Alcoholism

Redundancy, a huge mortgage and Covid all pushed Kate Halfpenny and husband Chris to move to a smaller, coastal area. Expecting fun and sun, they wound up having to face Chris' alcoholism head on. Audio

What's wrong with being a functioning alcoholic? And when booze has such a high visual profile in our society, why is there so much judgement when people fall foul of their own limits?  Audio

Later this year, hundreds of Brits with severe alcohol problems will participate in the trial of an addiction therapy model "assisted" by ketamine. When combined with talk therapy, ketamine - a… Video, Audio

Since the late 1960s, Russia has been dying from the inside due to a birth rate that is too low and a death rate that is too high, says demographer Paul Morland. Audio

Hollywood leading man Gabriel Byrne has played some memorable roles in his prolific film career, but his new autobiography, Walking With Ghosts, could be considered his boldest and most dramatic work… Audio

While coping with the lockdown might have you reaching for the wine - or something stronger - George Seber would caution against that. He's an Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Auckland University… Audio

Comedian Stephanie Laing falls down... a lot. But she always gets herself back up again. And then sometimes falls down again. Stephanie's back in Wellington to perform her new show, Butterfingers, at… Audio

New Zealand has a sense of isolation and melancholy similar to Northern Ireland, says Snow Patrol singer-songwriter Gary Lightbody, so he feels a kinship with this country. Snow Patrol return to NZ… Audio

Comic actor Josh Thomson squeezes into the shower with James to talk fame, family, births, deaths and dads. Produced by Charlie Bleakley. Audio

TVNZ's Hayley Holt joins James in the shower to talk drinking, dancing, getting sober and staying happy. Produced by Charlie Bleakley. Audio

Gaining the vote was a battle hard won for New Zealand women. Episode one of Beyond Kate visits the petition, hears about the woman whose name sits atop it & looks at the lives of rural women then and… Audio

In her new book, The Recovering: Intoxication and its Aftermath, Leslie Jamison lays bare her own recovery from alcoholism and delves into the drinking and recovery stories of other writers and… Audio

Maeve was a 28 year old with a good job when she found out she was on the brink of liver failure. Most alcoholics are working people in committed relationships, according to Alcoholics Anonymous… Audio

Kim Hill talks to Scottish-born Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes, whose career with the band Cold Chisel and as a solo artist has made him one of the most popular and best-selling Australian… Audio