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The pre-Panel 20 November 2025
3:45 PM.Wallace Chapman previews tonight's instalment of The Panel. Audio
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Your Money with Mary Holm
3:15 PM.It's time to talk about your money now, personal finance whizz Mary Holm joins Jesse and today she's going to address some of your feedback. Focusing on home ownership versus renting and investment… Read more Audio
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NZ Sporting History: The one and only Barry McGee
2:30 PM.It's time for NZ Sporting History, and today Jesse is joined by our oldest living Olympic medalist Barry McGee. Barry is best remembered for taking home Bronze in the 1960 Rome Olympic marathon. In… Read more Audio
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Group Chat: the issues filling up your feeds
2:10 PM.It's time now for group chat, a chance for us to talk about the topics filling up your phone, distracting you from work or helping pass the time while you wait for coffee. Culture 101's Perlina Lau… Read more Audio
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Find out why the GM debate isn't just about food or labels
1:35 PM.Recently on the show we've been talking a bit about Genetic Modification, and the Gene Technology bill currently in front of Parliament. So far, we've mostly focused on food. The pros, cons and issues… Read more Audio
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What exactly is a water crematorium?
1:25 PM.When we talked about how the country is running out of cemetery space last week we were inundated with your messages. So when we saw that the NZ's first water crematorium, which was opened earlier… Read more Audio
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Ultra Processed Food - what should we be eating instead?
1:15 PM.Yesterday on the show we started a conversation with Professor Boyd Swinburn about ultra processed foods, and new research he has been part of that shows just how damaging these foods are. Lots of you… Read more Audio
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Butter prices falling at global auction - why not in shops too?
1:10 PM.Dairy prices fell for the 7th time in a row at last night's Global Dairy Auction with butter - a hot topic of conversation this year - falling 7.6%. When prices were on the up a few months ago, the… Read more Audio
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Stories from Our Changing World
3:35 PM.Time now to catch up with Our Changing World's Claire Concannon, she's been talking to an Auckland-based team of chemists that have developed a new way to help oil and water mix. Read more Audio
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Feature interview: Unapologetic rock star Joan Jett
3:10 PM.Beneath the fame, the faux leather, and the decades of trailblazing, Joan Jett is still driven by something simple: the thrill of plugging in a guitar and letting it rip. From her teenage beginnings… Read more Audio
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Bookmarks with Gaurav Sharma
2:30 PM.Time for bookmarks, the weekly feature where an interesting person shares their favourite cultural picks with us and today Jesse is joined by Gaurav Sharma, Gaurav is a Senior Journalist with the RNZ… Read more Audio
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Easy Eats: Black pepper beef stir fry
2:20 PM.Wednesday means we're halfway through the week, which is often when all cooking inspiration, or indeed motivation, goes out the window, But don't worry, we've got you! Kelly Gibney is with Jesse to… Read more Audio
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Music Critic:WITCH and The New Existentialists
2:10 PM.Matthew Crawley is with me now to share some new music from WITCH (We Intend To Cause Havoc) with Talking Heads cover Once in a Lifetime, and The New The New Existentialists - I Don't Need The Light Read more Audio
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Heading Off: "Welcome to my Garden"
1:45 PM.Time for our weekly travel segment Heading Off. On this segment last week we focussed on slow travel - and we continue that theme this week. "Welcome to my Garden" is a network of free guest… Read more Audio
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Honouring Douglas Wright
1:35 PM.A landmark trans-Tasman dance collaboration will honour Douglas Wright, one of New Zealand's most revered choreographers. The restaging of his iconic work Gloria is being presented by The New Zealand… Read more Audio
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The Epstein Files are to be released - so what happens now?
1:25 PM.This morning - New Zealand time - the US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly - 427 to1- in favour of the Epstein Files Transparency ACT. That means the US Justice Department has to release… Read more Audio
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Why ultra processed foods are even worse for us than we thought
1:15 PM.Ultra-processed foods are becoming so dominant in our diets, they are causing a surge in diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and depression, that's according to research that has just been released this… Read more Audio
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You're the Judge: Give us your reckons!
3:30 PM.Our weekly segment where we ask the audience to help with irks or pickles that listeners have sent in. Today - should grandparents be paid to help care for their grandchildren? Audio
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Spoken Feature: Thrift
3:30 PM.This week Thrift is looking into decorating your home, without breaking the bank. In this second episode with an op shopping expert, Katy Gosset looks at home design on a budget and tags along on a… Read more Audio
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Feature interview: Re-examining Christian values
3:10 PM.When John Fugelsang was growing up, his parents and his church taught him that Christianity was about kindness, forgiveness, and helping your neighbor. But he says somewhere along the way between the… Read more Audio
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Music feature: Get ready to rock with Metallica!
2:30 PM.It's been 15 long years since Metallica have played a show in NZ. The rock legends will take over Eden Park tomorrow night for their only New Zealand show. Jesse is going, and excited so we thought it… Read more Audio
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Update on Oz with Brad Foster
2:20 PM.Jesse catches up with Brad Foster about the news across the Tasman. Today he'll chat about The Liberal Party's decision to abandon net zero by 2050 climate target; where Australia is at with the play… Read more Audio
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Book Critic: Christmas present suggestions
2:10 PM.Catherine Ross, the Director of Library at Auckland Grammar School and creator of the blog 'The School Book Wizard' joins me with some recommendations that would make good Christmas presents. For Ages… Read more Audio
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Podcast Critic: AI - how worried should we be really?
1:45 PM.It feels like every day there is something new to be across when it comes to artificial intelligence and keeping across the hype and the fear is rather daunting. Fortunately like most things now… Read more Audio
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Find out about an award-winning community project in Taranaki.
1:35 PM.A Taranaki programme which provides training and pathways into work has won an environmental award. Tupu a Nuku is delivered by local iwi Ngati Maru and helps rangatahi develop conservation skills… Read more Audio