Violence

Antony Dapiran is a Hong Kong-based writer and lawyer and the author of City of Protest: A Recent History of Dissent in Hong Kong. He joins the show with all the latest from the protests that have now… Audio

New Zealander Graham Barkus has lived in Hong Kong for 30 years and is a member of the Hong Kong Forward Alliance. He joins the show to give an insight into the mood on the ground there as protests… Audio

Pressure continues to mount on Chinese president Xi Jingping as unrest continues in Hong Kong after more than two months of protest action. Dr. Azeem Ibrahim joins the show to discuss the situation. Audio

The role of gaming and online games is often questioned in instances such as mass murders and terrorism acts, but Dr. Pete Etchells has a different take on why people play video games and what they… Audio

The Beijing bureau chief for The Guardian, Lily Kuo joins the show from Hong Kong with all the latest from the anti-government protests.  Audio

Guardian journalist Kate Lyons has just compiled a stunning series of pieces looking at the worsening drug-running route from South America to Australia and New Zealand through the Pacific Islands… Audio

Another controversial Netflix production with graphic content has sneaked through New Zealand classification, before being changed, as the government considers rule changes. Following viewer concerns… Audio

Muslim director Deeyah Khan's spent the last part of her career looking at extremism in both white supremacist movements as well as Islamic groups. She speaks to Paul about her work. Audio

Netsafe chief executive Martin Cocker on 'The Christchurch Call' and the work New Zealand and France will be doing to help eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online. Audio

After Christchurch, governments around the world are gearing up against the ‘weaponisation’ of the internet by terrorists and extremists. The grim content they create also forces news media to make… Audio

British pre-eminent military historian Sir Antony Beevor's coming to Auckland Writer's Festival in May. He speaks to Jim about what history can tell us about the future.  Audio

Three Minutes Max: short, sharp opinions from commentators around New Zealand. Christchurch City Councillor Raf Manji looks at the desire of the people of Christchurch and the local Muslim community… Audio

There has been a call for global support among advertisers to pile the pressure on social media companies to change their media streaming polices.  Audio

Leaders from the government, churches and social services came together in Auckland last week to find solutions to end family violence in Pacific families. Audio

University lecturer Gregory Smith details his sad childhood and his incredible tale of living in the bush in the book Out of the Forest. He talks to Jim Mora about how he dramatically turned his life… Audio

It's easy to look at the news and feel like civilization is collapsing. Peter Turchin's job is to subject that feeling to the rigors of science. Turchin, a professor of ecology and mathematics at the… Audio

The news of Grace Millane’s murder prompted a flood of media coverage and comment this week. A lot of it was devoted to the news media’s frustration over not being able to name the accused man.  Audio