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Nights — 230 episodes

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1

Out Lately with Finn Johansson

2

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

3

Who was Robin Hood?

4

Christchurch School of Music finds forever home

5

No Boundaries, Just Blisters

6

Encore! A love letter to live music

7

How to keep your house warm

8

The Good Sex Project is back again

9

European correspondent Christian Smith

10

Wellington's building problem

11

All about The Southern Hemisphere Fiction 100

12

How do we keep our data safe?

13

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

14

Celebrating Jules Topp

15

Best in fiction, poetry and non-fiction showcased in 2026 New Voices of Aotearoa list

16

Meet the New Zealander spending three months at NASA

17

Shower Thoughts: Why is there no direction in space?

18

Student debaters to represent New Zealand at international competition

19

Could Aotearoa be the new 'Singapore of the South Pacific'?

20

The secrets of the deep sea and why we need to protect it

21

Sports with Ben Strang

22

Small Histories of New Zealand with Emma Kay

23

Colin Peacock on surprise editor appointment at The Post

24

Should we be able to take politicians at their word?

25

Out Lately with Finn Johansson

26

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

27

The Weird Horror Film Festival is back

28

The fight to save The Gypsy Tea Room

29

Humans prefer to walk counterclockwise but we don't know why

30

Sports with Ben Strang

31

Small Histories with Emma Kay

32

Out Lately with Finn Johansson

33

Shortcuts with Dan Slevin

34

National Bowling Championship takes off this weekend

35

Fifty-plus years in brass bands recognised

36

The Auckland man betting the house on football - literally

37

Weight training linked to longer life, study finds

38

The science behind the Coca-Cola and Mentos experiment

39

What happens when a few companies control the market?

40

Four NZ MPs banned from China for one year after Taiwan visit

41

Google wants to release 32 million mosquitoes - but there's a catch

42

What does late night eating do to your teeth?

43

European correspondent Christian Smith

44

Inside the silent book clubs

45

Is New Zealand happy going nowhere?

46

How do queens choose their drag name?

47

Does poetry have to rhyme?

48

Shower Thoughts: Is it bad to eat late at night?

49

AI boom or AI bubble?

50

Why is Pauline Hanson polling so well?

51

Should NZ revisit its nuclear-free policy?

52

Out Lately with Finn Johansson

53

Shortcuts with Dan Slevin

54

How Tim Payne became a viral sensation

55

This Weekend: NZ Scrabble Championship

56

Traitors winner Sam Smith on the art of lying

57

Glen Moffatt heads to Hands of Fame

58

Life on the left side

59

How Cricket is growing in Japan

60

Budget 2026 is here

61

Mouse plague overwhelming Western Australia

62

Julia de Bres on British insults

63

Branding the Harbour Bridge

64

Budget Day is almost here

65

The case for the Irish goodbye

66

Shower Thoughts: Does IQ really matter?

67

Meet the GP behind the one-woman show

68

How do we keep kids safe online? Not with a social media ban

69

Australia's social media ban leaves gap in young people's access to news

70

Sports with Ben Strang

71

Theatre director Dan Bain on the challenge of adapting Homer's Odyssey

72

Another day, another literary AI scandal

73

A tale of two visits to Beijing

74

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

75

The rise of professional football in Aotearoa

76

The life of a chimney sweep

77

Townhouses are selling at a loss

78

How do you cast the next James Bond?

79

The great mongoose dodge

80

Are we pushing kids too hard in sport?

81

Is our governance system outdated?

82

Goodshirt frontman nominated for prestigious art award

83

Are you choosing the red button or the blue button?

84

European correspondent Christian Smith

85

Arsenal's finally gone and done it

86

What we know about the latest Ebola outbreak

87

Inside Parliament with Barry Soper's new book

88

Shower Thoughts: How do we get stolen art back?

89

Are patient consent laws making it harder to train doctors?

90

Fresh budget cuts battering the capital

91

Why are so many men being told they have low testosterone?

92

Sports with Ben Strang

93

Small Histories with Emma Kay

94

Meet the newly crowned women’s stone skimming champion

95

Is it worthwhile increasing banking sector competition?

96

Out Lately with Finn Johansson

97

Shortcuts with Dan Slevin

98

This Weekend: Wellington Phoenix women take on Melbourne City

99

Do we absorb information better on paper or screens?

100

Pet consent ruling likely to influence future cases

101

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

102

The Auckland statue at the centre of a Japan–Korea dispute

103

Is it ok to ever use someone else's toothbrush?

104

The lavender breeder putting New Zealand on the map

105

Bringing prehistoric giants back to life

106

Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship sparks international investigation

107

Meet the first professor of women in sport

108

European correspondent Christian Smith

109

A quick crash course in comets, meteors and shooting stars

110

New citizenship test raises questions about national identity

111

What Actually Makes Us Kiwi?

112

Shower Thought: Why are children so bendy?

113

ANZ loses landmark class action over loan error

114

Do we need an overseas voice to judge our best books?

115

What if Ozempic could do more than just weight loss?

116

What’s living in Chernobyl 40 years later?

117

Small Histories with Emma Kay

118

May the 4th be with you — Star Wars Day is here

119

Silence from Labour as election clock ticks down

120

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

121

Digging into Aotearoa’s past: Archaeology Week begins

122

The legendary Suzy Cato brings You and Me back

123

Chasing aliens: What's really out there?

124

Billy T nominee Joel Vinsen takes his offbeat comedy on the road

125

What really happens when you go under anaesthesia?

126

Helen Clark on Luxon–Peters coalition tensions

127

A quest for 372 Kelvins

128

European correspondent Christian Smith

129

Julia de Bres on silence

130

El Niño is on the way. What can we expect?

131

Out Lately with Finn Johansson

132

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

133

The story behind ‘Len’: a musical tribute to a wartime grandfather

134

The story behind Brass Monkey Hut

135

Journalist reveals secret WWII roles of New Zealand servicemen

136

Auckland agency asks clients to ‘sign’ blood oath in bold new campaign

137

Old cassette leads to powerful family discovery in new RNZ podcast

138

Can AI build a career? One journalist’s unconventional job hunt

139

Should schools be exempt from Official Information Act requests?

140

Can You Erase a Man Like Imran Khan?

141

European correspondent Christian Smith

142

Cross-lease property ruling could reshape homeowner rights

143

Why psychedelics are back on the medical research table

144

Shower Thoughts: Is the chance of having a boy or a girl baby actually just a 50/50 chance?

145

Industry plant claims resurface as Geese digital marketing campaigns come to light

146

Luxon faces leadership questions after caucus meeting as speculation swirls over National unity

147

Wisden Almanack 2026 released as editor raises concerns over cricket politics

148

Sports with Richard Irvine

149

Small Histories with Emma Kay

150

Positive signs in fight against yellow-legged hornet pest

151

State of emergency declared in Wellington

152

Out Lately with Finn Johansson

153

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

154

Kauri Gum photographic exhibition takes place in Auckland

155

This Weekend: Pro Wrestling

156

Entertainment giant Live Nation found operating illegally as a monopoly

157

Celebrity status and political ambition

158

Hats, Status, and Social Rules

159

Enhanced Games raises questions over future of elite sport

160

Who IS the father?

161

Kiwi founded shoe company Allbirds pivots to AI

162

European correspondent Christian Smith

163

Julia de Bres.on the language of the 'manosphere'

164

Amendment to remove Trump ‘a long shot’

165

How do you absolutely, positively kill a well-resourced capital city?

166

Can a fuel crisis accelerate electrification?

167

Shower Thoughts: How does radio actually work?

168

What would happen if you threw a coin off the Sky Tower?

169

History is made at the Sydney Royal Easter Show dog competition

170

Are we becoming a nation of strangers?

171

Are we heading towards a new kind of 'Space Race?'

172

Sports with Richard Irvine

173

How long should a bath towel last?

174

Could private finance help solve our flood protection challenges?

175

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

176

This Weekend: Only Fools and Horses

177

The joy of older technologies

178

Civil Defence on staying safe as Cyclone Vaianu approaches

179

Latest from MetService ahead of Cyclone Vaianu

180

Hollywood blockbuster highlights the wahine Māori behind famous waiata

181

Historian on new evidence in the notorious Bill Sutch spy case

182

Politics with Natalia Albert

183

New Zealand's least reliable cars revealed

184

How to forecast a cyclone

185

Could this be the cheapest bus route to travel in New Zealand?

186

Sociolinguist Julia de Bres on cool German words

187

European correspondent Christian Smith

188

The mathematical model explaining why the car you passed always returns

189

Al Gillespie on Trump's Madman Theory with Iran

190

Why All the President’s Men is as relevant as it was 50 years ago

191

Shower Thoughts: What happens when my phone call is recorded for training purposes?

192

'Distinctly Australian' audio added to film and sound archive

193

What's behind the bizarre AI fruit drama trend?

194

The world and New Zealand's place in it

195

This Weekend: The famous carnival at the Easter Show

196

The significance of the Artemis moon mission

197

National Youth Drama School celebrates 35 years

198

The case against the IOC rule change over transgender athletes

199

European correspondent Christian Smith

200

Midweek Mediawatch

201

What will a ban on greyhound racing mean for the gambling industry?

202

Former Olympian and NZ Chef de Mission speaks out on new gender rules

203

Shower Thoughts: How do you review an album?

204

The pros and cons of single-sex state schools

205

Investigative journalist on quashing of David Tamihere's double-murder convictions

206

Sports with Richard Irvine

207

Willow shortage prompts change in cricket bat rules

208

Call for free public transport to ease fuel demand

209

Clean Up Begins in Far North

210

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

211

The Weekend: Phyllis Symons grave visit at Karori Cemetery

212

The Secret Behind 30 Years of Theatre Success

213

The book club for men

214

The mysterious broadcast which started after the first US and Israeli strikes on Iran

215

Politics with Natalia Albert

216

Meta and Google found liable in social media addiction trial

217

Far North weather update

218

European correspondent Christian Smith

219

Midweek Mediawatch

220

Will in-person exams put a stop to AI cheating?

221

After Oscar Success Is It Time We Took Horror Seriously

222

Why is American Butter White?

223

Shower Thoughts with Chlöe Swarbrick and Chris Penk

224

Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure

225

Are Drones the Future of Warfare?

226

The Impact of Screen Time in Bed on Young Adults

227

Sports with Richard Irvine

228

Small Histories with Emma Kay

229

When House Plants Go Rogue

230

Can Treasury Hold its Nerve During the Oil Crisis?