Life And Society
Thrift - Savvy Students and their award-winning garden
It's time for Thrift and today we've got part two of our savvy students series. Katy Gosset visits an award-winning student flat garden that might just be the best in Dunedin. Audio
Taking Disney magic to the ice
How do you make Disney magic even more magical? You put it on ice, of course. Audio
Savvy Students: Prize Garden
We visit what might just be the best student flat garden in Dunedin. Katy Gosset meets the hunting, fishing lads who can also grow a mean cauliflower. She checks out their award-winning vege plot and… Audio
The potential for poo transplants to cure bipolar
A Gut Mood Solution is by Gordon Parker, a professor of psychiatry at the University of New South Wales. He speaks to Mark Leishman about a novel way to treat bipolar disorder. Audio
Japan's grandmothers for hire: Companionship for $60 a visit
Older women are finding fulfilment - and income - by offering "motherly warmth" to strangers in a country grappling with loneliness. Audio
Jade May: Intimacy is a 'human right', no matter what your body looks like
Hospitalised with Crohn's disease throughout her teens and 20s, Jade May found escapism, self-discovery and sexual liberation in romantic novels and erotica. Now the 39-year-old writes her own.
Intimacy - a basic human right
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? Audio
The psychology used to get you into a supermarket
It doesn't matter if it's health messages or supermarket campaigns, consumers are having their behavioural buttons pushed in expert ways.
This Weekend: 10 years of Vogelmorn Bowling Club
Vogelmorn Bowling Club trustee Bronnie Wilde joins Emile Donovan to reflect on the club's 10th anniversary. Audio
The Pre-Panel for 1 August 2025
Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer José Barbosa to preview this evening's marlarky. Audio
Weekend Stuff: Living mulches
Emma Sage joins Jesse Mulligan to get down and dirty on living mulch. Audio
Freaky Friday
This time each week we turn to Freaky Friday, the space for all your weird, spooky, and strange experiences. If you have one you'd like to share please reach out via text - 2101 - or you can email us… Audio
Kimono donation sends Christchurch op-shoppers into frenzy
A generous private donation of thousands of colourful Japanese kimonos has sent Christchurch City Mission op-shoppers into a buying frenzy. Jean Edwards has more. Audio
Philosophy Now: Is buzz-killing a social crime?
Is buzz-killing a social crime? Do we have a moral obligation to be happy? Professor Dan Weijers sheds some light. Audio
Guinness expert teaching Kiwis the perfect pour
The Global Guinness Ambassador has made his way to New Zealand shores to teach people how to pour the perfect pint, and pass on his wisdom about the history of Ireland's famous stout. Global Guinness… Audio
The Pre-Panel for 31 July 2025
Jesse Mulligan is joined by The Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest to preview this evening's marlarky. Audio
Your Money with Mary Holm: Are we getting insurance all wrong?
oday Mary's going to talk about insurance and whether we are insuring the right things. New Zealanders are twice as likely to have car insurance as they are life or health insurance - does that make… Audio
Gut punch: Ministry restructure sparks outrage
As one of our smallest ministries is shredded to save taxpayer dollars, critics say it feels like cultural vandalism
'Ozempic face' may be driving a cosmetic surgery boom in US
"Ozempic face" has become a social media byword for the sagging skin and hollowed-out appearance that can accompany the use of GLP-1 medications.
