Emma Smith

Live music in the studio from Jeremy Toy and Anji Sami of Auckland shoegazers She's So Rad. Audio

We pay a virtual visit to one of New Zealand's museums. Our guide around the New Zealand Cartoon Archive is its founder Ian F. Grant. Audio

Dan Slevin reviews 'War Horse', 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' and 'Dolphin Tale', plus an example of essential cinema, 'Die Hard'. For more filmic goodness, check out Dan's podcast Cinematica. Audio

Kids share their favourite summer activities - this time it's Lawrence who likes to play zombies. Audio

Dr Anthony Poole of the University of Canterbury on the origin and development of our genes. Audio

Emma Smith speaks with taxi driver Alan, on Dixon Street in Wellington. Audio

Exploration of the culture and history of islands around the world. Patsy Vizents is the Heritage Officer of Rottnest Island in Western Australia. Audio

We're off to Rotorua Museum with museum director Greg McManus. Audio

Emma Smith tries her hand at bike polo. Audio

Linguist Professor Miriam Meyerhoff of the Department of Applied Language Studies and Linguistics at the University of Auckland on young people and trends in how they use language. Audio

Emma Smith speaks with taxi driver Raewyn, on Courtney Place in Wellington. Audio

The museum visit is to the Bowls New Zealand Museum in New Plymouth with our guide Teena Foreman. Audio

Richard Hazeldine of Taiwanese News company Next Media Animation on animated news clips. Audio

Kids share their favourite summer activities - tonight it's Honey. Audio

Steve Brigham who runs a tent city for the homeless in Lakewood, New Jersey. Audio

We pay a virtual visit to one of New Zealand's museums. We're off to Owaka Museum in the Catlins with museum director Kaaren Mitcalfe. Audio

Emma Smith speaks with taxi driver Vikram, on Courtney Place in Wellington. Audio

Emma Smith speaks with taxi driver Abdihakim , on Ghuzney St in Wellington. Audio

Emma Smith speaks with taxi driver Andre, on Courtney Place in Wellington. Audio

We explore the culture and history of islands around the world. Tonight, Dr Nick Gales on his experiences on Heard Island, an uninhabited sub-Antarctic island. Audio