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Thursday, 5 September 2024
- 9:15 Philosophy Now: Does it matter if our experiences are based in factual reality or not?
- 9:35 Rutene Spooner: On Billy T James and Māori showmanship
- 10:17 How is the government's diplomacy being received in South Korea?
- 10:30 What a swab from a tuatara's guts can tell you
- 10:45 Raw milk: Social media fad or superfood?
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
- 9:15 Agony Aunt Courtney Dawson: If you can pay more for a ticket, should you?
- 10:17 Security threats outlined in new SIS report
- 10:30 Art conservator Sarah Hillary: Forgeries, chemistry, and hidden nudes
Tuesday, 3 September 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: Who takes stock photos?
- 9:30 Politics by Night with Dan Brunskill
- 10:17 Horse riders petitioning for law change to be recognised as 'vulnerable road users'
- 10:30 A day in the life of a professional 'declutterer'
- 10:45 The pricing model which has left Oasis fans fuming
Monday, 2 September 2024
- 9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Te Aorangi Murphy-Fell
- 9:30 The science of supercentenarians
- 10:17 When does spring officially start?
- 10:30 Sports with Bryan Waddle
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Rob Hugh-Jones
Friday, 30 August 2024
- 9:15 This Weekend: Kiwifruit's 65th birthday
- 9:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:17 Kiwi axe thrower propelled to 33rd in the world
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 29 August 2024
- 9:15 Gen X, Boomers, Millennials: Are generations really a thing?
- 9:30 Rocket Man & Piano Man: Life on the road as a tribute act
- 10:18 Irreplaceable archive of New Zealand rugby photos up for auction
- 10:30 Dr Joel Rindelaub: Science is no joke
- 10:40 Friendly labrador and brainy collie-cross take out Top Dog competition
- 10:55 Pacific Music Awards 2024 winners announced
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
- 9:15 Claire Concannon: Back from the Synchrotron
- 10:17 Unconsented renovations being exposed in property market
- 10:30 Stonehenge slab originated 700 km away, researchers find
- 10:45 Was the 1998 Oasis tour of New Zealand really that bad?
Tuesday, 27 August 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: How do I protect myself from lightning?
- 9:30 Politics by Night with Thomas Coughlan
- 10:17 Kiwis turning back to domestic media says new survey
- 10:30 Kiwi lecturer at Harvard on misinformation, and the right to be told the truth
- 10:45 ’Preparing for the inevitable’: The work of a death doula
Monday, 26 August 2024
- 9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Haupai Puha
- 9:30 What machines can learn from the dung beetle
- 10:18 Billionare CEO of Telegram app to appear before court
- 10:30 Sports with Bryan Waddle
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Pete Ross
Friday, 23 August 2024
- 9:15 This Weekend: The Bitches' Box
- 9:30 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:17 Remembering Janet Frame on her birthday centenary
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 22 August 2024
- 9:15 The 'cult of toxic happiness'
- 9:35 Maddie Dai on cartooning for the New Yorker and writing 'We Were Dangerous'
- 10:17 What's behind the shock departure of AB's assistant coach?
- 10:30 Australia's new 'right to switch off' laws to kick in
- 10:45 Are running clubs the new Tinder?
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
- 9:15 What building consents tell us about life in Aotearoa
- 9:30 Midweek Mediawatch
- 10:17 What you need to know from the report into banking in NZ
- 10:30 Artist Ardi Alemi on his new exhibition 'Geometry of Emotions'
- 10:45 Scholarships aim to ease financial burden on student nurses
Tuesday, 20 August 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: Why does mint make water taste colder?
- 9:30 Where to now for Christ Church Cathedral?
- 10:17 A year on from FIFA 2023 - what's changed for women's football?
- 10:30 The role of semiconductors in modern-day life
- 10:45 Comedian Becky Umbers on performing at the world's biggest arts festival
Monday, 19 August 2024
- 9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Whetū Fala
- 9:30 The science of space sounds
- 10:17 What we can learn from the Disney World legal case
- 10:30 Sports with Kayla Hodge
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Jonathan Frewin
Friday, 16 August 2024
- 9:15 This Weekend: The NZ Darts Masters
- 9:30 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:17 Whitianga takes Best Airport Cafe crown
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 15 August 2024
- 9:15 The case for a divorce party
- 9:35 Comedian David Correos on his new show and being the BK guy
- 10:18 Kiwi startup develops world's first brain sensor implant
- 10:30 The creative partnership of TeMatera Smith and Troy Kingi
- 10:50 Running the buses in our busiest city
Wednesday, 14 August 2024
- 9:15 Myth Takes: The Olympics
- 10:17 What's behind the brain drain?
- 10:30 'The Weather, With You': Artist pays homage to our wild, wild weather
- 10:45 Inside the extreme sport of ice-swimming
Tuesday, 13 August 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: How do animals become domesticated?
- 9:30 Nights Politics with Thomas Coughlan
- 10:17 What the gene tech rule change could mean for our biotech sector
- 10:45 Seventy-five years of Geneva Conventions
Monday, 12 August 2024
- 9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Kommi Tamati
- 9:30 The science of ferns
- 10:17 Tami Neilson on the thrill of writing music for The Sandy Cheeks Movie
- 10:30 Sports with Bryan Waddle
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Pete Ross
Friday, 9 August 2024
- 9:15 This Weekend: Firetrucks in Feilding
- 9:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:18 New Zealand's disc golf champion Levi Stout
- 10:30 Olympics update with Felicity Reid
- 10:35 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 8 August 2024
- 9:15 Philosophy Now: Is national pride healthy?
- 9:30 What makes for bad songwriting?
- 10:18 Day 13 of the Paris Olympics with Felicity Reid
- 10:30 Gold for New Zealand at Singapore garden festival
- 10:45 The art of bartending
Wednesday, 7 August 2024
- 9:15 Agony Aunt: Should you run after a shoplifter?
- 10:18 Martin Phillips remembered as a champion for hepatitis C sufferers
- 10:30 A history of New Zealand housing affordability
- 10:50 Day 12 of the Paris Olympics with Felicity Reid
Tuesday, 6 August 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: Why does a red capsicum cost more than a green one?
- 9:30 Politics by Night with Dan Brunskill
- 9:45 Should adults read 'middle grade' books?
- 10:18 A to Z of smoking cessation products
- 10:30 Protecting taonga in the wake of a quake
- 10:45 The history of the barcode from 1974 to today
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