Saturday Morning

Episod

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  Wellness Myth busting with Dr Laura Brockie 26.09.2026 17min

  Doctor and medical communicator Laura Brockie came to talk to Kate about how to dispel some of the misinformation morass surrounding wellness. She’s been diving deep into peptides and GLP-1s – plus, cortisol, hero or villain, and just what is sleepmaxing?
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  Bringing Gravestones into the Digital Age 26.09.2026 24min

  Together Dain and Susana Guttenbeil are turning tragedy into hope and comfort for families in mourning.
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  What is the Auckland accent? 26.09.2026 21min

  Linguist and speech researcher Dr Brooke Ross from the University of Auckland has been studying the overlooked sections of the New Zealand accent’s history, including the rise of perhaps its newest entry – the Auckland accent.
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  What's behind the rise in ADHD diagnoses? 26.09.2026 19min

  University of Canterbury psychologist and researcher Julia Rucklidge has been looking at nutritional interventions for mental illnesses, and has found a crucial link between gut health and symptoms of ADHD.
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  The Black Ferns' Big Weekend 26.09.2026 11min

  The mighty Black Ferns are gearing up to play a crucial game this weekend against the English Red Roses in the WXV Global Series. Kate spoke with someone who knows all about that boiling cauldron of pre-game pressure, Dame Farah Palmer.
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  Running 50,000 kilometres in three years 26.09.2026 7min

  Shannon-Leigh Litt set herself a goal of breaking a Guiness World Record, and has now run an ultramarathon every single day for nearly three years, that's 51 kilometres every single day.
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  The Woman Who Punched a Shark in the Face 26.09.2026 23min

  Leah Stewart was attacked by a shark at Sydney's Coogee Beach in June. Now, the Kiwi-Australian woman is here to talk about how she managed to fend the shark off.
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  Changemaker Mariner Fagaiava on making a difference 19.09.2026 20min

  Mariner Fagaiava is a journalist, broadcaster and youth advocate who has been proudly telling the story of South Auckland's Pasifika and rainbow communities. 
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  How to successfully navigate succession with Holly Egerton 19.09.2026 20min

  Lawyer Holly Egerton demystifies the world of wills and succession law.
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  The Pearl Fishers is back in NZ after 24 years 19.09.2026 21min

  Lead players Madison Nonoa and Anthony Robin Schneider from the latest rendition of Georges Bizet's The Pearl Fishers are here to talk about what it takes to perform at this level.
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  Liz Cameron on surviving a cult 19.09.2026 25min

  Cult survivor Liz Cameron tells her story of being recruited into a cult from a chance encounter in a Canberra bookshop.
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  Blood cancer treatment breakthrough with gene editing 19.09.2026 18min

  Professor Marco Herold and his team at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute talk about using CRISPR to address resistance to lymphoma drugs.
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  What it takes to win at the World of Wearable Art 19.09.2026 5min

  Word of Wearable Art winner Kayla Christensen talks about her winning entry, Sacred Nightfall.
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  The teenager using AI to tackle harm to online gamers 19.09.2026 22min

  Co-founder of crime-tackling digital start-up Azonic Caden Scott explains how his company aims to address social harms lurking on popular platforms like Minecraft and Roblox.
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  Tackling weeds and pests to rejuvenate native bush in the city 19.09.2026 22min

  Deep in the heart of Auckland's North Shore, the seemingly uninterrupted suburbia is punctuated by an oasis of native bush. It's no accident - a group of local volunteers has been working hard at it for 50 years. 
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  Warriors Superfan Peter Urlich on Writing the Victory Song 19.09.2026 14min

  Musician and long-time Warriors superfan Peter Urlich joins us to talk the Wahs ahead of Sunday's big game. 
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  White Fern Eden Carson re-connects with te ao Maori 12.09.2026 16min

  Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori starts on Monday and so if you've always wanted to try, there's no better time! For some that desire to learn a bit of te reo, and find out more about te Ao Maori comes through sport... it's front and centre for some, from the All Blacks haka, and now the Warriors haka. In other sports it may be a little less visible but no less important. Representing New Zealand Cricket we welcomed Pou Tikanga David Bhana and White Fern Eden Carson who won the ICC Women's T20 and a bronze medal at the Birmingham Common wealth Games. First Emile asked about Eden's exposure to te reo as a child.
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  Jackie van Beek 12.09.2026 22min

  Eagle vs Shark, What We Do in the Shadows, 800 Words, Funny Girls - Jackie van Beek has been an ubiquitous face in the Australasian comedy scene for nigh on two decades. Now she's appearing in a sci-fi splatter satire Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant, which came out this week and is described by critics as 'one of the strangest films they've seen in a decade' Now, this chat with Emile contains several references to the full gamut of the human anatomy. Not because Jackie relishes the P word, but because it's necessary to describe the plotline of the film. Nonetheless, if you do have little ones listening and you don't want to expose them to that - keep your ear pods in.
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  Mystery writer, podcaster and game show genius Richard Osman 12.09.2026 21min

  One of the world's best-known crime writers, Richard Osman has attracted millions of fans with his distinctive mix of mystery, humour and memorable characters. Building on the success of his Thursday Murder Club series he's now launched a new series featuring an unlikely team of amateur sleuths - with his latest novel We Chase Shadows that comes out next week. But Osman also talked to Emile about being a master-multitasker, one of the minds behind hit podcast The Rest is Entertainment, game show creator and panelist and presenter on shows like Pointless, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Would I Lie to You, and Taskmaster.
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  Looking to the Stars with Astronomer Michelle Thaller 12.09.2026 22min

  Our regular space expert former NASA astronomer and science communicator Michelle Thaller joins us to discuss everything beyond the Earth's atmosphere. She's the recipient of Nasa's highest honour, the Exceptional Achievement Medal. From her home in Wisconsin she explained to Emile the possibility of AI data centers in orbit and Nasa's latest telescope as well as answering some questions from listeners.