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A wide variety of conversations with expert guests recorded in front of audiences around Aotearoa.
"Fizziology is phun"
42 mins; March 17, 2024
Exploring extraterrestrial life with Kathleen Campbell
39 mins; March 12, 2024
Six tributes to the writer Katherine Mansfield
43 mins; October 10, 2023
Monty Soutar on KÄwai - his bestselling novel about pre-colonial MÄori life
48 mins; October 03, 2023
Dr Que Mai Nguyen Phan on her latest novel about Vietnam, Dust Child
51 mins; September 26, 2023
Dame Gaylene Preston on a life making movies
45 mins; September 19, 2023
Richard Fidler on Baghdad during Islamās Golden Age
51 mins; September 12, 2023
The Morality of AI, with Toby Walsh
51 mins; September 05, 2023
Three Booker Prizewinners on the Booker Ride
51 mins; September 03, 2023
The USA writer Colson Whitehead talks to Kim Hill
51 mins; August 27, 2023
Louisa Lim on Hong Kong
49 mins; August 27, 2023
The UK writer William Sitwell discusses a life of writing about food
51 mins; August 15, 2023
Dr. Mahdis Azarmandi from the University of Canterbury examines racism and anti-racism
48 mins; August 01, 2023
Prof. Jack Heinemann from the University of Canterbury on the rise of antibiotic resistance
44 mins; July 25, 2023
Assoc. Prof. Elsamari Botha explores the future of AI and ChatGPT in business
50 mins; July 18, 2023
Kim Hill talks to five experts about food safety in Aotearoa/New Zealand
51 mins; July 16, 2023
Prof. Ekant Veer from the University of Canterbury on the nature of online trolling
50 mins; July 11, 2023
Cheryl Brown and Kathryn MacCallum explore the digital lives of young New Zealanders
48 mins; July 04, 2023
Prof. Simon Kingham from the University of Canterbury explores whatās going on with transport in Aotearoa/NZ
45 mins; June 27, 2023
The University of Canterbury glaciologist Heather Purdie explains why glaciers are a barometer of climate change.
41 mins; June 18, 2023
The University of Canterbury economist Stephen Hickson talks about inflation
49 mins; June 13, 2023
Nguyen Phan Que Mai: Vietnamese stories behind the war
32 mins; March 31, 2023
Dame Fiona Kidman talks about reading in the 2022 Read NZ Te Pou Muramura PÄnui
37 mins; November 15, 2022
Dr Melani Anae looks at what the Polynesian Panthers protest group achieved
51 mins; October 19, 2022
Auckland University astrophysicist Jan Eldridge explains how dying stars have created the building blocks for life on Earth
44 mins; October 10, 2022
Law lecturer Dr Guy Fiti Sinclair analyses different theories about who rules the world
45 mins; October 04, 2022
Dr Anna Brooks on the looming crisis of Long Covid
49 mins; September 27, 2022
Dr Angus Campbell on the pitfalls of design dominated by data
34 mins; September 20, 2022
Dr Kiri Dell on what MÄori and PÄkehÄ need to consider in their te reo MÄori journey
28 mins; September 15, 2022
Architectural lecturer Julie Stout explores how Aucklandās urban design could get better
40 mins; September 06, 2022
Assoc. Prof Peter Saxton on whether itās possible to keep the supply of blood safe without excluding men who have sex with men
51 mins; August 30, 2022
Why are the shelves bare? Prof. Tava Olsen looks at whatās going on with the worldās supply chains
49 mins; August 21, 2022
Charlotte Yates explores turning poetry into music at the 2021 Going West Literary Festival
51 mins; August 14, 2022
Karlo Mila and Daren Kamali perform a rich selection of their poetry at the 2021 Going West Literary Festival
33 mins; August 02, 2022
A Clear Dawn: New Asian Voices from Aotearoa New Zealand discussed at the Verb Readers and Writers Festival 2021
39 mins; July 17, 2022
Kyle Mewburn discusses her memoir Faking It at the Verb Readers and Writers Festival 2021
42 mins; July 03, 2022
Clare Moleta discusses her novel Unsheltered at the Verb Readers and Writers Festival 2021
44 mins; June 21, 2022
RenĆ©e looks back on a life devoted to reading in the 2021 Read NZ Te Pou Muramura PÄnui
43 mins; June 12, 2022
Word of mouth is analysed by Marketing expert Assoc. Prof. Bodo Lang
50 mins; June 08, 2022
DNA expert advocates mapping the genome of every child born in New Zealand ā for their future health
46 mins; May 31, 2022
Wine expert Ali Lowrey on what affects a wineās composition ā soil, weather and chemistry ā but above all, climate change
39 mins; May 23, 2022
Brain disease researcher Dr Helen Murray on the risks of contact sports concussion
48 mins; May 17, 2022
Assoc. Prof Matheson Russell on how democracies could become more, well, democratic
52 mins; May 10, 2022
Prof Andrew Shelling on how genetic testing helps predict disease
51 mins; May 01, 2022
Alison Jones on Being PÄkehÄ at Word Christchurch 2021
50 mins; April 26, 2022
NgÄi Tahu leader TÄ Mark Solomon at Word Christchurch 2021
51 mins; April 11, 2022
Two crime writers talk about their craft at Word Christchurch 2021
46 mins; April 10, 2022
Two experts talk about the climate crisis with Kim Hill at Word Christchurch 2021
51 mins; March 23, 2022
Five Adventurous Women discuss their very different lives at Word Christchurch 2021
52 mins; March 22, 2022
Former Tampa refugee Abbas Nazari at Word Christchurch 2021
51 mins; March 01, 2022
Scottish crime writer Ian Rankin at Word Christchurch 2021
52 mins; February 22, 2022
Matt and Sarah Brown discuss how to change menās lives at Word Christchurch 2021
51 mins; February 16, 2022
Helen Kellyās biographer discusses her life at Word Christchurch 2021
52 mins; February 13, 2022
Ben Brown delivers the Margaret Mahy Memorial Lecture at Word Christchurch 2021
42 mins; February 02, 2022
Voices in the Air: Sarah Johnston on 100 years of radio
57 mins; November 18, 2021
Prof. Peter OāConnor on how education can respond to terrorism
47 mins; October 06, 2021
Assoc. Prof. Mike Lee provides a marketerās insights into vaccine hesitancy
48 mins; September 26, 2021
Siouxsie Wiles on Covid-19, conspiracies and a life in science, at the 2021 NZ International Science Festival
51 mins; September 15, 2021
A panel of experts at the 2021 NZ International Science Festival on gene editing, mÄtauranga MÄori and pest control
50 mins; September 07, 2021
Angler Dougal Rillstone and surfer Derek Morrison on being in wild places, at the 2021 Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival
50 mins; August 31, 2021
Four MÄori scholars discuss what itās like to teach and study in the university, at the 2021 Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival
40 mins; August 24, 2021
Jared Savage and Steve Braunias discuss crime writing at the 2021 Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival
48 mins; August 17, 2021
Becky Manawatu discusses her novel AuÄ at the 2021 Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival
46 mins; August 10, 2021
HG Parry on her alternative history novel A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians at the 2021 Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival
44 mins; August 04, 2021
The eminent author Witi Ihimaera talks at the 2021 Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival
47 mins; July 26, 2021
A panel discussion at Creative Matakana considers how the visual arts world has changed since 2019
42 mins; July 19, 2021
A Wanaka Festival of Colour panel discussion about taxes - good, bad and inevitable
50 mins; July 12, 2021
A panel discussion about how democracy can be improved, at the 2021 Wanaka Festival of Colour
51 mins; July 05, 2021
A trans-Tasman panel explores how e-commerce can reduce its environmental footprint
52 mins; June 30, 2021
Auckland Universityās Prof. Frank Bloomfield on research into premature babies
51 mins; June 17, 2021
Auckland Universityās Assoc. Prof Katie Fitzpatrick on the state of health and sex education
44 mins; June 17, 2021
Auckland Universityās Dr Suresh Muthukumaraswamy on research into the therapeutic uses of psychedelic drugs
44 mins; June 08, 2021
Auckland Universityās Dr Jemaima Tiatia-Seath reflects on her career as a leading Pasifika academic
37 mins; June 03, 2021
Auckland University researcher discusses how safe vaping actually is
39 mins; May 26, 2021
Dr Nicholas Rattenbury on how life might be discovered on alien worlds
45 mins; May 18, 2021
Assoc.Prof. Scott Optican on how legal police stings are in New Zealand
51 mins; May 15, 2021
Five writers read their letters to Katherine Mansfield at Word Christchurch 2020
51 mins; April 27, 2021
Pip Adam talks about her novel Nothing to See at Word Christchurch 2020
42 mins; April 21, 2021
The Lilburn Lecture 2019
51 mins; April 12, 2021
Eileen Merriman and Carl Shuker talk medical misadventure at Word Christchurch 2020
47 mins; April 11, 2021
Leading poet Bill Manhire talks to John Campbell at Word Christchurch 2020
49 mins; April 07, 2021
Laura Jean McKay and Philip Armstrong discuss animals in literature at Word Christchurch 2020
45 mins; March 25, 2021
Cookbook writer Annabel Langbein talks about her life at Word Christchurch 2020
50 mins; March 15, 2021
Mosque attack survivor Farid Ahmed talks at the Word Christchurch festival
51 mins; February 25, 2021
Elizabeth Knox discusses The Absolute Book at the Word Christchurch festival
51 mins; February 23, 2021
Three more authors at the Word Christchurch festival read original stories about courage
51 mins; February 03, 2021
Three authors at the Word Christchurch festival read original stories about courage
46 mins; February 03, 2021
A panel discussion at the Word Christchurch festival involving four adventurous women
48 mins; December 23, 2020
Ben Brown delivers the 2020 Read NZ PÄnui on youth justice and the power of words
50 mins; December 09, 2020
Karyn Hay looks at both the challenges and rewards for a New Zealand musician in her 2020 Lilburn Lecture
38 mins; November 03, 2020
Three experts discuss the role of photonics in measuring climate change
52 mins; October 29, 2020
National, Labour, Greens candidates discuss arts policies for the 2020 General Election
51 mins; October 07, 2020
Julia Roberts presents a world-wide media event ā Nations United ā on the UNās development goals
32 mins; September 24, 2020
John Bluck explores a life-long love of the movies in New Zealand
49 mins; August 19, 2020
John Bluck reads his series of essays about the pleasures of mowing the lawn
39 mins; August 03, 2020
Assoc. Prof Siouxsie Wiles on howĀ glowing superbugs can help develop new medicines to fight infection
51 mins; July 26, 2020
Prof. Darl Kolb considers the impact of working from home during the Covid-19 lockdown
46 mins; July 26, 2020
An Atlas of Aotearoa is discussed by a panel at the 2020 NZ Festival of the Arts
32 mins; July 11, 2020
A year after the Christchurch terror attacks, a panel discussion considers the state of racism in NZ
46 mins; July 04, 2020
Cardiac surgeon Samer Nashef discusses The Angina Monologues at the 2020 New Zealand Arts Festival
51 mins; May 19, 2020
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