All episodes
Thursday, 5 September 2024
- 1:15 Recycling vs downcycling
- 1:25 A reading quest like no other
- 1:35 How to milk a lentil
- 1:45 Great album: Manning Fireworks by MJ Lenderman
- 2:10 Music Critic: Hanisi Garue and Phoebe Rings
- 2:30 NZ Sporting History: Bruce Trotter
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
- 1:15 The New Sex Gene?
- 1:25 Australia's Giant Sea Scorpion
- 1:35 Try Strumming This Giant Guitar
- 1:45 Heading Off: the Himalayas - what to know
- 2:12 Podcast Critic: two podcasts about the Polkinghorne trial
- 2:20 Easy Eats with Sam Parish: Kimchi Chicken Burgers
- 2:30 Bookmarks with Jack Cashmore
- 3:10 Feature interview: why do conspiracy theories thrive?
- 3:35 Stories from Our Changing World
Tuesday, 3 September 2024
- 1:15 Tyres Make The World Go Round
- 1:25 The Benefits Of Playing Video Games
- 1:35 Mental Health and The Ambulance At The Bottom Of The Cliff
- 1:50 Tech Tuesday: Elon Musk Vs Brazil
- 2:10 Book Critic: two novels and a self-help book
- 2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster
- 2:30 Music feature: Disco edits with Frank Booker
- 3:10 The Promise of Microfinance
- 3:30 Thrift
Monday, 2 September 2024
- 1:15 Cats among the rubble
- 1:27 No more little burnt chippies?
- 1:36 Christchurch's Cardboard Cathedral not going anywhere
- 2:10 TV Critic: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season Two; Bad Monkey and Terminator Zero
- 2:18 Made in NZ: PUMA Darts
- 2:33 Expert Feature: firefighting
- 3:10 Feature interview: an ecosystem of misbehavior
Friday, 30 August 2024
- 1:15 NIWA's new ship
- 1:25 The final word on how to pop a pimple
- 1:40 Closing the doors and saving lives
- 1:52 Freaky Friday: a porthole premonition
- 2:10 Film Review: Blink Twice and The Substance
- 2:20 NZ Live Mountain Boy
- 3:07 Food: Date & Orange Buttermilk Scones
- 3:20 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:26 OZ: wild weather and the Australian citizenship test
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: Tokoriro, Occultastella morgana
Thursday, 29 August 2024
- 1:15 Supergroove to super movies
- 1:25 The history of the living wage
- 1:35 New Zealand's presence in international futsal continues to grow
- 2:10 Music Critic: Kédu and Tucker Zimmerman
- 2:30 NZ Sporting History: Belinda Cordwell
- 3:15 Solving the World's Problems: energy security
- 3:20 History with Dr Grant Morris
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
- 1:15 Olympian inspiration
- 1:25 The bat-bridge
- 1:35 Angel at the microphone
- 1:45 Heading Off: the Whanganui River
- 2:12 Podcast Critic: Handsome and All Songs Considered
- 2:20 Easy Eats with Sam Parish: Mexican Bean Toasties with Salsa
- 2:30 Bookmarks with Emily Perkins
- 3:10 Feature interview: How refrigerators changed the world
- 3:35 Our Changing World – Genomics in Aotearoa
Tuesday, 27 August 2024
- 1:15 Can you give Melatonin to kids?
- 1:25 Our history mapped
- 1:35 Some brand-new wallabies and what they mean for the environment
- 1:45 Tech Tuesday: The arrest of ‘Russia’s Zuckerberg’, Pavel Durov
- 2:10 Book Critic: travels in post-war Vietnam and Marxism in NZ lit
- 2:20 All the pretty weeds
- 2:30 Music feature: Neil Young
- 3:10 The reasons why we fall out of love with our job
- 3:30 Thrift
Monday, 26 August 2024
- 1:13 Kai's Education recognised as a top 50 EdTech startup
- 1:22 The history of Indian farmers in New Zealand
- 1:35 The physics of light
- 2:08 TV Critic: ‘Douglas is Cancelled’, 'Guy Mont-Spelling Bee' and ‘The Night Manager’
- 2:23 Made in NZ: Dust & Glow
- 2:32 Expert: Op-shopping
- 3:10 Fareed Zakaria: Age of Revolutions
Friday, 23 August 2024
- 1:15 Digging the job for 45 years
- 1:25 Burger Wellington: a wrap up
- 1:34 A chilling passion
- 1:52 Freaky Friday
- 2:09 Film Review: We Were Dangerous, Bookworm and It Ends with Us
- 2:25 NZ Live: Fin Rah Zel
- 3:10 Food: Red curry roasted chicken
- 3:18 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:24 Weekend Stuff
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: New Zealand hermit crab | kaunga
Thursday, 22 August 2024
- 1:15 $15 million New Plymouth Marae set to be city's first
- 1:25 Shackleton's medal
- 1:35 Getting the Pulse of the kids
- 1:45 Great album: Nothing Stands Still by Mike Hall
- 2:10 Music Critic: Jim Nothing and Mousey
- 2:30 NZ Sporting History: Yvonne Willering, champion netballer
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm
- 3:35 Nau Mai Town
- 3:50 The Pre-Panel for 22nd August 2024
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
- 1:16 Axe to fall on Upper Hutt native forest?
- 1:25 Taking on Temu
- 1:37 The ups and downs of separation
- 1:50 Heading Off: Eating Georgia
- 2:09 Podcast Critic: In the Dark and The Real Carrie Jade
- 2:18 Easy Eats: All-in-one oven-baked chorizo risotto
- 2:35 Bookmarks with Chris Kirk
- 3:10 Feature interview: Daniel Handler AKA Lemony Snicket
- 3:35 Our Changing World – What our wastewater reveals
Tuesday, 20 August 2024
- 1:15 A pig explainer
- 1:25 How to get the best shot of the 'blue' supermoon
- 1:35 The kids need a bit of rock'n'roll, too
- 1:45 Tech Tuesday: fix your phone yourself
- 2:10 Book Critic: Hawke's Bay - land of the bestsellers
- 2:25 Update on Oz with Brad Foster
- 2:35 Music feature: Thelonious Monk
- 3:10 Feature interview: D. Graham Burnett
- 3:30 Time to get thrifty
- 3:50 The pre panel
Monday, 19 August 2024
- 1:15 Christchurch band ZED release their first new music in 20 years
- 1:25 Sarah Trotman: Why economic headwinds aren't always bad
- 1:35 Jasbir Kaur: This is how you judge Tapas
- 1:45 Great albums: Regina Spektor 'Soviet Kitsch'
- 2:10 Television Critic: Pratik Navani
- 2:20 Cock-a-doodle-do or Cock-a-doodle-don't: Should Marama get chickens?
- 2:30 Expert Feature: Understanding Art with Mary Kisler
- 3:10 Why caring for others isn't a weakness
- 3:35 Here Now
- 3:50 The pre-panel
Friday, 16 August 2024
- 1:15 The theft that kicked off a debut album - Mike Hall
- 1:25 Addressing Pacific youth and their mental health
- 1:35 A truly fancy cat
- 1:45 Freaky Friday
- 2:10 Film Review: Alien: Romulus, Peeping Tom and more
- 2:20 NZ Live: Georgia Lines
- 3:08 Food: Sticky date pudding
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:25 Weekend Stuff: gardening with Lynda Hallinan
- 3:35 Critter of the Week - Shore skink or Mokomoko
- 3:50 The Pre-Panel for 16th August 2024
Thursday, 15 August 2024
- 1:15 How to complain about your insurance
- 1:25 A photographic legacy
- 1:35 The Iceman cometh
- 2:10 Music Critic: Nothing Stands Still by Mike Hall
- 2:30 NZ Sporting History: the man who squashed the competition
- 3:15 Solving the World's Problems: Solving Wellington's problems
- 3:20 History with Dr Grant Morris: why do we follow the Law?
- 3:35 Nau Mai Town
- 3:50 The Pre-Panel for 15th August 2024
Wednesday, 14 August 2024
- 1:15 They're farming Kingfish out here
- 1:20 Easy Eats with Sam Parish: Steak Stroganoff
- 1:35 The card game that helps sick children
- 1:45 Heading Off: Barrier Air
- 2:12 Podcast Critic: Pivot (USA) and Pu Korero (Aotearoa)
- 2:30 Bookmarks with Amalia Hall, Concertmaster of Orchestra Wellington
- 2:45 The Pre-Panel for 14th August 2024
- 3:10 Cancer took my family, but left me: A medical mystery
- 3:35 Stories from Our Changing World: Robots that swim like fish
Tuesday, 13 August 2024
- 1:15 A New Zealand electricity market explainer
- 1:25 New Zealand Sommelier of the Year 2024
- 1:35 Cartographic Aotearoa
- 1:45 Tech Tuesday: Google's anti-trust case and tri-folding phones
- 2:10 Book Critic: the best non-fiction for kids
- 2:20 Update on Oz: Ausie Olympics haul, Raygun, Cairns Crash
- 2:30 Music feature: the absurd world of funny songs online and off
- 3:10 Feature interview: the 'boy' problem
- 3:50 The Pre-Panel for 13th August 2024
Monday, 12 August 2024
- 1:15 Patrick Gower's most important documentary...so far
- 1:25 A year of stories in Waikato
- 1:35 Insects for pet food?
- 2:10 TV Critic: The Bear and Colin from Accounts
- 2:30 Made in NZ: Dead Eggs
- 2:30 Expert Feature: predator control 101
- 3:10 How the brains of quiz champions work
- 3:35 Here Now
Friday, 9 August 2024
- 1:15 Burger Wellington: a how-to guide
- 1:25 The global trend of cat video festivals
- 1:35 Architecture is ace!
- 1:45 Freaky Friday
- 2:20 NZ Live: SKILAA
- 3:08 Food: Nikkei Fried Rice with tiger prawns, kimchi
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:25 Weekend Stuff with Stan Scott
- 3:35 Critter of the Week: Globular springtails
Thursday, 8 August 2024
- 1:15 Erana James, star of We Were Dangerous
- 1:25 The 'Igloo' - a chance for kids to cool off
- 1:35 Richard Pearce flies again
- 2:10 Music Critic: Abdul Raheem and R.E.M.
- 2:30 NZ Sporting History: the life of the skeleton racer
- 3:15 Your Money with Mary Holm
Wednesday, 7 August 2024
- 1:15 Dads on parental leave
- 1:25 Fighting tooth decay
- 1:35 70 years potting around
- 1:45 Heading Off: Travel Sketching
- 2:12 Podcast Critic: Adam Burns
- 2:20 Easy Eats with Sam Parish
- 2:30 Bookmarks with Justin Flitter
- 3:10 Feature interview: Dr Matt Beane
- 3:35 Our Changing World – Music on the brain
Tuesday, 6 August 2024
- 1:15 Whanganui River: 10 years of legal personhood
- 1:25 We're all on this lawn together
- 1:35 Studio2 needs your help
- 1:45 Tech Tuesday
- 2:10 Book Critic: The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry
- 2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster
- 2:30 Drop it like it's hot
- 3:10 How the brains of young people work
Monday, 5 August 2024
- 1:15 Are we too comfortable with credit cards?
- 1:25 Delayed flights? GPS to the rescue
- 1:35 30 years of Duffy Books
- 2:10 Television Critic: Caitlin Cherry
- 2:30 Expert Feature: the life and times of a commercial saturation diver
- 2:33 Made in NZ: Ben Fulton
- 3:10 Feature interview: Treat yourself
- 3:35 Here Now
Friday, 2 August 2024
- 1:15 Community conservation groups could be in trouble
- 1:25 A freedom call for an ambassador
- 1:35 The flavours of Samoa, Tonga, and Niue
- 1:45 Freaky Friday
- 2:10 Film Review
- 2:20 NZ Live: Finn Johansson
- 3:08 Food with Gretchen Lowe
- 3:16 Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
- 3:25 Weekend Stuff: Heirloom beans
- 3:35 Critter of the week
- 3:50 The pre-Panel
