Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe wicked problem of petroleum in our lives
Episode 1565
Petroleum is in everything from plumbing products to chocolate, so with the Strait of Hormuz blocked, industries face price hikes and folding project…
6 hours ago
No more government money for gangs
Episode 1564
'Not one cent' - National MP moves to cut taxpayer funding to gang-linked groups, but one critic calls it 'short-sighted' and argue there will be fal…
1 day, 6 hours ago
Record fleet for solo trans-Tasman yacht race
Episode 1562
The Opua Cruising Club has taken over management for the iconic event, and it's promising to be bigger and better than ever
The oldest competitor in …
2 days, 6 hours ago
From inmate to influencer - Dave Letele Snr is turning lives around
Episode 1563
It's a second chance for criminals, which Letele says is really their first chance, given the life many of them were born into
A new documentary shin…
4 days, 6 hours ago
What Artemis has done for the future of human life in space
Episode 1561
A 'permanent presence' on the moon is only a few years away, and Mars maybe a decade behind that - but that doesn't mean it's time to sell your house…
5 days, 6 hours ago
No baby boom, just doom and gloom
Episode 1560
Birth rates are falling globally, inspiring pro-natalist movements and government schemes to incentivise procreation - but it's not working
Countries…
6 days, 6 hours ago
A carbon Catch-22
Episode 1559
Little cellulose balls could be a big answer to burying carbon emissions - if there's proof they work. Getting that is proving difficult.
A company …
1 week ago
When the numbers don't add up
Episode 1558
Statistics are a vitally important tool to plan and inform government policy - but when they're wrong or misleading, trust is at risk
A former gover…
1 week, 1 day ago
Tamihere court decision puts the case back at square one
Episode 1557
Almost 40 years after two Swedish backpackers disappeared, David Tamihere has had his convictions quashed. A journalist calls it 'another example of …
1 week, 6 days ago
The resurrection of the Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme
Episode 1556
The Lake Onslow pumped hydro project could be back from the dead, with the "mega battery" that will cost billions, approved for the fast-track list b…
2 weeks ago