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Thursday, 1 August 2024
- 9:15 The world of puns and why we love (or hate) them
- 9:35 Nights Culture: Nail Art
- 10:17 What's behind the shortage of workers in our finance sector?
- 10:30 Auckland's new kid on the block in the improv comedy
- 10:45 Where to from here for new HIV drug trial
Wednesday, 31 July 2024
- 9:15 Our Changing World's Claire Concannon on GNS Science cuts
- 10:18 Scientists sound alarm over increase in drug-resistant malaria parasites
- 10:30 The Wānaka man who took on Peter Thiel's plan for a lake front luxury lodge
- 10:50 Olympic update with Felicity Reid
Tuesday, 30 July 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: Can bad smells make us sick?
- 9:30 Politics by Night with Anna Whyte
- 9:55 Team NZ's medal chances overnight heat up
- 10:18 Call for Government help to memorialise thousands buried in unmarked graves
- 10:30 One of Australasia's top 'dealmakers' on how to seal any deal
- 10:45 Italian inventor of tiramisu dies aged 81
Monday, 29 July 2024
- 9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Shanon O'Connor
- 9:30 The science of surfing waves
- 10:18 Why Kiwis disconnect from the internet
- 10:30 Sports with Kayla Hodge
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Pete Ross
Friday, 26 July 2024
- 9:15 This Weekend: The Kraken take on The Moose
- 9:30 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:15 French train disruption
- 10:17 The history of Asian New Zealand theatre, told on a bike
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 25 July 2024
- 9:15 Record number of new books in 2024 Whitcoulls Top 100
- 9:30 Why isn’t depression taken seriously in New Zealand?
- 10:18 Calls for better screening over alarming rates of youth hearing issues
- 10:30 Why are the Dutch so tall?
- 10:45 Kiwi Esport athletes ready to take on Olympic challenge
Wednesday, 24 July 2024
- 9:15 The 19-year-old running his own takeout business
- 10:18 A new use for kombucha in hospitals
- 10:30 Tom Ayling: Mixing antique bookselling with TikTok
- 10:45 Bid to trademark basmati rice in New Zealand rejected
Tuesday, 23 July 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: How do underwater cables work?
- 9:30 Nights Politics: When to step aside and let someone else take over
- 10:17 Why do Governments' apologise and do they mean anything?
- 10:30 How humans used the world around them to create colour
- 10:45 The rise of male diet influencers
Monday, 22 July 2024
- 9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Elle Archer
- 9:30 The science of being pushed to the limit
- 10:17 AI at the doctor's office: The future, or should we be concerned?
- 10:30 Sports with Bryan Waddle
Friday, 19 July 2024
- 9:44 Charlotte Cook
- 9:52 Andrew Chen
- 10:17 Peter Griffin
- 10:28 Carolyn Young
- 10:33 David Seymour
- 10:48 Peter Ryan
- 10:55 Lydia Lewis
- 11:10 Pete Ross
- 11:22 Brad Olsen
- 11:34 Anita Purcell-Sjölund
- 11:52 Ellie Jay
- 11:57 Marc Stewart
Thursday, 18 July 2024
- 9:15 New Zealand's oldest female boxer riding high after winning in Australia
- 9:30 Life in a community founded on 'spirit, love and connection'
- 9:50 University of Otago archaeology students digging into Spain's ancient Roman history
- 10:18 After four years, local democracy returns to Tauranga
- 10:30 Series exploring dementia wins World Press Photo Contest
- 10:45 New Zealand's inaugural in-person National Speed Puzzling championships
Wednesday, 17 July 2024
- 9:15 Is New Zealand still an agricultural giant?
- 10:18 New Zealand's reinsurance problem
- 10:30 How to pitch a screenplay
- 10:45 Waimārama man's winter surf mission
Tuesday, 16 July 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: Why do birds all sound different?
- 9:30 Politics by Night with Luke Malpass
- 10:18 Who are the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer?
- 10:30 The Kiwi medical pioneer you haven't heard of
- 10:45 Rare Colin McCahon stained glass work up for auction
Monday, 15 July 2024
- 9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Professor Tom Roa
- 9:30 Utilising LSD, MDMA and mushrooms for mental health
- 10:18 The social worker taking clients roadside
- 10:30 Sports with Bryan Waddle
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Pete Ross
Friday, 12 July 2024
- 9:15 This Weekend: Young Farmer of The Year
- 9:30 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:17 The kiwi creative combining art and sports ahead of the Paris Olympics
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 11 July 2024
- 9:15 Philosophy Now!
- 9:35 Steve Braunias: 'I was becoming an unhappy figure in court'
- 10:17 Putting 3000-year-old armour to the test on modern day soliders
- 10:30 Aotearoa's first queer history month
- 10:45 A sport sceptic's guide to watching the football
Wednesday, 10 July 2024
- 9:15 Myth Takes: Gladiators
- 10:17 Retail giant Amazon turns 30
- 10:30 Anthology highlights differently-structured families in Aotearoa
- 10:45 Balclutha sets its sights on Six60 gig
Tuesday, 9 July 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: Why are our voices different?
- 9:30 Politics by Night with Thomas Coughlan
- 10:18 The implications of the Siouxsie Wiles employment case
- 10:30 New literacy standards are coming, but what about conversational literacy?
- 10:50 Why do men think it's masculine to sit in silence on long-haul flights?
Monday, 8 July 2024
- 9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Dame Naida Glavish
- 9:30 Giselle Clarkson: Why little things are worth looking at
- 9:50 When a comedian comes for tea
- 10:18 David Farrar on his glimpse of the Ukraine-Russian war
- 10:30 Sports with Jamie Wall
- 10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Jonathan Frewin
Friday, 5 July 2024
- 9:15 This Weekend: Skating for the disabled community
- 9:30 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 10:18 The life of a radical drag queen rabbi
- 10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 4 July 2024
- 9:15 What's in a name? A sociolinguist weighs in
- 9:40 Jenny Rockwell: Southern Gothic slam poet putting New Zealand on the map
- 10:18 New Zealand wool's triumphant return?
- 10:30 Aotearoa's best songwriting honoured in APRA Silver Scroll shortlist
- 10:45 Voting in the UK election gets underway
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
- 9:15 Agony Aunt: How do I smoothly introduce my own nickname?
- 10:18 The science behind your baby's babbling
- 10:30 Are the movies you loved as a kid still good?
- 10:45 How capitalism drove Aotearoa's colonisation
Tuesday, 2 July 2024
- 9:15 Shower Thoughts: Why are mobile video game adverts so annoying?
- 9:30 Politics by Night with Joel MacManus
- 10:18 The 64 New Zealanders who donated organs after death
- 10:30 The ethics of teaching children about predator control in New Zealand
- 10:45 In the family: Son of Kiwi rugby league legend turns the lens on his dad
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