USA
Off the Beaten Track with Kennedy Warne
Snow in the upper Mid-West of the US and Thanksgiving. Audio
Human Rights Watch calls for torture inquriy
Human Rights Watch has called on the U.S President Barack Obama to order a criminal investigation into former President George W Bush and his top officials over the use of torture. Audio
The internet's most celebrated lawyer
Lawrence Lessig, Harvard University law professor, is one of the founders of the alternative copywright licensing body Creative Commons. Professor Lessig is now on a mission to clean up American… Audio
Insight for 5 June 2011 - Vanuatu & US led aid
Sally Round travels to Vanuatu to report on a US led aid mission that is part of re-engagement with the Pacific. Audio
Feature Guest - John Craig
John Craig recently became the oldest person in the world to walk the Pacific Crest trail, which stretches for 4265km along the US West Coast from the Mexican border all the way up to the Canadian… Audio
James McPherson: the American Civil War
Professor of American History, Emeritus, at the University of Princeton with his perspectives on the Civil War in the now United States. Audio
Tariq Ali: Islam, the US, China
Editor of New Left Review, novelist, author of over 20 books on world history and politics, and the 2011 Sir Douglas Robb Lecturer at Auckland University. Audio
Business hope Clinton visit will fast track free trade accord
The American Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has arrived in New Zealand. Audio
Cold War saga exposed
Decades on from the end of the Cold War, and the US government is finally owning up to a secret mission to salvage a russian nuculear submarine. Audio
British government loses torture appeal
The British government has lost an Appeal Court bid to stop the disclosure of secret information relating to the alleged torture of a UK resident by US authorities. Audio
Simon Schama: USA, past, present, future
Historian, author, broadcaster, and cultural critic, whose most recent book is The American Future; he will headline Writers and Readers Week during the New Zealand International Arts Festival 2010. Audio
Ideas 30 August 2009
Co-author of 'Legacy of Secrecy' Lamar Waldron, talks about the Kenndy family and his claim that the Mafia was responsible for JFK's assassination. Audio
Cheney defends interrogation techniques by CIA
A salvo's been fired at the US President Barack Obama by the former Vice President Dick Cheney in response to the investigation into suspected torture of detainees at secret CIA prisons around the… Audio
Dumpster diving: swimming in skips
In New York they're turning rubbish skips into swimming pools to beat the summer heat. Our correspondent Jon Kalish heads along for a dip. Audio
Scott Horton: torture
Law professor and writer on legal and national security affairs, discussing the US administration's continued use of torture. Audio
Scott Horton: torture and accountability
Law professor and writer, on the revelations of the approval of torture by the previous US administration. Audio
Big Apple bees
David Graves is an urban beekeeper in New York with 14 hives dotted around Manhattan. Audio
Insight Sunday 18 January: The Challenges Ahead
Insight looks at the challenges facing Barack Obama as he prepares to take office at a time of economic crisis. Audio
Insight Sunday 16 November: The challenges ahead
Insight looks at how President-elect Barack Obama will meet the immense challenges facing the United States. Audio
Ideas for 2 November 2008 - Campaign '68 (Part 1)
We go back 40 years to the 1968 American presidential campaign and ask; was this the start of divisive political tactics? Audio