Bryan Crump
Overseas Correspondent - Japan
Motoko Kakubayashi joins us from Tokyo with an update on the latest news from Japan and an introduction to the minefeild that is schoolbags for japanese children! Audio
We're all Binge-Watchers Now
Professor Lorna Piatti-Farnell, Professor of Film and Popular Culture at Auckland University of Technology joins us to chat about the true rise of streaming and SVOD (subscription video on demand )… Audio
Cities and Climate Change
University of Canterbury Ahorangi Professor Bronwyn Hayward, is a coordinating lead author of the 2022 IPCC report and co-leading the global chapter on Cities and infrastructure. She joins us to talk… Audio
Largest Jurassic flier found on the Isle of Skye
Professor Steve Brusatte, a paleontologist in the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh and the National Museums Scotland joins us to talk about the recent discovery on the Isle of Skye… Audio
Gemma New
We chat to conductor Gemma New following the announcement of her appointment as Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor for NZSO. Audio
Mosque shooting survivor on day one of walk for peace
A survivor of the Christchurch mosque shootings has just finished the first day of his 350 kilometre walk from Dunedin to Christchurch. He's walking in the name of peace to reclaim the path taken by… Audio
Covid-19 Testing - Terry Taylor
The President of NZ's Institute of Medical Laboratory Science, Terry Taylor, says some people may never get their PCR result back. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield apologised today for… Audio
Russia's nuclear alert
President Putin has put Russia's nuclear forces on special alert. But what does that mean? And what safeguards are built into Russia's command and control system? Pavel Podvig is a senior researcher… Audio
Ukraine update
Satellite images show a huge Russian military convoy stretching for more than 60-kilometres north of of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. Fighting has intensified despite talks aimed at securing a… Audio
Mathematics and the Lagrange Point
Over the last month or two, there has been a lot of press coverage of the new James Webb Space Telescope, and quite a lot of that coverage has mentioned the fact that the telescope is going to "sit at… Audio
Teenage boy dies after box jellyfish sting
Tragedy struck a North Queensland beach community on Saturday afternoon after a teenage boy died from a box jellyfish sting. Dr Lisa Gershwin explains the danger of box jellyfish. Audio
Calling London with Rich Preston
BBC World reporter joins Bryan to report the latest news from around the world. Audio
Research underway into mental health of rural men
Farmer's wife and masters student at Otago Polytechnic, Kathryn Wright is looking for young rural men between the ages of 16 and 30. She wants to survey the pressures and effects that rural living has… Audio
Australian photojournalist describes Ukraine warzone
Bryce Wilson is an Australian photojournalist in Ukraine and describes to Bryan what he has witnessed the past few days. Audio
Ukraine update from CNN
The fifth day of war brought fierce resistance by Ukrainian forces and armed civilians who thwarted at least one attempt by Russian troops to advance into Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city. CNN's… Audio
Balancing machines with the natural world
Paul Berrington joins us once again with another helping of delicious electronica. Tonight he takes a look at the work of András, AKA Andrew Wilson, a Melbourne-based DJ and producer. Video, Audio
Antarctic Update
NIWA's Craig Stevens is just back from another trip to the Ross Ice Shelf - discovering an under-ice river and some unexpected marine life. Audio, Gallery
Overseas Correspondent - Canada
Our overseas correspondent in Canada, Peggy Revell joins us from Medicine Hat, Alberta. Audio
Post Summer Foot Care
Podiatrist Emma Worthington is back to make sure we're all looking after our feet - post summer. Audio