Podcast Episodes

Andrew Dickens: What would happen if Trump destroyed Iran?

Midday today, our time, is the deadline set by President Trump for the reopening of the Straits of Hormuz. Failure to do so will apparently be punish…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Andrew Dickens: How many hours of childcare is too much?

A major new Australian study tracking more than 270,000 children has found that long hours in childcare — especially more than 40 hours a week — are …

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Clare Gunn: dermoscopist on the new technology set to help improve cancer screenings

New technology promises to speed up the process in checking for skin cancer, and it's set to take the pressure off the health system.

Skinscape 360's…

7 months ago

Andrew Dickens: Is there a magic age before we start worrying about peoples health?

I want to start with the story of Jacquie Kidd. Jacquie's a former nurse who's spent more than 20 years researching Māori health inequities. She is t…

7 months ago

Todd Stephenson: ACT MP questions the use of the Major Events Fund on a clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Auckland FC

An ACT MP is questioning the spending of taxpayer money on a football match.   

The Government's supporting a clash between English Premier League cl…

7 months ago

Andrew Dickens: Is it time to split electricity gentailers?

Here we are in the middle of autumn, or is it the start of another winter of discontent? Because April the 1st is the time of scheduled price increas…

7 months ago

Kerre Woodham: It's the economy, stupid

"It's the economy, stupid," is a catchphrase that means the primary concern of American voters is the state of the American economy and how that econ…

7 months ago

Kerre Woodham: NZ First are off to a strong start with their campaign

New Zealand First is ramping up its campaigning with an election fast approaching. They announced that if they have any say in the matter, if they fo…

7 months, 1 week ago

Kerre Woodham: Chris Hipkins has got to go

The former Prime Minister, the former Health Minister, the leader of the Labour Party has to go. His position is simply untenable. Chris Hipkins has …

7 months, 1 week ago

Kerre Woodham: The Fisheries Amendment Bill – time to go back to the drawing board?

I doubt there'll be many people out on the water —certainly not in the upper North Island on the East Coast— but the next time you go out, let me kno…

7 months, 1 week ago