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Friday, 19 September 2025
- 8:10 How your dirty license plate could help climate science
- 8:20 This Weekend: Black Ferns watch party in Auckland
- 8:30 The Quiz Appendix: Double-barrel names and "discoveries"
- 8:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 9:15 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 18 September 2025
- 8:10 To greener pastures?
- 8:25 Myth Takes: Roman satire
- 8:40 New maps reveal New Zealand's network of paper roads
- 9:25 New Zealand's new generation of donor-conceived children
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
- 8:10 New Zealand's star turn in athletics
- 8:25 Apostrophe catastrophes with Dr Julia de Bres
- 9:25 Nepal's deadly 'Gen-Z' protests
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
- 8:10 Should vaping be easier or harder to access?
- 8:30 Where does dandruff end and sebhorreic dermatitis begin?
- 8:45 Shower Thoughts: How do you solve a cryptic crossword?
- 9:25 Why we like playing games that let us pretend to work
Monday, 15 September 2025
- 8:15 Police radio in the spotlight
- 8:30 Sports with Jamie Wall
- 8:45 BBC World Service Lookahead with Rob Hugh-Jones
- 9:25 Could citizen juries protect our democracy?
Friday, 12 September 2025
- 8:10 Initiative to clean up New Zealand's tramping huts and tracks
- 8:20 This Weekend: The Wellington Brick Show & The Hobby Horse
- 8:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 9:25 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 11 September 2025
- 8:10 What now for the US after the Charlie Kirk assassination?
- 8:20 Why paranormal investigators are heading to the Whangamōmona Hotel
- 8:40 New book shines light on Lawrence Chinese Camp in Central Otago
- 9:25 Inside the world of professional sport
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
- 8:10 What's behind the cancellation of next year's WOMAD?
- 8:25 Why are attention spans dropping?
- 9:15 Science with Ezzy Pearson
- 9:25 Poet Nick Ascroft on midlife death, scrabble and his new book
Tuesday, 9 September 2025
- 8:10 Why are we so apathetic about local body elections?
- 8:35 The case for a national Covid memorial
- 8:45 Shower Thoughts: How to become a jack of all trades?
- 9:25 Why sparrows could tell us a lot about humans
Monday, 8 September 2025
- 8:10 Psychologist on likely effects of ordeal on Marokopa children
- 8:20 What makes a good election hoarding?
- 8:40 World news with the BBC
- 8:40 Sport with Jamie Wall
- 9:25 John Campbell on second investigative series into Destiny Church
Friday, 5 September 2025
- 8:10 The influence and legacy of Giorgio Armani
- 8:20 Silent movies, back with a bang
- 8:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 9:25 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 4 September 2025
- 8:10 Concern proposed changes to gambling laws could devastate sports clubs
- 8:20 Celebrating 70 years of the Guinness Book of World Records
- 8:40 Remembering the 'quake that started it all'
- 9:25 Growing up gay in the shadow of New Plymouth prison
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
- 8:10 The risk to society of sovereign citizenship movement
- 8:20 Explainer: What's behind personality types A & B and are they still relevant?
- 9:25 In celebration of the short song
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
- 8:10 What's behind grade inflation at our universities?
- 8:20 The case to keep outdoor education as core school subject
- 8:35 European correspondent Christian Smith
- 8:40 Shower Thoughts: Can I make myself less attractive to mosquitoes?
- 9:25 Is the Family Court system getting the balance right?
Monday, 1 September 2025
- 8:10 Are we really being ripped off at the till?
- 8:30 The point of life, with puppets
- 8:40 Sports with Jamie Wall
- 8:50 BBC World Service Lookahead with Rob Hugh-Jones
- 9:25 New Zealand's best and worst finance ministers ranked
Friday, 29 August 2025
- 8:10 Warriors play their last home game of the season
- 8:20 Extra funding to help save New Zealand's rail heritage
- 8:30 The Big Sing finale in Dunedin
- 8:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 9:25 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 28 August 2025
- 8:10 The heavy toll concussions are taking on former players
- 8:25 Philosophy Now: Gene-editing your children?
- 8:40 How was Iran able to commit antisemitic attacks on Australian soil?
- 9:25 Are the Greens their own worst enemy?
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
- 8:10 Wayne Brown skips first mayoral debate
- 9:15 Space with Ezzy Pearson
- 9:35 Finding beauty in the fakes and forgeries
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
- 8:10 Should people be able to protest outside your home?
- 8:25 When should you use an em dash?
- 8:35 From the NZ Wool Growers Board to the runways of Delhi
- 8:45 Shower Thoughts: How does a washing machine clean clothes?
- 9:25 We’ve been 'trolling' since the beginning
Monday, 25 August 2025
- 8:15 Should house prices increase, forever?
- 8:30 How to hold your breath for half an hour
- 8:35 Sports with Jamie Wall
- 8:50 BBC World Service Lookahead with Pete Ross
- 9:25 The 'slow quakes' happening beneath our feet
Friday, 22 August 2025
- 8:10 Live from England: Day 1 of Women's Rugby World Cup
- 8:20 This Weekend: Art as Food down in Invercargill
- 8:30 This Weekend: Word Salad in Timaru
- 8:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
- 9:25 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Thursday, 21 August 2025
- 8:10 Animals used in space research have few protections
- 8:30 Myth Takes: Athens
- 8:40 The Reread with Chris Tse
- 9:25 A mathematician's guide to winning a game of Guess Who
- 9:40 Live at the Pacific Music Awards
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
- 8:10 What should teachers be getting paid?
- 9:25 Is our cervical cancer vaccine rate at risk from Covid scepticism?
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
- 8:10 You've got to know when to roll 'em...
- 8:30 Europe correspondent Christian Smith
- 8:45 Shower Thoughts: How does race-walking work?
- 9:25 The history of stargazing
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