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Colum McCann and Diane Foley: 'American Mother'
9:07 AM.The loss of a child is unbearable. To lose them in a brutal public beheading, unimaginable. But then to come face to face with their killer? Read more Audio
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John Sharp: Why IVF is at risk in post-Roe America
8:45 AM.A week ago, Alabama's Supreme Court ruled that embryos were "extrauterine children". Read more Audio
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Dr Judith Mackay: Tobacco industry critic on NZ's fight for control
8:10 AM.The world-first law that would have created a smokefree generation in Aotearoa New Zealand was repealed under urgency by the coalition government on Wednesday. A tobacco control expert tells Susie… Read more Audio
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Kate De Goldi: reading for pleasure
11:40 AM.Kate De Goldi is one of New Zealand's most celebrated authors, an Arts Foundation Laureate, and a voracious reader. Read more Audio
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Death by talons - did an owl frame a husband for murder?
11:05 AM.The story of North Carolinian husband and wife, Kathleen and Michael Peterson, took the world by storm after Kathleen's mysterious death in 2001. Read more Audio
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Alexander James Holloway: making fake fighting look real
10:40 AM.The biggest BBQ festival in Australasia, Meatstock, is back at Mystery Creek, Kirikiriroa Hamilton, this weekend after a three year hiatus. Read more Audio
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Sue Egersdorff: the benefits of intergenerational care
10:05 AM.The Belong Care Village in Chester has a fully integrated on-site nursery. Read more Audio
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Documentary filmmaker Benoit Lalande: surfing in Africa
9:45 AM.When you think of surfing, Africa might not be the first place that springs to mind. Documentary filmmaker Benoit Lalande makes short films about that very thing. Read more Video, Audio
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Emily Nagoski: how couples create a lasting sexual connection
9:05 AM.Couples who sustain a strong intimate bond over time approach sex with "compassion, confidence, joy and a sense of playfulness," says sexual wellness educator Dr Emily Nagoski. Read more Video, Audio
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Tuning out tinnitus with Dr Fabrice Bardy
8:45 AM.Over 200,000 New Zealanders are affected by tinnitus, a condition experienced as ringing in the ears. Read more Audio
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Oleksandra Matviichuk: Fighting for peace in Ukraine
8:10 AM.This weekend marks two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, a war that has killed tens of thousands of people since. Read more Audio
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Not pie in the sky: Tanemahuta Gray
11:35 AM.The epic Te Arawa legend of Hatupatu and the bird woman Kurungaituku is centre stage at the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts. Read more Audio
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Putting insomnia to bed: Dr Alexander Sweetman
11:05 AM.Sleep is fundamental to our survival, hence why we dedicate a third of our lives to it. Read more Audio
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Finding the funny side of cancer: Emma Lange
10:35 AM.Comedian's comedian Emma Lange is bringing a show to the fringe festival, based on her experience of a malignant, incurable brain tumor. Read more Audio
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Gary J. Bass: Japan's WW2 crimes on trial
10:05 AM.Gary J. Bass has spent the past decade researching and writing his latest book, Judgement at Tokyo, about Japan's war criminal trials in the wake of WWII. Read more Audio
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Danyl McLauchlan explores Judith Butler's philosophy on gender
9:40 AM.Writer Danyl McLauchlan joins Susie to tackle life's big questions, ideas, and thinkers. Read more Audio
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Michaeleen Doucleff: why kids need less 'parenting'
9:05 AM.Everything in NPR science correspondent Michaeleen Doucleff's life had been relatively easy until she had a two-year-old daughter. "She's a wonderful kid. She's super smart and ambitious and… Read more Audio
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Europe correspondent Thomas Sparrow on reports of Russian dissident's death
9:05 AM.Russia's most significant opposition leader, and vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin - Alexei Navalny - is reported to have died in an Arctic Circle jail, aged 47. Read more Audio
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Iceland volcano - research: magma's mammoth flow before eruptions
8:40 AM.In November 2023, a magma dike began to rapidly build below the Sundhnúkur crater chain in southwest Iceland. Read more Audio
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Paris Marx: tech won't save us
8:10 AM.Silicon Valley has long promoted a vision of a future tech utopia - be that on earth, or elsewhere. Read more Audio
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Playing favourites with Sir Collin Tukuitonga
11:05 AM.Niuean-born Sir Collin Tukuitonga is highly regarded for his work in Pacific peoples' health, both in NZ and internationally. His big health interests are heart disease, obesity and diabetes, and the… Read more Audio
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Heaps of good advice for the perfect compost
10:40 AM.Edible Backyard gardener Kath Irvine is evangelical about the benefits of homemade compost. It's tempting to just buy a bag, but she reckons making your own is the secret to a bountiful and healthy… Read more Audio
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Bee Wilson: The Secret of Cooking
10:05 AM.British food writer Bee Wilson's new book The Secret of Cooking also serves up secrets for stress-free living. Alongside recipes, there's encouragement to improvise, a very useful section on learning… Read more Audio