Jesse Mulligan
How the internet is changing and what we need to know
The internet as we know it is over. It's Amy Webb's job to look at where technology is taking us as head of the Future Today Institute. She says we are in the middle of a perfect storm of advances in… Audio
Bookmarks with James Acheson
For Bookmarks today we're finding out about the favourite things of Academy Award Winner costume designer Jim Acheson. He was one of the designers on Monty Pythons's The Meaning of Life - which is… Audio
Podcast Critic: Adam Burns
Today Adam talks to Jesse about Whistleblower and No Skins with Jinx and Shea. Audio
All Black memorial to be held tomorrow
The memorial for the legendary All Black Bruce Robertson is tomorrow. Bruce passed away on Friday last week age 71. He played 102 matches for the All Blacks from 1972 and was widely consiered the… Audio
Finding out where butterflies originally came from
After 20 years of hot debate in the field scientists have finally settled on the origins of butterflies. To explain is entomologist and Associate Professor at the Australian National University… Audio
Signing up to be frozen after death
A US firm is promoting a unique cryogenics programme where clients are preserved in a specific way shortly after death with the promise, if they can, will be woken again with a cure for their… Audio
Funding for carbon checks cut, why it matters
Roughly every five years, conservation workers go deep into the forests of Aotearoa to count animal droppings, birds and carbon. But government funding for the task has quietly been halved, meaning… Audio
The new space race is on!
Space is no longer the final frontier, a noble quest to satisfy humankind's destiny. There's a new space race, one between start up companies trying to be the next Fed-ex to the stars. Audio
Music feature: Tina Turner
For today's music feature we're looking at the life and music of the super star widely regarded as the 'Queen of Rock 'n' Roll', Tina Turner. Audio
Book Critic: Dominic Hoey
Today Dominic talks to Jesse about latest novel from Bret Easten Elis, The Shards. Audio
Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson
Today owner and managing director of Vertech IT services, Dan Watson talks about tech that can help in emergency situations including CPR. Audio
Don McGlashan doco in the works
An ward-winning documentary maker is hoping to uncover the secrets of one our top artists - singer, composer, front man and euphonium player Don McGlashan. The project, directed by Shirley Horrocks. Audio
Waiuku comedians debut their show at the comedy festival
The New Zealand International Comedy Festival is in full swing right now. Self described as two 'Waiuku country bumpkins' Tough Tiger Fist is a musical comedy duo, raising money for Music Helps. Audio
New research to help save lives during volcanic eruptions
For the first time ever, research has shown that seismic signals can be used to track pyroclastic flows from volcanic eruptions. Mathematics and Statistics Lecturer at the University of Canterbury, Dr… Audio
Why writer and entrepreneur Derek Sivers made Aotearoa his home
American polymath Derek Sivers gets a "deep sense of happiness and identity" from his New Zealand passport. Audio
Move or improve? How to sort out problems with the people next door
Loud music at night, unmown berms, overgrown trees, cars parked in the wrong place... not everyone has good neighbours. Civil litigation expert Nathan Tetzlaff explains what you can - and can't - do… Audio
Australian Correspondent Brad Foster
Brad Foster reports on the winners and losers of the Australian Federal Budget, the reintroduction of the platypus - Australia's cutest egg-laying mammal - into the Royal National Park near Sydney… Audio
Television Critic: Linda Burgess
Today Linda talks to Jesse about three shows she's been watching, which are all on Netflix. She gives her opinion on The Diplomat, Extraordinary Attorney Woo and Almost Australian. Audio
Critter of the Week: koekoea or long-tailed cuckoo
This week we're talking about the koekoea or long-tailed cuckoo (Urodynamis taitensis) - an enigmatic native bird with an elegant long tail, a screeching call and some pretty strange breeding habits.
…Gardening with Tony Murrell
This week landscaper and gardener Tony Murrell talks to Jesse about planting large spaces and how to create an eye catching display. He also explains why you should never be tempted to remove frost… Audio