Smart, in-depth and relentlessly curious, host Kathryn Ryan dives into the stories shaping New Zealand and its people. Interviews and expert analysis from around the world and at home. It’s where big ideas are unpacked and everyday life explored.
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Smart, in-depth and relentlessly curious, host Kathryn Ryan dives into the stories shaping New Zealand and its people. Interviews and expert analysis from around the world and at home. It’s where big ideas are unpacked and everyday life explored.
Episodes
22255-
Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
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Fri, 08 May 2026
22254-
Friday funnies
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Fri, 08 May 2026
22253-
Around the motu: Ian Allen in Marlborough
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Fri, 08 May 2026
22252-
Book review: Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry
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Fri, 08 May 2026
22251-
Abe's Bagels sold for undisclosed sum
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Fri, 08 May 2026
22250-
Richard Shaw's books on his journey to understand colonisation
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Fri, 08 May 2026
22249-
Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
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Fri, 08 May 2026
22248-
Restoring Wellington's largest stream system
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Fri, 08 May 2026
22247-
Is owning a rental property still worth it?
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Fri, 08 May 2026
22246-
Tackling ED waiting times in with a surgical assessment unit
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Fri, 08 May 2026
22245-
Screentime: The Devil Wears Prada 2, Widow's Bay, and more
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Thu, 07 May 2026
22244-
How grandparents are vital for the wellbeing of our mokopuna
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Thu, 07 May 2026
22243-
Tech: Landline comeback, China to protect jobs from AI
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Thu, 07 May 2026
22242-
Around the motu: Jesse Archer in Taupo
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Thu, 07 May 2026
22241-
Book review: Departure (s) by Julian Barnes
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Thu, 07 May 2026
22240-
Filmmaker follows in mother's footsteps with debut feature
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Thu, 07 May 2026
22239-
UK: Local elections, hate crime up, two pubs a day close
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Thu, 07 May 2026
22238-
Nelson Gallery shop stops stocking the work of 40 local artists
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Thu, 07 May 2026
22237-
Young people struggling with living costs and digital pressure
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Thu, 07 May 2026
22236-
Science: Hindenburg's impact on hydrogen
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Wed, 06 May 2026
22235-
Lauren Keenan's latest historical fiction work
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Wed, 06 May 2026
22234-
Unemployment down to 5.3 per cent
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Wed, 06 May 2026
22233-
Around the motu: Alexa Cook in Hawke's Bay
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Wed, 06 May 2026
22232-
Book review : Other People's Bodies by Megan Nicol Reed
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Wed, 06 May 2026
22231-
Biotech CEO on how the industry can survive distrust