Podcasts
Pulling young Kiwis into the loop with news
Younger Kiwis have been turning away from traditional news media outlets and bulletins for years, and the media they’re using most heavily have little news. But podcast listening is growing fast among… Audio
Podcast Critic: Ellie Jay
RNZ First Up Producer, Ellie Jay, reviews The Thing About Pam, The Trojan Horse Affair and Fake Psychic. Audio
Podcast Critic: Alix Higby
RNZ Afternoons producer, Alix Higby, has been listening to a podcast on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders called America's Girls. Audio
Podcast Critic: Caitlin Cherry
Caitlin Cherry discusses two podcasts she's been listening to: This is Actually Happening - from Wondery Bed of Lies Season 2 - by the Telegraph. Audio
Top business podcast created by best friends in Auckland
Last month, the podcast topping the charts in the popular business category in the US and Canada was -- unexpectedly -- created by two best friends recording from their Auckland bedrooms. Girls That… Audio
RNZ Nights Launches New Podcast
RNZ is partnering with The MacDiarmid Institute to launch a new podcast for science-fiction fans. Nicola Gaston, co-director of the MacDiarmid Institute, joins us. Audio
Podcast Critic with Paul Bushnell
Paul Bushnell talks about two different approaches to script for a medium which usually tries to conceal the fact that what you're hearing may be written down: The Curious Cases of Rutherford Fry The… Audio
The Kiwi investors behind a top business podcast
The biggest business podcast in the US right now is actually recorded out of the makeshift home studios of two everyday Auckland investors. Audio
Podcast Critic: Justine Murray
Justine Murray reviews the 'Operator' podcast, which is about the 1-900 'hotlines' craze in the states in the early 1990s. Audio
Podcast Critic: Ellie Jay
Today RNZ producer Ellie Jay talks about podcasts, Not past it, Anna Faris is Unqualified and I can't believe it's not Buddha. Audio
Music-related podcasts to listen to over summer
Looking for some fresh music podcasts to listen to over summer? The host of RNZ's Music 101 has you sorted.
Podcast Critic: Paul Bushnell
Today RNZ's Paul Bushnell talks about two journalistic podcasts which are completely different in form from each other. He's covering The Long Read from Stuff and Intrigue - Tunnel 29 produced by the… Audio
Podcast Critic: Paul Bushnell
This week Paul Bushnell talks about two competing podcasts which are covering the same live event, which is unfolding in the coming months: the trial of Elizabeth Holmes, an entrepreneur who was once… Audio
Podcast Critic: Ellie Jay
Today Ellie reviews Also Day X from the New York Times and Cuddle Club, a weekly podcast by Lou Sanders. Audio
Podcast Critic: Alix Higby
Afternoons producer Alix Higby joins Jesse on air to share a Jamie Loftus podcast special, including My Year in Mensa and Lolita. Audio
Podcast Critic: Caitlin Cherry
Caitlin talks about podcasts 'Missing Crypto Queen' and 'Cautionary Tales'. Audio
Podcast Critic Paul Bushnell
Paul Bushnell talks about I’m not a Monster and Mark Steel’s in Town. Audio
Podcast Critic: Molly Jones
This week Molly Jones talks about the ABC podcast Ladies, We Need To Talk. Ladies, We Need To Talk" dives headfirst into the tricky topics we often avoid talking about, like our alcohol consumption… Audio
Podcast Critic: Alix Higby
Today the newest member of the Afternoons production team, Alix Higby, shares her thoughts on the podcasts she's been listening to. She talks to Jesse about Spectacle: An Unscripted History of Reality… Audio