Jesse Mulligan
Great Album: It's A Shame About Ray
Today's great album and Link 3 Prize is the seminal It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads. Audio
The Lizard Catcher
Have you ever tried to catch a lizard? Or perhaps you're wondering why anyone would want to? It turns out there is a need and it is a skill. Lily Tidwell is a lizard catcher extraordinaire and joins… Audio
The next big thing in geothermal energy
Could harnessing supercritical geothermal energy be the answer to rising energy prices? Audio
The enduring appeal of Jane Austen
This year might mark the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, but her work still resonates and inspires. Audio
The Pre-Panel for 25 March 2025
Jesse Mulligan is joined by Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tom. They discuss THAT portrait of President Donald Trump. [picture id="4KDYEBR_trump2_jpg" crop="16x10" layout="full"] Audio
Feature interview: the internet rabbit holes changing democracy
Democracy depends on people who can think for themselves. But distraction is replacing deliberation with algorithm-driven rabbit holes and endless doomscrolling says Clare Morell. She's a fellow at… Audio
Music feature: Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top
Today Jesse talks to the one and only Billy Gibbons as tickets for ZZ Top's New Zealand tour have just gone on sale. Video, Audio
Update on Oz with Brad Foster
Our man in OZ, Brad, talks about the Queensland government which is set to announce its plans today for new infrastructure for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympic Games. Audio
Book Critic: villains in short-form
Pip Adam reviews a number of short novellas that have villains as their central characters. Audio
Tech Tuesday
Daniel Watson, managing director for Vertech.co.nz has a couple of handy tips to keep your money safe while spending it on the internet. Audio
Braided art - an introduction
The beauty of braided art will be on display at the Basement Theatre next week as part of the 'HER* A women's festival' in Auckland. Audio
Māori martial art and how it changes lives
A traditional Māori martial art is helping to turn around the lives of at risk youth. Audio
Feature interview: the science of changing your personality
Finding misery in even the best circumstances was always one of writer Olga Khazan's special talents. So she set out to change her personality, using science to become more open, less neurotic, and… Audio
Pre Panel 24 March
Jesse Mulligan is joined by Panel host Wallace Chapman and producer Tom. They discuss what time you should turn up to a dinner party, and the hidden costs of being single. Audio
Expert Feature: Composting 101
Nearly every garden or gardener has to deal with waste and what to do with it. Ali Nicholls from Gardens4Health is an expert on composting and she's in the studio to answer your pressing compost… Audio
Information Center Cold Call: Lyttleton
Every week Jesse literally cold calls a random information center somewhere in Aotearoa. Will it be awkward? Or will it be a lovely chat where we learn something new? Audio
Television Critic: Protection and Zero Day
Caitlin Cherry reviews two fun formulaic thrillers where you don't know who the real baddies are amongst the red herrings and bureaucrats: Protection (TVNZ On Demand) and Zero Day (Netflix). Audio
Is Predator Free 2050 fantasy?
In 2016 then Prime Minister John Key stood on stage and announced, "by 2050 every single part of New Zealand will be completely free of rats, stoats and possums" To many this was a remarkable… Audio
A doorway into Ngati Whatua Orakei
Right now, a major new exhibition is open to the public at Auckland Museum. Ko au, ko Ngati Whatua aims to offer a doorway into the story of Ngati Whatua Orakei, one of the hapu of the the wider Ngati… Audio
How to invest in things other than property and shares
You can be passionate about lots of things - wine, fashion, art but would you invest in them? Gertjan Verdickt from the University of Auckland's business school, is the co-author of The Passion… Audio
