All episodes
Thursday, 21 August 2025
- 8:10 Animals used in space research have few protections
- 8:30 Myth Takes: Athens
- 8:40 The Reread with Chris Tse
- 9:25 A mathematician's guide to winning a game of Guess Who
- 9:40 Live at the Pacific Music Awards
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
- 8:10 What should teachers be getting paid?
- 9:25 Is our cervical cancer vaccine rate at risk from Covid scepticism?
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
- 8:10 You've got to know when to roll 'em...
- 8:30 Europe correspondent Christian Smith
- 8:45 Shower Thoughts: How does race-walking work?
- 9:25 The history of stargazing
Monday, 18 August 2025
- 8:10 Is your KiwiSaver invested in weapons companies?
- 8:30 And Just Like That: Goodbye to Sex and the City
- 8:40 Sports with Jamie Wall
- 8:50 BBC World Service Lookahead with Pete Ross
- 9:25 David Tamihere's last chance to prove he's innocent
Friday, 15 August 2025
- 8:10 Auckland hosts global darts superstars
- 8:22 RNZAF marks 80 years
- 8:32 NZ's furious filmmaking competition kicks off
- 8:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 9:22 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 14 August 2025
- 8:10 Should Jacinda Ardern have fronted up to the Covid-19 inquiry?
- 8:30 Idioms: The whole nine yards
- 8:45 How do banks calculate their mortgage rates?
- 9:25 How to Spot a Dickhead: A Field Guide
Tuesday, 12 August 2025
- 8:10 Palestine: The road to statehood
- 8:30 Te Papa's colossal squid turns one hundred
- 8:45 Shower Thoughts: How do we name drugs?
- 9:15 The art of real estate photography
- 9:25 Minnie Dean, 130 years later
Monday, 11 August 2025
- 8:10 Why rising underutilisation of the workforce is cause for concern
- 8:20 Where have all the volunteers gone?
- 8:40 Sports with Jamie Wall
- 8:50 BBC World Service Lookahead with Jonathan Frewin
- 9:25 Unlocking the secret world of hormones
Friday, 8 August 2025
- 8:10 What makes a great building?
- 8:30 The Quiz Appendix: Women's words and men's words
- 8:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 9:25 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 7 August 2025
- 8:10 Is New Zealand's relationship with Australia better than ever?
- 8:20 Loosening the jar lid - who's the real hero?
- 8:40 Looking back at the wellbeing era
- 8:55 Vintage rugby jersey pops up in high-end London fashion label
- 9:25 Aaron Smith: The Psychology of Sports Fans
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
- 8:10 Biggest overhaul of road funding in half a century on its way
- 8:20 ‘Lost’ Frances Hodgkins painting valued at $112,000
- 9:25 Science and God: The Pope's Astronomer on why science and religion are not opposing forces
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
- 8:10 Landmark new report into community sport
- 8:20 European correspondent Christian Smith
- 8:40 Shower Thoughts: Who edits Wikipedia?
- 9:25 Greg Broadmore: The wonderful world of graphic novels
Monday, 4 August 2025
- 8:10 NCEA changes on the way
- 8:20 What Christchurch's poor air quality means for our health
- 8:40 Sports with Jamie Wall
- 8:45 BBC World Service Lookahead with Jonathan Frewin
- 9:25 The potential for poo transplants to cure bipolar
Friday, 1 August 2025
- 8:10 Local body elections with Jonathan Milne
- 8:20 This Weekend: 10 years of Vogelmorn Bowling Club
- 8:30 The Quiz Appendix: Cousins and councils
- 8:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 9:25 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 31 July 2025
- 8:10 Why screaming phones are a last resort
- 8:25 Philosophy Now: Is buzz-killing a social crime?
- 8:35 The Reread with Elizabeth Knox
- 9:25 Author Kerri Andrews on the desire to walk
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
- 8:10 Historians at sea
- 8:30 Live from the 2025 Bakels New Zealand Supreme Pie Awards
- 8:45 Shower Thoughts: How do you get a patent?
- 9:25 The declining rate of cousins
Monday, 28 July 2025
- 8:10 Material change for the construction industry
- 8:30 Fantasy claims 25 percent of NZ's top books list
- 8:35 Sports with Jamie Wall
- 8:45 BBC World Service lookahead with Rob Hugh-Jones
- 9:25 Josh Drummond: A cynic's guide to self-help books
Friday, 25 July 2025
- 8:10 World-leading scholar on Hulk Hogan following death
- 8:20 This Weekend: Offal-y Good Festival
- 8:30 The Quiz Appendix: Poems and planets
- 8:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 9:25 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 24 July 2025
- 8:10 Grand Final preview and a look at the future of netball
- 8:20 Te Papa named NZ's best tourist attraction, again
- 8:30 Myth Takes: The Aeneid
- 8:45 UK correspondent Christian Smith
- 9:25 The role of lobbying in NZ's new medical school
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
- 8:10 Sky TV buys Three's network
- 8:30 The best way to run your heat pump
- 8:40 Shower Thoughts: Could you tunnel through the centre of the earth?
- 9:25 The campaign to 'stop killing games'
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