Podcasts

You encounter a rude shop assistant, there are fireworks in your neighbourhood at what is quite clearly the wrong time of the year, or the parking space you had your eye on is lost because somebody… Audio

'Switched On Pop' goes deep on some of today's biggest hits, with musicologist Nate Sloan and songwriter Charlie Harding joined by a musical guest. We share a couple of clips: one (with guest K.Flay)… Audio

Some people worry that technology could be changing the way we read. So are we all becoming skimmers and headline grasping multi-taskers, losing our ability to concentrate on a long form article, or… Audio

The English language is full of weird and wonderful words and 'The Allusionist' (Radiotopia) delights in finding the stories behind them and discovering how we're using language today. We share some… Audio

It's a far out true story featuring New Age thinking, The Space Race, dream telepathy, the Grateful Dead, and ESP. With the world living under the threat of nuclear attack, the idea was to bypass Cold… Audio

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by the American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft is a story that only got published after his death. Now it gets a modern makeover 90-odd years after it was written and… Audio

In 'Chat 10 Looks 3' two well-known Australian journalists and media personalities- Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb- share their friendship, and details of their lives outside work. We play some of… Audio

Twenty Thousand Hertz is the highest frequency the human ear can hear. It's also the name of a podcast for anyone who's interested in why things sound the way they do. Host Dallas Taylor's a sound… Audio

The US talkshow host Conan O'Brien worked as a comedy writer for Saturday Night Live and on The Simpsons before getting his own show back in 1993. In November he started his podcast 'Conan O'Brien… Audio

RNZ colleague Kim recommended a podcast she's enjoying called Paname. All about Paris, it uncovers the city's hidden histories, exploring all manner of strange and interesting stuff about the French… Audio

It began as a bit of a joke. The writer and journalist Jon Mooalem started recording the walks he took near his home on a wooded island in the north western US. All you can hear on his podcast… Audio

His children's books have sold more than 25 million copies in just 10 years. As well as being a writer, he's an actor, comedian, talent show judge, and a long-distance swimmer: so is there anything… Audio

Crew members on giant container ships crossing the world are singing karaoke to combat homesickness and loneliness. Richard Scott checks out a recent BBC programme that allows listeners rare access to… Audio, Gallery

From the outside, it looked like the perfect marriage. Dan was an Ivy League-trained lawyer and academic who seemed to be on the fast track to success when he met Wendi, another bright and… Audio

Tom Jackson got into postcards more than 25 years ago, and since then he's built up a massive collection of around 60,000 of them. He's also written a book and started up a popular Twitter account… Audio

The homegrown comedy 'Melody Rules' that came out on TV3 in the 1990s has been panned as one of the worst sitcoms ever made. The critics called it cringeworthy, atrocious, awful, and a disaster in… Audio

In 'No Feeling is Final ' from the ABC the writer and podcaster Honor Eastly presents a highly personal account of her experiences of living with anxiety and suicidal thoughts. The show weaves… Audio

Katy Atkin reviews the best podcasts of the year, including Serial, The Teacher's Pet, Slow Burn and Brains On! Audio