Myths
Pacific myths and legends helping combat violence against women
7 Jun 2022
We hear about how Pacific myths and legends are being used to help combat violence against women and girls. Audio
Make-up sex is a movie driven myth
16 Jul 2020
In one of the first studies of its kind on so-called make-up sex, University of Auckland and Florida State University researchers looked into the phenomenon. Dr Jessica Maxwell explains their work to… Audio
Hunting for Bigfoot: Wild Thing
26 Jan 2019
The legend of Sasquatch, of a hairy hominid living out in the wild, is widespread and enduring. Laura Krantz found out that she'd got a distant relative who'd devoted his academic career, and risked… Audio
The Gluten Lie
14 Nov 2015
Alan Levinovitz looks at the history of food myths and food scares in his book 'The Gluten Lie' (Nero Books). Audio