Judaism
'Sometimes you got to go tell some people to go screw themselves'
In October 2022 Kanye West (a.k.a.Ye) was dropped by sponsors and social media for repeated anti-semitic outbursts. Jewish hip hop artist Rami Even-Esh aka Kosha Dillz - renowned for his freestyle… Audio
Deborah Feldman: inspiring Unorthodox
The German-American writer Deborah Feldman's 2012 memoir Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots tells the story of her escape from an ultra-religious Hasidic community in Brooklyn… Video, Audio
The New Zealander running Bethlehem University
Bethlehem University is a Catholic University on the West Bank, established in 1973 as a joint venture between the De La Salle order and the Vatican. Its Vice-Chancellor, Brother Peter Bray FSC, is a… Audio
Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson on Pluto, religion, and his fans
Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson's has attracted one of the world's largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights into science and our universe. He joined Jim Mora to discuss his… Audio
Diana Wichtel - Driving to Treblinka
Diana Wichtel is an award-winning journalist. After gaining an MA at the University of Auckland, she tutored English before moving into journalism, and is perhaps best known for her long-standing… Audio
Māori Jews
There's been a Jewish History in New Zealand since the very beginning of the 19th Century - so it should come as no surprise that some of our population identify as Māori Jews. This is a segment… Audio
Jerron 'Blind Boy' Paxton: bringing back the past
Twenty-seven-year-old multi-instrumentalist, who lost most of his eyesight by the age of 16. His music assimilates the raw American jazz, blue, folk and country music of the 1920s and 30s, and he… Audio
Shakespeare with David Lawrence
Director of Wellington theatre company The Bacchanals, discussing the Shakespeare plays The Merchant of Venice and The Taming of the Shrew. Audio
The World at Night: Liat Collins in Israel
It's the Jewish holiday season, but does news ever really sleep in the holy land? Bryan talks to Liat Collins. Audio
Student voices
AUT student Monika Barton is an atheist, the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor, Ben Wichtel, and loves bacon - but is she Jewish? Monica speaks to her family about the grandparents she never knew… Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 7 December 2014
Mike Gourley profiles the Jewish festival of Hannukah. Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 6 October 2013: Messianic Believers
Mike Gourley meets up with a Wellington woman who says her Christian faith was only complete when she recognised its Jewish origins. Audio
Ideas for 17 April 2011: Judaism
Jews around the world will this coming week begin their celebration of Passover - the commemoration of the Jewish exodus from Egypt and escape from slavery. So, in the latest of our occasional "lived… Audio
Spiritual Outlook for 26 September 2010
This is the middle of the Jewish celebration of Sukkot or the Festival of Booths. Professor Paul Morris talks with Maureen Garing about this important time. Audio
Spiritual Outlook 20th September 2009
The celebration of Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana, falls this year on 19 and 20 September. Maureen Garing talks with Professor Paul Morris about this important festival. Audio