All episodes
Tuesday, 11 February 2025
- 1:15 Podcast explores entrepreneurs in disabled community
- 1:25 Bike crash no obstacle for Coast to Coast athlete
- 1:35 A tractor collection for the ages
- 1:45 Tech Tuesday: party gear and new scams
- 2:10 Book Critic: new books from Tania Roxborogh and Neville Peat
- 2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster
- 2:30 Music feature: The Clean
- 3:10 Feature interview: swapping out the will to be ignorant
Monday, 10 February 2025
- 1:15 The cost-effective solution to water impurity
- 1:25 Goodbye 3G
- 1:35 Indian Ink Theatre brings its show to Hamilton
- 2:10 TV Critic: 'Prime Target', 'Paradise', and 'Severance'
- 2:20 Info Centre Cold Call: Hokitika
- 2:30 Expert: Animation with Andrew Kunzel
- 3:10 Redefining a "rich" life
Friday, 7 February 2025
- 1:15 How AI could transform healthcare
- 1:25 There's a reason whale song strikes a chord with humans
- 1:35 Is bouldering our new favourite pastime?
- 1:45 Freaky Friday
- 2:10 Film Review: Dom Corry
- 2:20 NZ Live: Tessa de Lyon
- 3:09 Food: Eggplant with Cucumber & Tomato Salad
- 3:25 Weekend Stuff: Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: Intertidal spider
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
- 1:09 First Song: Susan O'Neill
- 1:25 The Kāpiti College student who does it all
- 1:45 Heading Off: Kapiti Island
- 2:12 Music Critic: Womb and Phoebe Rings
- 2:20 Easy Eats with Kelly Gibney: Spiced fish tacos
- 2:25 Bookmarks with Sue Wickison
- 3:10 Checking and balancing those with executive power
- 3:35 Our Changing World: Reducing waste at Tairāwhiti Environment Centre
Tuesday, 4 February 2025
- 1:15 Can you spot an AI-generated photo from a real one?
- 1:25 The banana mystery of Beeston
- 1:35 Helping every Kiwi kid make a good first impression
- 1:45 Tech Tuesday: Elon Musk, consumer technology, DeepSeek
- 2:10 Book Critic: 'The New Faces of Fascism' by Enzo Traverso
- 2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster
- 2:30 Music feature: Immigrant Songs
- 3:10 Why kids check-out of learning and how to prevent it
Monday, 3 February 2025
- 1:10 Jude Kelly debuts new single
- 1:15 Sushi no longer the healthy choice
- 1:25 60 years of movie memories
- 1:35 International genre-bender comes home
- 2:10 TV Critic: 'The Hardacres' & 'Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The Impact'
- 2:20 Information Center Cold Call: Picton
- 2:30 Expert: Deborah Lewthwaite on Bras
- 3:10 Retracing the first human migration
Friday, 31 January 2025
- 1:15 New documentary series explores Queer Aotearoa
- 1:25 Dunedin Botanic Garden horticulturist retires after 40 years
- 1:35 The secret to being happy
- 1:45 The big asteroid coming our way
- 1:55 Freaky Friday
- 2:10 Film Review: Babygirl and the Emilia Pérez blowback
- 2:20 NZ Live: Strawpeople
- 3:08 Food: Za'atar Tomatoes w/ Sriracha Tzatziki, Corn & Pomegranate
- 3:25 Weekend Stuff: Stan Scott - DIY master
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: Gherkin slug | Putoko ropiropi
Thursday, 30 January 2025
- 1:16 The man who has three new years parties
- 1:30 New Zealand's first Land Rover
- 1:39 The op shop that is overflowing with volunteers
- 2:14 Podcast Critic: Pitcairn Trials and The Rest is Classified
- 2:33 NZ Sporting History: Sean Fitzpatrick
- 3:14 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
- 1:15 How a restaurant on the brink of closure managed to turn things around
- 1:25 Southland company preparing for moon mission
- 1:35 A return to Wasps an expert view
- 1:45 Heading Off: A rickshaw race through India's west coast
- 2:12 Music Critic: new music from Rubi Du and School Fair
- 2:20 Easy Eats with Kelly Gibney: Vietnamese-inspired chicken noodle salad
- 2:30 Bookmarks with Laura Tupou
- 3:10 Feature interview: Obama's speechwriter on how to talk
- 3:35 Our Changing World: Smart traps
Tuesday, 28 January 2025
- 1:15 What you need to retire on
- 1:25 An egg-cellent trap
- 1:35 Immersive 'fulldome' show XYZZY nominated for global awards
- 1:45 Tech Tuesday: FPV drones, keyboards and Deepseek
- 2:10 Book Critic: Does great literature equal great television?
- 2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster
- 2:30 Music feature: the scores of Bernard Herrmann
- 3:10 Feature interview: The Economist on what's coming in 2025
- 3:37 How a listener caught a wasp
Monday, 27 January 2025
- 1:15 This man thinks he's found Auckland AFC's theme song
- 1:25 Trust in Science is ... OK actually?
- 1:35 The secret art of fermentation
- 2:10 Television Critic: the joy of watching pre-streaming shows
- 2:20 Information Center Cold Call: Cambridge
- 2:30 Expert Feature: James Le Page on barbeques
- 3:10 Feature interview - Cher
Friday, 20 December 2024
- 1:15 Hanukkah 101
- 1:25 Planes, planes and planes
- 1:35 3 million creepy crawlies
- 1:45 Freaky Friday
- 2:10 Film Review: Anora and Better Man.
- 2:20 NZ Live: Racing
- 3:13 Food: Racks of Lamb with Parsley Shallot Crumble
Thursday, 19 December 2024
- 1:15 New Jersey drones: a spiral of information
- 1:25 Free Period Products at Rhythm and Vines
- 1:35 Zoe George's Year of Sports In Review
- 2:10 Podcast Critic: Gone South
- 2:30 NZ Sporting History: Anna Simcic
- 3:15 Solving the World's Problems
- 3:20 History with Dr Grant Morris
Wednesday, 18 December 2024
- 1:15 Eat like an ancient Greek
- 1:25 What to do with a broken tooth this holiday
- 1:35 Stephen takes on the verge
- 1:45 Heading Off: Auckland Regional Parks
- 2:12 Music Critic: Te Kaahu and RipShip
- 2:20 Easy Eats: Kelly Gibney
- 2:30 Bookmarks with Bill Hastings
- 3:10 Feature interview: New Zealand Christmas Songs
- 3:35 Our Changing World: Antarctic methane seeps
Tuesday, 17 December 2024
- 1:15 Measuring the manu
- 1:25 New Zealand and the 'psychedelic renaissance'
- 1:35 Jack Jordan, axeman
- 1:45 Tech Tuesday: trail cameras and online fire safety tools
- 2:10 Book Critic: summer reading picks
- 2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster
- 2:30 Music feature: the songs that got us through 2024
- 3:10 Feature interview: The Bhutan Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay
Monday, 16 December 2024
- 1:15 An app to see all of Timaru's lights
- 1:25 New Zealand chugs through data
- 1:35 Softball takes off in Marlborough
- 2:10 Television Critic: The Franchise, Secret Level, and Bookie
- 2:20 Information Center Cold Call
- 2:30 Expert Feature: Cybersecurity
- 3:10 Feature interview: how Taylor Swift remade pop music
Friday, 13 December 2024
- 1:17 Illinois sings for NZ
- 1:25 Auckland Folk Festival
- 1:35 Mana Inc - the stars of Ram Raid Mums
- 1:50 Freaky Friday
- 2:10 Film Review: Kate Rodger's best flicks for 2024
- 2:19 NZ Live: Aaradhna
- 3:08 Food: Treacle-cured Salmon with a Cucumber and Herb Salsa
- 3:24 Weekend Stuff: gardening with Kate Hillier
Thursday, 12 December 2024
- 1:15 Is it ok to let your kids drink alcohol?
- 1:25 Tui the cat's miraculous return
- 1:35 What should you do when a rich friend invites you on a holiday?
- 1:40 Information Center Cold Call: iSite Masterton
- 2:10 Podcast Critic: Powder Keg and Extrasensory
- 2:30 NZ Sporting History: Daniel Vettori
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 11 December 2024
- 1:15 An introvert's Christmas
- 1:25 Doors for Christmas
- 1:35 The genetics of autism
- 1:45 Heading Off: Jonathan Kennett on Bikepacking
- 2:12 Music Critic: Romi Wrights and Miles Calder
- 2:20 Easy Eats with Kelly Gibney: Brined barbecued chicken breasts
- 2:30 Bookmarks with Mark Gregory
- 3:10 Feature interview: flipping script on climate change
- 3:35 Our Changing World: Tuatara gut bugs
Tuesday, 10 December 2024
- 1:14 Avian Flu and your pet fowl
- 1:23 Beloved Geoff's Emporium calls it a day
- 1:35 How to clean your barbeque
- 2:10 Book Critic: 'All the Feels' Christmas Recommendations
- 2:23 Update on Oz with Brad Foster
- 2:30 Music feature: the songs that influenced The Beatles
- 3:09 Feature interview: the art of the sandwich
- 3:36 Thrift
Monday, 9 December 2024
- 1:15 A shoe box full of gifts
- 1:25 A trip to see the Kaimanawa horses
- 2:10 Television Critic: Ram Raid Mums and Ludwig
- 2:20 Information Center Cold Call: Wahi Beach
- 2:30 Expert Feature: insect pests
- 3:10 Some uncommon common sense for women at work
Friday, 6 December 2024
- 1:15 A legacy in birth care
- 1:25 Light the way
- 1:35 How to go electric and why
- 1:45 Freaky Friday
- 2:10 Film Review: Sam's best flicks for 2024
- 2:20 NZ Live: Jim Nothing
- 3:08 Wine: Timothy Giles
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:25 Weekend Stuff: Stan Scott on DIY
- 3:38 Critter of the Week: Shore puha
Thursday, 5 December 2024
- 1:15 Death to the echo chamber
- 1:25 An app for fish head hook ups
- 1:35 Don't waste soil
- 2:10 Podcast Critic: Sold a Story and The Good Whale
- 2:30 NZ Sporting History: Zoe Hobbs
- 3:15 Solving the World's Problems
- 3:20 History with Dr Grant Morris
Wednesday, 4 December 2024
- 1:15 Changing the conservation model
- 1:25 The real price of a Goldie
- 1:35 Gifts for Gaza
- 1:45 Heading Off: Aqualand
- 2:12 Music Critic: Clara Luciana and Tessa de Lyon
- 2:26 Easy Eats with Kelly Gibney: Homemade kiwi onion dip
- 2:32 Bookmarks with Mike Howie
- 3:05 Feature interview: why Christmas movies just work
- 3:35 Our Changing World: Glass sponges in Antarctica
Tuesday, 3 December 2024
- 1:15 All hail Auckland FC
- 1:25 What happened to electric cars?
- 1:35 Ireland travel tips straight from the source
- 1:45 Tech Tuesday: What NOT to get loved ones for Xmas
- 2:10 Book Critic: A Body Made of Glass by Caroline Crampton
- 2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster
- 2:30 Music feature: City Pop, Japan pop of the 70s and 80s.
- 3:10 Feature interview: What biology tells us about being a dad.
- 3:30 Thrift: 'Tis the season to be merry but it can also be thrifty.
