Beste Stuff | RNZ Podcasts (2024)

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The Pre-Panel for 13th August 2024 7:58

8h ago7:58

7:58

Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Sam Hollis talks about Raygun, and the impact her heavily criticised performance could have on breaking.

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Feature interview: the 'boy' problem 26:16

8h ago26:16

26:16

NYU professor of developmental psychology Niobe Way says don't just have a 'boy problem', we have a human problem.

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Update on Oz: Ausie Olympics haul, Raygun, Cairns Crash 8:56

9h ago8:56

8:56

Our favourite ocker Brad Foster is back to update the goings on across the ditch. Brad also needs recommendations for an imminent South Island trip, so get in touch!

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Book Critic: the best non-fiction for kids 11:46

9h ago11:46

11:46

Library director at Auckland Grammar School Catherine Ross has a bevy of awesome non-narrative non-fiction books for ages 10 to 14.

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Tech Tuesday: Google's anti-trust case and tri-folding phones 6:24

10h ago6:24

6:24

Tim Batt is in the studio to get us up to date on the latest news and reviews in the tech world.

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Cartographic Aotearoa 12:04

10h ago12:04

12:04

The Atlas of Design is a collection of some of the world's most beautiful cartography. It covers all parts of the world, as well as the planet Mars.

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New Zealand Sommelier of the Year 2024 8:14

10h ago8:14

8:14

Suraj GC was raised in Nepal and came to New Zealand to study. He soon developed a love of wine, and is now head sommelier at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Auckland.

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A New Zealand electricity market explainer 12:40

10h ago12:40

12:40

BusinessDesk's Ian Lewellyn talks to Jesse about why our power market is the way it is, how high power prices work, and what the future may hold.

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Here Now 13:16

1d ago13:16

13:16

In the second episode of a 4 part series of conversations with black women in New Zealand on their careers, Kadambari Raghukumar chats with Trinidad-born Dr Camille Nakhid, about race and identity through her lens of a long career in education.

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How the brains of quiz champions work 24:01

1d ago24:01

24:01

Every pub trivia night has one, that person who seems to be able to pull facts out of thin air. Dr Monica Thieu is a four-time contestant on the popular US trivia game show Jeopardy. She first competed in high school, won a college tournament and earlier this year reached the quarter finals in an invitational tournament for the best of the best. Ta…

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Expert Feature: predator control 101 26:48

1d ago26:48

26:48

As we all know the Government has set a goal for Aotearoa to be predator free by 2050. One of the organisations doing the most work in this space is of course Predator Free NZ. Cam Speedy is a wildlife biologist and predator control specialist. He answers questions from Jesse and the listeners.

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Made in NZ: Dead Eggs 8:13

1d ago8:13

8:13

Born out of the pandemic, Dead Eggs is the brainchild of James McMullen who makes 'dead eggs': soft plastic trout lures. And anglers the world over can't get enough.

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TV Critic: The Bear and Colin from Accounts 13:12

1d ago13:12

13:12

Our TV critic for this week, Claire Chitham, reviews the latest season from The Bear and Colin from Accounts. She also takes a look at new black comedy, Sunny.

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Insects for pet food? 13:11

1d ago13:11

13:11

Creating low-carbon sustainably produced protein to nourish animals and the planet. It sounds like an ambitious goal, but that's the aim of the new venture of Jessie Stanley.