Saturday Morning Podcast Options

7:07 AM.Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump are meeting at a military base in Alaska.  Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Comedian Heta Dawson runs a unique comedy club - out of his garage in South Auckland. Read more Video, Audio

11:05 AM.Known for her ability to turn everyday Kiwi life into music, at 82 Linn Lorkin is still performing weekly around Tāmaki Makaurau.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.John Christopher's award-winning Tripods Trilogy was adapted to the small screen, enthralling viewers but leaving them hanging before the end.  Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Purple Wiggle - John Pearce - also known as Big Strong John talks about the group's latest venture and what pulling on the purple jersey means to him. Read more Audio

10:05 AM. A modern ghost story, Went Up The Hill features Stranger Things Dacre Montgomery as Jack who travels to remote New Zealand for the funeral of his estranged mother. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Long-time Israeli peace activist Jeff Halper and his Palestinian counterpart, Issa Amro, have been nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.In 2021 the WHO considered classifing old age as a disease. Someone who challenged that classification is geriatric psychiatrist, Dr Kiran Rabheru.   Read more Audio

8:30 AM.Pacific people make up 4.4% of the tech industry, something that the founders of Fibre Fale are working to improve.  Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The controversy over the authenticity of Raynor Winn's The Salt Path has given rise to a broader discussion about the nature and prevalence of literary hoaxes.  Read more Audio

7:54 AM.CatVideoFest has proved so popular, the 75-minute, family-friendly compilation of the internet's best cat content has been extended across the country.  Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The New Zealand hop Nectaron has been ranked 5th most desirable in the U.S market with its unique tropical flavour.  Read more Audio

7:41 AM.New research from Otago University has found that when we're asleep, stress-controlling brain cells switch on and off about once every hour.  Read more Audio

7:35 AM.From 2027 it'll be compulsory for students from year 1 to 10 to be taught financial literacy. A new report shows most of us think we're "average" with money.  Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Former broadcaster, Oriini Kaipara explains why she decided to contest the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election for Te Pāti Māori. Read more Audio

7:12 AM.There's a big shake up coming to the way we pay for our roads. The government wants to replace the petrol tax with electronic road user charges.  Read more Audio

7:09 AM.In a major escalation, Israel's security council has approved a plan to take control of Gaza City.  Read more Audio

11:35 AM.NZ's Poet Laureate Chris Tse is hosting Love At First Line: A Poetry Dating Show, where for one night only dating apps are ditched and poets woo with just their words.  Read more Audio

11:06 AM.This year marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, with celebratory events in England and now a French rom-com.  Read more Audio

10:30 AM.It was the first ever blockbuster, capturing an entire generation, becoming a cultural phenomenon and turning 50 this year!  Read more Audio

10:06 AM.We all have an innate need to be desired and loved. But what if you don't fit the popular culture stereotypes of what "desirable" looks or feels like?  Read more Audio

9:36 AM.A new intimate two-part documentary delves into the transformative journeys of three wāhine Māori as they prepare to leave prison. Read more Audio

9:07 AM.The Prosecutor is the remarkable true story of Fritz Bauer, a gay German Jew who survived the Nazis and sought to hold his countrymen to account.  Read more Audio

8:43 AM.New Zealanders have withdrawn more than $1.3 billion from KiwiSaver for hardship in the past five years.  Read more Audio

8:11 AM.We use imagination constantly in our day to day life, as we reminisce, anticipate, daydream, and read. We live in the here and now much less than we think. Read more Audio