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Why passion can be a dangerous thing
Following your passion is a popular mantra for career decision-making throughout the world. But does passion have a dark side? Erin Cech is author of The Trouble with Passion: How Searching for… Audio
What's inside Kiwi garages?
Author George Lockyer embarked on a mission around the country to find some of the more quirky uses Kiwis have for their garages. He found vintage cars, inventions, a military museum, a brewery -… Audio, Gallery
The downsides of dating apps
Kiwis have increasingly been turning to dating apps and websites to find love. But the chances of finding a match online are abysmally low, especially for men. And there are other downsides to… Audio
How our obsession with performance is changing sense of self
We live in a society obsessed with performance. And the ways in which we define performance are getting ever-complicated. Dr Ben Walker 's research focuses on this potential identification with how… Audio
NZ board game set to go big-time
Local game designer Shem Phillips has raised over $1 million to make board games via the crowdfunding website Kickstarter. His Viking-themed game 'Raiders of the North Sea' has just been nominated for… Audio, Gallery
What we're reading
New Zealanders are voracious readers. Whitcoulls Head of Books, Joan MacKenzie, joins Wallace to talk about our reading habits - what our children are reading; why we still prefer international… Audio
Crossword-setting plagiarism row
Journalist Oliver Roeder of FiveThirtyEight.com has uncovered a dastardly tale of plagiarism in the normally serene and cerebral world of crossword setting. Audio
Mackenzie Crook: detectoring
English actor, writer, director, and stand-up comedian, best known for his roles in The Office, and The Pirates of the Caribbean, whose new comedy-drama TV series Detectorists, is set around the lives… Audio
The Henderson Miniature Motor Racing Club
Once upon a time the Henderson Miniature Motor Racing Club could boast more than a hundred members and two world champions. Meetings were held five nights a week and people of all ages and genders… Audio