship of Dreams'
2:23 PM.Today Alan Doak looks at DNA Trail: The Promise, a podcast about Laura Ancell who is searching for the real family of her late father. He also discusses Titanic - Ship of Dreams where host Paul McGann… Read more Audio
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The social history of whaling
1:35 PM.Lindsay Alexander is a NZ whaling historian based in Kororareka, Russell. He has been researching the topic for more than 12 years and has written a number of books based on the real often forgotten… Read more Audio
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How to not have your funeral cost the earth
1:20 PM.Nationwide tours are usually the preserve of musicians, comedians, entertainers, maybe the odd politician. But much less common - people aiming to disrupt the funeral industry But Fergus Wheeler… Read more Audio
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40 years of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
1:09 PM.Our first story today takes us to Waikato - where a special anniversary is being marked this week. Te Wananga o Aotearoa is celebrating 40 years since it was established in Te Awamutu. It was set up… Read more Audio
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Help Riku at the Archery World Cup in Shanghai!
3:40 PM.Last month Jesse talked with Riku van Tonder. Riku is an archery champion, competing to a high level in tournaments around the world. After emigrating from South Africa to New Zealand he struggled… Read more Audio
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Our Changing World: Fiordland's black corals
Join Claire Concannon aboard the DOC research vessel Southern Winds.
Claire is with a team from Victoria University of Wellington, led by Professor James Bell, studying Fiordland’s underwater… Read more Audio
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Feature interview: how Meta and X will eat themselves
3:10 PM.This is how huge tech platforms like Google and Meta roll; first, they're good to their users; then they abuse them to make things better for business customers, then they exploit their business… Read more Audio
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Bookmarks with Chris Hipkins
2:30 PM.It's time for Bookmarks where we invite interesting New Zealanders onto the show to discuss their cultural interests Today Jesse is joined in the Auckland studio by Labour leader Chris Hipkins. Read more Audio
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Easy Eats: Stir-fried Quinoa with Broccoli and Fried Eggs
2:20 PM.Kelly Gibney turns quinoa into something akin to fried rice in a lovely use of this seed which has a pleasant, gentle pop to its texture. Get the recipe here. Read more Audio
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Music Critic: Hemi Hemingway's new single
2:12 PM.Rachel Ashby reviews and plays the new single from Wellington based artist Hemi Hemmingway, (To Be) Without You. Read more Audio
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Heading Off: Samoa
1:45 PM.We've talked about travelling solo, planning a nudist adventure, and even going to Mars. Today we're keeping it a bit more local... Well at least more so than Mars... Read more Audio
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Eastwoodhill's new curator, Menno Kluiters
1:35 PM.Our national arboretum near Gisborne encompasses over 131 hectares planted in exotic and native trees, shrubs and climber plantings. Eastwoodhill is regarded as the largest and most comprehensive… Read more Audio
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The special relationship between bees and tomatoes
1:20 PM.Bumble bees are the only insects that can pollinate tomatoes. Professor Jenny Jandt from Otago Uni's zoology department has just completed a study looking at how we can help the bumble bees thrive and… Read more Audio
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The New Zealand writer in a groundbreaking new TV show
1:10 PM.Earlier this week we received an email from a listener Craig Dowling. He told us that he'd been selected - out of hundreds - to compete in a reality TV show. Read more Audio
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Thrift
3:30 PM.Let's go swapping! Clothes swapping that is. Katy Gosset checks out a clothes swap where more people are updating their wardrobes for free. Audio
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How to say what you mean and mean what you say
3:10 PM.A global effort to make communication clearer, kinder, and more meaningful for everyone started in the front seat of Jefferson Fisher's car. He's a Texas trial lawyer who started recording videos from… Read more Audio
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Music feature: The Red Hot Chili Peppers
2:30 PM.It's time for our Tuesday music feature and today we're diving into the back catalog of the pioneers of funk rock... the Red Hot Chili Peppers! Formed in 1983 the band burst onto the Los Angeles scene… Read more Audio
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