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Nights — 310 episodes

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The history of hoodies

2

Short-cuts with Dan Slevin

3

Danyl McLauchlan on political novels

4

The eye-watering cost of home ownership

5

Out Lately with Finn Johansson

6

Can you learn how to be funny?

7

The new dad survival guide

8

Exploring Dunedin one building at a time

9

Simon Lendrum returns with new book Burn Card

10

Short-cuts with Dan Slevin

11

Political/Philosophy with Natalia Albert

12

Why some songs hit us right in the feels

13

Is it time to cut back on insurance?

14

Slowing down on fast fashion

15

Live at the 2026 Pacific Music Awards

16

European correspondent Christian Smith

17

St James Theatre celebrates 90 years in Gore

18

Luxon lives to see another day as PM

19

Who will be the next UN Secretary-general?

20

What can volcanoes teach us about making the perfect espresso?

21

Foreign affairs with Anna Fifield

22

Do we need tighter rules for political ads?

23

Can Christopher Luxon survive as National's leader?

24

Is there a future for political cartooning?

25

Sports with Ben Strang

26

Teeth-brushing 101

27

Can cosmic rays interfere with computers?

28

Which way are voters leaning right now?

29

Out Lately with Finn Johansson

30

Jubilation Choir celebrates 25-year anniversary

31

How one knitting group got into trouble with the law

32

Ultimate frisbee takes off in NZ

33

Is Christchurch's CBD becoming a ghost town?

34

Who actually counts as the working class in 2026?

35

Shortcuts with Dan Slevin

36

Danyl McLauchlan on political novels

37

Can the arts survive the cuts?

38

What does the future of content creation look like?

39

The most beautiful word in the world

40

European correspondent Christian Smith

41

How to deal with differing political views

42

Fashion to die for

43

Why are some passports stronger than others?

44

Are we overusing antibiotics?

45

Judging the best pies in Aotearoa

46

Where do we draw the line on political protest?

47

Celebrating 30 years of Pokémon

48

Former coach on sweet success of Silver Ferns gold

49

Sports with Ben Strang

50

Small Histories with Emma Kay

51

Inspirational Principal Pat

52

Could a tax cut for pubs work in New Zealand?

53

Long Flight

54

Cockroaches

55

NZ skeptics

56

A New Chapter for Dunedin's University Book Shop

57

Inside Kiwi Fridges

58

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

59

Political/Philosophy with Natalia Albert

60

The Economics of Crossing the Ditch

61

European correspondent Christian Smith

62

Heading Pacifica

63

Bowel cancer on the rise for under-50s

64

Commonwealth games update

65

Shower Thoughts: How do streets get their numbers

66

Foreign Affairs with Anna Fifield

67

Railway Art

68

Greyhound racing ban

69

What happens if we actually discover aliens?

70

Small Histories with Emma Kay

71

The ins and outs of naming a baby

72

Small Histories with Emma Kay

73

Sports with Ben Strang

74

Small Histories with Emma Kay

75

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

76

Can We Hear A Smile?

77

Tristan Hughes brings The Ancients to Aotearoa

78

A new season for the Wāhine Warriors

79

Tongan Kiwi filmmaker on being invited to The Academy

80

The Extraordinary History of Mac n Cheese

81

The forgotten pioneering women of the New Zealand goldfields

82

Politics with Natalia Albert

83

Teen Life in Aotearoa Gets a Supernatural Twist

84

Out Lately with Finn Johansson

85

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

86

Who was Robin Hood?

87

Christchurch School of Music finds forever home

88

No Boundaries, Just Blisters

89

Encore! A love letter to live music

90

How to keep your house warm

91

The Good Sex Project is back again

92

Wellington's building problem

93

All about The Southern Hemisphere Fiction 100

94

How do we keep our data safe?

95

Small Histories with Emma Kay

96

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

97

Celebrating Jules Topp

98

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

99

Meet the New Zealander spending three months at NASA

100

Shower Thoughts: Why is there no direction in space?

101

Student debaters to represent New Zealand at international competition

102

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

103

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

104

Sports with Ben Strang

105

Small Histories of New Zealand with Emma Kay

106

Colin Peacock on surprise editor appointment at The Post

107

Should we be able to take politicians at their word?

108

Out Lately with Finn Johansson

109

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

110

The Weird Horror Film Festival is back

111

The fight to save The Gypsy Tea Room

112

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

113

Sports with Ben Strang

114

Small Histories with Emma Kay

115

Out Lately with Finn Johansson

116

Shortcuts with Dan Slevin

117

National Bowling Championship takes off this weekend

118

Fifty-plus years in brass bands recognised

119

The Auckland man betting the house on football - literally

120

Weight training linked to longer life, study finds

121

The science behind the Coca-Cola and Mentos experiment

122

What happens when a few companies control the market?

123

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

124

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

125

What does late night eating do to your teeth?

126

European correspondent Christian Smith

127

Inside the silent book clubs

128

Is New Zealand happy going nowhere?

129

How do queens choose their drag name?

130

Does poetry have to rhyme?

131

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

132

AI boom or AI bubble?

133

Why is Pauline Hanson polling so well?

134

Should NZ revisit its nuclear-free policy?

135

Out Lately with Finn Johansson

136

Shortcuts with Dan Slevin

137

How Tim Payne became a viral sensation

138

This Weekend: NZ Scrabble Championship

139

Traitors winner Sam Smith on the art of lying

140

Glen Moffatt heads to Hands of Fame

141

Life on the left side

142

How Cricket is growing in Japan

143

Budget 2026 is here

144

Mouse plague overwhelming Western Australia

145

Julia de Bres on British insults

146

Branding the Harbour Bridge

147

Budget Day is almost here

148

The case for the Irish goodbye

149

Shower Thoughts: Does IQ really matter?

150

Meet the GP behind the one-woman show

151

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

152

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

153

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

154

Another day, another literary AI scandal

155

A tale of two visits to Beijing

156

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

157

The rise of professional football in Aotearoa

158

The life of a chimney sweep

159

Townhouses are selling at a loss

160

How do you cast the next James Bond?

161

The great mongoose dodge

162

Are we pushing kids too hard in sport?

163

Is our governance system outdated?

164

Goodshirt frontman nominated for prestigious art award

165

Are you choosing the red button or the blue button?

166

European correspondent Christian Smith

167

Arsenal's finally gone and done it

168

What we know about the latest Ebola outbreak

169

Inside Parliament with Barry Soper's new book

170

Shower Thoughts: How do we get stolen art back?

171

Are patient consent laws making it harder to train doctors?

172

Fresh budget cuts battering the capital

173

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

174

Sports with Ben Strang

175

Small Histories with Emma Kay

176

Meet the newly crowned women’s stone skimming champion

177

Is it worthwhile increasing banking sector competition?

178

Out Lately with Finn Johansson

179

This Weekend: Wellington Phoenix women take on Melbourne City

180

Do we absorb information better on paper or screens?

181

Pet consent ruling likely to influence future cases

182

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

183

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

184

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

185

The lavender breeder putting New Zealand on the map

186

Bringing prehistoric giants back to life

187

Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship sparks international investigation

188

Meet the first professor of women in sport

189

European correspondent Christian Smith

190

A quick crash course in comets, meteors and shooting stars

191

New citizenship test raises questions about national identity

192

What Actually Makes Us Kiwi?

193

Shower Thought: Why are children so bendy?

194

ANZ loses landmark class action over loan error

195

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

196

What if Ozempic could do more than just weight loss?

197

What’s living in Chernobyl 40 years later?

198

Small Histories with Emma Kay

199

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

200

Silence from Labour as election clock ticks down

201

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

202

Digging into Aotearoa’s past: Archaeology Week begins

203

The legendary Suzy Cato brings You and Me back

204

Chasing aliens: What's really out there?

205

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

206

What really happens when you go under anaesthesia?

207

Helen Clark on Luxon–Peters coalition tensions

208

A quest for 372 Kelvins

209

European correspondent Christian Smith

210

Julia de Bres on silence

211

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

212

Out Lately with Finn Johansson

213

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

214

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

215

The story behind Brass Monkey Hut

216

Journalist reveals secret WWII roles of New Zealand servicemen

217

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

218

Old cassette leads to powerful family discovery in new RNZ podcast

219

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

220

Should schools be exempt from Official Information Act requests?

221

Can You Erase a Man Like Imran Khan?

222

Cross-lease property ruling could reshape homeowner rights

223

Why psychedelics are back on the medical research table

224

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

225

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

226

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

227

Wisden Almanack 2026 released as editor raises concerns over cricket politics

228

Sports with Richard Irvine

229

Small Histories with Emma Kay

230

Positive signs in fight against yellow-legged hornet pest

231

State of emergency declared in Wellington

232

Out Lately with Finn Johansson

233

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

234

Kauri Gum photographic exhibition takes place in Auckland

235

This Weekend: Pro Wrestling

236

Entertainment giant Live Nation found operating illegally as a monopoly

237

Celebrity status and political ambition

238

Hats, Status, and Social Rules

239

Enhanced Games raises questions over future of elite sport

240

Who IS the father?

241

Kiwi founded shoe company Allbirds pivots to AI

242

European correspondent Christian Smith

243

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

244

Amendment to remove Trump ‘a long shot’

245

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

246

Can a fuel crisis accelerate electrification?

247

Shower Thoughts: How does radio actually work?

248

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

249

History is made at the Sydney Royal Easter Show dog competition

250

Are we becoming a nation of strangers?

251

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

252

Sports with Richard Irvine

253

How long should a bath towel last?

254

Could private finance help solve our flood protection challenges?

255

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

256

This Weekend: Only Fools and Horses

257

The joy of older technologies

258

Civil Defence on staying safe as Cyclone Vaianu approaches

259

Latest from MetService ahead of Cyclone Vaianu

260

Hollywood blockbuster highlights the wahine Māori behind famous waiata

261

Historian on new evidence in the notorious Bill Sutch spy case

262

Politics with Natalia Albert

263

New Zealand's least reliable cars revealed

264

How to forecast a cyclone

265

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

266

Sociolinguist Julia de Bres on cool German words

267

European correspondent Christian Smith

268

The mathematical model explaining why the car you passed always returns

269

Al Gillespie on Trump's Madman Theory with Iran

270

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

271

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

272

'Distinctly Australian' audio added to film and sound archive

273

What's behind the bizarre AI fruit drama trend?

274

The world and New Zealand's place in it

275

This Weekend: The famous carnival at the Easter Show

276

The significance of the Artemis moon mission

277

National Youth Drama School celebrates 35 years

278

The case against the IOC rule change over transgender athletes

279

European correspondent Christian Smith

280

Midweek Mediawatch

281

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

282

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

283

Shower Thoughts: How do you review an album?

284

The pros and cons of single-sex state schools

285

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

286

Sports with Richard Irvine

287

Willow shortage prompts change in cricket bat rules

288

Call for free public transport to ease fuel demand

289

Clean Up Begins in Far North

290

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

291

The Weekend: Phyllis Symons grave visit at Karori Cemetery

292

The Secret Behind 30 Years of Theatre Success

293

The book club for men

294

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

295

Politics with Natalia Albert

296

Meta and Google found liable in social media addiction trial

297

Far North weather update

298

European correspondent Christian Smith

299

Midweek Mediawatch

300

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

301

After Oscar Success Is It Time We Took Horror Seriously

302

Why is American Butter White?

303

Shower Thoughts with Chlöe Swarbrick and Chris Penk

304

Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure

305

Are Drones the Future of Warfare?

306

The Impact of Screen Time in Bed on Young Adults

307

Sports with Richard Irvine

308

Small Histories with Emma Kay

309

When House Plants Go Rogue

310

Can Treasury Hold its Nerve During the Oil Crisis?