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Feature interview: what it looks like if we get AI right
3:10 PM.So much of the conversation about artificial intelligence focuses on what could go wrong. Read more Audio
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Bookmarks with Donna Kerridge
2:30 PM.Today Jesse is joined by Donna Kerridge a rongoā Māori advocate & teacher. Read more Audio
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Easy Eats: Red lentil, spinach and tomato dhal
2:20 PM.Kelly Gibney has a tasty and economical dish that is also wonderfully versatile. Read more Audio
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Music Critic: Cloth and Charles Bradley
2:12 PM.RNZ's music critic extraordinaire, Tony Stamp, plays some music he thinks you should be listening to. Read more Audio
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Heading Off: Chatham Islands
1:45 PM.Heading Off is our weekly travel segment where we pick a destination and learn what's it's like to visit. Today we are heading to the Chatham Islands. Read more Audio
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Mystery of the Moa (and other large birds)
1:36 PM.The Mystery of the Giant Birds is a documentary about the flightless birds of Madagascar and New Zealand. Read more Audio
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The Wahine disaster remembered
1:24 PM.This week marks 57 years since a tragic maritime disaster off Wellington's coast. Read more Audio
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Nigel Latta returns with Parentland
1:10 PM.One of the most trusted names in psychology in New Zealand is back: Nigel Latta. Read more Audio
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Feature interview: author Rumaan Alam on wealth and the ultra-rich
3:10 PM.It's a good time to be a billionaire. They're richer than ever and there are more of them in the world today. As the ultra-wealthy push for more power and influence, the line between privilege and… Read more Audio
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Music feature: Black Sabbath
2:30 PM.The pioneers of heavy metal music have sold over 70 million records and had a huge global impact. Riccardo Ball - host of The Metal Bar - shares his love of Black Sabbath. Audio
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Update on Oz with Brad Foster
2:20 PM.Brad Foster phones in form Australia to discuss how that country is dealing with Trump's tariff crackdown and a cybersecurity issue with Australian superannuation funds. Read more Audio
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Book Critic: three cozy, feel-good reads
2:10 PM.Catherine Robertson has some recommendations for books to take your mind off things. Read more Audio
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Tech Tuesday: the latest email scams
1:45 PM.Dan Watson talks about the latest email scams and a new service helping people record their loved ones' memories. Read more Audio
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2025 Aotearoa Music Awards
1:35 PM.Kara Rickards joins Jesse to talk about this year's awards, the nominees of which have just been announced. Read more Audio
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Classical music has finally gone to the dogs
1:25 PM.Dogwatch Sanctuary Trust has found a new technique for reducing dogs' stress. Read more Audio
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Comedian Merrick Watts' idiot's guide to wine
1:15 PM.Merrick Watts is bringing An Idiot's Guide To Wine to New Zealand for comedy shows in Auckland and Wellington next month. Read more Audio
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Feature interview: the romantic comedy fact checkers
3:10 PM.Paul Eastwick studies attraction and relationships and fact checks Hollywood's version of romance in his podcast, Love Factually. Read more Audio
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Expert Feature: Chess
2:36 PM.Today our expert topic is the grand drama of the iconic board game, Chess. Read more Audio
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Information Centre Cold Call
2:22 PM.Every week Jesse literally cold calls a different information centre somewhere in Aotearoa. Read more Audio
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Television Critic: Dom Corry
2:09 PM.Dominic Corry reviews a new local comedy on Three, Happiness; a Jon Hamm drama on Apple TV called Your Friends and Neighbours; and Tom Hardy's latest, Mobland. Read more Audio
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How to build houses with dementia in mind
1:35 PM.Dementia affects tens of thousands of New Zealanders and often means they have to leave their homes and move into residential care. Read more Audio
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Geriatric geckos
1:24 PM.Two geckos found on a North Canterbury Island are officially the oldest of their kind. Read more Audio
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A Christchurch company's mission to unlock a zero-emissions future
1:15 PM.Fabrum develops zero-emission technologies and has just put in a hydrogen-testing facility at Christchurch Airport.. Read more Audio
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Critter of the Week: Takapo ground weta
3:35 PM.This week's critter is an endangered weta that only lives in the silty river margins of the Mackenzie Basin. The small, cute and elusive Takapo ground weta, Hemiandrus 'furoviarius', digs itself a… Read more Audio
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Weekend Stuff: Gardening
3:15 PM.Lynda Hallinan answers all your questions about planting, gardening, mulching and more! Audio