Saturday Morning Podcast Options

10:45 AM.Lyndy McIntyre's book Power to Win tells the story of the Living Wage Movement through the voices of workers, activists, leaders and allies. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.The story of Cleopatra has been immortalised in popular culture. Less talked about, is the fact that she was one of seven Cleopatras. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Self-confidence is the most important asset when you're alone on treacherous seas, says world-record-holding solo sailor Lisa Blair. In May 2022, she became the fastest person in the world to… Read more Video, Audio

9:05 AM.Amor Towles, the best-selling author of A Gentleman in Moscow, has a new book of short stories Table for Two. Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Massey University's School of Veterinary Science have taken home an international prize for their work replacing live animals with models in the classroom. Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Rapa Nui (Easter Island) is often used as an example of how overexploitation of limited resources can result in a catastrophic societal collapse. But new research from the Columbia Center for… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Millions of UK voters will be heading to the polls in the coming week to cast their votes in the July 4th general election. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Our US correspondent Caroline Malone discusses the implications of the latest Biden-Trump US presidential debate. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Mike joins Susie to chat about his new role, the changing face of the media, and to play a few favourite tracks. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.This month marks the 60th anniversary of the Beatles historic - and hysterical - visit to Australasia. When We Was Fab: Inside The Beatles Australasian Tour 1964 is the culmination of a lifetime's… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.New Zealand actor Temuera Morrison says making the historic film Ka Whawhai Tonu "woke him up" to his Māori ancestors' strength and suffering. Read more Video, Audio

9:40 AM.How risky is it to ski on Ruapehu, and what have we learned from previous eruptions, both recent and historic? Read more Audio

9:05 AM.How do digital advertisers target people to sell their products? And how much do they really know about us? In a world increasingly lived online, our personal information is a precious resource highly… Read more Video, Audio

8:40 AM.Writing a journal helps psychiatrist Dr Hinemoa Elder work with her own high and low points across the monthly lunar cycle. Her new book Waitohu: A Journal for Making Meaning invites people to reflect… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Adventurer and best-selling author Sequoia Schmidt's childhood was spent travelling the world with her father, well-known Kiwi mountaineer Marty Schmidt, before she went on to launch a publishing… Read more Audio

11:40 AM.Kate De Goldi is one of New Zealand's most celebrated authors, an Arts Foundation Laureate, and a voracious reader. She joins Colin to share two novels she's loved; Tell by Jonathan Buckley and Kick… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.This week marks forty years since Robert Muldoon's now-notorious, inebriated, snap election announcement which set in motion a seismic chain of events in New Zealand politics, the impacts of which… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.UK artist and gay rights activist Derek Jarman is best known for his defiantly provocative avant-garde films, including Caravaggio (1986) and The Garden (1990) starring longtime collaborator and muse… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:05 AM.American cult expert Dr Janja Lalich knows from experience how paralysed a person can feel within a high-control group. In the late 70s and early 80s, she was a high-up member of a political cult… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Composer, performer, and educator Dr Andrew Faleatua has been announced as the 2024 Jazz Composer-in-Residence at the New Zealand School of Music. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Former FBI director turned crime writer, James Comey, takes readers into the world of high finance and corporate espionage in his new thriller Westport. Read more Audio

8:35 AM.With the exponential growth of AI-based technology many people are left wondering if their jobs will exist in the not-too-distant future. Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Kiwi surgeon in Southern Gaza, Dr Sandy Inglis has helped establish a new field hospital in Southern Gaza, under the banner of the ICRC - the International Committee of the Red Cross. Read more Audio