Comedy
How to open an OXO cube!
Taking stock with the week that was, James Elliott and Justine Smith run through how to open an OXO cube, and the astounding story of the airline company which couldn't spell its name right. Let's be… Audio
Giant bong thwarts robbers
Radar and Pinky Agnew with the lighter side of life, including the Canadian robbers who used bear spray to try to disable staff at the Recreational Cannabis Farmers market in Ontario, but were fought… Audio
Fishy fresh eyes and other funnies
Michele A'Court and Justine Smith with the lighter side of life, including the Kuwaiti shop selling fish with stuck on googly eyes, in attempt to make it look fresher. And a Cornwall supermarket, in… Audio
Go Ahead Caller - Ser 11, Ep 4 'Simon Bridges Plays Drums'
Simon Bridges gets a little funky and NZ Politics Museum opens. Audio
"Susan" sounds off, Bridezilla's wedding cancelled
Radar and Melanie Bracewell tell us about the Canadian bride "Susan" who cancelled her wedding after guests were reluctant to fork out $1500 a head. She then took to social media to diss friends and… Audio
Why Oamaru is more Pacific than Auckland
The ways in Pacific communities and cultures are affecting New Zealand is explored by Damon Salesa, an associate professor of Pacific Studies at the University of Auckland. Discussing ideas set out in… Audio
Edinburgh Fringe win an 'out-of-body experience' - Matafeo
New Zealand comedian Rose Matafeo says she's "completely overwhelmed" to win best comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She won for her show 'Horndog' - about a woman in her 20s looking for… Audio
The week that was, art's black hole
Elisabeth Easther and James Elliott with the Friday funnies, including the 8 foot black hole art installation in a Portuguese Gallery that claimed an art enthusiast. Audio
Old love letters & pigging out on KFC
Radar and Irene Pink with The Week that Was, tell of the shock that awaited some British sisters who found their late parents' explicit old love letters, and KFC proved the secret weapon deployed by… Audio
Comedy's Earl of Whimsy returns to NZ
Bill Bailey's a man of many talents. As well as making people laugh, he's an enthusiastic stand-up paddle boarder, passionate conservationist, accomplished musician and an author. He's back in New… Audio
Clip-on man buns & office tea etiquette ?
The Week That Was with James Elliott and Justine Smith includes a look at the gift for the hard to buy for - a clip-on man bun, and the minefield that is office tea etiquette. Audio
The week that was, rubbishing chip packets
Te Radar and Gemma Gracewood look at the sublime and the ridiculous, including the UK roofer who was fined for having empty chip packets in his van, without having a licence to carry rubbish! Audio
The week that was
James Elliott and Michele A'Court on the cat flap that caught out a Waikato woman, and the Virginia Beach runaway snake. Audio
Chris Marcil and the art of serial sitcoms
Chris talks to Lynn Freeman and about How I met your mother, serials in general and the Script To Screen "Episodic Lab" for New Zealand would-be TV scriptwriters. Audio
The week that was
Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther take a look at the more unusual stories of the week including the woman described as 'Britain's worst neighbour' who made headlines for installing a special high pitched… Audio
Robbie Ellis: composing with the laughs
Robbie Ellis is a New Zealander living in Chicago, making his living as radio DJ, performer, music teacher, musical director and he also writes very funny songs. He fully admits that he is very hard… Audio
Cheesy mystery with Te Radar & Irene Pink
Baffling blocks of cheese in inner-Melbourne gardens, and a train carrying human waste through Alabama causes a stink. Audio
Pollies and the power of humour
Researching humour is not just a laughing matter for cultural studies lecturer Dr Nick Holm. He specialises in studying its multiple forms - from satire to deadpan - to understand how humour can make… Audio
The week that was
Pinky Agnew and James Elliot examine the lighter side of the stories making headlines, including a controversial Mosgiel tree house and a blunt exchange involving the Dutch Prime Minister and the US… Audio
Bridges' comedy of errors
Last week opposition leader Simon Bridges joked that nothing he said during a Radio Hauraki interview mattered because there was going to be a "news vacuum" following the birth of the Prime Minister's… Audio
