All episodes
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.
Monday, 2 December 2024
- 1:15 Jane Ussher and her woolshed odyssey
- 1:25 Saving coastal wetlands from climate change
- 1:35 Talking about death
- 2:10 Television Critic: Day of the Jackal and Shrinking
- 2:20 Information Center Cold Call
- 2:30 Expert Feature: how to write a screenplay
- 3:10 Feature interview: the art of writing an obituary
- 3:35 Here Now
Friday, 29 November 2024
- 1:15 A commitment to non-violence 600 years strong
- 1:25 Three friends walk a 60km line
- 1:35 The best jam, is the slowest jam.
- 1:40 Online curses the latest trend
- 1:45 Freaky Friday
- 2:10 Film Review: Moana 2 and There's Still Tomorrow
- 2:20 NZ Live: Marmalade
- 3:08 Nic Watt’s Prosperity toss king salmon & vegetable salad
- 3:25 Weekend Stuff: Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: Te whai rahi | Giant manta ray
- 3:50 The Pre-Panel for 29 November
Thursday, 28 November 2024
- 1:15 Who is the mystery author of The Rimu Bushman?
- 1:20 Sport and climate change
- 1:30 Buddy the Grand Designs sheep still turns heads
- 1:40 A return to Erebus
- 2:10 Podcast Critic: Finding Heidi and The English Disease
- 2:30 NZ Sporting History: curler Sean Becker
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm
- 3:50 The Pre-Panel for 28 November
Wednesday, 27 November 2024
- 1:15 Keeping grocery bags a local thing
- 1:25 The fight to get the young involved in civic life
- 1:35 New Zealand Geographic opens its books
- 1:45 Heading Off: Coronet Peak Hill Climb
- 2:12 Music Critic: new music from Jeff Madd and The Lovely Eggs
- 2:20 Easy Eats with Kelly Gibney: Cherry Tomato and Ricotta Tart
- 2:30 Bookmarks with Sarah Foster-Sproull
- 3:10 Feature interview: how to be smart about smart homes
- 3:35 Pacific Scientific: The secrets of Samoan plants
- 3:50 The Pre-Panel for 27 November
Tuesday, 26 November 2024
- 1:15 The machine that places road cones
- 1:25 Nelson restaurant fights to keep its doors open
- 1:35 Why is it so hard to find a good pair of togs?
- 2:10 Book Critic: Delirious by Damien Wilkins
- 2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster
- 2:30 Music feature: Frank Zappa
- 3:10 Feature interview: why you might never be a grandparent
- 3:30 Thrift: Financial literacy for the whole family
Monday, 25 November 2024
- 1:18 The National Pub quiz champion
- 1:36 New Zealand gets its own 'kiwi tweed'
- 1:53 Unmasking the Monsters
- 2:08 Television Critic: English Teacher and the TV of Japan.
- 2:20 Information center cold call: Tirau
- 2:33 Expert Feature: the swimming pool
- 3:10 Feature interview: why movies flop
Friday, 22 November 2024
- 1:15 Human vs horse - who will win?
- 1:24 Coast To Coast Rangers - a charity to help kids
- 1:35 Why do kiwi cities have Coats of Arms?
- 1:53 Freaky Friday: Rick's freaky life
- 2:07 Film Review: Hugh Grant's latest, Heretic
- 2:20 NZ Live: Arthur Ahbez
- 3:10 Food: Sicilian Baked Eggplants with Capers & Tomatoes
- 3:18 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:23 Weekend Stuff: Gardening
- 3:40 Critter of the Week: New Zealand sheetweb spider
- 3:50 The Pre-Panel for 22 November
Thursday, 21 November 2024
- 1:15 Native plants in Tongariro National Park are facing a threat
- 1:25 Are bobby calves reducing New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions?
- 1:35 Lord of the Ring (laser)
- 1:45 Please help find a cockatoo that says "hello darling"
- 2:10 Podcast Critic: pods to send you to sleep
- 2:30 NZ Sporting History: Steve Gurney
- 3:15 Solving the World's Problems: midwife-led maternity care
- 3:20 History with Dr Grant Morris
- 3:50 The Pre-Panel for November 21
Wednesday, 20 November 2024
- 1:15 How to estimate the size of crowds
- 1:25 Wellington's internationally recgonised green building
- 1:35 Keeping Waikato swimmers safe from bacteria
- 1:45 Heading Off: An Aotearoa pilgrimage
- 2:10 Music Critic: new music from WOMB and Caru & Micca
- 2:20 Easy Eats: chorizo salad with feta and yoghurt dressing
- 2:30 Bookmarks with Hera Lindsay Bird
- 3:10 Feature interview: The story of long covid in data
- 3:35 Our Changing World: The Ngutukākā Festival
- 3:50 The Pre-Panel for 20 November
Tuesday, 19 November 2024
- 1:15 Toot for Timaru
- 1:25 Fergus takes on the World
- 1:30 Thrift: When to wash
- 1:35 Live from Hikoi mo te Tiriti
- 1:45 Tech Tuesday: tramping tech recommendations
- 2:10 Critic: Books and the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
- 2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster
- 2:30 Music feature: Grey Lynn gothic country
- 3:10 Feature interview: Group Living and the meals that matter
Monday, 18 November 2024
- 1:10 18-year-old sings with Chris Martin
- 1:20 Teachers learning in a Samoan village
- 1:30 Elly and the Cyclone
- 1:40 The 'Ginaissance'
- 2:10 Television Critic: Matlock and A Remarkable Place to Die.
- 2:20 Information Center Cold Call
- 2:30 Expert Feature: everything you need to know about the Kūmara
- 3:10 Feature interview: No Such Thing As a Fish
