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Organic gardener Kath Irvine: how to grow seedlings
11:40 AM.Spring has well and truely sprung, and it's time to get busy in the garden. Growing your own seedlings is satisfying and a great way to save some money. Nomad gardener and The Edible Backyard author… Read more Audio
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The first social media babies have grown up - and they're angry
11:00 AM.Earlier this week Ruby Franke, who shared parenting advice and the day to day lives of her six kids via a popular YouTube channel was charged with child abuse. It's an extreme example of the harm… Read more Audio
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Dr Laura Domigan: from cells in the lab to steaks on a plate
10:45 AM.Kiwi protein biochemist and tissue engineer Dr Laura Domigan is an international leader in the emerging industry of cultivated meat. Her work tackles some of the planet's major social and… Read more Audio
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Scam baiter Jim Browning
10:00 AM.New Zealanders are losing millions of dollars each year to scammers impersonating banks, tech support, and government departments. The exact cost is not known, as embarrassed victims often don't… Read more Audio
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Reporting Rugby: Gavin Mairs - All Blacks vs France
9:45 AM.29-13
The Telegraph's award-winning Chief Rugby Union Correspondent Gavin Mairs, from the Stade de France, on how the game played out.
Mairs has nine world cups under his belt, covering every Rugby… Read more Audio
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Richard Ford: closing the book on Frank Bascombe
9:05 AM.American writer Richard Ford talks to Kim Hill about dyslexia, death, writing and Be Mine - the final book in his award-winning Frank Bascombe series. Read more Audio
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Bernie Taupin: Elton, music and me
8:20 AM.Elton John's musical other half, the famously private man behind many millions of record sales and countless hits, lyricist Bernie Taupin opens up about his life in a new memoir. In Scattershot: Life… Read more Audio
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Nathan Rarere: All Blacks v France at half time
8:10 AM.Arguably an unmatched Rugby World Cup opener, the All Blacks are taking on arch-rivals and hosts France, at the Stade de France in Paris. RNZ sports correspondent Nathan Rarere checks in at half time.
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Brian Christian: how would we know if AI becomes conscious?
10:05 AM.The science-fiction fantasy of machine consciousness seems to be moving towards reality. But what would it mean for humans if artificial intelligence technology became conscious? And how would we… Read more Audio
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The Beths: Why Kiwi artists struggle in Australian music scene
4:40 PM.In five years Kiwi indie-rock darlings The Beths have sky-rocketed from playing K-Road's Whammy bar, to international success. Recent achievements include a NPR Tiny Desk concert, a stint touring with… Read more Audio
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Artist Ned Wenlock dives into a new medium with Tsunami graphic novel
3:00 PM.Paekakariki-based award-winning animator, illustrator and graphic artist Ned Wenlock's first graphic novel Tsunami is a cautionary tale about Peter, a self-righteous12-year-old boy, and his fraught… Read more Audio
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Listener Feedback for 2 September 2023
11:55 AM.Listener Feedback for 2 September 2023. Audio
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Triggered? Dr Jonathan Shedler on the overuse of therapy speak
11:05 AM.Phrases such as 'triggered' and 'toxic' are actually taking us away from understanding our own psychology and that of other people, says psychoanalyst Dr Jonathan Shedler. "This is a language of… Read more Audio
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Pet detective Anne-Marie Curry
10:40 AM.Pets are part of the family. It's devastating when they are stolen or go missing. Anne-Marie Curry founded and runs Sydney-based pet detective service Arthur & Co in 2017. It's the only one of its… Read more Audio
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Liv McClymont and Aurora Garner-Randolph: standing up for consent
9:30 AM.A shocking survey revealing the extent of sexual harassment at her old high school inspired filmmaker Liv McClymont to look closer at why consent education is still not compulsory in NZ schools. Her… Read more Audio
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The weird and wonderful worlds of Patrick deWitt
9:05 AM.Canadian author and screenwriter Patrick deWitt has a penchant for weirdos and non-heroes. His books include Man Booker shortlisted The Sisters Brothers, a Western featuring sibling assassins… Read more Audio
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An uninvited kiss - a pivotal moment in women's football?
8:10 AM.A now infamous kiss has arguably over-shadowed Spain's magnificent victory in the 2023 Women's World Cup. President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation and vice president of the Union of European… Read more Audio
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Book Critic: Anna Rankin
2:10 PM.Today Anna talks to Jesse about Jared Davidson's book, Blood and Dirt: Prison Labour and the Making of New Zealand. Audio
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Listener feedback for 26 August 2023
11:55 AM.Listener feedback for 26 August 2023. Audio
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Colin Monteath: Erebus, ice and fire
11:36 AM.Mount Erebus is an ultra mountain and the planet's southernmost volcano. Sheathed in ice, with hundreds of ice caves and a lava lake, its name is synonymous with the tragic 1979 air accident. Polar… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Polly Barton: we need to talk about porn
11:06 AM.Curious about the complex and seemingly taboo subject of porn, British writer Polly Barton spent a year asking her acquaintances for their honest feelings about it. "Porn is a topic that brings… Read more Audio
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Danyl McLauchlan: a Machiavellian view of politics
10:40 AM.Scientist and writer Danyl McLauchlan joins Kim to tackle life's big questions, ideas and thinkers. This week, Nicolo Machiavelli, the founder of modern political theory, who argued that politics… Read more Audio
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Graphic designer Paula Scher: painting with words
10:05 AM.New York-based Paula Scher is one of the world's most influential graphic designers. A partner at Pentagram design studio since 1991, she began her career as an art director in the 1970s and 80s, when… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Calling in the debt owed by slave-holding nations
9:40 AM.A report co-authored by a UN judge has added to growing international calls for reparations to be paid by perpetrators of transatlantic slavery. The Brattle Group Report calculates 31 former… Read more Audio
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David Scheel: the mysteries of octopuses
9:05 AM.The octopus is a highly intelligent and deeply mysterious creature. It changes colour as quickly as it can move, and it thinks with its tentacles. Marine biologist David Scheel has had a life-long… Read more Audio