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1:11 PM.Auckland University scientists have researched how much plastic we could be inhaling, especially indoors where we spend most of our time. Dr Joel Rindelaub and Dr Gordon Miskelly tested the air in two… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Newsflash. No one's life is perfect. But we've managed to turn everyday suffering into social currency and being a victim into a competitive sport says renowned psychologist Dr Scott Barry Kaufman. In… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Today we're delving into the world of Diane Warren, the songwriter behind more than 30 top ten hits. We're talking artists like Celine Dion, Toni Braxton, Aerosmith, Faith Hill, Chicago etc… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Our Australian correspondent Brad Foster gave us an update on the NSW floods, Olympic Breakdancer Raygun's musical. Audio

2:10 PM.Bill Hastings joined Jesse to review Niall Williams latest novel - Time of the Child. Audio

1:45 PM.Tim Batt joined Jesse to discuss the scandals surrounding the CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman's crypto project called WorldCoin and the case of an AI model trying to blackmail its engineers when they tried… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.It's been described as the 'Oscars of the Museum world' and our very own MOTAT - Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau's Museum of Transport and Technology has won big. Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Deane speaks to Jesse about his fireplace. A fireplace that happend to be playing our radio station. Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Kiwi singer and musician Josh Leys has made it to the semifinals of a global contest being run by American record producer and rapper Timbaland. He was amongst 20,000 hopefuls to enter earlier this… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Winston Peters will tomorrow undertake the first ever visit to Nepal by a New Zealand Foreign Minister. It coincides with the anniversary of Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary's ascent of Mount… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Talk isn't cheap, it's powerful. The right conversation can build trust, foster belonging, and show people they matter. But as Harvard's Dr. Alison Wood Brooks has found, sometimes we're just not that… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Scrabble expert Chris Tallman joined Jesse to share his wisdom on how to conquer the game of Scrabble. Audio

2:20 PM.Live from the Paihia iSite! Audio

2:10 PM.Our TV critic for this week, Claire Chitham, reviews Dying For Sex, Caréme, and Étoile. Audio

1:35 PM.There's a new short documentary that takes a deep dive underwater in Wellington. Seaweed: A Love Story follows Dr Nicole Miller scuba diving in the city's harbour highlighting both the beauty and… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Watching a monarch caterpillar strip a swan plant can be one of those lasting memories from childhood. But now people are being urged to report sightings of live monarch butterflies as experts sound… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Most of us try a few different jobs in our lives - and work in a few different places - but once Sally Hanrahan made the decision to become a nurse, that was it. Read more Audio

3:35 PM.It's often said New Zealand has no native snakes, but that's not quite true. The venomous, ocean-dwelling yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus) occasionally drifts into our waters. Around 6 to… Read more Audio

3:25 PM.Gardening guru Lynda Hallinan talked to Jesse about how to grow and take care of Pansies. Audio

3:16 PM.Maggie Tweedie, host of Music 101 on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because Friday is… Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Today we're joined another New Zealand music icon, Don McGlashan. Read more Video, Audio

1:35 PM.Many of us suffer from Imposter Syndrome, when the inner critic in us doesn't think we are good enough. Even former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern spoke about it in her speech at Yale this week… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.We've probably all had the chance to take a wander through botanic gardens, but how much thought do we give to just how important they are. This week is Botanic Gardens Week and this year the message… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Weather-willing, 45 hand-made rockets will shoot into the air from a Dunedin park on Sunday. They've been crafted this week at free rocketry workshops as part of Techweek, which has been celebrating… Read more Audio