Episodes

  • The influence and legacy of Giorgio Armani

    The influence and legacy of Giorgio Armani
    Sep 5 2025
    Murray Crane of Crane Brothers has been designing New Zealand menswear for more than 25 years, with Armani a constant presence throughout his career.
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    16 mins
  • Growing up gay in the shadow of New Plymouth prison

    Growing up gay in the shadow of New Plymouth prison
    Sep 4 2025
    The Birds Began to Sing is his fifth novel and received the Michael Gifkins Prize for an unpublished manuscript in 2024.
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    18 mins
  • Remembering the 'quake that started it all'

    Remembering the 'quake that started it all'
    Sep 4 2025
    Former editor of The Press, Andrew Holden joins Mark Leishman to reflect on the September 4th quake in 2010.
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    15 mins
  • Celebrating 70 years of the Guinness Book of World Records

    Celebrating 70 years of the Guinness Book of World Records
    Sep 4 2025
    Brian Sobelis an official Guinness World Record adjudicator and joins Mark Leishman to talk all things world records.
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    15 mins
  • Concern proposed changes to gambling laws could devastate sports clubs

    Concern proposed changes to gambling laws could devastate sports clubs
    Sep 4 2025
    Blake Bennett is a Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching and Pedagogy, University of Auckland, and joins Mark Leishman.
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    12 mins
  • Explainer: What's behind personality types A & B and are they still relevant?

    Explainer: What's behind personality types A & B and are they still relevant?
    Sep 3 2025
    Psychologist Cailin Jordan joins Emile Donovan.
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    7 mins
  • The risk to society of sovereign citizenship movement

    The risk to society of sovereign citizenship movement
    Sep 3 2025
    Dr Stephen Young is an Associate Professor at the University of Otago's Faculty of Law and joins Emile Donovan.
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    18 mins
  • Is the Family Court system getting the balance right?

    Is the Family Court system getting the balance right?
    Sep 2 2025
    Vivienne Crawshaw is a KC and a leading family law specialist in New Zealand with more than thirty years' experience.
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    17 mins