Russell Brown
Labour pledges $38m for RNZ - analysis
If elected, Labour is promising a new free-to-air public television service run by RNZ. Audio
Mana Magazine to stop publication
It's been a mainstay on NZ's magazine stands for more than quarter of a decade but the only independent Maori print news publication Mana Magazine is looking to stop publication for the foreseeable… Audio
Songbroker takes New Zealand music to the world
Songbroker is a service streamlining access to New Zealand music for international producers of film and TV. Audio
Word Christchurch 2016: Reimagining Journalism
Contributors from Freerange Press's Don't Dream It's Over: Reimagining Journalism in Aotearoa New Zealand discuss the state of journalism in the country. They explore the strengths and weaknesses of… Audio
Public Address Word of the Year is...
"Post-truth" has come out trumps in the Public Address Word of the Year, leading a field of words prompted by international events. Russell Brown joins us to take us through the popular list. Audio
From Zero: Where Are We?
Everyone seems to agree that our drug laws are no longer fit for purpose. So what are we doing about it? Audio
From Zero - Partying Hard
Politicians and police agree that drug-checking at music festivals is probably a good idea. So why is it still illegal? Audio
From Zero - The Business of Drugs
A lot of money is being made from selling illegal drugs in this country. Who's making it, who's taking all the risk and what are the factors that decide what drugs YOU might be taking? Audio
From Zero - A New P Epidemic?
We look at where New Zealand is at now with a drug that is rarely out of the headlines: methamphetamine, or P. Are we seeing a new epidemic of use? If so, why? And is the current situation so acute… Audio
The Mixtape: Russell Brown
This week, Public Address' Russell Brown compiles a C60 of his favourite selections. Audio
'We really have lost touch with empirical fact'
If you had Googled ‘final election count’ last week the top result would have told you Donald Trump won the electoral college and popular vote - the story was false. Audio
From Zero - Drugs In Popular Culture
It's OK to depict drug-taking on TV or slip cocaine references into songs, but publishing the wrong kind of gardening tips can still get you into trouble with the censors. Audio
From Zero - Why Is Weed So Popular In New Zealand?
Marijuana is by far the most commonly-used illicit drug in New Zealand. Nearly half of all adults say they've tried it and a recent poll found that nearly two thirds of us favour decriminalisation or… Audio, Gallery
From Zero: How Did We Get Here?
New Zealand's history with illicit drugs is short but lively. Maori were one of the few societies to have no use for intoxicants - so how did we go from zero to having some of the highest rates of… Audio, Gallery
Russell Brown - Drugs in New Zealand
Russell Brown has been writing about drugs and drug policy since 1994. His new podcast series "From Zero" plays on Nights, Monday nights at 10:15pm.We chat to him about the inspiration for the series… Audio
The food scene in Auckland provides a taste of inequality
Associate Professor Damon Salesa talks with Professor Lisa Marriott, Dame Diane Robertson, Lisa King and Dr Teuila Percival about why the diet of Aucklanders depends on where they live. Audio
What is all the fuss about wireless headphones?
Apple has audiophiles all tied up in knots over the removal of the headphone jack. Media commentator Russell Brown breaks it down for the consumer and dissects the acronyms DRM, DAC and above all PR.
…Music 101 Pocket Edition: 104
In the Music 101 Pocket Edition tonight Yadana Saw pays a visit to up and coming rap act Name UL, the M101 team examine the new frontier of wireless headphones and Trevor Reekie talks about the… Audio
From Slacktivism to Activism - how social media is changing our lives
Russell Brown talks with Laura O'Connell Rapira, Toby Morris, Steve Abel and Sina Brown-Davis about how online awareness can be transformed in to action which changes society. Audio
