Author Interview
Jacqueline Bublitz: Leave the Girls Behind
New Plymouth author Jacqueline Bublitz joins us to talk about her second book Leave the Girls Behind, which follows her international best seller Before You Knew My Name. Audio
Joe Bennett: Revisiting A Land of Two Halves
Earlier this year, Joe Bennett the self-described "pensioner with an iffy prostate" stuck out his thumb once again adding four new chapters to his classic yarn A Land of Two Halves. Audio
Michael Belgrave: telling the whole history
Massey University historian Professor Michael Belgrave has published the first major national history of Aoteaora New Zealand in 20 years. Audio
Climate vs Power - the carbon footprint of geopolitics
One of the world's leading scholars of geopolitics, Gerard Toal examines how interstate rivalry and competition so often undermine efforts to address climate change. Audio
Jamie Pennell
| Elite SAS soldier, Jamie Pennell talks about facing the full force of the Taliban, who gets through the brutal SAS selection process and what it's like to lose a fellow soldier. |
Why we need bees in urban spaces
Cormack Farrell is the Head Beekeeper for the Australian Parliament in Canberra. It's a role that happened almost by accident. He was working for an engineering firm in downtown Canberra, and… Audio
Jazz-loving paralympian Dave MacCalman on his love of sport
Dave MacCalman is not one to complain. The four-time Paralympian has competed and coached on the world stage in several sports. Audio
Olivia Spooner: The Songbirds of Florence
Olivia Spooner joins us to talk about her new historical fiction The Songbirds of Florence, based on New Zealand Women's Auxiliary Army Corps welfare workers - known as "the Tuis". Audio
A cookbook for being 'intelligently lazy' in the kitchen
Margo and Rosa Flanagan - known as Two Raw Sisters - have a new cookbook which they say is all about saving people time and money. Audio
Dr Hinemoa Elder: How Māori proverbs can support children's wellbeing
Over nearly 20 years as a child psychiatrist, Dr Hinemoa Elder has witnessed first-hand how connection with culture can help Māori youth navigate and heal from challenges. Audio
Writer's long Covid inspires dark, comic novel
For Kate Weinberg, long Covid felt like a "full body poisoning". Writing her latest novel helped her recover. Audio
Superstar food blogger Nagi Maehashi on her new cookbook
RecipeTin Eats is the brainchild of Australian food blogger Nagi Maehashi. The food blog gets half a billion hits a year, and features over 1500 recipes. Audio
Feature interview: the word master
For more than 25 years author, speaker and etymologist Anu Garg has shared his love of words. Audio
The Maori art vandal
Dutch artist Theo Schoon is remembered as a controversial figure in the history of New Zealand art. Audio
How to whip up your very own Kai Feast
A new cookbook features recipes interwoven with stories of traditional Māori gathering and notes on foraging and using native herbs. Audio
The truth is out there? Inside the secret history of UFOs
When it comes to UFO sightings, both true-blue believers and die-hard debunkers believe the truth is out there, science historian Greg Eghigian says. Video, Audio
Biographer on the Prince doco we won't see
Prince is one of the few remaining 80s superstars whose story remains a mystery, yet their estate is preventing the release of a Netflix documentary. A new edition of Prince: The Man and His Music by… Audio
Kai Feast: recipes from the maunga to the moana
Christall Lowe's new cookbook Kai Feast is out now - full of recipes, inter-woven with stories of traditional gathering and feasting and tips on cooking for a crowd. Audio
Harriet Constable: Forgotten women who shaped classical music
Harriet Constable's debut novel was inspired by the true story of an orphan who was a musical prodigy and student of one of the great Baroque composer, Antonio Vivaldi. Audio
Greg Eghigian: The history of UFOs
An expert on the history of the abnormal and the paranormal, Professor Greg Eghigian tells us about his latest, eye-opening research. Audio
