All episodes
Sunday, 5 June 2022
- 8:22 Royal commentator Victoria Arbiter at the Platinum Jubilee
- 8:30 What makes people behave badly on dating apps?
- 9:37 Calling Home: Pete Gorman in Gyumri, Armenia
- 10:04 Unmasking the King of Cool
- 10:29 My Current Song: Jenny Mitchell, 'Snakes in the Grass'
- 10:40 Is dishonesty really contagious?
- 11:05 The show that brought Bob Dylan to tears
- 11:25 How to simplify your time management with the 'rule of four'
- 5:13 Kiwis on show in 'once-in-a-generation' jubilee pageant
Sunday, 29 May 2022
- 8:12 From inflation to stagflation
- 8:27 Are anti-inflammatory drugs making back pain worse?
- 8:41 The 'every-single-street' movement
- 9:07 Mediawatch for 29 May 2022
- 9:37 Calling Home: Ashleigh Stewart in Toronto
- 10:04 I'm Listening to This: Scott McLaughlin
- 10:25 Smooth operator: How Kenny G created his own genre
- 10:47 Is America really broken beyond repair?
- 11:05 Ethically influencing the world around us: Dr Zoe Chance
- 11:45 The reason teens tune out their mum's voice
Sunday, 22 May 2022
- 8:10 Australian election reaction - Stephen Mills
- 8:25 Poll: Kiwis in favour of earlier reopening of the borders
- 8:30 Covid-19: How come there are so many Omicron variants?
- 8:45 You're probably cleaning all wrong, according to science
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 22 May 2022
- 9:27 Calling Home: Yanai Postelnik in Devon
- 10:05 Australian election reaction - Dr Ross Stitt
- 10:38 How oligarchs are being undone by social media
- 11:05 The oddities of the English language
- 11:24 Julian Assange's father: 'His jail is worse than hell'
- 11:50 Tom Sainsbury: I'm Listening to This
Sunday, 15 May 2022
- 8:12 Cognitive impact of long Covid laid bare
- 8:26 What role does our garden play in biodiversity?
- 8:40 'Slim-thick' body type more dangerous than ultra-thin
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 15 May 2022
- 9:38 Calling Home: Gillian Bremner in Botswana
- 10:05 Military expert predicts larger mobilisation in Russia
- 10:36 How nihilism can be used as a weapon
- 11:06 Does naming objects change our relationship with them?
- 11:35 Why an American writer chose to stay in Ukraine
- 4:05 Social media breaks improve mental health: study
Sunday, 8 May 2022
- 8:14 What happens if Russia loses in Ukraine?
- 8:21 Aid workers bracing for renewed Russian attacks
- 8:37 Study shows dog behaviour has little to do with breed
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 8 May 2022
- 9:38 Calling Home: Tjalve Mollison-Sjöberg in Gothenburg
- 10:04 Elizabeth Economy: 'You never see China step up'
- 10:44 Soul Rebels: reggae on the Ukraine battlefield
- 11:05 Pene Pati: I'm Listening To This
- 11:24 Are we already living in the Metaverse?
Sunday, 1 May 2022
- 8:11 Professor Gary McLean on Omicron and its variants
- 8:26 New Zealand "lagging behind" in pay gap transparency measures
- 8:41 Al Gillespie on the threat of nuclear war in Ukraine
- 9:37 Calling Home: Sophie Woods in Parts Unknown
- 10:04 How your mindset can change your world
- 10:42 Can switching the channel make you see differently?
- 11:05 Poignant legacy illustrated in new cookbook
- 11:22 Canterbury musos uniting for Ukraine
- 11:34 Why time has always been against us
Sunday, 24 April 2022
- 8:15 Tracey Martin on the RNZ-TVNZ merger
- 8:50 Nicola Saker: Why my Dad became an 'enemy of the state'
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 24 April 2022
- 9:30 Dr Becky: the 'Millennial parent whisperer'
- 10:05 The undeniable (and underrecognised) genius of the Calusa
- 10:35 Elise Bohan: looking to the future of our species
- 11:50 Leimomi Oakes: Stitching into the past
- 4:30 Evans and Clarkson: Science through comics
- 5:05 Kevin Day: 'Football fans feel they've lost the game'
- 5:22 Why teaching NZ history in Aotearoa is difficult
Sunday, 17 April 2022
- 8:10 Making the most of your retirement savings
- 8:51 Canine carnage for vets over Easter holidays
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 17 April 2022
- 9:38 How to regain control of your possessions
- 10:06 Jane Seymour: Lifting the lid on Alzheimer's
- 10:35 Calling Home: Gordon McMaster in Port Moresby
- 11:05 Victoria Bruce: Walking the length of Aotearoa
- 11:24 My Current Song: Kiki Rockwell, Left for Dead
- 11:34 Keeping it simple with Sophie Steevens
Sunday, 10 April 2022
- 8:10 Covid-19 update with Dr Andrew Read
- 8:28 Russia-Ukraine war cross with Philip Crowther in Lviv
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 10 April 2022
- 9:37 No.8 wire mentality at play in Kiwi aid effort in Ukraine
- 10:06 Calling Home: Beth Matheson in British Columbia
- 10:34 The wonderfully weird world of Wikipedia
- 11:05 How Russia is dying from within
- 11:35 The anarchic current flowing through the cryptosphere
- 2:36 The best way to parallel park, according to science
Sunday, 3 April 2022
- 8:13 New Zealand remains polarised over mandate liftings
- 8:20 Coffee consumption good for heart health, research finds
- 8:32 Unmasking the gruesome realities of war
- 8:53 Women's Cricket World Cup final preview with Felicity Reid
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 3 April 2022
- 9:40 Covid-19 update with Professor Michael Baker
- 10:06 How well-being predicts outstanding job performance
- 11:05 Calling Home: Rachel Nelson in Tashkent
- 11:26 Why 'forgetting' is actually a new form of learning
- 4:45 The key role morning light plays in our health
- 5:23 Getting inside the heads of movie watchers
Sunday, 27 March 2022
- 8:01 Apology to Mr Abramov
- 8:11 Missle strikes bring reality of war to Lviv
- 8:19 Why you shouldn't wear shoes inside the house
- 8:38 Apology to Mr Abramov
- 8:40 How the math is starting to stack up against Russia
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 27 March 2022
- 9:37 I'm Listening To This: Kieran Crowley
- 10:04 Calling Home: Alan Duncan in Bermuda
- 10:32 My Current Song: Jackie Bristow, 'Livin' For Love'
- 10:40 The simple aspect of life that's tied to wellbeing
- 11:11 Dogs may mourn the loss of other household pets
- 11:34 Historic station's colourful history brought to life
Sunday, 20 March 2022
- 8:11 "It's my duty to tell the world about Russia's war crimes"
- 8:20 Will Putin lose even if he wins in Ukraine?
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 20 March 2022
- 9:42 Why our bones are a lot more than just scaffolding
- 10:06 Calling Home: Belinda Waymouth in Santa Monica
- 10:39 How you can train your brain to be more spontaneous
- 11:06 My Current Song: Chris Priestley & The Unsung Heroes
- 11:24 The story behind 'Give it a boot, Robbie'
- 11:28 How do we know what we should be eating?
- 4:42 The perfect song for every time of the day
Sunday, 13 March 2022
- 8:10 How even mild cases of Covid-19 can cause brain damage
- 8:17 Journalist reporting from Ukraine in six different languages
- 8:30 The Weekend Panel with Bernard Hickey and Ruth Money
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 13 March 2022
- 9:40 'Russia has greatly underestimated the Ukrainian people'
- 10:12 Calling Home: Glen Craig in Port Vila
- 10:37 Colin Hay: No 1 in New Zealand again after 40 years
- 11:05 What if everything you knew about posture was wrong?
- 11:19 The tour that changed the face of NZ theatre
- 11:42 When 'shoe salesman' Vladimir Putin visited New Zealand
Sunday, 6 March 2022
- 8:13 'This could be the worst refugee crisis since WW2'
- 8:35 The Weekend Panel with Linda Clark and Mike Williams
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 6 March 2022
- 9:55 The Sunday Poem by Robert Free
- 10:06 Calling Home: Andrew Dubber in Norrmjöle, Sweden
- 10:32 Amanda Parer's 'Fantastic Planet'
- 10:53 My Current Song: Park Bench, 'Castaway'
- 11:05 How biometrics can be a force for good and ill
- 11:05 How biometrics can be a force for good and ill
- 12:18 New Zealand men's reading rates continuing to drop
- 5:39 Noise pollution: How the world has forgotten to listen
Sunday, 27 February 2022
- 8:11 Covid-19 update with Professor Gary McLean
- 8:20 Ukraine cross with Mike Eckel in Kyiv
- 8:28 Professor Al Gillespie on the situation in Ukraine
- 8:39 The Weekend Panel with Richard Harman and Lavina Good
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 27 February 2022
- 9:37 Want to ward off pain during ageing? Exercise harder
- 9:52 50 years on, does Desiderata still resonate today?
- 10:04 Deliberate ignorance: why people choose not to know
- 10:44 The Best Song Ever Written: Laura Daniel
- 11:05 Why eating animals is our moral duty
- 11:30 My Current Song: Jamie McDell, 'Not Ready Yet'
- 11:45 Calling Home: Jack Noser in Zürich
- 5:31 Hunt continues to find lost beneficiaries of Napier man's will
Sunday, 20 February 2022
- 8:12 Ukraine soldiers refuse to believe Russia will attack
- 8:41 The Weekend Panel with Christopher Finlayson and Anna Fifield
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 20 February 2022
- 9:41 Calling Home: Claire Dugan in Berlin
- 10:40 How conversations with strangers can have surprising results
- 10:52 The move to getting married on weekdays
- 11:05 Real women talk about their menopause experiences
- 11:37 Unwind your anxiety by being more curious
- 1:29 Flu season could follow hard on the heels of Omicron
- 6:00 The rise and rise of Melanie Lynskey
Sunday, 13 February 2022
- 8:15 New Zealand's caution around Covid-19 remains high
- 8:23 The Kiwi doctor who played a part in Neil Young's Spotify exit
- 8:42 The Weekend Panel with Josie Pagani and Chris Wikaira
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 13 February 2022
- 9:42 Calling Home: Sam Coley in Birmingham
- 10:07 Frances Cook: How to find financial freedom
- 10:45 Sam Neill: The Best Song Ever Written
- 11:07 Is this the secret to maintaining healthy weight loss?
- 11:20 World press given little freedom at Winter Olympics
- 11:35 Frontal Fatigue: how technology is overstressing our brain
Sunday, 30 January 2022
- 8:12 Covid-19 update with Professor Gary McLean
- 8:29 What it's like inside the world's most expensive house
- 8:41 The Weekend Panel with Janet Wilson and Al Gillespie
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 30 January 2022
- 9:10 Mediawatch for 30 January 2022
- 10:22 Calling Home: Kylee Dillane in Inishmore
- 10:42 I'm Listening To This: Zoi Sadowski-Synnott
- 10:53 Charlotte Bellis: 'I'm one of your people and I need help'
- 11:06 Teen claims world solo flight record
- 11:24 A.C. Grayling: 'We're heading towards a series of catastrophes'
- 3:48 Market analyst: 'NTFs are complete folly'
- 4:05 How some asteroids can sneak up on us
Sunday, 19 December 2021
- 8:12 Poll: Covid disrupts two thirds of Kiwis' holiday plans
- 8:19 Prof Gary McLean on the rise and (eventual) fall of Omicron
- 8:32 End in sight for teacher on seven-day marathon odyssey
- 8:39 The Weekend Panel with Lynda Hallinan and Chris Wikaira
- 9:37 Calling Home: Dean Treml in Luzern
- 10:04 The Kiwi photographer on Ukraine's frontline
- 10:25 The IT worker who threw away £340million of Bitcoin
- 10:45 Allyson Gofton on the changing face of Christmas eating
- 11:06 How new eyedrops could improve close-up vision
- 11:12 Why Homo sapiens are doomed to go extinct
- 11:48 The US year in review with Karen Kasler
Sunday, 12 December 2021
- 8:13 Covid-19 update with Professor Michael Baker
- 8:25 $5-billion asteroid Nereus to fly by this morning
- 8:34 The Weekend Panel with Tim Watkin and Brigitte Morten
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 12 December 2021
- 9:40 Calling Home: Tracey Rackliff in Sideman, Bali
- 10:07 Why women and men age differently
- 10:27 Paul Kelly: "I've always loved Christmas music"
- 10:42 Welcome to the smart toilet era
- 11:31 Why passion can be a dangerous thing
- 3:06 How music can influence our purchasing habits
Sunday, 5 December 2021
- 8:11 Covid-19 update with Professor Gary McLean
- 8:23 Why your memory is better than you think
- 8:23 The Weekend Panel with Mike Williams and Janet Wilson
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 5 December 2021
- 10:04 My Current Song: Craig & Rietta, It's Christmas, Merry Christmas!
- 10:25 It's instinctive to avoid unnecessary activity, says academic
- 10:49 Nick Atkinson on 50 years of Smoke on the Water
- 11:17 Steenkamp's father has "questions" for Oscar Pistorius
- 4:35 Tim Roth: 'Everybody's ghosts live with them'
- 6:30 How to manage pain better through diet
Sunday, 28 November 2021
- 8:11 Professor Gary McLean on the dangerous Omicron variant
- 8:39 The Weekend Panel with Ali Jones and Dr Chris Gallavin
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 28 November 2021
- 9:11 Meet Boji: Istanbul's transit-travelling wonder dog
- 9:50 Richard Harman on 'Crusher' Collins' crash and burn
- 10:04 Ken Follett: 'I think about my characters when I go to sleep'
- 10:36 My Current Song: Jackie B and The Mini Band, It's Christmas
- 10:50 Epstein's crimes "loom large" in Maxwell trial
- 11:18 How brain magnets can help relieve depression
- 11:35 Forager of the foreshore: mudlarking on the River Thames
- 3:45 Untold Kiwi war stories brought to life
Sunday, 21 November 2021
- 8:11 Groundswell promises to be "mother of all protests"
- 8:25 Do smartphones and social media make us lie more?
- 8:40 The Weekend Panel with Dr Ella Henry and Jenée Tibshraeny
- 9:30 Veteran tech reporter warns against tech titans' overreach
- 10:06 Why we need to can the phoney generation wars
- 10:40 Calling Home: Rebecca Brady in Buffalo, N.Y.
- 3:06 Radio in NZ 100 not out - but what is its future?
- 4:06 'This is deeper into The Beatles than we've been before'
- 4:37 Off the tracks: New Zealand's lost railway network
Sunday, 14 November 2021
- 8:10 Why you want to return to the office, eventually
- 8:40 The Weekend Panel with Al Gillespie and Lavina Good
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 14 November 2021
- 9:39 Calling Home: Grant 'Axe' Rawlinson in Singapore
- 10:40 Four seasons of fabulous eating
- 11:06 New study offers clues to why dogs tilt their heads
- 11:20 Taking a walk on the Wild Twins' side
- 5:06 Stephen Fry: The day I stalked Andy Warhol
- 5:50 Sir Hek Busby: 'He was the bridge builder of Oceania'
Sunday, 7 November 2021
- 8:39 The Weekend Panel with Josie Pagani and Richard Harman
- 9:06 Mediawatch for 7 November 2021
- 9:38 Calling Home: Mia Ayoub in El Gouna, Egypt
- 10:45 Covid-19 update with Professor Michael Baker
- 11:05 Jane and Jimmy Barnes: the couple that cooks together
- 11:30 Taking the slow bus to Sleepsville
- 11:40 From begging in India to Squid Game stardom
- 6:05 John Illsley: My Life in Dire Straits
- 6:11 Long Covid issues continuing to mount
