Episodios

  • Claire Mabey: The Raven's Eye Runaways

    Claire Mabey: The Raven's Eye Runaways
    Jul 26 2024
    You may know Claire Mabey as the founder of the Verb Wellington Festival, perhaps as co-curator of the Aotearoa NZ Festival of the Arts writers programme, or as a book reviewer. Now she's adding author to that CV. Claire's first book has just been published - The Raven's Eye Runaways, aimed at young teenagers is a gripping, fantasy quest set in a parallel medieval inspired world.
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    15 m
  • Tom Turcich: The man who walked the world

    Tom Turcich: The man who walked the world
    Jul 26 2024
    After the sudden death of a close friend at age 17, Tom Turcich resolved to make the most of life. He began his epic journey to circumnavigate the globe on foot. Four months into the trip he met his traveling companion, a puppy named Savannah. The expedition ended up taking seven years, with Tom and Savannah covering more than 45,000 kilometres - walking through the world's deserts, jungles, cities, and mountains. Tom is the 10th person to have ever completed the walk around the world, and Savannah is the first dog. Tom has written a book about his journey entitled The World Walk, which is due out in October.
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    36 m
  • Shilo Kino: All That We Know

    Shilo Kino: All That We Know
    Jul 26 2024
    Award-winning New Zealand author Shilo Kino has written a second novel - another debut of sorts. The Porangi Boy won the young Adult Fiction Award at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in 2021. Now Shilo's written a novel for adults. It's set in Tamaki Makaurau and called All That We Know
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    22 m
  • Melody Thomas: Talking about porn with your kids

    Melody Thomas: Talking about porn with your kids
    Jul 26 2024
    Talking to your children about sex is challenging enough, but how do you tackle the topic of porn? Melody Thomas, host of award-winning podcast The Good Sex Project says that while it's a tricky conversation to navigate, it's also essential. She joins Susie to offer tips and tricks on how to communicate openly and confidently with your kids, and hopefully to avoid mutual cringe.
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    25 m
  • The case for NZ to ban engineered stone

    The case for NZ to ban engineered stone
    Jul 26 2024
    Engineered stone is a popular choice for benchtops in modern kitchens - it's cheaper and less porous than marble and more hard wearing than formica. However its production creates tiny dust particles that can cause silicosis - which damages lungs and can even be fatal. As of this month, Australia has banned the manufacture of engineered stone due to the risks of silicosis lung disease. Is it time for New Zealand to follow suit? Joining Susie are Australian health and safety specialist Jodi Goodall, and Wayne Scott, CEO of MinEx - which represents workers mining, quarrying and tunnelling.
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    19 m
  • Dr Jo Burzynska: Why books smell so good

    Dr Jo Burzynska: Why books smell so good
    Jul 26 2024
    Dr Jo Burzynska has her nose in a book, literally. The wine writer, sound artist and multisensory researcher is turning her attention to the smell of books. She's sniffing out stories, from the scent of Shakespeare, to recreations of book smells in an age of digital reading. Dr Burzynska is appearing at WORD festival next month.
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    22 m
  • Keith Wiffin: The fight continues for abuse in care survivors

    Keith Wiffin: The fight continues for abuse in care survivors
    Jul 26 2024
    The release of the final report from the Abuse in Care inquiry on Wednesday was an important day for Keith Wiffin, but not the end of his 22 year fight for justice. He was a member of the survivors' advisory group attached to the Royal Commission, and has been part of the design team that put together the independent redress proposal last year. Despite the release of the report, Keith says he feels there's still work to be done - mainly against attitudes. "Agencies' responses have been to resist, deny, minimise and cover up. It's been about corrupt practices and abuse of power," says Keith
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    15 m
  • Olympics Opening Ceremony: Nathan Rarere

    Olympics Opening Ceremony: Nathan Rarere
    Jul 26 2024
    The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris is under way. James Bond upped the ante in London, and the 2024 Olympic Games is introducing Parisian culture to the world in a similarly ambitious and spectacular style. For the very first time it's happening on a river, with a 6km flotilla along the Seine to welcome the world to Paris. Some are billing it as the greatest opening ceremony in Olympic history. RNZ's sports aficionado Nathan Rarere joins Susie from Paris with the latest as the spectacle unfolds.
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    10 m