All episodes
Sunday, 18 April 2021
- 7:11 Prince Philip funeral: how it all happened
- 7:22 Just half of Kiwis in favour of trans-Tasman travel bubble
- 7:47 Extreme chilli eating: 'People like watching others suffer'
- 8:12 Calling Home: Kane Harnett-Mutu in Copenhagen
- 8:41 The Weekend Panel with Penny Ashton and Mike Williams
- 9:00 Mediawatch for 18 April 2021
- 9:40 'The Crate Escape' stowaway looking for lost accomplices
- 10:04 Life through the seasons on a high country Kiwi station
- 10:55 Does drinking coffee help burn body fat?
- 11:05 Northwest Passage: 'Just tell me I'm not going to die'
- 11:35 Thor's world-first adventure remains on hold in Hong Kong
- 3:10 Ugly Duckling helps change the NZ male ballet narrative
- 3:37 Drug use among older adults a 'hidden epidemic'
- 4:05 Vespa rally runs length of NZ for mental health
Sunday, 11 April 2021
- 7:10 Professor Gary McLean on the longevity of Covid-19 immunity
- 7:45 Is it time to make the switch to private browsers?
- 8:12 Calling Home: Flick Taylor in Laikipia County, Kenya
- 8:41 The Weekend Panel with Brigitte Moreton and Chris Wikaira
- 9:00 Mediawatch for 11 April 2021
- 9:37 Why your brain is programmed to love (or loathe) your boss
- 10:44 Digital health tools associated with weight loss
- 11:45 UK royal correspondent on Prince Philip's death
- 4:17 Peter Frampton: 'Living in the limelight was never for me'
- 5:05 'We need a building ministry': doco reveals high-rise horrors
Sunday, 4 April 2021
- 8:12 The real risks and health benefits of cold-water swimming
- 8:33 One third of Kiwis want daylight saving system changed
- 8:40 The Weekend Panel with Peter Dunne and Josie Pagani
- 9:06 Mediawatch for 4 April 2021
- 9:42 Will stick shifts soon be a thing of the past?
- 10:35 Calling Home: Ron Hanson in Taichung City, Taiwan
- 11:05 The Musical Chair: Jenene Crossan
- 5:47 Stevie Van Zandt: 50 years of brotherhood with Bruce Springsteen
Sunday, 28 March 2021
- 7:11 Why are more shipping containers falling overboard?
- 7:18 Is any amount of coffee safe for baby during pregnancy?
- 7:45 Why H&M was deleted from the Chinese digital landscape
- 8:10 Calling Home: Rachel Kirby in Santa Ana, Costa Rica
- 8:41 The Weekend Panel with Bernard Hickey and Ali Jones
- 9:06 Mediawatch for 28 March 2021
- 9:37 How 'microbreaks' can boost your work day
- 9:46 Do you find ending conversations hard? You're not alone
- 10:10 The incredible impact our mind can have on our physical health
- 10:40 My Current Song: Love Square, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
- 11:05 New book sheds light on Earth's other humans
- 11:45 'Pope Francis is still the biggest ally of the gay people'
Sunday, 21 March 2021
- 7:10 Covid-19 update with Professor Gary McLean
- 7:43 Calling Home: Danny Tomsett in Austin, Texas
- 8:10 Are vitamin manufacturers unfairly marketing to older people?
- 8:34 Rare Ford Falcon expected to fetch $400k+ at auction
- 8:40 The Weekend Panel with Chris Wikaira and Brigitte Morten
- 9:10 Mediawatch for 21 March 2021
- 9:42 How living near water could save your life
- 10:06 'Active grieving' can help us move on after loss
- 11:32 The odd rituals that can help ease loneliness
- 11:47 My Current Song: Dave Curtis, After All These Years
- 5:40 Hidden plight: One in six Kiwis affected by hearing loss
- 6:05 The hidden rules behind our best friendships
Sunday, 14 March 2021
- 7:10 Christchurch mosque shooting widow returns to New Zealand
- 7:18 Irregular sleep patterns linked to bad moods, depression
- 7:45 What are NFTs and why are they selling for millions?
- 8:41 The Weekend Panel with Lavina Good and Mike Williams
- 9:00 Mediawatch for 14 March 2021
- 9:39 Why do we trust smiles when they're so easy to fake?
- 9:51 Why you should answer quickly to be believed
- 9:51 Survey: NZ has changed as a result of the CHCH terror attack
- 10:45 My Current Song: Sam Charlesworth, 'Girl in the Wind'
- 11:05 America's Cup preview with Peter Lester
- 11:29 Unearthing the strangest books ever written
- 3:40 Calling Home: David Shearer in Juba, South Sudan
- 4:56 What near-death experiences reveal about life and beyond
Sunday, 7 March 2021
- 7:10 Richard McGregor: 'China doesn't want to have to invade Taiwan'
- 7:45 Calling Home: Clint Heine in London
- 8:10 Do you look like your name?
- 8:42 The Weekend Panel with Mike Williams and Lavina Good
- 9:06 Mediawatch for 7 March 2021
- 10:06 Gabriel Byrne: 'We all walk with ghosts'
- 10:44 Protection against Covid-19 ranks as NZ's biggest issue
- 11:05 Crowded House keyboardist's 'arrival' 35 years in the making
- 11:26 The champion of Kiwi children's poverty charities
- 11:38 Oprah interview promises 'personal revelations'
- 11:51 The benefits of 'exercise snacking'
- 5:29 Why happiness doesn't cost any money at all
Sunday, 28 February 2021
- 7:10 Covid-19 update with Professor Gary McLean
- 8:35 The Weekend Panel with Jane Clifton and Richard Harman
- 9:07 Mediawatch for 28 February 2021
- 9:50 Should South Auckland be prioritised for vaccinations?
- 10:08 How to be a (very stable) genius
- 10:45 Study: People are not as financially responsible as they think
- 11:07 Tim Finn: 'Tupaia had a different way of seeing the universe'
- 11:15 Level 3 lockdown 'absolutely devastating' for many Auckland businesses - Barnett
- 11:30 Why it's never too late to learn something new
- 12:15 Covid 19: Not following the rules 'puts all of us at risk' - Auckland mayor Phil Goff
- 4:10 Michael Baker: 'Power is there to detain Covid-19 contacts'
Sunday, 21 February 2021
- 7:45 Calling Home: Sarah Argyle in Arnhem, the Netherlands
- 8:10 Could a more meaty diet make cats kill less wildlife?
- 8:30 Why food sticks to non-stick frying pans
- 8:32 How spending time in nature can benefit your skin
- 8:40 The Weekend Panel with Jane Clifton and Richard Harman
- 9:37 Covid-19 update with Professor Michael Baker
- 10:25 Earth 2: The online game that's got teens buying 'property'
- 10:46 Questions remain over NZ visa application centre in Beijing
- 11:05 The Musical Chair: Erana James
- 11:35 Peter Lester on the Prada Cup Final
- 11:43 James Goodman: 'Trump is simply too lazy to run again'
- 2:44 Director Samantha Stark on 'Framing Britney Spears'
- 5:10 The top three tips for warding off cyber attacks
Sunday, 14 February 2021
- 7:18 Covid-19 update with Professor Gary McLean
- 7:47 Al Gillespie on rising tensions between the US and China
- 8:10 Calling Home: Sarah Griffiths in Shanghai
- 8:41 The Panel with Josie Pagani and Bernard Hickey
- 9:06 Mediawatch for 14 February 2021
- 9:38 When is the best time of the day to exercise?
- 9:52 Exercising could lead to spike in indoor air pollution
- 10:40 Want to get ahead as an introvert? Act like an extrovert
- 11:42 Peter Lester on the America's Cup
- 11:50 US correspondent on Donald Trump's impeachment acquittal
- 4:56 'It's a hell of a way to make a living... if it doesn't kill you'
- 5:10 Covid-19: NZ females more likely not to get vaccinated
- 5:35 Filmmaker: 'We need to talk more about Christchurch'
Sunday, 7 February 2021
- 7:11 'Dasgupta Report has caught the world's attention'
- 7:36 Calling Home: Jane Va'afusuaga in Vailima, Samoa
- 8:10 Covid-19 update with Professor Gary McLean
- 8:26 Lying men mimic the body language of other men they are talking to
- 8:42 The Panel with Josie Pagani and Bernard Hickey
- 9:06 Mediawatch for 7 February 2021
- 10:06 How rap music is helping to reduce mental health stigma
- 10:33 Why consumers prefer feminine brand names
- 10:50 Study shows stretching more effective than walking to lower high blood pressure
- 11:10 Joe Moran: 'Failure is what unites us'
- 11:38 From Black Caps batsman to country balladeer
- 1:26 'We cannot blame sharks for us encountering them more' - shark expert
Sunday, 31 January 2021
- 7:11 Financial commentator: 'China is the engine room of growth'
- 7:40 Calling Home: Tom Elliot in Luxembourg City
- 8:10 Covid-19 update with Professor Gary McLean
- 8:26 Could 'rotten egg gas' guard against Alzheimer's disease?
- 8:40 The Weekend Panel with Bill Ralston & Lavina Good
- 9:06 Mediawatch for 31 January 2021
- 9:37 The unlikely story behind New Zealand's homegrown superyacht
- 10:06 Kate Mosse: 'Historical fiction lets us deal with the big issues'
- 10:46 Is this the end for Dean Barker?
- 11:05 My Current Song: Robinson, How Can I Resist Her?
- 11:18 How the body came to symbolise success and achievement
- 11:34 'The Western alliance needs to send a stronger message'
Sunday, 20 December 2020
- 7:10 Professor Michael Baker: 'Dangerous period ahead for NZ'
- 7:25 A Christmas like no other in Bethlehem
- 7:32 Calling Home: Melanie Dower in Helsinki
- 8:12 Can you test your heart health by climbing stairs?
- 8:27 Relief for Kiwi in Italy as Covid spike dissipates
- 8:41 The Weekend Panel with Bernard Hickey and Linda Clark
- 9:06 Mediawatch for 20 December 2020
- 10:06 'We've never seen year like this in modern American history'
- 10:25 From the Covid-19 frying pan into the fire
- 10:34 My Xmas Song: Dino Jag, 'Christmas Day'
- 10:41 Discovering the true power of trees
- 11:06 My Xmas Song: Emma G, 'You Can Count On Me This Christmas'
- 11:17 Battles continue for NZ Long Covid sufferers
- 11:25 Eric Weiner: Life lessons from the Dead Philosophers' Society
- 1:20 The world's first ever Christmas song for dogs
- 5:17 How wine and cheese can boost your brain
Sunday, 13 December 2020
- 7:10 Kiwis not confident businesses will pay back wage subsidy
- 7:45 Beware the decoy effect
- 8:10 $250k prize for world-leading Alzheimer's researcher
- 8:20 Calling Home: Megan Rae in Venice
- 8:40 The Panel with Dame Diane Robertson and Michael Barnett
- 9:10 Mediawatch for 13 December 2020
- 9:50 'Year of two halves' for NZ hospitality industry
- 10:30 Mindfulness might not work as you thought
- 10:45 My Current Song: Ainslie Allen, 'Done and Gone'
- 11:05 The metalhead waging war on jar sauce
- 11:36 How to live your best student life
- 4:38 Excessive phone time not bad for mental health
- 5:44 Unearthing the untold stories of prominent women in history
Sunday, 6 December 2020
- 7:10 Covid-19 update with Professor Gary McLean
- 7:22 Scientists alarmed over Worksafe's GNS Science Whakaari charges
- 7:45 Calling Home: Dave Cole in Hoi An, Vietnam
- 8:10 The Psychology of Belonging
- 8:40 The Weekend Panel with Chris Wikaira and Josie Pagani
- 10:40 'China's economic juggernaut is rolling again'
- 10:52 Wish4Fish: A fishing dream come true despite disability
- 11:05 'How poker taught me to embrace uncertainty'
- 11:46 Why Donald Trump has been bad for comedy
- 2:04 'Not even a good war could bring the US together'
- 3:25 Taranaki Hard - growing up in Waitara now
Sunday, 29 November 2020
- 7:10 Hugo Porta on Los Pumas' victory over the All Blacks
- 7:45 Is running or walking better for you?
- 8:10 Calling Home: Corinne Ambler in Budapest, Hungary
- 8:30 The Weekend Panel with Chris Wikaira and Ella Henry
- 9:08 Mediawatch for 29 November 2020
- 10:40 'We're effectively elderly flower throwers'
- 10:50 Alan Brady on Neil Diamond's Cracklin' Rosie
- 11:30 New travel magazine set to showcase our own backyard
- 12:40 Great white shark 'sent chill up spine' during filming - Gayford
- 3:47 The secret to living to well into your 90s (or older)
- 4:07 Lifting the lid on the rise and rise of organised crime in NZ
- 4:22 Age no barrier to successful weight loss, study shows
Sunday, 22 November 2020
- 7:10 Survey: New Zealanders want parliamentary term increased
- 7:18 US correspondent on Trump's 'stolen' election
- 7:33 Siblings develop Covid-19 immunity after parents infected
- 7:42 Calling Home: Filipe Manu in London
- 8:10 Covid-19: One in five patients diagnosed with a mental illness
- 8:30 Are you a facial 'super recogniser'?
- 8:40 The Weekend Panel with Bill Ralston & Lavina Good
- 9:07 Mediawatch for 22 November 2020
- 11:20 Why are we so secretive about money?
- 11:45 Niwa McIlroy: from lucha libre to Lower Hutt
- 2:30 Many early big-game hunters of the Americas were female - study
- 2:55 Royal commentator: The Crown is a 'fictional vision'
- 4:34 Lee and Andrew Child: Passing the Jack Reacher baton
- 4:47 How to break out of the 'toxic money mindset'
Sunday, 15 November 2020
- 7:10 'Polar vortex' could put paid to NZ's golden summer
- 7:18 How 'motivation decline' affects us as we age
- 7:45 Calling Home: Will Barton in Norstrand, Norway
- 8:10 Men doing hard physical labour at higher risk of dementia
- 8:25 Teen paying her way through uni by naming 900,000 Chinese babies
- 8:41 The Weekend Panel with Bill Ralston and Lavina Good
- 9:05 Mediawatch for 15 November 2020
- 9:37 Kiwi world motocross champ shares her secrets to success
- 10:04 Jodi Picoult's new novel the 'perfect pandemic book'
- 10:50 From Family Lockdown boogie to panto Prince Charming
- 11:05 Trump leaving Biden a 'deadly' economic poison pill
- 11:21 Michael Baker: 'We need rules around the use of masks'
- 11:22 Sir Paul Nurse: What Is Life?
- 1:25 The new world of fake music
Sunday, 8 November 2020
- 7:10 Al Gillespie on what a Biden presidency means for NZ
- 7:18 Covid-19 update with Professor Michael Baker
- 7:32 US correspondent on Joe Biden's election victory
- 7:45 Calling Home: Merita Wi-Kaitaia in Rarotonga
- 8:10 Bain family murders the ultimate 'whodunnit'
- 8:34 Weekend Panel with Bernard Hickey and Josie Pagani
- 9:00 Mediawatch for 8 November 2020
- 9:40 Covid 19: Denmark mink cull could kill industry
- 9:50 Our Current Song: The Warratahs, 'New World'
- 10:05 Match Fit helping to break down mental health barriers
- 10:22 Green MP Dr Elizabeth Kerekere on Lola, by the Kinks
- 10:34 'People are really seeing these large South Island black cats'
- 10:48 Correspondent Karen Kasler on the US election
- 11:05 Top tips to have fewer regrets by the end of the week
- 11:33 New Zealand's maritime past and present celebratesd
Sunday, 1 November 2020
- 7:12 Only 10% of Kiwis want to change our country's name
- 7:18 Is running actually good for your knees?
- 7:32 Calling Home: Lukas Beech in Seoul, South Korea
- 8:32 Silver Ferns' test preview with Bridget Tunnicliffe
- 8:41 Weekend Panel with Bernard Hickey and Josie Pagani
- 9:10 Mediawatch for 1 November 2020
- 9:37 The Sleep-Deprived Masculinity Stereotype
- 10:08 Why William and Harry went their separate ways
- 11:05 Struggling with pandemic uncertainty? Try these tips
- 11:22 Ngaire Fuata: 30 years since 'To Sir With Love'
- 11:40 Correspondent Karen Kasler on the US election
- 3:38 New Zealand's little-told Far North wild horses story
- 4:10 Cats costing billions each year by spreading diseases
- 4:30 Raniere sentence brings closure for former NXIVM follower
Sunday, 25 October 2020
- 7:10 Covid-19 update with Professor Gary McLean
- 7:18 Christchurch's creepy cemetery tales unearthed
- 7:45 Calling Home: James Griffiths in Geneva
- 8:25 NRL Grand Final Preview with Lavina Good
- 8:41 The Weekend Panel with Jane Clifton and Richard Harman
- 9:00 Mediawatch for 25 October 2020
- 9:40 Why dangerous falls are on the rise around the world
- 10:04 Michael Wood: 'China is the greatest civilisation on earth'
- 10:35 My Current Song: Mel Parsons, Isabelle (Greg Johnson cover)
- 11:05 The extraordinary lives of lighthouse women
- 11:30 Musical Chair: Sarah Tuck
- 3:36 Kiwi leads ground-breaking sudden unexplained death research
- 5:30 The hidden costs of streaming music
Sunday, 18 October 2020
- 7:11 Study shows Kiwis are living longer in poor health
- 7:20 Women more likely to embrace behaviours aimed at preventing spread of Covid-19
- 7:31 England's north on tenterhooks as enforced Tier 3 restrictions loom
- 7:43 Calling Home: Andrew Cory in Alofi, Niue
- 10:40 Steve Winter: Revealing the dark side of America's private zoos
- 11:05 Punk Economist: 'The most prudent thing to do now is spend'
- 11:25 National Party news conference: Judith Collins
- 11:27 Joseph Nye: Covid-19 might not change the world
- 11:45 Breaking the taboo: mixing menopause with martinis
Sunday, 11 October 2020
- 7:10 New Zealanders' support for legalising cannabis is increasing
- 7:37 Calling Home: Nathan James Thomas in Poznan, Poland
- 8:11 US correspondent on Donald Trump's F-bomb
- 8:23 Bledisloe Cup match preview with Grant Nisbett
- 8:31 My Current Song: Haddon, 'Remember'
- 8:41 The Weekend Panel with Jane Clifton and Richard Harman
- 9:06 Mediawatch for 11 October
- 10:04 Dr. Katie Mack: How the universe is likely to end
- 10:42 The craziest travel requests from the super rich
- 12:18 Natural fibres more prevalent in ocean than plastic - study
- 12:37 'Near extinction' of influenza in NZ as numbers drop due to lockdown
- 4:30 A South Island road trip like no other
- 4:35 Covid-19: Paul Spoonley on the future state of New Zealand
Sunday, 4 October 2020
- 7:11 Trump is in hospital with Covid-19. What's next?
- 7:22 Double Pacific Music Awards win for gospel singer Lani Alo
- 7:40 Calling Home: Nick Fisher - Budapest, Hungary
- 8:10 Paul Moon: 'I wasn't going to censor anything'
- 8:40 The Weekend Panel with Jane Clifton and Richard Harman
- 9:32 Whare Hauora: sensors to help your home health
- 9:43 My Current Song: Deva Mahal - 'Stand In'
- 10:10 Nick Bryant: When America Stopped Being Great
- 10:42 Through the lens: the Samburu people of Kenya
- 11:05 Is Covid-induced stress causing more cracked teeth?
- 11:22 Danielle Cormack: directing 'Every Brilliant Thing'
- 1:35 Hunting for Covid-19 in the nation's wastewater
- 5:35 Human 'books' encourage the spirit of understanding
- 5:37 Anna Fifield: Leading the DomPost
Sunday, 27 September 2020
- 7:11 'Weather bomb' update with Philip Duncan
- 7:20 Covid-19 truth and lies - can New Zealanders tell the difference?
- 7:37 Calling Home: Kingsley Edney in Leeds, England
- 8:25 Covid-19 puts halt on incredible no-flight world tour
- 8:41 The Weekend Panel with Jane Clifton and Richard Harman
- 9:06 Mediawatch for 27 September 2020
- 9:38 Mystery of 'monstrous' cats reignited in South Island
- 9:50 My Current Song: Jan Preston - 'Honky Tonk Song'
- 10:43 Weather: NZTA Roads and Auckland Harbour Bridge update
- 10:48 US Supreme Court replacement announcement
- 11:05 Kiwi at the helm of melanoma treatment breakthrough in in Covid-ravaged Peru
- 11:22 Tour de force through 70 years of pop history
- 11:34 How the next pandemic could be engineered by terrorists
- 5:09 'We moved into the wilderness and embraced insecurity'
- 5:12 More millennials moving back in with mum and dad
