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Of the thousands of drum machines that have been sold over the years, only one is housed in the Smithsonian Institution. It belonged to hip-hop producer J Dilla, a man who Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson… Audio

Scattered among the mob that stormed the US Capitol in 2021 were banners that read ‘Trust the Plan’. It's a reference to a viral QAnon conspiracy theory and it's also the title of a new book which… Audio

Music feature: Afrofuturism, a crash course on the 70s based genre. Audio

Joe Biden will be the next President of the United States.

That call was made after Biden secured slender, but unbeatable leads in the states of Pennsylvania and Nevada.

It means that President… Audio

From bad boys of Tango to Ethiopian Soul queens and everything in-between, RNZ’s Worlds of Music has been showcasing global sounds since 2016. Video

When America Stopped Being Great is the latest book from BBC New York correspondent Nick Bryant, which follows on the heels of his 2014 title The Rise and Fall of Australia. In his new book, Nick… Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews the global hip-hop of Nigerian rap star Burna Boy; a funky tonic for dark times from Fantastic Negrito; and the personal, political blues of Darren Watson. Audio

David Frum is a life long Republican supporter, former speechwriter and special assistant to President George W. Bush, who predicts the end of the Trump presidency in November. He is the bestselling… Audio

In the next decade, the United States will undergo massive upheaval to make way for a new period of stability and prosperity that will kick off in the 2030s, according to prominent geopolitical… Audio

Russian interference in 2016 US elections is old news, says foreign policy analyst David Shimer. Audio

The guitar solo, it divides opinion, but Simon Sweetman's a fan. He joined Jesse Mulligan to talk about some of his favourite solos and soloists - some well-known, some less so.  Video, Audio

Forty years ago this week a milestone meeting of scientists led to the first comprehensive report on climate change science. Four decades later, media outlets around the world - including Stuff - have… Video, Audio

Journalist Leon Neyfakh likes to tell stories about major political events we think we all know. But his podcasts show how the popular narrative and the facts can diverge. Audio

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie joined Kim Hill to talk about his friend President Donald Trump and why he doesn't blame him for losing the Vice President role.  Audio

Whether it's Yoko in the studio, Art on location, Marvin’s messy divorce, the Gallaghers’ brotherly hate or Prince’s corporate enslavement, some great music comes from feuds. Audio

The 1970s saw the landscape of American culture become a banquet of hedonism and self-indulgence, and when the disco era exploded in New York Casablanca Records were at the centre of it. Trevor Reekie… Audio

Nick Bollinger revisits a few of the local albums that stood out in 2017 Audio

Nick Bollinger revisits some of the great music of 2017 that may have been overshadowed by the bigger hits. Audio

New Zealander Clinton Thinn is accused of murdering his cell mate, Lyle Woodward, in a Californian jail. NBC San Diego reporter Omari Fleming says the Woodward was about the same age as Thinn. Audio

Clinton Thinn is facing a death row sentence after a killing in the San Diego prison where he was being held on bank robbery charges. Cabinet Minister Nikki Kaye is Thinn's step-sister and says it's a… Audio

Dan Slevin from RNZ's Widescreen on documentaries centered on election campaigns. Audio

The secret rivalry between US President Barack Obama and his former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. We talk to Mark Landler, the White House Correspondent for the New York Times about his book… Audio

Two new films abut politics fail to capture what makes the topic so fascinating... and entertaining, says Dan Slevin. Video

American novelist, essayist, and critic, whose books include Watergate: a Novel and Finale: a Novel of the Reagan Years. He is a guest at the Auckland Writers Festival. Audio