Noelle Mc Carthy

'Slutty' is a word that’s historically been used as an insult, but self-styled 'sexpert' Karley Sciortino wants to reclaim it. Sciortino fronts the VICE TV series Slutever, which the New York Times… Audio

British novellist and screenwriter Ian McEwan has been listed by The Times as amongst "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945" and he's received numerous awards and accolades for his work… Audio

Alex Thomson is the longest-serving on-screen journalist at Britain's C4 News since the channel began. In more than 25 years he's covered over 20 wars; led major investigations and continues to front… Audio

Louise Ayling's love of shoes goes further than most. She learnt the traditional technique of making shoes by hand. She was recently a guest speaker at the inaugural Necessary Traditions festival in… Audio, Gallery

Warwick Henderson is an antique toy collector. In the past he has curated two major antique toy and games exhibitions - featuring much of his own collection spanning 40 years of gathering antique… Audio, Gallery

David Burton has spent the past four decades eating at and critiquing Wellington restaurants. He's seen it all during his time writing for the Dominion Post and the Evening Post as well as for Cuisine… Audio

Adam Saunders is the star and co producer of the feel-good film Find Your Voice, premiering this week. It's a coming-of-age comedy drama that follows the misadventures of aspiring Sydney rap artist… Audio, Gallery

Dr Ethan Plaut, lecturer in media and communication at the University of Auckland, says the sheer volume of media messages in a 24- hour news cycle is more than anyone can critically process. Ethan… Audio

Hanelle Harris is the creator of the successful and ground breaking web-series, the Baby Mama's Club. It's ground-breaking because all four lead characters are Maori or Pasifika women which is unusual… Audio

Gabrielle Baker is a Maori health expert and advocate for a pro-equity, anti-racist health system. She is a former public servant who now works as a consultant with a range of health sector agencies… Audio

Former Black Fern and rugby commentator Melodie Robinson says although the Black Ferns will be hurting from their loss to France 27-30, the fact the rest of the world is catching up to the Black Ferns… Audio

Professor Tim Hazledine of the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Auckland says the government should give Kiwibank the power to compete aggressively on price against the local… Audio

The former New Zealand prime minister talks with Noelle McCarthy about sexism, power and the changing role of women in politics and international life. Audio

Noelle McCarthy leads a discussion about what the #MeToo movement really means for Aotearoa/New Zealand. With Kirsty Johnston, Zoë Lawton, Rhonda Tibble and Henry Law. Video, Audio

Andre Upston has been a music recording engineer at RNZ for 22 years. In that time he has recorded some of the country's top artists including Brooke Fraser, Shihad, Bic Runga, Neil Finn, Anika Moa… Audio

Hollie McNish is a UK poet based between London, Cambridge and Glasgow. She has two poetry collections - Cherry Pie and Papers and an album Versus, which made her the first poet to record at Abbey… Audio

Irish writer Mike McCormack's latest book is Solar Bones, a novel written in a single sentence that flows over 270 pages, and spans a single day in which the ghost of a Mayo engineer called Marcus… Audio