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Saturday listener feedback
11:59 AM.Saturday Morning listener feedback. Audio
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Once bittern twice shy: backing an under-bird
11:50 AM.The announcement of Bird of the Century has been delayed to Wednesday, following a massive influx of votes, thanks in large part to British-American talk show host John Oliver. Over 300,000 votes have… Read more Audio
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Mary Beard: ruling the Roman Empire
11:06 AM.As a television and radio presenter, prolific and best selling author, classicist Dame Mary Beard has acquired celebrity status. The author of more than 20 books including Pompeii, SPQR and Women &… Read more Audio
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The natural hazards in your neighbourhood
10:45 AM.GNS principal scientist Graham Leonard looks into why we choose to live where we live, and what the risks are. Graham has recently taken over at GNS as Natural Hazards and Risk Theme Leader. He talks… Read more Audio
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Why Clementine Ford thinks women should untie the knot
10:06 AM.Why do so many women still believe a successful life involves being chosen by a man? That's the question being interrogated by high-profile Australian feminist author and podcaster Clementine Ford in… Read more Audio
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Isaac Heron: from foster care to Oxford University
9:43 AM.Isaac Heron was in contact with the foster care system since he was a baby. He was placed in care at six years old before finding a permanent foster home at the age of 8. These experiences fuel his… Read more Audio
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Bradley Walsh: Chasing his dreams
9:08 AM.English actor, comedian, singer and TV presenter Bradley Walsh is back on set at ITV filming new episodes of The Chase - the beloved and wildly popular quiz show he helped devise. Kim catches up with… Read more Audio
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Naomi Klein and the other Naomi
8:10 AM.In her new book Doppelganger, Canadian writer Naomi Klein explores conspiracy culture alongside the complicated behaviour of someone she views as her own doppelganger – Naomi Wolf. For over a decade… Read more Audio
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Organic gardener Kath Irvine: summer fruit tips
11:35 AM.Summer fruits such as grapes, currants and berries are at the stage where they need care and attention to ensure an abundant harvest. Tackling pests and diseases, thinning fruit trees, and feeding are… Read more Audio
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Nonnita Rees: Robert Lord's Diaries
11:05 AM.Hailed as one of NZ's first internationally successful playwrights, Robert Lord divided his life between provincial New Zealand and the hedonism of life as a gay man in New York in the 1970s and 80s… Read more Audio
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Anna Smaill on her new novel Bird Life
10:40 AM.New Zealand writer Anna Smaill's first novel The Chimes made the Man Booker Prize long list in 2015. She's just released Bird Life, an exploration of madness and what it's like to experience the world… Read more Audio
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Filmmaker Rosie Morris on the reality of deepfake porn
10:40 AM.In the short doco My Blonde GF, British writer Helen Mort talks about discovering her face has been used in fake images posted on a porn site. The huge surge in deepfake and revenge porn images –… Read more Video, Audio
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Engineering immune cells to kill cancer
9:05 AM.Results have been released for Malaghan Institute's ground-breaking CAR T-cell cancer therapy trial, and they are promising. The therapy reprogrammes a patient's own immune cells to recognise and kill… Read more Audio
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Ana Swanson: can container ships ever be green?
8:45 AM.The Laura Maersk, launched in September, is the first cargo ship to set sail with a green methanol engine. It's a significant milestone in the industry's efforts to lower its global greenhouse gas… Read more Audio
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Spencer Ackerman: are America's 9/11 mistakes being repeated?
8:10 AM.Comparisons between 9/11 and the October 7th Hamas attacks on Israel have repeatedly been drawn. As the Israel-Hamas war enters its fourth week, President Biden has warned Israel not to repeat the… Read more Audio
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Feedback for 28 October 2023
11:55 AM.Feedback for 28 October 2023. Audio
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Megan Dunn: the private life of public sculpture
11:47 AM.Author and art writer Megan Dunn celebrates artworks often hidden in plain sight. From Wellington's bucket fountain, to Llew Summers' majestic maternal nudes, public art comes in all shapes and sizes… Read more Audio
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Robyn Davidson: an Unfinished Woman
11:08 AM.Internationally bestselling Australian author Robyn Davidson's new memoir Unfinished Woman delves into her past to investigate time and memory, asking how can we learn to be 'at home everywhere'? A… Read more Audio
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Smiling about his boys: Kevin Barrett
10:45 AM.Veteran Taranaki rugby player Kevin 'Smiley' Barrett has three sons playing in the Rugby World Cup final against the Springboks tomorrow. So how is he, and mum Robyn feeling ahead of Jordie, Beauden… Read more Audio
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Chuck D rapping lyrical
10:06 AM.2023 marks the 50th anniversary of hip hop, a cultural and political movement that started in the Bronx and went global. As a founding member and main MC for Public Enemy, Chuck D was a pioneer of the… Read more Video, Audio
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Jesmyn Ward: the hell of American slavery
9:29 AM.Two-time US National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward's latest novel Let Us Descend tackles the hellish reality of life as a chattel slave. Modelled on Dante's Inferno, and based on extensive historical… Read more Audio
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Misophonia: when small noises are a big problem
9:07 AM.Does the sound of ticking clocks, noisy eating, or loud breathing cause you physical distress? If so, you may be one of every five people who suffer from misophonia. The condition can trigger… Read more Audio
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The Final countdown: Jeff Wilson
8:48 AM.Considered one of New Zealand's most gifted sports people of his generation, Jeff 'Goldie' Wilson lined up with the All Blacks the last time they faced the Springboks in a Rugby World Cup final, in… Read more Audio
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Bottled water, everywhere: Daniel Jaffee
8:12 AM.Bottled water is now a $300-billion global industry and the most consumed packaged drink. So why are we drinking so much of it and what's the environmental cost? Sociologist Daniel Jaffee explores… Read more Audio
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Toby Manhire: Election aftermath
11:40 AM.A week on from the General Election, editor-at-large at the Spinoff Toby Manhire reflects on lessons learned during the times of previous National and Labour opposition, with cautionary tales for… Read more Audio