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Kevin McCloud: Why words can be as evocative as pictures
We're really excited about this next conversation, it combines some of our favourite things, architecture, design, travel and comedy. Audio
'The AI chatbot helped her write a suicide note'
Sophie Rottenberg took her own life after interacting ChatGPT-based AI therapist named Harry. Warning: This story discusses suicide.
Mediawatch: Amazon's good - but old - news
Headlines about billions of dollars boosting the economy and hundreds of new jobs seemed like great news, but it's also old news. Did the media fall for spin?
Exaggerating Amazon, the ‘foreign ban,’ RNZ flags changes
Amazon investing billions and creating hundreds of jobs in tech here made breathless headlines earlier this week. But it turned out to be old news - and less than previously announced. How did that… Audio
How can I put my phone down and stop doomscrolling?
It starts with one simple task on your phone. Next minute, you've been endlessly scrolling social media for an hour.
RNZ-ABC series on Rainbow Warrior sinking scoops major podcast prize
The series looks at the "collateral damage" to a Pacific people hit hard by nuclear testing.
Screentime: The Buccaneers, Little Disasters, The Roses
Film and TV reviewer Perlina Lau joins Kathryn to talk about the second season of The Buccaneers (Apple TV), which features a group of young American women who take on the London aristocracy in the… Audio
Midweek night lights-out bolt from the boot
Reserve Bank chair's after-hours exit fails to blunt media interest, harsh spotlight on new political candidate, the farmer who survived a bolt from the boot, political reporter returns - and the… Audio
Social media inundated with positive alcohol messages
Australian researchers analysed more than 1800 posts that used popular alcohol tags over seven years, and found only two percent of them contained anti-brand sentiments, or showed negative… Audio
40 Melissa Chan-Green | Til Death
After his bride’s death just hours after their wedding, a devastated groom struggles to process his grief. Five years later, he turns to Melissa Chan-Green to tell his heart-wrenching story for the… Audio
RNZ's high-stakes National plan
RNZ National's been losing listeners for years, and now there's a new plan to stop the slide, partly sparked by a harsh review of RNZ's capability and culture. Mediawatch asks RNZ's boss if he can…
RNZ’s push to stop the slide on air, rude words OK
RNZ's new plan to stop RNZ National losing listeners, partly sparked by a harsh review of the network's capability and culture. Mediawatch asks RNZ's boss how he's handling this - and whether he… Audio
RNZ’s push to stop the slide on air, rude words OK
RNZ's new plan to stop RNZ National losing listeners, partly sparked by a harsh review of the network's capability and culture. Mediawatch asks RNZ's boss how he's handling this - and whether he… Audio
One of Gaza's surviving journalists feels like she's in a 'queue to death'
Israel has killed 240 Palestinian journalists, according to a local union.
Musk seeks dismissal of SEC lawsuit on his 2022 Twitter stake
The complaint said the billionaire violated federal securities law by waiting 11 days too long to disclose his initial purchase of 5 percent of Twitter's common shares.
Musicians, leaders, grandmothers: Dozens of Kiwis' accounts banned
An award-winning rapper is among those distressed after exhausting all options to regain their social media accounts.
Midweek - TVNZ starts charging, RNZ gains listeners
TVNZ launches its first paid-for product, NZME announces a $400k loss and the composition of its new editorial board - and RNZ's listenership snakes upward for the first time since 2022. Audio
39 Jack Tame | Trump's Rise to Power
Standing at Hillary Clinton’s election night ‘victory’ party in 2016, Jack Tame realised the real winner was elsewhere. Donald Trump’s rise to power exposed his blind spots as a reporter and… Audio
Leading film, TV producer John Barnett has died
He was a producer or executive producer on four of the New Zealand's 10 top grossing films.
Jesse's Cold Call - Turanga FM
As regular listeners will know, we like a cold call here on Afternoons, a chance to add a little suspense to the day. Audio
